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        General Assembly - First Session | 
      
      
        
        
		  
		The first session of the FIG General Assembly was held at the fully 
		packed Salle Mazagan at the Ryad Mogador Hotel.  | 
        
        
		  
		FIG Council 2011-2014 was for the first time in charge for the General 
		Assembly in Marrakech.  | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Delegations following with big interest the proposals for the 
		development of the federation for the years to come. | 
        
        
		  
		The General Assembly was attended by more than 300 delegates and 
		observers. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Overview of the meeting venue. | 
        
        
		  
		Commission chairs following the meeting from the front row. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Mr. Mamadou Ndir, President of ONGES from Senegal assisted by 
		Vice President Rudolf Staiger in translating his speech to the  
		meeting. | 
        
        
		  
		President Mamadou Ndir, ONGES  addressing the General Assembly 
		after Senegal became a new member in FIG: 
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		President CheeHai Teo handing out the ONGES membership 
		certificate to President Ndir. 
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		FIG Council members: Rudolf Staiger ((left), President CheeHai 
		Teo, Dalal Alnaggar, Iain Greenway and Chryssy 
		Potsiou. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Director General Zheng Ling Zhi from the China Land Surveying and 
		Planning Institute receiving the membership certificate from President
		Teo as new affiliate member. | 
        
        
		  
		Director General Zheng Ling Zhi from the China Land Surveying and 
		Planning Institute addressing the General Assembly. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Mr. Varnavas Pashioulis' receives the membership certificate on 
		behalf of the Director General of the Cyprus Lands and Surveys 
		Department.  | 
        
        
		  
		Mr. Varnavas Pashioulis' making his greeting to the General 
		Assembly on behalf  of the new affiliate member from Cyprus. 
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		Dr. Muhammad Bashar Nuhu, representative of the Nigerian 
		Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers and President Teo. 
		NIESV became the third member association from Nigeria in FIG. | 
        
        
		  
		Leiv Bjarte Mjoes receives the membership certificate on behalf 
		of the new Norwegian academic member Bergen University College. 
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		Member associations making notes on the reports. 
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		The FIG Council welcoming immediate past president of FIG Prof. Stig 
		Enemark. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Past President Stig Enemark making the evaluation report of his 
		and the FIG term of office 2007-2010. 
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		Henning Elmstroem, President of Danish DdL making proposal of 
		appointing Prof. Stig Enemark as an Honorary President of FIG. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Prof. Stig Enemark receiving his golden badge of office as new 
		Honorary President of the federation. | 
        
        
		  
		Honorary President Stig Enemark and President CheeHai Teo. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Henning Elmstroem, DdL President, Stig Enemark, FIG 
		Honorary President and President Teo. | 
        
        
		  
		Commission chairs welcoming the new honorary president. 
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		Stig Enemark's appointment to Honorary President was welcomed by 
		the General Assembly by standing ovation. | 
        
        
		  
		John Hohol, President of the FIG Foundation making the Foundation 
		report to the General Assembly. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Alan Wright making the report on behalf of the International 
		Institution for Surveying and Measurement on behalf of the chairperson. | 
        
        
		  
		Christiaan Lemmen, Director of OICRF, making the report of the 
		permanent institution. 
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		Dr. Diane Dumashie, Chair of FIG Africa Task Force making her 
		report on task force activities in Africa.  | 
        
        
		  
		Dr. Daniel Steudler, Chair of Task force and spatially enbaled 
		societies making his task force report. | 
        
      
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        Coffees and lunch | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Coffee break with Moroccan delicates made a welcomed break to the 
		meeting ... | 
        
        
		  
		... and allowed participants to network ... 
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		.... and discuss the agenda items ... | 
        
        
		  
		... and future policies. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Lunch at the Ryad Mogador Hotel. | 
        
        
		  
		The discussion continued over the lunch. | 
        
      
        
        
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        General Assembly - First Session - second part | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		President CheeHai Teo making his first president's report and 
		introducing the Council Work Plan 2011-2014. 
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		Vice President Rudolf Staiger will be responsible for the 
		Commissions in 2011-2014. He moderated also the introduction of 
		Commission work plans 2011-2014. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Commission 1 Work Plan was introduced by Robyn McCutcheon. 
		(Commission Vice Chair) on behalf of Leonie Newnham, chair of 
		Commission 1. | 
        
        
		  
		Steven Frank presents Commission 2 Work Plan. 
		 
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		Commission 3 Work Plan was introduced by Hartmut Müller who made 
		the presentation on behalf of Commission chair Yerach Doytsher. | 
        
        
		  
		Michael Sutherland presents Commission 4 Work Plan. He is also 
		the ACCO representative in the Council in 2011-2012. 
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		Mikael Lilje presents Commission 5 Work Plan. | 
        
        
		  
		Gethin Roberts presents Commission 6 Work Plan. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Daniel Roberge presents Commission 7 Work Plan. | 
        
        
		  
		Wafula Nabutola presents Commission 8 Work Plan. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Frances Plimmer presents Commission 9 Work Plan. | 
        
        
		  
		Robert Sinkner presents Commission 10 Work Plan. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Kate Fairlie as the new chair of Young Surveyors Network presents 
		the Network's work plan. | 
        
        
		  
		Commission chairs listening to the presentation of Commission 10. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		John Hannah, Chair of FIG Task Force on Surveyors and the Climate 
		Change, explaining the agenda of this new Task Force to the General 
		Assembly | 
        
        
		  
		Chryssy Potsiou is chairing the other new Task Force on Housing 
		and Property. 
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		Vice President Iain Greenway making the finance report. 
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		Vice President Greenway's finance report was well received by the 
		General Assembly. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Vice Presidents Dalal Alnaggar, Iain Greenway and 
		Chryssy Potsiou. | 
        
        
		  
		Council members listening to contributions from the members. 
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		Vice President Rudolf Staiger. | 
        
        
		  
		Vice President Dalal S. Alnaggar. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Honorary Presidents Juha Talvitie (right) and Robert W. Foster 
		following the discussion carefully. | 
        
        
		  
		Overview of the General Assembly: 
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