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Deadline for the submission of abstract and full paper for peer review papers is 1 October 2019

The peer review is intended mainly for academics, and these papers will go through an extended double-blinded peer review process. At least two reviewers will review your paper and you will be requested to amend your paper accordingly. At the second review the reviewers make the final decision on the paper. If a paper does not pass it will still be possible to submit the paper as a non-peer review paper.

Two different prizes are announced to successful peer review papers:

• Survey Review Prize
• NavXperience Award

Are you a practicioner, or is the peer review process not applicable for you, there is still time... Abstract submission of normal papers is 1 November (with full paper due by 7 February 2020). The abstracts for normal papers will be reviewed by the ten FIG commission chairs, and you will be notified in December of acceptance.

SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT

FIG Working Week is an exciting week-long conference that brings the international community of surveying and spatial professionals together to experience a mix of interesting technical sessions and workshops, a trade exhibition and a variety of side events and social functions.

The overall theme for the Working Week 2020 is:

Smart Surveyors for Land and Water Management

FIG and the national Member Association from the Netherlands, GIN, organise the FIG Working Week 2020 in RAI Convention Centre in Amsterdam. The meeting will be multidisciplinary, welcoming over 1000 participants from around the world and will be the platform for smart surveyors to evaluate their actual and future role in achieving the SDG’s.

FIG Working Week will facilitate the exchange of knowledge and technical expertise in Integrated Land and Water Management. It will do so to address the impacts of climate change, mobility and rapid urban growth, unplanned development and environmental degradation. The Netherlands has a long history of dealing with the challenges of building and managing a densely populated coastal country, with a land area nearly half of which is below sea level.

In Amsterdam, the smart surveyor stands at centre stage. The focus is on smart sensing technologies and new spatial data processing technologies. The digital transformation and new challenges affect professional standards and practice. They also affect surveying education, require innovative teaching approaches and lifelong learning solutions. This Working Week is an opportunity to join forces and bring us closer to achieving the SDG’s.

The Working Week in Amsterdam is an opportunity for the entire FIG community to meet, discuss learn an get inspired on overall emerging challenges currently faced by our world. As Surveyors and related professions, we have not only the ability but the responsibility to actively participate in the solutions of these challenges.

We invite high quality contributions of practitioners and researchers both in the general topics within the FIG Commissions, Network and Task Forces as well as in the following specific topics for this year. Please note that the Local Organizing Committee of the FIG Working Week 2020 invites you to submit in particular a paper covering one or more of the sub-themes of the Working Week. For each sub-theme, the author of the best paper is awarded a typical Dutch prize (more information).

1. SMART SURVEYORS

2. INTEGRATED LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT

Smart cities are an urban development concept based on achieving sustainable development by using new technologies and multiple information sources to optimise resources. Hanoi has set the target to turn into a smart city by 2030. Many cities, especially in Asia, are going through the same transformation. What are the lessons learnt? What are the challenges? What are the key steps to consolidate a smart city? How do we monitor progress? Are our citizens benefiting from Smart cities? How to fund required investment to achieve a smart city?

3. TEN YEARS TO GO TO ACHIEVE THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

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?

Timeline Peer Review Papers:

Timeline Non-Peer Review Papers:

Your to-do list:

• Read the full call for papers
• Submit your abstract
• Guidelines for abstract and paper submission
• Paper guidelines (.pdf file)
• Paper template (.docx)

More information on the FIG Working Week web site: www.fig.net/fig2020

See you in May 2020 in Amsterdam