APPENDIX TO ITEM 30
Report of the President of the Education Foundation
General
The annual meeting of the FIG Education Foundation was
attended by 5 of the 7 member associations (Austria, Australia, Finland, Germany
and RICS, UK) and the 4 Directors of the Board of Directors.
Finances
Contributions to the FIG Education Foundation during fiscal
year 2000 (ending 29th February) were AU$7,828.50 compared to
AU$16,274.74 in 1999. Total current assets held by the Foundation as of 28
February, 2000, were AU$36,363.75 (AU$27,790,55 in 1999).
The accounts do not include the voluntary contributions made
in the connection to registration to the FIG working week 1999 in Sun City (US$
2,200), money collected during a conference in Perth, Australia (AU$980) and the
donation to the Foundation made by Prof. Ian Williamson from the result of the
FIG/UN Conference in Melbourne (US$5,000).
34 people registering for the Working Week in Prague each
contributed US$ 25 and 6 persons US$50 to the Foundation through check-off on
their registrations for a total of US$1,150 - not included in the 29/2/2000
balance.
For the future Congresses and Working Weeks registrants will
be invited to contribute to the Foundation by voluntary mark-off on their
registration forms, in Korea that will be the equivalent of either $25 or $50.
At the Washington Congress the possibility to include this directly in the
registration fee (budget) will be studied.
Board of Directors
The new Board of Directors is Holger Magel, Chair, Stig
Enemark (Denmark) and Iain Greenway (UK) appointed by FIG and John Curdie and
John Medbury appointed by the Institute of Surveyors of Australia (ISA).
Future of the Foundation
After the establishment of the permanent office it has become
obvious that the management of the FIG Education Foundation should be linked to
the FIG office. The annual meeting therefore decided to transfer the
administration of the Foundation and its funds to Denmark and to start transfer
the whole foundation to Denmark that will help the daily administration of the
Foundation.
The annual meeting decided unanimously therefore to suggest
to the FIG General Assembly that it decide to establish an FIG Foundation under
FIG umbrella by transferring the FIG Education Foundation from Australia to
Denmark and to make the necessary legal actions and commitments that are needed
and further to keep the goals and principles of the FIG Education Foundation as
long as possible.
FIG Education Foundation
Prof. Holger Magel
President of the FIG Education Foundation
26 May 2000
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