International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des GéomètresInternationale Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure
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Latest update on the FIG Working Week 2008 – 14–19 June in Stockholm, Sweden
See detailed programme for the FIG Working Week 2008 here http://www.fig.net/figww2008/FIG%20WW%20Programme080324.pdf (pdf 1.8 Mb)
The first Draft Technical Programme for the Working Week will be available at www.fig.net and at the conference website www.fig.net/fig2008 shortly
Due to the very big amount of abstracts submitted to the upcoming FIG Working Week in June, we are still working on the Technical Programme to accommodate as many papers as ever possible. It is not an easy task and we have had to let some authors down. A few authors are still waiting for a response from us but be assured that the reason is that we want to give a positive answer to most of those who have submitted abstracts and want to present their work in Stockholm.
For the same reason we have extended the deadlines for submission of full papers and for registration as you can see here: http://www.fig.net/fig2008/messages.htm
To register for this important FIG event please go to https://www.fig.net/registrations/regform.asp?eventid=50. You can still and until 4 April register at the early bird discounted registration fee of SEK 4,900. Please note that registration after 1 May is at increased fees. For some of the social events on the registration form there are limitations on the number of participants so the earlier you register the better are the chances that you can participate.
When you register please also book your accommodation directly with one of the hotels with whom we have negotiated special rates. Go to the website at www.fig.net/fig2008 and find booking forms for all hotels under “accommodation”.
Exhibition
As always at FIG Working Weeks an exhibition will be organized. This will include up to date displays from manufacturers with their current range of instruments and software, consulting companies, displays on land management, real estate and property management and valuation.
Any company or organization requiring further information about the possibility of having a display should contact the FIG at fig@fig.net or alternatively take direct contact to the local organizers at bjorn.hedlund@jm.se
Opportunities for Exhibitors and Sponsors
FIG and SLF (the local organizers) are also offering a package of opportunities for exhibitors and sponsors. If you want to take advantage of one or more of these opportunities, please contact either the FIG Office at fig@fig.net or SLF (the local organizers of the Working Week in Stockholm at bjorn.hedlund@jm.se
Please read more about the Opportunities for Exhibitors and Sponsors here http://www.fig.net/figww2008/FIGWW2008%20Sponsorship%20and%20Exhibition%20Package.pdf
Article of the Month – March 2008
In the FIG Article of the Month series high-level papers focusing on interesting topics to all surveyors are published. The paper can be picked up from FIG conference or another event.
The Article of the Month for March 2008 was Neil D. Weston, Gerald L. Mader, Tomás Soler, USA: Opus Projects – A Web-Based Application To Administer And Process Multi-Day Gps Campaign Data. It is written by Mr. Neil D. Weston, Gerald L. Mader and Tomás Soler, USA. The paper was presented in a technical session during the FIG Working Week 2007 in Hong Kong SAR, China, May 2007
News of the last months
FIG Commission 3 Workshop on “Spatial Information Management toward Environmental Management of Mega Cities” - Valencia, Spain, 18-21 February 2008
Read More: http://www.fig.net/news/news_2008/valencia_february_2008.htm
Vice President Ken Allred Elected to Alberta Legislature
Read more: http://www.fig.net/personalia/index.htm#Vice
Forthcoming events
Canadian Hydrographic Conference and National Surveyors Conference Including FIG Commission 4 Workshop on Administering Marine Spaces. The workshop will include an overview of FIG and introduction to the work of Commission 4 (Hydrography)
Read more: http:// www.chc2008.ca
13th FIG Symposium on Deformation Measurements and Analysis (WG 6.1) with the 4th IAG Symposium on Geodesy for Geotechnical and Structural Engineering (SC 4.2) - Measuring the Changes. Lisbon, Portugal, 12-15 May 2008
Read more: http://measuringchanges.lnec.pt
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: http://www.itc.nl/fig_elearning2008
FIG Working Week 2008, Stockholm, Sweden, 14-19 June 2008
Read more: http://www.fig.net/fig2008/
For additional FIG and FIG Commission events see always up-to-date information at: http://www.fig.net/events/events.htm
Job opportunities (latest updated 25 February 2008)
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Kind regards,
Per Wilhelm Pedersen
FIG Office Manager
International Federation of Surveyors, FIG
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