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Minutes
35th General Assembly
6 and 10 May 2012 in
Rome, Italy
FIG 35th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Minutes of the meetings to be held on Sunday 6th and
Thursday 10th of May
in Salone dei Cavalieri 3 & 4 at Rome Cavalieri Hotel, Rome, Italy
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List of Minutes Items
Sunday, 6 May, 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-15:00
- OPENING PROCEEDINGS
- ROLL CALL
- APPOINTMENT OF TELLERS
- ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
- ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE 34th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- MEMBERSHIP
- APPOINTMENT OF AN HONORARY MEMBER
- PRESIDENT’S REPORT
- REPORTS FROM FIG COMMISSIONS AND FIG NETWORKS 2011-2012
- REPORTS OF TASK FORCES 2011-2012
- REPORTS FROM THE DIRECTORS OF PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS
2011-2012
- REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIG FOUNDATION 2011-2012
- REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON VOTING RIGHTS
- CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD BANK
- LIAISON WITH INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- FIG ACCOUNTS FOR 2011 AND AUDITOR’S REPORT AND BUDGETS
2012-2015
- SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2014
- ELECTION OF TWO VICE PRESIDENTS FOR 2013-2016 –
PRESENTATION BY CANDIDATES
- ELECTION OF COMMISSION CHAIRS ELECT FOR 2013-2014 –
PRESENTATION BY CANDIDATES
- DECISION OF THE VENUES FOR FIG WORKING WEEK 2015 AND 2016
– PRESENTATION BY CANDIDATES
Tuesday, 8 May, 16:00-17:30 – Presidents' Meeting
- PRESIDENTS' MEETING
Thursday, 10 May, 8:30-10:00 – FIG President's Meeting (by invitation only)
- FIG PRESIDENTS’ MEETING
Thursday, 10 May, 10:30–12:00 and 13:00-15:00
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ROLL CALL
-
MEMBERSHIP
-
ELECTION OF TWO VICE PRESIDENTS FOR 2013-2016
-
ELECTION OF COMMISSION CHAIRS ELECT 2013-2014
-
DECISION OF THE VENUES FOR FIG WORKING WEEK
2015 AND 2016
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REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND TASK FORCES
-
REPORT FROM WORKING GROUP ON VOTING RIGHTS
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CO-OPERATION WITH THE FIG CORPORATE MEMBERS
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REPORT ON THE 8TH FIG REGIONAL CONFERENCE 2012
IN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY
-
REPORT ON THE FIG CONGRESS 2014 IN KUALA
LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
-
REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2013 IN ABUJA,
NIGERIA, 2013
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PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION
MINUTES
First Session, Sunday, 6 May 09:00-12:00 and 13:00-15:00
Salone dei Cavalieri 3 & 4, Rome Cavalieri
1. OPENING PROCEEDINGS
President CheeHai Teo opened the 35th General Assembly and welcomed
the members and delegates in Rome, Italy and the second General Assembly of the
current four-year term. The President expressed his gratitude to members and
delegates for their participation and acknowledged the hard work and generous
support of CNGeGL and the local organising committee to assure the high standard
of this Working Week. The Working Week in Rome with 1,500 participants from
almost 100 countries is the biggest Working Week in FIG history.
Before the official meeting President Fausto Savoldi welcomed the
members and delegates to Rome on behalf of CNGeGL.
The President welcomed Honorary Presidents Juha Talvitie, Robert W.
Foster and Stig Enemark to the meeting and noted several greetings
and apologies that were received from member associations and other members.
The General Assembly stood and observed a moment of silence to honour the
memory of Honorary President Prof. Heinz Draheim (Germany), Honorary
Member
Milan Klimes (Czech Republic) and Dr. David Neale (Commission 4
officer, Trinidad and Tobago) and other colleagues that had passed away during
the past year.
2. ROLL CALL
Vice President Rudolf Staiger took the roll call. The roll call was
made only for member associations and affiliate members. Delegates representing
academic members, corporate members and correspondents as well as honorary
presidents and honorary members were entered in the records based on their
registration and information given to the FIG Office.
Recorded that based on the decision of the General Assembly in 2006 only
those member associations that had paid all their membership fees to the end of
2011 are allowed to vote at the meeting. A list of member associations that are
not allowed to vote was published on the FIG web site on 12 April and updated on
9 May 2012.
Appendix to items 2 & 23:
Roll Call
Appendix to items 2 & 23:
List of member associations
that are not allowed to vote at the General Assembly because of unpaid
membership fees for 2011 and earlier –
10 May 2012.
66 member associations out of 107 were present at this session, which is more
than one third of the membership needed for the General Assembly to be
constitutionally valid. 58 member associations were allowed to vote.
Motion: That members present are recorded in the minutes.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
3. APPOINTMENT OF TELLERS
The General Assembly shall appoint two persons as tellers following the
principle that one of the tellers will represent member associations hosting the
preceding ((Ordre National des Ingénieurs Géomètres-Topographes, ONIGT, Morocco)
and the current General Assembly (Consiglio Nazionale Geometri e Geometri
Laureati, CNGeGL, Italy).
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints President Mohamed
Chrourou from ONIGT and Secretary General Enrico Rispoli from CNGeGL
as the tellers for the two sessions of the General Assembly.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
4. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Motion: That the agenda be adopted.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
5. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE 34th
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Minutes have been circulated previously.
Appendix to item 5: Minutes of the
General Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco, May 2011
Minutes of the General Assembly in
Marrakech, Morocco, May 2011 without appendices
Motion: That the minutes be adopted as recorded.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
6. MEMBERSHIP
6.1 Acceptance of new members
6.1.1 China Land Science Society(CLSS)
The China Land Science Society (CLSS) has submitted an application to become
the third member association of FIG from China P. R. The association was
constituted in 1980 and currently has 1,130 qualified members. The application
is supported by the two current Chinese member associations. The application
meets the criteria for membership in FIG as a member association. 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 China Land Science Society (CLSS)
Motion: That the General Assembly admits the China Land Science
Society (CLSS) to become a member association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted and the FIG President presented Vice
Minister Shiyuan Wang, President of CLSS the membership certificate who
also addressed the assembly.
6.1.2 NP Cadastral Engineers, Russian Federation
NP Cadastral Engineers has submitted an application to become a second member
association of FIG from Russian Federation. The association was constituted in
2006 and represents private surveyors in Russia. The association has currently
1,366 members. The application is supported by the current Russian member
association Rosreestr that indicates in their supportive letter that it would be
good to have the Russian private surveyors represented in FIG. The application
meets the criteria for membership in FIG as a member association. 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 NP Cadastral Engineers
Motion: That the General Assembly admits the NP Cadastral Engineers to
become a member association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted and the FIG President presented Mr.
Victor Kislov, President of NP Cadastral Engineers the membership
certificate who also addressed the assembly.
6.2 Expulsion of member associations
Subscriptions of following member associations are more than three years in
arrears:
- Botswana Surveying and Mapping Association, Botswana
- AGEN Association Géomètres-Experts du Niger AGEN, Niger
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). The FIG office has sent a letter to these associations informing
that if their membership fees are still in arrears at the time of the General
Assembly the General Assembly shall expel these member associations in Rome.
Association des Géomètres et Topographes du Burkina (AGT-B) from Burkina Faso
was expelled by the General Assembly in 2011, but AGT-B has has since paid its
arrears and the Council has restored its membership at its meeting on 3 May
2012.
After acceptance of new member associations and expulsions the number of FIG
member associations is 105 from 87 countries.
Motion: That the General Assembly expels the
- Botswana Surveying and Mapping Association, Botswana
- AGEN Association Géomètres-Experts du Niger AGEN, Niger
from the FIG membership if their membership fees remained in arrears by 6 May
2012.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
6.3 Other membership issues
Corporate members
The Council has admitted the following companies to become a Corporate Member
of FIG after the General Assembly in 2011:
- Meridian+, Russian Federation (category C – silver level)
- KQ Geo Technologies Co, China PR (category D – bronze level).
Following corporate members have terminated their membership from 1.1.2012:
- Ashtech, USA (category C –silver level)
- Blom ASA, Denmark (category C – silver level)
- Geotrilho Topografia Engenharia e Projecto Ida, Portugal (category E –
basic level)
- Geoexpert, France (category E – basic level)
- Geoinformatics, Netherlands (category E – basic level)
In addition the membership of International Land Systems (ILS), Inc. has been
moved over to Thomson Reuters.
After these changes the number of corporate members is now 25.
Academic members
The Council has admitted the following universities and institutions to
become an academic member:
- Makerere University, Geomatics and Land Management Department, Uganda
- UNIGIS International Association
- Abia State Polytechnic, Surveying and Geoinformatics Dept, Nigeria
- Kazakh National Technical University after K. I. Satpaev, Kazakhstan
- Lebanese Canadian University, Faculty of Science and Art, Lebanon
- Hogere Zeevaartschool, Institute for Hydrography, Belgium
- Universidad de Jaen, Programa Formativo en Catastros, Valoraciones
Immobiliarias y Urbanismo, Spain
University College London and Newcastle University from United Kingdom and
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela from Spain have terminated their
membership.
The Council has expelled following universities because of unpaid membership
subscriptions:
- Technological Education Institute of Athens, Greece
- University of Nairobi, Kenya
- Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
- Lithuanian University of Agriculture, Lithuania
- University of Lagos, Nigeria (restored 9 May 2012)
- Nnamdi Azkiwe University, Nigeria (restored 9 May 2012)
- Dunarea de Jos University Galati, Romania
- Ardhi University, Tanzania
- The Pennsylvania State University, USA
The number of Academic Members after these changes is 87.
Correspondents
Council has terminated membership of correspondents from Benin, Ethiopia,
Guyana and Senegal because these countries have joined FIG at higher level or
because the correspondent has passed away.
After these decisions the number of correspondents is 14.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the actions that the Council
has taken with other membership matters.
Decision: The motion was adopted and the new members present at the
General Assembly were given their membership certificate.
7. APPOINTMENT OF AN HONORARY MEMBER
Matthew B. Higgins
The Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute, SSSI from Australia has sent
the Federation a nomination letter in which it proposes that FIG appoints Mr.
Matthew B. Higgins as an Honorary Member of FIG.
According to paragraph 3.1.7 in the statutes “honorary member: an
individual who has materially assisted the development and promotion of the
surveying profession at the international level”. Nomination shall be made
by a member association or by the Council, which will consider it and submit it
to a vote of the General Assembly. The Council has considered the nomination and
considers that it fulfils the criteria (see criteria at:
http://www.fig.net/pub/figpub/pub40/figpub40.htm#Criteria for an Honorary
Member and therefore decided to propose to the General Assembly that it appoints
Mr. Matt B. Higgins as an Honorary Member of the Federation for the outstanding
services rendered to the Federation.
Appendix to item 7: The
nomination letter from Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute, SSSI
The nomination was presented to the General Assembly by Mr. Rob Sarib
from SSSI.
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints Mr. Matthew B. Higgins as
an Honorary Member of FIG.
Decision: The General Assembly appointed Mr. Matthew B. Higgins an
Honorary Member of FIG. The badge with silver oak leaves and certificate of
Appointment as Honorary Member for his outstanding services to the Federation
were presented to Mr. Rob Sarib who received them on behalf of Mr. Higgins.
8. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
The written report was appended to the Agenda and taken as read. President
CheeHai Teo proceed to orally present his report on the core activities of
the Federation since the Working Week in May 2011 as well as his observation on
the current standing of the Profession.
Appendix to item 8:
8.1
President’s report
8.2 Handouts of President’s
PowerPoint presentation
Motion: That the General Assembly accepts the President’s report and
presentation.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
9. REPORTS FROM FIG COMMISSIONS AND FIG NETWORKS 2011-2012
Each Commission Chair, 2011-2014, has submitted a written report on the
Commission activities covering period from Working Week in Marrakech to Working
Week in Rome. These reports include reports of the Commission chair and
Commission working groups. The reports include also the two FIG networks:
Standards Network and Young Surveyors Network.
Vice President Rudolf Staiger, Chair of ACCO, gave an overall report
on Commission activities at the meeting.
Appendices to item 9: Commission reports:
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts reports of the Commission and
Network Chairs and records its thanks to the chairs and other officers of the
Commissions and Networks for their on going contributions.
Decision: The motion was adopted and the General Assembly recorded its
thanks to all chairs and Commission officers for their work during the past
year.
10. REPORTS OF TASK FORCES 2011-2012
FIG has currently four Task Forces: 1) Task Force on Spatially Enabled
Society, chaired by Dr. Daniel Steudler (Switzerland) will get its work
completed by publishing its final report at the General Assembly in Rome; 2) FIG
Africa Task Force (2009–2014), chaired by Dr. Diane Dumashie (United
Kingdom); 3) Task Force on Surveyors and the Climate Change (2011-2014) chaired
by Prof. John Hannah (New Zealand); and 4) Task Force on Property and
Housing (2011-2014) chaired by Prof. Chryssy Potsiou (Greece).
Appendices to item 10: Task Force reports:
Motion: That the General Assembly records all Task Force reports and
records its thanks to the Chairs of the Task Forces and their members for their
work and contributions.
Decision: The motion was adopted and the General Assembly recorded its
special thanks to the Task Force on Spatially Enabled Society for successfully
completing its task, its report and its publication (FIG Publication No. 58) and
recorded its thanks and appreciation to the members and Chair of the Task Force.
11. REPORTS FROM THE DIRECTORS OF PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS
2011-2012
11.1 International Office of Cadastre and Land Records (Office International
du Cadastre et du Régime Foncier) OICRF
Mr. Christiaan Lemmen, Director of OICRF had prepared a report on the
OICRF activities since the General Assembly in Marrakech. He gave a
supplementary oral report at the General Assembly.
Appendix to item 11.1:
Report from the International Office of Cadastre and Land Records (Office
International du Cadastre et du Régime Foncier) OICRF.
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report and records its
thanks to the Director and members of OICRF for their past year’s work and
contribution.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
11.2 International Institution for the History of Surveying and Measurement,
Permanent Institution of FIG
Mr. Jan de Graeve, Director of the IIHSM had prepared a report on the
IIHSM activities since the General Assembly in Marrakech. He gave a
supplementary oral report at the General Assembly drawing special attention to
the celebrations of Mercator in 2012.
Appendix to item 11.2: Report
from the International Institution for the History of Surveying and Measurement,
Permanent Institution of FIG.
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report and records its
thanks to the Director and the members of the permanent institution for their
past year’s work and contribution.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
12. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIG FOUNDATION 2011-2012
Mr. John Hohol, President of the FIG Foundation had prepared a report
on the FIG Foundation activities from May 2011 to February 2012. He made a
supplementary report orally at the General Assembly.
Appendix to item 12:
Report of the FIG Foundation activities 2011-2012
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report of the President
of the FIG Foundation and records its thanks to the President and members of the
Board of Directors of the FIG Foundation for their past year’s work and efforts.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
13. REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON VOTING RIGHTS
The Working Group on voting rights was established in Marrakech by the
General Assembly that also appointed the members to the Working Group from
member associations from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong SAR,
Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, New Zealand, Netherlands, South Africa and USA.
The group elected Brian Coutts from New Zealand as the Chairperson and
Henning Elmstroem as the Vice Chair.
The Chairperson had prepared a report for the General Assembly. The report
included the summary of the discussions and chairperson’s conclusions. As
appendices there were reports on the development of the voting rights in FIG
(prepared by Henning Elmstroem, Denmark) and on participation to FIG General
Assemblies 2000-2011 (prepared by Maria Joao Henriques, Portugal).
The Chairperson presented the interim report at the first session of the
General Assembly followed by questions on clarification from members from OGE,
France; HKIS, Hong Kong SAR, China; GhIS, Ghana; ONIGT, Morocco; GIN,
Netherlands; NZIS, New Zealand; NIS, Nigeria; and RICS, United Kingdom followed
by a summary from Vice Chair Henning Elmstroem. The members were encouraged and
invited to continue the discussion at a Presidents’ Meeting on Tuesday 8 May
16:00-17:30.
The Chairperson was requested to report back to the General Assembly in its
second session. The General Assembly will then guide the Council and Working
Group how to proceed with the voting right issues.
Appendix to item 13, 21 and 29:
Working Group on Voting Rights –
Chairperson’s report
Annex 1:
History of Voting Rights in FIG, short version (18 pages) as replaced 29
March 2012 and
full version with annexes
Annex 2: Participation
of Member Associations of FIG in the General Assemblies 2000-2011
Presentations at the General Assembly:
- Handouts of
Chairperson’s report
- Handouts of Vice
Chairs report
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report and discussion
and request the Chair of the Working Group to report back to the General
Assembly at its second session 10 May 2012.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
14. CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD BANK
The main partners in the co-operation with the United Nations and the World
Bank since the FIG Working Week in Marrakech have been:
- World Bank
- United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management
- United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT)
- Global Land Tool Network
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN)
- United Nations Office for Outer Space Affair (UNOOSA)
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
- United Nations sponsored Permanent Committee on GIS Infrastructure for
Asia and the Pacific (PCGIAP)
The activities with these bodies are described in the President’s report,
appendix to item 8.
UN ECA have prepared and signed a Memorandum of Understanding and forwarded
to FIG. Council proposed that is MoU be presented to the General Assembly for
its endorsement.
Appendix to item 14: Memorandum
of Understanding between UN ECA and FIG
Motion: That the General Assembly
- adopts the report on the co-operation between FIG and the United
Nations, its agencies and the World Bank and records its thanks to all those
who have contributed to this co-operation.
- endorse the Memorandum of Understanding between UN ECA and FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
15. LIAISON WITH INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
The Joint Board of Spatial Information Societies JB-GIS was formally
established during the FIG Working Week in Cairo in 2005 and meets annually
during a major conference. The meeting of JB-GIS in 2011 was held in Paris in
July 2011 where Prof. William Cartwright was elected as the new
chairperson of JB-GIS.
Co-operation with international and regional organisations is covered in
President’s report, appendix to item
8.
FIG has bilateral agreements of co-operation with several other international
associations like ISM, IFHP, CIB, ION, ICEC, FIABCI, IFHS and PAQS. Some of the
partners are also working together within 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.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report on the liaison
with other international associations.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
16. FIG ACCOUNTS FOR 2011 AND AUDITOR’S REPORT AND BUDGETS
2012-2015
Vice President Iain Greenway has prepared a report on the FIG
Financial Issues that he presented to the General Assembly. This report included
summary of 2011 accounts, an updated budget for 2012 and proposals for budgets
2012-2015 with notes and proposal for membership fees for member associations in
2014.
The Auditors Report includes the auditors report from 2011, official accounts
(income statement 2011) and balance sheet 31 December 2011.
Appendix to item 16:
Motion: That the General Assembly
- adopts the audited accounts for 2011 and
- adopts budgets for 2012–2015
Decision: The motion was adopted.
17. SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2014
The General Assembly has 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 5,500 members. Membership
fee structure was changed in 2009. Membership fees have been discussed as part
of the finance report,
appendix to item 16.
The 2011 General Assembly approved membership fees for 2013 as follows:
|
Per capita fee |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee |
2013 |
4.48 €
per member up to a maximum of 5,500 members
Member associations from countries listed by the World Bank as
low-income economies or lower-middle-income economies shall pay 2.24 €
member up to a maximum of 5,500 members. |
20
members or 50 € (whichever is greater) |
5,500 members
(24,640 €) |
See the
World Bank lists of the low-income economies and the lower-middle-income
economies.
The Council proposes to the General Assembly to keep the membership fees for
member associations for 2014 at the same level as endorsed by the General
Assembly in 2011 for 2013. In the draft budgets for 2012-2015 the membership
fees are planned to be kept at the 2012 level for all membership categories for
2013-2015.
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts following membership fees
payable by member associations in 2014:
|
Per capita fee |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee |
2014 |
4.48 €
per member up to a maximum of 5,500 members
Member associations from countries listed by the World Bank as
low-income economies or lower-middle-income economies shall pay 2.24 €
member up to a maximum of 5,500 members. |
20
members or 50 € (whichever is greater) |
5,500 members
(24,640 €) |
Decision: The motion was adopted.
18. ELECTION OF TWO VICE PRESIDENTS FOR 2013-2016 –
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
The FIG Council has received three proposals for the two open posts of FIG
Vice President: Dr. Pengfei Cheng, CSGPC, China PR, Mr. Bruno Razza,
CNGeGL, Italy and Mr. Yaacoub Saade, OSL, Lebanon. The profile templates
of each candidate were attached to the agenda. In the first session of the
General Assembly each candidate was given equal time (5 minutes) to introduce
himself and to make a presentation focussing on his ideas and goals for
developing the FIG agenda.
The actual election will take place at the second session of the General
Assembly by blind votes on Thursday 10 April. The election will take place one
position at a time. If there will be no absolute majority in the first voting,
second vote will be organised between those two candidates that have most votes.
Appendix to item 18 and 25: Profiles of the candidates
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the presentations of the
candidates and makes its decisions at the elections during the second session of
the General Assembly on the 10th May according to FIG statutes and internal
rules.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
19. ELECTION OF COMMISSION CHAIRS ELECT FOR 2013-2014 –
PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
According to the FIG Statutes and Internal Rules the General Assembly
appoints Commission Chairs Elect at its meeting two years prior to the Congress.
These Chairs Elect will then automatically become Chairs of the Commissions for
the next term of office. Thus the General Assembly shall appoint at this meeting
Commission Chairs Elect for term of office 1.1.2013-31.12.2014 and these Chairs
Elect will then become Commission Chairs for the term of office
1.1.2015-31.12.2018.
Member associations have made following nominations for the open posts during
the nomination period:
- Commission 1: Mr. Brian J. Coutts, NZIS, New Zealand
Dr. Ping Xiao, CSGPC, China PR
- Commission 2: Ms. Liza Groenendijk, GIN, Netherlands
- Commission 3: Mr. Enrico Rispoli, CNGeGL, Italy
- Commission 4: Ms. Angela Kesiena Etuonovbe, NIS, Nigeria
- Commission 5: Prof. Volker Schwieger, DVW, Germany
- Commission 6: Dr. Ivo Milev, USLMB, Bulgaria
- Commission 7: Ms. Claire Galpin, OGE, France
Ms. Gerda Schennach, OVG, Austria
Dr. Daniel Steudler, geosuisse, Switzerland
- Commission 8: Mr. Raymond Chan Yuk Ming, HKIS, Hong Kong SAR,
China
Mr. Kwame Tenadu, GhIS, Ghana
- Commission 9: Prof. Liao Jinping (Patrick), CIREA, China PR
- Commission 10: no proposals
As there were no nominations for Commission 10, the Council has discussed
about the situation with this Commission. As a result of these studies, the
Council proposes to the General Assembly that Council finds a suitable candidate
and that the appointment of Chair Elect to Commission 10 be postponed to the
General Assembly in 2013. This will still allow enough time for the appointed
Chair Elect to prepare his/her agenda and work plan for the next term of office.
Appendices to item 19 and 26: Nomination templates of candidates to
Commission Chairs Elect for 1.1.2013-31.12.2014:
- Commission 1: Mr. Brian J.
Coutts, NZIS, New Zealand
Dr. Ping
Xiao, CSGPC, China PR
- Commission 2: Ms.
Liza Groenendijk, GIN, Netherlands
- Commission 3: Mr. Enrico
Rispoli, CNGeGL, Italy -
handouts of
ppt-presentation
- Commission 4: Ms.
Angela Kesiena Etuonovbe, NIS, Nigeria
- Commission 5: Prof.
Volker Schwieger, DVW, Germany -
handouts of
ppt-presentation
- Commission 6: Dr. Ivo Milev,
USLMB, Bulgaria
- Commission 7: Ms. Claire
Galpin, OGE, France
Ms.
Gerda Schennach, OVG, Austria -
handouts of ppt-presentation
Dr.
Daniel Steudler, geosuisse, Switzerland -
handouts of ppt-presentation
- Commission 8: Mr. Raymond
Chan Yuk Ming, HKIS, Hong Kong SAR, China
-
handouts of ppt-presentation
Mr.
Kwame Tenadu, GhIS, Ghana -
handouts of ppt-presentation
- Commission 9: Prof. Liao
Jinping (Patrick), CIREA, China PR -
handouts of ppt-presentation
At the first session of the General Assembly each candidate was given 3
minutes to introduce him/herself and his/her agenda how to develop the
Commission if he/she will be elected. All candidates made their presentations
except Ms. Etunonovbe who was introduced by Dr. Michael Sutherland,
Chair of Commission 4, because of her problems in getting a visa.
The election for Chairs Elect will take place at the second session of the
General Assembly on 10th May. The election will take place in one election, in
which all commission chairs elect are elected at the same time. If there will be
no absolute majority in the first voting for any commission, second vote will be
organised between those two candidates that have most votes.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the presentations and makes
its decision at the election during the second session of the General Assembly
on the 10th May.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
20. DECISION OF THE VENUES FOR FIG WORKING WEEK 2015 AND
2016 – PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
The FIG Working Weeks are organised by FIG together with the local member
association. FIG will have full responsibility of the arrangements and also of
the financial result, naturally together with the local member association. This
offers FIG better opportunities in terms of organising events and generating
funds. Therefore the Council has to ensure that all candidates are aware about
the role of FIG and split of responsibilities for organising the Working Week.
At the meeting in Rome the General Assembly will decide on the hosts for two
Working Weeks.
The FIG Council has received three bids to host the FIG Working Week 2015 and
three bids to host the Working Week Congress 2016:
Working Week 2015
- Chamber of Graduated Surveyors Bulgaria, Bulgaria
- Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, NICS, Nepal
- Union of Romanian Geodesy, UGR and Romanian Association of Private
Surveyors, APCGC, Romania
Working Week 2016
- Chamber of Graduated Surveyors Bulgaria, Bulgaria
- New Zealand Institution of Surveyors, NZIS, New Zealand
- Union of Romanian Geodesy, UGR and Romanian Association of Private
Surveyors, APCGC, Romania
The Council prepared a desktop evaluation report on the bids that was
published 26 April 2012. In the evaluation report following issues will be
described for comparison:
- Rotation of the conferences (region);
- Country (hosting of earlier FIG events);
- Member association (its activeness, commitment to FIG and to FIG
2015/2016);
- Supporting organisations (local support to the Working Week);
- Host city (characteristics and interest from congress programme point of
view);
- Venue (technical issues of proposed congress centre, hotels etc.);
- Access (flight connections);
- Safety and security (including political stability);
- Environment issues;
- Proposed dates (in relation to FIG requirements);
- Technical programme (coverage of all FIG Commissions, potential
partners);
- Technical tours (coverage of all FIG Commissions);
- Social programme (attractiveness and variety);
- Attendance (expectation of international, regional and local
attendance);
- Accommodation (hotel costs);
- Finances (estimate of surplus and financial risks;
- Sponsorship (estimate sponsorship and exhibition income);
- Attractiveness (general attractiveness as congress destination).
The evaluation report does not give a recommendation or a preference to any
candidate but it lists their qualifications on each subject above and summarises
the pros and cons of each candidate to assist the member association in making
their decision. During the last years the influence of economy as well as
security concerns has increased in the decision making process. This relates
both to participation and registration fees, hence the overall costs and
anticipated returns to the organisers. The purpose of the evaluation process is
to maintain the high standard and quality of the FIG conferences.
The Council has considered the bids and decided to present all submitted bids
to the General Assembly for its decision.
Appendix to item 20 and 27:
At the first session of the General Assembly each candidate was given the
same time (10 minutes for those Bulgaria and Romania who are bidding for 2015
and 2016 and 10 minutes for Nepal and New Zealand) to make a presentation of
their destination and framework of the Working Week and their bid.
Decision on the venue of FIG Working Week 2015 and Working Week 2016 will be
made at the second session of the General Assembly on 10th May. The voting will
be made by blind votes. If there will be no absolute majority in the first
voting for any of the Working Weeks, second vote will be organised between those
two candidates that have most votes. If the applicant that has applied for
Working Week 2015 is not successful it will go for the selection of the venue
for the Working Week 2016.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the presentations and
decides to make its decision on the venue at its second session.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
Presidents' Meeting, Tuesday, 8 May, 16:00-17:30
San Giovanni, Rome Cavalieri, Rome, Italy
21. PRESIDENTS’ MEETING
This session was aimed for Presidents or Heads of delegation (or
their representatives) of member associations to discuss issue of their common
interest. The main topic discussed this year was the report from the Working
Group on Voting Rights. President Fausto Savoldi, CNGeGL chaired the
Presidents’ meeting as chair of the host association with Mr. Brian Coutts,
NZIS as the Rapporteur.
Appendix to item 13, 21 and 29:
Working Group on Voting Rights –
Chairperson’s report
Annex 1:
History of Voting Rights in FIG, short version (18 pages) as replaced 29
March 2012 and
full version with annexes
Annex 2: Participation
of Member Associations of FIG in the General Assemblies 2000-2011
Appendix to item 21 and 29:
Recommendation from the Working Group
on Voting Rights to the General Assembly
Motion: Summary notes from the meeting including
discussion on voting rights will be recorded and presented back to the General
Assembly in its second session on 10th May 2012.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
Presidents’ Meeting (by invitation only), Thursday,
10 May, 8:30-10:00
Ellisse, Rome Cavalieri
22. FIG PRESIDENT'S MEETING
A total of 47 persons attended this Presidents’ Meeting out of which 40 were
Presidents or Heads of delegations. At the meeting challenges facing the member
associations and relations between member associations and FIG were discussed as
well as experiences from the FIG Working Week 2012. A separate memorandum of
this meeting is circulated to the participants of the meeting and to the
Presidents of member associations. There was positive feedback on this year’s
format for networking and interaction amongst Presidents and Heads of Delegation
including support to the concept that in the future Presidents’ meetings could
be convened over two sessions.
Appendix to item 22:
22.1
Invitation to
Presidents of FIG member associations
22.2 Summary Notes
of the Presidents' meeting
General Assembly, Second Session
Thursday, 10 May, 10:30–12:00 and 13:00-15:00
Salone dei Cavalieri 3 & 4, Rome Cavalieri
23. ROLL CALL
Vice President Staiger took the roll call.
The roll call was made only for member associations and affiliate members.
Delegates representing academic members, corporate members and correspondents as
well as honorary presidents and honorary members were entered in the records
based on their registration and information given to the FIG Office.
Recorded that based on the decision of the General Assembly in 2006 only
those member associations that had paid all their membership fees to the end of
2011 were allowed to vote at the meeting. A list of member associations that are
not allowed to vote was published on the FIG web site 12 April and updated 9 May
2012.
To be noted that the General Assembly had appointed President Mohamed
Chrourou from ONIGT, Morocco and Secretary General Enrico Rispoli
from CNGeGL, Italy as tellers to this session of the General Assembly.
Appendix to items 2 & 23:
Roll Call
Appendix to items 2 & 23:
List of member associations
that are not allowed to vote at the General Assembly because of unpaid
membership fees for 2011 and earlier –
10 May 2012.
65 member associations out of 105 were present at this session, which is more
than one third of the membership needed for the General Assembly to be
constitutionally valid. 58 member associations were allowed to vote.
Motion: That members present are recorded in the minutes.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
24. MEMBERSHIP
The Council has decided to accept following new academic member at its
meeting 9 May 2012:
- The University of Nottingham Ningbo China, China P. R.
The Council has also restored the academic membership of the University of
Lagos (Nigeria) and Nnamdi Azkiwe University (Nigeria) after they had paid their
arrears in Rome.
After this the number of academic members is 90.
Motion: That the General Assembly endorses the Council decision on
academic members.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
25. ELECTION OF TWO VICE PRESIDENTS FOR 2013-2016
The General Assembly heard presentations of the three candidates for the FIG
Vice President 2013-2016 at the first session. The election took place between
Dr. Pengfei Cheng, CSGPC, China PR, Mr. Bruno Razza, CNGeGL, Italy
and Mr. Yaacoub Saade, OSL, Lebanon.
The election took place by blind votes following the FIG statutes and
internal rules. The election was carried one position at a time. In the case
that there would not be an absolute majority in the first voting, second vote
shall be organised between those two candidates that have most votes.
Appendix to item 18 and 25: Profiles of the candidates
Motion: That the General Assembly elects two Vice Presidents for FIG
for term of office 1.1.2013-31.12.2016.
Decision: At the election in the first round Mr. Bruno Razza got 33
votes, Mr. Yaacoub Saade 14 votes and Dr. Pengfei Cheng 10 votes (with one
invalid vote). As Mr. Razza secured more than half of the valid votes he was
elected as the Vice President of the Federation for 1.1.2013-31.12.2016.
In the second round of the election Dr. Cheng got 30 votes while Mr. Saade got
27 votes (with one invalid vote), so Dr. Cheng was elected for the second open
post of FIG Vice President for 1.1.2013-31.12.2016.
26. ELECTION OF COMMISSION CHAIRS ELECT FOR 2013-2014
The General Assembly listened to the presentations of the candidates for the
position of the Commission Chairs Elect at its first meeting. At this meeting
the General Assembly appointed or elected the Chairs Elect for the term of
office 1.1.2013-31.12.2014. The Chairs Elect will under normal circumstances be
automatically elected as Chair of their Commission for the term of office
1.1.2015-31.12.2018.
The election will take place on the following candidates:
- Commission 1: Mr. Brian J. Coutts, NZIS, New Zealand
Dr. Ping Xiao, CSGPC, China PR
- Commission 2: Ms. Liza Groenendijk, GIN, Netherlands
- Commission 3: Mr. Enrico Rispoli, CNGeGL, Italy
- Commission 4: Ms. Angela Kesiena Etuonovbe, NIS, Nigeria
- Commission 5: Prof. Volker Schwieger, DVW, Germany
- Commission 6: Dr. Ivo Milev, USLMB, Bulgaria
- Commission 7: Ms. Claire Galpin, OGE, France
Ms. Gerda Schennach, OVG, Austria
Dr. Daniel Steudler, geosuisse, Switzerland
- Commission 8: Mr. Raymond Chan Yuk Ming, HKIS, Hong Kong SAR,
China
Mr. Kwame Tenadu, GhIS, Ghana
- Commission 9: Prof. Liao Jinping (Patrick), CIREA, China PR
Because there was only one candidate for Commission 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9,
these candidates were appointed as Commission Chair Elect by the General
Assembly.
For Commissions 1 and 8 there are two candidates for each Commission, so the
election took place between these two candidates. For Commission 7 there were
three candidates, so the election took place between these three. If there would
not be absolute majority in the first round of voting, a second vote shall be
organised between those two candidates that have most votes.
The Council had proposed to postpone the election for Commission 10 to the
General Assembly in 2013.
Appendices to item 19 and 26: Nomination templates of candidates to
Commission Chairs Elect for 1.1.2013-31.12.2014:
- Commission 1: Mr. Brian J.
Coutts, NZIS, New Zealand
Dr. Ping
Xiao, CSGPC, China PR
- Commission 2: Ms.
Liza Groenendijk, GIN, Netherlands
- Commission 3: Mr. Enrico
Rispoli, CNGeGL, Italy -
handouts of
ppt-presentation
- Commission 4: Ms.
Angela Kesiena Etuonovbe, NIS, Nigeria
- Commission 5: Prof.
Volker Schwieger, DVW, Germany -
handouts of
ppt-presentation
- Commission 6: Dr. Ivo Milev,
USLMB, Bulgaria
- Commission 7: Ms. Claire
Galpin, OGE, France
Ms.
Gerda Schennach, OVG, Austria
Dr.
Daniel Steudler, geosuisse, Switzerland -
handouts of ppt-presentation
- Commission 8: Mr. Raymond
Chan Yuk Ming, HKIS, Hong Kong SAR, China
-
handouts of ppt-presentation
Mr.
Kwame Tenadu, GhIS, Ghana -
handouts of ppt-presentation
- Commission 9: Prof. Liao
Jinping (Patrick), CIREA, China PR -
handouts of ppt-presentation
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints or elects the Chair Elect
to Commissions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 8 and 9 as described above and that the
General Assembly decides to postpone the election of Chair Elect to Commission
10 to next General Assembly in 2013.
Decision: In the election for Chair Elect in Commission 1 Mr. Brian
Coutts got 49 votes and Dr. Ping Xiao 9 votes and in Commission 8 Mr. Kwame
Tenadu got 40 votes and Mr. Raymond Chan 18 votes. In Commission 7 elections on
the first round, Dr. Daniel Steudler got 25 votes, Ms. Gerda Schennach 21 votes
and Ms. Claire Galpin 12 votes. The second round of voting for Commission 7
Chair Elect was then carried out between Dr. Steudler and Ms. Schennach and Ms.
Schennach got 27 votes and Dr. Steudler 25 votes (with 6 invalid votes).
The General Assembly appointed or elected following persons to Commission
Chairs Elect for period 1.1.2013-31.12.2014:
- Commission 1: Mr. Brian J. Coutts, NZIS, New Zealand
- Commission 2: Ms. Liza Groenendijk, GIN, Netherlands
- Commission 3: Mr. Enrico Rispoli, CNGeGL, Italy
- Commission 4: Ms. Angela Kesiena Etuonovbe, NIS, Nigeria
- Commission 5: Prof. Volker Schwieger, DVW, Germany
- Commission 6: Dr. Ivo Milev, USLMB, Bulgaria
- Commission 7: Ms. Gerda Schennach, OVG, Austria
- Commission 8: Mr. Kwame Tenadu, GhIS, Ghana
- Commission 9: Prof. Liao Jinping (Patrick), CIREA, China PR
27. DECISION OF THE VENUES FOR FIG WORKING WEEK 2015 AND
2016
Candidates for hosting the FIG Working Week 2015 and Working Week 2016 made
their presentations in the first session of the General Assembly. The decision
was made between:
Working Week 2015
- Chamber of Graduated Surveyors Bulgaria, Bulgaria
- Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, NICS, Nepal
- Union of Romanian Geodesy, UGR and Romanian Association of Private
Surveyors, APCGC, Romania
Working Week 2016
- Chamber of Graduated Surveyors Bulgaria, Bulgaria
- New Zealand Institution of Surveyors, NZIS, New Zealand
- Union of Romanian Geodesy, UGR and Romanian Association of Private
Surveyors, APCGC, Romania
Appendix to item 20 and 27:
The voting was made by blind votes. If there would be no absolute majority in
the first voting for any of the Working Weeks, second vote will be organised
between those two candidates that have most votes. If the applicant that has
applied for Working Week 2015 is not successful it will go for the selection of
the venue for the Working Week 2016.
Motion: That the General Assembly decides on the venue for FIG Working
Week 2015 and Working Week 2016.
Decision: In the selection for the venue of FIG Working Week 2015
Bulgaria got 34 votes, Nepal 10 votes and Romania 10 votes. The General Assembly
had thus decided that the Working Week 2015 will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria
co-organized with the Chamber of Graduated Surveyors Bulgaria. Decision on the
venue of the Working Week 2016 was made between New Zealand and Romania. In the
voting New Zealand got 43 votes and Romania 10 votes. The General Assembly had
decided that the Working Week 2016 will be held in Christchurch, New Zealand
co-organized with the New Zealand Institution of Surveyors.
28. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS AND TASK FORCES
Commission Officers (ACCO), Commissions and Task forces had their annual and
other administrative meetings in Rome. Vice President Rudolf Staiger reported
back to the General Assembly on the main outcome of the meetings. None of these
require an endorsement of the General Assembly at this stage.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the reports and decides on
any recommendations arising from the reports.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
29. REPORTS FROM WORKING GROUP ON VOTING RIGHTS
Chairperson presented his report on the Working Group activities at the first
session of the General Assembly. The report was further discussed at the
Presidents’ Meeting on Tuesday. The Chairperson reported back to the General
Assembly on the recommendations from the Presidents’ meeting. The
recommendations were accepted at the Presidents’ meeting with a clear majority.
Appendix to item 13, 21 and 29:
Working Group on Voting Rights –
Chairperson’s report
Annex 1:
History of Voting Rights in FIG, short version (18 pages) and
full version with annexes
Annex 2: Participation
of Member Associations of FIG in the General Assemblies 200-2011
Appendix to item 21 and 29:
Recommendation from the Working Group on Voting Rights to the General Assembly
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report and decides on
next steps or proposals to the Council on how to proceed with the voting right
issue.
Decision: The General Assembly unanimously adopted the recommendations
of the Presidents and Heads of Delegations present at the President’s Meeting of
8th May 2012 as presented by the Chair of the Working Group on Voting Rights,
which are as follows:
- the voting system be changed;
- that the right to vote remains with members associations;
- that a sliding scale of voting, relative to association’s membership
numbers, be adopted;
- that Council prepare a proposal (and after consultation with the
members) to be adopted no later than at the 1st session and to be used at
the 2nd session of the General Assembly at Kuala Lumpur in 2014.
The General Assembly recorded its thanks to the Presidents and Heads of
Delegations present at the President’s Meeting of 8th May for a recommendation
that is clear, the Chair, Vice Chair and Members of the General Assembly’s
Working Group on Voting Rights for its work and report. The General Assembly
agreed that the work of the Working Group on Voting Rights has now completed and
applauded its deliberations and efforts.
30. CO-OPERATION WITH THE FIG CORPORATE MEMBERS
A meeting for FIG Corporate Members was organised in Rome. A report on
co-operation between FIG and its Corporate Members was given at the meeting by
Brent Jones, Esri.
Appendix to item 30:
Handouts of the presentation of Brent Jones
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
31. REPORT ON THE 8th FIG REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY
President Nelma Bénia from the Asociación de Agrimensores Uruguay gave
a presentation on preparations of the 8th FIG Regional Conference (www.fig.net/uruguay)
in Montevideo, Uruguay and invited the members to attend this important meeting
for Latin America.
Appendix to item 31: Handouts of
President Bénia's presentation.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report for information.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
32.REPORT ON THE CONGRESS 2014 IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
President Mohammad Azmi Mohd Zin from the Association of Authorised
Land Surveyors Malaysia and representatives of the Organising Committee of FIG
2014 (www.fig.net/fig2014) gave a
presentation on preparations of FIG Congress 2014.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report for information.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
33. REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2013 IN ABUJA,
NIGERIA, 2013
President Yakubu Maikano from the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors
and representatives of the Organising Committee of FIG Working Week 2013 (www.fig.net/fig2013)
gave a presentation on preparations of FIG Working Week 2013. The greeting from
the President of Nigeria was presented by the Ambassador of Nigeria to Italy.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report for information.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
34. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION
At the Closing Ceremony certificates of appreciation were given to Geom.
Fausto Savoldi, President of CNGeGL, Congress Director Enrico Rispoli,
Secretary General of CNGeGL and Ms. Maria Scorza, Conference Coordinator,
FIG 2012 and other members of the organising committee, CNGeGL office and
Italian young surveyors.
CLOSING CEREMONY
President CheeHai Teo presented a summary of the main outcome and
highlights of the FIG Working Week 2012 and thanked all parties, participants
and accompanying persons for a memorable event.
Appendix: Handouts of the
President’s Closing Address.
At the closing ceremony the FIG banner was handed over by Geom. Fausto
Savoldi, President of CNGeGL to Mr. Yakubu Maikano, President of NIS.
The FIG Working Week 2013 will be held in Abuja, Nigeria, 6-10 May 2013.
President Teo formally closed the 35th General Assembly of FIG as well as the
Working Week.
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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