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Social events for the FIG Council, FIG Commission officers, invited
guests and the organising committee |
Aziz Hilali, President of ONIGT and Prof. Holger Magel,
President of FIG together with Muhamad Alrajhi from Saudi
Arabia at the pre-conference dinner in Amanjena Hotel. |
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The local organising committee and the FIG Council had a planning
evening and dinner in a private villa outside Marrakech on Sunday
evening. |
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The social programme included both Arabic and African music... |
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... as well as Moroccan delicates which the organising committee are
here tasting advised by El-Mekki Abouelala, Chair of the
hospitality committee and Congress Director Ahmed Boukri. |
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Gerhard Muggenhuber, Chair of FIG Commission 3 rehearsing
African
dancing ... |
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... while the others are already professionals.
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Traditional Commission officers dinner in the Medina of Marrakech. |
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Welcome reception at the Sheraton Marrakech |
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After the opening ceremony participants were welcome to the Welcome
reception at the lobby of Sheraton by local musicians. |
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The participants enjoyed the reception - here in the middle Mr.
Sarkis Fadous, President of the Arab Union of Surveyors and
Ahmed Benaissa, President of the Ordre de Géomètres-Experts
Fonciers from Algeria, a new member association of FIG. |
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Following the local tradition the conference was opened by cutting a
cake... |
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... to which all VIP guests participated. |
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Some participants enjoying the conference after the reception and
waiting for Colin Powell, US Secretary of State, who stayed at the
same hotel during his visit to Morocco. |
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Moroccan evening |
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Music and torches welcomed the delegates already in the alleys of
Marrakech medina to the Moroccan evening. |
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... while inside they were welcomed by President Hilali, President
Magel and Congress Director Boukri. |
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President Magel washing his hands in traditional Moroccan way. |
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FIG Council members T.N. Wong and Andreas Drees together
with Congress Director Thomas Gollwitzer and Muftah Unis
from Libya. |
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FIG Council members and representatives of Commission 1... |
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... and Commission 2 in serious discussions. |
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... without some traditional dancing the evening cannot be finished. |
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El-Mekki Abouelala together with Sarkis Fadous after successful
dinner. |
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Gala dinner |
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All 160 participants to the gala dinner arrived in horse carriages -
here FIG Vice Presidents Bettina Petzold and Ralf Schroth. |
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Celebrations after successful conference.
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