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Announcing Our Plenary SpeakersWe hope that you have your calendar marked, because the FIG Working Week is getting closer and we are delighted to announce the plenary speakers. The FIG Working Week is sure to be the go-to place to get inspired by the industry’s best and brightest, gain valuable knowledge, network with fellow peers and – of course – have tons of fun. This years' programme is underpinned by high-level presentations in three plenary sessions covering topics within the overall theme 'Smart surveyors for land and water management'. The specially invited presenters will set the agenda for each day, sharing insight into their own experience and pitfalls, as well as presenting their vision and predictions. Monday, 11 May 2020 at 11:00-12:30
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Rapid urban growth, smart
energy, cleaner mobility, and ‘land rights for
all’ are some of the challenges demanding
innovative surveying approaches and
technologies. Sensing technologies, spatial
data processing technologies and related
approaches are already available. Use and
improve them to become future proof, Smart
Surveyors!
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Jack Dangermond, founder and
president of Esri
How to deal with continuous
technological innovations?
Sisi Zlatanova, Professor, Head of
GRID Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney
3D indoor modelling. Challenges and
opportunities
Frank Tierolff, Chairman, Executive
Board of Kadaster
Use and applications of new technologies
Without integrated land and water
management, the Netherlands as also other
coastal countries cannot sustain its
agricultural and urban development. Climate
change, though, increases the risks of sea and
riverine floods and extended drought periods
and complicates this management task.
Unorthodox measures are called for. Get
familiar with these measures and discuss them
from your critical surveyor perspective. |
Nick van de Giesen,
Professor, University Delft, CiTG
New observational methods
for water, weather and climate in Africa with
results from the TWIGA Project
Gordana Jakovljovic, Young
Surveyor, Ph.D Student, University of Banja
Luka
Mapping plastic – the step forward for a
cleaner environment
The countdown begins, only one decade to go
to accomplish the Sustainable Development
Goals. The SDGs are the blueprint to achieve a
better and more sustainable future for all and
surveying professionals have a key role to
play. How did we, as surveyors, contribute to
ending poverty, improve health and education,
reduce inequality, and spur economic growth –
all while tackling climate change and working
to preserve our oceans and forests? In
addition, what will be our role for the coming
10 years? |
Emmanuel Nkurunziza,
Director General, Regional Centre for Mapping
of Resources for Development
Land
Regularization
Janet Edeme, Head of Rural
Economy Division in the Department of Rural
Economy and Agriculture, African Union
Commission
Equal land rights for all
The annual FIG Working Week is the premier conference in the community of surveying and spatial professionals combining the disciplines of land surveying, engineering, positioning and measurement, hydrography, remote sensing and photogrammetry, spatial information, cartography, construction and real estate and much more.
The Working Week is bringing together a diverse range of scientists, policy- and decision-makers, students, and stakeholders to develop and strengthen their skills, knowledge base and sector network. It offers an unrivaled opportunity to discover how others are doing things, meet people who share your passion and share your own knowledge and experiences.
The 81st FIG Working Week will take place from 10 - 14 May in Amsterdam, the Netherland. For more information, please visit http://www.fig.net/fig2020
We would appreciate if you would spread the word about this special event to your friends and colleagues!
We look forward to seeing you and your colleague in Amsterdam in May
Kind regards,
Ms. Louise Friis-Hansen
Director
International Federation of Surveyors Fédération Internationale des Géomčtres Internationale Vereiningung der Vermessungsingenieure International Federation of Surveyors Kalvebod Brygge 31-33 DK-1780 Copenhagen V Tel. + 45 3886 1081 Direct: + 45 9391 0810 louise.friis-hansen@fig.net www.fig.net |
FIG Working Week 2020,
10–14 May 2020. Amsterdam, Netherlands Web site: www.fig.net/fig2020 |
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