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FIG Task Force on FIG Commission Structure - Member Meetings and Evaluation of
Survey
The Task Force was established at the FIG Working Week in Sofia,
Bulgaria, May 2015 and is evaluating whether there might be a need to
restructure the Commissions to
support our surveyors appropriately in the future. The world is dealing
with major challenges caused by global changes such as rapid
urbanisation and the effects of climate change. As a consequence, FIG is
becoming a major link and partner with multinational organisations such
as the United Nations, the scientific and academic community and the
operational professional surveyor. With this comes an added expectation
that FIG surveyors will provide technical solutions or provide
professional advice to address sustainable development and humanitarian
needs. This responsibility is not only a FIG Council responsibility, but
reaches out to the Commissions and to our members and their roles in the
FIG Commissions. Can these roles and others be actively dealt with
relation to the current Commission structure of FIG?
The Task Force presented a discussion paper at the General Assembly
2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand, and during the Working Week there
were several opportunities to discuss the discussion paper, hereunder at
the General Assembly; at a lunch discussion meeting and during the
Member Association Forum.
The questionnaire was based on the feed back from the participants at
the varions meetings during the Working Week, and was the start of a
process to more fully consult with the Member Associations, Affiliates,
Academic and Corporate Members and to seek views on the current
Commission structure, strengths and weaknesses, and possible structural
change.
To assist with the Task Force’s work to consider how FIG is
responding to the emerging and ongoing challenges of the surveying and
spatial community, a questionnaire was sent to members in July/August
2016.
The process was built on the early draft proposal presented at the
FIG Working Week 2016 in Christchurch, New Zealand, available at:
Meeting in Cape Sounio, Greece 18 September 2016
The first of the meetings announced at the General Assembly 2016 took
place in Greece on 18 September 2016. There were 14 participants at the
meeting. The results from the questionnaire were presented, and at the
meeting there was a good and lively discussion. The questionnaire shows
interesting findings however it does not show a clear direction.
Areas that were discussed were: What do
the member associations want? What kind of proposal is expected -
minor or major changes? It was furthermore
discussed that FIG should have a clearer view on the
profession in 10 years time in order to clearly see what changes
are needed, if any. It was also discussed whether the
Task Force should look only at the Commission or look at a bigger
picture that includes e.g. task forces and
networks as well.Lastly at the meeting, some time was spent to
discuss how to find good commission chairs as they are vital for the activity level of a
commission.
Council has at its council meeting on 14 September decided that the
next term 2019-2022 will be under the current commission structure. To
allow for a broad nomination process for all member associations,
election will be deferred for 10 commission chairs and will be done in
2018 in Istanbul.
Upcoming Meetings
Meetings will be held to give possibility to FIG members to discuss
the Commission Structure and proposals. The meetings are open to FIG
members.
- Meeting in Sounio, Greece - 18 September 2016 10:00 - 13:00,
Aegeon Hotel
- Meeting in Hamburg, Germany - 12 October 2016 in connection with
InterGeo at 16:00-17:30 in meeting room
Shanghai. The meeting room is in the congress area so please
contact Louise Friis-Hansen [email protected]
if you want to attend.
- Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 16-17 October in connection
with Asia/Pacific Regional Network meeting
- Meeting in Ivory Coast - 16-18 November 2016 in connection
with Africa Regional Network meeting.
- In connection with PGSC Meeting, Fiji,
23-25 November 2016
For more information about the Task Force, please click
here
27 September 2016
