International Federation of Surveyors
Fédération Internationale des Géomètres
Internationale Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to the FIG e-Newsletter, which brings you latest information about the FIG and its activities. The information referred here is in full length available on the FIG web site. Thus the e-Newsletter is produced to inform you what has happened recently and what interesting things are going to take place in the near future. The FIG e-Newsletter is circulated by e-mail monthly. The referred articles are in English and written in a way that you are able to extract them to your national newsletters or circulate to your members.
Article of the Month – June 2008
On the FIG web site we publish each month a paper called the Article of the Month. This is a high-level paper focusing on interesting topics to all surveyors. It can be picked up from an FIG conference or another event. The Article of the Month in June 2008 is written by Ms. Agneta Ericsson from Sweden. Her paper “What Makes the Swedish Cadastral System so Special and Successful?” is prepared for presentation at the FIG Working Week in Stockholm, Sweden, 14-19 June 2008. http://www.fig.net/pub/monthly_articles/june_2008/june_2008_ericsson.html
FIG Working Week 2008 – 14-19 June, Stockholm,
Sweden Technical programme and proceedings for the FIG Working Week 2008 in Stockholm 14-19 June 2008 are now available at: www.fig.net/pub/fig2008
You can still register to the Working Week and to the FIG/UN-HABITAT Seminar on Improving Slum Conditions through Innovative Financing. For more information see the conference web site: www.fig.net/fig2008
Register online at: https://www.fig.net/registrations/regform.asp?eventid=50 Information about the FIG / UN-Habitat Seminar on “Improving Slum Conditions through Innovative Financing”: www.fig.net/fig2008/justnsustshelter/ and www.justnsustshelter.org and Register to dialogues at: www.fig.net/registrations/eventreg.htm
General Assembly in Stockholm, Sweden - 15 and 19 June 2008
The agenda for the FIG General Assembly to be held in Stockholm, Sweden 15 and 19 June 2008 during the FIG Working Week 2008 is available on the web. The General Assembly will among other issues elect two Vice Presidents to the Council for 2009-2012 and Chairs Elect to the technical commissions. Read the updated agenda for the General Assembly: www.fig.net/admin/ga/2008/agenda.htm The agenda as a .pdf-file (18 pages and 162 KB) as sent to the members: www.fig.net/admin/ga/2008/agenda_app/agenda.pdf
The agenda as sent to the members with appendices as a .pdf-file (238 pages and 7,520 KB): www.fig.net/admin/ga/2008/agenda_app/agenda_with_appendices.pdf
News from last month
FIG President Stig Enemark visits the Croatian Geodetic Society at the 15th biannual meeting - Rovinj, Croatia, 22-25 May 2008
Read more: www.fig.net/news/news_2008/croatia_may_2008.htm
Improving the FIG/UN-HABITAT cooperation: FIG President Stig Enemark attends the GLTN International Advisory Board Meeting, during the 16th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development - UN Headquarters, New York, 6-8 May 2008 Read more: www.fig.net/news/news_2008/csd_new_york_may_2008.htm
Vice President Paul van der Molen delivers a keynote at the 2nd Cadastral Congress in Ankara - Ankara, Turkey, 21-24 May 2008
Read more: www.fig.net/news/news_2008/ankara_may_2008.htm
FIG President Stig Enemark attends FAO / UN-HABITAT Expert Group Meeting on Guidelines for Addressing Land Issues after Natural Disasters - Geneva, Switzerland, 21-23 April 2008
Read more: www.fig.net/news/news_2008/geneva_april_2008.htm
Land Professionals Workshop on Gendering Land Tools organised by UN-HABITAT in Co-operation with FIG Commission 8 - Bagamoyo, Tanzania, 10-11 March 2008
Read more: www.fig.net/news/news_2008/bagamoyo_march_2008.htm
FIG present at Workshop on Legal Empowerment of the Poor in the UN/ECE Region - Bergen, Norway, 10-11 April 2008
Read more: www.fig.net/news/news_2008/bergen_april_2008.htm
International Seminar on State and Public Land Management in Verona, Italy, 9-10 September 2008
International Seminar on State and Public Land Management will be organised in Verona, Italy, September 9-10, 2008, just before the FIG Commission 7 Annual Meeting. The seminar is organised by FIG Commission 7 and the Consiglio Nazionale Geometri (CNG), in co-operation with FIG Commission 9 and FAO Land Tenure and Management Unit. The major goal of the seminar is to share experience and discuss policy options and practices in relation to state and public sector land management, including between land managers, policy advisers and decision makers and their professional advisers, and the civil society organisations working in these areas. The seminar will help raise global awareness of problems associated with state/public land and its management, improve knowledge of good practices in this area, and encourage these to be increasingly addressed in new development initiatives. Registration closes 7 July 2008.
Invitation: www.fig.net/events/2008/verona_seminar_09_2008.pdf
Web site: www.collegio.geometri.vr.it/seminar/
FIG Task Force on Institutional and Organisational Development Questionnaire
The Task Force on Institutional and Organisational Development, set up at the 2007 FIG General Assembly, has been progressing its work. A key element to allow further progress is for the Task Force to understand areas where particular support and assistance is required, and whether this is the same throughout the world or varies by region. To allow it to gather information in a structured manner, the Task Force has created an on-line survey which will take about 20 minutes to complete. As many surveyors, and related professionals, as possible are encouraged to complete the questionnaire.
Read more about the Task Force at its web site: http://www.fig.net/tf/organisation/
Complete the questionnaire at: www.questionpro.com/akira/takesurvey?id=878684
New FIG Publications finished after latest e-Newsletter:
FIG Publication no. 43 - Costa Rica Declaration on Pro-Poor Coastal Zone Management
FIG Policy Statement. Printed copies will be available in Stockholm in June 2008.
Read more: www.fig.net/pub/figpub/pub43/figpub43.htm
New publications that will be available in Stockholm
The FIG Profile and the benefits of being a member 2007 - 2010
FIG leaflet. Printed copies will be available in Stockholm in June 2008.
Read more: www.fig.net/general/profile.htm
Download as a .pdf file: www.fig.net/general/profile/6pages_070508.pdf
FIG Publication no. 39 - FIG Work Plan 2007-2010
FIG Regulations. Printed copies will be available in Stockholm in June 2008.
Read more: www.fig.net/pub/figpub/pub39/figpub39.htm
FIG Publication no. 40 - FIG Statutes, Internal Rules and Guidelines
FIG Regulations. Draft version - Final version will be available in June 2008 after the General Assembly.
Read more: www.fig.net/pub/figpub/pub40/figpub40.htm
FIG Publication no. 41 - Capacity Assessment in Land Administration FIG Guide. Printed copies will be available in June 2008.
Read more: www.fig.net/pub/figpub/pub41/figpub41.htm
FIG Publication no. 42 - Informal Settlements: The Road towards More Sustainable Places
FIG Report. Printed copies will be available in June 2008.
Read more: www.fig.net/pub/figpub/pub42/figpub42.htm
Forthcoming events
International Workshop “Sharing Good Practices: e-Learning in Surveying, Geo-information Sciences and Land Administration” jointly organised by FIG Commission 2, Commission 7 and the International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC). Enschede, the Netherlands, 11-13 June 2008
Read more: www.itc.nl/fig_elearning2008
FIG Working Week 2008, Stockholm, Sweden, 14-19 June 2008
Read more: www.fig.net/fig2008/
International Seminar on State and Public Land Management, Verona, Italy, 9-10 September 2008
Registration by 7 July 2008.
Read more: www.fig.net/commission7
Web site: www.collegio.geometri.vr.it/seminar/
Commission 7 Annual Meeting and International Workshop on “Land Administration – Impact of Big Construction Works on Territory”. Verona, Italy, 11-15 September 2008.
Registration by 7 July 2008.
Read more: www.fig.net/commission7
Web site: www.collegio.geometri.vr.it/meeting/
INGEO 2008 – 4th International Conference on Engineering Surveying. Co-sponsored by FIG Commission 6. Bratislava, Slovakia, 23-24 October 2008.
Read more: web.svf.stuba.sk/kat/GDE/Welcome.html
Commission 3 Workshop on Spatial Information for Sustainable Management of Urban Areas. Mainz, Germany, 3-5 February 2009.
Deadline for papers: 6 October 2008
Read more: www.fig.net/commission3
FIG Working Week 2009, Eilat, Israel, 3-8 May 2009
Read more: www.fig.net/fig2009
7th FIG Regional Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam, 19-22 October 2009
Read more: www.fig.net/vietnam
For additional FIG and FIG Commission events see always up-to-date information at: www.fig.net/events/events.htm
Job opportunities (latest updated 4 May 2008)
Read more: www.fig.net/jobs/jobindex.htm
Personalia and visits (latest updated 15 May 2008)
Read more: www.fig.net/personalia/
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Kind regards,
Markku Villikka
FIG Director
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