Agenda

Mr. John Hohol, President of the FIG Foundation has prepared a report on the FIG Foundation activities from May 2017 to March 2018. He will make a short report to the General Assembly.

Appendix to item 8:

• Report of the FIG Foundation activities 2017-2018
• Result 2017

Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report of the President of the FIG Foundation and records its thanks to the President and members of the Board of Directors of the FIG Foundation.

Decision:

9. REPORTS FROM THE DIRECTORS OF PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS 2016-2017

9.1.   International Office of Cadastre and Land Records (Office International du Cadastre et du Régime Foncier) OICRF

Dr. Christiaan Lemmen, Director of OICRF has prepared a report on the OICRF activities since the General Assembly in Christchurch. He will make a short report to the General Assembly.

Appendix to item 9.1: Report from the International Office of Cadastre and Land Records (Office International du Cadastre et du Régime Foncier) OICRF. (published 2 May 2018)

Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report and records its thanks to the members of OICRF for their past year’s work and contribution.

Decision:

9.2.   International Institution for the History of Surveying and Measurement, Permanent Institution of FIG

Mr. Jan de Graeve, Director of the IIHSM, Mr John Brock and Mr Jim Smith have prepared a report on the IIHSM activities since the General Assembly in Helsinki.  IIHSM will make a short report to the General Assembly.

Appendix to item 9.2: Report from the International Institution for the History of Surveying and Measurement, Permanent Institution of FIG.

Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report and records its thanks to the Director and the members of the permanent institution for their past year’s work and contribution.

Decision:

10. REPORTS ON FIG TASK FORCES (2015-2018)

FIG has currently two Task Forces.

10.1. Task Force on Real Property Markets

The Task Force assesses the progress of establishing the real property markets in the countries with economies in transition. The Task Force is chaired by Pekka Halme, Finnish Association of Geodetic and Land Surveyors MIL. A session on Real Property Markets is included in the technical programme.

Appendix to item 10.1 – Status Report from the Task Force

Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report from the Task Force and records its thanks to the Chair of the Task Forces and their members.

10.2. Task Force on Corporate Members  

The Task Force is established to strengthen the FIG relationship with corporate members. The Task Force is chaired by John Hohol, National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) in cooperation with Bryn Fosburgh, Vice President of Trimble.  

Appendix to item 10.2 – Status Report from the Task Force

Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report from the Task Force and records its thanks to the Chair of the Task Forces and their members.  

Decision:

11. REPORT FROM YOUNG SURVEYORS NETWORK

FIG Young Surveyors Network is currently chaired by Ms. Eva-Maria Unger, Austria. She will give a status report on the activities of Young Surveyors Network.  

Based on the changed election structure reported at the FIG General Assembly 2017, the Young Surveyors have appointed a new Chair for the term 2019-2020, Ms Melissa Harrington, which has been approved by FIG Council.

Appendix 11: Report from Young Surveyors (to be added)

Motion: that the General Assembly notes the report and succession plan and records a thanks to the chair for her term of office 2015-2018, and a thanks to all the many active Young Surveyors.

Decision:

12. REPORTS FROM STANDARDS AND REGIONAL CAPACITY NETWORKS 2017-18

Each Network Chair has submitted a written report on their Network activities since the FIG Working Week in Helsinki. Each Network will give a short report on the Network activities to the General Assembly.

Appendix to item 12: Network reports:  

•  Standards Network (David Martin) (added 30 April 2018)
•  Regional Capacity Network (Diane Dumashie)
  •  Africa Network (Diane Dumashie)
  •  Asia/Pacific Network (Rob Sarib)

Motion: that the General Assembly notes the reports and records a thanks to the chairs of the network.

Decision:

13. REPORTS FROM FIG COMMISSIONS

Each Commission Chair has submitted a written report on their Commission activities since the FIG Working Week in Helsinki. These reports include progress reports of the Commission working groups. Each Commission will hold a meeting during the Working Week (Tuesday 8 May, 17:30-18:30). Each Commission will give a short report on Commission activities to the General Assembly.

Appendix to item 11: Commission reports:

• Commission 1
  • Working Group 1.1 - International Ethical Standards proposal on an updated code on ethics (also to be discussed during the week in session TS01A - 1.2 - Ethics and the practicing surveyor on Monday 7 May at 14:00-15:30)
• Commission 2
• Commission 3
• Commission 4 (added 30 April 2018)
• Commission 5
• Commission 6 (to be added)
• Commission 7 (added 4 May 2018)
• Commission 8
• Commission 9 (to be added)
• Commission 10

Two prizes have been introduced.
The magazine Survey Review offers a biennial prize to a FIG peer review paper. There will be a trial period for 2018 and 2020 In 2018 selection will be among the successfully peer reviewed papers.

Last year Commission 5 introduced the NavXperience Award that again in 2018 will be given to a selected Commission 5 paper.

The prize winners will be announced at the General Assembly.

Motion: That the General Assembly: adopts the reports of the Commission Chairs and records its thanks to the chairs and other officers of the Commissions for their ongoing contributions.

Decision:  

14. TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR GROUP TO WORK ON FIG GOVERNANCE

At the General Assembly 2017, as an outcome of the Task Force on Commission Structure, it was decided that:

Based on the Task Force Recommendations, comments and feedback from the members, the President established a new group of volunteers among the members to contribute to the definition of a Terms of Reference for a future Working Group on a review of the overall FIG Governance.

And that these Terms of Reference will be presented at the General Assembly 2018 on 6 May.

Council action will be to establish of a group to work on the ToR. The current council suggests to let the incoming Council establish this group.

Appendix to item 14:

• Draft terms of Reference

Motion: that the General Assembly notes the Terms of Reference and Council action.

Decision:

15. CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD BANK

 Since the 40th General Assembly, FIG has continued to collaborate with the World Bank and various agencies and structures within the United Nations.

The main activities in the co-operation with the United Nations and the World Bank during this period have been:

Participation to FAO and the Voluntary Guidelines, VGGT.
At FIG Working Week 2017 two special sessions, one of them being the FIG Academic Forum, were organised. The second session was about Land Consolidation
At the Congress 2018 there will be three sessions in cooperation with FAO: FIG Academic Forum a special session on Land Consolidation and a session on VGGT.

Participation to Global Land Tool Network GLTN:

• Lead of Global Land Tool Network Professional Cluster 2016-17,
• Participation in the GLTN International Advisory Board
• STDM workshop in cooperation with FIG Young Surveyors
• Expert Group Meeting on Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration in Rwanda
• Special sessions in the Congress 2018 technical programme

UN-Habitat/GLTN-Young Surveyors Volunteer Community Surveyor Programme VCSP.
VCSP is an innovative volunteer program that is a powerful driver for both social impact and professional development. The VCSP leverages on the skills, experience, talents and education of young surveyors, matches this competence with the needs of GLTN, particularly in GLTN’s county level implementation plans and programs. 13 Young Surveyors from Senegal, Nigeria, Nepal, New Zealand Uganda, England, Namibia, Australia and Zimbabwe have successfully been working on GLTN Projects for 2-4 weeks in DR Congo, Kenya, Nepal, Uganda, Philippines and Zambia.

FIG Publication 52 FIG Publication no 52 The Social Tenure Domain Model - A Pro-Poor Land Tool on Social Tenure Domain Model. FIG Report, 2010.

http://www.fig.net/pub/figpub/pub52/figpub52.pdf
has now been translated into three laguages:
Arabic: http://www.fig.net/resources/publications/figpub/pub52/Figpub52_arabic.pdf
French: https://www.fig.net/resources/publications/figpub/pub52/Figpub52_french.pdf
Japanese: https://www.fig.net/resources/publications/figpub/pub52/Figpub52_japanese.pdf

Participation to the work of UN-GGIM

•  UN-GGIM-Geospatial Societies – Member
  (Previously Joint Board of Spatial Information Societies JB-GIS)
• Expert Group on Land Administration
• Associate member of Sub-committee on Geodesy
• Participation at the 5th UNGGIM High Level Forum in Mexico City, November 2017
• Participation at the Seventh Session of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management in New York, USA, August 2017
• Participation at UNGGIM Asia-Pacific sixth plenary meeting, October 2017, Kumamoto, Japan

Participation to the work of the International Committee on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (ICG)
Participation to UN-OOSA, Co-chairing WG-D

Participation at the World Bank Conference in March 2018.
World Bank and FIG have organised two special sessions at the FIG Congress 2018.

Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report on the co-operation between FIG and the United Nations, its agencies and the World Bank and records its thanks to all those who have contributed to this co-operation

Decision:

16. LIAISON WITH INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS

The Joint Board of Spatial Information Societies JB-GIS was formally established during the FIG Working Week in Cairo in 2005. The name was in 2017 changed to UN-GGIM-Geospatial Societies. The Geospatial Societies meet annually during the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management meetings. The meeting of UN-GGIM-GS in 2017 was held in August 2017. The Geospatial Societies also met in Prague in August 2017.

FIG has collaborative MoUs with a number of the organizations who are part of the Geospatial Societies.

FIG has further bilateral agreements of co-operation with several other international associations like ISM, IFHP, CIB, ION, ICEC, FIABCI, IFHS, PAIGH and PAQS.

iN December 2017 FIG President signed a renewed Cooperation Agreement with the International Real Estate Federation, FIABCI.

FIG is represented in the International Construction Measurement Standard Coalition by Chair of FIG Commission 10, See Lian Ong who has been appointed chair of the Standard Setting Committee. FIG is represented in the Trustee Board by the President.

FIG is represented in International Land Measurement Standard Coalition by Mr. Maurice Barbieri.

In 2017 FIG Council decided to join the Ethics Standard Committee.

FIG is a member of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and is working together with ISO and International Valuation Standards Committee (IVSC) on standards.

CLGE and NSPS initiated the first Global Surveyors day on 21 March 2018, supported by FIG, and this was launched during the World Bank Conference in Washington.

Motion: That the General Assembly records the report on the liaison with other international associations.

Decision:

17. NEW FIG PUBLICATIONS

29. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT FOR 2019-2022

The General Assembly have heard presentation of the two candidates for the FIG President 2019-2022 at the first session. The election will take place between

The election will take place by blind votes following the FIG statutes and internal rules.

Motion: That the General Assembly elects the President for FIG for term of office 1.1.2019-31.12.2022.  

Decision:

30. DECISION ON THE VENUE FOR FIG CONGRESS 2022

Candidates for FIG Congress 2022 have made their presentations in the first session of the General Assembly and FIG Council has presented its evaluation. The decision will be made between:

The decision will take place by blind votes following the FIG statutes and internal rules.

Motion: That the General Assembly decides the host and venue for FIG Congress 2022.

Decision:

31. REPORTS FROM ASSOCIATION, AFFILIATE, ACADEMIC, REGIONAL BODIES AND CORPORATE MEMBERS FORUM (IF ANY)

During the Congress there will be Member Association Forum, the Director General’s/Affiliate Members Forum, Academic Members Forum, Regional Bodies Forum and Corporate Members Meeting. They may report back to the General Assembly on any issues that may need the endorsement of or are of general interest to the General Assembly.

Motion: Than the General Assembly records the report(s)

Decision:

32. REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONS

FIG Commissions will have their annual meetings, administrative meetings and technical sessions during the Congress. They may report back to the General Assembly on any issues that may need the endorsement of or are of general interest to the General Assembly. Any other activities from the Congress may be reported back to the General Assembly on any issues that may need the endorsement of or are of general interest to the General Assembly.

Motion: That the General Assembly records the report(s).

Decision:

33. REPORTS FROM NETWORKS, TASK FORCES, PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS, FIG FOUNDATION AND OTHER WORKING WEEK ACTIVITIES (IF ANY)

Networks, Task Forces, Permanent Institutions, FIG Foundation and others will have meetings and technical sessions in Christchurch. They may report back to the General Assembly on any issues that may need the endorsement of or are of general interest to the General Assembly. Any other activities from the Working Week may be reported back to the General Assembly on any issues that may need the endorsement of or are of general interest to the General Assembly.

Motion: That the General Assembly records the report(s).

Decision:

34. OTHER ISSUES

Any other issues that the members want to raise for discussion.

Motion: That the discussion will be recorded and the Council will consider action that will be required.

Decision:

35. REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2021 IN ACCRA, GHANA

Representatives from the Local Organising Committee from Licensed Surveyors Association of Ghana and Ghana Institution of Surveyors will give a presentation on preparations of FIG Working Week 2021.

Motion: That the General Assembly records the report.

Decision:

36. REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2020 IN AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

Representatives from the Local Organising Committee from Geo-Information Netherlands, GIN will give a presentation on preparations of FIG Working Week 2020.

Motion: That the General Assembly records the report.

Decision:

37. REPORT ON THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2019 IN HANOI, VIETNAM

Representatives from the Local Organising Committee from the Vietnam Association of Geodesy - Cartography - Remote Sensing will give a presentation on preparations of FIG Working Week 2019.

Motion: That the General Assembly records the report  

Decision:

38. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION

CLOSING CEREMONY

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