MEETING PROGRAMME

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Friday, 15 April
9:00-17:00
Babylon I

 FIG Council Meeting
  • by invitation only
9:00-17:00
Babylon II

 GSDI Executive Committee
  • by invitation only
Saturday, 16 April
08:00- Registration
9:00-17:00
Nefertiti

 FIG ACCO Meeting
  • by invitation only
9:00-17:30
Babylon

 GSDI Board Meeting
  • by invitation only
09:00-17:30
Blue Nile





 Pre-conference Workshop 1 – Standards Workshop – Standards into Action
09:00-17:30
Morgana



 Pre-conference Workshop 2 – Virtual Academy and the Surveying/Geoinformatics Community
09:00-15:30
White Nile

 Pre-conference Workshop 3 – History of Surveying
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
12:30-14:00
Teeba		 Lunch
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-18:30
White Nile

 Pre-conference Workshop 4 – Mobile Mapping Technology
16:00-19:00
Teeba



 Pre-conference Workshop 7 – e-Government for e-Citizens
Sunday, 17 April
08:00- Registration
8:00-13:00
Babylon

 ISCGM Annual Meeting
  • ISCGM members, by invitation only
9:00-13:00
Blue Nile and White Nile		 FIG General Assembly – First Session
  • FIG members, open to observers
9:00-16:30
Teeba

 ESRI Seminar – GIS: The Business of National Mapping
9:00-16:30
Nefertiti

 An Intergraph vision, technology and implementation seminar
09:00-10:50
Suite 1

 GSDI Committee Meeting – Convention Planning
  • open to observers
09:00-10:50
Suite 2

 GSDI Committee Meeting – Legal and Economics
  • open to observers
09:00-10:50
Suite 3

 GSDI Committee Meeting – Technical
  • open to observers
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:50
Suite 1

 GSDI Committee Meeting – Sponsored Projects
  • open to observers
11:00-12:50
Suite 2

 GSDI Committee Meeting – Membership
  • open to observers
11:00-12:50
Suite 3

 GSDI Committee Meeting – Communications
  • open to observers
12:30-14:00
Le Grill		 Lunch
13:00-16:30
Babylon

 GSDI Council Meeting
  • GSDI Council members, by invitation only
14:00-16:30
Suite 1

 FIG Commission 1 Meeting
  • FIG Commission 1 delegates, open to observers
14:00-16:30
Suite 2

 FIG Commission 2 Meeting
  • FIG Commission 2 delegates, open to observers
14:00-16:30
Osiris

 FIG Commission 3 Annual Meeting
  • FIG Commission 3 delegates, open to observers
14:00-16:30
Suite 5

 FIG Commission 5 Meeting
  • FIG Commission 5 delegates, open to observers
14:00-16:30
Suite 3

 FIG Commission 6 Meeting
  • FIG Commission 6 delegates, open to observers
14:00-16:30
Isis

 FIG Commission 7 Meeting
  • FIG Commission 7 delegates, open to observers
14:00-16:30
Suite 4

 FIG Commission 8 Meeting
  • FIG Commission 8 delegates, open to observers
14:00-16:30
FIG Office

 FIG Commission 9 Meeting
  • FIG Commission 9 delegates, open to observers
14:00-16:30
TBC

 FIG Commission 10 Meeting
  • FIG Commission 10 delegates, open to observers
16:30-17:00 Coffee break
17:00-19:00
Cleopatra Ball Room
(Blue and White Nile, Morgana)		 Opening Ceremony (preliminary)
  • Welcome by the Local Organising Committee
  • Cultural programme
  • Welcome greeting of Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Prof. Dr. Mahmud Abu-Zeid (confirmed)
  • Welcome address of the Prime Minister, His Excellency, Ahmed Nazif (confirmed)
  • Welcome address of the representative of the Arab League (invited)
  • Welcome address of Dr. Mukund Rao, President of GSDI
  • Prof. Holger Magel, President of FIG: From Pharaohs to Geoinformatics – Shaping the Change
    [abstracts] [paper] [slides]
  • Opening of the Conference
19:00-20:30
Pool Area at the Semiramis Hotel		 Welcome Reception
Monday, 18 April
08:00-17:30 Registration
09:00-10:30
Blue Nile and White Nile



 Plenary Session 1 – From the Pharaohs to Geoinformatics
  • PS1.1 Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director, The Library of Alexandria (invited)
  • PS1.2 Mr. Jack Dangermond, President of ESRI: Bridging the Gap between Geomatics and Surveying
  • Ms. Preetha Pulusani, President, Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions: Geomatics and Surveying in the Future
10:30
Morgana and
Kahramana		 Opening of the exhibition
10:30-17:30
Morgana and
Kahramana		 Exhibition
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30
Blue Nile



 TS 1 – SDI and Cadastre
Commission: FIG 7 and GSDI
11:00-12:30
White Nile



 TS 2 – Spatial Portals and e-Government
Commission: GSDI and FIG 3
11:00-12:30
Babylon

 TS 3 – GNSS I
Commission: FIG 5
11:00-12:30
Osiris



 TS 4 – NSDI
Commission: FIG 3 and GSDI
11:00-12:30
Isis

 TS 5 – Prepared to the Future I
Commission: FIG 1 and 2
11:00-12:30
Nefertiti 2		 Media Conference
11:00-13:00
Cairo		 Visit to the 30th Arc in Cairo
  • Visit to the 30th Arc and revealing a plaque in one of the original points of the 30th Arc. Open to all interested. Fee EUR 15 EUR to cover bus transfers.
11:00-12:30
Suite 1

 FIG Standards Network
Commission: FIG
  • by invitation only
12:30-14:00
Le Grill and Teeba		 Lunch
13:30-15:30
Suite 5		 AFREF Steering Committee Meeting
  • by invitation only
14:00-15:30
Blue Nile



 TS 6 – 3D Cadastre
Commission: FIG 7 and GSDI
14:00-15:30
White Nile



 TS 7 – SDI and Web Services
Commission: GSDI and FIG 3
14:00-15:30
Babylon

 TS 8 – GNSS II
Commission: FIG 5
14:00-15:30
Nefertiti



 TS 9 – Applied SIM and SDI
Commission: FIG 3 and GSDI
14:00-15:30
Isis

 TS 10 – Prepared to the Future II
Commission: FIG 1 and 2
14:00-15:30
Osiris		 Round table - to be confirmed
15.30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30
Blue Nile



 TS 11 – Cadastral Modelling
Commission: FIG 7 and GSDI
16:00-17:30
White Nile



 TS 12 – Development of SDI Capacity
Commission: GSDI and FIG 3 and 8
16:00-17:30
Babylon

 TS 13 – Reference Frame
Commission: FIG 5
16:00-17:30
Osiris



 TS 14 – SIM and Quality
Commission: FIG 3 and GSDI
16:00-17:30
Isis

 TS 15 – Valuation and Real Estate Management I
Commission: FIG 9
16:00-17:30
Nefertiti 2

 Round table – Surveying and GIS Education in Africa and the Arab Countries
16:00-16:50
Suite 1

 GSDI Meeting – Global Registries and Portals Roundtable
16:00-18:00
Suite 2

 Students Meeting
  • Informal Meeting for all students attending the conference
16:00-17:30
Suite 4



 ISO Standards Drafting Group
Commission: FIG and ISO
  • by invitation only
19:00-
El Ezzba Restaurant 		Egyptian Evening / FIG Foundation Dinner
Tuesday, 19 April
08:00-17:30 Registration
09:00-10:30
Blue Nile and White Nile		 Plenary Session 2 – Co-operation between Land Administration and SDI
  • Dr. Paul Munro-Faure, Director, Land Tenure Service, FAO: Global Needs for SDI in Land Administration
  • Ms. Dorine A. J. Burmanje, Chair of the Board Dutch Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency, The Netherlands: Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration in Europe
  • Eng. Mohamed Mosaad Ibrahim, Ex-Chairman, The Egyptian Survey Authority, ESA: From Pharaohs to e-Government – The Egyptian Cadastre
    [abstracts] [paper] [slides]
09:30-11:00
Suite 1

 FIG Groupe Francophone – Annual Meeting
09:00-12:30 FIG Office Joint Board of the Spatial Information Societies
  • by invitation only
10:30-17:30
Morgana and
Kahramana		 Exhibition
10:30-13:00 Technical Tour 1 – Egyptian Survey Authority (ESA)
10:30-13:00 Technical Tour 2 – Egyptian GIS Authority (IDSC)
10:30-13:00 Technical Tour 3 – Hydraulic Institute
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30
Blue Nile



 TS 16 – Web-based Decision Support I
Commission: GSDI and FIG 3
11:00-12:30
White Nile



 TS 17 – The State of the Art in Positioning and Measurement of SDI
Commission: FIG 5 and GSDI
11:00-12:30
Babylon

 TS 18 – Comparative Aspects of Land Administration Systems
Commission: FIG 7
11:00-12:30
Nefertiti

 TS 19 – Planning in Informal Settlements
Commission: FIG 8 and 7
11:00-12:30
Isis

 TS 20 – Professsional Education I
Commission: FIG 2
11:00-12:30
Osiris

 Round table for American SDIs
Commission: GSDI
12:30-14:00
Le Grill and Teeba		 Lunch
14:00-15:30
Blue Nile



 TS 21 – Web-based Decision Support II
Commission: GSDI and FIG 3
14:00-15:30
White Nile

 TS 22 – New Measurement Technology and Its Application to Archaeological and Engineering Surveys
Commission: FIG 5 and 6
14:00-15:30
Babylon

 TS 23 – Evolving Land Administration Systems
Commission: FIG 7
14:00-15:30
Osiris

 TS 24 – Planning for Rural and Urban Communities
Commission: FIG 8
14:00-15:30
Isis

 TS 25 – Professional Education II
Commission: FIG 2
14:00-17:30
Nefertiti		 Arab Union of Surveyors – General Assembly
  • by invitation only
14:00-15:30
Suite 2

 FIG Task Force on Commission Structure
  • open meeting for all interested
14:00-15:30
Suite 1

 Design Standard Data Sets
  • ad-hoc session – attendance limited to 20
15.30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30
Blue Nile



 TS 26 – Regional SDI’s and Thematic SDI’s
Commission: GSDI and FIG 3
16:00-17:30
White Nile

 TS 27 – Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry
Commission: FIG 5
16:00-17:30
Babylon

 TS 28 – Business of Land Administration
Commission: FIG 7
16:00-17:30
Osiris

 TS 29 – Approaches in Land Consolidation and Community Regeneration
Commission: FIG 8 and 7
16:00-17:30
Isis

 TS 30 – Valuation and Real Estate Management II
Commission: FIG 9
16:00-17:30
Suite 1

 GSDI Meeting – Geographic Data Commons Roundtable
Wednesday, 20 April
08:00-17:30 Registration
09:00-10:30
Blue Nile and White Nile		 Plenary Session 3 – Future of the SDI / Surveying Communities
  • Prof. Ian Dowman, President of ISPRS: Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing in SDIs and Preventing Environmental Catastrophes
  • Prof. Hans Sünkel, President of the University of Graz: Future of Surveing and SDI
  • Dr. Dalal S. Alnaggar, Director, Regional Center for Training and Water Studies, Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation: Future of Surveying and GIS in the Arab World
9:00-10:30
Suite 4

 FIG Commission 4 Annual Meeting
  • FIG Commission 4 delegates, open to observers
10:30-14:00
Morgana and
Kahramana		 Exhibition
10:30-17:30 Technical Tour 4 – Smart Village: Cultural and Natural Heritage Center and City Development
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30
Blue Nile



 TS 31 – Developing SDI’s
Commission: GSDI and FIG 3
11:00-12:30
White Nile

 TS 32 – Disaster Management and GIS Applications
Commission: FIG 8 and 3
11:00-12:30
Babylon

 TS 33 – Vertical Reference Frame
Commission: FIG 5
11:00-12:30
Osiris

 TS 34 – Technological Aspects of Land Administration Systems
Commission: FIG 7
11:00-12:30
Isis

 TS 35 – Hydrography I
Commission: FIG 4
11:00-12:30
Nefertiti

 Round table for African SDIs
Commission: GSDI
12:30-14:00
Le Grill and Teeba		 Lunch
14:00-15:30
Blue Nile



 TS 36 – Evaluation SDI’s
Commission: GSDI and FIG 3
14:00-15:30
White Nile

 TS 37 – Spatial Development Infrastructure Linkages with Urban Planning
Commission: FIG 8, 3 and 7
14:00-15:30
Babylon

 TS 38 – Using Laser Scanning in Engineering Surveys
Commission: FIG 6
14:00-15:30
Osiris

 TS 39 – Boundary Surveying
Commission: FIG 7
14:00-15:30
Isis

 TS 40 – Administering Marine Spaces
Commission: FIG 4 and 7
14:00-15:30
Nefertiti

 Round table for African Policy Decisions
Commission: GSDI and UN ECA
14:00-15:30
FIG Office

 FIG Corporate Members Meeting
  • by invitation only
14:00-15:30
Suite 2

 Workshop on the Guidelines to enhance the Situation of Under-represented Groups in FIG
14:30-15:30
Suite 1

 GSDI Meeting – Open Source Software Forum
15.30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30
Blue Nile

 TS 41 – SDI Implementation Cases
Commission: GSDI
16:00-17:30
White Nile



 TS 42 – Spatial Information Systems – Regional and International Approaches
Commission: FIG 3 and GSDI
16:00-17:30
Babylon

 TS 43 – Deformation Measurement and Analysis
Commission: FIG 6
16:00-17:30
Osiris

 TS 44 – Financing Affordable Housing
Commission: FIG 10, 9 and 8
16:00-17:30
Isis

 TS 45 – Hydrography II
Commission: FIG 4
16:00-17:30
Nefertiti

 Round table for Asia and Pacific SDIs
Commission: GSDI
19:00-
Club Mohamed Ali		 Gala Dinner
Thursday, 21 April
08:00-16:00 Registration
8:30-10:30
Babylon

 FIG President’s Meeting
  • for Presidents of FIG member associations or their representatives, by invitation only
9:00-17:00
Suite 2

 GSDI Executive Committee
  • by invitation only
09:00-10:30
Morgana



 TS 46 – Place Names and Addresses
Commission: GSDI and FIG 3
09:00-10:30
Osiris

 TS 47 – SDI Legal and Policy Issues
Commission: GSDI
09:00-10:30
Nefertiti

 TS 48 – GLOBAL MAPPING – Global Geo-information for Sustainable Development – Part I – General Presentation on Global Geo-information
Organiser: ISCGM
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-14:00
Blue Nile and White Nile

 FIG General Assembly – Second Session
  • FIG members, open for observers
11:00-12:30
Morgana



 TS 49 – SDI Data Issues
Commission: GSDI and FIG 3
11:00-12:30
Osiris

 TS 50 – Partnerships and Funding
Commission: GSDI
11:00-12:30
Nefertiti

 TS 51 – GLOBAL MAPPING – Global Geo-information for Sustainable Development – Part II – Panel Discussion on Global Mapping
Organiser: ISCGM
12:30-14:00
Le Grill and Teeba		 Lunch
14:30-16:30
Blue Nile, White Nile and Morgana		 Closing Ceremony
17:00-20:00
Babylon

 GSDI Board Meeting
  • by invitation only

© International Federation of Surveyors,  2005

Last revised on 15-03-16