FIG Working Week and XXXI General Assembly in Stockholm, Sweden
14-19 June 2008

Integrating Generations

Picture Gallery 7 -  Social Events - FIG Foundation Dinner/Vasa Museum, Home Visits and Gala Dinner

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Foundation Dinner at the Vasa Museum
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The FIG Foundation Dinner was organised at the Vasa Museum.
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The royal flagship Vasa that sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 was raised from the depths of Stockholm harbour in 1961
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Ken Allred, Board Member of the FIG Foundation welcome 300 delegates to the Foundation Dinner.		 Click picture for bigger format.
Svante Astermo thanked the organisers and Trimble as the sponsor of the dinner.
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Trimble demonstrated laser scanning of the ship during the evening.		 Click picture for bigger format.

 
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Dinner buffet included traditional Swedish dishes.
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Home visits
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Home visit to a local surveyor was an experience to the international participants.
SLF 100th Anniversary Dinner
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The host association SLF celebrated its 100th Anniversary the night before the Working Week started at the old factory of Alfred Nobel in Vinterviken.		  
Gala Dinner
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Impressions at the gala dinner during the pre-drinks...		 Click picture for bigger format.
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Stig Enemark, Bas Kok, President of GSDI and Vice President Paul van der Molen.
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Stig Enemark making the speech at the gala dinner.
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Entertainment provided by the Choir of technology students.
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The speech on behalf of the participants was made by Carl-Olof Ternryd...		 Click picture for bigger format.
... together with the new generation's Cecilia Lindén.

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