General Assembly - First Session |
The first session of the FIG General Assembly was held at the fully
packed Salle Mazagan at the Ryad Mogador Hotel. |
FIG Council 2011-2014 was for the first time in charge for the General
Assembly in Marrakech. |
Delegations following with big interest the proposals for the
development of the federation for the years to come. |
The General Assembly was attended by more than 300 delegates and
observers. |
Overview of the meeting venue. |
Commission chairs following the meeting from the front row. |
Mr. Mamadou Ndir, President of ONGES from Senegal assisted by
Vice President Rudolf Staiger in translating his speech to the
meeting. |
President Mamadou Ndir, ONGES addressing the General Assembly
after Senegal became a new member in FIG:
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President CheeHai Teo handing out the ONGES membership
certificate to President Ndir.
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FIG Council members: Rudolf Staiger ((left), President CheeHai
Teo, Dalal Alnaggar, Iain Greenway and Chryssy
Potsiou. |
Director General Zheng Ling Zhi from the China Land Surveying and
Planning Institute receiving the membership certificate from President
Teo as new affiliate member. |
Director General Zheng Ling Zhi from the China Land Surveying and
Planning Institute addressing the General Assembly. |
Mr. Varnavas Pashioulis' receives the membership certificate on
behalf of the Director General of the Cyprus Lands and Surveys
Department. |
Mr. Varnavas Pashioulis' making his greeting to the General
Assembly on behalf of the new affiliate member from Cyprus.
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Dr. Muhammad Bashar Nuhu, representative of the Nigerian
Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers and President Teo.
NIESV became the third member association from Nigeria in FIG. |
Leiv Bjarte Mjoes receives the membership certificate on behalf
of the new Norwegian academic member Bergen University College.
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Member associations making notes on the reports.
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The FIG Council welcoming immediate past president of FIG Prof. Stig
Enemark. |
Past President Stig Enemark making the evaluation report of his
and the FIG term of office 2007-2010.
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Henning Elmstroem, President of Danish DdL making proposal of
appointing Prof. Stig Enemark as an Honorary President of FIG. |
Prof. Stig Enemark receiving his golden badge of office as new
Honorary President of the federation. |
Honorary President Stig Enemark and President CheeHai Teo. |
Henning Elmstroem, DdL President, Stig Enemark, FIG
Honorary President and President Teo. |
Commission chairs welcoming the new honorary president.
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Stig Enemark's appointment to Honorary President was welcomed by
the General Assembly by standing ovation. |
John Hohol, President of the FIG Foundation making the Foundation
report to the General Assembly. |
Alan Wright making the report on behalf of the International
Institution for Surveying and Measurement on behalf of the chairperson. |
Christiaan Lemmen, Director of OICRF, making the report of the
permanent institution.
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Dr. Diane Dumashie, Chair of FIG Africa Task Force making her
report on task force activities in Africa. |
Dr. Daniel Steudler, Chair of Task force and spatially enbaled
societies making his task force report. |
Coffees and lunch |
Coffee break with Moroccan delicates made a welcomed break to the
meeting ... |
... and allowed participants to network ...
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.... and discuss the agenda items ... |
... and future policies. |
Lunch at the Ryad Mogador Hotel. |
The discussion continued over the lunch. |
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General Assembly - First Session - second part |
President CheeHai Teo making his first president's report and
introducing the Council Work Plan 2011-2014.
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Vice President Rudolf Staiger will be responsible for the
Commissions in 2011-2014. He moderated also the introduction of
Commission work plans 2011-2014. |
Commission 1 Work Plan was introduced by Robyn McCutcheon.
(Commission Vice Chair) on behalf of Leonie Newnham, chair of
Commission 1. |
Steven Frank presents Commission 2 Work Plan.
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Commission 3 Work Plan was introduced by Hartmut Müller who made
the presentation on behalf of Commission chair Yerach Doytsher. |
Michael Sutherland presents Commission 4 Work Plan. He is also
the ACCO representative in the Council in 2011-2012.
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Mikael Lilje presents Commission 5 Work Plan. |
Gethin Roberts presents Commission 6 Work Plan. |
Daniel Roberge presents Commission 7 Work Plan. |
Wafula Nabutola presents Commission 8 Work Plan. |
Frances Plimmer presents Commission 9 Work Plan. |
Robert Sinkner presents Commission 10 Work Plan. |
Kate Fairlie as the new chair of Young Surveyors Network presents
the Network's work plan. |
Commission chairs listening to the presentation of Commission 10. |
John Hannah, Chair of FIG Task Force on Surveyors and the Climate
Change, explaining the agenda of this new Task Force to the General
Assembly |
Chryssy Potsiou is chairing the other new Task Force on Housing
and Property.
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Vice President Iain Greenway making the finance report.
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Vice President Greenway's finance report was well received by the
General Assembly. |
Vice Presidents Dalal Alnaggar, Iain Greenway and
Chryssy Potsiou. |
Council members listening to contributions from the members.
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Vice President Rudolf Staiger. |
Vice President Dalal S. Alnaggar. |
Honorary Presidents Juha Talvitie (right) and Robert W. Foster
following the discussion carefully. |
Overview of the General Assembly:
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