1. What is FIG? What is FIG? Established in 1878 in Paris by 7 member associations (Belgium, France (OGE), Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and UK) Federation of national associations Only international body representing all surveying disciplines UN-recognised non-governmental organisation (NGO)

2. Who are surveyors? Who are surveyors? Surveyors are professional people whose academic qualifications and postgraduate training enable them to advise on the management and use of land and property whether rural or urban and developed or undeveloped

3. Who are surveyors? Who are surveyors? Surveyors understand the legislation governing land and property the trade markets supporting services economics of construction, management, maintenance, acquisition and disposal

4. Members Members 96 countries represented in 2001 230,000 individuals in those associations

5. Members Members Membership categories: 85 members from 72 countries 7 affiliates 16 correspondents 40 academic members 17 corporate members 7 honorary presidents 29 honorary members

6. Members Members leading professional societies representing one or more of the surveying disciplines in their respective countries 72 countries represented; 85 associations over 230,000 individuals new statutes encourage to have whole profession represented allow more than one member per country currently 13 countries have more than one member association

7. Affiliates Affiliates groups of surveyors undertaking professional activities but not fulfilling criteria for membership currently 7 members from 6 countries

8. Correspondents Correspondents individual in a country where no association exists that is eligible to join FIG currently 16 correspondents

9. Academic members Academic members organisation, institution or agency which promotes education or research in one ore more of the disciplines of surveying first academic members in 1999, now 40 academic members from 26 countries membership subscription US$ 150 in 2001 Surveying Educational Database with more than 400 courses

10. Corporate Members Corporate Members organisation, institution or agency which manufactures or distributes instruments, equipment or supplies or which operates or provides commercial services in support of the profession 17 corporate members in 2001

11. Honorary presidents and honorary members Honorary presidents and honorary members past presidents who have rendered outstanding service to FIG individuals who have materially assisted the development and promotion of the surveying profession at international level 7 honorary presidents 29 honorary members

12. Permanent institutions Permanent institutions International Office of Cadastre and Land Records OICRF, the Netherlands FIG Multi-Lingual Dictionary, Germany International Institution on the History of Surveying and Measurement, UK

13. Commissions Commissions Professional Practice Professional Education Spatial Information Management Hydrography Positioning and Measurement Engineering Surveys Cadastre and Land Management Spatial Planning and Development Valuation and the Management of Real Estate Ad hoc Commission on Construction Economics and Management

14. Commission administration Commission administration chair vice-chair secretary delegates - each member to nominate one delegate to each of the commissions annual meetings workshops and seminars working groups

15. Commission 1 Professional Practice Commission 1 Professional Practice Chair John Parker, Australia Ethical principles and codes of professional conduct Guidelines relating to the provision of services Standards of business practice and total quality management Changes affecting the operation of surveying practices, their management and their professional structures International legislation affecting the profession including the liberalisation of trade in services The role of surveyors in the public sector.

16. Commission 2 Professional Education Commission 2 Professional Education Chair Kirsi Virrantaus, Finland Education and teaching methods Continuing professional development and training The interaction between education, research and practice Encouragement of the exchange of students and personnel between member countries.

17. Commission 3 Spatial Information Management Commission 3 Spatial Information Management Chair Jes Ryttersgaard, Denmark Management of land, property and hydrographic information and the related processes, procedures and resources Spatial data infrastructure - data models, standards, availability and legal aspects, management of spatial knowledge The impacts on organisational structures, business models, professional practice and administration Management of spatial information supporting sustainable development.

18. Commission 4 Hydrography Commission 4 Hydrography Chair Dennis St Jacques, Canada The marine environment Hydrographic surveying Data processing and management Nautical charts and bathymetric maps - analogue, digital and electronic

19. Commission 5 Positioning and Measurement Commission 5 Positioning and Measurement Chair Jean-Marie Becker, Sweden The science of measurement The acquisition of accurate, precise and reliable survey data related to the position, size and shape of natural and artificial features of the earth and its environment.

20. Commission 6 Engineering Surveys Commission 6 Engineering Surveys Chair Michel Mayoud, France Acquisition, processing and management of topographic and other related information throughout the life cycle of a project Setting out methods in engineering projects Validation and quality control for civil construction and manufacturing Deformation monitoring, analysis and interpretation Prediction of deformation in engineering projects, mines and areas of geological hazard.

21. Commission 7 Cadastre and Land Management Commission 7 Cadastre and Land Management Chair Paul Munro-Faure, United Kingdom Land management and administration Cadastral reform and multi-purpose cadastres Parcel-based land information systems and computerisation of cadastral records Cadastral surveying and mapping Land titling, land tenure, land law and land registration Urban and rural land consolidation National and international boundaries Land and marine resource management.

22. Commission 8 Spatial Planning and Development Commission 8 Spatial Planning and Development Chair Helmut Brackmann, Germany Regional and local structure planning Urban and rural land use planning Planning policies and environmental improvement Urban development and implementation Public-private partnerships Informal settlements and urbanisation in developing countries Environmental impact assessment.

23. Commission 9 Valuation and the Management of Real Estate Commission 9 Valuation and the Management of Real Estate Chair Michael Yovino Young, USA Valuation - the estimating of value of real estate by valuers and appraisers, for various purposes, including market value, property taxation, eminent domain, claims of damage or impact on value by some cause or event, and acquisitions for public use or public policy Investment Market Value and Investment Planning Development Finance, Land Use Feasibility Planning Management of Property, as a single asset or by management companies; Management of property systems to ensure efficient use of public and private resources Management of public sector property

24. Ad Hoc Commission Construction Economics and Management Ad Hoc Commission Construction Economics and Management Chair John Collinge, United Kingdom Construction technology and information technology Construction economics and measurement Construction management and environmental management Construction law and contract administration

25. Task Force on Under-represented groups in surveying Task Force on Under-represented groups in surveying Chair: Gabriele Dasse, Germany enhancing professional development opportunities for women and young surveyors encouraging equal opportunities for individual members within FIG, not depending on gender or native language or other cultural characteristics facilitating professional contacts for women and young surveyors, as well as for linguistic minorities, within the FIG community

26. Task Force on Standards Task Force on Standards Chair: Iain Greenway, United Kingdom appoint experts to the work items of ISO Technical Committee 211 (geographic information/geomatics) and ensure that FIG is represented at plenary meetings of TC211 gain liaison status and appoint experts to other appropriate technical committees of ISO and of other standards bodies, to assist in the creation of workable and current standards create explanatory material and guidance notes on the implications of standards for surveyors propose guidelines which can be translated into standards as technologies and methodologies mature

27. Task Force on M Task Force on Mutual recognition of qualifications/reciprocity Chair: Stig Enemark, Denmark undertake regional studies to investigate existing agreements for mutual recognition and reciprocity develop guidelines for assuring competence for entering the surveying profession, e.g. educational requirements and requirements for professional practice develop guidelines for the establishment of agreements for mutual recognition and reciprocity, including standards for quality assurance in surveying education and standards for adapting criteria with regard to professional practice develop a concept and a framework for the implementation of threshold standards of global professional competence in surveying.

28. Task Force on Sustainable development Task Force on Sustainable development Chair: Helge Onsrud, Norway review fields of surveying expertise to develop FIGs own Agenda 21 to promote sustainable development undertake activities in furtherance of FIGs Memorandum of Understanding with the UN Commission on Human Settlements (UNCHS)

29. Task Force - Review of Commission, Task Force and Permanent Institution Structure 2000-2002 Chair: Tom Kennie, United Kingdom The current structure of the Commissions, Task Forces and Permanent Institutions The process of identifying and electing members to progress the Technical/Professional work of the FIG The existing structure and links between the Council strategy and the Task Forces, the Technical/ Professional Commissions and the Permanent Institutions, and Enhance the linkages between the elected posts in the management structure and the technical work of the FIG.

30. Task Force - Review of Commission, Task Force and Permanent Institution Structure 2000-2002 Chair: Tom Kennie, United Kingdom ! The balance of responsibilities and the financial arrangements associated with the decision to award a Working Week/Congress to one, or more MA.

31. Task Force on the Cultures and Languages of FIG Chair: To be nominated To identify and clarify the cultural and linguistic issues facing members To promote the establishment of a set of guiding principles to assist with the implementation of this. To encourage multicultural approach in establishment of a wider political Advisory Board which ensures that cultural issues are recognised and reports to the General Assembly and the Council. To encourage the increased participation of more countries in the work of FIG by recognising the importance of cultural issues and linguistic differences.

32. Administration Administration General Assembly –combined to FIG annual working weeks Council –4 year term of office –President, 5 Vice-Presidents and Congress Director –current US Council 1999-2002 –next Council from Germany 2003-2006 –new Governance in fully operation 2007

33. Administration Administration Advisory Committee of Commission Officers ACCO –commission chairs and vice-chairs –vice-presidents Permanent office –Director and personal assistant –Located in Copenhagen at the Surveyors House hosted by DdL

34. Information delivery Information delivery Annual Review Bulletin, 4 issues commission newsletters publications congress and working week publications web site: www.fig.net

35. Next Meetings Next Meetings Washington DC, USA XXII Congress, 19-26 April 2002 Eilat, Israel, 19-23 May 2003 Athens, Greece, May 2004 Cairo, Egypt, May 2005 Munich, Germany, XXIII Congress, August/September 2006

36. FIG Office in Copenhagen