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Invitation to FIG General Assembly and Congress 2026

January 2026

The General Assembly 2026 will be held on 24 and 29 May 2026 as part of the FIG Congress 2026.

On 24 May you can be updated with what is happening in and around FIG. There will be new member associations to approve, and all new members can receive their certificate by FIG President Diane Dumashie. She will deliver her report on the main FIG activties, too, and there will be reports from Commissions, Networks and Task Forces.

A main part of the general assembly will be elections. In a Congress year the new President for the term 2027-2030 will be elected as well as two (out of four) Vice Presidents. Further, there will be election for the host and destination for FIG Congress 2030 and the Chairs Elects that were elected in 2025 will be officially elected chairs for the term 2027-2030.

The agenda with all attachments will be sent out to members late March/early April.

FIG has received the following nominations (listed alphabetically using family name):

President:

  • Michalis Kalogiannakis, Technical Chamber of Greece, Greece
  • Mikael Lilje, Swedish Professionals for the Built Environment, Sweden

Vice President:

  • Peter Ache, DVW - German Association for Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land Management, Germany
  • Ganesh Prasad Bhatta, Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (NICS), Nepal
  • Tim Burch, National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS), United States
  • Angel Collado, Colegio Oficial de Ingeniería Geomática y Topográfica, Spain
  • Stephen Djaba, Licensed Surveyors Association of Ghana (LiSAG), Ghana
  • Winnie Shiu, Alliance of Hong Kong Authorized Land Surveyors (AALS), Hong Kong
Bids for FIG Congress 2030:
  • Qingdao, China,
    submitted by Chinese Society for Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography (CSGPC)
  • Sevilla, Spain,
    submitted by Colegio Oficial de Ingeniería Geomática y Topográfica

On 24 May each nominated candidate will be given time to present themselves. The two bidding associations will present their ideas and what to expect at the congress and destination if they will be hosting the FIG Congress 2030.

Elections will take place online during the congress days.

On 29 May at the second General Assembly day, the results of the elections will be presented, and there will be reports from activities taking place during the congress.

Attend the FIG Congress

We do hope to see both official delegates from our members and others who might be interested in attending the Congress.

The Congress will apart from the General Assembly consist of four conference days, 25-28 May. Already now you can have a look at the draft programme and sessions that are being offered. The conference days will be packed with a large variation of sessions and network opportunities:

FIG Congress 2026 - Technical Programme

fig2026/downloads/tech_programme/FIG_Congress26_draft-programme.pdf

Pre-events are offered prior to the General Assembly and congress. Check all pre-events:

FIG Congress 2026 - Pre-events

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Presidents meeting - online in February

A reminder: Presidents or FIG representatives - please remember the online Presidents meeting in February. All member associations should have received an invitation with three options to attend the online Presidents meeting.

 

 

Louise Friis-Hansen
28 January 2026