1. FIG-WG 2.2 Report from FIG Working group 2.2 Virtual Academy Chaired by Henrik HAGGREN and Esben MUNK SØRENSEN

2. FIG-WG 2.2 Purpose Dissemination information about Virtual Academy. Virtual Academy is defined as the process and technology for using Internet based communication, standards and tools learning processes on/off campus WG 2.2 founds the topic for the group important within the whole Commision 2 because it is clearly within this area that rapid change will appear in the years forward to 2006. To create the basis for af FIG-policy

3. FIG-WG 2.2 The period 1998-2002. The Working Group was reestablished during the FIG XXII Congress in Washington in 2002 and it is in large a continuation of the respective During the four year period of 2002-2006, following meetings are planned so far for WG 2.2 to contribute with sessions at: FIG Congress 2006, Munich, Germany FIG Working Week 2005, Cairo, Egypt FIG Working Week 2004, 23-28 May, Athens. Priority in the period is given to arrange a workshop and a report to FIG 2006. To be published as a DVD/book.

4. FIG-WG 2.2 Workshop In conjunction of the FIG Working Week 2004, 23-28 May, Athens, Greece The workshop on "Virtual Academy proposed to have the title: Global knowledgesharing and local learning.

5. FIG-WG 2.2 FIG - Workshop Section A: Learning theory Section B: Tools and technologies for learning Section C: New tools and sites for the disciplines within geomatics Section D: A selection of best practice will be selected after open call to present their models and experiences. Section E: Organizational and Ethic aspect of Internetbased learning Call for papers will be announced in September 2003 with af deadline for summaries to December 2003 and a full paper for pre-review February 1st. 2004. The timeline is based on the success of finding a local organizer. If this doesn´t happens both Aalborg University and Helsinki Technical University offer to host the meeting in Autumn 2004. After the workshop the presentations will be pos-treviewied and prepared for a book/report/CD/DVD to be published in the 2005 to 2006.

6. FIG-WG 2.2 Open WorkingGroup The workinggroup is actually open and consist on the moment of Pedro Cavero, Henrik Haggren and Esben Munk Sørensen. Participants in the Seminar on Virtual Academy in Finland will be separately invited to contribute to the workinggroup as a discussiongroup primarely on a common WG 2.2 Mailinglist.

7. FIG-WG 2.2