Minutes of the meetings held on Sunday 6 May 2018
and on Friday 11 May
2018 in ÜSKÜDAR Room
at Istanbul Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Introduction
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PLEASE NOTE: FIG Office has sent a letter to all FIG
members that informs about this online version of the minutes. The letter
also includes two new publications and the Annual Review 2017. The letter
has been sent on 20 July, so if you have not received the letter by mid
August please inform the office. The information about the minutes incl link
has also been sent by email to all FIG members.
The Congress proceedings:
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List of Minutes Items
Sunday, 6 May, 09:00-13:00 and 14:00-16:30
- OPENING PROCEEDINGS
- ROLL CALL
- APPOINTMENT OF TELLERS
- ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
- ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE 40th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- MEMBERSHIP
- PRESIDENT’S REPORT
- REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIG FOUNDATION 2017-2018
- REPORTS FROM THE DIRECTORS OF PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS 2017-2018
- REPORTS FROM THE FIG TASK FORCES 2015-2018
- REPORT FROM THE YOUNG SURVEYORS NETWORK 2017-2018
- REPORT FROM STANDARDS AND REGIONAL CAPACITY NETWORKS 2017-2018
- REPORTS FROM FIG COMMISSIONS
- TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR GROUP TO WORK ON FIG GOVERNANCE
- CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD
BANK
- LIAISON WITH INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- NEW FIG PUBLICATIONS
- FIG ACCOUNTS FOR 2017, AUDITOR’S REPORT AND BUDGETS 2018-2021
- SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2020
- ELECTION OF COMMISSION CHAIRS FOR THE TERM 2019-2022 - PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
- ELECTION OF VICE PRESIDENTS FOR THE TERM 2019-2022 - PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
- ELECTION OF PRESIDENT FOR THE TERM 2019-2022 - PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
- DECISION ON THE VENUE FOR FIG CONGRESS 2022 – PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
Friday,
11 Ma4, 8:30-10:30 –
Presidents' Meeting (by invitation only)
- FIG PRESIDENTS’ MEETING
Friday, 11 May, 11:00–12:30 and 13:30-15:00
- ROLL CALL
- MEMBERSHIP
-
ELECTION OF COMMISSISON CHAIRS
- ELECTION OF TWO VICE PRESIDENTS FOR 2019-2022
- ELECTION OF PRESIDENT FOR 2019-2022
- DECISION ON THE VENUE FOR FIG CONGRESS 2022
- REPORTS FROM ASSOCIATION-, AFFILIATE-, ACADEMIC-, REGIONAL BODIES-, CORPORATE MEMBERS FORUMS AND OTHER (IF ANY)
- REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS
- REPORTS FROM NETWORKS, TASK FORCES, PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS, FIG FOUNDATION AND OTHER WORKING WEEK ACTIVITIES (IF ANY)
- OTHER ISSUES
- REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2021 IN ACCRA, GHANA
- REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2020 IN AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
- REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2019 IN HANOI, VIETNAM
- PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION AND CLOSING CEREMONY
Sunday 6 May 2018
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1ST SESSION
Sunday, 6 May, 09:00-13:00 and 14:00-16:30
ÜSKÜDAR Room, Istanbul Congress Center
Istanbul, Turkey
1. OPENING PROCEEDINGS
President Chryssy Potsiou opened the 41st General Assembly by welcoming
all delegates to Istanbul, Turkey and to this fourth and final general
assembly of her 4-year term of presidency. The President expressed her
gratitude to members and delegates for their participation. She acknowledged
the hard and successful work of the local organisers from the Chamber of
Surveying and Cadastre Engineers of Turkey for the Congress. Despite many
challenges the local organisers have managed to organise a large and
spectacular FIG congress in the beautiful city of Istanbul.
The President noted with sadness the trouble that many Africans, and
especially Nigerians, have had in their attempt to get visa to attend the
congress, even though the local organisers and FIG had done what they could
to assist and to prepare the embassies. Unfortunately, too many were not
successful and they were missed at the general assembly and congress. The
President urged future local conference organising committees to be aware
that it takes a lot to work with these visa issues. She did however also
note that although FIG works seriously and hard to assist to get visa,
still, the final decisions on granting visas is beyond the control of FIG.
The President welcomed Honorary President Bob Foster to the meeting and
noted several greetings and apologies that were received from member
associations and other members. There were special greetings from Honorary
Presidents Holger Magel and Juha Talvitie and from Honorary Member Markku
Villikka. She also asked for a moment of silence for the passing of Clifford
Dann MBE, FRICS, Honorary Member of FIG, who passed away on 19 September
2017.
2.. ROLL CALL
Vice President Rudolf Staiger took the roll call. The roll call was done
for member associations only. It was noted that only member associations
that have paid all their membership fees to the end of 2017 were allowed to
vote at the meeting. A list of member associations that were not allowed to
vote was published and posted on the FIG web site 16 April 2018. Some
associations have after this date settled their arrears.
Appendix to items 2 & 25:
Roll Call
incl information of the number of votings per member association and
members that were not allowed to
vote at the General Assembly because of unpaid membership fees for 2017
and earlier.
59 member associations out of 103 were present at this session which is
more than one third of the membership needed for the General Assembly to be
constitutionally valid.
Motion: That members present are recorded in the minutes.
Decision:: The motion was adopted.
3. APPOINTMENT OF TELLERS
The General Assembly shall appoint two persons as tellers for the entire
General Assembly. The tellers will represent the member associations
hosting the current and the following General Assembly
- Mr Muzaffer Kahveci (Chamber of Surveying and Cadastre Engineers of
Turkey)
- Mr Hoang Kim Quang (Vietnam Association of Geodesy - Cartography -
Remote Sensing, Vietnam)
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints
Muzaffer Kahveci from Chamber of Surveying and Cadastre Engineers of Turkey
and Hoang Kim Quang as tellers for this General Assembly.
Decision:: The motion was adopted.
4. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
The General Assembly was announced as mandated, two
months prior the general Assembly by email and on FIG web site, and the
Agenda for the General Assembly was also published on the web site and by
email to all members.
Motion: That the agenda be adopted.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
5. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE 40th
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Minutes have been circulated previously.
Appendix to item 5:
Minutes of the General
Assembly in Helsinki, Finland, May/June 2017, without appendices.
Motion: That the minutes be adopted as recorded.
Decision: The motion was adopted
6. MEMBERSHIP
6.1 Admittance of new Member Associations
FIG has received one application for membership since the agenda was
distributed and since the 40th General Assembly. This application was
discussed at the FIG Council meeting on 4 May and council decided to bring
this application forward to the General Assembly
6.1.1 General Commission for Survey (GCS), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MA-10133
General Commission for Survey (GCS), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has applied for
association membership. The association was established in 2006. Their total
membership (all categories) is 328 General Commission for Survey (GCS),
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia fulfils the criteria of FIG member association.
Appendix to tem 6.1.1:
Motion: That the General Assembly admits General
Commission for Survey (GCS), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to become a member
association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted, and the membership
certificate was handed over by FIG President.
6.2 Other Member Association Issues
6.2.1 Colegio de Ingenieros Topógrafos de Costa Rica, MA-10019
Colegio de Ingenieros Topógrafos de Costa Rica has unfortunately decided
to resign from FIG. FIG thanks for their membership until the end of 2017.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the update.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
6.3 Expulsion of member associations
Subscriptions of following member associations are more than three years
in arrears:
- Mali: Ordre des Geometres Experts du Mali MA-10117
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). 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 in Istanbul.
Order of Land Surveyors Expert. (O.G.E.F), Algeria, MA-10001
FIG office has received payment from Order of Land Surveyors Expert.
(O.G.E.F), Algeria, MA-10001 and the association will therefore not be
expelled.
The Institute of Surveyors Inc. ISSL, Saint Lucia, MA-100123
FIG office has received payment from the association and The Institute
of Surveyors Inc. ISSL will therefore not be expelled.
After acceptance of new member associations and before expulsions the
number of FIG member associations is 103 from 89 countries.
Motion: That the General Assembly expels:
- Mali: Ordre des Geometres Experts du Mali MA-10117
from the FIG membership because membership fee has not been received.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
6.4 Suspended status 2018
In accordance with its administrative measures, FIG
Council, has deferred to continue for 2018 the issuance of a membership
subscription invoice to the following members and FIG Council deem their
membership to be in suspension:
- 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.
- Ukrainian Society of Geodesy and Cartography
- Licensed Surveyors Association in Palestine
Iranian Professional Society of Surveying Engineers (ISS) has paid their
membership fee and has now returned to normal membership status.
The situation with these associations will be reconsidered by Council
again in 2019.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the members with
suspension status.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
6.5 Other membership issues
6.5.1 Affiliate members
There have been two applications for affiliate membership
since the General Assembly 2017.
-
Danish Geo Data Agency, Denmark – AF-20063
-
Ordnance Survey, United Kingdom – AF-20064
The council has expelled the following affiliate members because of
unpaid membership subscriptions:
- Bahrain: Survey and Land Registration Bureau AF-20056
- Cambodia: Ministry of Land Management, Cambodia AF-20004
- Guatemala: Guatemalan Registry of Cadastral Information AF-20053
- Iraq: General Directorate for Surveying / Baghdad AF-20031
After these changes the number of Affiliate members is 43 from 41
countries.
6.5.2 Corporate members
FIG Council has admitted the following Corporate Member:
FIG Council has expelled the following member due to lack of payment of
membership fee:
- Qatar: Concord Surveying Works Co. CM-30048
- Sri Lanka: JKO Surveyors & Consultants (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka CM-30054
After these changes the number of corporate members is now 27.
6.5.3 Academic members
FIG Council has admitted the following University to become Academic
member since the General Assembly 2017:
- South East European Research Institute on Geo Science, Macedonia
FYROM
The council has expelled the following 11 Academic Members due to lack of
payment:
- Nigeria: University of Lagos AC-40049 §
- Nigeria: Nnamdi Azikiwe University AC-40050
- Russian Federation: Moscow State University of Geodesy and
Cartography AC-40060
- Spain: Escuela Universitaria de Ingeneria Tecnica Topografica
AC-40064
- United Kingdom: University of Nottingham Institute of Engineering
Surveying & Space Geodesy AC-40078
- United Kingdom: University of West England Faculty of Built
Environment AC-40079
- Mexico: Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León AC-40101
- USA: University of Houston, College of Technology AC-40108
- Kazakhstan: East-Kazakhstan State Technica AC-40112
- Kazakhstan: Kazakh National technical University after K. I. Satpaev
AC-40125
- Gabon: Ecole Nationale du Cadastre et des Sciences Geographique
(ENCSG) AC-40132
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, and again in 2018.
The number of Academic Members after these changes is 84 from 50
countries.
6.5.4 Correspondents
The Council has admitted following new correspondents:
- Jean Pierre Habiyaremye, Rwanda The number of correspondent
members is now 4.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the actions that the
Council has taken with other membership matters.
Decision:
7. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
President Chryssy Potsiou has prepared the President’s report on the
activities of the Federation since the General Assembly in Helsinki,
Finland, May/June 2017.
Appendix to item 7:
Motion: That the General Assembly accepts the President’s report.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
8.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIG FOUNDATION 2017-2018
Mr. John Hohol, President of the FIG Foundation has prepared a report on
the FIG Foundation activities from May 2017 to March 2018. He gave a
short oral report to the General Assembly.
Appendix to item 8:
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.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
9. REPORTS FROM THE DIRECTORS OF PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS
2016-2017
9.1. International Office of Cadastre and Land Records
(Office International du Cadastre et du Régime Foncier) OICRF
Dr. Christiaan Lemmen, Director of OICRF has prepared a report on the
OICRF activities since the General Assembly in Christchurch. He gave a
short oral report to the General Assembly.
Appendix to item 9.1:
Report from the
International Office of Cadastre and Land Records (Office International
du Cadastre et du Régime Foncier) OICRF.
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report and records
its thanks to the members of OICRF for their past year’s work and
contribution.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
9.2. International Institution for the History of Surveying
and Measurement, Permanent Institution of FIG
Mr. Jan de Graeve, Director of the IIHSM, Mr John Brock and Mr Jim Smith
have prepared a report on the IIHSM activities since the General Assembly in
Helsinki. Mr John Brock gave a short report to the General Assembly.
Appendix to item 9.2:
Report from the
International Institution for the History of Surveying and Measurement,
Permanent Institution of FIG.
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: The motion was adopted.
10. REPORTS ON FIG TASK FORCES (2015-2018)
FIG has currently two Task Forces.
10.1. Task Force on Real Property Markets
The Task Force assesses the progress of establishing
the real property markets in the countries with economies in transition. The
Task Force is chaired by Pekka Halme, Finnish Association of Geodetic and
Land Surveyors MIL.
Appendix to item 10.1 –
Status Report from the Task
Force
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report from the Task
Force and records its thanks to the Chair of the Task Forces and their
members.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
10.2. Task Force on Corporate Members
The Task Force is established to strengthen the FIG relationship with
corporate members. The Task Force is chaired by John Hohol, National Society
of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) in cooperation with Bryn Fosburgh, Vice
President of Trimble. Vice President of Trimble. Mr John Hohol gave a short
oral report to the General Assembly.
Appendix to item 10.2
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report from
the Task Force and records its thanks to the Chair of the Task Forces and
their members.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
11. REPORT FROM YOUNG SURVEYORS NETWORK
FIG Young Surveyors Network is currently chaired by Ms. Eva-Maria Unger,
Austria. She gave a status report on the activities of Young Surveyors
Network.
Based on the changed election structure reported at the FIG General
Assembly 2017, the Young Surveyors have appointed a new Chair for the term
2019-2020, Ms Melissa Harrington, which has been approved by FIG Council.
Appendix 11: Report from Young Surveyors
(to be added)
Motion: that the General Assembly notes the report and succession
plan and records a thanks to the chair for her term of office 2015-2018, and
a thanks to all the many active Young Surveyors.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
12. REPORTS FROM STANDARDS AND REGIONAL CAPACITY
NETWORKS 2017-18
Each Network Chair has submitted a written report on their Network
activities since the FIG Working Week in Helsinki. Each Network gavea
short report on the Network activities to the General Assembly.
Appendix to item 12: Network reports:
Motion: that the General Assembly notes the reports and records a
thanks to the chairs of the network.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
13. REPORTS FROM FIG COMMISSIONS
Each Commission Chair has submitted a written report on
their Commission activities since the FIG Working Week in Helsinki.
These reports include progress reports of the Commission working groups.
Each Commission held a meeting during the Working Week on Tuesday 8
May, 17:30-18:30. All commissions reported at the General Assembly on their
commission activities. The reports were grouped into three panels and were
followed by questions and comments from the delegates.
Appendix to item 11: Commission reports and handouts:
Areas that were commented by the general assembly were: encouragement of
commission 9 to include the other commissions in the work of the blockchain
technology and use for surveyors; an encouragement to the incoming
commission chair for commission 10 to also have a focus on Africa on BIM,
since BIM is new in Africa but there is a big interest and engagement; and
to encourage work in FIG commission 1 on women in surveying.
Two prizes have been introduced.
Survey Review offers a biennial prize to a peer review paper. There
will be a trial period for 2018 and 2020 In 2018 selection was among the
successfully peer reviewed papers, and the winner was called to the stage by
representative from Survey Review, Richard Grover. Winner was: Kwabena
Asiama (Netherlands), Rohan Bennett (Australia), Jaap Zevenbergen
(Netherlands) and Seth Asiama (Ghana): Land Valuation in Support of
Responsible Land Consolidation on Ghana’s Rural Customary Lands (9214). The
paper was used as
FIG Article of the Month for July 2018
Last year FIG Commission 5 introduced the NavXperience Award that
again in 2018 was given to a selected Commission 5 paper. This year’s winner
was: Wan Anom WAN ARIS, Tajul Ariffin MUSA, Kamaludin MOHD OMAR and Abdullah
Hisam OMAR, Malaysia with the paper: Non-Linear Crustal Deformation Modeling
for Dynamic Reference Frame: A Case Study in Peninsular Malaysia. This paper
was used as
FIG Article of the Month for June 2018
The prize winners were announced at the General Assembly.
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: The motion was adopted.
14. TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR GROUP TO WORK ON FIG
GOVERNANCE
At the General Assembly 2017, as an outcome of the Task Force on
Commission Structure, it was decided that:
Based on the Task Force Recommendations, comments and feedback from
the members, the President established a new group of volunteers among the
members to contribute to the definition of a Terms of Reference for a future
Working Group on a review of the overall FIG Governance.
And that these Terms of Reference will be presented at the General
Assembly 2018 on 6 May.
Vice President Mikael Lilje presented a draft ToR at the General Assembly
for a working group to evaluate the evaluation of the present governance
framework and if needed propose changes that meet the future needs and
expectations. Council has suggested to leave to the incoming Council
to establish this group.
Appendix to item 14:
Motion: that the General Assembly notes the Terms of Reference and
Council action.
Decision: The motion was adopted. During the congress some members
expressed interest in participating in the work.
15.
CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD BANK
Since the 40th General Assembly, FIG has continued to collaborate
with the World Bank and various agencies and structures within the United
Nations.
The main activities in the co-operation with the United Nations and the
World Bank during this period have been:
Participation to FAO and the Voluntary Guidelines, VGGT.
At FIG Working Week 2017 two special sessions, one of them being the FIG
Academic Forum, were organised. The second session was about Land
Consolidation
At the Congress 2018 there will be three sessions in cooperation with FAO:
FIG Academic Forum a special session on Land Consolidation and a session on
VGGT.
Participation to Global Land Tool Network GLTN:
- Lead of Global Land Tool Network Professional Cluster 2016-17,
- Participation in the GLTN International Advisory Board
- STDM workshop in cooperation with FIG Young Surveyors
- Expert Group Meeting on Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration in
Rwanda
- Special sessions in the Congress 2018 technical programme
UN-Habitat/GLTN-Young Surveyors Volunteer Community Surveyor Programme
VCSP.
VCSP is an innovative volunteer program that is a powerful driver for both
social impact and professional development. The VCSP leverages on the
skills, experience, talents and education of young surveyors, matches this
competence with the needs of GLTN, particularly in GLTN’s county level
implementation plans and programs. 13 Young Surveyors from Senegal, Nigeria,
Nepal, New Zealand Uganda, England, Namibia, Australia and Zimbabwe have
successfully been working on GLTN Projects for 2-4 weeks in DR Congo, Kenya,
Nepal, Uganda, Philippines and Zambia.
FIG Publication 52 FIG Publication no 52 The Social Tenure Domain Model -
A Pro-Poor Land Tool on Social Tenure Domain Model. FIG Report, 2010.
http://www.fig.net/pub/figpub/pub52/figpub52.pdf
has now been translated into three laguages:
Arabic:
http://www.fig.net/resources/publications/figpub/pub52/Figpub52_arabic.pdf
French:
https://www.fig.net/resources/publications/figpub/pub52/Figpub52_french.pdf
Japanese:
https://www.fig.net/resources/publications/figpub/pub52/Figpub52_japanese.pdf
Participation to the work of UN-GGIM
- UN-GGIM-Geospatial Societies – Member
(Previously Joint Board of Spatial Information Societies JB-GIS)
- Expert Group on Land Administration
- Associate member of Sub-committee on Geodesy
- Participation at the 5th UNGGIM High Level Forum in Mexico City,
November 2017
- Participation at the Seventh Session of the United Nations Committee
of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management in New York, USA,
August 2017
- Participation at UNGGIM Asia-Pacific sixth plenary meeting, October
2017, Kumamoto, Japan
Participation to the work of the International Committee on Global
Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG)
Participation to UN-OOSA, Co-chairing WG-D
Participation at the World Bank Conference in March 2018.
World Bank and FIG have organised two special sessions at the FIG Congress
2018.
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: The motion was adopted.
16.
LIAISON WITH INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL
ORGANISATIONS
The Joint Board of Spatial Information Societies JB-GIS was formally
established during the FIG Working Week in Cairo in 2005. The name was in
2017 changed to UN-GGIM-Geospatial Societies. The Geospatial Societies meet
annually during the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial
Information Management meetings. The meeting of UN-GGIM-GS in 2017 was held
in August 2017. The Geospatial Societies also met in Prague in August 2017.
FIG has collaborative MoUs with a number of the organizations who are
part of the Geospatial Societies.
FIG has further bilateral agreements of co-operation with several other
international associations like ISM, IFHP, CIB, ION, ICEC, FIABCI, IFHS,
PAIGH and PAQS.
iN December 2017 FIG President signed a renewed
Cooperation Agreement with the
International Real Estate Federation, FIABCI.
FIG is represented in the International Construction Measurement Standard
Coalition by Chair of FIG Commission 10, See Lian Ong who has been appointed
chair of the Standard Setting Committee. FIG is represented in the Trustee
Board by the President.
FIG is represented in International Land Measurement Standard Coalition
by Mr. Maurice Barbieri.
In 2017 FIG Council decided to join the Ethics Standard Committee.
FIG is a member of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and is
working together with ISO and International Valuation Standards Committee
(IVSC) on standards.
CLGE and NSPS initiated the first Global Surveyors day on 21 March 2018,
supported by FIG, and this was launched during the World Bank Conference in
Washington.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the
report on the liaison with other international associations.
Decision: The motion was adopted
17. NEW FIG PUBLICATIONS
Two new FIG publication were presented during the Congress.
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Publication 70:
The Africa Regional Network 2015-2018
|
Publication 71:
FIG Guidance on Professional Competencies for
Quantity Surveyors / Construction Economists / Cost Engineers
(commission 10) |
Motion: That the General Assembly records the publications for
inormation and records its thanks to editors and authors of these
publications.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
18.
FIG ACCOUNTS FOR 2017, AUDITOR’S REPORT AND BUDGETS 2018-2021
Vice President Rudolf Staiger presented the report to the General
Assembly. This report includes the auditors report from 2017, official
accounts (income statement 2017) and balance sheet 31 December 2017, a
summary of 2017 accounts, an updated budget for 2018 and proposals for
budgets 2019-2021 and proposal for membership fees for member associations
in 2020.
Appendix to item 18:
Report on Financial
Issues (including 2017 accounts and budgets 2018-2021)
Annexes:
Motion:
That the General Assembly
- adopts the audited accounts for 2017,
- adopts the Finance Report, and
- adopts budgets for 2018–2021
Decision: The motion was adopted.
19.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2020
The 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. The membership fee structure was changed in 2009. Membership fees
have been discussed as part of the
finance report, appendix to item 17.
The 2017 General Assembly approved membership fees for 2019 as follows:
|
Per capita fee |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee |
2019 |
€ 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. |
25 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
The 2018 subscription fees were kept at the same level as for the years
2012-2018, and General Assembly agreed to increase the fee with 8% for 2019.
Since increase has been made for 2019, Council suggest keeping this same
rate for 2020.
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts following membership fees payable by
member associations in 2020:
|
Per capita fee |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee |
2020 |
€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 per
member up to a maximum of 5,500 members. |
25 members or €50 (whichever is greater)
|
5,500 members (€26,400)
|
Decision: The motion was adopted.
20.
ELECTION OF FIG COMMISSION CHAIRS FOR THE TERM 2019-2022 - PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
The General Assembly decided in 2016 to postpone the election of
Commission Chairs (Elects) until 2018 due to the work that was being done by
the Task Force on Commission structure. Thus, the General Assembly shall
appoint Commission Chairs Elects for the term of office 12 May 2018 until
31.12.2018 and these Chairs Elects will then become Commission Chairs for
the term of office 2019-2022.
Member associations have made following nominations for the open posts
during the nomination period:
- Commission 1: Winnie Shiu, CSSMG, China
- Commission 3: Hartmut Müller, DVW, Germany
- Commission 5: Daniel Roman, NSPS, USA
- Commission 6: Maria João Henriques, OE-CEG, Portugal
- Commission 7: Daniel Paez, Colombian Society for Surveyors, Colombia
- Commission 8: Marije Louwsma, GIN, the Netherlands
- Commission 9: Ben Elder, RICS, UK
- Commission 10: Alan Muse, RICS, UK
One application was received late and therefore unfortunately rejected.
As there were no nominations for Commission 2 and Commission 4 Council
has discussed about the situation and has decided according to the FIG
Statutes that the positions will be appointed by Council.
The profile templates of each candidate and their presentation hand-outs are attached to
the minutes. In the first session of the General Assembly each candidate was
given equal time (not more than 5 minutes) to introduce her/him and make a
presentation focusing on his/her ideas and goals for developing the FIG
agenda within the commission. Handouts of the presentations are attached to
these minutes.
The elections will take place at the second session of the General
Assembly by blind votes in on Friday 11 May 2018.
Appendix to item 20 and 27: Profiles of the candidates for FIG
Commission Chairs 1.1.2019-31.12.2022
- Commission 1: Winnie Shiu, CSSMG, China -
nomination form -
support letter
Hand-outs of presentation
- Commission 2:
David Mitchell,
SSSI, Australia (suggested by FIG Council) -
nomination form
- Commission 3: Hartmut Müller, DVW, Germany -
nomination form
Hand-outs of presentation
- Commission 4: vacant
- Commission 5: Daniel Roman, NSPS, USA -
nomination form -
support letter
Hand-outs of presentation
- Commission 6: Maria João Henriques, OE-CEG, Portugal -
nomination form -
support letter
Hand-outs of presentation
- Commission 7: Daniel Paez, Colombian Society for Surveyors, Colombia
- nomination form
Hand-outs of presentation
- Commission 8: Marije Louwsma, GIN, the Netherlands -
nomination form -
support letter
Hand-outs of presentation
- Commission 9: Ben Elder, RICS, UK -
nomination form
- support letter
Hand-outs of presentation
- Commission 10: Alan Muse, RICS, UK -
nomination form p.1
- nomination form p.2
Video presentation
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the presentations and
decides to make the election at the second session of the General Assembly
on the 11 of May.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
21.
ELECTION OF TWO FIG VICE PRESIDENTS FOR THE TERM 2019-2022 - PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
FIG Council has received three nominations for the two posts of FIG Vice
President:
- Diane Dumashie, RICS, UK
- Alojz Kopacik, Chamber of Surveyors and Cartographers, Slovakia
- Jixian Zhang, CSSMG, China
The profile templates of each candidate were attached to theagenda. In
the first session of the General Assembly each candidate was given equal
time (not more than 6 minutes) to introduce her/him and
make a presentation focussing on his/her ideas and goals for developing the
FIG agenda to the General Assembly. Hand-outs of the
presentations are attached to the minutes.
The elections will take place at the second session of the General
Assembly by blind votes in on Friday 11 May. The elections will take place
one position at a time. If there will be no absolute majority in the first
voting, second vote will be organised between those two candidates that have
most votes.
Appendix to item 21 and 28: Profiles of the candidates for FIG
Vice President 1.1.2019-31.12.2022:
- Diane Dumashie nomination form,
RICS, UK -
letter of support
Hand-outs of presentation
- Alojz Kopacik
nomination form, Chamber of Surveyors and Cartographers, Slovakia -
letter
of support
Hand-outs of presentation
- Jixian
Zhang nomination form, CSSMG, China -
consent to nomination -
letter of
support
Hand-outs of presentation
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the presentations and
decides to make the election at the second session of the General Assembly
on the 11 of May.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
22.
ELECTION OF FIG PRESIDENT FOR THE TERM 2019-2022 - PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
The Council has received two nominations for the post of FIG President:
- Brian Coutts, NZIS, New Zealand
- Rudolf Staiger, DVW, Germany
In the first session of the General Assembly the candidates were given
time (not more than 10 minutes) to introduce themselves and make a
presentation focusing on their ideas, goals and agenda for furthering FIG’s
objects and global stature.
The election will take place at the second session of the General
Assembly by blind votes on Friday 11 May 2018.
Appendix to item 22 and 29: Nomination templates of candidate to
FIG President 1.1.2019-31.12.2022:
- Brian
Coutts nomintation form, NZIS, New Zealand -
letter of support
Hand-outs of presentation
- Rudolf
Staiger nomination form, DVW, Germany -
letter of support
Hand-outs of presentation
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the presentations and
decides to make the election at the second session of the General Assembly
on the 11 of May.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
23.
DECISION OF THE VENUE FOR FIG
CONGRESS 2022 – PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
The FIG Congresses are organised by FIG together with a local member
association. FIG will together with the local member association have full
responsibility of the arrangements and of the financial result. This offers
FIG better opportunities in terms of organising events and generating
revenue. Therefore the Council has to ensure that all candidates are aware
of the role of FIG and split of responsibilities for organising the Congress. This General Assembly will decide on the host for the
FIG Congress 2022.
The FIG Council has received two bids to host the FIG Congress 2022,
and FIG Council thanks all bidding member associations for their special
engagement and contribution to FIG.
The Council has prepared a desktop summary on the bids. In the summary
report the following considerations, as laid out in the invitation
documentation, are described for comparison:
- Rotation of the conferences (region);
- Country (hosting of earlier FIG events, experience);
- Member association (its activeness, commitment to FIG and the
Working Week, execution ability for local association);
- Supporting organisations (local support to the Working Week,
governmental support, financial support, general support);
- Host city (characteristics and interest from congress programme
point of view, host city attractiveness, host city offerings);
- Venue (price/affordability, location of venue, internet availability
suitability of rooms, size of venue, structure and layout of the venue,
catering, value for money, hotels nearby facilities for exhibition);
- Accessibility (flight connections, several access possibilities,
security, visa issues, air fare to destination);
- Safety and security (political stability, airport safety, city
safety, political stability in the country - rating must be 3 or
higher);
- Proposed dates (must meet FIG requirements, Following FIG statutes,
practical dates, availability of venue, other conferences at the same
time)
- Technical programme (coverage of all FIG Commissions, potential
partners, originality, special ideas);
- Technical tours (coverage of all FIG Commissions, originality, ideas
proposed);
- Social programme (attractiveness and variety, proposals for dinners,
attractiveness of offered dinners, proposals for tours, is the programme
following the overall FIG concept);
- Attendance (expectation of international, regional and local
attendance, realistic number of international and national
participants);
- Finances (estimate of surplus and financial risks, realistic fees
proposed, fees in an acceptable price range, difference between
international and national fees, realistic budget, estimated revenue);
- Sponsorship (estimate sponsorship and exhibition income, proposed
income, how realistic is proposed income, local sponsor offerings,
sponsor interest to conference);
- Why host (reason for hosting);
- Objectives and outcomes (thought through why conference should be
held at destination, difference to other destinations, short term
outcome, long term outcome);
- Suggested theme (thought of possible theme that fits to
local/regional situation);
- Events organised in the past three years (how experienced is the
host in organising events)
- Major events planned in the proposed city (many events might
affect the price level):
- Initiatives for sustainable conference environment (is host city,
venue and local host paying attention to environmental issues);
- New initiatives or activities (originality – but within the overall
FIG concept)
- What legacy to leave locally from the Working Week (with host,
hosting city, for the surveying community)
The summary report will not give a recommendation or a preference to any
candidate but it will provide useful information on each items listed above
and summarise the pros and cons of each candidate to assist the member
association in making their decision. The General Assembly must note that,
especially in these past years, the issue of security and financial
viability has come to the fore. The purpose of the evaluation process is to
maintain the continued viability, high standard and quality of the FIG
Congrfess.
The Council has considered the bids and has decided to present the
submitted bids to the General Assembly for its decision:
- Cape Town, South Africa, The South African Geomatics Institute
(SAGI)
- Orlando, Florida, USA, National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)
The General Assembly is recommended to read the summaries and the bids
carefully.
Appendix to item 23 and 30:
Summary Report on the Bids for FIG Congress 2022
Bidding documents for FIG Working Week
2021 :
- Cape Town, South Africa, The South African Geomatics Institute
(SAGI)
video presentation
- Orlando, Florida, USA, National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)
hand-outs of presentation -
video
At the session each candidate was given the same time (not more than
10 minutes) to make a presentation of their proposal and
framework of the Working Week and their bid.
Decision on the venue of FIG Congress 2022 will be made at the second
session of the General Assembly on 11 May. The voting will be made by blind
votes.
Motion: TThat the General Assembly notes the submission, the
summary report and the presentations, makes its careful consideration and
decision during the second session of the General Assembly on 11 May.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
Friday 11 May 2018
Friday, 11 May, 08:30-10:30
Room BEYLERBEYİ 1-2 ,
Istanbul Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Presidents’ Meeting (by invitation only)
24. FIG PRESIDENT'S MEETING
A total of 88 delegates attended this Presidents’ Meeting. At the meeting challenges facing the member associations and
relations between member associations and FIG were discussed as well as
experiences from the FIG Congress 2018. A separate memorandum of this
meeting is circulated to the member associations.
Friday, 11 May, 11:00–12:30 and 13:30-15:00
Room ÜSKÜDAR ICC, Istanbul Turkey
General Assembly, Second
Session and Closing Ceremony
25. ROLL CALL
Vice President Rudolf Staiger took the roll call. The roll call was done
for member associations only.
It was noted that only member associations that have paid all their
membership fees to the end of 2017 were allowed to vote at the meeting. A
list of member associations that were not allowed to vote was published and
posted on the FIG web site 16 April 2018. Some associations have after this
date settled their arrears.
At the second General Assembly 73 member associations out of 105 were
present representing 91 votes. Together with observers around 400 persons
participated in the General Assembly.
Appendix to items 2 & 25:
Roll Call including information
about number of votes for member associations and members that are not
allowed to vote at the General Assembly because of unpaid membership fees
for 2016 and earlier.
At the first General Assembly the following two representatives
were appointed as tellers:
Tellers: The tellers will represent the member association hosting the
current General Assembly (MIL/MAKLI, Finland) Martti Pietikainen and
the host of the proceeding following General Assembly (Chamber of Surveying
and Cadastre Engineers of Turkey) Muzaffer Kahveci.
Motion: Those members present are recorded in the minutes.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
26. MEMBERSHIP
During the Congress, the Council has received one application for member
association membership and has decided to bring it to the General Assembly.
26.1 Afghan Surveyors Association (ASA),
Afghanistan
FIG Council has received an application for membership from Afghan
Surveyors Association (ASA), Afghanistan. This application was discussed at
the FIG Council meeting during FIG Congress 2018 and council decided to
bring this application forward to the General Assembly. The association was
established 2 April 2018. Their total membership (all categories) is 185.
Afghan Surveyors fulfils the criteria of FIG member association.
Appendix to item 6.1.1:
Motion: That the General Assembly admits Afghan Surveyors
Association, ASA, Afghanistan to become a member association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted, and the Afghan Surveyors
Association received their membership certificate by the President.
26.2 Other membership matters
Association Professional Surveyors of Liberia was expelled at the General
Assembly 2017. Liberia has now paid their remaining arrears and are
therefore reinstalled as member.
FIG has received the following application for Affiliate membership:
- Survey of India (AF-)
- Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SURCON) (AF-)
FIG has received the following application for Academic membership:
- National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of
Ukraine
The number of member associations after expulsions and admittance
of new members is 105 from 91 countries.
The number of affiliate members is after the updates 45 from 43
countries.
The number of Academic members is after the update 86 from 52 countries.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the updates
Decision: The motion was adopted.
27. ELECTION OF COMMISSION CHAIRS
According to the FIG Statutes and Internal Rules the General Assembly
shall elect Commission Chairs Elects. These Chairs Elect will then become
Chairs of the Commissions for the next term of office, 2019-2022. Thus the
General Assembly shall appoint at this meeting Commission Chairs for the
term of office 1.1.2019-31.12.2022. Their respective nominating member
associations have reconfirmed all nominated Chairs 2019-2022.
The decision for the candidates for Commission 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and
10 took place by blind votes in one voting sheet following the FIG statutes
and internal rules with the possibility to vote yes, no or blank.
- Commission 1: Winnie Shiu, CSSMG, China - 84 votes
- Commission 3: Hartmut Müller, DVW, Germany - 82 votes
- Commission 5: Daniel Roman, NSPS, USA - 82 votes
- Commission 6: Maria João Henriques, OE-CEG, Portugal - 82 votes
- Commission 7: Daniel Paez, Colombian Society for Surveyors, Colombia
- 85 votes
- Commission 8: Marije Louwsma, GIN, the Netherlands - 80 votes
- Commission 9: Ben Elder, RICS, UK - 81 votes
- Commission 10: Alan Muse, RICS, UK - 81 votes
For Commission 2 council has consulted the commission and SSSI, and has
appointed David Mitchell, SSSI, Australia.
For Commission 4 Council proposed to the General Assembly that Council in
consultation with the commission finds a suitable candidate during the
following months.
Appendix to item 20 and 27: Profiles of the candidates for FIG
Commission Chairs 1.1.2019-31.12.2022
- Commission 1: Winnie Shiu, CSSMG, China -
nomination form -
support letter
Hand-outs of presentation
- Commission 2:
David Mitchell,
SSSI, Australia (suggested by FIG Council) -
nomination form
- Commission 3: Hartmut Müller, DVW, Germany -
nomination form
Hand-outs of presentation
- Commission 4: vacant
- Commission 5: Daniel Roman, NSPS, USA -
nomination form -
support letter
Hand-outs of presentation
- Commission 6: Maria João Henriques, OE-CEG, Portugal -
nomination form -
support letter
Hand-outs of presentation
- Commission 7: Daniel Paez, Colombian Society for Surveyors, Colombia
- nomination form
Hand-outs of presentation
- Commission 8: Marije Louwsma, GIN, the Netherlands -
nomination form -
support letter
Hand-outs of presentation
- Commission 9: Ben Elder, RICS, UK -
nomination form
- support letter
Hand-outs of presentation
- Commission 10: Alan Muse, RICS, UK -
nomination form p.1
- nomination form p.2
Video presentation
Motion:That the General Assembly:
- elects the Chairs Elects to commissions 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10 as described above,
- notes the appointment of the Chairs Elects to commission 2 and
4,
- appoints the Chairs Elects for Chairs for the term 2019-2022.
Decision: The motion was adopted. The General Assembly also noted
the council appointment of the Chair Elect for commission 2, David Mitchell,
and the fact that Council will appoint a Chair Elect for commission 4 in the
coming months.
28. ELECTION OF TWO VICE PRESIDENTS FOR 2019-2022
The General Assembly has heard presentation of the three candidates for
the two positions for FIG Vice President 2019-2022 at the first session. The
election took place between:
- Diane Dumashie, RICS, UK
- Alojz Kopacik, Chamber of Surveyors and Cartographers, Slovakia
- Jixian Zhang, CSSMG, China
The elections took place by blind votes following the FIG statutes and
internal rules. The elections were done one position at a time.
Appendix to item 21 and 28: Profiles of the candidates for FIG
Vice President 1.1.2019-31.12.2022:
- Diane Dumashie nomination form,
RICS, UK -
letter of support
Hand-outs of presentation
- Alojz Kopacik
nomination form, Chamber of Surveyors and Cartographers, Slovakia -
letter
of support
Hand-outs of presentation
- Jixian
Zhang nomination form, CSSMG, China -
consent to nomination -
letter of
support
Hand-outs of presentation
Motion: That the General Assembly elects two Vice Presidents for
the term 1.1.2019-31.12.2022.
Decision: In the first round Diane Dumashie got 55 votes, Alojz
Kopacik 12 votes and Jixian Zhang 22 votes out of a total of 91 votes (there
were 2 invalid votes). Because Diane Dumashie got absolute majority in the
first round she was elected.
After the election of the first candidate there remain two candidates for
the second position, and in this election Alojz got 33 votes and Jixian
Zhang got 58 votes.
The general Assembly elected Ms Diane Dumashie and Mr Jixian Zhang as
Vice presidents for the term 2019-2022 after they got the majority of the
votes in the elections. FIG President Potsiou thanked all three candidates
and their member associations for their contributions and willingness to
serve FIG.
29. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT FOR 2019-2022
The General Assembly have heard presentation of the two candidates for the
FIG President 2019-2022 at the first session. The election will take place
between
- Brian Coutts, NZIS, New Zealand
- Rudolf Staiger, DVW, Germany
The election took place by blind votes following the FIG statutes and
internal rules.
Appendix to item 22 and 29: Nomination templates of candidate to
FIG President 1.1.2019-31.12.2022:
- Brian
Coutts nomintation form, NZIS, New Zealand -
letter of support
Hand-outs of presentation
- Rudolf
Staiger nomination form, DVW, Germany -
letter of support
Hand-outs of presentation
Motion: That the General Assembly elects the President for FIG for
term of office 1.1.2019-31.12.2022.
Decision: In the voting, Mr. Brian Coutts got 23 votes and Mr. Rudolf
Staiger 68 votes. The General Assembly elected Mr Rudolf Staiger as
President for the term 2019-2022. The President thanked Brian Coutts and
NZIS for the nomination and for their willingness to contribute to and serve
FIG.
30. DECISION ON THE VENUE FOR FIG CONGRESS 2022
Candidates for FIG Congress 2022 have made their presentations in the
first session of the General Assembly and FIG Council has presented its
evaluation. The decision will be made between:
- Cape Town, South Africa, The South African Geomatics Institute
(SAGI)
video presentation
- Orlando, Florida, USA, National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)
hand-outs of presentation -
video
The decision took place by blind votes following the FIG statutes
and internal rules.
Motion: That the General Assembly decides the host and venue for
FIG Congress 2022.
Decision: In the election Cape Town got 52 votes and Orlando 39
votes.The General Assembly decided that the FIG Congress 2022 will be hosted
jointly by The South African Geomatics Institute (SAGI) and FIG and will
take place in Cape Town, South Africa.
31. REPORTS FROM ASSOCIATION, AFFILIATE, ACADEMIC,
REGIONAL BODIES AND CORPORATE MEMBERS FORUM (IF ANY)
During the Congress the following forums and meetings were held: Member
Association Forum, the Director General’s/Affiliate Members Forum, Academic
Members Forum, Regional Bodies Forum and Corporate Members Meeting. There
were reports back from the Regional Bodies forum and Corporate Member Forum.
Appendix to item 31 - Report from
Motion: Than the General Assembly records the report(s)
Decision: The motion was adopted.
32. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS
FIG Commissions had their annual meetings, administrative meetings and
technical sessions during the Congress. They reported back to the General
Assembly on their activities during the Congress.
Appendix to item 32 -
Hand-outs - report from Commissions
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report(s).
Decision: The motion was adopted.
33. REPORTS FROM NETWORKS, TASK FORCES, PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS, FIG FOUNDATION AND OTHER WORKING WEEK ACTIVITIES (IF ANY)
Networks, Task Forces, Permanent Institutions, FIG Foundation and others
held meetings and technical sessions in Istanbul. There were reports from:
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report(s).
Decision: The motion was adopted.
34. OTHER ISSUES
There were no further issues raised for discussion.
Motion: That the discussion will be recorded and the Council will
consider action that will be required.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
35. REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2021 IN ACCRA, GHANA
Representatives from the Local Organising Committee from Licensed Surveyors Association of Ghana and Ghana Institution of Surveyors
gave a presentation on preparations of FIG Working
Week 2021.
Appendix to item 35:
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
36. REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2020 IN AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Co-conference director Paula Dijkstra from the Local Organising Committee from Geo-Information
Netherlands, GIN gave a presentation on preparations of FIG Working
Week 2020.
Appendix to item 36:
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report.
Decision: The motion was adopted
37. REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2019 IN HANOI, VIETNAM
Co-conference Director Trinh Anh Co from the Local Organising Committee from the Vietnam
Association of Geodesy - Cartography - Remote Sensing gave a
presentation on preparations of FIG Working Week 2019.
Appendix to item 37:
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report
Decision: The motion was adopted.
38. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION
CLOSING CEREMONY
FIG President Potsiou thanked FIG members and participants of the General
Assembly. President Potsiou presented at the closing ceremony certificates
of appreciation to the members of the local organising committee of the XLI
FIG General Assembly and the FIG Congress. Special thanks were recorded the
local host the Chamber of Surveying and Cadastre Engineers of Turkey and
their past and current Presidents, Ertugrul Candas and Orhan Kasap, as well
as to the local organising committee members Muhittin Ipek and Mizaffer
Kahveci and to the Co-cngress director Orhan Ercan. There was also a special
thanks to the Government representatives and Municipalities that were
involved in the planning and executing of the successful congress. At the
closing ceremony the FIG banner was handed over by Mr Orhan Ercan,
Co-Conference Director of the Congress 2018 to Mr. Trinh Anh Co,
Co-Conference Director of FIG Working Week 2019. The FIG Working Week 2019
and 42nd General Assembly will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, 22-26 April 2019.
President Chryssy Potsiou presented her closing address that summarises
the findings and the main outcomes of the FIG Congress 2018. The President
formally closed the 41st General Assembly of FIG Congress 2018 with the FIG
Fanfare.
Data supplied by the FIG Office.
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that this data
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be emailed to the FIG Office.
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