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        General Assembly - First Session | 
      
      
        
        
		  
		President Fausto Savoldi, CNGeGL welcomes FIG members to Rome and 
		the 35th General Assembly. | 
        
        
		  
		General Assembly was held at the Cavalieri Ballroom at the Rome 
		Cavalieri hotel. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		FIG members listening to the FIG fanfare at the General Assembly. | 
        
        
		  
		Council members lead by President CheeHai Teo at the General 
		Assembly | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Council member: Chryssy Potsiou (right), Dalal S. Alnaggar,
		CheeHai Teo and Rudolf Staiger. | 
        
        
		  
		More than 350 participants attended the first session of the General 
		Assembly. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		President Teo presents Vice Minister Shiyuan Wang, 
		President of the China Land Science Society their membership 
		certificate. | 
        
        
		  
		Vice Minister Shiyuan Wang, President of the  China Land Science 
		Society addressing the General Assembly as a new member. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		The NP Cadastral Engineers from Russia was the second new member 
		association joining in Rome. The membership certificate was given to 
		President Victor Kislov and Prof. Vladimir Tikhonov.  | 
        
        
		  
		Meridian+ from Russia was admitted as a new corporate member - 
		membership certificate was given to Director General Alexander 
		Golovikhin and Prof. Tikhonov, Director of International 
		Projects. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Axel Annaert from the Hogere Zeevaartschool receiving the 
		academic membership certificate. | 
        
        
		  
		Manuel Gonzalo Alcazar Molina from Univerdidad de Jaen, Spain 
		receives his membership certificate from President Teo. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Sarkis Fadous receives the membership certificate on behalf of 
		the Lebanese Canadian University. | 
        
        
		  
		Representatives from Abia State Polytechnic, Nigeria getting their 
		membership certificate. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Prof. Bela Markus represented UNIGIS - a university network - 
		that became FIG academic member in Rome.  
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		Honorary Presidents Robert W. Foster, Stig Enemark and 
		Juha Talvitie following the appointment of new honorary member. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Rob Sarib from SSSI, Australia making a proposal on appointment 
		of Matthew Higgins as a new honorary member. 
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		Matt Higgins was appointed as an Honorary Member of FIG - the 
		badge and certificate were received on his behalf by Rob Sarib. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Member associations following the meetings - new member associations 
		from Russia and China in the front row. | 
        
        
		  
		CNGeGL from Italy as the host association had the biggest delegation at 
		the General Assembly. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
        President CheeHai Teo making his President's report that was well 
		received by the members. | 
        
        
		  
		Daniel Steudler, Chair of the Task Force on Spatially Enabled 
		Societies launched its final publication in Rome. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Diane Dumashie, Chair of FIG Africa Task Force making her report 
		to the General Assembly. | 
        
        
		  
		John Hannah, making his report on the work of the Task Force on 
		Surveyors and the Climate Change. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Director Christiaan Lemmen from OICRF making the report on the 
		permanent institution activities. | 
        
        
		  
		Director Jan de Graeve, IIHSM reporting on the activities of the 
		permanent institution and the history workshop in Rome.  | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Vice President Iain Greenway reporting on the good financial 
		situation of FIG in 2011. | 
        
        
		  
		Chari of the Working Group on Voting Rights Brian Coutts, New 
		Zealand, giving an interim report to the assembly. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		General Assembly listening presentations from the candidates for new 
		Vice Presidents. | 
        
        
		  
		.... and Commission chairs elect - current chairs in the front row. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Dr. Pengfei Cheng, CSGPC, China PR making his speech as candidate 
		for Vice President. | 
        
        
		  
		Geom. Bruno Razza, CNGeGL, Italy making his presentation to 
		support his candidacy. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Yaacoub Saade, OSL, Lebanon making his presentation for the Vice 
		President election. | 
        
        
		  
		Commission chairs following actively Chairs Elect presentations. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Candidate for Commission 1: Brian Coutts, NZIS, New Zealand. | 
        
        
		  
		Candidate for Commission 1: Ping Xiao, CSGPC, China PR. 
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		Candidate for Commission 3: Enrico Rispoli, CNGeGL, Italy. 
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		Candidate for Commission 5:  Volker Schwieger, DVW, Germany. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Candidate for Commission 6: Ivo Milev, USLMB, Bulgaria  
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		Candidate for Commission 7: Claire Galpin, OGE, France. 
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		Candidate for Commission 7: Gerda Schennach, OVG, Austria. | 
        
        
		  
		Candidate for Commission 7: Daniel Steudler, geosuisse, 
		Switzerland. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Candidate for Commission 8: Raymond Chan, HKIS, Hong Kong SAR, 
		China. | 
        
        
		  
		Candidate for Commission 8: Kwame Tenadu, GhIS, Ghana. 
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		Candidate for Commission 9: Liao Jinping (Patrick), CIREA, China 
		P. R. | 
        
        
		  
		Bid for the Working Week 2015 and 2016: Chamber of Graduated Surveyors 
		Bulgaria | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Bid for the Working Week 2015: Nepal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. | 
        
        
		  
		Bid for the Working Week 2016: New Zealand Institution of Surveyors. | 
        
      
        
        
		  
		Bid for the Working Week 2015 and 2016: Union of Romanian Geodesy and 
		Romanian Association of Private Surveyors. | 
        
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