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Minutes
26th General Assembly
13 and 17 April 2003 in
Paris, France
MINUTES
of the meetings held at the Ecole National de Sciences
Géographiques (ENSG/IGN),
Marne la Vallée, Paris, France
on 13 and 17 April 2003
Introduction
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MINUTES
First Session, Sunday 13 April, 9:00 – 13.45
1. OPENING PROCEEDINGS
President Holger Magel opened the 26th
General Assembly and welcomed the participants to this Working Week and the
125th Anniversary of FIG in Paris. Noted that several greetings and
apologies were received from member associations, other members, honorary
presidents and honorary members who were not able to attend the meeting.
2. ROLL CALL
Vice President Andreas Drees to take the roll call.
Appendix to items 2 & 22: Roll Call.
52 member associations out of 89 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
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints two persons as tellers
following the principle adopted at the 22nd General Assembly so that the
tellers will represent member associations hosting the preceding (American
Congress on Surveying and Mapping ACSM) and the current General Assembly
(Ordre des Géomètres-Experts OGE and Association Francaise de Topographie
AFT).
Decision: The General Assembly resolved to appoint Mr. Julian
(Jud) Rouch (the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, ACSM), USA
and Mr. Bernard Bour (Ordre des Géomètres-Expert, OGE), France as
tellers for the duration of the meeting.
4. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Motion: That the agenda be adopted.
Decision: Recorded that agenda item 8 Honorary Member will be
postponed to the second session of the General Assembly on April 17, 2003.
The motion was adopted.
5. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE 24th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Minutes have been circulated previously.
Please bring your copy of the minutes of the 25th General Assembly,
Washington, DC in 2002 with you to the meeting.
Appendix to item 5: Minutes of the
25th
General Assembly
Adobe Acrobat version
Motion: That the minutes be adopted as circulated.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
6. MEMBERSHIP
6.1 Acceptance of new members
6.1.1 Chamber of Surveyors and Cartographers (Slovak Republic)
The Chamber of Surveyors and Cartographers from Slovakia has submitted an
application to become the second member of FIG from Slovak Republic. The
association has 162 members. It has been actively involved in FIG and its
conferences under the flag of the Slovak Union of Surveyors and Cartographers
(SUSC). The current member association SUSC is supporting the application. All
members of CSC have a university level education and 5 years experience in
practice. 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 Chamber of Surveyors and Cartographers (Slovak Republic).
Motion: That the General Assembly admits the Chamber of Surveyors and
Cartographers from Slovak Republic as a member association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted. In his greetings to the General
Assembly Mr. Jan Hardos from CSC told about the association and its
involvement in FIG in the past when CSC was represented in FIG through SUSC.
President Vladimir Stromcek and Mr. Hardos were given the FIG membership
certificate.
6.1.2 Sociedade Brasileira de Cartografia, Geodesia, Fotogrametria e
Sensoriamento Remoto (SBC)
The Sociedade Brasileira de Cartografia, Geodesia, Fotogrametria e
Sensoriamento Remoto (SBC) (Brazilian Society of Cartography, Geodesy,
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) has submitted its membership application to
rejoin FIG as a member association. The association was expelled from the
membership in 1998 because of unpaid membership fees. The association has 116
members and 37 qualifying members. 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 Sociedade Brasileira de Cartografia, Geodesia,
Fotogrametria e Sensoriamento Remoto (SBC).
Motion: That the General Assembly admits the Sociedade Brasileira de
Cartografia, Geodesia, Fotogrametria e Sensoriamento Remoto (SBC) as a member
association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
6.2 Resignations and Expungements
6.2.1 Resignations
The Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia, ISM
The Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia (ISM) has informed with a letter
August 7, 2002 that it will withdraw its membership in FIG with effect from
2003. Malaysia will then be represented in FIG by the Persatuan Juruukur Tanah
Bertauliah Malaysia (Association of Authorised Land Surveyors Malaysia).
The Israel Land Valuers Association (This issue was decided in the second
session of the General Assembly on April 17, 2003)
The Israel Land Valuers Association has sent a letter to the FIG office
August 20, 2002 in which it terminates its membership in FIG. The reason for the
withdrawal is that the number of members acting as surveyors and appraisers has
diminished considerably in the past years. The association will consider
renewing the membership if conditions will change.
Motion: That the General Assembly confirms the resignations of the
Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia and the Israel Valuers Association.
Decision: The motion was adopted and resignations confirmed.
6.2.2 Expungements 2002
The General Assembly decided in Washington that following member associations
would be automatically expelled if their membership fees were still in arrears
31 December 2002:
- Association des Géomètres Algériens, Algeria
- Ikatan Surveyor Indonesia, Indonesia
- Union of Surveying Engineers (Serbia and Montenegro), Yugoslavia
The Council has received information from Algeria and Indonesia that the
associations are prepared to pay their arrears and that this will happen latest
in Paris. The Yugoslavian (Serbia and Montenegro) association informed in
Washington that it will pay the arrears and after that the new associations from
Serbia and Montenegro will join FIG.
The Council has decided to bring these expungements back to the General
Assembly for its re-decision.
Motion: That the General Assembly expels the
- Association des Géomètres Algériens, Algeria
- Ikatan Surveyor Indonesia, Indonesia
- Union of Surveying Engineers (Serbia and Montenegro), Yugoslavia (Serbia
and Montenegro)
if their membership fees still are in arrears at the time of the motion being
put to the vote.
Ikatan Surveyor Indonesia has paid its arrears before the General Assembly in
Paris.
Decision: The decision on expungement of the Association des Géomètres
Algériens and the Union of Surveying Engineers (Serbia and Montenegro) was
postponed to the second session. The motion to expel these two associations was
adopted in the second session because their membership fees were still in
arrears at the meeting.
6.2.3 Expungements 2003
The subscriptions of the following member associations are more than three
years in arrears:
- Union of Geodesy Societies of FYROM
- Licensed Surveyors Association in Palestine
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).
Motion: That the General Assembly expels the
- Union of Geodesy Societies of FYROM
- Licensed Surveyors Association in Palestine
if their membership fees still are in arrears 31 December 2003.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
6.3 Other membership matters
The Council wants to inform the General Assembly on the following changes in
the membership of FIG:
Member associations
The Institute of Surveyors, Australia has merged with four other Australian
associations and has changed its name to Spatial Sciences Institute.
Corporate members
The Council has admitted the following company to become a Corporate Member
of FIG:
- Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions, membership category A
- Geoexpert, membership category E
- The Institut Cartogàfic de Catalunya, membership category F
Further to be noted that ESRI has upgraded its membership category to level
A.
Academic members
The Council wants to inform the General Assembly that 13 new Academic Members
have joined FIG after the General Assembly in Washington and that the number of
academic members 13 April 2003 is 61 from 38 nations. The new academic members
are:
- Universidad del Valle, Departamento del Valle del Cauca, Colombia
- The University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy, Croatia
- Annamalai University, Department of Geology, India
- Mongolian Agricultural University, School of Agrobiology, Land Management,
Mongolia
- Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Department of Land Surveying and
Mapping, Puerto Rico, USA
- University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, Civil Engineering Department,
Puerto Rico, USA
- National University of Singapore, School of Design and Environment,
Singapore
- University of Cape Town, Department of Geomatics, South Africa
- University College of Lands and Architectural Studies – UCLAS, Department
of Land Surveying, Tanzania
- Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos – UNISINOS, Centro de Ciências
Exatas e Tecnológicas, Brazil
- University of Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Faculty of Engineering,
Surveying Institute, Uruguay
- IAV Hassan II, Filière de Formation en Topographie, Département de
Cartographie et Photogrammétrie, Morocco
- Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Facultad del Medio
Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Programa Ingenieria Topográfica, Colombia
Correspondents
The Council has admitted M. Rabesihanaka Harilantosoa Zafimbahoaka,
Directeur Général des Affaires Foncières et des Infrastructures Géographiques
from Madagascar and Dr. Constantin Bah from BETIE (Bureau d'Etudes, de
Topographie, d'Ingeniere et d'Expertise) Cabinet et Domicile from Republic of
Benin to become a new correspondents.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the actions that the Council
has taken with other membership matters.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
7. HONORARY PRESIDENT
The American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) has proposed to the
Council that FIG appoints Mr. Robert W. Foster (USA), immediate Past
President of FIG as an Honorary President of FIG. According to the Statutes
paragraph 3.1.6 a past president who has rendered outstanding service to the
Federation during his period of office can be appointed as an honorary
president. 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 the proposal and decided to propose to the General
Assembly that it appoints Robert W. Foster as an Honorary President of the
Federation. Mr. Foster has served FIG as a Vice President (1994-1999) and as a
President (1999-2002).
Appendix to item 7: The nomination
letter from ACSM.
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints Mr. Robert W. Foster an
Honorary President of FIG for the great services he has provided for the
Federation.
Decision: The General Assembly appointed Mr. Robert W. Foster as an
Honorary President of FIG. Mr. Foster was presented with his badge with golden
oak leaves and certificate of Honorary President.
8. HONORARY MEMBER (This item was decided in the second session of the
General Assembly on April 17, 2003)
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), United Kingdom has
sent the Federation a nomination letter in which it proposes that FIG
appoints Dr. Tom Kennie, Vice President of FIG 1994-1999 and
1999-2002 as an Honorary Member of the Federation. 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 the proposal and decided to propose to the General
Assembly that it appoints Dr. Tom Kennie as an Honorary Member of the Federation
for the outstanding services he has provided to the Federation as a Vice
President and as a Chair of several task forces including the task force on the
new governance structure of FIG.
Appendix to item 8: The nomination
letter from RICS.
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints Dr. Tom Kennie an Honorary
Member of FIG for the great services he has provided for the Federation.
Decision: The General Assembly appointed Dr. Tom Kennie as an
Honorary Member of FIG. Dr. Kennie was presented with his badge with silver
oak leaves and certificate of Honorary Membership.
9. REPORT OF THE US COUNCIL
The US Council has submitted an end of term report on the activities during
its term of office 1999–2002. A summary report of the results of the Council
1999-2002 was given by Robert W. Foster.
Appendix to item 9: The An
End of Term Report of the US Council of FIG
Motion: That the General Assembly receives the report and records its
thanks to the US Council and its members for their excellent work and great
contribution to FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
10. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
The report of the President of the Federation includes a review on the
activities of the Federation, the new German Council and the FIG office from the
handover ceremony in October 2002 to April 2003. President Magel made an oral
report followed by a presentation by Vice President Andreas Dress focussing on
the FIG World Report on Good Practices.
Appendix to item 10: President's
report.
Motion: That the General Assembly receives the President’s report.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
11. NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
The German member association of FIG DVW (Deutscher Verein für
Vermessungswesen – Gesellschaft für Geodäsie, Geoinformation und Landmanagement)
has informed that it has appointed Ms. Bettina Petzold as Vice President
of FIG and that Mr. Thomas Gollwitzer has been appointed as new Congress
Director of FIG 2006. Ms. Petzold’s CV is available on FIG home page:
http://www.fig.net/figtree/council/vicepresident-petzold.htm and Mr.
Gollwitzer’s CV at
http://www.fig.net/figtree/council/congress_dir_gollwitzer.htm.
The Council has decided according to the Internal Rules that Vice President
Andreas Drees will act as the Deputy to the President. The Council has
also decided on the responsibilities of the Council members hereby defining the
list included in the Internal Rules. The General Assembly is informed about the
following:
- The President is coordinating the UN and related activities and no
Director FIG/UN Liaison will be appointed 1.1.2003–. In this work the
President will be assisted by an expert group;
- Each Vice President has personal responsibility to support named
Commissions in their work;
- The Vice Presidents do not have personal regional responsibility, except
Vice President Wong who is in charge for Asia and the Pacific;
- Vice President Drees will chair the ACCO but all Council members will
attend ACCO meetings in 2003-2004.
Appendix to item 11:
Responsibilities of the Council Member from 1 January 2003.
Motion: That the General Assembly
- confirms the appointment of Dr.-Ing. Andreas Drees as the Deputy to the
President
- confirms the appointment of Ms. Bettina Petzold as a Vice President and
Mr. Thomas Gollwitzer as the Congress Director FIG 2006; and
- receives the list of responsibilities of the Council members for
2003–2006.
Decision: The motion was adopted. Ms. Bettina Petzold and Mr. Thomas
Gollwitzer were presented their FIG bronze badges.
12. REPORTS FROM CHAIRS OF COMMISSIONS
The Commission chairs have submitted their written reports on the Commission
activities since the FIG Congress in Washington, DC. Their reports include
progress reports of the working groups in each Commission. Commission chairs
gave oral report on the main activities in each Commission after the FIG
Congress in Washington, DC.
Appendices to item 12:
Motion: That the General Assembly
- adopts the reports of the Commission chairs and records its thanks to the
chairs and officers of the Commissions for their past year’s work;
- confirms the change in Commission 2 work plan as proposed in Commission 2
report and thus to close WG 2.2 “Curricula Models and CPD” and to establish a
new WG 2.2 “The Studies of Surveying in Latin America”, chaired by Prof.
Graciela Loyácono from Argentina (he will also chair the Liaison Group for
Latin America).
Decision: The motion was adopted.
13. REPORTS FROM THE DIRECTORS OF PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS
Appendices to item 13:
The General Assembly received oral reports from Karl-Friedrich Thöne,
the FIG Multi-Lingual Dictionary Board and Jan de Graeve, Director of the
International Institution for the History of Surveying and Measurement,
Permanent Institution of FIG.
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the reports and records its
thanks to the Directors for their past year’s work.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
14. REPORT OF UN ACTIVITIES
Appendix to item 14: Co-operation with
the United Nations and Its Agencies April 2002–April 2003 (including the
signed agreement of co-operation with the UN FAO).
President Magel made a report on the UN activities and informed the General
Assembly on the arrangements of the FIG/UN co-operation in 2003-2006. The
President will be personally in charge for coordinating the UN co-operation
assisted by following expert network: Stig Enemark (Denmark), Gerhard
Muggenhuber (Austria), Matt Higgins (Australia) and Willi
Zimmermann (Germany/Cambodia).
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report on the
co-operation with the United Nations and its agencies records its warmest thanks
to Prof. Ian Williamson, Director, FIG/UN Liaison for his great
contributions during his term of office as the Director, FIG/UN Liaison in
1999-2002.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
15. LIAISON WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
After the International Union for Surveys and Mapping (IUSM) was disbanded in
1999 the co-operation with the so-called sister organisations have been based on
bilateral agreements. Memoranda of understanding have now been signed with all
former members of IUSM except IHO, which is still under preparation. The latest
“Joint Board of Space Information Societies” took place at the FIG 2002
Congress.
FIG has further bilateral agreements of co-operation with other international
associations like ICEC, IFHP, CIB and FIABCI. 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.
The Council together with ACCO has appointed liaison persons to take care of
communication between FIG and the sister associations.
In conjunction to the Working Week in Paris the President and Director, FIG
Office met with the President and CEO of FIABCI. Further to be noted that the
MoU with IHO is expected to be signed by the end of 2003.
Motion: That the General Assembly receives the report on the liaison
with the sister associations during the past year.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
16. NOMINATION REVIEW GROUP AND CHANGE TO THE INTERNAL RULES
The Canadian Institute of Geomatics has sent a letter to the Council
considering the role and responsibilities of the Nomination Review Group in the
election procedure of the Council members and further proposing, if required,
amendments to Internal Rules under 9.0 Council. The US and German Councils have
considered this proposal and noted that there is a need for further guidance to
the next NRG but that this additional guidance does not need to be included in
the internal rules. The Council proposes, however, the following small change to
internal rule 9.4:
Current paragraph 9.4 The General Assembly shall establish a
Nominations Review Group (NRG) on the recommendation of the Council. The NRG
shall normally consist of three to five persons with considerable experience of
the Federation and shall be chaired by the immediate past president. Its members
shall hold office for four years, from Congress to Congress. A member of the
current Council cannot be a member of the NRG. If any member of the NRG is
unable to complete his or her period of office, a replacement shall be appointed
by the Council and ratification of that appointment sought from next meeting of
the General Assembly.
Proposed new paragraph 9.4 The General Assembly shall establish a
Nominations Review Group (NRG) on the recommendation of the Council. The NRG
shall normally consist of three to five persons with considerable experience of
the Federation and take into account the geographical representation. It
shall be chaired by the immediate past president. Its members shall hold office
for four calendar years, starting in the year following the Congress. A
member of the current Council cannot be a member of the NRG. If any member of
the NRG is unable to complete his or her period of office, a replacement shall
be appointed by the Council and ratification of that appointment sought from
next meeting of the General Assembly.
The NRG was not appointed at the General Assembly in 2002 for 2003-2006. The
new Council is at the moment considering the responsibilities of the NRG and the
persons to be appointed. The Council will make its proposal for the members of
the NRG in Paris.
Motion: That the General Assembly
- adopts the proposed amendment to internal rule 9.4; and
- appoints the members to the Nomination Review Group for calendar years
2003–2006 as follows: Chair: Robert W. Foster, USA (North America) and
members: John Parker, Australia (Australia and the Pacific), Sam
Zhou, Zimbabwe (Africa), Teo CheeHai, Malaysia (Asia) and Tom
Kennie, United Kingdom (Europe).
Decision: After discussion the motion was adopted unanimously.
17 FIG ACCOUNTS FOR 2002 AND AUDITOR’S REPORT AND BUDGET FOR 2003 AND 2004
(This item was decided at the second session April 17,2003)
Vice President Ralf Schroth has prepared as financial report on the
economic situation of the Federation. This report includes summary of the
accounts for 2002, an updated budget for 2003 and proposal for budget 2004 with
notes.
The Auditors Report includes the auditors report from 2002, official accounts
(income statement 2002) and balance sheet 31 December 2002.
Appendices to item 17:
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the audited accounts for
2002.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
18 BUDGET 2003 AND 2004 (This item was decided in the second session of the
General Assembly on April 17, 2003)
Updated budget for 2003 and budget for 2004 are included in the Financial
Report, appendix to item 17.1.
The Council has decided to propose to the General Assembly that from 1
January 2004 the official currency of FIG will be changed from Swiss franc to
Euro. This proposal is based on practical reasons to save bookkeeping work,
banking and auditing costs (estimate up to even Swiss francs 10,000) and to
avoid risk in exchange rates, because most expenditure is in Euro or Danish
crone which is bind Euro with +/- 2 per cent tolerance.
Motion: That the General Assembly
- adopts the up-dated budget for 2003;
- adopts the budget for 2004; and
- confirms the decision of the Council to change the official currency of
the Federation to Euro 1 January 2004
Decision: The motion was adopted.
19 SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2005 (This item was decided at the second session
April 17,2003)
The General Assembly is required 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 4,000
members; member associations with more than 4,000 members pay fees in accordance
with a sliding scale. Fees for 2003 and 2004 are:
|
Per capita fee |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee |
2003 |
Sw.frs. 5.30 per member up to a maximum of 4,000
members
Member associations from countries listed by the World Bank as
low-income economies or low-middle-income economies shall pay Sw. frs
2.65 per member up to a maximum of 4,000 members |
Sw.frs. 200.00 |
118 per cent of the fee payable by an association
with 4,000 members |
2004 |
Sw.frs. 5.60 per member up to a maximum of 4,000
members.
Member associations from countries listed by the World Bank as
low-income economies or lower-middle-income economies shall pay Sw.
frs 2.80 per member up to a maximum of 4,000 members |
Sw.frs. 200.00 |
121 per cent of the fee payable by an association
with 4,000 members |
The World Bank list of low-income economies is available at
http://www.worldbank.org/data/countryclass/classgroups.htm#Low_income
and the list of lower-middle-income economies is available at
http://www.worldbank.org/data/countryclass/classgroups.htm#Lower_middle_income
The Council proposed a very modest increase in the membership fees for
2005.
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts following membership fees
payable by member associations in 2005:
|
Per capita fee |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee |
2005 |
Sw.frs. 5.70 per member up to a maximum of 4,000
members.
Member associations from countries listed by the World Bank as
low-income economies or lower-middle-income economies shall pay Sw.
frs 2.85 per member up to a maximum of 4,000 members.
|
Sw.frs. 300.00 |
124 per cent of the fee payable by an association
with 4,000 members |
Decision: The motion was adopted.
20 FIG WORKING WEEK 2008
The only bid to host the FIG Working Week 2008 has been received from the
Sveriges Lantmätareförening SLF (The Swedish Association of Chartered
Surveyors). It is willing to host the Working Week together with FIG as
requested by the Council in 2002. SLF is also celebrating its 100th Anniversary
in 2008.
The Council has considered the bid and is convinced that the bid is well
prepared; SLF is able to take care of its responsibilities in the arrangements;
and that Stockholm is an excellent destination for the Working Week 2008. After
the bid was received the Council has negotiated with SLF on the co-operation,
responsibilities and arrangements between FIG and SLF in organising the
conference. The main point in the agreement is that FIG will, for the first
time, host a Working Week itself in 2008 but, of course, in a close co-operation
with the local member association. The agreement also guarantees FIG financial
surplus from the conference without an economic risk. The role of FIG and the
permanent office will be remarkably bigger than in previous years.
Mr. Svante Astermo, President of SLF and Hans Sandler made
presentation of the FIG Working Week 2008.
Appendix to item 20: SLF’s bid to
host FIG Working Week 2008 in Stockholm (main points)
Appendix to item 20.1: Presentation of SLF at
the General Assembly in Paris (PowerPoint presentation)
Motion: That the General Assembly decides that FIG will organise the
Working Week 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden together with the Swedish member
association SLF.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
President's Meeting, Thursday 17 April, 9:00–
10:45, Salon A
21. PRESIDENT'S MEETING
50 Presidents and leaders of the delegations attended the
President’s Meeting in which the co-operation between FIG and its member
associations were discussed. A separate memorandum of this meeting is
circulated to the participants of the meeting and to the Presidents of
member associations.
Second session, Thursday 17 April, 11:00–
14:00, Amphi Cauchy
22 ROLL CALL
Vice President Andreas Drees to take the roll call.
Please note that the roll call will be done for member associations only.
Delegates representing affiliates, academic members, corporate members and
correspondents as well as honorary presidents and honorary members will be
entered in the records but they shall register before the meeting starts in
the meeting hall to the FIG representative.
Appendix to items 2 & 22: Roll Call.
Motion: That present members are recorded in the minutes.
Decision: 52 member associations out of 89 were present at this
session which is more than one third of the membership needed for the General
Assembly to be constitutionally valid.
23 MEMBERSHIP
23.1 Member associations
23.1.1 Colegio de Ingenieros Topografos de Costa Rica
The Collegio de Ingenieros Topografos de Costa Rica has applied the
membership of FIG as a member association. Association has 470 qualified members
who have at least Bachelor level education. The Council has considered the
application and believes that the association meets criteria for membership of
FIG as a member association.
Appendix to item 23.1.1:
Membership application from the Collegio de Ingenieros Topografos de Costa Rica
as a member association of FIG.
Motion: That the General Assembly admits the Collegio de Ingenieros
Topografos de Costa Rica from Costa Rica as a member association of FIG.
Decision: The decision was adopted.
23.2 Other membership issues
The Council wants to inform the General Assembly on the following changes in
the membership of FIG:
Corporate members
The Council has admitted the following company to become a Corporate Member
of FIG:
- SICAD Geomatics GmbH & Co oHG, membership category B.
The Council has further expelled Surveyplanet from the membership of FIG.
Academic members
The Council wants to inform the General Assembly that following university
has joined FIG as academic member (total number of academic members is 62 from
39 countries):
- Universidad Nacional, Escuela de Topografía, Catastro y Geodesia, Costa
Rica
Motion: That the General Assembly makes its decision on the membership
issues.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
24 REPORT FROM ACCO
The Advisory Committee of Commission Officers (ACCO) met on 12 and 16 April,
2003.
Appendix to item 24: Report from the ACCO
meetings.
Appendix to item 24.1: FIG World Report
on Good Practices (PowerPoint presentation)
Vice President Andreas Drees as Chair of ACCO reported on the meetings
of ACCO.
Motion: That the General Assembly receives the report and its
recommendations and confirms the appointment of ACCO representatives to the
Commission Review Group as follows: Peter Laarakker (the Netherlands),
Robin McLaren (United Kingdom) and Vaclav Slaboch (Czech Republic).
The General Assembly further recorded its thanks to ACCO for its past year’s
work.
Decision: The General Assembly received the report and confirmed the
appointment of ACCO representatives to the Commission Review Group.
25 REPORTS FROM THE COMMISSION CHAIRS
The Commission chairs made brief oral reports on the Commissions activities
and meetings during the working week.
Motion: That the General Assembly receives the reports.
Decision: The General Assembly received the reports.
26 REGIONAL REPORTS
The Council has decided to activate the role of member associations at the
General Assembly by encouraging the change of experiences between member
associations and regions. Therefore, the Council has decided to have in Paris a
discussion on regional experiences, co-operation and activities in FIG. At the
moment there already exist two regional groups within FIG: the Francophone Group
and the Arab Federation of Surveyors, which was established in fall 2002 in
close co-operation with FIG.
The Council has invited short reports from different regions as follows:
- The Francophone Group, Michel Kasser,
France (PowerPoint presentation)
- The Arab Federation of Surveyors, President
Sarkis Fadous, Lebanon
- Africa, Emmanuel Tembo, Botswana
- South America, Gustavo Iglesias, Uruguay
- Asia and the Pacific, TN Wong, FIG Vice President, Hong Kong, China
Appendix to item 26: Summary of the regional reports.
Motion: That the General Assembly receives the reports.
Decision: The General Assembly received the reports.
27 REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIG FOUNDATION
The FIG Foundation fundraising dinner in Paris is combined to the FIG 125th
Anniversary Dinner in Versailles on Tuesday 15 April 2003.
The Board of Directors of the Foundation has further decided that those
founding members of the Foundation that have donated the Foundation at least USD
100 will be recognised in the FIG Annual Review.
In his oral report the President of the FIG Foundation, Mr. John Hohol
informed the General Assembly about donations in conjunction to the Working Week
exceeding over 15,000 euros. As thanks to member associations and individuals
who have donated more than USD 1,000 a bronze plaque of the FIG Foundation was
presented to Den danske Landinspektørforening DdL (Denmark), DVW –
Deutscher Verein für Vermessungswesen – Gesellschaft für Geodäsie,
Geoinformation und Landmanagement (Germany) and Schweizerischer Verein
für Vermessung und Kulturtechnik SVVK (Switzerland) and further to Robert
W. Foster.
The President further informed the General Assembly about first grants given
in December 2003 and grants decided in Paris in April 2003. Further progress has
been made with grant programmes with corporate members ESRI and Intergraph.
Appendix to item 27: Report
of the FIG Foundation 2002–2003.
Motion: That the General Assembly receives the report of the President
of the FIG Foundation.
Decision: The General Assembly received the report and recorded its
thanks to the Directors of the Foundation for the work they have done during the
past year.
28 REPORTS OF THE WORKING WEEKS 2004–2005 AND 2007 AND CONGRESS 2006
The hosts of the FIG Working Weeks 2004 (Greece), 2005 (Egypt), Congress 2006
(Germany) and Working Week 2007 (Hong Kong, China) made brief reports on the
preparations for their respective events.
Appendix to item 28:
28.1 Report on the FIG Working Week 2004 in Athens
(Handouts of PowerPoint presentation in Paris)
28.2 Report on the FIG Working
Week 2005 in Cairo
- PowerPoint
Presentation in Paris
28.3 Report on the FIG Congress in 2006 in Munich,
(PowerPoint presentation in Paris)
28.4 Report on the FIG Working Week 2007 in
Hong Kong, China, (PowerPoint presentation in Paris)
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the reports.
Decision: The General Assembly received the reports and adopted the
dates for the Working Weeks 2004, 2005 (to be moved to April 16-21, 2005) and
2007 and adopted the dates and length of the FIG Congress 2006 to be held in
Munich October 15-20, 2006 even though the interval between the General
Assemblies will be longer and the length of the congress shorter than required
in the Internal Rules.
29 REGIONAL CONFERENCES IN MOROCCO IN 2003 AND IN INDONESIA 2004
The hosts of the FIG Regional Conferences in Marrakech, Morocco, December
2-5, 2003 and in Jakarta, Indonesia in September/October 2004 made brief reports
on the preparations of these events.
Appendix to item 29:
29.1 Report on the FIG Regional Conference in
Marrakech December 2-5, 2003
- PowerPoint
presentation in Paris - President Aziz Hilali, ONIGT
- PowerPoint
presentation in Paris - Mr. Gerhard Muggenhuber, Chair of Commission
3)
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the reports.
Decision: The General Assembly received the reports.
30 PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION
President Holger Magel presented certificates of appreciation to the
members of the local organizing committee of Working Week 2003 to following
persons: Chair Bernard Bour, Deputy Chair Michel Mayoud, Deputy
Chair Michel Kasser and Members: Jean-Louis Dargère, André
Bailly, Jean Godfroid, Déborah Smadja-Levy, Jean Yves
Bourguignon, Jean-Cédric-Landry, Michel-Patrick Lagoutte and
Gilles Ciboit and representatives of Regards International :
Jean-Claude Mège, Pascal Abadie, Antoine Léfebure, Manuela
Morange and Estelle Hoyau.
31 CLOSING PROCEEDINGS
The President formally closed the 26th General Assembly of FIG.
Joseph Forrai expressed on behalf of the Association of Licensed
Surveyors in Israel special thanks to the Ordre des Géomètres-Experts OGE and
the Association Francaise de Topographie AFT for organizing the Working Week and
the 125th Anniversary with so short notice after Israel had to give up
organising the Working Week 2003.
At the closing ceremony the FIG banner was handed over by Michel Kasser,
Deputy Chair of the Organising Committee of FIG 2003 and President of AFT to Mr.
George Papavassiliou, Chair of the Local Organising Committee of FIG
2004.
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