FIG President visits 9th Austrian Geodetic Days
Krems, Austria, 3-5 May 2006
FIG President Holger Magel was invited by the Austrian member
association Österreichische Gesellschaft für Vermessung und Geoinformation
to give a key note address at the opening ceremony of the 9th Austrian
Geodetic Days in Krems / Lower Austria. Magel spoke to more than 550
colleagues from all parts of Austria and from 8 other European countries
about the "Future of geodesy from global perspective" (see
attached file) .His speech was afterwards intensively discussed by
politicians, scientists and practitioners. There was a general acceptance
that surveyors should take care of an excellent education and enlargement of
their activities especially in the increasing field of land management. The
President of the Krems Donau University confirmed the necessity of crossing
borders of thinking and building networks between surveyors and neighbour
disciplines.
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Keynote speech of FIG President. |
President
Gert Steinkellner and President Magel. |
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President Magel with politicians, the Mayor of Krems and President of
the Parliament, Congress Director and many others. |
FIG President in contact with representatives from Croatia and Bosnia at
the congress.
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