FIG General Assembly
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Agenda
47th General Assembly - 2023
Sunday 19 May 2024 09:00 - 15:00
Thursday 23 May 09:00 - 11:30
in Plenary Tent, La Palm Conference and Hotel
Accra, Ghana
Welcome to this 47th FIG General Assembly which will take place in
Accra, Ghana.
local time in Accra, Ghana - GMT).
The following will explain in detail the format and procedure of the
General Assembly.
Go to:
(see the full Working Weeks programme at
www.fig.net/fig2024)
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Sunday, 19 May 2024 |
| 9:00-15:00 GMT |
General Assembly I |
| 17:00-18:30 |
Opening Ceremony |
| 18:00 GMT |
Voting 1st round 1st vote
STARTS |
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Monday, 20 May 2024 |
| 11:45-13:15 GMT |
Traditional Leaders Meeting: The Quest
for Good Land Governance in Africa: Connecting the Modern and
Traditional Land Administration Systems to Bridge the Chasms |
| 14:00 GMT |
Voting 1st round 1st vote ENDS |
| 16:00 GMT |
Voting 1st round 2nd vote STARTS (or
2nd round 1st vote) |
| 14:30-16:00 GMT |
FIG Director Generals Forum |
| 16:30-18:00 GMT |
Forum of Regional Bodies |
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Tuesday, 21 May 2024 |
| 12:15-13:15 GMT |
Annual Meetings of FIG Commissions |
| 12:00 GMT |
Voting 1st round 2nd vote STOPS
(or 2nd round 1st vote) |
| 14:00 GMT |
Voting 2nd round 1st vote
STARTS (or 2nd round 2nd vote) |
| 16:30-18:00 GMT |
Member Association Forum |
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Wednesday, 22 May 2024 |
| 7:30 - 9:00 GMT |
Presidents meeting
By invitation only |
| 10:00 GMT |
Voting 2nd round 1st
vote ENDS (or 2nd round 2nd vote) |
| 12:00 GMT |
Voting 2nd round 2nd vote
STARTS (if needed) |
| 14:30-16:00 |
FIG Corporate Members meeting |
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Thursday, 23 May 2024 |
| 8:00 AM
GMT |
Voting
2nd round 2nd vote ENDS |
| 9.00-11:30 |
General Assembly II |
All members are encouraged to participate in person in the General
Assembly. This year the General Assembly will be an on-site event and
will take place in Accra, Ghana on 19 and 23 May 2024.
Each member must appoint in advance an official representative for
voting. Voting will take place online. In the roll call document members
with online official representative will be recorded. There will be
onsite roll call and all members that are present will be recorded in
the roll call document.
Eligible to vote are member associations (MA) in good
standing. The official representative will be the person who
will receive the emails with the link to voting and who will cast the
vote on behalf of the association.
All member associations are asked to appoint their official delegate
the latest on 10 May 2024. This will be done through
this google form:
https://forms.gle/ing4sACb8M1e1gtVA
If you cannot access the google form, please contact FIG-Director Louise
Friis-Hansen to receive the form directly (in .doc format)
LFH@fig.net
Please note that only member associations in good standing will be
able to vote at the General Assembly. This means that the association
does not have unpaid arrears from 2023 or earlier. FIG Office will send
out reminders to all members in arrears. If you are in doubt whether
your association has unpaid, please contact FIG Office at
FIG@fig.net. Payment of arrears must be
received by bank transfer or credit card the latest on 12 May 2023 in order to be
included in the voting. Later payments will be considered as not
received in due time.
In case a bank transfer is not possible, as an exception and if agreed
beforehand it will be possible to pay onsite, the latest on 29 May
12:00 noon GMT. The name and delegate of the official representative
must be shared beforehand to be included in the voting.
Roll call (to be added)
The General Assembly will take place in Accra, Ghana at La Palm Hotel
and Conference in the Plenary Tent. We encourage you to attend in person.
Register here for the full Working Week:
https://fig.net/fig2024/registration.htm
VOTING PROCEDURE AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA ITEMS
Since the General Assembly and Working Week will take place in
Accra, Ghana, all times mentioned are in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Adoption
of agenda items will be done onsite among the onsite delegates.
In this General Assembly agenda there will election of two Vice
Presidents
This voting will start on Sunday 19 May at 18:00 GMT and will
end on Thursday 23 May at 8:00AM GMT (if all four rounds are needed).
Voting will be online. Official delegates who attend onsite in
Accra will also vote online. Please make sure that you have access to
your email. When the voting starts an email is sent to the official
delegate from SimpyVoting.com with instructions on how to logon. For
those associations with more than one vote, separate emails for each
vote will be sent. There will be given 20 hours for each voting round to
cast your vote.
We will be using the online voting system Simply Voting (https://www.simplyvoting.com/)
which is the same system w have used each year since 2021. In order to make sure that each
member association can vote (due to the different time zones and
eventually instable internet connection) we will give you sufficient
time to cast your vote (20 hours per voting round). In case a delegate
is not able to access the system the tellers can confidentially assist
with the cast of vote. When the voting ends FIG Director and the
appointed tellers will get a certified report from Simply Voting with
the result.
All member associations are asked to appoint an official
representative for the voting. Submission of the official representative
must be done here:
https://forms.gle/ing4sACb8M1e1gtVA
Please note: It is important that we get a valid email address for
the official representative. The links to the voting sheets will be sent
to the email address that you provide to us, and only to this one email
address. You cannot enter more than one email address.
Members who have two or three votes will receive two or three emails
– please note it is possible to vote separately in each of the voting
sheets.
For members who do not attend the General Assembly, the presentation material
will be made available when possible. We encourage
you to read the bids carefully before you make your decision and cast
your vote.
Special information to member associations: Please
submit through this form the name and contact details of your official
delegate. This is needed in order to vote. Deadline is 10 May
2024.
https://forms.gle/7y4Bwb2t97v35dhL7
For the full Working Week programme check:
http://www.fig.net/fig2023/program.htm
Go to:
AGENDA
for the meetings to be held on
Sunday 19 May 09:00 - 15:00 and
Thursday 123 May 2024 09:00 - 11:30
in Plenary Tent at La Palm Hotel and Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana
This online version of the agenda includes link to all
appendices in .pdf.
To download the agenda (with links to appendices) in .pdf
please click here:
Agenda (pdf, 24 pages)
Note: Revisions are shown only on the .htm version
of the agenda and marked with colour.
The individual appendix files can be downloaded below under
each item in pdf format.
PLEASE NOTE: FIG
Office has sent invitation and agenda only by email. The General Assembly
has been announced previously directly to all members.
Changes to the agenda after it was
originally distributed by email to the member associations are marked in
this agenda with colour and date.
List of Agenda Items
- OPENING PROCEEDINGS
- ROLL CALL
- APPOINTMENT OF TELLERS
- ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
- ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE 46th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- MEMBERSHIP
- APPOINTMENT OF HONRARY MEMBERS
- PRESIDENT'S REPORT
- CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD BANK
- LIAISON WITH INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATOINS
- NEW PUBLICATIONS
- FIG ACCOUNTS FOR 2023 AND AUDITOR'S REPORT AND BUDGETS 2024-2027
- SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2026
- FIG FOUNDATION REPORT
- FIG COMMISSIONS
- FIG NETWORKS
- FIG PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS
- FIG TASK FORCES
- EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
- ELECTION OF TWO VICE PRESIDENTS FOR 2025-2029 - PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
- ELECTION OF COMMISSION CHAIRS ELECTS
- FIG PRESIDENT'S MEETING
- ROLL CALL
- ELECTION OF TWO VICE PRESIDENTS - RESULT
- MEMBERSHIP
- REPORTS FROM ASSOCIATION, AFFILIATE, ACADEMIC AND CORPORATE MEMBERS FORUM
- REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS
- REPORTS FROM TASK FORCES
- REPORTS FROM NETWORKS, PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS, FIG FOUNDATION AND OTHER WORKING WEEK ACTIVITIES
- OTHER ISSUES
- 9TH FIG REGIONAL CONFERENCE - HELD IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL
- REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2028 IN PARIS, FRANCE
- REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2027 IN STAVANGER, NORWAY
- REPORT ON THE FIG CONGRESS 2026 IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
- REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2025 IN BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
- CLOSING CEREMONY AND PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES
1. OPENING PROCEEDINGS
President Diane Dumashie to open the 47th General Assembly.
2. ROLL CALL
Both official members and persons with an interest in FIG are
encouraged to participate in the General Assembly.
The roll call will be done for member associations only.
Each member must appoint in advance an official representative for
voting. Voting will take place online. In the roll call document members
with online official representative will be recorded.
All member associations are asked to appoint their official delegate the
latest on 10 May 2024. This will be done through this google form:
https://forms.gle/ing4sACb8M1e1gtVA
If you cannot access the google form, please contact FIG Director
Louise Friis-Hansen to receive the form directly (in .doc format)
LFH@fig.net
It is important that you register your official delegate for voting.
This official delegate does not necessarily have to attend in Accra in
order to vote. We do hope that you will send a representative to follow
the General Assembly and the presentations of the nominated VP
candidates, however, if not we encourage that you are reading the
nominations carefully before you cast your vote. The recording of the
first General Assembly Day incl presentation material will be posted
soonest possible after the meeting but not before the first round of
voting starts.
Please note that only member associations in good standing
will be able to vote at the General Assembly. This means that the
association does not have unpaid arrears from 2023 or earlier. FIG
Office will send out reminders to all members in arrears. If you are in
doubt whether your association has unpaid, please contact FIG Office at
FIG@fig.net. Payment of arrears must be
received the latest on 12 May 2024 in order for the
member association to register and to be included in the first voting on
general matters. Later payments will be considered as not received in
due time.
Appendix to item 2 & 23:
Roll Call
(to be added) including information on member
associations that are not allowed to vote at the General Assembly
because of unpaid membership fees for 2023 and earlier.
Motion: That member associations that are present at the first General
Assembly day are recorded in the minutes.
Decision:
3. APPOINTMENT OF TELLERS
Normally the General Assembly shall appoint two persons as tellers for
the entire General Assembly. Since voting will take place online through a
secure voting system, SimplyVoting, a certified report from SimplyVoting
with the results will be published.
The voting sheets will be prepared by FIG-Office and two appointed
tellers will apart from FIG Director have access to the SimplyVoting system.
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Security, Reliability and Transparency of the Electronic
Voting
It is important to note that nobody within FIG including the two
tellers will have access to details** on what each delegate has
voted. The voting itself
runs fully automatic and is under the external control of Simply
Voting Inc., 5160 Decarie Boulevard Suite 502, Montreal, QC H3X 2H9,
Canada.
For more information please. visit the website
www.simplyvoting.com
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**The voting system allows the tellers to see who has cast a vote and
when
this has been done, but they cannot see any details on what each delegate
has voted, nor can they see any results until the voting is finalised and a
report has been created by SimplyVoting. Once the voting is over the overall
result will be published by the system.
FIG Council suggests to appoint per tradition one teller from the
preceding, current, or upcoming events:
- Ganesh Prasad Bhatta, Nepal, Chair of the upcoming FIG Regional
Conference in Nepal
- Peter James, Australia, Chair of the local organising Committee
in Brisbane, FIG Working Week 2025
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints the two tellers from
preceding, current or upcoming events.
- Ganesh Prasad Bhatta, Nepal, Chair of the upcoming FIG Regional
Conference in Nepal
- Peter James, Australia, Chair of the local organising Committee
in Brisbane, FIG Working Week 2025
Decision:
4. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
The General Assembly was announced through the
newsletter and on FIG web site, and the Agenda for the General Assembly was
published in April on the web site and sent by email to all members.
Motion: That the agenda for 2024 will be adopted
Decision:
5.. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE 46th
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The minutes from 2023 have been circulated previously.
Appendix to item 5:
The minutes of the General
Assembly 2023
Motion: That the minutes are adopted as recorded.
Decision:
6. MEMBERSHIP
6.1 Admittance of new Member Associations
FIG has received two
four (added 1 May 2024)new applications for membership since the 46th
General Assembly.
6.1.1 Association of Consulting Surveyors in Australia - MA-10140
The Association of Consulting Surveyors in Australia, CNS, has sent
an application for membership. They have 400 members. Since there is
already one member association from Australia, Geospatial Council of
Australia, they have been consulted and support this membership.
Their letter is attached.
Appendix to agenda item 6.1.1:
Application form
| Letter from GCA
6.1.2 Valuers Registration Board Tanzania - MA-
FIG Office has received an application for
member association membership from Valuers Registration Board, Tanzania.
The association has existed since 2017 and has 160 fully registered
valuers and 340 provisional registered valuers as members, in total 500.
Appendix to agenda item 6.1.2:
Application form
6.1.3 Alliance of Hong Kong Authorized Land Surveyors
(AALS), Hong Kong - MA- (added 1 May 2024)
FIG Office has received an application for
member association membership from Alliance of Hong Kong Authorized Land
Surveyors.
The association has 20 members and was founded in 2008.
Since there is already one member association from
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Institute of Engineering Surveyors, they have been
consulted and support this membership. Their statement of support is attached.
Appendix to agenda item 6.1.3:
Application form
| Statement from HKIES
6.1.4. International Association of Assessing Officers IAAO,
USA – MA- (added 1 May 2024)
FIG office has received an application from the International
Association of Assessing Officers, IAAO. The association was formed in
1934 and claim 381 members.
Since there are already two members from the US their opinion has
been asked for and a letter from AAGS has been received supporting the
association.
Appendix to agenda item 6.1.4
Application form
| Letter
from AAGS
Motion: That the General Assembly admits:
- Association of Consulting Surveyors in Australia
- Valuers Registration Board Tanzania
-
Alliance of Hong Kong Authorized Land Surveyors
(added 1 May 2024)
-
International Association of Assessing Officers, IAAO
(added 1 May 2024)
to become association members of FIG.
Decision:
6.2 Other Member Association Issues
Iranian Society of Surveyors (ISS) has been in suspended status
because of the international ban on online payments from Iran. They have
now asked to be moved to active membership status as they can pay in
Accra.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the update.
Decision:
6.3 Expulsion of member associations
The General Assembly has power to expel from the Federation any member
association whose fees are in arrears and shall under normal circumstances
expel any member association whose fees are three years in arrears. (Article
4.3 of the Statutes).
- Egypt: Egyptian Committee of Surveying and Mapping MA-10026
- Lebanon: Ordre des Géomètres-Topographe du Libanon MA-10051
The FIG office has sent information to these associations informing that
if their membership fees are still in arrears at the time of the General
Assembly the General Assembly shall expel the above member associations at
its meeting on 19 May 2024 unless FIG Office receives payment from the associations.
After acceptance of the new member association and before expulsions, the
number of FIG member associations is 98
100 from 84 countries.
(amended 1 May 2024)
Motion: That the General Assembly notes that at this General
Assembly there are two members to expel unless FIG office receives payment
from the associations:
- Egypt: Egyptian Committee of Surveying and Mapping MA-10026
- Lebanon: Ordre des Géomètres-Topographe du Libanon MA-10051
Decision:
6.4 Suspended status 2024
In accordance with its administrative measures, FIG Council, has deferred
to continue for 20243 the issuance of a membership subscription invoice to
the following members and FIG Council deems their membership to be in
suspension:
- Palestine: Licensed Surveyors Association in Palestine; effort to
maintain contact
- Russia: Noncommercial partnership "Self-regulated organisation of
activity of cadastral engineers" MA-10121 (Danish banks do not accept
payment from Russia)
- Syria: the Order of Syrian Engineers and Architects, OSEA as all efforts
to maintain contact with them has not yielded results and will deem
their membership in suspension giving due consideration to its internal
situation.
- Ukraine: Ukrainian Society of Geodesy and Cartography
MA-10088 (due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Iranian Society of Surveyors (ISS) has in 2024 been moved to
active member.
The situation with these associations will be reconsidered by Council
again in 2025.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the members in suspension.
Decision:
6.5 Other membership issues
6.5.1 Affiliate members
There has been three applications for affiliate
membership since the General Assembly 2023:
- Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI), AF-20075
- Instituto Geográfico de Militar, AF-20076
- Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Tonga, AF-
Two affiliate members have been expelled:
-
Anguilla: Department of Lands and Surveys, Anguilla AF-20068
-
Montengro: Real Estate Administration of Montenegro AF-20071
After these changes the number of Affiliate members is
43 from
42
countries.
6.5.2 Corporate members
FIG Council has admitted five applications for corporate membership:
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Al-Qotr Professional Consulting Company Category E - Basic level
CM-30081
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Whitestar – Category E - Basic level CM-30082
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City Survey & Engineering Consultants, Pakistan – Category F
(regional) CM-
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Multigeomatics Limited, Ghana – Category F (regional) CM-
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Zimbabwe national Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA) – Category
F (regional) CM-
The following member has been expelled due to lack of payment of
membership fee:
- NEH Vietnam, Category E (CM-30056)
fter these changes, the number of corporate members is now 25.
Carlson Software (CM-30074) Silver level member has unfortunately
announced that they want to terminate their membership by the end of
2024.
6.5.3 Academic members
FIG Council has admitted one
two (added 1 May 2024) new Academic members since the General
Assembly 2023:
- University of the West of England – AC-40079
- University of Environment and
Sustainable Development – UESD, Ghana AC- (added 1 May 2024)
The payment structure of the Academic Members was changed in 2013 so
that Academic Members would be invoiced every 4 years instead of every
year. The four-year payment will reward the members with a 50% discount.
Academic members were invoiced in 2014, 2018 and again in 2022.
The following Academic Members have arrears from before 2022 and have
therefore been expelled:
- AC-40003 Australia RMIT University
- AC-40121 Nigeria ABIA State Polytechnic, ABA
- AC-40140 Nigeria University of Nigeria Nsukka Enugu Campus
- AC-40071 Turkey Istanbul Technical University
The Land Management Training Centre of Nepal
AC-40089 was expelled, but have now paid their arrears and have been
reinstalled. (updated 1 May 2024)
The number of Academic Members after these changes is
79 81 from 53
countries.
6.5.4 Correspondents
The number of correspondent members are five. The current
correspondents are coming from Maldives, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tonga and
Venezuela.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the actions that the
Council has taken with other membership matters.
Decision:
7. APPOINTMENT OF HONORARY MEMBERS
No applications have been recieved at the time of the first publication
of the General Assembly agenda
FIG office has received a letter from the
Italian Member Association, CLGeGL with a proposal for nomination of Mr
Enrico Rispoli for Honorary member of FIG.
According to the Statutes paragraph 3.1.7 an individual who has
materially assisted the development and promotion of the surveying
profession at the international level can be appointed as an honorary
member. Nomination for this appointment shall be made by a member
association or the Council, which will consider it and submit it to a
vote of the General Assembly.
The Council has considered the proposal and decided to propose to the
General Assembly that it appoints Mr. Enrico Rispoli as Honorary Members
of the Federation for the outstanding services he has provided to the
Federation over many years. (Added 1 May
2024)
Appendix to agenda item 7: The
nomination letter for
Mr Enrico Rispoli, CLEeGL (Added 1 May
2024)
Motion: That FIG General
Assembly notes the update.
That FIG General Assembly appoints Mr Enrico
Rispoli as Honorary Members of FIG. (Added 1 May 2024)
Decision:
8. PRESIDENTS REPORT
President Diane A Dumashie has prepared the President’s report on the
activities of the Federation since the General Assembly in 2023 that was
held in Orlando, Florida, USA.
Appendix to agenda item 8: Presidents report (hand
out of presentation, to be added)
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the
President’s report 2024
Decision:
9. CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD
BANK
FIG has continued to collaborate with the World Bank and various
agencies and structures within the United Nations.
Appendix to agenda items 9-10:
Report on the FIG
Cooperation with United Nations, World Bank and Professional
Organisations
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report on the
co-operation between FIG and the United Nations, its agencies and the World
Bank and records its thanks to all those who have contributed to this
co-operation
Decision:
10. LIAISON WITH INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL
ORGANISATIONS
FIG continues work closely together with international professional
organisations.
Appendix to agenda items 9-10:
Report on the FIG
Cooperation with United Nations, World Bank and Professional
Organisations
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report on the
liaison with other international associations.
Decision:
11. . NEW PUBLICATIONS
Since the last General Assembly agenda in May 2023, FIG has published
no further publications.
one publication (added 1 May 2024)
Publication 82: Mapping the World a Better Place: The FIG’s Volunteer
Community Surveyor Program (VCSP) in cooperation with UN-Habitat GLTN
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the new publications.
Decision:
12. FIG ACCOUNTS FOR 2023 AND AUDITOR'S REPORT AND
BUDGETS 2024-2027
The financial report will be presented to the General Assembly. This
report includes the auditor’s report from 2023, official accounts
(income statement 2023) and balance sheet at 31 December 2023, an
updated budget for 2024 and proposals for budgets 2025-2027.
Appendix to item 12:
Annexes:
- 12A
Auditor's Report, Income Statement for 2023 and Balance Sheet at 31
December 2021.
-
12B FIG Result 2023 and FIG Budgets 2024-2027
- 12C List of member associations whose membership fees are in
arrears for 20231 and earlier and that are not allowed to vote - to
be published b>10 May 2024
(in roll call).
Motion:
That the General Assembly
- adopts the audited accounts for 2023
- adopts the Finance Reports from 2023, and
- adopts budgets for 2024–2027
Decision:
13. SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2026
TThe General Assembly has to set levels of fees for member
associations two years in advance of the year in which they become
payable. Fees are payable in respect of each individual member up to a
maximum of 5,500 members. Membership fees have been discussed as part of
the finance report, appendix to item 12 (to be added).
The 2023 General Assembly approved membership fees for 2025 as
follows:
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Per capita fee |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee |
| 2025 |
€ 4.80 per member
up to a maximum of 5,500 members
Member associations from countries listed by the World Bank as
low-income economies or lower-middle-income economies shall pay
€ 2.40 member up to a maximum of 5,500 members. |
20 members or € 50
(whichever is greater) |
5,500 members (€ 26,400) |
The World Bank lists of the low-income economies and the
lower-middle-income economies are available at:
http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups
TThe General Assembly decided in 2017 to increase subscription fees by 8%
for 2019 after subscription fees have been kept at the same level for
the years 2012-2018. This level has been kept in the following years.
FIG Council has discussed the fees in the light of the current
inflation and the decrease in FIG subscription income. Last year council
suggested to keep the fees for 2025 but to present to the General
Assembly 2024 the scenarios going forward. This work is still ongoing,
and the agenda will be updated in April with the suggestion from Council
to the member association fees for 2026.
At their meeting in April 2024 FIG Council
discussed the fees seen in the light of the result from 2023 as well as
the inflation and prospectives.
Council proposes to increase the fee to €5.20
per member instead of the current €4.80. This is an increase of 8.33%.
The rationale behind this increase is that there has been no increase
since 2017 (effectuated in 2019) and since then inflation has been high.
This increase will be implemented in 2026 and therefore FIG Council
found it necessary to take this step now.
Council proposes that the maximum fee will
not be affected, and will remain unchanged at €26.400, which corresponds
to 5,077 national members.
The Minimum fee of €50 has not been increased
for many years (was not touched at the last increase), so Council agreed
to amend this to €70 EUR.
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Per capita fee |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee |
| 2026 |
€ 5.20 per member
up to a maximum of 5,077 members
Member associations from countries listed by the World Bank as
low-income economies or lower-middle-income economies shall pay
€ 2.60 member up to a maximum of 5,077 members. |
20 members or € 70
(whichever is greater) |
077500 members (€ 26,400) |
(updated 1 May 2024)
The fees for the other
membership categories are a decision of council, and is in most years
reported at the General Assembly. Due to the ongoing work on
subscription fees this will be decided at a later Council meeting in
2024.
In 2018, Council agreed to increase the
membership fees for Affiliate Members from 2019 to € 790 EUR (from 760)
which was a 6% increase. Council has kept the Academic member fee and
Corporate member fee unchanged. Academic members were in 2022 invoiced
for a 4-year term, 2022-2025.
FIG Council will later in 2024 decide on
the fees for 2025 for these member categories. (added 1 May 2024)
It must be noted that in 2021 FIG Council granted a 20% reduction of
fee to all members due to the difficulties during the Covid19 Pandemic.
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts
the membership fees suggested by FIG Ccouncil
| |
Per capita fee |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee |
| 2026 |
€ 5.20 per member
up to a maximum of 5,077 members
Member associations from countries listed by the World Bank as
low-income economies or lower-middle-income economies shall pay
€ 2.60 member up to a maximum of 5,077 members. |
20 members or € 70
(whichever is greater) |
077500 members (€ 26,400) |
Decision:
14. FIG FOUNDATION REPORT
Mr. Bryn Fosburgh, President of the FIG Foundation, has prepared a
written report on the FIG Foundation activities in 2023. He will make a
brief report orally at the General Assembly.
AAppendix to item 14:
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report of the
President of the FIG Foundation and records its thanks to the President and
members of the Board of Directors of the FIG Foundation for their past
year’s work.
Decision:
15. FIG COMMISSIONS UPDATE REPORTS
At the General Assembly 2023 the Commission Chairs presented their
Commission Work Plans for the term 2023-2026. The Commission Chairs have
prepared a written update report for each commission which are attached
to this agenda item.
At the General Assembly time has been reserved for the members to
discuss the work plans and Commission activities with the Commission
Chairs. This discussion will be chaired by Vice President Mikael Lilje,
Council representative to ACCO, together with Mr Tim Burch, the ACCO
representative to council (2023-2024).
Appendix to item 15:
All commissions have established LinkedIn pages under the main FIG Linked
in page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/fig---international-federation-of-surveyors).
Members, delegates and interested are encouraged to follow the FIG main
LinkedIn page as well as the commission pages (accessible from the main
page)
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the reports of the
Commission Chairs and records its thanks to the chairs and other
officers of the Commissions for their ongoing contributions.
Decision:
16. FIG NETWORKS
16.1 Young Surveyors Network
FIG Young Surveyors Network was in 2023 chaired by Ferah Kökhsal,
Turkey. Per 1. January 2024 Ferah handed over this position to Shirley
Tendai Chapunza, Zimbabwe. FIG Council thanks Ferah for her
contributions to the Young Surveyors Network and welcomes Shirley Tendai
Chapunza. FIG Young Surveyors have prepared a report to the General
Assembly which will be presented at the General Assembly.
Appendix to agenda item 16.1: FIG Young Surveyors Report (to
be added)
Motion: that the General Assembly adopts the report and the
change of leadership of FIG Young Surveyors, and thanks all the many
active Young Surveyors.
Decision:
16.2 Standards Network
The Chair of the network, David Martin has prepared a written report
to the General Assembly of the activities 2022-23. The report will be
presented at the General Assembly.
Appendix to item 16.2 –
Standards
Network report
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report from
the Network and records its thanks to the Chair of the Network and its
members.
Decision:
16.3 FIG Regional Capacity Development Networks
At the General Assembly in 2023, a group of regional representatives
suggested to FIG Council and General Assembly to establish a Regional
Network in the Americas region. FIG Council supported this initiative
and the network has now been established. Chair of the Network is Dan
Roman, USA. The network has prepared a report to the General Assembly
and will present a short oral report to the General Assembly of the
progress of the network.
The Chairs of the Asia/Pacific Network, Rob Sarib and Africa Regional
Network, ARN, Surv. Mohmmed M Kabir, will present a brief report.
Appendix to item 16.3 –
- Africa Network Report (Mohammed M Kabir)
- Asia/Pacific Network report (Rob Sarib)
- Americas Network report (Dan Roman)
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the reports from the
networks and the establishment of the Regional Network in the Americas
region, and records its thanks to the Chairs of the Networks and their
members.
Decision:
17. FIG PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS
17.1 International Office of Cadastre and Land Records (Office
International du Cadastre et du Régime Foncier) OICRF
Dr. Eva-Maria Unger, Director of OICRF has prepared a report on the
OICRF activities and will present at short oral report at the General
Assembly
Appendix to item 17.1: OICRF report (to be added)
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report and
records its thanks to the Director and the members of OICRF for their
past year’s work and contributions.
Decision:
17.2. International Institution for the History of Surveying and
Measurement, Permanent Institution of FIG
Mr. Jan de Graeve, Director of the IIHSM and Mr. John Brock have
prepared a report on the IIHSM. Representatives of the Permanent
Institution will present a short oral report to the General Assembly.
Appendix to item 17.2: IIHS&M report (to be added)
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report and
records its thanks to the Director and the members of the permanent
institution for their past year’s work and contribution.
Decision:
18. TASK FORCES
18.1. TASK FORCE ON FIG AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
(Agenda 2030)
In 2019 FIG Council established a Task Force to focus on FIG and
Agenda 2030 articulated by the Sustainable Development Goals. This Task
Force has been chaired by Ms. Paula Dijkstra from the Netherlands. Due
to the importance of the role of the Surveyors and the SDGs the Task
Force continues during this term. In the technical programme there will
be several sessions that include the role of Surveyors on the SDG’s.
After each plenary session there will be a special discussion with the
plenary speakers on the role of the plenary topic in regard to the
SDG’s.
Task Force web site:
https://fig.net/organisation/tf/sdg/index.asp
Appendix to item 18.1: Update report for the Task Force on FIG
and the Sustainable Development Goals
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the update and thanks
the chair and members of the Task Force for their past year’s work and
contribution
Decision:
18.2. TASK FORCE ON THE ROLE OF FIG IN INTERNATIONAL TRENDS AND
FUTURE GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION ECOSYSTEM
This Task Force, established for the term 2023-2026, is looking into
the role of FIG in international trends and future geospatial
information ecosystem. This Task Force is chaired by Prof. Abbas
Rajabifard, Australia. The task force has prepared a written report to
the General Assembly.
Task Force web site:
https://fig.net/organisation/tf/geospatial_information_ecosystem/
Appendix to agenda item 18.2:
Update report
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the update and thanks
the chair and members of the Task Force for their past year’s work and
contribution.
Decision:
18.3. TASK FORCE ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE SURVEYING
PROFESSION
This Task Force, established for the term 2023-2026, is an outward
facing task force to encourage young people into the profession. This
task force is led by Mr Stephen Djaba, Ghana. There will be a special
Task Force session in the technical programme of the Working Week.
Task Force web site:
https://fig.net/organisation/tf/evolutionary_diversity/index.asp
Appendix to agenda item 18.3: Update report
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the update and thanks
the chair and members of the Task Force for their past year’s work and
contribution.
Decision:
18.4. TASK FORCE ON REIMAGINING THE CLIMATE ACTION AGENDA FOR THE
GLOBAL SURVEYOR COMMUNITY THROUGH FIG
This Task Force, established for the term 2023-2026, is a FIG Climate
Compass Task Force – the Surveying Profession’s Global Response to
Tackling the Climate Agenda. Co-chairs of the Task Force are Ms. Roshni
Sharma and Ms. Clarissa Augustinus.
Task Force web site:
https://fig.net/organisation/tf/climate_compass/index.asp
Appendix to agenda item 18.4:
Update report
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the update and thanks
the chair and members of the Task Force for their past year’s work and
contribution.
All task forces have a LinkedIn page which delegates and others are
encouraged to follow according to interests.
19. EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
According to FIG Statutes:
5.3 The Council is composed of the president of the Federation
and four vice presidents.
5.4 Additional ex-officio (non-voting) members of the Council may
be appointed by the General Assembly. These will include an ACCO
representative, the Director and the Office Manager.
Council suggests to include as additional ex-officio members to
council:
One Young Surveyor representative
In the current Work Plan FIG Council has set the following objective:
Council will facilitate the voice of young surveyors across all
of FIG’s structures, in particular inviting each of the regional young
surveyors’ chairs to take part in council meetings as observers.
Council suggests that a Young Surveyor sits one year in Council
leading up to the following Working Week/Congress. Council has during
this past year included Shirley Tendai Chapunza, Zimbabwe, as young
surveyor representative in its council meetings leading up to the
Working Week taking place in Ghana. As the following Working Week will
take place in Asia/Pacific council suggests that the Young Surveyor
representative to council will be from that region.
One FIG Corporate Representative
Currently FIG has four Corporate Platinum Members, Esri, Trimble,
Leica and Bentley.
FIG Council suggests to include an ex-officio representative from the
Corporate Members to FIG Council with the same observer status as Young
Surveyors and the ACCO representative. Council proposes Brent Jones,
Esri to be the first representative. The representative and FIG Council
will define the role and conditions.
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the
proposal by Council to include an ex-officio representative to FIG
Council respectively from Young Surveyors and from the FIG Corporate
Platinum Members.
Decision:
20. ELECTION OF TWO VICE PRESIDENTS FOR 2025-2028 -
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
FIG Council has received five proposals for the two open posts of FIG
Vice President for the term 2025-2028 (mentioned in the alphabetic order
of their family name):
- Stephen Djaba – Licenced Surveyors Association
of Ghana - LISAG, Ghana
- Michail Kalogiannakis – Technical Chamber of
Greece, Greece
- Tomasz Malinovski – Association of Polish
Surveyors, Poland
- Volker Schwieger – German Association for
Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land Management DVW, Germany
- Qin Yan – Chinese Society for Geodesy,
Photogrammetry and Cartography CSGPC, China
The nominations of each candidate is included in this agenda.
Each of the candidates will be given time to present themselves in
this General Assembly session.
The elections will take place online and will start Sunday evening at
18:00 (GMT) after the General Assembly session. Each election round will
be open for 20 hours. The election will follow the FIG Statutes and
internal rules. The election will take place one position at a time. If
there will be no absolute majority in the first voting, a second vote
will be organized between those two candidates that have most votes.
Hereafter there will be another voting round between the remaining three
candidates for the last post. The appointed delegates from each member
association eligible to vote will receive an email when each of the
voting rounds starts, and one reminder if no vote has been cast.
| First voting round
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Start: Sunday 19 May 18:00 GMT
End: Monday 20 May 14:00 GMT |
| Second voting round * |
Start: Monday 20 May 16:00 GMT
End: Tuesday 21 May 12:00 GMT |
| Third voting round ** |
Start: Tuesday 21 May 14:00 GMT
End: Wednesday 22 May 10:00 GMT |
| Fourth voting round *** |
Start: Wednesday 22 May 12:00 GMT
End: Thursday 23 May 8:00 GMT |
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20 hours per round
* with EITHER 2nd round for the 1st candidate OR first round for the
second candidate among the four remaining candidates.
** with EITHER first round for the second candidate among the four
remaining candidates, OR 2nd round for the two candidates with the most votes
*** if needed
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The appointed delegates from each member association eligible to vote
will receive an email from
www.simplyvoting.com with a link to the voting sheet when each of
the voting rounds starts, and one reminder if no vote has been cast.
Appendix to item 21 and 27: Nominations and letters
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the
presentations of the candidates, makes its careful consideration for the
online election and elects two Vice Presidents for the term 2025-2028.
Decision:
21. ELECTION OF COMMISSION CHAIRS ELECTS
21.1. Postponing the election of commission chairs
elects for this term
According to the statutes and internal rules elections for Commission
Chairs Elects should take place at the General Assembly in 2024. This is
2 years prior to the elections as Chair which will take place in 2026
with official start of their term of office on 1.1.2027.
During the past two FIG terms the election of commission chairs
elects have been postponed for various reasons specified in attached
paper and proposal.
The current chairs have discussed succession planning and have found
it difficult to consider this shortly after their own start and while
they were still preparing their 4-year Work Plan. FIG Council has been
attentive to this and has decided to postpone the election to FIG
Working Week 2025 in Brisbane, Australia.
It is now the third time that an exception has been made. Even though
there have been good reasons for each of the exceptions, it is not
optimal to continuously not follow the statutes.
This has brought Council to consider a change of FIG Statutes and
Internal Rules that the election of Commission Chairs elects will take
place in year 3 of the term instead of year 2.
Council would like to outline to the General Assembly the rationale
as specified in the attached paper. Consideration to this change
will be discussed during the Presidents meeting.
General Assembly is to note that if actioned, this will be subject to
a General Assembly vote at the General Assembly in 2025.
Attached to agenda item 21.1: Council paper (to be
added)
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the Council
decision to postpone the current election of the ten Commission Chairs
Elects, and,
To discuss the consideration for a permanent change to elect Commission
Chairs Elects in year 3 of a term instead of year 2.
Decision:
FIG PRESIDENT'S MEETING
WEDNESDAY 22MAY 2024 - 07:30-09:00, ACCRA, GHANA
22. FIG PRESIDENT'S MEETING
The Presidents Meeting is convened by the FIG President and is reserved
for Presidents or Heads of delegations of Member Associations (or their
representatives).
The meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 22 May 2024 at 07:30
– 09:00.
Appendix to agenda item 22:
Paper on the election of commission chairs. (added 1 May 2024)
FIG GENERAL ASSEMBLY DAY 2
23 MAY 9:00 - 11:30
23. ROLL CALL
There will be a roll call for members attending in person in Accra,
Ghana.
Appendix to item 2& 24: Roll Call (to be added 10 May 2024)
including information on member associations that are not allowed to
vote at the General Assembly because of unpaid membership fees for 2023
and earlier.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the members who are
present in person on day 2 of the General Assembly.
Decision:
The General Assembly has been presented to the candidates for the two
posts on General Assembly day 1. Online election will take place
between Sunday 19 May 18:00 and Thursday 23 May 8:00AM GMT.
The result of the voting will be presented by FIG Council.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes and adopts the voting
result.
Decision:
The Council will decide on other membership issues, if any,
considered in Accra and bring them to the General Assembly for decision
or information as necessary.
Motion: That the General Assembly decides on the membership
issues based on the proposal of the Council.
Decision:
26.
REPORTS FROM ASSOCIATION,
AFFILIATE, ACADEMIC AND CORPORATE MEMBERS FORUM
During the Working Week there will be Member Association Forum, the
Director General's/Affiliate Members Forum, Academic Members Forum,
Forum of Regional Bodies and Corporate Members Meeting. They may report
back to the General Assembly on any issues that may need the endorsement
of or are of general interest to the General Assembly.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report(s)
Decision:
27. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS
FIG Commissions will have their annual meetings, administrative
meetings and technical sessions during the Working Week. They may report
back to the General Assembly on any issues that may need the endorsement
of or are of general interest to the General Assembly. Any other
activities from the Working Week may be reported back to the General
Assembly on any issues that may need the endorsement of or are of
general interest to the General Assembly.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report(s).
Decision:
28. REPORTS FROM TASK
FORCES
The task forces will be involved in various sessions and meetings and
will have the opportunity to report back to the General Assembly on any
issue that are of general interest to or may need endorsement of the
General Assembly.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report(s).
Decision:
29.
REPORTS FROM NETWORKS, PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS, FIG
FOUNDATION AND OTHER WORKING WEEK ACTIVITIES
Networks, Permanent Institutions and others will have meetings and
technical sessions in Orlando. They may report back to the General
Assembly on any issues that may need the endorsement of or are of
general interest to the General Assembly. Any other activities from the
Working Week may be reported back to the General Assembly on any issues
that may need the endorsement of or are of general interest to the
General Assembly.
Motion:: That the General Assembly records the report(s).
Decision::
30. OTHER ISSUES
Any other issues that the members want to raise for discussion.
Motion: That the discussion will be recorded, and the Council
will consider action that will be required.
Decision:
31. 9th FIG REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL
FIG Council has decided to organise a Regional Conference in Nepal,
14-16 November 2024. Representatives from the local organisers will give
a short presentation on the preparations of the Regional Conference.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report
Decision:
32. REPORT OF THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2028 IN
PARIS, FRANCE
The FIG Working Week 2028 will include the celebration of the 150
anniversary of FIG. Representatives from the Local Organising Committee
from the two French member associations OGE and ATF will give a short
presentation on the preparations of FIG Working Week 2028
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report.
Decision:
33. REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2027 IN
STAVANGER, NORWAY
Representatives from the Local Organising Committee from the
Norwegian Member Association will give a short presentation on the
preparations of FIG Working Week 2027.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report.
Decision:
34. REPORT ON THE FIG CONGRESS 2026 IN CAPE
TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
Representatives from the Local Organising Committee from South
African Geomatics Institute (SAGI) will give a short presentation on
preparations of FIG Congress 2026.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report.
Decision:
35.
REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2025 IN BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
Representatives from the Local Organising Committee from Geospatial
Council of Australia will give a short presentation on preparations of
FIG Working Week 2025.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report.
Decision:
36.
CLOSING CEREMONY AND PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES
Data supplied by the FIG Office.
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that this data
is accurate errors might exist. Requests for updates and corrections should
be emailed to the FIG Office.
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