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International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomètres Internationale Vereinigung der
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Dear Colleague,
Welcome to the FIG
e-Newsletter, which brings you latest information about FIG and its activities.
The information referred here is in full length available on the FIG web site.
Thus the e-Newsletter is produced to inform you what has happened recently and
what interesting things are going to take place in the near future. The FIG
e-Newsletter is circulated monthly by e-mail. The referred articles are in
English and written in a way that you are able to extract them to your national
newsletters or circulate to your members and networks.
Article of the Month – April 2012
On the FIG
web site we publish each month a paper called the Article of the Month. This is
a high-level paper focusing on interesting topics to all surveyors. It can be
picked up from an FIG conference or another event. The Article of the Month in
April 2012 is written by Oren Gal and Yerach Doytsher, Israel:
Spatial 3D Analysis of Built-up Areas. This paper has been
successfully peer reviewed for the FIG Working Week May 2012 in Rome, Italy. The
paper presents a unique solution to the 3D visibility problem in built-up areas
and will be presented in the session TS08H - 3D Principles and Technology.
Yerach Doytsher is also chair of FIG Commission 3. http://www.fig.net/pub/monthly_articles/april_2012/april_2012_gal_doytsher.html
FIG Working Week 2012 - Knowing to manage the territory, to protect
the environment and to evaluate the cultural heritage – Rome, Italy 6-10 May
2012
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Rome – the eternal city
Villa Miani - the venue for the Gala
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In a few weeks we look forward to welcoming you to the FIG
Working Week 2012 "Knowing to manage the territory, to protect the
environment and to evaluate the cultural heritage" that will be held
in Rome 6-10 May 2012 at the Rome Cavalieri Hotel. The conference is
organised by Consiglio Nazionale Geometri e Geometri Laureati (CNGeGL) and
FIG. The main partner is FAO with several other international and
professional partner organisations. Do not miss the three plenary sessions: Furthermore, CNGeGL is organising a high level session
"Professional Woman - Development of Advanced Economy" on Wednesday
9 May 14:00-15:30 with high profile Italian and international speakers.
More information: http://www.fig.net/fig2012/downloads/gender_session_prog.pdf
For speakers The first draft of the proceedings is now available: http://www.fig.net/pub/fig2012/ Working Week web site: www.fig.net/fig2012 |
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FIG General Assembly 2012, Rome, Italy, 6 and 10 May 2012
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The FIG General Assembly will be held 6 and 10 May in Rome in
conjunction to the FIG Working Week 2012. The main issues on the agenda
will be election of two Vice Presidents (2013-2016) and election of
Commission Chairs Elect (2013-2014). The General Assembly will also decide
on the hosts of Working Week 2015 and Working Week 2016. The agenda is
available on the web and the FIG Office has sent an invitation and a hard
copy of the agenda without appendices to all
members. General Assembly agenda: http://www.fig.net/admin/ga/2012/agenda.htm General Assembly agenda as a .pdf file (21 pages): http://www.fig.net/admin/ga/2012/ga_agenda_2012.pdf General Assembly agenda with appendices as a .pdf file (330
pages, 28.4 MB): http://www.fig.net/admin/ga/2012/ga_agenda_2012_full.pdf
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In
connection to the Working Week FIG organises:
The First Young Surveyors Conference 4-5 May
The aim
of the Young Surveyors Conference is to create a platform for young surveying
professionals to network and discuss issues of common interest.
http://www.fig.net/fig2012/youngsurveyors.htm
Template for presentations:
http://www.fig.net/fig2012/downloads/template_ys.ppt
Joint technical seminar on reference frame in practice 4-5 May in
cooperation with IAG and UNOOSA
This
seminar is seeking operational geodesists or surveyors who are working with
reference frame issues either in a government or commercial based environment.
It is also open to academics that have either a post-graduate or Masters degree
in a surveying or related discipline. Registration is closed. http://www.fig.net/fig2012/commission5.htm
Template for presentations:
http://www.fig.net/fig2012/downloads/template_iag.ppt
A traditional history workshop Rome 4-5 May
The History
Workshop will take place in the centre of Rome on Friday 4 May with a planned
visit to The Vatican Gallery of Maps and Library on Saturday 5 May.
http://www.fig.net/fig2012/history.htm
FIG Annual Review 2011 and FIG Profile
2011-2014
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The FIG Annual Review 2011 and FIG Profile 2011-2014 are now
available. Hard copies will be distributed at the Working Week in Rome and
mailed to all members together with the minutes from the General Assembly
2012 at the end of May 2012. To receive your personal copy, please contact
the FIG office, email: FIG@fig.net.
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Promotion of the Profession of Land Surveyors in Central African
Countries Yaounde, Cameroun, 10-13 April 2012
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The Ordre des géomètres experts du Cameroun (OGEC) organised an
international event to promote the profession of land surveyors in this
Central African country. Themes like cadastre and land property in
Cameroun and in foreign countries, standards, young surveyors, were
presented and discussed. Our colleagues from Cameroun had also the
opportunity to present national projects that will improve land
infrastructures in their country: the national geodetic network and a
pilot cadastre project. |
Fit for the Future – A Grand Transformation for the Property,
Land and Construction - RICS International Governing Council Meeting - 28-29
March, Beijing, China P.R.
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, RICS a member
association of FIG made history by having its International Governing
Council Meeting in Beijing, China PR, the first meeting ever outside
Europe. Together with this historic event, an international conference was
convened. The conference had participants deliberating and discussing the
profession’s fitness for the future, the theme of the two-day event. The
conference had a number of sessions including lively panel discussions
covering economy, property investment, investment infrastructure, property
market outlooks, affordable housing, valuation standards as well as issues
related to urbanization and building cities of the future, impact of
technologies and innovation and that of land tenure and the vibrant land
market. President Teo represented FIG. |
UNRCC – PCGIAP International Symposium on Spatially Enabled
Government and Society - 14-16- February 2012, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
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The premise for the symposium is that spatial information and
data add valuable dimensions to governance decision making processes and
supports societies’ involvement in the governance process in the pursuit
of economic, social, political and environmental objectives. It was clear
that spatial enablement of government and societies are desirable, and
that these desires are not only contemporary but have been trumpeted by
geomatics professionals as needs in the governance decision making
process, for decades. |
Job vacancies
Orgut, The University of Nottingham – China, UN-HABITAT, The University of Cape Town, South Africa, The Technion – Israel
Institute of Technology and New Mexico State University.
http://www.fig.net/jobs/jobindex.htm
Personalia and visits
http://www.fig.net/personalia/index.htm
Forthcoming events
22-28 April, Jael, Spain
25th
International Geodetic Students Meeting. Organised by IGSO and cosponsored by
FIG.
Web site:
http://igsm2012.ujaen.es/
23-25 April, Washington D.C., USA
Annual World Bank
Conference on Land and Poverty, organised by World Bank.
Web site : http://www.landandpoverty.com/
25 - 27
April Lviv, Ukraine
GeoForum 2012 - 17th
International Scientific and Technical Conference. Organised by the Institute of
Geodesy, Lviv Polytechnic National University. Co-sponsored by FIG
6-10 May, Rome, Italy
FIG Working Week and
General Assembly. Hosted by FIG and CNGGL
Web site: www.fig.net/fig2012
The FIG Working
Week includes following sub events:
4-5 May 2012 - History Workshop
4-5
May 2012 - First FIG Young Surveyors Conference
4-5 May 2012 - FIG & IAG
Technical Seminar on reference frame in practice
Register for the
conference: https://www.fig.net/registrations/regform.asp?eventid=82
11-12 May, Alba Iulia, Romania
GeoCAD 2012. Organised by
“1 Decembrie 1918” University of Alba Iulia, University of West Hungary,
University of Kavala Institute of Technology (TEI), National Agency for Cadastre
and Land Registry, Agency of Alba County. Co-sponsored by FIG
Invitation: http://www.fig.net/events/2012/geocad2012_alba_iulia.pdf
6 July, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
LADM from
Research to Implementation Workshop – Land Administration Domain Modelling at a
threshold. Co-sponsored by FIG
Invitation: http://www.fig.net/events/2012/ladm_july_2012.pdf
19-24 July, San Diego, California
Survey Summit/ACSM Annual Conference. Organised by ESRI.
Web site: http://www.surveysummit.com/index.html
9-11 October, Hannover, Germany
INTERGEO 2012. Conference
and trade fair for geodesy, geo information and land management.
Web site: http://www.intergeo.de/en/englisch/index.php
25-26 October Shenzhen, China
The 3rd
International FIG workshop on 3D-Cadastres. Organised by FIG Commission 3 and
Commission 7
Web site: www.cadastre2012.org
8-9 November,Sofia, Bulgaria
Annual international
symposium Modern Technologies, Education and Professional Practice in Geodesy
and related fields including Commission 6 meetings. Organised by Union of
Surveyors and Land Managers In Bulgaria, co-sponsored by FIG Commission
6
26-29 November, Montevideo, Uruguay
8th FIG Regional
Conference.
Web site: www.fig.net/uruguay
30 November - 4 December, Buenos Aires, Argentina
FIG Commission 7 Annual
Meeting. Organised by FIG Commission 7.
5 December, Buenos Aires
FIG Commission 7
International Symposium. Organised by FIG Commission 7 and FADA.
11-14 December, Athens, Greece
The Annual FIG Commission
3 workshop/conference, jointly with the 2012 WPLA workshop.
For additional FIG and FIG Commission events see always up-to-date information at: www.fig.net/events/events.htm
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regards
International Federation of Surveyors
FédérationInternationale des
Géomètres
InternationaleVereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure
Ms. Louise Friis-Hansen
Office Manager
International Federation of Surveyors
Kalvebod Brygge 31-33
DK-1780 Copenhagen V
Tel. + 45 38861081
Direct: + 45 33185584
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