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Minutes
33rd General Assembly
11 and 16 April 2010 in
Sydney, Australia
FIG 33rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MINUTES
of the meetings to be held in Parkside Ballroom
at the Sydney Convention and Exhibitor Centre, Sydney, Australia
on the 11th and 16th of April 2010
Introduction
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List of Minutes Items
Sunday, 11 April, 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-15:00
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OPENING PROCEEDINGS
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ROLL CALL
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APPOINTMENT OF TELLERS
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ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
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ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE 32nd GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
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MEMBERSHIP
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FIG MEMBERS’ DATABASE
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
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HONORARY MEMBERS
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REPORTS FROM FIG COMMISSIONS AND NETWORKS
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REPORTS FROM THE DIRECTORS OF PERMANENT
INSTITUTIONS
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REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIG FOUNDATION
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REPORTS OF TASK FORCES
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CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE
WORLD BANK
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LIAISON WITH INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL
ORGANISATIONS
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FIG CONFERENCES 2009
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FIG OFFICE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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FIG ACCOUNTS FOR 2009 AND AUDITOR’S REPORT AND
BUDGET FOR 2010, 2011 AND 2012
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2012
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ELECTION OF FIG PRESIDENT 2011-2014
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ELECTION OF FIG VICE PRESIDENTS 2011-2014
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SELECTION OF VENUE OF FIG CONGRESS 2014
Friday, 16 April, 8:30-10:30 – Presidents’ Meeting (by
invitation only)
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PRESIDENTS’ MEETING
Friday, 16 April, 11:00–14:00
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ROLL CALL
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MEMBERSHIP
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ELECTION OF FIG PRESIDENT 2011-2014
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ELECTION OF FIG VICE PRESIDENTS 2011-2014
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REPORT FROM ACCO
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APPOINTMENT OF FIG COMMISSION CHAIRS 2011-2014
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CO-OPERATION WITH THE FIG CORPORATE MEMBERS
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DECISION ON THE VENUE OF THE FIG CONGRESS 2014
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FIG SYDNEY DECLARATION
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OTHER ISSUES
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REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2011 IN
MARRAKECH, MOROCCO, 18-22 MAY 2011
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REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2012 IN ROME,
ITALY, 6-11 MAY 2012
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CLOSING AND PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF
APPRECIATION
CLOSING CEREMONY
MINUTES
First Session, Sunday, 11 April, 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-15:00
Parkside Ballroom, SCEC, Sydney, Australia
1. OPENING PROCEEDINGS
President Stig Enemark opened the 33rd General Assembly and welcomed
the members and delegates to Sydney, Australia.
The President mentioned that he was aware of some members have had some
problems in communication with the organisers and also problems of getting visa.
But he was happy to see the General Assembly so well represented and to notice
that the congress had attracted more than 2,000 participants from more than 100
countries – the biggest FIG congress ever.
Noted that several greetings and apologies were received from member
associations, other members, Honorary Presidents Dr. Juha Talvitie, Prof.
Peter Dale and Prof. Holger Magel and several Honorary
Members who were no able to attend the General Assembly this time. The President
welcomed especially Honorary Presidents Earl James and Robert W.
Foster to the General Assembly as well as members of the Australian Bureau
(1991-1995).
2. ROLL CALL
Vice President Matt Higgins took the roll call. The roll call was made
only for member associations and affiliate members. Delegates representing
academic members, corporate members and correspondents as well as honorary
presidents and honorary members were entered in the records based on their
registrations and information to the FIG Office.
Recorded that based on the decision of the General Assembly in 2006
only those member associations that had paid all their membership fees to the
end of 2009 are allowed to vote at the meeting. A list of member associations
that are not allowed to vote was published on the FIG web site 15 March 2010 and
updated 10 and 15 April 2010.
Appendix to items 2 & 24:
Roll Call (146 kB)
Appendix to items 2 & 24:
List of member
associations that are not allowed to vote at the General Assembly because of
unpaid membership fees for 2009 and earlier (80 kB)
54 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 present members are recorded in the minutes.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
3. APPOINTMENT OF TELLERS
The General Assembly shall appoint two persons as tellers following the
principle adopted at the 22nd General Assembly so that the tellers will
represent member associations hosting the preceding (the Association of Licensed
Surveyors in Israel, ALSI) and the current General Assembly (the Surveying and
Spatial Sciences Institute, SSSI).
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints Dr. Haim Srebro from
ALSI and Mr. Craig Sandy from SSSI as a teller for the two sessions of
the General Assembly.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
4. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Motion: That the agenda be adopted with addition to add new item
33. Other Issues. Any members willing to include an item under this
issue were invited to contact the President before the second session of the
General Assembly.
Appendix to item 4: Final
agenda (220 kB)
Decision: The motion was adopted.
5. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE 32nd
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Minutes have been circulated previously.
Appendix to item 5: Minutes of the
General Assembly in Eilat, Israel, May 2009
Minutes of the General Assembly in
Eilat, Israel, May 2009, without appendices, pdf-format. (168 kB)
Motion: That the minutes be adopted as recorded.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
6. MEMBERSHIP
6.1 Acceptance of new members
6.1.1 Cyprus Association of Valuers and Property Consultants
The Cyprus Association of Valuers and Property Consultants have submitted an
application to become the second member association of FIG from Cyprus. The
association has been constituted in 2007 after the previous association that
included valuers and quantity surveyors was divided into two separate
associations. The valuers association has currently 83 members. The current
member association the Cyprus Association of Rural and Surveying Engineers has
been contacted on the application and they have not opposed the application. The
application meets the criteria for membership in FIG as a member association.
The Council has considered the application and believes that the association
meets criteria for membership of FIG as a member association.
Appendix to item 6.1.1:
Membership application from the Cyprus Association of Valuers and Property
Consultant (109 kB)
Motion: That the General Assembly admits the Cyprus Association of
Valuers and Property Consultants to become a member association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted and the FIG President gave Mr.
Varnavas Pashoulis, President of the Cyprus Association of Valuers and
Property Consultants the membership certificate.
6.1.2 The Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
The Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has submitted an application to
become a member association of FIG from Nepal. The association has been
constituted in May 2008. It members include licensed surveyors and the number of
members is at the moment 27 qualified and 37 qualifying members. Nepal has
earlier been a member of FIG but the former association is not active any
longer. The application meets the criteria for membership in FIG as a member
association. The Council has considered the application and believes that the
association meets criteria for membership of FIG as a member association.
Appendix to item 6.1.2:
Membership application from The Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (19
kB).
Motion: That the General Assembly admits The Nepal Institution of
Chartered Surveyors to become a member association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted and the FIG President gave Mr.
Buddhi Shestra, President of The Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
the membership certificate.
6.1.3 Geodetic Association of Herceg-Bosnia
The Geodetic Association of Herceg-Bosnia has submitted an application to
become a member association of FIG from Bosnia-Herzegovina. The association has
been constituted in 1995. The association in total 70 qualified members. The
application meets the criteria for membership in FIG as a member association.
The Council has considered the application and believes that the association
meets criteria for membership of FIG as a member association.
Appendix to item 6.1.3:
Membership application from the Geodetic Association of Herceg-Bosnia (9 kB)
Motion: That the General Assembly admits the Geodetic Association of
Herceg-Bosnia to become a member association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted. The membership certificate was given
to the representative of the Geodetic Association of Herceg-Bosnia Prof.
Zeljko Obradovic at the second session of the General Assembly.
6.2 Other member association issues
Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute, SSSI, Australia
The Institute of Surveyors Australia, ISA has merged with the Spatial
Sciences Institute at the end of June and submitted FIG a letter requesting to
move the membership from ISA to the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute,
SSSI. The Council has considered the application and has agreed to move the
membership of ISA to SSSI representing Australia in FIG.
Motion: That the Council records the decision of the Council to move
the Australian membership in FIG from ISA to SSSI.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
Ordre des Géomètres du Togo
The FIG Council has restored the membership of the Ordre des Géomètres du
Togo because the association has taken care of all its responsibilities and
should have not been expelled in 2007.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the Council decision.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
Danish Association of Chartered Surveyors, DdL, Denmark
The Danish Association of Chartered Surveyors, DdL has been a great supporter
of FIG since the FIG Office was established in Copenhagen 1999. This has
included lot of in kind support and offering the FIG office space free of
charge. Now after ten years it is the right time for FIG to take full
responsibility of the office also by starting to pay rent for the office. This
has been informed earlier and is included in the FIG budget. Based on the long
term support from DdL to FIG the FIG Council has decided to recognise DdL at the
General Assembly with a certificate of appreciation. The Council is grateful
that the support from DdL to FIG will continue also in the future.
Motion: That the General Assembly recognises the DdL for its
continuous support to FIG by a certificate of appreciation and by listing DdL
under other sponsorship in Corporate Membership list.
Decision: The motion was adopted. The FIG President presented a
certificate of appreciation to Mr. Henning Elmstrom, President of the
Danish Association of Chartered Surveyors.
6.3 Expulsion of member associations
Subscriptions of following member associations are more than three years in
arrears:
- Syndicat National des Géomètres (SYNAGETAB), Benin
- Botswana Surveying and Mapping Association, Botswana
- Colegio de Ingenieros Topógrafos A. C., Mexico
The General Assembly has powers 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 a letter 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 these member associations in Sydney.
After acceptance of new member associations and expulsions the number of FIG
member associations is 100.
Motion: That the General Assembly expels the
- Syndicat National des Géomètres (SYNAGETAB), Benin
- Botswana Surveying and Mapping Association, Botswana
- Colegio de Ingenieros Topógrafos A. C., Mexico
from the FIG membership if their membership fees still are in arrears 11
April 2010.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
6.4 Other membership issues
Affiliate members
The FIG Council has accepted following new affiliate members to FIG after the
latest General Assembly in 2009:
- Afghan Land Consulting Organization, ALCO, Afghanistan
- Italian Society of Photogrammetry and Topography, SIFET, Italy
- Swiss Federal Office of Topography, Swisstopo, Switzerland
- National Cartographic Center, Iran
- Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS), Afghanistan (2nd
affiliate member from Afghanistan)
- Cadastral Survey Bureau of Land Management, Dept. of the Interior (BLM),
USA
- State Geodetic Administration of Republic of Croatia (DGU), Croatia
The Agency for Land Management, Geodesy and Cartography from Tajikistan has
terminated its membership in FIG.
After this change the number of affiliate members is 34.
Corporate members
The Council has admitted the following companies to become a Corporate Member
of FIG after the General Assembly in 2009:
- Geotrilho Topografia Engenharia e Projecto lda, Portugal, Level E (basic
level)
- Geoweb S.p.A., Italy, category C (silver level)
- Coordinates Magazine, India, category F (regional level)
MENSI S.A, Schonstedt Instrument Company, GIS Development, Hansa Luftbild and
REIDIN.com have withdrawn their membership from FIG.
After these changes the number of corporate members is now 35.
Academic members
The Council has admitted the following universities and institutions to
become an academic member:
- The National Research Institute of Astronomy & Geophysics, Geodynamics
Department, Egypt
- The College of Estate Management, United Kingdom
- Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
- College of Technology, University of Houston, USA
- Center for Soil Protection and Land Use Policy (Zentrum für Bodenschutz
und Flächenhaushaltspolitik am Umwelt), (ZBF-UCB), Germany
- School of Rural Estate and Planning, Reading University, United Kingdom.
The number of Academic Members after these changes is 89.
Correspondents
The Council has admitted following new correspondents:
- Habtemicael Weldegiorgis, Director General, Cadastral Office,
Ministry of Land, Water and Environment (MLWE), Eritrea
- Melkamu Belachew Moges, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
- Jose Espejo Vasquez, Geodetic Surveyor, Peru (with aim to create
Peruvian Congress on Geodesy, Surveying and Geomatic)
The membership has been limited to the end of 2010 with condition that their
membership will only be continued if there is progress in forming professional
association in their country. During this period the correspondents are expected
to work for getting their country to join FIG at a higher membership level.
Number of correspondents is currently 18.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the actions that the Council
has taken with other membership matters.
Decision: The motion was adopted. Membership certificates were
presented to representatives of the Italian Society of Photogrammetry and
Topography, SIFET, Italy; the Swiss Federal Office of Topography, Swisstopo,
Switzerland; Cadastral Survey Bureau of Land Management, Dept. of the Interior
(BLM), USA; and The College of Estate Management, United Kingdom.
7. FIG MEMBERS’ DATABASE
At previous congresses member associations have been requested to prepare
national reports on their activities for the congress proceedings. The Council
has considered this concept and decided instead study options to build a FIG
members´ database. The idea is to establish a short description of the
profession for the members association within each country. The kind of template
should include both a section on statistics and a section describing the
profession in terms of the 10 commissions of FIG. The statistical section should
include information such as: area and population of the country; number of
surveyors in the country and number of surveyors belonging to the member
association; and indications whether the association has adopted a code of
ethics and professional conduct, a CPD program, and a mutual recognition
program.
The purpose of the Members’ database is that it would then be easy to get a
quick overview of the profile of the surveying profession in each member country
whenever needed for whatever purpose.
The Council has prepared an example case study (concept model) from Denmark
that the President presented at the General Assembly. If the General Assembly is
supportive to the concept an Internet based database will be produced for
implementation by the end of 2010.
Appendix to item 7:
Handouts of the presentation on FIG Members’ Database (2.54 MB)
Motion: That the General Assembly records the reports and commits FIG
members associations to provide the information required for the FIG members’
database.
Decision: The motion was adopted and the Council will proceed with the
database so that it will be available by the end of 2010.
8. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
The President has prepared a report on the activities of the President and
the Council since the General Assembly in Eilat. The President made a subsequent
oral report at the meeting including an overall evaluation of the achievements
in relation to the 2007-2010. A more detailed presentation on the FIG
achievements during the 2007-2010 term of office was given by the President in
the first plenary session on Monday 12 April.
The President also presented the proposal of publishing a Sydney Declaration
as an outcome of the XXIV FIG Congress for approval at the second session of the
General Assembly.
Appendix to item 8:
Motion: That the General Assembly accepts the President’s report.
Decision: The motion was adopted. The General Assembly also supported
the idea of publishing a Sydney Declaration.
9. HONORARY MEMBERS
The Council has received three nominations for Honorary Members: Colegio
Oficial de Ingenieros Técnicos en Topografia (COIT) from Spain has nominated
Prof. Pedro Cavero, Geo-Information Netherlands (GIN) has nominated Prof.
Paul van der Molen (Netherlands), and Norges Jordskiftekandidatforening,
faglig gruppe av Tekna (NJKF) from Norway has nominated Mr. Helge Onsrud.
Appendix to item 9: The nomination letters for:
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 all three proposals and decided to propose to the
General Assembly that it appoints Prof. Pedro Cavero, Prof. Paul van der Molen
and Mr. Helge Onsrud as Honorary Members of the Federation for the outstanding
services they have provided to the Federation in different positions and
functions.
Introductions of the three candidates were made by President Stig Enemark,
Mr. Christiaan Lemmen, GIN and President Leiv Bjarte Mjoes, NJKF.
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints Prof. Pedro Cavero,
Prof. Paul van der Molen and Mr. Helge Onsrud Honorary Members of
FIG.
Decision: The General Assembly appointed Prof. Pedro Cavero,
Prof. Paul van der Molen and Mr. Helge Onsrud as an Honorary
Member of FIG with acclamation. Prof. Cavero and Mr. Onsrud were presented their
badges with silver oak leaves and certificate of Honorary Member. Christiaan
Lemmen received the badge and certificate on behalf of Prof. van der Molen.
10. REPORTS FROM FIG COMMISSIONS AND NETWORKS
Vice President Matt Higgins, Chair of ACCO made a presentation on
behalf of the ACCO on the Commission activities and on results of the ACCO
meeting held in Sydney. A more detailed presentation on Commission activities
2007-2010 was then given by President Enemark at the first plenary session on
Monday 12 April.
Commission Chairs had submitted a written report on their Commission
activities since the FIG Working Week in Eilat. These reports include progress
reports of the Commission working groups. Each Commission held an annual or
administrative meeting during the Congress in Sydney. Reports from Young
Surveyors Network and Standards Network were presented together with Commission
reports.
Appendices to item 10: Commission reports:
FIG Commissions have finished following publications that will be available
in Sydney:
There are several Commission publications (from Commissions 4, 5, 8 and 9)
under preparation and they will be published by the end of 2010. These include
Issues in Coastal Development (Joint WG 8.4 and WG 4.3 report); FIG guide to
find best practice on port hydrography (Commission 4 WG 4.1); Economic Benefits
of Hydrography (Commission 4 WG 4.4) and Compulsory Purchase and Compensation
(Commission 9).
The Council has made following decisions about Commissions and their working
groups:
- appointed in August 2009 Robert
Sinkner from Czech Republic as the acting Chair Elect of Commission
10 with immediate effect.
- agreed to establish a new Working Group on “Ubiquitous Positioning
Technologies and Techniques” under Commission 5 (joint with Commission 6)
that will be a collaborative working group with IAG. This working group will
continue its work 2011-2014. Allison Kealy, FIG (Australia) and
Günther Retscher, IAG (Austria) has been appointed as co-chairs.
- decided to terminate Working Group 8.5 (Land Use Planning and
Implementation) chaired by Maria Ulfvarsson-Östlund based on
Commission 8 proposal.
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 past year’s work
- records the Commission publications for information and records its
thanks to editors and authors of these publications
- records the decisions on commissions and working groups made by the
Council.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
11. REPORTS FROM THE DIRECTORS OF PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS
11.1 International Office of Cadastre and Land Records (Office International
du Cadastre et du Régime Foncier) OICRF
Prof. Paul van der Molen, Director of OICRF has prepared a report on
the OICRF activities since the General Assembly in Eilat. He will make a short
subsequent report orally at the General Assembly. The report was presented at
the meeting by Mr. Christiaan Lemmen.
Appendix to item 11.1: Report
from the International Office of Cadastre and Land Records (Office International
du Cadastre et du Régime Foncier) OICRF (120 kB)
In the report OICRF has proposed that the General Assembly appoints Mr.
Christiaan Lemmen as the new Chairperson of OICRF and Ms. Pauline van
Elsland as the new Secretary of OICRF. Mr. Lemmen will precede Prof. Paul
van der Molen who will retire from OICRF after leading the institution for more
than 15 years.
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report and appoints Mr.
Christiaan Lemmen as the new OICRF President and Ms. Pauline van
Elsland as the new OICRF Secretary and that the General Assembly records its
thanks to the members of OICRF for their past year’s work and sincere thanks to
Prof. Paul van der Molen for his long and outstanding work in OICRF.
Decision: The motion was adopted. The General Assembly recorded its
thanks Prof. Paul van der Molen and appointed Mr. Christiaan Lemmen
as the new OICRF President and Ms. Pauline van Elsland as the new
OICRF Secretary.
11.2 International Institution for the History of Surveying and Measurement,
Permanent Institution of FIG
Mr. Jan de Graeve, President of the IIHSM has prepared a report on the
IIHSM activities since the General Assembly in Eilat. A FIG Publication on the
IIHMS and its achievements was circulated at the General Assembly.
Appendix to item 11.2: Report and publication:
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
- records the publication on History of Surveying and record its thanks to
the editors and authors of the publication.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
12. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIG
FOUNDATION
Mr. John Hohol, President of the FIG Foundation has prepared a report
on the FIG Foundation activities from May 2009 to January 2010. He made a
subsequent report at the General Assembly on the activities related to FIG 2010
and on the grants and fellowships for 2010-2011.
Appendix to item 12: Report of
the FIG Foundation activities May 2009 – January 2010 (478 kB)
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: The motion was adopted.
13. REPORTS OF TASK FORCES
At the moment FIG has four Task Forces: 1) Institutional and Organisational
Development, chaired by Iain Greenway; 2) Developing Global Land Tools
for Pro Poor Land Management, chaired by Paul van der Molen (including
the FIG/UN-HABITAT co-operation in Global Land Tool Network and developing
Social Tenure Domain Model); 3) Task Force on Spatially Enabled Society, chaired
by Daniel Steudler; and 4) FIG Africa Task Force, chaired by Diane
Dumashie.
Vice President Iain Greenway has prepared a report on the progress of the
Task Force on Institutional and Organisational Development. The final result of
the Task Force has been published as
FIG publication No 47 on Institutional and professional development and is
available on the web at:
www.fig.net/pub/figpub/pub47/figpub47.pdf. Hard copies of the publication
were circulated at the General Assembly.
The tasks of the Task Force on Developing Global Land Tools for Pro Poor Land
Management have in fact been taken over by the President because of change in
the policies of co-operation with UN-HABITAT. The FIG activities with UN-HABITAT
are now concentrated in the Global Land Tool Network where President Enemark
is representing FIG in the International Advisory Board and in the project on
developing the Social Tenure Domain Model. The President reported on these
issues under agenda item 14 on co-operation with the United Nations. The
outcomes of this Task Force include also publication “Informal Urban
Development in Europe. A case study from Albania and Greece” that was
prepared by expert support from FIG (Dr. Chryssy Potsiou) and will be
published by UN-HABITAT/GLTN. This Task Force has also been actively involved in
the Social Tenure Domain Model, a publication on this project was circulated at
the General Assembly.
Dr. Diane Dumashie has prepared as progress report on the activities of the
FIG Task Force on Africa (2010-2014). She made a presentation on the work plan
and symposia for the coming years at the General Assembly.
Dr. Daniel Steudler has prepared and presented an interim report on the Task
Force on Spatially Enabled Society. The final report of this report will be
launched by the end of 2010.
Appendix to item 13: Task Force reports:
Motion: That the General Assembly
- records all Task Force reports and records its thanks to the Chairs of
the Task Forces and their members
- records the FIG Publication no. 47 Institutional and Organisational
Development – A Guide for Managers and recommends it for FIG members for use
and distribution and decides to close the Task Force on Institutional and
Organisational Development as its work has come to an end
- decides to close the FIG Task Force on Spatially Enabled Society and
Developing Global Land Tools for Pro Poor Land Management at the end of
2010.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
14. CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD BANK
As part of the Work Plan 2007-2010 the Council has established the UN Liaison
Committee – FIG Responses to the Millennium Development Goals to coordinate
co-operation with the United Nations and the World Bank. The Liaison Committee
is chaired by the President. The Council appointed in February 2009 Prof.
Paul van der Molen, the Netherlands, as the FIG Liaison Ambassador for the
United Nations for 2009-2010.
The President has prepared a report on the co-operation between FIG and the
United Nations including the World Bank since the General Assembly in Eilat. He
made a subsequent report at the General Assembly.
The main activities in the co-operation with the United Nations and the World
Bank during this period have been:
- Preparation of the
FIG Publication No. 45 Land Governance in Support of the Millennium
Development Goals. A New Agenda for Land Professionals. FIG / World Bank
Conference, Washington DC, USA 9–10 March 2009. FIG Policy Statement, 2010.
http://www.fig.net/pub/figpub/pub45/figpub45.pdf
- Participation to the Global Land Tool Network and its International
Advisory Board
- Contribution to Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) projects such as
developing the Social Tenure Domain Model, Case study on informal
development in Albania and Greece; and developing the Gender Evaluation
Criteria for Large-scale land Tools. Arrangement of the FAO Regional
Consultation Meeting on the “FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Responsible
Governance of Tenure of Land and Other Natural Resources” in conjunction
to the 7th FIG Regional Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, 19-22 October 2009.
- Participation to the work of the International Committee on Global
Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG)
Appendix to item 14: Reports:
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 the
members of the Liaison Committee and all those who have contributed to this
co-operation
- records the FIG report on the FIG/World Bank conference and endorses the
FIG–World Bank Declaration on Land Governance in Support of the Millennium
Development Goals
Decision: The motion was adopted.
15. 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 and meets annually
during a major conference. The meeting of JB GIS in 2009 was held in conjunction
to the GSDI Congress in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in June 2009 and the JB GIS
had in addition and informal meeting in Bangkok, Thailand during the Eighteenth
United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Asia and the Pacific
(UNRCC-AP) in October 2009. The meeting included some fruitful information on
current activities and discussions on future cooperation and collaboration
between the organisations. A key issue was development of the Geographic
Information Knowledge Network (GIK Network) under GSDI leadership to serve the
global geographic information community at large. The goal of this facility is
to enhance communications and sharing among geospatial specialists and
organisations from all nations. Other key projects are Risk and Disaster
Management and Capacity Building in Africa.
The JB GIS had its annual meeting 2010 during the FIG Congress in Sydney.
A new Memorandum of Understanding has been prepared between FIG and the GSDI
Association and between FIG and the Pan American Institute of Geography and
History (PAIGH). Both MoU were signed in Sydney at the end of the plenary
session on spatially enabled society on Tuesday 13 April 2010.
FIG has further bilateral agreements of co-operation with several other
international associations like ISM, IFHP, CIB, ION, ICEC, FIABCI and IFHS. Some
of the partners are also working together in the Habitat Professionals Forum.
FIG is a member of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and working
together with ISO and International Valuation Standards Committee (IVSC) on
standards.
Appendix to item 15:
Memorandum of Understanding between FIG and GSDI (231 kB)
Appendix to item 15:
Memorandum of Understanding between FIG and PAIGH (525 kB)
Motion: That the General Assembly
- records the report on the liaison with other international associations
- adopts the MoU between FIG and GSDI
- adopts the MoU between FIG and PAIGH
Decision: The motion was adopted.
16. FIG CONFERENCES 2009
The FIG Working Week 2009 “Surveyors’ Key Role in Accelerated Development”
was held in Eilat, Israel in 8-11 May 2009. The conference was a big success
with more than 650 participants from 65 countries. The results of the conference
have been reported on the FIG web site where also the proceedings are available.
Findings of the Working Week are listed in the closing speech of President
Stig Enemark.
The 7th FIG Regional Conference “Spatial Data Serving People – Land
Governance and the Environment – Building the Capacity” was held in Hanoi,
Vietnam, 19-22 October 2009. Participation exceeded the expectations of the
organisers. With 400 participants from 52 countries the conference was among the
biggest regional conference so far. As part of the conference FAO organised a
two-day Regional Consultation Meeting on the “FAO Voluntary Guidelines for
Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and Other Natural Resources”.
As result from the regional conference the
Hanoi
Declaration on Land Acquisition in Emerging Economies has been prepared and
was launched in Sydney.
Appendix to item 16:
FIG Publication no. 51 Hanoi Declaration on Land Acquisition in Emerging
Economies. FIG Policy Statement, 2010.
www.fig.net/pub/figpub/pub51/figpub51.pdf
(1,088 kB)
Motion: That the General Assembly
- records its thanks to ALSI and the organising committee for hosting the
FIG Working Week in Eilat, Israel
- records its thanks to VGCR for hosting the organising committee for
hosting the 7th FIG Regional Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam
- records the Hanoi Declaration and endorses its recommendations for land
acquisition in emerging economies
Decision: The motion was adopted and the Hanoi Declaration endorsed.
17. FIG OFFICE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The Council has requested the FIG General Manager John Neel to prepare
a FIG Office Development Plan proposing the steps required to develop the FIG
Office into an efficient and effective professional organization provided
quality service. This was related to the employment as General Manager by 1
January 2009. The Plan will include an Office Quality Management System with a
manual documenting all administrative procedures to be written in accordance
with the overall ISO principles. This intends to streamline the administrative
procedures and also safeguard the small FIG Office that is vulnerable to staff
changes.
The FIG President presented the FIG Office Development Plan to the General
Assembly.
Appendix to item 17: Summary
of the FIG Office Development Plan (25 kB)
Motion: That the General Assembly records the presentation on the FIG
Office Development Plan and agrees that the Council will proceed with its
implementation.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
18. FIG ACCOUNTS FOR 2009 AND AUDITOR’S REPORT AND BUDGET
FOR 2010, 2011 AND 2012
Vice President Iain Greenway and General Manager John Neel have
prepared a report on the FIG Financial Issues. Iain Greenway presented the
finance report to the General Assembly. This report included the summary of 2009
accounts, an updated budget for 2010 and proposals for budgets 2011-12 with
notes and proposal for membership fees for member associations in 2012.
The Auditors Report included the auditors report from 2009, official accounts
(income statement 2009) and balance sheet 31 December 2009.
Appendix to item 18:
Motion: That the General Assembly
- adopts the audited accounts for 2009 and
- adopts budgets for 2010–2012
Decision: The motion was adopted.
19. SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2012
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. Membership
fee structure was changed in 2009 and at that time the per capita fee for 2010
was frozen to 2009 level. Membership fees have been discussed as part of the
finance report, appendix to item 18.
The 2009 General Assembly approved membership fees for 2011 as follows:
|
Per capita fee |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee |
2010 |
4.18 € 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 2.09 €
per member up to a maximum of 5,500 members. |
20 members or 50 € (whichever is greater) |
5,500 members (22,290 €) |
2011 |
4.30 € 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 2.15 €
member up to a maximum of 5,500 members. |
20 members or 50 € (whichever is greater) |
5,500 members (23,650 €) |
See the
World Bank lists of the low-income economies and the lower-middle-income
economies.
The Council proposes to the General Assembly to increase membership fees for
member associations for 2012 with 4.2 per cent from 2011 to 4.48 € per member.
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts following membership fees
payable by member associations in 2012:
|
Per capita fee |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee |
2012 |
4.48 €
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 2.24 €
member up to a maximum of 5,500 members. |
20
members or 50 € (whichever is greater) |
5,500 members
(24,640 €) |
Decision: The motion was adopted.
20. ELECTION OF FIG PRESIDENT 2011-2014 – PRESENTATION OF
CANDIDATES
The Council has received three nominations for the post of FIG President:
RICS from United Kingdom has appointed Mr. Iain Greenway; SSSI; Australia
has appointed Mr. Matthew B. Higgins and AALSM from Malaysia has
appointed Mr. Teo CheeHai. The profile templates of each candidate were
attached to the agenda. In the first session of the General Assembly each
candidate was be given equal time (5 minutes) to introduce him and make a
presentation focussing on his ideas and goals for developing the FIG agenda.
The actual election will take place at the second session of the General
Assembly by blind votes on Friday 16 April. If there will be no absolute
majority in the first vote, a second vote will be organised between those two
candidates that have most votes.
Appendix to item 20 and 26: Profile templates of the three candidates
for FIG President 2011-2014:
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the presentations of the
candidates and decides to make the election at the second session of the General
Assembly according to FIG statutes and internal rules.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
21. ELECTION OF FIG VICE PRESIDENTS 2011-2014 –
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
The FIG Council has received three proposals for the two open posts of FIG
Vice President: Prof. Dr. Dalal S. Alnaggar, ECSM, Egypt, Dr. Chryssy
Potsiou, TCG and HARSE, Greece and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Staiger,
DVW, Germany. The profile templates of each candidate were attached to the
agenda. In the first session of the General Assembly each candidate was given
equal time (about 5 minutes) to introduce her/him and make a presentation
focussing on her/his ideas and goals for developing the FIG agenda.
In the case that Mr. Iain Greenway or Mr. Teo CheeHai will be
elected as the FIG President a third post for Vice President for a two-year
period will be available. All three candidates have shown their interest for all
possible Vice President’s positions.
The actual election will take place at the second session of the General
Assembly by blind votes on Friday 16 April. The election 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 27: Profiles of the candidates
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the presentations of the
candidates and decides to make the elections at the second session of the
General Assembly according to FIG statutes and internal rules.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
22. SELECTION OF FIG CONGRESS VENUE 2014 – PRESENTATION OF
CANDIDATES
The FIG Congress 2014 will be organised by FIG together with the local member
association. FIG will have full responsibility of the arrangements and also of
the financial result, naturally together with the local member association. This
offers FIG better opportunities in terms of organising events and generating
funds. Therefore the Council has ensured that all candidates are aware about the
role of FIG and split of responsibilities for organising the Congress.
The FIG Council has received two bids to host the FIG Congress 2014:
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Association of Authorised Land Surveyors
Malaysia AALSM
- Istanbul, Turkey, Chamber of Surveying Engineers of Turkey HKMO
The Council has prepared an evaluation report on the two bids that has been
posted on the web 15 March 2010 and was available at the General Assembly. In
the evaluation report following criteria was described for comparison:
- Rotation of the conferences (region);
- Country (hosting of earlier FIG events);
- Member association (its activeness, commitment to FIG and to FIG 2014);
- Supporting organisations (local support to the congress);
- Host city (characteristics and interest from congress programme point of
view);
- Venue (technical issues of proposed congress centre, hotels etc.);
- Access (flight connections);
- Safety and security (including political stability);
- Environment issues;
- Proposed dates (in relation to FIG requirements);
- Technical programme (coverage of all FIG Commissions, potential
partners);
- Technical tours (coverage of all FIG Commissions);
- Social programme (attractiveness and variety);
- Attendance (expectation of international, regional and local
attendance);
- Accommodation (hotel costs);
- Finances (estimate of surplus and financial risks;
- Sponsorship (estimate sponsorship and exhibition income);
- Attractiveness (general attractiveness as congress destination).
The evaluation report does not give a recommendation or a preference to
either candidate but it listed their qualifications on each subject above and
summarised pros and cons of each candidate to assist the member association in
making their decision. During the last years the role economy has increased in
the decision making process. This relates both to the registration fees, over
all costs and surplus to the organisers. The purpose of the evaluation process
is to guarantee the high standard and quality of the congress.
Appendix to item 22 and 31: Summary of the bids of the two candidates
for the FIG Congress 2014
At the first session each of the two candidates was given 10 minutes to make
a presentation of its destination and framework of the congress and their bid.
Decision on the venue of FIG Congress 2014 will be made at the second session
of the General Assembly on Friday 16 April 2010. The voting will be made by
blind votes.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the presentations and
decides to make the decision on the venue at its second session.
Decision: The motion was adopted
Presidents’ Meeting, Friday 16 April, 8:30-10:30,
Bayside 202, SCEC
23. PRESIDENTS’ MEETING
Separate invitation to Presidents of the Member Associations.
Totally 66 people attended this Presidents’ Meeting out of which
50 were Presidents or leaders of delegations. At the meeting relations between
member associations and FIG were discussed as well as experiences from the FIG
Congress 2010. A separate memorandum of this meeting is circulated to the
participants of the meeting and to the Presidents of member associations.
Appendix to item 23:
Invitation to Presidents
of FIG member associations - to be sent to Presidents of FIG member
associations. (78 kB)
Appendix to item 23: Memo
of the Presidents' meeting (230 kB)
Second Session, Friday 16 April, 11:00 - 14:00
Parkside Ballroom, SCEC
24. ROLL CALL
FIG Director took the roll call. The roll call was made only for member
associations. Delegates representing affiliate members, academic members,
corporate members and correspondents as well as honorary presidents and honorary
members were entered in the records based on their registrations and information
to the FIG Office.
Recorded that based on the decision of the General Assembly in 2006
only those member associations that had paid all their membership fees to the
end of 2009 are allowed to vote at the meeting. The list of member associations
that are not allowed to vote was updated 15 April 2010.
Noted that the General Assembly had appointed Dr. Haim Srebro
from ALSI and Mr. Craig Sandy from SSSI as tellers for this session of
the General Assembly.
Appendix to items 2 and 24:
Roll Call (146 kB)
Appendix to items 2 and 24:
List of member
associations that are not allowed to vote at the General Assembly because of
unpaid membership fees for 2009 and earlier (80 kB)
67 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. 66 member associations were allowed to vote.
Motion: That present members are recorded in the minutes.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
25. MEMBERSHIP
25.1 Acceptance of new members
25.1.1 Albania Association of Geodesy
The Albania Association of Geodesy AAG has submitted an application to become
a member association of FIG from Albania. The association has been constituted
in 1990 and has now 150 members that have graduated from the Polytechnic
University of Tirana. The application meets the criteria for membership in FIG
as a member association. The Council has considered the application and believes
that the association meets criteria for membership of FIG as a member
association.
Appendix to item 25.1.1:
Membership application from the Albania Association of Geodesy (104 kB)
Motion: That the General Assembly admits the Albania Association of
Geodesy to become a member association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
25.1.2 Ordre des Géomètres Experts du Benin
Ordre des Géomètres Experts du Benin has submitted an application to become
the new member association of FIG from Benin. The association has been
constituted in 1991 and has 60 qualified members. The General Assembly expelled
the previous member association SYNAGETAB on 11 April due to unpaid membership
fees. The application meets the criteria for membership in FIG as a member
association. The Council has considered the application and believes that the
association meets criteria for membership of FIG as a member association and
that the Ordre is the right association to represent Benin in FIG.
Appendix to item 25.1.2: Membership
application from Ordre des Géomètres Experts du Benin (876 kB)
Motion: That the General Assembly admits the Ordre des Géomètres
Experts du Benin to become a member association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted and the FIG President gave President
Roch Abdon Bah, Ordre des
Géomètres Experts du Benin the membership certificate.
25.1.3 Botswana Surveying and Mapping Association
The Botswana Surveying and Mapping Association has paid part of its arrears
and the Council has therefore decided to restore the membership.
Motion: That the General Assembly records that the membership of the
Botswana Surveying and Mapping Association has been restored.
Decision: The motion was adopted and the FIG President gave President
Roch Abdon Bah, Ordre des Géomètres Experts du Benin the membership
certificate.
After acceptance of new member associations the number of FIG member
associations is 103.
25.2 Affiliate members
The Council has accepted following three affiliate members to FIG:
- Survey of Israel, Israel
- Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources, Fiji
- Agency for Land Administration and Cadastre of Republic of Moldova
After these new affiliate members the number of affiliate members is 37.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the decision of the Council.
Decision: The motion was adopted and the President gave the membership
certificate to Dr. Haim Srebro from the Survey of Israel.
26. ELECTION OF FIG PRESIDENT 2011-2014
The General Assembly have heard presentation of the three candidates for
the FIG President 2011-2014 at the first session. The election took place
between Mr. Iain Greenway, RICS, United Kingdom; Mr. Matthew B.
Higgins, SSSI, Australia and Mr. Teo CheeHai, AALSM, Malaysia.
The election took place by blind votes following the FIG statutes and
internal rules. If there would not be an absolute majority in the first
vote, a second vote will be organised between those two candidates that have
most votes.
Appendix to item 20 and 26: Profile templates of the three candidates
for FIG President 2011-2014:
Motion: That the General Assembly elects the President for FIG for
term of office 1.1.2011-31.12.2014.
In the first round Iain Greenway got 15 votes, Matthew Higgins 24 votes and
Teo CheeHai 27 votes. The second vote was then arranged between Matthew Higgins
and Teo CheeHai.
In the second round Matthew Higgins got 32 votes, Teo CheeHai 33 votes and
one invalid vote.
Decision: The General Assembly elected Mr. Teo CheeHai from
Malaysia as the FIG President for 1.1.2011-31.12.2014 after he got majority of
the votes in the election.
27. ELECTION OF VICE PRESIDENTS 2011-2014
The General Assembly have heard presentation of the three candidates for
the FIG Vice President 2011-2014 at the first session. The election took
place been Prof. Dr. Dalal S. Alnaggar, ECSM, Egypt, Dr. Chryssy
Potsiou, TCG and HARSE, Greece and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Staiger,
DVW, Germany.
The election will took place by blind votes following the FIG statutes and
internal rules. The election was made one position at a time. If there would not
be an absolute majority in the first voting, second vote will be organised
between those two candidates that have most votes.
When Mr. Teo CheeHai had been elected as the FIG President a third
post for Vice President for a two-year period was made available. Therefore the
candidate that has least votes for the second open post for Vice President will
be appointed for FIG Vice President for 2011-2012.
Appendix to item 21 and 27: Profiles of the candidates
Motion: That the General Assembly elects two Vice Presidents for FIG
for term of office 1.1.2011-31.12.2014 and one Vice President for term of office
1.1.2011-31.12.2012.
In the first round Prof. Dalal S. Alnaggar got 10 votes, Dr. Chryssy Potsiou
32 votes, Prof. Rudolf Staiger 23 votes and in addition one invalid vote. The
second vote was arranged between Dr. Potsiou and Prof. Staiger. In the second
round Dr. Potsiou got 40 votes and Prof. Staiger 26 votes.
For the second Vice President post Dr. Alnaggar got 10 votes and Prof.
Staiger 56 votes.
Decision: The General Assembly elected Dr. Chryssy Potsiou from
Greece for the first position of Vice President for 1.1.2011-31.12.2014 and
Prof. Rudolf Staiger from Germany for the second open position of Vice
President for 1.1.2011-31.12.2014. Prof. Dalal S. Alnaggar was then
appointed for Vice President for a two year period 1.1.2011-31.12.2014.
28. REPORT FROM ACCO
Mr. Matt Higgins, Chair of ACCO informed the General Assembly on the
ACCO meetings during the Congress including preparation of new work plans and
evaluation of the peer review process used for FIG Congress 2010.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
29. APPOINTMENT OF FIG COMMISSION CHAIRS 2011-2014
FIG member associations have proposed all current Chairs Elect for election
of FIG Commission Chairs 2011-2014 and the Czech Union of Surveyors and
Cartographers has appointed acting Chair Elect Robert Šinkner as
candidate for Commission 10. The Council has not received any other nominations.
The candidates for FIG Commission Chairs for 2011-2014 are:
- Commission 1: Ms. Leonie
Newnham, SSSI, Australia
- Commission 2: Prof. Dr.
Steven Frank, ACSM, USA
- Commission 3: Prof.
Yerach Doytsher, ALSI, Israel
- Commission 4: Dr.
Michael Sutherland, CIG, Canada and Trinidad and Tobago
- Commission 5: Mr. Mikael
Lilje, ASPECT, Sweden
- Commission 6: Dr. Gethin
Wyn Roberts, ICES, United Kingdom
- Commission 7: Mr. Daniel
Roberge, CIG, Canada
- Commission 8: Mr.
Wafula Nabutola, ISK, Kenya
- Commission 9: Prof.
Frances Plimmer, RICS, United Kingdom
- Commission 10: Mr. Robert Šinkner,
CUSC, Czech Republic
The term of office of the newly appointed chairs is 1.1.2011-31.12.2014. The
Work Plans for 2011-2014 will be presented for adoption of the General Assembly
in Marrakesh, Morocco, May 2011.
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints unanimously FIG Commission
chairs for term of office 1.1.2011-31.12.2014 as follows:
- Commission 1: Ms. Leonie Newnham, SSSI, Australia
- Commission 2: Prof. Dr. Steven Frank, ACSM, USA
- Commission 3: Prof. Yerach Doytsher, ALSI, Israel
- Commission 4: Dr. Michael Sutherland, CIG, Canada and Trinidad
and Tobago
- Commission 5: Mr. Mikael Lilje, ASPECT, Sweden
- Commission 6: Dr. Gethin Wyn Roberts, ICES, United Kingdom
- Commission 7: Mr. Daniel Roberge, CIG, Canada
- Commission 8: Mr. Wafula Nabutola, ISK, Kenya
- Commission 9: Prof. Frances Plimmer, RICS, United Kingdom
- Commission 10: Mr. Robert Šinkner, CUSC, Czech Republic
Decision: The motion was adopted. The General Assembly further
endorsed the appointment of Ms. Kate Fairlie as the new chair of the
Young Surveyors Network for 2011-2014 as proposed by the network and the FIG
Council. All Chairs Elect were appointed by acclamation.
30. CO-OPERATION WITH THE FIG CORPORATE MEMBERS
A traditional meeting for FIG Corporate Members will be organised in Sydney.
FIG Director reported to the General Assembly on the outcomes from the Corporate
Members’ meeting in Sydney and about the co-operation between FIG and its
Corporate Members.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
31. DECISION OF THE VENUE OF FIG CONGRESS 2014
Candidates for hosting the FIG Congress in 2014 have made their presentations
in the first session of the General Assembly. The decision will be made between:
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, hosted by FIG and Association of Authorised Land
Surveyors Malaysia AALSM
- Istanbul, Turkey, hosted by FIG and Chamber of Surveying Engineers of
Turkey HKMO
Appendix to item 22 and 31: Summary of the bids of the two candidates
for the FIG Congress 2014
Decision on the venue of FIG Congress 2014 will be made voting by blind
votes.
Motion: That the General Assembly selects the venue for FIG Congress
2014.
In the voting Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia got 35 votes and Istanbul, Turkey 31
votes.
Decision: The General Assembly decided that the XXV FIG Congress 2014
will be hosted jointly by Association of Authorised Land Surveyors Malaysia and
FIG in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
32. FIG SYDNEY DECLARATION
The proposal for publishing a FIG Sydney Declaration was presented and
approved at the first session of the General Assembly. The President presented
draft declaration for adoption at the General Assembly. The draft will be posted
on the FIG web site and it will be circulated together with the General Assembly
minutes. FIG members were invited to send their comments on the draft
declaration to FIG before 14 June 2010. The Council will then finalise
the declaration, publish it and circulate to the members.
Appendix to item 32: Draft
for FIG Sydney Declaration (108 KB)
As immediate comments it was suggested to include a statement on young
surveyors’ role, on surveyors’ role in commissions 8, 9 and 10 especially in
project management and in promoting sustainable development and sustainable
cities and rural land management.
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the FIG Sydney Declaration.
Decision: The motion was adopted and the FIG members were encouraged
to send their comments on the draft declaration to FIG before 14 June 2010.
33. OTHER ISSUES
FIG Foundation
President John Hohol, FIG Foundation reported on the activities of the
FIG Foundation in Sydney. He also announced the new strategic partnership with
Trimble Navigation Ltd and that the Foundation is preparing a new work plan for
the next years.
William Light’s Plan of Adelaide
Mr. Jan de Graeve, IIS&M made a proposal that FIG should encourage and
support preparation of a World Heritage nomination of William Light’s Adelaide
Plan for the UNESCO World Heritage List.
In his oral report Mr. de Graeve requested for support from member
association for translation of the German book on the history of surveying: “Museimshandbuch
Teil 3 Vermessunsgeschicte”.
Motion: That the discussion will be recorded and the Council will
consider any action that will be required.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
34. REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2011 IN MARRAKECH,
MOROCCO, 18-22 MAY 2011
President Aziz Hilali, Ordre National des Ingénieurs
Géomètres-Topographes ONIGT and members of the Organising Committee of FIG
Working Week 2011 gave a presentation about the next Working Week and its
preparations. The Working Week “Bridging the Gap between Cultures” will be held
in Marrakech, Morocco 18-22 May 2011. Conference web site will be available at:
www.fig.net/fig2011.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report for information.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
35. REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2012 IN ROME, ITALY,
6-11 MAY 2012
President Fausto Savoldi, Consiglio Nazionale Geometri e Geometri
Laureati CNGGL gave a presentation on preparations of FIG Working Week 2012 at
the first session on the General Assembly on 11th April 2010. The Working Week
2012 will be held in Rome, Italy 6-11 May 2012. Conference web site will be
available at: www.fig.net/fig2012.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report for information.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
36. CLOSING AND PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF
APPRECIATION
President Stig Enemark made a closing speech for the FIG members and
participants of the General Assembly as this was the last meeting for him as the
FIG President. He made his special thanks to member associations and their
presidents, corporate and other members. He also thanked his colleagues in the
Council, Commission chairs and officers and the FIG office.
Mr. Warwick Watkins, Surveyor General, New South Wales made a proposal
that the General Assembly should record its recognition to Prof. Stig Enemark
for his outstanding leadership and strong commitment to FIG in his role as the
FIG President.
The General Assembly agreed to this proposal by standing ovation.
The President formally closed the 33rd General Assembly of FIG.
President Stig Enemark presented his closing address that summarises
the finding and the main out comes of the XXIV FIG Congress.
Appendix:
Handouts of the President’s Closing Address (3.25 MB)
President Enemark presented at the closing ceremony certificates of
appreciation to members of the local organising committee of the XXXIII FIG
General Assembly and the XXIV FIG Congress. Special thanks were recorded to the
Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute, SSSI and its Acting President
Jonathan Saxon, Congress Director Paul Harcombe and James Curnow,
Chair of the Steering Committee of FIG 2010.
At the closing ceremony the FIG banner was handed over by Mr. Jonathan
Saxon, Acting President of SSSI and Mr. Paul Harcombe, Congress
Director to Mr. Aziz Hilali, President of ONIGT and Mohamed Ettarid,
Congress Director of FIG Working Week 2011. The FIG Working Week 2011 will be
held in Marrakech, Morocco, 18-22 May 2011.
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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