Chryssy Potsiou, Technical Chamber Greece, is per 1 January 2015 now formally the President of FIG for the term 2015-18, although she has already gradually taken over from President CheeHai Teo during the last six months after the election. New Vice President and member of FIG Council is Diane Dumashie, RICS UK, elected for 2015-18. Rudolf Staiger, DVW Germany was reelected for the the term 2015-18 and Pengfei Cheng, Chinese Society for Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation and Bruno Razza, CNGeGL Italy are continuing their term as Vice Presidents until the end of 2016. FIG also welcomes the ten new FIG Commission Chairs, also elected for the term 2015-18, as well as the new Chair of FIG Young Surveyors, Eva Maria Unger. The change of leadership of FIG will be marked at a Kick-Off Event in Athens, Greece, on 24 January 2015.