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Minutes
27th General Assembly
23 and 27 May 2004 in
Athens, Greece
MINUTES
of the meetings held in Ballroom III at the
Intercontinental Athenaeum Athens,
Athens, Greece
on 23 and 27 May 2004
Introduction
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MINUTES
First Session, Sunday 23 May, 9:00 – 14.15
1. OPENING PROCEEDINGS
President Holger Magel opened the 27th General
Assembly and welcomed the participants to the Working Week in Athens. Noted
that several greetings and apologies were received from member associations,
other members and Honorary Presidents Juha Talvitie and Peter Dale
and Honorary Members John Curdie, Clifford Dann, Seppo
Härmälä, Milan Klimes, Grahame Lindsay, Taichi Oshima,
Ian Williamson and Jane Woolley, who were not able to attend the
meeting.
2. ROLL CALL
Vice President Andreas Drees made the roll call.
Appendix to items 2 & 20: Roll Call.
51 member associations out of 91 were present at this session, which is more
than one third of the membership needed for the General Assembly to be
constitutionally valid.
During the roll call member associations were given voting papers for the
election of Vice Presidents.
Motion: That present members are recorded in the minutes.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
3. APPOINTMENT OF TELLERS
Motion: The General Assembly shall appoint two persons as tellers
following the principle adopted at the 22nd General Assembly so that the
tellers will represent member associations hosting the preceding (Ordre des
Géomètres-Experts, OGE / Association Française de Topographie, AFT) and the
current General Assembly (Technical Chamber of Greece, TEE / Hellenic
Association of Rural and Surveying Engineers, HARSE). The French member
associations have proposed Dr. Michel Kasser (May 23) and Dr.
Michel Mayoud (27 May) and the Greek member associations Mr. George
Tsoukalas (May 23) and Ms. Mina Stagianni (May 27) as tellers.
That the General Assembly appoints Dr. Michel Kasser and Mr. George
Tsoukalas (May 23) and Dr. Michel Mayoud (France) and Ms. Mina Stagianni
(May 27) as tellers for the two sessions of this General Assembly.
Decision: The General Assembly resolved to appoint Dr. Michel Kasser
(France) and Mr. George Tsoukalas (Greece) for 23 May and Dr. Michel Mayoud
(France) and Ms. Mina Stagianni (Greece) for 27 May as tellers for the two
sessions of this General Assembly.
4. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Motion: That the agenda be adopted.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
5. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE 26th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Minutes have been circulated previously.
Appendix to item 5: Minutes
of the General Assembly in Paris April 2003
Minutes of the General Assembly in Paris April
2003 without appendices, .pdf-format.
Motion: That the minutes be adopted as recorded.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
6. MEMBERSHIP
6.1 Acceptance of new members
6.1.1 Ordre des Géomètres-Experts Fonciers (Algeria)
Ordre des Géomètres-Experts Fonciers from Algeria has submitted an
application to become a member association of FIG. The association has 378
members. The current member association from Algeria Association des Géomètres
Algériens has been informed about the application. The Council has received
information that the AGA has ceased to exist according to the national
legislation in Algeria. The Council has considered the application and believes
that the association meets the criteria for membership of FIG as a member
association.
Appendix to item 6.1.1: Membership
application from the Ordre des Géomètres-Experts Fonciers.
Motion: That the General Assembly admits the Ordre des
Géomètres-Experts Fonciers from Algeria as a member association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
6.1.2 Association Nationale des Ingenieurs Géomètres-Experts Tunisiens
(ANIGET)
The Association Nationale des Ingenieurs Géomètres-Experts Tunisiens (ANIGET)
has submitted an application to become a member association of FIG. The
association has 59 members. The Council has considered the application and
believes that the association meets the criteria for membership of FIG as a
member association.
Appendix to item 6.1.2: Membership
application from the Association Nationale des Ingenieurs Géomètres-Experts
Tunisiens (ANIGET).
Motion: That the General Assembly admits the Association Nationale des
Ingenieurs Géomètres-Experts Tunisiens (ANIGET) as a member association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted. Mr. Ahmed Trigui, FIG
representative of ANIGET addressed the General Assembly on behalf of the new
member association and he was given the FIG membership certificate.
6.1.3 Unión Nacional de Arquitectos e Ingenieros de la Construcción de
Cuba (UNAICC)
The Unión Nacional de Arquitectos e Ingenieros de la Construcción de Cuba
(UNAICC) has submitted an application to become a member association of FIG. The
association has 256 members. The Council has considered the application and
believes that the association meets the criteria for membership of FIG as a
member association.
Appendix to item 6.1.3: Membership
application from the Unión Nacional de Arquitectos e Ingenieros de la
Construcción de Cuba (UNAICC).
Motion: That the General Assembly admits the Unión Nacional de
Arquitectos e Ingenieros de la Construcción de Cuba (UNAICC) as a member
association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted. Ing. Yalexy Guerra Castellini,
FIG representative of UNAICC, addressed the General Assembly on behalf of the
new member association and invited FIG to organise its regional conference in
2005 in Cuba. Ing. Guerra Castellini was given the FIG membership certificate.
6.1.4 Ordre des Géomètres du Togo
Ordre des Géomètres du Togo has submitted an application to become a member
association of FIG. The association has 16 qualified members and the association
is constituted by a law. The Council has considered the application and believes
that the association meets the criteria for membership of FIG as a member
association.
Appendix to item 6.1.4: Membership
application from the Ordre des Géomètres du Togo
Motion: That the General Assembly admits the Ordre des Géomètres du
Togo as a member association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
6.2 Expungements
6.2.1 Expungements 2002-2003
The General Assembly decided in Paris in 2003 that following member
associations would be expelled automatically if their membership fees were still
in arrears 31 December 2003:
- Association des Géomètres Algériens, Algeria
- Ikatan Surveyor Indonesia, Indonesia
- Union of Surveying Engineers (Serbia and Montenegro), Serbia and
Montenegro
- Union of Geodesy Societies of FYROM
- Licensed Surveyors Association in Palestine
The Council informs the General Assembly that the Ikatan Surveyor Indonesia
and the Licensed Surveyors Association in Palestine (supported by the Arab Union
of Surveyors) have paid their arrears and that the membership of these two
associations has been restored. The Association des Géomètres Algériens has paid
part of its arrears in 2003 and the membership was restored at that time. At the
moment this association is again in arrears for more than three years.
That the General Assembly notes that the Union of Surveying Engineers (Serbia
and Montenegro) and the Union of Geodesy Societies of FYROM have been expelled
from the membership of FIG at the end of 2003. The General Assembly is, however,
further informed that it is expected that the new Serbian association will take
over the membership from the Union of Surveying Engineers before the General
Assembly in Athens. That the Union of Surveying Engineers Serbia has taken over
the membership of FIG and is now representing Serbia in FIG as a member
association. The new member association has also taken care of the arrears of
the former association.
Motion: That the General Assembly records that
- Union of Surveying Engineers (Serbia and Montenegro)
- Union of Geodesy Societies of FYROM
have been expelled from the membership of FIG at the end of 2003 and that the
membership of Serbia and Montenegro has been restored after the Union of
Surveying Engineers Serbia and Montenegro has taken over the membership and paid
the arrears.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
6.2.2 Expungements 2004
The subscriptions of the following member associations are more than three
years in arrears:
- Association des Géomètres Algériens, Algeria
- Professional Association of Real Estate Specialists and Surveyors –
PARESS, Armenia
- Sociedad Colombiana de Topografos SCT (Colombian Society of Surveyors),
Colombia
- Ukrainian Society of Surveying, Ukraine
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
- Association des Géomètres Algériens, Algeria
- Professional Association of Real Estate Specialists and Surveyors –
PARESS, Armenia
- Sociedad Colombiana de Topografos SCT (Colombian Society of Surveyors),
Colombia
- Ukrainian Society of Surveying, Ukraine
if their membership fees still are in arrears 31 December 2004.
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 Council has recorded that the Dutch member association Nederlandse
Vereiniging voor Geodesie, NVG has merged with other Dutch surveying and
geomatics associations 1.1.2004 to Geo-informatie Nederland (GIN), which
has about 3,500 members (about 600 in NVG). That the General Assembly records
the change of the name of the Dutch member association in FIG.
Affiliates
The Council has admitted the following organisation to become an affiliate
member of FIG:
- Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Corporate members
The Council has admitted the following companies to become a Corporate Member
of FIG:
- Eimar Arabia Real Estate Development Co. Ltd. (membership category D)
- GEO:connexion Ltd (membership category E)
Terramapserver has resigned from FIG membership after it merged with
Intergraph. Berntsen International Inc. has resigned from the FIG membership in
January 2004.
SICAD has changed its name to AED-SICAD Aktiengesellschaft.
The Council has expelled MicroSurvey and SECO Manufacturing for unpaid
subscriptions.
Academic members
The Council wants to inform the General Assembly that 8 new Academic Members
have joined FIG after the General Assembly in Paris and that the number of
academic members 10 May 2004 is 70 from 45 nations. The new academic members
are:
- University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland
- University of Southern Mississippi, Marine Science, USA
- RMIT University, Department of Geospatial Science, Australia
- Arabian Gulf University, College of Graduate Studies, Desert and Arid Zone
Sciences Program, Bahrain
- Institut de Geomàtica, Integrated Geodesy and Navigation, Castelldefels,
Spain
- University of New South Wales, School of Surveying and Spatial Information
Systems, Australia
- University of Technology Jamaica, Division of Surveying and Geographic
Information Sciences
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Geoinformation Science and
Engineering, Department of Geomatics Engineering
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the actions that the Council
has taken with other membership matters.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
7. HONORARY MEMBER
The Association Française de Topographie (AFT), France has sent the
Federation a nomination letter in which it proposes that FIG appoints Prof.
Jean-Marie Becker, Chair of FIG Commission 5, 1998-2002 and Vice
Chair (1994-1998) as an Honorary Member of the Federation. Prof. Becker has
represented both French and Swedish surveyors in FIG. About his
contributions can be mentioned:
- Member of FIG since 1972 through SLF and later AFT and Swedish national
delegate to FIG Commission 5
- Vice chair (1994-98) and chair (1998-2002) of FIG Commission 5
- Participated to all FIG Congress from 1977 in Stockholm to Paris 2003
- Member and chairman of different Working Groups:
- 1984-1998: chair of the instrumentation & calibration WG
- 1988-1998: member of FIG WG6E on laser techniques and applications
- Organiser or co-organiser of several technical seminars as Copenhagen
(1998), Gävle (1999), Strasbourg (1999), Malta (1999), Seoul (2001), Akranes
(2001) and Hanoi (2002)
- Member of the Task Force on the FIG Secretariat (1994-1998)
- FIG Representative and Liaison at the ISO/TC172 SC6: Standards for
geodetic and surveying instruments and ISO/TC 211 (1998-2002)
- FIG representative to IAG
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 Prof. Jean-Marie Becker as an Honorary Member of the
Federation for the outstanding services he has provided to the Federation as a
Chair of Commission 5 and as a Chair and member of several working groups and
task forces.
Appendix to item 7: The nomination
letter from AFT.
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints Prof. Jean-Marie Becker an
Honorary Member of FIG for the great services he has provided for the
Federation.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
8. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
The report of the President of the Federation includes a review on the
activities of the Federation, the Council and the FIG office from April 2003 to
May 2004.
Appendix to item 8: President's
report.
Motion: That the General Assembly accepts the President’s report.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
9. REPORTS FROM CHAIRS OF COMMISSIONS
The Commission chairs have submitted their written reports on the Commission
activities since the FIG Working Week in Paris. Their reports include progress
reports of the working groups in each Commission. All Commissions as well as
most of their Working Groups will have meetings during the Working Week. The
Council proposes that the reports will be recorded as circulated without oral
presentations. In the second session of the General Assembly on Thursday May 27,
a slot has been allocated for discussion between the delegates and Commission
chairs on topics of interest to all commissions.
Appendices to item 9:
Motion: That the General Assembly
- adopts the written reports of the Commission chairs and records its thanks
to the chairs and officers of the Commissions for their past year’s work;
- endorses following three new working group chairs:
- Dan J. Schnurr (UK) to chair WG 5.4: Cost Effective Surveying
Technology and Techniques for Developing Countries (joint WG Comm. 3, 5 & 7)
- Prof Theo Kötter (Germany) to chair WG 8.4: Risk Management –
Preventing Environmental Catastrophes by Spatial Planning and Land
Management (joint WG Comm. 3, 5, 7 & 8) – and to include this new Working
Group in Commission 8 work plan
- Sara Wilkinson (RICS, UK) to chair WG 10.4: Standard, Research
and Development in Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Cost Engineering and
Project Management
Decision: The motion was adopted.
10. REPORTS FROM THE DIRECTORS OF PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS
Appendices to item 10:
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.
11. REPORT OF UN ACTIVITIES
Appendix to item 11: Co-operation with
the United Nations and Its Agencies April 2003–May 2004
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report on the
co-operation with the United Nations and its agencies and records its thanks to
the UN Co-operation Network.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
12. LIAISON WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
After the International Union for Surveys and Mapping (IUSM) was disbanded in
1999 the co-operation with traditional sister organisations has been based on
bilateral agreements. Memoranda of understanding have now been signed with all
former members of IUSM. The last of these is the MoU with the International
Hydrographic Bureau (IHB/IHO), which will be signed in Athens. A new body called
the Joint Board of Spatial Information Societies has been established. Its main
task is to coordinate the co-operation with the United Nations on
geoinformation.
FIG has further bilateral agreements of co-operation with several 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.
Appendices to item 12:
Motion: That the General Assembly confirms the report on the liaison
with other international associations and endorses the MoU between IHB/IHO and
FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
13. ELECTION OF TWO VICE PRESIDENTS FOR TERM OF OFFICE 2005-2008
According to the FIG Statutes, Internal Rules and the General Assembly
decision on election of the Council members in the transition period, the
General Assembly has to appoint two new Vice Presidents for the period
1.1.2005-31.12.2008. During the first two years these new Vice Presidents will
be ad hoc members of the current Council.
Member associations have made five nominations for these two open posts
during the nomination period. These nominations are:
- Ken Allred, CIG, Canada
- Hak Chan, HKIS, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Stig Enemark, DdL, Denmark
- Michel Mayoud, AFT, France
- George Papavassiliou, TEE, Greece.
The Nomination Review Group, appointed by the General Assembly in Paris, has
made its evaluation of the candidates. The NRG is chaired by Mr. Robert
Foster, Honorary President of FIG and its members are John Parker,
Tom Kennie, Teo CheeHai and Sam Zhou.
Appendices to item 13:
- 13.1 Nomination letters and Curriculum Vitae of the nominated
candidates:
- Ken Allred, CIG, Canada
- Hak Chan, HKIS, Hong Kong SAR,
China
- Stig Enemark, DdL, Denmark
- Michel Mayoud, AFT, France
- George Papavassiliou,
TEE, Greece.
- 13.2 Summary report of the
recommendations of the Nomination Review Group for Election of Vice Presidents
for 2005-2008.
In its recommendation to the President the NRG has considered that all
candidates are qualified but recommends that the General Assembly make the
election between three candidates (Allred, Enemark and Mayoud). The member
associations that have made the nominations have been informed about the
recommendation of the NRG. According to the Internal Rule 9.5 the member
association has to reconfirm its nomination, if its candidate is not among the
proposed candidates. This should happen before or at the latest in the General
Assembly:
Internal Rule 9.5: “The Council shall promulgate guidance notes for the
NRG requiring it, inter alia, to review the nominations for president and
vice-presidents and, in making its selection, to consider the candidates’
qualifications and ensure a balanced distribution of candidates as between
different geographical regions and different surveying disciplines. The
recommendation of the NRG, together with relevant information on the
candidates, shall be circulated to members with the agenda and papers for the
General Assembly which will be voting on the recommendation. If a nominee of a
member association is not included in the recommendation of the NRG that
member association has to reconfirm that its candidate remains a nominee and
for which post(s) before or at the General Assembly.”
The discussion was opened by Mr. Robert W. Foster, Chair of the Nomination
Review Group, who explained the terms of reference of the NRG and their
recommendations. On behalf of the Technical Chamber of Greece Mr. George
Papavassiliou expressed critical comments on the terms of reference of the NRG
and proposed that the Council should consider whether any changes to the
internal rules would be needed before the next elections in 2006. President
Magel replied that these comments will be considered by the Council but at the
moment we have limited experience how the system is working.
In the discussion President Magel asked the Technical Chamber of Greece if it
would reconfirm the nomination of Mr. Papavassiliou as candidate for a Vice
President. The Technical Chamber confirmed that Mr. Papavassiliou would not
stand as a candidate for the election.
The four candidates were invited to make a short introduction of themselves
and their agenda how to develop FIG, if they would be elected. Each candidate
was be given 5 minutes to make his presentation.
The election was took then – after a coffee break – between following
candidates:
- Ken Allred, CIG, Canada – recommended by the NRG
- Hak Chan, HKIS, Hong Kong SAR, China – nomination reconfirmed by the HKIS
- Stig Enemark, DdL, Denmark – recommended by the NRG
- Michel Mayoud, AFT, France – recommended by the NRG
The election followed the following procedure:
Election of the first Vice President
In the election of the first Vice President every member association has one
vote to give to one of the 4 candidates. If one candidate gets more than 50 per
cent of the given votes, he will be elected. If there is no majority in the
first vote, a second vote will be carried between those two candidates that have
got most votes in the first vote. The candidate with most votes will then be
elected.
Election of the second Vice President
In the election of the second Vice President every member association has one
vote to give to one of the remaining 3 candidates. If one candidate gets more
than 50 per cent of the given votes, he will be elected. If there is no majority
in the first vote, a second vote will be carried between those two candidates
that have got most votes in the first vote. The candidate with most votes will
then be elected.
Motion: That the General Assembly elects two Vice Presidents for the
Federation for the term of office 1.1.2005-31.12.2008 following the election
procedure described above.
Decision: In the first vote of the election of the first Vice
President following results were recorded:
Prof. Stig Enermark (22 votes), Mr. Ken Allred (12 votes), Dr. Michel Mayoud (10
votes) and Mr. Hak Chan (7 votes). As there was no majority of the valid votes
for any of the candidates, the second vote was taken between Prof. Enemark and
Mr. Allred, who got the most votes in the first election. In the second vote
Prof. Stig Enemark got 32 votes and Mr. Ken Allred 19 votes and thus Prof.
Enemark was elected as the first Vice President.
In the election of the second Vice President the three candidates got the
following votes: Mr. Ken Allred 27 votes, Dr. Michel Mayoud 17 votes and Mr. Hak
Chan 7 votes. When Mr. Allred had received more than 50 per cent of the given 51
valid votes he was elected as the second Vice President.
The General Assembly elected Prof. Stig Enemark and Mr. Ken Allred
as FIG Vice Presidents for term of office 1.1.2005-31.12.2008.
14. ELECTION OF COMMISSION CHAIRS ELECT 2004-2006 AND CHAIRS 2006-2010
According to the FIG Statutes and Internal Rules the General Assembly
appoints Commission Chairs Elect two years prior the Congress. These Chairs
Elect will then automatically become Chairs of the Commissions for the next term
of office. Thus the General Assembly will appoint all Commission Chairs Elect
for term of office 2004-2006 and these Chairs Elect will then become Commission
Chairs from Congress 2006 to Congress 2010.
Member associations have made following nominations for the open posts during
the nomination period:
Commission 1 |
Yaacoub Saade (Ordre des Geometres-Topographes du
Liban) |
Commission 2 |
Bela Markus (Magyar Földméresi, Térképészeti és
Távérzkelési Társaság, Hungary) |
Commission 3 |
Chryssy Potsiou (Hellenic Association of Rural and
Surveying Engineers, Technical Chamber of Greece)
Robert Mahoney (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, RICS, UK) |
Commission 4 |
No nomination |
Commission 5 |
Rudolf Staiger (DVW – Deutscher Verein für
Vermessungswesen – Gesellschaft für Geodäsie, Geoinformation und
Landmanagement, Germany) |
Commission 6 |
No nomination |
Commission 7 |
András Osskó (Magyar Földméresi, Térképészeti és
Távérzkelési Társaság, Hungary)
Winfried Hawerk (DVW – Deutscher Verein für Vermessungswesen –
Gesellschaft für Geodäsie, Geoinformation und Landmanagement, Germany) |
Commission 8 |
Spike Boydell (RICS UK) |
Commission 9 |
Simon Adcock (The Institution of Surveyors,
Australia)
Kauko Viitanen (Finnish Association of Surveyors MIL, Finland) |
Commission 10 |
Andrew Morley (Institution of Civil Engineering
Surveyors ICES, UK) |
The Commission Review Group appointed by the General Assembly in Paris has
made its evaluation of the candidates. The CRG was chaired by Mr. Robert
Foster, Honorary President of FIG and its members were John Parker,
Tom Kennie, Teo CheeHai, Sam Zhou and as commission
representatives Peter Laarakker, Robin McLaren and Vaclav
Slaboch, appointed by ACCO.
Appendices to item 14 and 22:
In its recommendation to the President the CRG states that it has found that
all candidates are suitably qualified for the position, have the support of
their member associations, have been active in the commissions, are members of
their respective Member Associations and are known and recognized in the
profession and in FIG.
The General Assembly is informed that, because there were no candidates
proposed for Commissions 4 and 6 the Council has together with the relevant
Commission chairs searched for a candidate for these two Commissions. The
proposal from the Council is:
- Commission 4: To be elected at the General Assembly in Cairo in 2005
- Commission 6: Alojz Kopacik (Slovak Republic)
At the first session of the General Assembly each candidate was given 3
minutes to introduce him/herself and his/her work plan if he/she will be
elected. Mr. Jan Hardos made the presentation on behalf of Dr. Alojz
Kopacik and Mr. Sakari Viertiö on behalf of Prof. Kauko Viitanen. Mr.
Yaacoub Saade and Prof. Rudolf Staiger were not present in this session and
their presentations were postponed to the second session of the General
Assembly.
Before the election of the Chairs Elect and Commission Chairs for 2006-2010
the General Assembly has to appoint the new Chair to Commission 8 for 2004-2006
after Paul Lohmann resigned from this post in November 2003. The Council
has decided to propose Diane Dumashie to be appointed as the chair to Commission
8 for 2004-2006 after the second candidate to this post has been withdrawn.
The elections for Commissions will take place in the second session of the
General Assembly, 27 May 2004.
The election will take place in one election, in which all commission chairs
are elected at the same time.
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints Diane Dumashie nominated by
RICS, United Kingdom as the Chair to Commission 8 for term of office 2004-2006.
That the General Assembly further records its thanks to Paul Lohmann for his
chairmanship in Commission 8.
Decision: The motion was adopted. Diane Dumashie was presented
with her badge with bronze oak leaves.
15. FIG DEFINITION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SURVEYOR
The FIG Definition of Surveyor was adopted by the General Assembly in 1991.
After more than ten years the Council considered that it is time to review it so
that it better reflects the changes in technology and society and also to
consider whether any other changes will be needed. The revised version called
“FIG Definition of the Functions of the Surveyor” has been prepared during the
past year and comments have been sought from the member associations and other
members. The revised version includes some changes that are based on the
development in the surveying and geoinformatics profession. It further
integrates better than earlier the basic sciences within our profession to
research and professional practice.
By request of the RICS and ICES delegations some minor changes have been made
to the language of the definition.
Appendix to item 15. FIG Definition of
the Functions of the Surveyor
Motion: That the General Assembly endorses the FIG Definition of the
Functions of the Surveyor as circulated.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
16. FIG INFORMATION POLICY
Based on the discussions with the member associations and at the President’s
meeting during the recent years the Council has prepared a document on FIG
Information Policy. The working group has been chaired by Vice President
Bettina Petzold. The draft has been posted on the web site and comments from
the member associations sought.
Appendix to item 16. FIG Information
Policy with list of action
Motion: That the General Assembly endorses the FIG Information Policy
as circulated. To be noted that there will be a round table meeting on this
topic on Wednesday 26 May 11:00-12:00 at Commission 2 meeting room.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
17 FIG ACCOUNTS FOR 2003 AND AUDITOR’S REPORT AND BUDGET FOR 2004 AND 2005
Vice President Ralf Schroth has prepared a financial report on the
economic situation of the Federation. This report includes summary of the
accounts for 2003, an updated budget for 2004 and proposal for budget 2005 with
notes.
The Auditors Report includes the auditors report from 2003, official accounts
(income statement 2003) and balance sheet 31 December 2003.
Appendices to item 17:
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the audited accounts for 2003
and budgets for 2004 and 2005.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
19 SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2006
The General Assembly is required to set the 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 2004 and 2005 are:
|
Per capita fee |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee |
2004 |
3.73 € 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 1.87 €
per member up to a maximum of 4,000 members |
133 € |
121 per cent of the fee payable by an association
with 4,000 members |
2005 |
3.79 € 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 1.90 €
per member up to a maximum of 4,000 members |
200 € |
124 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 propose a very modest increase in the membership fees for 2006
(1.58 per cent) and 127 per cent for the maximum fee based on the General
Assembly decision from 1997.
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the following membership fees
payable by member associations in 2006:
|
Per capita fee |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee |
2006 |
3.85 € 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 1.93 €
member up to a maximum of 4,000 members
|
200 € |
127 per cent of the fee payable by an association
with 4,000 members |
Decision: The motion was adopted.
President’s Meeting, Thursday 27 May, 9:00–
11:00, VIP / Lamda
19. PRESIDENT'S MEETING
Almost 50 Presidents and leaders of the delegates attended the
President’s Meeting in which co-operation between FIG and its member
associations were discussed. Among the topics discussed were the FIG
Information Policy Concept, need for a database of international experts and
issues related to accepting public organisations as affiliate members
(without voting rights). A separate memorandum of this meeting is circulated
to the participants of the meeting and to the Presidents of member
associations.
Second Session, Thursday 27 May, 11:00–13:50,
Ballroom III
20 ROLL CALL
Vice President Andreas Drees made the roll call.
Appendix to items 2 & 20: Roll Call.
48 member associations out of 91 were present at this session, which is more
than one third of the membership needed for the General Assembly to be
constitutionally valid. Totally 55 member associations attended the General
Assembly in Athens.
During the roll call member associations were given voting papers for the
election of Commission Chair Elect and Chairs 2006-2010.
Motion: That present members are recorded in the minutes.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
21 MEMBERSHIP
Member associations
The Colegio de Ingenieros Topógrafos de Costa Rica whose representatives
attended the General Assembly for the first time was given the FIG membership
certificate. Ing. Juan Manuel Castro Alfaro, President of the CFIA and MA
Luis Fernando Ramírez Arguedas, Secretary General of CFIA addressed the
General Assembly on behalf of CFIA.
Affiliates
The Council has admitted the following organisations to become an affiliate
member of FIG:
- Patrimonial Documentation Administration, Belgium
- Földemérési és Távérzékelési Intézet (FÖMI), Hungary
Academic members
The Council wants to inform the General Assembly that one new Academic Member
have joined FIG after the first session of the General Assembly and that the
number of academic members is now 71 from 45 nations. The new academic member
is:
- Faculty of the Built Environment, University of the West of England
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the actions that the Council
has taken with other membership matters.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
22 ELECTION OF COMMISSION CHAIRS ELECT 2004-2006 AND CHAIRS 2006-2010
Candidates for the Commission Chairs Elect for term of office 2004-2006 and
for Chairs 2006-2010 have been introduced in the first session of the General
Assembly. At this session Mr. Yaacoub Saade and Prof. Rudolf Staiger
made their 3 minute presentations.
Candidates for Commission Chair Elect 2004-2006 and Chairs for 2006-2010 are:
Commission 1 |
Yaacoub Saade (Ordre des Geometres-Topographes du
Liban) |
Commission 2 |
Bela Markus (Magyar Földméresi, Térképészeti és
Távérzkelési Társaság, Hungary) |
Commission 3 |
Chryssy Potsiou (Hellenic Association of Rural and
Surveying Engineers, Technical Chamber of Greece)
Robert Mahoney (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, RICS, UK) |
Commission 4 |
To be elected at the General Assembly in Cairo in 2005 |
Commission 5 |
Rudolf Staiger (DVW – Deutscher Verein für
Vermessungswesen – Gesellschaft für Geodäsie, Geoinformation und
Landmanagement, Germany) |
Commission 6 |
Alojz Kopacik (Chamber of Surveyors and Cartographers
of Slovak Republic) |
Commission 7 |
András Osskó (Magyar Földméresi, Térképészeti és
Távérzkelési Társaság, Hungary)
Winfried Hawerk (DVW – Deutscher Verein für Vermessungswesen –
Gesellschaft für Geodäsie, Geoinformation und Landmanagement, Germany) |
Commission 8 |
Spike Boydell (RICS UK) |
Commission 9 |
Simon Adcock (The Institution of Surveyors,
Australia)
Kauko Viitanen (Finnish Association of Surveyors MIL, Finland) |
Commission 10 |
Andrew Morley (Institution of Civil Engineering
Surveyors ICES, UK) |
Appendices to item 14 and 22:
- 22.1 Nomination letters and Curriculum Vitae of the nominated
candidates
- Yaacoub Saade (Ordre des
Geometres-Topographes du Liban)
- Bela Markus (Magyar
Földméresi, Térképészeti és Távérzkelési Társaság, Hungary)
- Chryssy Potsiou (Hellenic
Association of Rural and Surveying Engineers, Technical Chamber of Greece)
- Robert Mahoney (Royal
Institute of Chartered Surveyors, RICS, UK)
- Rudolf Staiger (DVW –
Deutscher Verein für Vermessungswesen – Gesellschaft für Geodäsie,
Geoinformation und Landmanagement, Germany)
- Alojz Kopacik (Chamber of
Surveyors and Cartographers of Slovak Republic)
- András Osskó (Magyar
Földméresi, Térképészeti és Távérzkelési Társaság, Hungary)
- Winfried Hawerk (DVW –
Deutscher Verein für Vermessungswesen – Gesellschaft für Geodäsie,
Geoinformation und Landmanagement, Germany)
- Spike Boydell (RICS
UK), separate CV
- Simon Adcock (The Institution
of Surveyors, Australia)
- Kauko Viitanen (Finnish
Association of Surveyors MIL, Finland)
- Andrew Morley (Institution of
Civil Engineering Surveyors ICES, UK)
- 22.2 Summary report of the
recommendations of the Commission Review Group for Election of Commission
Chairs Elect 2004-2006 and Chairs 2006-2010
The election will take place in one election, in which all commission chairs
are elected at the same time.
Motion: That the General Assembly elects the Commission Chairs Elect
for 2004-2006 and Chairs for 2006-2010.
Decision: The election of Chairs Elect for 2004-2006 and Chairs for
2006-2010 following votes were recorded in those Commissions in which there were
more than one candidate: Commission 3: Dr. Chryssy Potsiou 41 votes and Mr.
Robert Mahoney 6 votes; Commission 7: Mr. András Osskó 24 votes and Dr. Winfried
Hawerk 22 votes (1 vote was rejected); and Commission 9: Prof. Kauko Viitanen 25
votes and Mr. Simon Adcock 22 votes.
The General Assembly elected the following Commission Chairs Elect 2004-2006
and Chairs 2006-2010:
- Commission 1: Yaacoub Saade (Ordre des Geometres-Topographes du
Liban)
- Commission 2: Bela Markus (Magyar Földméresi, Térképészeti és
Távérzkelési Társaság, Hungary)
- Commission 3: Chryssy Potsiou (Hellenic Association of Rural and
Surveying Engineers, Technical Chamber of Greece)
- Commission 5: Rudolf Staiger (DVW – Deutscher Verein für
Vermessungswesen – Gesellschaft für Geodäsie, Geoinformation und
Landmanagement, Germany)
- Commission 6: Alojz Kopacik (Chamber of Surveyors and Cartographers
of Slovak Republic)
- Commission 7: András Osskó (Magyar Földméresi, Térképészeti és
Távérzkelési Társaság, Hungary)
- Commission 8: Spike Boydell (RICS, UK)
- Commission 9: Kauko Viitanen (Finnish Association of Surveyors MIL,
Finland)
- Commission 10: Andrew Morley (Institution of Civil Engineering
Surveyors ICES, UK).
The General Assembly will elect the Chair Elect and Chair of Commission 4 at
its meeting in Cairo in 2005.
23 REPORT FROM ACCO
The Advisory Committee of Commission Officers (ACCO) has met on 22 May 2005.
Vice President Andreas Drees, Chair of ACCO made an oral presentation of
the results of the ACCO meeting.
The General Assembly is informed that 30 minutes will be served for a podium
discussion between the Commission Chairs and the delegates under this item. The
goal of this discussion is to exchange experiences on the role of Commissions in
FIG and other topics that are of joint interest to all Commissions.
Appendix to item 23: Report from the
ACCO meetings
and link to Surveyors Reference
Library (SRL)
Motion: That the General Assembly actively participates in the
discussion on the role of commissions and that it further confirms the report
and its recommendations and records its thanks to ACCO for its past year’s work.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
24 REGIONAL REPORTS
As started in 2003 the Council has decided to activate the role of member
associations at the General Assembly by encouraging the exchange of experiences
between member associations and regions. Therefore, the Council has decided to
ask reports from regional groups or representatives to address the problems and
latest achievements in the regions.
The Council has invited reports from followed groups and regions:
- The Francophone Group, Dr. Michel Mayoud, Spokesman of GFF
- The Arab Union of Surveyors, Dr. Sarkis Fadous, President of the
Arab Union of Surveyors, to be given by Yaacoub Saade
- Africa, Alick Mwanza, Surveyors Institute of Zambia
- Latin America, Ing. Juan Manuel Castro Alfaro, President of the
Colegio de Ingenieros Topógrafos, Costa Rica, to be given by MA Luis
Fernando Ramírez Arguedas, Secretary General of CFIA
- Asia and the Pacific, Vice President T.N. Wong (Hong Kong SAR,
China)
Appendices to item 24:
Motion: That the General Assembly records the discussion and the
reports.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
25. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIG FOUNDATION
Appendix to item 25.1: Report of
the FIG Foundation 2003
Appendix to item 25.2: Additional
report of the FIG Foundation.
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report of the President
of the FIG Foundation.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
26. REPORTS OF THE REGIONAL CONFERENCE 2004, WORKING WEEK 2005, CONGRESS
2006 AND WORKING WEEKS 2007 AND 2008
The hosts of the FIG Regional Conference 2004 (Indonesia), Working Week 2005
(Egypt), Congress 2006 (Germany) and Working Weeks 2007 (Hong Kong SAR, China)
and Stockholm 2008 have been asked to make brief reports on the preparations for
their respective events.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the reports.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
27. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION
President Holger Magel presented at the closing ceremony certificates
of appreciation to members of the local organising committee of the Working Week
2004 and other persons that had actively participated in the arrangements of the
successful conference. Special thanks were recorded to Mr. George
Papavassiliou, Chair of the Organizing Committee and the two Vice Chairs of
the LOC, Mr. Polychronis Akriditis and Mr. Gerasimos Apostolatos
and Dr. Chryssy Potsiou, Secretary General of the LOC and to the two host
associations, the Technical Chamber of Greece and the Hellenic Association of
Rural and Surveying Engineers.
28. CLOSING PROCEEDINGS
The President formally closed the 27th General Assembly of FIG.
At the closing ceremony the FIG banner was handed over by Mr. George
Papavassiliou, Chair of the Organising Committee of FIG 2004 to Eng. M.
Hisham Nasr, Chair of the Organising Committee of FIG Working Week 2005 in
Cairo.
Data supplied by the FIG Office.
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that this data is
accurate errors might exist. Requests for updates and corrections should be
emailed to the FIG Office.
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