President Magel visits Slovenia
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Tomaz Petek, Member of the Executive Committee
of the Association of Surveyors of Slovenia, Bojan Stanonik,
M.Sc., M.Sc., President of the Association of Surveyors of Slovenia.,
Prof. Holger Magel, Janez Kopac, M.Sc., Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and
Energy and Bozena Lipej, Ph.D., Deputy Director General of
Surveying and Mapping Authority |
Professor Dr.-Ing. Holger Magel visited between 30 September and 1
October 2004 Slovenia on invitation by the Slovenian Association of
Surveyors. The visit was organized on the occasion of the 10th Anniversary
of the Krim coordinate system, simultaneously with International Conference
"Land Surveying – Future Prospects and Reality" , in which Prof.
Magel addressed the participants.
During two days visit in Slovenia President Magel had courtesy reception
and meeting with the Minister of Environment, Physical Planning and Energy
mag. Janez Kopač. During the meeting among different issues also the
present situation and perspectives of geodetic services and profile of
surveyors in Slovenia in connection with the EU were discussed.
At the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food the European
agriculture policy was discussed from the point of view of local rural
development with the host, state secretary, Dr. Marija Markeš.
Participation of President Magel, at the round table with representatives
of University, Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia,
Chamber of Licensed Geodetic Surveyors, Economy Association of Private
Surveying Companies and Geodetic Institute of the Republic of Slovenia was
focused mainly on global changes in connection with technological
development and changing role of surveyors.
Second day of the visit, Prof. Magel gave a lecture at the Faculty of
Civil Engineering and Geodesy under the title "New challenges to
education in geodesy and geoinformation". As honourable guest President
Magel had a short speech in the afternoon at the celebration of the 10th
Anniversary of the establishment of a memorial of the Krim coordinate
system.
Tomaž Petek |
