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FIG Newsletter – April 2022 |
Dear Colleague,
It is a strange feeling... normally at this time of year FIG delegates
from around the world gather for the yearly FIG event. Old facebook updates
pop up and remind of so many good, fun and special memories from previous
FIG Congresses and Working Weeks. Well, this year we will all have to be
patient for just a little more time, although the local organisers and FIG can hardly wait to
meet and greet you again in person in Warsaw, Poland.
Secure your ticket now. You can still register with the discounted early bird rate,
however please note that the deadline is 10 May
2022.
Check out also the pre-events. They can give you an even fuller conference
experience.
In this newsletter we are also looking even further ahead and unveil a little of what to expect
from the FIG Working Week 2023...
Our tour through FIG and the SDGs has now come to Commission 10 -
Construction Economics and Management, and maybe you can attend the Aubrey Barker Fund competition. Read on...
FIG Congress 2022 - Join us in September
The local organisers from SGP - the Polish Association of Surveyors - together with FIG, are fully occupied with the preparations of this special event that has to be organised within a year. The Congress only takes place once every 4 years, and it marks the final year of the current leadership of FIG, the council and commissions and there will be elections for a new President and new Vice Presidents.
The Congress offers a large and exciting technical programme. Before the conference days there will be the possibility to attend a selection of pre-events.
Register now at the discounted Early Bird rate
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We cannot wait to meet again in
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... which you will bring home with you in your back-pack of special experiences and adventures mixed with new knowledge, ideas and food-for-thought from the technical programme.
Register now at the early bird fee
Plan your trip: The conference hotel is the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Conference Centre Warsaw - the same as the conference venue. A special accommodation room rate has been agreed with the hotel. Book before 1 July to get this special price. Read more and book your room here
Social and technical tours: Explore Warsaw and Poland, or maybe you are interested in a Polish Cuisine cooking class... Check the tours
Accompanying persons are welcome. Included in the accompanying person price is the opening ceremony, Welcome Reception, the possibility to book the special tours offered through the conference, and included in the fee is one half-day tour of own choice from the selection of half-day tours. Read more
Pre-events
Several pre-events are offered and you can sign up together with your conference registration.
| Saturday 10 - Sunday 11 Sept. | Young Surveyors Conference |
| Saturday 10 Sept. | Mining Surveying Workshop |
| Saturday 10 - Sunday 11 Sept. | Reference Frames in Practice |
| Saturday 10 - Sunday 11 Sept. | Multi-Sensor-Systems Workshop |
| Saturday 10 Sept. | Surveying and BIM Classroom |
| Saturday 10 Sept. | ArcGIS Parcel Fabric - Esri |
| Thursday 15 September | Full day technical tour (to be announced) |
Be part of this special event
The FIG Congress 2022 gives passionate professionals the opportunity to:
- - Learn globally – with participation from around 80-90 countries
- - Learn across silos, from other countries, industries and professional roles – with sessions and representation from the broad range of surveyors and geospatial experts
- - Make impacts on careers, organizations and communities
More information available at the conference web site: www.fig.net/fig2022
Follow the congress preparations on FIG Social media:
Currently FIG and the local organisers from Poland are working on the technical programme. As soon as possible a draft programme will be published.
CORPORATE MEMBER OF THE MONTH APRIL 2022
The Corporate member of the Month is in April 2022 has been converted to highlight the sponsors and partners who have until now signed up for the FIG Congress 2022. There are more in the pipeline waiting for the final go. Is your company missing in this list? No worry - you can still make it. Contact FIG at [email protected] for your options. Find a good place for your booth. Read more at: https://fig.net/fig2022/sponsorships.htm
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Is your company going to be the next FIG Corporate Member of the Month?
Do you have interesting news you want to share? E.g. innovative portfolio,
profile, or just inspiring initiatives, then write to FIG
office: [email protected].
NEWS FROM FIG
Preparations for FIG Working Week 2023 in Orlando, Florida
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The local organisers from NSPS, representatives from NSPS Florida and FIG met in the middle of Disney World at Signia by Hilton - Orlando Bonnet Creek. A special experience awaits you in 2023. Read more |
Aubrey Barker Fund Golden Jubilee Prize
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In celebration of 50 years of operation, the Aubrey Barker Fund is hosting the Golden Jubilee Prize to further raise awareness the survey and land economy professions and their contribution to a sustainable world. In order to mark this occasion they are conducting a competition for students who are studying survey, land economy or a related discipline in a higher education institution. Read more |
The VII Croatian Congress and 10th Workshop on the Land Administration Domain Model
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The VII. Croatian Congress on cadastre was held this year between March 31st and April 2nd in Dubrovnik. In conjunction with the Congress of Croatian Cadastral Surveyors, the 10th Workshop for the Land Administration Domain Model was organised. Read more |
FIG and the
Sustainable Development Goals - Commission 10
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Commission Chair Alan Muse gives his Statement on the sustainable development goals in relation to Commission 10 - Construction Economics and Management
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NEWS FROM FIG MEMBERS
Global Surveyors' Day!
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Global Surveyors' Day is a way to globally recognize the ground-breakers, pioneers, individuals and the industry that has shaped our history and continues to be the foundation of our communities. Several activities took place around the globe Read more |
ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
The Article of the Month in April 2022 is written by Charisse Griffith-Charles, Trinidad and Tobago: Use of Global Indicators and Cadastral Information for Tracking Gender and Tenure Issues in the Caribbean.The aim of this article is to explore the individual indicators such as the LANDex with a focus on gender disparities in land tenure. Sample sets extracted from Sain Lucia's land registration database were used to exaine whether gender disparity occurs in land tenure and if so, to what extent it occurs. Read more
UPCOMING EVENTS
25-27 May 2022, Skopje, North Macedonia & virtually
The 13th international LANDNET workshop will take place in a hybrid format
(physically and virtually) from 25 to 27 May in Skopje, North Macedonia. The
workshop is organized in partnership with the University Ss. Cyril
Methodius, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry
and Water Economy, and the Delegation of the European Union.
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6-11 June, 2022, Nice, France
The XXIVth ISPRS Congress, will take place on June 6-11, 2022 in Nice,
France. The deadline for both full papers and abstracts is January 10, 2022.
Website: https://www.isprs2022-nice.com/
20-22 June 2022, Valencia, Spain
5th Joint International Symposium on Deformation Monitoring (JISDM 2022) in
cooperation with FIG Commission 6.
https://jisdm2022.webs.upv.es
11-15 July 2022, San Diego, CA, US
Esri User Conference 2022, the worlds largest GIS conference
Web site: https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/events/uc/save-date
11-15 September 2022, Warsaw, Poland
FIG Congress
Web site: www.fig.net/fig2022
10-14 October 2022, Hyderabad, INDIA
Second Unied Nations World Geospatial Information Congress
UNWGIC 2022
Web site:
https://unwgic2022.github.io/
18-20 October, Essen, Germany - NB Special offer
Special offer through FIG: Special fee for the 3-day
conference (incl expo). Please register at:
https://www.messe-ticket.de/HINTE/INTERGEOCONFERENCE2022/ and use the
code: FIG-Special-INTERGEO to get the discounte fee.
This offer is valid until 31 August 2022
24-26 October 2022, Berlin, Germany
International Symposium on the History of Cartography. 'The Surveying
Turn in Cartography: Revolutionizing maps and charts in the 18th and
19th Centuries' - organized by the International Cartographix
Association's Commission on the History of Cartography and the
Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Berlin State Library). Web site: https://history.icaci.org/berlin-2022/
Call for papers
Kind regards,
Ms. Louise Friis-Hansen
Director
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FIG Working Week 2024, Accra, Ghana
FIG Working Week 2025, Brisbane, Australia
FIG Congress 2026, Cape Town, South Africa
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