XXIII FIG Congress in Munich, Germany
8-13 October 2006

Shaping the Change

Picture Gallery 7 - Closing Ceremony

Links to documents and reports of the FIG Congress in Munich

• Report of the Conference

• Picture Gallery 1 - Opening Ceremony - 10 October 2006

• Picture Gallery 2 - General Assembly I - Sunday 8 October 2006

• Picture Gallery 3 - General Assembly II - Friday 13 October 2006

• Picture Gallery 4 - Administrative Meetings (President's meeting 10 October, Council and ACCO  meetings)

• Picture Gallery 5 - Pictures of new members

• Picture Gallery 6 - Plenary Sessions, Technical Programme and Exhibition

• Picture Gallery 7 - Closing Ceremony

• Picture Gallery 8 - Social Events - Welcome Reception, City Reception, State Reception and other receptions

• Picture Gallery 9 - Social Events - Intergeo-treff and FIG Foundation Dinner, Farewell Dinner and FIG 2010 Party

• Picture Gallery 10 - Venues, pictures of Munich and impressions

• List of participants

Main addresses

• Shaping the Change 2002-2006 – The German Period of FIG. FIG President’s Address by Prof. Holger Magel, FIG President at the Opening Ceremony of the XXIII FIG Congress in Munich on 10 October 2006.
  • in English
  • in German
• Eröffnungsansprache des Bayerischen Ministerpräsidenten Dr. Edmund Stoiber anlässlich des 23. Internationalen FIG Kongresses am 10. Oktober 2006 in München
  • in German
• For a More Just World – the Surveyors’ Role for Achieving Sustainable Development. Keynote Address at the Opening Ceremony by Dr. Klaus Töpfer
  • to follow
• Shaping the Change - Congress Summary. Closing Address by Prof. Holger Magel, FIG President at the Closing Ceremony of the XXIII FIG Congress in Munich on 13 October 2006.
  • slides of the presentation
• Conference proceedings

Closing ceremony
The meeting room at the Holiday Inn was fully packed for the closing ceremony.	Thomas Gollwitzer was happy to announce the record attendance figures to the congress.
President Holger Magel summarised in his closing address the outcomes of the congress and the German Administration of FIG.	The president was very pleased to the congress and its findings.
... and so were the participants giving standing ovation to the President and the organising team.	Thanks belong to the organising committee chaired by Thomas Gollwitzer (FIG) and Walter Henninger (INTERGEO).
President Magel and the organising committee lead with Thomas Gollwitzer and Walter Henninger.
President Magel thanks President Hagen Graeff, DVW for hosting the FIG Congress and gives the FIG globe as a token of the event.	Special thanks from the President to the Congress Director.
Hagen Graeff, President of DVW gives the responsibility and FIG banner to Graham Marion, President of ISA for FIG 2010.	Graham Marion, President of ISA and Hagen Graeff, President of DVW:
Graham Marion and Hagen Graeff.	FIG Council listening to the FIG fanfare.
... as well as the old and new commission chairs and all delegates.	... "I declare the congress closed".