Exhibition |
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Helpful ladies at the registration area who managed to solve the
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Fifteen booths and exhibitors participated the technical exhibition: |
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Plenary sessions |
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There were three plenary sessions: one on land administration and good
governance and the second one (here) on capacity building in Africa. |
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President Holger Magel chaired the plenary on capacity building
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Prof. Stig Enemark, FIG,... |
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... Prof. Ian Dowman, ISPRS and ... |
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... Vice Admiral Hugo Gorziglia, IHB as speakers.
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In the third plenary session on New Cadastral Domains speakers included
Dr. Clarissa Augustinus, UN-Habitat,... |
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... Christiaan Lemmen, FIG Commission 7 (in the picture) and Iain
Greenway, FIG Standards Network as speakers. |
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Technical Sessions |
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Almost 150 papers were presented in 25 technical session and several
workshops. |
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The workshop of AFREF sponsored by UN ECA was a great interest and
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Welcome Reception |
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President Magel in discussion with African delegates: |
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FIG Vice President Andreas Drees and a Ghanaian student: |
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Simon Adcock, Commission 8, Vice President Ken Allred,
Clarissa Augustinus, UN-Habitat and Marge Allred. |
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Ghanaian Evening |
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Ghanaian Evening was organised in the garden of La-Palm hotel including
Ghanaian music, dance and food. |
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Welcome by Dr. Prah... |
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... and President Magel... |
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Dances introduced by Yvonne Sowah from GhIS. |
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Closing Ceremony |
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Speakers of the closing ceremony - Hon. Theresa Amarley Tagoe,
Dep. Minister of Lands, Forestry & Mines in the middle. |
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Ms. Yvonne Sowah.
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President Magel making the conclusions of the conference. |
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Congress Director Thomas Gollwitzer inviting participants to FIG
2006 in Munich.
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Dr. Prah making the Presidential Address to the AGM of the GhIS and the
closing address of the FIG Conference at the same time. |
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Thanks to the organising committee...
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... and all volunteers of GhIS and the organising committee. |
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... and to President Prah...
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... and to Stephen Djaba, the Congress Coordinator without the
conference could have not happen. |
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FIG fanfare closed the conference until next time in ... |
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Gala Dinner and Awards Night |
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Welcome to the Gala Dinner of the FIG conference and the annual Awards
Dinner of GhIS |
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President and Mrs. Ansi Magel after a successful conference. |
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Guests at the top table.
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Keynote address |
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President's thanks |
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... and the lucky winner to win the prize for FIG 2006 in Munich is ... |
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Part of the Awards Dinner of GhIS is the handover of the Presidency.
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President Magel getting his gift from Yvonne Sowah and Dorothy Adotei
Nyanu from the organising committee... |
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... also Mrs Magel was awarded...
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... as well as Dr. Prah and Stephen Djaba by Prof Yu, Past
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Technical Tour |
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Technical tour started with a visit to Kakum Natural Park where
participants were able to make a canopy walk in a rainforest. |
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Next stop was a lunch at the Coconut Grove Hotel in Cape Coast with
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Perhaps the most impressive was the visit to the Cape Coast Castle. |
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