Minutes for the meetings held on Monday 29 May 2017
and on Friday 2 June
2017 in the Plenary Hall
101
at Messukeskus Conference Centre, Helsinki,
Finland
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List of Minutes Items
Monday, 29 May, 09:00-12:30 and 13:30-15:30
- OPENING PROCEEDINGS
- ROLL CALL
- APPOINTMENT OF TELLERS
- ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
- ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE 39th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- MEMBERSHIP
- PRESIDENT’S REPORT
- REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIG FOUNDATION 2016-2017
- REPORTS FROM THE DIRECTORS OF PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS 2016-2017
- FIG REGIONAL BODIES FORUM
- REPORTS FROM FIG COMMISSIONS AND NETWORKS 2016-2017
- HONORARY MEMBERS
- REPORTS FROM THE FIG TASK FORCES 2016-2017
- CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD
BANK
- LIAISON WITH INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
- AMENDMENT TO STATUTES AND INTERNAL RULES
- FIG ACCOUNTS FOR 2016, AUDITOR’S REPORT AND BUDGETS 2017-2020
- SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2019
- DECISION ON THE VENUE FOR FIG WORKING WEEK 2021 – PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
Friday,
2 June, 8:30-10:30 –
Presidents' Meeting (by invitation only)
- FIG PRESIDENTS’ MEETING
Friday, 2 June, 11:00–12:30 and 13:30-15:00
- ROLL CALL
- MEMBERSHIP
-
AMENDMENT TO STATUTES AND INTERNAL RULES
- DECISION ON THE VENUE FOR 2021 FIG WORKING WEEK
- FIG TASK FORCE ON COMMISSION STRUCTURE
- REPORTS FROM FIG TASK FORCES
-
REPORTS FROM ASSOCIATION, AFFILIATE, ACADEMIC, REGIONAL BODIES AND CORPORATE MEMBERS FORUM (IF ANY)
- REPORTS FROM NETWORKS, PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS, FIG FOUNDATION AND OTHER WORKING WEEK ACTIVITIES (IF ANY)
- REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS
- OTHER ISSUES
- REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2020 IN AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
- REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2019 IN HANOI, VIETNAM
- REPORT ON THE FIG CONGRESS 2018 IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY
- PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION AND CLOSING CEREMONY
CLOSING CEREMONY
Monday 29 May 2017
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1ST SESSION
Monday, 29 May, 09:00-12:30 and 13:30-15:30
Hall 101 at Messukeskus Conference Centre,
Helsinki, Finland
1. OPENING PROCEEDINGS
President Chryssy Potsiou opened the 40th General Assembly by welcoming
all delegates to Helsinki, Finland and to the third General Assembly during
this four-year term. The President expressed her gratitude to members and
delegates for their participation. She acknowledged the hard work of the
local organising committee, the two participating associations MIL and MAKLI
and especially National Land Survey, Finland (NLS), for the initial idea to
host the Working week in Helsinki in 2017 giving the possibility to also
celebrate the 100’th year of Finland’s independence, and for the support
that NLS has provided throughout the preparations and during the Working
Week.
The President welcomed Honorary Presidents Juha Talvitie, Bob Foster,
Stig Enemark and Teo CheeHai to the meeting and noted several greetings and
apologies that were received from member associations and other members. The
President also warmly welcomed former FIG Director Markku Villikka.
The President held a moment of silence for past president of DVW,
Germany, Karl-Friedrich Thoene and other notabilities who have passed away
since the last General Assembly.
2. ROLL CALL
Vice President Rudolf Staiger took the roll call. The roll call was done
for member associations only. It was noted that only member associations
that have paid all their membership fees to the end of 2016 were allowed to
vote at the meeting. A list of member associations that were not allowed to
vote was published and posted on the FIG web site 26 April 2017. Some
associations have after this date settled their arrears.
Appendix to items 2 & 21:
Roll Call
including information on member associations that were not
allowed to vote at the General Assembly because of unpaid membership fees
for 2016, as updated on 29 May and on 2 June 2017.
63 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.
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 for the entire
General Assembly. The tellers will represent the member associations
hosting the current and the following General Assembly
- Martti Pietikainen (MIL/MAKLI, Finland),
- Muzaffer Kahveci (Chamber of Surveying and Cadastre Engineers of
Turkey)
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints Martti Pietikainen from
MIL/MAKLI and Muzaffer Kahveci from Chamber of Surveying and Cadastre
Engineers of Turkey as tellers for this General Assembly.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
4. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
The Agenda for the General Assembly
was issued as mandated, two months prior the General Assembly on the FIG web
site and also sent by email to all members.
Motion: That the agenda be adopted.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
5. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE 39th
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Minutes have been circulated previously.
Appendix to item 5:
Minutes of the General
Assembly in Christchurch, New Zealand, May 2016, without appendices.
Motion: That the minutes be adopted as recorded.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
6. MEMBERSHIP
6.1 Admittance of new Member Associations
FIG Council has received four applications for member association since
the 39th General Assembly.
6.1.1 Ordre des Géomètres Experts de Côte d’Ivoire (OGECI) (MA-10129)
Ordre des Géomètres Experts de Côte d’Ivoire (OGECI)
has applied for association membership. The association was established in
1970. Their total membership (all categories) is 35. Ordre des Géomètres
Experts de Côte d’Ivoire (OGECI) fulfills the criteria of FIG Member
association.
Appendix to item 6.1.1:
Motion: That the General Assembly admits Ordre des Géomètres
Experts de Côte d’Ivoire to become a member association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted, and the membership certificate
was handed over by FIG President.
6.1.2 Tanzania Institution of Valuers and Estate Agents (TIVEA)
(MA-10130)
Tanzania Institution of Valuers and Estate Agents (TIVEA) has applied for
association membership. The association was established in 1997. Their
membership of qualified surveyors is 334 and qualifying is over 600.
Tanzania Institution of Valuers and Estate Agents (TIVEA) fulfills the
criteria of FIG Member association.
Appendix to item 6.1.2:
Membership application from Tanzania Institution
of Valuers and Estate Agents (TIVEA)
Motion: TThat the General Assembly admits Tanzania
Institution of Valuers and Estate Agents (TIVEA) to become a member
association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted, and the membership
certificate was handed over by FIG President.
6.1.3. Society Of Engineers – UAE (MA-10131)
The Society of Engineers – UAE has sent an
application for membership. The association was formed 1979, and has 1200
members in the category surveyors. This number includes both Title holders
and Sub- profession that are practicing members.
Appendix to item 6.1.3:
Motion: That the General Assembly admits The Society
of Engineers – UAE to become a member association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted, and the membership
certificate was handed over by FIG President.
6.1.4. Institution of Surveyors of Uganda (MA-10132)
Institution of Surveyors of Uganda, ISU has sent an application for
membership. Their association was formed in 1968 and has 280 qualified
members. Institution of Surveyors of Uganda fulfills the criteria of FIG
Member association.
Appendix to item 6.1.4:
Motion: That the General Assembly admits Institution of Surveyors of
Uganda, ISU to become a member association of FIG.
Decision: The motion was adopted, and the membership
certificate was handed over by FIG President.
6.2 Other Member Association Issues
6.2.1 GEOTHECO Uganda change from member association to corporate
membership
Géographie, Topographie, Hydraulique, Energie et Construction (GEOTHECO),
Uganda was in 2016 admitted as Member Association. However, the correct
membership category is Corporate Membership. They have submitted a new
application form for corporate membership, category D.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the change of membership
category from Member Association to Corporate member for GEOTHECO
Decision: The motion was adopted
6.3 Expulsion of member associations
Subscriptions of following member associations are more than three years
in arrears:
- Brasil: Sociedade Brasileira de Cartografia, Geodésia, Fotogrametria
e Sensoriamento Remoto MA-10011
- Togo: Ordre des Geometre du Togo MA-10084
- Benin: Ordre Des
Geometres Experts Du Benin MA-10113
- Ethiopia: Ethiopian Surveying Professionals Association (ESPA)
MA-10115
- Nigeria: Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers
(NIESV) MA-10118
- Gabon: Association des Professionels de l'Ingenierie Topographique
du Gabon, APIT MA-10122
The General Assembly has power 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 information 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 the above
member associations in Helsinki.
After acceptance of new member
associations and before expulsions the number of FIG member associations is
107 from 92 countries.
Motion: That the General Assembly expels the:
- Brasil: Sociedade Brasileira de Cartografia, Geodésia, Fotogrametria
e Sensoriamento Remoto MA-10011
- Togo: Ordre des Geometre du Togo MA-10084
- Benin: Ordre Des
Geometres Experts Du Benin MA-10113
- Ethiopia: Ethiopian Surveying Professionals Association (ESPA)
MA-10115
- Nigeria: Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers
(NIESV) MA-10118
- Gabon: Association des Professionels de l'Ingenierie Topographique
du Gabon, APIT MA-10122
from the FIG Membership if their
membership fees are still in arrears 29 May 2017.
Decision: The motion was adopted. It was noted that Ordre
des Geometre du Togo and Ordre des Geometres Experts du Benin paid their
arrears during the Working Week and their membership was restored at the
second session of the General Assembly.
6.4 Suspended status 2017
In accordance with its administrative measures, FIG Council, has deferred
to continue for 2017 the issuance of a membership subscription invoice to
the Order of Syrian Engineers and Architects, OSEA as all efforts to
maintain contact with them has not yielded results, will deem their
membership in suspension giving due consideration to its internal situation.
As reported in the General Assembly 2016, there remain existing sanctions on
Iran, but this might change during 2017. The FIG office in Denmark cannot
for the time being receive payments from Iranian Professional Society of
Surveying Engineers (ISS). Ukrainian Society of Geodesy and Cartography has
also gained suspended status and has not been invoiced for 2017. Again in
accordance with its administrative measures, FIG Council deem their
membership to be in suspension. The situation with these associations will
be reconsidered by Council again in 2018.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the members with
suspension status.
Decision:
6.5 Other membership issues
6.5.1 Affiliate members
There have been no applications for
affiliate membership since the General Assembly 2016.
The council has expelled the following affiliate members because of
unpaid membership subscriptions:
- Argentina: Consejo Federal De Catastro De La Republica Argentina
(C.F.C) AF-20047
- Azerbaijan: State Committee for Land and Cartography, State
Aerogeodesy Corporation, Azerbaijan AF-20048
- Fiji: Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources AF-20039
After these changes the number of Affiliate members is 46 from 45
countries.
General Administration of
the patrimonial Documentation, Belgium (AF-20002) has terminated their
membership.
After
these changes the number of Affiliate members is 45 from 44 countries.
6.5.2 Corporate members
FIG Council has admitted the following Corporate Members:
- Géographie, Topographie, Hydraulique, Energie et Construction
(GEOTHECO), Uganda (CM-30062) moved from MA membership) as reported in
6.2
- Génie Congo Sarl, République Démocratique du Congo – Category
F (CM-30063)
- GEOIDE GEOSYSTEMS S.A., Portugal – Category E (CM-30064)
- M/s. Survey Scale Pvt. Limited., Karachi, Pakistan – Category
F (CM-30065)
- M/s Accord Marine Surveyors, India – Category F (CM-30066)
- GIS/Transport Ltd., Nigeria – Category D (CM-30067)
- Topcon Europe Positioning b.v Category C (CM-30068)
The State Enterprise, Ukraine has terminated their corporate membership
of FIG.
Expelled:
- Russian Federation Meridian + (CM-30049)
- KQ Geo Technologies Co. Ltd. (CM-30050)
After these changes the number of corporate members is now 27.
6.5.3 Academic members
FIG Council has admitted the following University to become Academic
member:
- University of Oradea – Faculty of Construction, Cadastre and
Architecture, Romania (AC-40145)
- Selcuk University, Geomatic Engineering, Turkey (AC-40147)
- Institute of Surveying and Mapping, Survey Department, Sri Lanka
(AC-40146)
- Tafe NSW - Riverina Institute, Australia (AC-40148)
University of Mines and Technology, Ghana (AC-40030) were expelled at the
end of 2015 but they paid their arrears in 2016 and have been reinstalled.
The number of Academic Members after these changes is 95 from 53
countries.
6.5.4 Correspondents
The Council has admitted following new correspondents:
- Ahmed Nuaim, Maldives, Managing Director Foresight Surveyors (Pvt)
Ltd. (CR-50026)
- Mr Javaid Akhtar, Pakistan (CR-50027)
The number of correspondents is now 3.
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the actions that the
Council has taken with other membership matters.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
7. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
PPresident Chryssy Potsiou has prepared the President’s report on the
activities of the Federation since the General Assembly in Christchurch, New
Zealand, May 2016.
Appendix to item 7:
Motion: That the General Assembly accepts the President’s report.
Decision: The motion was adopted
8.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIG FOUNDATION 2016-2017
Mr. John Hohol, President of the FIG Foundation has prepared a report on
the FIG Foundation activities from May 2016 to March 2017. He made a
short report to the General Assembly.
The FIG Council has appointed Dr. Daniel Steudler from Switzerland
as a new Director in the Board of Directors for 2017-2018 since Paul van
der Molen, now retired, has decided to resign as board member. The new
Council representative in the Board of Directors is Vice President Orhan
Ercan.
Appendix to item 8:
Motion: That the General Assembly
- adopts the report of the President of the FIG Foundation
- records its thanks to the President and members of the Board
of Directors of the FIG Foundation for their past year’s work
- records the resignation of Paul van der Molen after 6
years as director and extends its special thanks for his commitment to
the FIG Foundation including his generous financial donations for these
many years
- appoints the President and Directors of the FIG Foundation for
term of office 1.1.2017-31.12.2018: President: Mr. John Hohol
(USA) and Directors: Prof. Michael Barry (Canada), Dr.
Daniel Steudler (Switzerland), Ir. Liza Groenendijk (FIG
Commission 2 representative), and FIG Vice President Orhan Ercan
(Turkey) as the Council representative.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
9. REPORTS FROM THE DIRECTORS OF PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS
2016-2017
9.1. International Office of Cadastre and Land Records
(Office International du Cadastre et du Régime Foncier) OICRF
Dr. Christiaan Lemmen, Director of OICRF has prepared a report on the
OICRF activities since the General Assembly in Christchurch. He made a
short report to the General Assembly.
Appendix to item 9.1:
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 members of OICRF for their past year’s work and
contribution.
Decision: The motion was adopted
9.2. International Institution for the History of Surveying
and Measurement, Permanent Institution of FIG
Mr. Jan de Graeve, Director of the IIHSM has prepared a report on the
IIHSM activities since the General Assembly in Christchurch. IIHSM made
a short report to the General Assembly.
Appendix to item 9.2:
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.
10. FIG REGIONAL BODIES FORUM
At the FIG Working Week 2016, regional bodies held a forum session for
the first time. Again in 2017, there was a Regional Bodies Forum
scheduled during
the Working Week on Thursday 1 June 11:00 – 12:30. Maurice Barbieri made a short
update report of the FIG Regional Bodies Forum.
Motion: Tthat the General Assembly notes the report.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
11. REPORTS FROM FIG COMMISSIONS AND NETWORKS
2016-2017
Each Commission Chair has submitted a written report on their Commission
activities since the FIG Working Week in Christchurch. These reports include
progress reports of the Commission working groups. Each Commission will hold
a meeting during the Working Week (Wednesday 31 May, 17:30-18:30). Each
Commission gave a short report on Commission activities to the General
Assembly. The reports were grouped into three panels and were followed by
questions and comments from the delegates.
Appendix to item 11: Commission reports:
Hand-out of the presentations
New publication from FIG Commission 9: Property Taxation for Developing
Economies, joint FIG Commission 9/UN-Habitat/GLTN – Valuation and the
Management of Real Estate, FIG Report 2016:
http://www.fig.net/resources/publications/figpub/pub67/Figpub67.asp
Each Network Chair has submitted a written report on their Network
activities since the FIG Working Week in Christchurch. Each Network gave a
short report on the Network activities to the General Assembly.
Appendix to item 11: Network reports:
Election Structure for Chair of Young Surveyors
Young Surveyors Network has so far elected their chairs
for a 4 year term like the commissions. FIG Council has approved the chair.
Young surveyors have proposed to FIG Council to change this structure. FFIG
Council and Young Surveyors Network have decided on the following structure for the future proposed by
the Young Surveyors:
Shortlist of candidates by YSN and decision by FIG Council
YSN has an
internal consultation process that can include application for the position,
together with key and active YS from regions identify candidates and
recommend to FIG Council a shortlist of candidates (e.g. three). FIG Council
decides and appoints one as YSN Chair-elect. This process should include
consulting the candidate’s member association.
The above structure has been adopted by FIG Council with the caveat that
Council and YS retain the possibility to nominate an alternative Chair if
the Chair elect has not proven active.
Motion: That FIG General Assembly
- adopts the reports of the Commission Chairs and records its thanks
to the chairs and other officers of the Commissions for their ongoing
contributions.
- adopts the reports of the Network Chairs and records its thanks to
the chairs and other officers of the Networks for their ongoing
contributions
- records the structure on voting of Chair for Young Surveyors
Decision: The motion was adopted.
12. HONORARY MEMBERS
The Council has received two nominations for Honorary Members:
- Association of Licensed Surveyors in Israel (ALSI) from Israel has
nominated Professor Dr. Yerach Doytsher, and
- Swiss Association for Geomatics and Land Management (geosuisse) has
nominated Dr. Daniel Steudler.
Appendix to item 8: The nomination letters for:
- PProfessor Dr.
Yerach Doytsher, Association of Licensed Surveyors in Israel (ALSI)
- Dr. Daniel
Steudler, Swiss Association for Geomatics and Land Management
(geosuisse)
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 both proposals and decided to propose to the
General Assembly that it appoints Yerach Doytsher, ALSI, Israel and Daniel
Steudler as Honorary Members of the Federation for the outstanding services
they have provided to the Federation in different positions and functions.
Paul Munro-Faure, FAO, has worked closely with FIG for many years
and is now standing down from FAO. FIG Council would like to acknowledge the
longstanding cooperation with Paul Munro-Faure. As a special consideration
FIG Council has decided to appreciate him as Honorary Ambassador. His
certificate will be presented to him by the President during the Opening
Ceremony on 30 May.
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints Yerach Doytsher and
Daniel Steudler Honorary Members of FIG, and that the General Assembly notes
the appreciation as Honorary Ambassador for Paul Munro-Faure that will be
presented to him at the Opening Ceremony.
Decision: The motion was adopted with applause.
13. REPORTS FROM THE FIG TASK FORCES (2016-2017)
FIG has currently four Task Forces.
13.1. Task Force on Real Property Markets
The Task Force assesses the progress of establishing
the real property markets in the countries with economies in transition. The
Task Force is chaired by Pekka Halme, Finnish Association of Geodetic and
Land Surveyors MIL. A session on Real Property Markets is included in the
technical programme.
Appendix to item 13.1 –
Status Report from the Task
Force - Presentation
hand outs
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report from the Task
Force and records its thanks to the Chair of the Task Forces and their
members.
Decision: The motion was adopted
13.2. Task Force on Corporate Members
The Task Force is established to strengthen the FIG relationship with
corporate members. The Task Force is chaired by John Hohol, National Society
of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) in cooperation with Bryn Fosburgh, Vice
President of Trimble.
Appendix to item 13.2 –
Status Report from the Task
Force
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report from
the Task Force and records its thanks to the Chair of the Task Forces and
their members.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
13.3. Task Force on Scientific Journal
The Task Force is established to investigate the usefulness and need and
if justified, the steps forward in order to introduce an FIG peer review
Journal (electronic or printed). The Task Force is chaired by Yerach
Doytsher, Association of Licensed Surveyors in Israel (ALSI).
The Task Force has written a final report and proposal to be presented and
adopted at the General Assembly 2017. After the reporting, the Task Force
has completed its task, and FIG Council will decide on the next steps. The
report closes the task force.
Appendix to item 13.3 –
Status Report from the Task
Force -
Presentation hand-outs
Motion: That the General Assembly:
- records the final report and recommendations from the Task Force,
- records its thanks to the Chair of the Task Force and its members
- decides to close the FIG Task Force on Scientific Journal as its
work has come to an end
Decision: The motion was adopted. The
President thanked the Task Force for its work and the recommendations, and
said that the recommendations as well as comments from the General Assembly
will be discussed by council. The editorial board of the FIG peer review
will also be included in the discussions.
13.4. Task Force on Commission Structure
The Task Force assesses the Commissions and investigates if there is a
need to revise their structure and to provide a proposal on possible
improvements. The Task Force is chaired by Mikael Lilje, Swedish
professionals for the built environment, Samhällsbyggarna.
The Task Force has written a final report and proposal to be presented
and adopted at the General Assembly 2017. The final report is based on
the discussions and feed back from the Task Force sessions at FIG Working
Week 2016, and the regional meetings held during the autumn 2016.
Members of FIG had another possibility to discuss the proposal in more
details with the Task Force at a lunch meeting on Thursday 1 June 2017.
A summary of the comments received during the first General Assembly
session and the Task Force session will be presented at the 2nd General
Assembly together with a final proposal for the General Assembly.
Votings for Commission Chairs for the term 2019-2022 for the current 10
commissions will be done at the General Assembly 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey.
The bid for nominations will be published in July/August.
Appendix to item 13.4 –
Report/Proposal from
the Task Force
Motion: That the General Assembly:
-
records the final report and recommendations from the Task Force,
-
records its thanks to the Chair of the Task Force and its members
-
notes the discussion session during the Working Week
-
decides to take the Task Force proposal with amendments, if any, to a
voting at the second General Assembly Session
-
notes the voting schedule for commission chairs for the term
2019-2022
Decision: The motion was adopted.
14. CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD
BANK
Since the 39th General Assembly, FIG has continued to collaborate with
the World Bank and various agencies and structures within the United
Nations.
The main activities in the co-operation with the United Nations and the
World Bank during this period have been:
At FIG Working Week 2016, a pre-workshop was organised in cooperation
with UN-Habitat/GLTN, FAO, AUS-Aid and NZ-Aid on Climate Change and Tenure
Insecurity in Small Island Developing States, SIDS. Outcome of the workshop
was a declaration which has been published in the FIG Publication series:
The FIG Christchurch Declaration - Responding to Climate Change and Tenure
Insecurity in Small Island Developing States. The Role of Land
Professionals SIDS Workshop, FIG Working Week, Christchurch, New Zealand 30
April – 1 May 2016. FIG Report 2016
http://www.fig.net/resources/publications/figpub/pub68/figpub68.asp
Participation to FAO and the Voluntary Guidelines, VGGT.
At FIG Working Week 2016 two special sessions, one of them being the FIG
Academic Forum, were organised. A result of the Working Week 2016 was an
action statement.
Appendix to agenda item 14:
Again in 2017 at the Working Week there will be two sessions, FIG
Academic Forum and a special session on Land Consolidation.
Participation to Global Land Tool Network GLTN:
- Lead of Global Land Tool Network Professional Cluster 2016-17,
- Participation in the GLTN International Advisory Board
- STDM workshops in cooperation with FIG Young Surveyors
- Expert Group Meetings
- Special sessions in the Working Week 2017 technical programme
FIG Publication 52 FIG Publication no 52 The Social Tenure Domain Model -
A Pro-Poor Land Tool on Social Tenure Domain Model. FIG Report, 2010
http://www.fig.net/pub/figpub/pub52/figpub52.pdf
has now been translated into three laguages:
Arabic:
http://www.fig.net/resources/publications/figpub/pub52/Figpub52_arabic.pdf
French: link will follow – under preparation
Japanese: link will follow – under preparation
Participation at the Habitat III meeting organised by UN-Habitat
Participation to the work of UN-GGIM
Participation to the work of the International Committee on Global
Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG)
Participation to UN-OOSA
Participation at the World Bank Conference in March 2017.
Motion:
That the General Assembly:
- adopts the report on the co-operation between FIG and the
United Nations, its agencies and the World Bank
- endorses the Christchurch Declaration
- endorses the FAO/FIG statement
- records its thanks to all those who have contributed to this
co-operation
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 2016 was held in August
2016. FIG has collaborative MoUs with a number of the organizations who are
part of JB-GIS.
FIG has further bilateral agreements of co-operation with several other
international associations like ISM, IFHP, CIB, ION, ICEC, FIABCI, IFHS,
PAIGH and PAQS.
FIG is represented in International Construction Measurement Standard
Coalition by Chair of FIG Commission 10, See Lian Ong who has been appointed
chair of the Standard Setting Committee. FIG is represented in the Trustee
Board by the President.
FIG is represented in International Land Measurement Standard Coalition
by Mr. Maurice Barbieri.
FIG Council has furthermore decided to join the Ethics Standard
Committee.
FIG is a member of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and is
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. AMENDMENT TO STATUTES AND INTERNAL RULES
The following two agenda items, 17.1 and 17.2 were introduced at the
first session of the General Assembly, and voting will take place at the
second session on 2 June, under agenda item 24.
16.1. Amendment proposed by DVW Society of Geodesy,
Geoinformation and Land Management, Germany
FIG President and Council has received letter from DVW with proposal for
amendment of the FIG Statutes:
Existing Provision |
Proposed amendment (amendment here shown in italics |
5.5 The term of office for all elected members of the Council is
four years subject to the provisions of section 5.6. No individual
may serve for more than two consecutive periods on the Council and
the term of office of the president is limited to one period of four
years. The term of office for the President, Vice Presidents and the
ACCO representative starts on 1 January in the year immediately
following their election. For the purposes of this section a single
term of two years or less shall not be considered as a term of
office.
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5.5 The term of office for all elected members of the Council is
four years subject to the provisions of section 5.6. No individual
may serve for more than two consecutive periods on the Council
as Vice President. The term of office of the president is
limited to one period of four years. The term of office for the
President, Vice Presidents and the ACCO representative starts on 1
January in the year immediately following their election. For the
purposes of this section a single term of two years or less shall
not be considered as a term of office.
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The proposal was presented by President of the German Association DVW and
hereafter discussed by the General Assembly. Comments included:
- A change should be done on thorough research
- A proper review is needed before a discussion
- Qualified candidates for the posts are needed
- It is a principle matter, and therefore it needs to be considered
carefully
- A potential candidate will already have had 8 years to implement
ideas
- Experience is important
- There was a major governance change in 2001 that was a result of
many discussions, and which was fully operational in 2007
- Important to encourage global influence
- 16 years since FIG has examined itself. Much has happened since then
– perhaps good idea to study FIG overall – finances, administrations,
commissions, everything
- FIG provides an open platform
Attached to item 16.1 and 23:
Letter from DVW,
Germany
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the presentation of the proposed change
and decides to make the elections at the second session of the General
Assembly.
Decision: The motion was adopted
16.2. Amendment proposed by Council
FIG President introduced the rationale behind “Suspended status” for FIG members.
FIG Council has in the later years experienced on several occasions where
a member (member association, affiliate or academic member):
- had difficulty in remitting its membership dues to FIG;
- could not be contacted; and
- experienced internal financial distress,
due to circumstances beyond the member’s or FIG’s control such as
domestic civil strife, external economic sanctions or sharp sudden domestic
economic turmoil, but desirous of remaining a member of FIG.
FIG Council has adopted guidelines to handle the above situation, and
suggests that the already adopted paper on membership suspension will be
added to the FIG Statutes, Internal Rules and Guidelines as a new Guideline
for Council and FIG Office.
Appendix to agenda item 16.2:
Guidelines for membership suspension by decision of council.
Motion: That the General Assembly endorses the Guidelines for
membership suspension by decision of council.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
17. FIG ACCOUNTS FOR 2016, AUDITOR’S REPORT AND BUDGETS 2017-2020
Vice President Rudolf Staiger presented the report to the General
Assembly. This report included the auditors report from 2016, official
accounts (income statement 2016) and balance sheet 31 December 2016, a
summary of 2016 accounts, an updated budget for 2017 and proposals for
budgets 2018-2020 and proposal for membership fees for member associations
in 2019.
Appendix to item 17:
Report on Financial
Issues (including 2016 accounts and budgets 2017-2020)
Annexes:
Motion:
That the General Assembly
- adopts the audited accounts for 2016,
- adopts the Finance Report, and
- adopts budgets for 2017–2020
Decision: The motion was adopted.
18. SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2019
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. The membership fee structure was changed in 2009. Membership fees
have been discussed as part of the
finance report, appendix to item 17.
The 2016 General Assembly approved membership fees for 2018 as follows:
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Per capita fee |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee |
2018 |
€ 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) |
The World Bank lists of the low-income economies and the
lower-middle-income economies are available at:
http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups
The 2017 subscription fees were kept at the same level as for the years
2012-2015.
The 2018 subscription fees have been kept at the same level as for the
years 2012-2018.
Although FIG Council knows that budgets are tight among the member
associations, it has decided to propose to the General Assembly an increase
of the subscription rates of 8% to €4.80 per member from €4.48. The rates
have been kept stable since 2012, Council and office have been very cost
conscious, but must also face that there is a general increase in costs.
Motion: That the General Assembly:
That the General Assembly adopts following membership fees payable by
member associations in 2017 and 2018:
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Per capita fee |
Minimum fee |
Maximum fee |
2019 |
€4.80 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
€2.40 per
member up to a maximum of 5,500 members. |
25 members or €50 (whichever is greater)
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5,500 members (€26,400)
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Decision: The motion was adopted.
19. DECISION OF THE VENUE FOR FIG
WORKING WEEK 2021 – PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES
The FIG Working Weeks are organised by FIG together with a local member
association. FIG will together with the local member association have full
responsibility of the arrangements and of the financial result. This offers
FIG better opportunities in terms of organising events and generating
revenue. Therefore the Council has to ensure that all candidates are aware
of the role of FIG and split of responsibilities for organising the Working
Week. This General Assembly will decide on the host for the 2021 Working
Week.
The FIG Council has received two bids to host the FIG Working Week 2021,
and FIG Council thanks all bidding member associations for their special
engagement and contribution to FIG.
The Council has considered the bids and has decided to present the
submitted bids to the General Assembly for its decision:
- Accra, Ghana, Licensed Surveyors Association of Ghana and Ghana
Institution of Surveyors
- Krakow, Poland, Association of Polish Surveyors (SGP)
Appendix to item 19 and 24:
Summary Reports on the Bids for FIG 2021 Working Week
Bidding documents for FIG Working Week
2021:
- Accra, Ghana, Licensed Surveyors Association of Ghana and Ghana
Institution of Surveyors
Presentation
- Krakow, Poland, Association of Polish Surveyors (SGP)
Presentation
At the session each candidate got exactly 10 minutes to make a
presentation of their proposal and framework of the Working Week and their
bid.
Decision on the venue of FIG 2021 Working Week will be made at the second
session of the General Assembly on 2 June. The voting will be made by blind
votes.
Motion: TThat the General Assembly notes the submission, the
summary report and the presentations, makes its careful consideration and
decision during the second session of the General Assembly on 2 June.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
Monday 29 May 16:00 – 17:30, Room 102
Session for Presidents/Heads of Delegation of Member Associations and
other FIG members (affiliate, academic, corporate): Developing
Professional Networks and Mutual Recognition Agreements Around the Globe.
Friday 2 June 2017
Friday, 2 June, 08:30-10:30
Room 103,
Messukeskus Conference Centre, Helsinki, Finland
Presidents’ Meeting (by invitation only)
20. FIG PRESIDENT'S MEETING
Totally 59 persons attended the Presidents’ Meeting. At the
meeting challenges facing the member associations and relations between
member associations and FIG were discussed, hereunder the fact that next
year at the Congress 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey there will be election for the
positions in FIG as President, two Vice Presidents and for the chairs of the
10 commission, as well as experiences from the FIG Working Week 2017. A
separate memorandum of this meeting is circulated to the participants of the
meeting and to the Presidents of member associations.
Friday, 2 June, 11:00–12:30 and 13:30-15:00
Plenary Hall, 101,
Messukeskus Conference Centre, Helsinki, Finland General Assembly, Second
Session and Closing Ceremony
21. ROLL CALL
Vice President Rudolf Staiger took the roll call. The roll call was done
for member associations only.
It was noted that only member associations that have paid all their
membership fees to the end of 2016 were allowed to vote at the meeting. A
list of member associations that were not allowed to vote was published and
posted on the FIG web site 26 April 2017. Some associations have after this
date settled their arrears.
At the second General Assembly 69 member associations out of 104 were
present representing 86 votes. Together with observers around 300 persons
participated in the General Assembly
Appendix to items 2 & 21:
Roll Call including information
about member associations that are not allowed to vote at the General
Assembly because of unpaid membership fees for 2016 and earlier.
To be noted that the General Assembly has appointed two representatives
as tellers.
Tellers: The tellers will represent the member association hosting the
current General Assembly (MIL/MAKLI, Finland) Martti Pietikainen and
the host of the proceeding following General Assembly (Chamber of Surveying
and Cadastre Engineers of Turkey) Muzaffer Kahveci.
Motion: Those members present are recorded in the minutes.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
22. MEMBERSHIP
During the Working Week the following member associations that in the
first General Assembly were expelled have paid:
- Togo: Ordre des Geometre du Togo MA-10084
- Benin: Ordre Des Geometres Experts Du Benin MA-10113
These member associations will therefore be reinstalled as member of FIG.
Iranian Professional Society of Surveying Engineers (ISS) has paid their
arrears, and their status is now changed from suspended to normal
membership.
After reinstallation of the above mentioned members the number of FIG
member associations is 104 from 89 countries.
Geo-tech Surveys LTD, Ghana has applied for corporate membership category
F. FIG Council has approved their membership. Hereafter the number of
corporate members is 28.
Motion: That the General Assembly decide that
the members who have paid their membership fees will be reinstalled as
members, note that Iranian Professional Society of Surveying Engineers (ISS)
has paid arrears and steir status is changed from suspended to normal
memberhsio and that the General Assembly note the approval of the new
Corporate member Geo-tech Surveys LTD, Ghana
Decision: The motion was adopted.
23. AMENDMENT TO STATUTES AND INTERNAL RULES
Amendment proposed by DVW Society of Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land
Management, Germany
FIG President and Council has received letter from DVW with proposal for
amendment of the FIG Statutes which was presented at the first General
Assembly on 29 May 2017.
The proposed amendment was as follows:
Existing Provision |
Proposed amendment (amendment here shown in italics |
5.5 The term of office for all elected members of the Council is
four years subject to the provisions of section 5.6. No individual
may serve for more than two consecutive periods on the Council and
the term of office of the president is limited to one period of four
years. The term of office for the President, Vice Presidents and the
ACCO representative starts on 1 January in the year immediately
following their election. For the purposes of this section a single
term of two years or less shall not be considered as a term of
office.
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5.5 The term of office for all elected members of the Council is
four years subject to the provisions of section 5.6. No individual
may serve for more than two consecutive periods on the Council
as vice president. The term of office of the president is
limited to one period of four years. The term of office for the
President, Vice Presidents and the ACCO representative starts on 1
January in the year immediately following their election. For the
purposes of this section a single term of two years or less shall
not be considered as a term of office.
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The decision took place by blind votes following the FIG statutes and
internal rules.
The voting was made by ballot. 49 voted in favour of
the change and 37 voted against the change.
Attached to item 16.1 and 23:
Letter from DVW
Motion: That FIG General Assembly adopts the proposed change to
FIG Statutes item 5.5 to: 5.5 The term of office for all elected members of
the Council is four years subject to the provisions of section 5.6. No
individual may serve for more than two consecutive periods on the Council as
vice president. The term of office of the president is limited to one period
of four years. The term of office for the President, Vice Presidents and the
ACCO representative starts on 1 January in the year immediately following
their election. For the purposes of this section a single term of two years
or less shall not be considered as a term of office.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
24. DECISION ON THE VENUE FOR 2021 FIG WORKING WEEK
Candidates for FIG 2021 Working Week have made their presentations in the
first session of the General Assembly and FIG Council has presented its
evaluation. The decision will be made between:
- Accra, Ghana, Licensed Surveyors Association of Ghana and Ghana
Institution of Surveyors
- Krakow, Poland, Association of Polish Surveyors (SGP)
The decision took place by blind votes following the FIG statutes and
internal rules.
In the voting Accra, Ghana received 47 votes and Krakow, Poland 39 votes
Motion: That the General Assembly decides the host and venue for
FIG Working Week 2021.
Decision: The General Assembly decided that the FIG Working Week
2021 will be hosted jointly by Licensed Surveyors Association of Ghana,
Ghana Institution of Surveyors and FIG and will take place in Accra Ghana.
25. FIG TASK FORCE ON COMMISSION STRUCTURE
At the first General Assembly session the final report from the Task
Force on Commission Structure was presented and there was allocated time for
discussion. Furthermore, on Thursday, 1 June 14:00–15:30 the Members of FIG
had a possibility to discuss the proposal in more details with the Task
Force.
A summary of the comments received during the first General Assembly
session and the Task Force Session will be presented at the 2nd General
Assembly together with the final proposal for the General Assembly that will
be brought to a final vote.
Voting for Commission Chairs for the term 2019-2022 for the current 10
commissions will be done at the General Assembly 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey.
The bid for nominations will be published in July.
Appendix to item 13.4 –
Report/proposal
from the Task Force
Motion: That the General Assembly
- Notes the update report
- Adopts
the Task Force proposal
Decision: The motion was adopted. The Task Force was closed down
and the President thanked the Task Force for its contribution. Based on the
Task Force Recommendations, comments and feedback from the members, the
President established a new group of volunteers among the members to
contribute to the definition of a Terms of Reference for a future Working
Group on a review of the overall FIG Governance. The Terms of Reference are
planned to be presented at the General Assembly on 6 May 2018 during the
Congress 2018.
26. REPORTS FROM FIG TASK FORCES
Chair of FIG Task Force on Corporate Members, John Hohol, reported back
to the General Assembly.
Appendix:
Presentation hand-outs
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
27. REPORTS FROM ASSOCIATION, AFFILIATE, ACADEMIC, REGIONAL BODIES AND CORPORATE MEMBERS FORUM (IF ANY)
During the Working Week there were Member Association Forum, the
Director General’s/Affiliate Members Forum, Academic Members Forum and
Corporate Members Meeting.
There were reports from:
Motion: That the General Assembly records the reports.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
28. REPORTS FROM NETWORKS, PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS, FIG FOUNDATION AND OTHER WORKING WEEK ACTIVITIES (IF ANY)
Networks, Permanent Institutions, FIG Foundation and others had
meetings and technical sessions in Christchurch.
The following reported back to the General Assembly:
On behalf of the Chair of the Standards Network Christiaan Lemmen
gave a short oral report including two recommendations:
- to set up a Cross Commission Working Group or may be a Task Force to
discuss the implications of blockchain technology for FIG and for the
profession.
- to propose a new Working Item Proposal to TC 211 on Geographic
Information of ISO for a revision of the Land Administration Domain
Model
FIG Foundation:
presentation hand-outs
Motion: That the General Assembly records the reports.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
29. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS
FIG Commissions had their annual meetings, administrative meetings and
technical sessions during the Working Week. Vice President Diane Dumashie
reported back on the commission activities based on input from all
commissions.
FIG Commission 5 introduced a new price. The Commission has decided
to award the best Commission 5 paper of the FIG Working Week with the
NavXperience Award. The award is donated by the company NavXperience GmbH
Berlin, working in the field of navigation and location. The award consists
of free registration for the next FIG Congress in Istanbul, a trophy, and
400 EUR. This year the price was awarded to Hannu Koivula et al. for the
contribution “Finish Permanent GNSS Network”, and the price was handed over
during the General Assembly.
Appendix:
presentation hand-outs
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report(s).
Decision: The motion was adopted.
30. OTHER ISSUES
There were no further issues raised for discussion.
Motion: That the discussion will be recorded and the Council will
consider action that will be required.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
31. REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2020 IN AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
Representatives from the Local Organising Committee from Geo-Information
Netherlands, GIN gave a presentation on preparations of FIG Working
Week 2020.
Appendix:
Presentation hand-outs.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report.
Decision: The motion was adopted.
32. REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2019 IN HANOI, VIETNAM
Representatives from the Local Organising Committee from the Vietnam
Association of Geodesy - Cartography - Remote Sensing gave a
presentation on preparations of FIG Working Week 2019.
Appendix:
Presentation
hand-outs.
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report
Decision: The motion was adopted.
33. REPORT ON THE FIG CONGRESS 2018 IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY
Co-congress director Orhan Ercan from the Chamber of Surveying Cadastre
Engineers of Turkey gave a presentation on the preparations of FIG
Congress 2018.
Appendix: Presentation hand-outs
Check the Congress web site:
www.fig.net/fig2018
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report
Decision: The motion was adopted.
34. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION AND CLOSING CEREMONY
FIG President Potsiou thanked FIG members and participants of the General
Assembly.
President Potsiou presented at the closing ceremony certificates of
appreciation to the members of the local organising committee of the XL FIG
General Assembly and the FIG Working Wek 2017. Special thanks were recorded
to MIL and MAKLI and their Presidents, Paavo Häikiö and Martti Pietikäinen,
and Co-Conference Director Pekka Halme. There was also a special thanks to
National Land Survey of Finland for their assistance before and during the
Working Week.
At the closing ceremony the FIG banner was handed over by Mr Pekka Halme,
Co-Conference Director of the Working Week 2017 to Mr. Orhan Ercan,
Co-Conference Director of FIG Congress 2018. The FIG XXVI Congress will be
held in Istanbul, Turkey, 6 - 11 May 2018.
President Chryssy Potsiou presented her closing address that summarises
the findings and the main outcomes of the FIG Working Week 2017. The
President formally closed the 40th General Assembly of FIG Working Week 2017
with the FIG Fanfare.
Appendix: Handouts of the
President’s Closing Address
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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