International Federation of Surveyors
Fédération Internationale des Géomètres
Internationale Vereinigung der Vermessungsingenieure
Dear Colleague,
This newsletter brings several important calls to action. First and foremost a call to you based in or interested in the Southern Asia region to attend the FIG Regional Conference in Nepal. Each session is crafted to contribute to a Call-for-Action publication. Your participation can directly influence the efforts to strengthen and safeguard land rights against climate challenges, foster collaborative partnerships for climate resilience, increase disaster resilience through knowledge and capacity, and enhance regional responses through best practices and fit-for-purpose standards. Additionally, the 5th Young Surveyor Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Regional conference - FIG Foundation calls for grant applications from the region. The Young Surveyors Europe is calling for participants for their European meeting in Romania while FIG Commission 5 and 7 prepare to meet in Malaysia. Finally, have a look at the call for papers for the FIG Working Week 2025 and prepare to submit your abstract.
Yet another call is to all member associations to consider submitting a bid for the FIG Working Week 2029, and last but not least a call from our long term partner GIM International/Geomares.
It is your call to take action and engage - explore more in this newsletter...
FIG NEWS
Will you be our host in 2029?
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FIG Council is announcing the call for bids for the FIG Working Week 2029 and encourage FIG member associations to consider submitting a bid. Read more and check the bid manual |
FIG REGIONAL CONFERENCE 2024 - ARE YOU FROM THE REGION - THEN INFLUENCE THE CALL FOR ACTION
Conference: 14-15
November 2024
Pre-events: 13
November 2024
Conference tour: 16 November
KATHMANDU, NEPAL
Join us in Nepal!
FIG and our member association from Nepal, the Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors NICS are pleased to announce the FIG Regional Conference 2024 that will take place in Kathmandu, Nepal on 13-16 November 2024.
With a special focus on Climate and Disaster 12 technical sessions await you. The outcome from all sessions will contribute to a final ‘Call for Action’ publication will be produced based on the conference to engage regional governments, professionals, and stakeholders. It will feature recommendations derived from the event.
Are from the region, then this is the time to influence the call for action and future directions on how to tackle the climate and disaster challenges. A cooperation among the countries in the region will be powerful.
Keynote speakers in the opening:
 Hon' Balaram Adhikari, Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Government of Nepal |
 Dr. Mika-Petteri Torhonen, Global Lead on Land of the World Bank based in Singapore. |
 Dr. Diane Dumashie, President of FIG |
Programme at a glance
Conference web site:
www.fig.net/nepal2024
Read the full programme:
https://fig.net/nepal2024/technical_program.htm
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Save money: Register now and before 15 September Register now and secure your ticket now and get the early bird rate. Your attendance is important for the outcome and further action after the conference. The early bird fee is USD 200 for Regional and International participants. This fee includes the conference and conference dinner. Young Surveyors rate is USD 100 which apart from above includes the Young Surveyors Meeting on 13 November. A special technical/social tour on Saturday 16 November will fbe an exciting end of the conference. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! Register here |
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5th Young Surveyors Asia and the Pacific Meeting On 13 November regional Young
Surveyors will meet at the University
in Dhulikhel, Nepal which the theme:
"Empowered Youth for Climate Resilient
Land" FIG Foundation is announcing the availability of three grants for participants from the region and 20 grants for participants from Nepal. The grants will give access to the full Regional Conference. APPLY NOW. |
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Be visible! Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities Make sure that your company or organisation will be visible to the attendees at the FIG Regional Conference. Check your sponsorship and exhibition options |
FIG Working Week 2025 - prepare for your abstract submission
FIG and Geospatial Council of Australia have the honour to invite you to the FIG Working Week 2025 being held from 6-10 April 2025 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC), Australia.
- Conference days: 7-9 April
- FIG General Assembly: 6 and 10 April
- Pre-events: 5 April
Call for papers
FIG’s agenda for 2023 to 2026 is driven by the imperative for a sustainable profession that delivers services sustainably, addresses the global sustainable development agenda, and acts decisively on the climate agenda.
The overall theme for the Working Wek 2025 is: Collaboration, Innovation and Resilience: Championing a Digital Generation
In recent years, several transformative forces have converged, compelling our profession to redefine how we create, deliver, and communicate value within the context of sustainability. Awareness of trends and megatrends fosters preparedness and is the first step towards resilience; however, the next and immediate step in this decade demands action. The digital age will propel us forward, underscoring the urgency to act now.
The theme of the FIG Working Week 2025 is to Champion what is unquestionably a Digital Generation. But for surveyors to remain relevant, and maintain our international impact while providing services not only to our members but also our global partners we will need to be collaborative, innovative and our actions be sustainable in the face of the climate imperative
Prepare for your abstract. The call for papers includes both peer review
papers and regular abstracts. The submission will open soon.
Read more about the theme
and the call for papers
NEWS FROM FIG
The XV Italian International Training Summer School
 Alberobello Italy |
A study tour to the beautiful place UNESCO World Heritage site, Alberobello, Puglia was included when FIG President Diane Dumashie attended the XV Italian International Training Summer School Read more |
Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications on Surveying in the ASEAN Region
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Ryan Keenan, Chair of FIG Commission 5 attended a worksop on continued professional development of surveying, held as a pre-event to the 17th South East Asia Survey Congress (SEASC) Read more |
NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS
Seeking geospatial stories: share your expertise!
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GIM International Magazine and FIG have a long-lasting cooperation. Do you have a good story to tell, an interesting idea you would like to share, alternative approaches or other editorial input that can be of interest to the readers, then GIM International is interested to hear from you Read more |
ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
The article of the Month in August 2024 is written by Markus Schaffert and Torger Steensen (Germany): Demographic transition in aging neighborhoods: a GIS-based analysis from Germany's countryside. This paper received the Survey Review Prize Read more here
PUBLICATIONS
Proceedings from FIG Working Week 2024: https://www.fig.net/resources/proceedings/fig_proceedings/fig2024/index.htm
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FIG Annual Review 2023The FIG Annual Review 2023 is available as pdf. If you need a printed version please contact the FIG office, email: FIG@fig.net. Hard copies have been distributed to members in May 2024 at the FIG Working Week 2024 and General Assembly. Read more |
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FIG Young Surveyors Volunteer Community Surveyor Programme VCSPMapping the World a Better Place. The new FIG Publication no 82, published by FIG Young Surveyors in cooperation with UN-Habitat/GLTN tells the story of VCSP from the start and until now. Read more |
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Reference Frames in Practice Manual - FIG Publication 64 2nd editionThis Commission 5 publication aims to better inform surveyors around reference frame topics and includes major updates on expanded GNSS constellations and international geodesy initiatives, helping them extend their professional knowledge. . Read more |
UPCOMING EVENTS
12-14 September, Zagreb Croatia
Symposium on Engineering Geodesy organised by Croatian Geodetic
Society – organised jointly with FIG Commission 6
24-26 September 2024 Kuching, Malaysia
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> FIG Commission 7 Annual meeting -
web site including programme |
24-26 September 2024, Stuttgart, Germany
Intergeo 2024 Organised by DVW.
Attend the Intergeo Fair with more than 500 exhibitors.
Meet FIG at the FIG Booth: Hall 5 Stand no: B5.007
You can register with a special FIG code and get a free 3-day
pass to the expo:
Register here
15 October 2024, Webinar - online
The Mosque Between Tradition and Globalism. Organised by FIG Commission 10
WG 3.
Join this webinar which delves into the dynamic interplay between tradition
and globalization within the contxt of mosque architecture. Distinguished
speaker is Dr. Mohamad Tajuddin Mohamad Rasdi, Professor of Architecture at
UCSI University, Malaysia
Register here (zoom meeting)
23-26 October 2024, Bucharest, Romania
The Romanian Surveying Week (RSW): "Geodetic Engineering at the Service of
the Community", organised by Romanian Association of Surveyors with the
Faculty of Geodesy of the Technical University of Civil Engineering
Bucharest as organising partner, and FIG Commission 9 and EGoS as
co-organisers.
Special activities during the event:
> The FIG Young Surveyors European Meeting
> Workshop organised by FIG Commission 9 and EGoS
Web site: https://sgr.ugr.ro/
6-8 November 2024, Gyeonggi-do Korea
K-GEO Festa 2024 "Digital Earth: Better life for all" Organised by LX Korea
Web site: K-GEO Festa 2024
(kgeofesta.kr)
14-16 November 2024, Kathmandu, Nepal
FIG Regional Conference 2024
Web site: www.fig.net/nepal2024
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19-20 November 2024, Kuching, Malaysia |
27 - 29 November 2024, Kigali, Rwanda
9es Universités FGF "LA TECHNOLOGIE AU SERVICE D’UNE GESTION FONCIÈRE
ÉQUITABLE ET D’UN AMÉNAGEMENT INCLUSIF DES VILLES. Organised by FGF in
cooperation with de l’Institut d'Enseignement Supérieur de Ruhengeri (INES)
et de l’association des géomètres du Rwanda (ROLS)
7 December 2024, Shanghai, China
7th Metropolitan Planning International Conference held in Shanghai
the 7th December 2024. Main topic “Metropolitan Development:Innovation and
Transformation"
Read more here
2025
FIG Working Week 2025
6-10 April 2025, Brisbane Australia
Web site: www.fig.net/fig2025
7-9 April 2025, Karlsruhe, Germany
6th Joint International Symposium on Deformation Monitoring
(JISDM) organised by FIG, IAG and ISPRS.
Web site: https://jisdm2025.gik.kit.edu/
18-20 June 2025, Athens Greece
Workshop on "Building Back Better the Self-made Cities, Improving the
Geospatial Data Ecosystems & Formalizing the Informal Settlements" organised
jointly by UNECE WPLA, FIG Commissions 3 & 9, EGoS and World Bank.
More events: Check the events page
Save the dates
FIG Congress 2026, Cape Town, South Africa: 24-29 May 2026 -
www.fig.net/fig2026
FIG Working Week 2027, Stavanger, Norway: 23-27 May 2027
FIG Working Week 2028, Paris, France - Celebrating FIG 150th Anniversary
24-28 June 2028
Kind regards,
Ms. Louise Friis-Hansen
Director
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FIG Working Week 2025, 6-10 April, Brisbane, Australia Web site: www.fig.net/fig2025 |
FIG Working Week 2027, Stavanger, Norway
FIG Working Week 2028, Paris, France - Celebrating FIG 150th Anniversary
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