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International Federation of Surveyors
Fédération Internationale des Géomètres
Internationale Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure
Dear Colleague,
In this newsletter please find various calls for your action...
First, the call for nominations for two FIG Vice Presidents and 10
Commission Chairs Elects has been published. All member associations are
encouraged to consider to nominate a candidate.
The deadline for
submission of peer review paper for the FIG Working Week
2024 is just around the corner - 2 October. There is still
time to submit abstract for regular papers with deadline on 1
November.
FIG Commission 2 on Education is encouraging you to participate in a survey
on Academic Education in Land Surveying/Geomatics; the Habitat Professional
Forum HPF (under UN-Habitat) of which FIG is a member is asking for your
contribution on the Roadmap to Recovery; the First High-Level Forum Meeting
of Presidents of Land Professional Associations in Africa is looking for
partners and sponsors. Are you from West Africa - then check the job offer.
If you are located in the Americas region please read about the new FIG
Network.
Several events are coming up - some in person and check the first two
webinars organised by the FIG TClimate Compass Task Force.
Do we see you in Berlin at Intergeo? Come by the FIG stand.
Please read on and we are looking forward to your actions...
NEWS FROM FIG
Call for Nominations: 2 Vice Presidents and 10 Commission Chairs Elects
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FIG Council invites member associations to consider nominations
for the honorary positions of two Vice Presidents for the term
2025-28 and Chairs Elects for the 10 Commissions 2024-26 |
FIG Council establishes new Regional Network
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The third FIG Regional Network covers the Americas region. At the General Assembly 2023 representatives from the region encouraged FIG Council to establish such network. |
Meet FIG at stand D3.037
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When Intergeo opens its doors on 10 October 2023 FIG will be ready to meet you.
Come to our stand, or reserve a meeting. Secure your ticket through FIG. |
FIG WORKING WEEK 2024
Last chance for peer review submission - Your sponsorship options
Join us for the FIG Working Week 2024 in Accra Ghana. The FIG Working Week 2024 is organised in cooperation with the two national associations Licensed Surveyors Association of Ghana (LiSAG) and Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS). Discover the beautiful country of Ghana, get a once-in-a-lifetime experience in Accra together with your colleages from all over the world.
Call for papers - last chance for peer review submission
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With the overall theme of the Working Week: |
With less than ten years left to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, world leaders have called for a decade of action and delivery for sustainable development, and pledged to achieve the Goals by the target date of 2030, leaving no one behind. FIG Working Week 2024 will build on the FIG vision to ‘Serve society, benefitting people and the planet’ will focus on tackling the global challenges as these specifically relate to the wellbeing of our Planet and natural resources.
Deadline for peer review abstract and full paper:
2 October 2023 NB
Deadline for abstract for regular paper: 1 November (NB
Full paper 8 January 2024)
Read the full call for papers
Call for papers in pdf
SUBMIT YOUR
ABSTRACT
Make Your Mark - For Sponsors and Exhibitors
FIG Working Week 2024 is your platform for growth and connection. In Ghana, it's not just a conference; it's your strategic leap into a thriving future. Don't miss the opportunity to be a catalyst for change in this exciting market.
Secure your stand now and
get extra visibility with a sponsorship 20% discount for FIG members.
Plan Your Trip
The Working Week will take place at La Palm Royal Beach Hotel. It overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and on the premises there are both conference facilities, accommodation, large green areas that will be used by the conference, taking advantage of the good Africa weather. There will be further accommodation options close to the venue. Stay updated on the conference web site on how to book your accommodation. This will open when registration opens, too which will be in October.
Follow the Working Week Preparations at: www.fig.net/fig2024
FURTHER FIG EVENTS
Digital Transformation for Responsible Land Administration
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FIG Commission 2 and 7 are inviting to their joint annual meeting
2-4 October 2023
at the Locatie Punt, Deventer (Overijssel), hosted by the
Netherlands Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency (Kadaster)
and ITC, University of Twente.
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The 11th International FIG Workshop on the Land Adminsitration Domain Model/3D Land Administration
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The 11th International FIG Workshop on the Land Administration
Domain Model / 3D Land Administration takes place 11-13 October 2023
in Gävle, Sweden |
Two Climate Compass Task Force Webinars 11 October and 29 November
Eight FIG Foundation Grant Recipients selected for the FIG Young Surveyors Network Asia and the Pacific 4th Regional Meeting
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FIG Foundation with Young Surveyors Asia Pacific have selected 8
Young Surveyors to attend the 4th YS Meeting in Korea in November
2023. Congratulations! |
First High-Level Forum Meeting of Presidents of Land Professional Associations in Africa
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Presidents and other relevant stakeholders engaged in geospatial
information management in Africa are invited to this First
High-Level Forum Meeting (HLFM) that will take place in conjunction
with the Africa Union Meeting on 21-20 November 2023. Sponsorship possibilities are
available. |
Mitigation Strategies for the SDGs: Harnessing Spatial Information
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FIG Commission
3 Workshop and Annual Meeting 4-6 December 2023, Tel-Aviv,
Israel Held in conjunction with the international Ramon GeoInt360
conference. Special VIP
early bird tickets available until 15 September (tick the FIG3
box when registering). Registration fee is waived for authors of
accepted abstracts(one author per abstract) |
CALL FOR ACTION
The UN-Habitat Roadmap to Recovery - Harnessing the Power of FIG to Meet Global Challenges
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Would you be interested to discuss the ways in which the power of our land, natural and bult environment professional community can be further harnessed in implementing the Roadmap. |
Survey on Academic Education in Land Surveying/Geomatics
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Would you be interested to discuss the ways in which the power of our land, natural and bult environment professional community can be further harnessed in implementing the Roadmap. |
ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
The article of the month in September 2023 is a video of keynote speaker
Russell Romanella, USA, at the FIG Working Week 2023. United
States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Russell Romanella
explores the current Human and Robotic Exploration Missions within NASA. He
explores NASA's exploration of the solar system and beyond including Mars,
Saturn, the asteroid belt, and NASA’s plan to return to the Moon and on to
Mars.
Watch the recording
Vacancies and Project Opportunities
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WEST AFRICA REGIONAL SALES MANAGER The Optron Group is currently seeking a highly motivated Regional Sales Manager to join their team. This position offers extensive travel and will be based in either Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, or Senegal. Read more |
The Civil Society Unit, Department of Global Communications,UN, is hiring
full-time interns for 4-6 months in three (3) different work areas.
Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university
degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master's or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent,
or have completed a Bachelor's, Master's or PH.D. Programme.
More
information
UPCOMING EVENTS
Check the events page
2-4 October, Deventer The Netherlands
FIG Commission 2 and 7 Annual Meeting:
More information
10-12 October 2023, Berlin, Germanyy
Intergeo - Inspiration for a smarter world
Website: https://www.intergeo.de/en/
Register through FIG and get free access to the fair with the FIG voucher
code: IG23-FIG
Register here
11 October 2023, online webinar
Climate Compass Comversations & Consultations series webinar #1: Let's move
beyond business as usual, talking about climate resilience &
fit-for-purpose surveying for land, water & marine.
Read more and registerr
11-13 October 2023, Gävle, Sweden
The 11th International FIG Workshop on the Land Administration Domain Model
/ 3D Land Administration
Web site: http://www.gdmc.nl/3DCadastres/workshop2023/
14 October 2023, Hong Kong
HKIS Land Surveying Division (LSD) Annual Conference 2023, “Connecting the
City with Geospatial Intelligence”
Web site: https://www.hkis.org.hk/en/professional_cpd2.html?id=5878
8-10 November 2023, Gyeonggi Provice, Republic of Korea
Smart GEO Expo 2023, hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and
Transport of the Republic of Korea with LX, Land and Geospatial Informatix
Corporation as Secretariat and organizer and supported by LH, Korea Land and
Housing Corporation.
Website:
8-10 November 2023, Kintex 2 Exhibition Center, Republic of Korea
FIG Young Surveyors Network Asia and the Pacific 4th Regional Meeting
Invitation: https://www.facebook.com/events/781184816844824/?ref=newsfeed
21-24 November 2023, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2023 conference on Land Policy in Africa - Protecting Sustainable Land
Governance in Africa for Accelerated Implementation of the African
Continental Free Trade Area organised by Africa Union, ECA, African
Development Bank Group
Concept
note
Call
for papers
4-6 December 2023, Tel-Aviv, Israel
FIG Commission 3 Workshop and Annual meeting “Mitigation Strategies for the
SDGs: Harnessing Spatial Information”; held in conjunction with the 2nd
Ramon International Geospatial Intelligence 360 (GeoInt360) Conference
Website: http://geoint360.com
FIG Commission 3: We encourage you to use the VIP early
bird tickets, available until 15 September at https://secure.eventmagix.com/2023_geoint360
(tick the FIG3 box when registering).
Call
for papers
Kind regards,
Ms. Louise Friis-Hansen
Director
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FIG Working Week 2025, 1-5 May, Brisbane, Australia Web site: www.fig.net/fig2025 |
FIG Working Week 2027, Stavanger, Norway
FIG Working Week 2028, Paris, France - Celebrating FIG 150th Anniversary
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