FIG General Assembly 
	   
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		Agenda
	30th General Assembly 
	13 and 17 May 2007 in
Hong Kong SAR, China
PROGRAMME
This is the programme for the General Assembly. Click here to see the 
FIG Working Week 2007 web site or for the
technical 
programme of FIG 2007 on FIG web site. 
  
    
      Sunday, 13 May 2007 
      Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong SAR | 
   
  
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       Sunday 
      13 May 
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       09:00-10:30 
      11:00-12:30 
      14:00-15:30 
      Grand Ballroom Kowloon Shangri-La 
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       General Assembly, First Session 
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      Sunday 
      13 May | 
    
      16:00-17:00 
      See programme | 
    
      Commission Annual Meetings 
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       Sunday 
      13 May 
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       18:30-20.30 
      Orchid 
      Kowloon Shangri-La  
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       Welcome reception 
      (all participants – registration required) 
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      Monday, 14 May – Wednesday, 16 May 2007 
      FIG Working Week 2007 
      Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong SAR – 
      www.figww2007.hk  | 
   
  
    
      Thursday, 17 May 2007 
      Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong SAR | 
   
  
    
      Thursday 
      17 May | 
    
      08:30-10:30 
      Rose 
      Kowloon Shangri-La | 
    
      President’s Meeting  
      for Presidents of Member Associations (or their representatives),  
      by invitation only | 
   
  
    
      Thursday 
      17 May | 
    
      11:00–13:00 
      Orchid 
      Kowloon Shangri-La | 
    
      General Assembly, Second Session | 
   
  
    
      Thursday 
      17 May | 
    
      14:30– 16:00 
      Orchid 
      Kowloon Shangri-La | 
    
      Closing Ceremony | 
   
   
    
    FIG 30th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
    AGENDA
for the meetings to be held at the
    
    Grand Ballroom
    
  (13 May) and  
at the
    Orchid Room
    
  (17 May) at the
    
    Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel,  
Hong Kong SAR, China 
on 13 and 17 May 2007 
 
Introduction
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Sunday 13 May
 
Sunday 13 May 09:00-10:30, 11:00-12:30 and 14:00-15:30 
Grand Ballroom, Kowloon Shangri-La 
General Assembly, First Session
    1. OPENING PROCEEDINGS
President Stig Enemark to open the 30th General Assembly. 
That a moment of silence will be held to remember those members that have passed 
away after the latest General Assembly held in Munich in October 2006.  
    2. ROLL CALL
    Vice President Matt Higgins to take the roll call. 
Please note: The roll call will be done for member associations 
and affiliate members only. 
Delegates representing academic members, corporate members and correspondents as 
well as honorary presidents and honorary members will be entered in the records 
but they shall register before the meeting starts in the meeting hall to the FIG 
Office Manager. Member associations are asked to inform the FIG Office by 30 
April 2007 about their attendance and at the same time to submit the names 
of their delegates and to inform who is the leader of the delegation. That only 
member associations that have paid all their membership fees to the end of 2006 
are allowed to vote at the meeting. 
Appendix to items 2 & 23: 
Roll Call (135 kB) 
Motion: That present members are recorded in the minutes.  
Decision: 
    3. APPOINTMENT OF TELLERS
    Motion: The General Assembly shall appoint two persons as tellers 
	following the principle adopted at the 22nd General Assembly so that the 
	tellers will represent member associations hosting the preceding (DVW – 
	Deutscher Verein für Vermessungswesen – Gesellschaft für Geodäsie, 
	Geoinformation und Landmanagement) and the current General Assembly (the 
	Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, HKIS). That the General Assembly appoints 
	Mr. Hagen Graeff from Germany and Mr. T.N. Wong from Hong Kong 
	SAR, China as a teller for the two sessions of the General Assembly. 
    Decision: 
    4. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
    Motion: That the agenda be adopted. 
    Decision: 
    5. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE 29th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
    Minutes have been circulated previously.  
Appendix to item 5: Minutes of the 
General Assembly in Munich, Germany, October 2006 
 
Minutes of the General Assembly in Munich, 
Germany, October 2006 without appendices, pdf-format. (215 kB) 
Motion: That the minutes be adopted as recorded.  
Decision: 
6. MEMBERSHIP
    6.1 Acceptance of new members
6.1.1 Romanian Association of Private Surveyors (APCGCR) 
The Romanian Association of Private Surveyors (APCGCR) has submitted its 
membership application to become a member association of FIG. The association 
has 262 qualified and 36 qualifying members and in addition 27 members at 
technical level. The association represents private surveyors in Romania. The 
application is supported by the current member association from Romania, Union 
of Romanian Geodesy. The application meets the criteria for membership in FIG as 
a member association.  
Appendix to item 6.1.1: 
Membership application from the Romanian Association of Private Surveyors 
(APCGCR) (76 kB) 
Motion: That the General Assembly admits the Romanian Association of 
Private Surveyors to become a member association of FIG.  
Decision: 
6.2 Expulsions and resignation
Expulsions 
The subscriptions of the following member associations are more than three 
years in arrears: 
  - Bahamas Association of Land Surveyors, The Bahamas
 
  - Unión Nacional de Arquitectos e Ingenieros de la Construcción de Cuba 
  (UNAICC), Cuba
 
  Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers 
  (SISV), Singapore
	– 
	removed from the expulsion list, 11 May 2007 
  - Ordre des Géomètres du Togo, Togo
 
  - Surveyors Institute of Zambia, Zambia
 
  Survey Institute of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
	– removed from the expulsion list as 
  arrears have been paid 2 May 2007 
 
The General Assembly has powers to expel from the Federation any member 
association whose fees are in arrears and shall under normal circumstances expel 
any member association whose fees are three years in arrears. (Article 4.3 of 
the Statutes). The FIG office has sent a letter to these associations informing 
that if their membership fees are still in arrears at the time of the General 
Assembly the General Assembly shall expel these member associations in Hong 
Kong.  
By 13 March a reply has been received only from SISV, Singapore in which it 
informed that it withdraw its membership in FIG with immediate effect.
The Council has accepted the 
termination. 11 May 2007. 
The General Assembly expelled the 
Sociedad Colombiana de Topografos SCT, Colombia from FIG membership in Cairo in 
2005 if the association has not paid its membership arrears by the end of 2005. 
As the payment has not been received by May 2007 and SCT has not been in 
communication with FIG since 2005, the Council has 11 May 2007 decided the 
membership of SCT has ceased at the end of 2006. 11 May 2007 
Motion: That the General Assembly that it expels the 
  - Bahamas Association of Land Surveyors, The Bahamas
 
  - Unión Nacional de Arquitectos e Ingenieros de la Construcción de Cuba 
  (UNAICC), Cuba
 
  - Ordre des Géomètres du Togo, Togo
 
  - Surveyors Institute of Zambia, Zambia
 
  Survey Institute of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
	– removed from the expulsion list as 
  arrears were paid 2 May 2007 
 
from the FIG membership if their membership fees still are in arrears 13 May 
2007.  
That the General Assembly further 
records that the membership of Sociedad Colombiana de Topografos SCT from 
Colombia has ceased at the end of 2006. 11 May 2007 
Decision:  
Resignation 11 
May 2007 
The Singapore Institute of Surveyors 
and Valuers (SISV) has informed the Council that it will terminate its 
membership in FIG with immediate effect. The Council has accepted the 
resignation at its meeting 11 May 2007.  
The number of member associations at 
the end of the General Assembly will be 97.  
Motion: 
That the General Assembly records that the membership of the Singapore Institute 
of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV) has been terminated.  
Decision: 
6.3 Other membership issues 
Affiliates  
The Council has admitted following organisation to become an affiliate member 
of FIG: 
  - Agency for Land Management, Geodesy under the Government of Tajikistan
  
 
	- Statens kartverk (Norwegian 
	Mapping and Cadastre Authority), Norway. 
	11 May 2007
 
 
After these changes the number of affiliate members is 21.  
Corporate members  
The Council has admitted the following company to become a Corporate Member 
of FIG: 
  - Bentley Systems, USA, Platinum member 
 
 
The Council has registered that Josef Attenberger GmbH has cancelled its 
membership in February 2007. The Council has further registered that the 
membership of Kampsax A/S is now under COWI A/S.  
The number of Corporate members is now 34.  
Academic members  
The Council wants to inform the General Assembly that 4 new Academic Members 
have joined FIG after the General Assembly in Munich. The new academic members 
are:  
  - School of Public Administration, Renmin University of China, Department of 
  Land & Real Estate Management, China P. R. 
 
  - ECAM - Haute Ecole Leonard de Vinci, Département Construction, Belgium
  
 
	- University of Liege, Unit of 
	Geomatics, Belgium. 
	11 May 2007
 
	- State University of Land Use 
	Planning, Russian Federation. 
	11 May 2007
 
 
The number of academic members is 89.  
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the actions that the Council 
has taken with other membership matters.  
Decision: 
Correspondents
11 May 2007  
The Council informs the General 
Assembly that it has adopted Mr. 
Samuel Nguema Ondo Obiang 
from Gabon as a new correspondent.  
Motion: That the General 
Assembly records the decision of the Council.  
Decision:  
Expulsions of Corporate Members, 
Affiliates and Academic Members 11 May 2007 
The Council wants to inform the 
General Assembly that it has expelled at its meeting 11 May 2007 following 
members because of unpaid subscriptions for 2005-2007 (and earlier):  
Corporate member: 
	- Cameroon Engineering, Cameroon
	
 
 
Affiliates: 
	- Ministry of Land Management, 
	Urban Planning and Construction, Cambodia 
	(Note: Membership restored 23 May 
	2007)
 
	- Servicio Hidrográfico y 
	Oceanográfico de la Armada de Chile, Chile
 
	- Instituto Geográfico Nacional, 
	Centro Nacional de Registro, El Salvador
 
	- Instituto Geográfico Nacional, 
	IGN, Guatemala
 
	- Sistema Nacional Integrado de 
	Información Catastral Predial - SINICAP / Consejo Nacional de Catastro – 
	CNC, Peru
 
 
Academic members: 
	- Wuhan University, Resources & 
	Environment School; Geodesy School; and Urban Planning School, China P. R.
 
	- Kwame Nkrumah University of 
	Science and Technology (KNUST), Department of Geodetic Engineering, Ghana
 
	- State Agrarian University of 
	Moldova, Faculty of Cadastre and Environmental Engineering, Moldova
 
	- Institut Agronomique et 
	Vétèrinaire Hassan II, Filière de Topographie, Morocco
 
	- Anglia Polytechnic University, 
	Built Environment, United Kingdom 
 
 
After this decision the number of 
affiliate members is 17, academic members 84 and corporate members 33. 
 
Motion: 
That the General Assembly records the decision of the Council.  
Decision:
 
7. HONORARY PRESIDENT
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Magel 
DVW – Deutscher Verein für Vermessungswesen – Gesellschaft für Geodäsie, 
Geoinformation und Landmanagement has sent the Federation a nomination letter in 
which it proposes that FIG appoints Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Magel, 
immediate Past President of FIG as an Honorary President of FIG.  
According to paragraph 3.1.6 in the statutes “a past president who has 
rendered outstanding service to the Federation during his period of office can 
be appointed as an honorary president”. Nomination shall be made by a member 
association or by the Council, which will consider it and submit it to a vote of 
the General Assembly. The Council has considered the nomination and considers 
that it fulfils the criteria for an Honorary President and therefore decided to 
propose to the General Assembly that it appoints Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Magel as 
an Honorary President of the Federation for the outstanding services he has 
provided to the Federation as its President 2003-2006.  
Appendix to item 7: The nomination 
letter from the DVW (31 kB) 
Motion: That the General Assembly appoints Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger 
Magel an Honorary President of FIG.  
Decision: 
8. REPORT OF THE FIG COUNCIL 2003-2006 
The FIG Council 2003-2006 has submitted an end of term report on the 
activities during its term of office 2003-2006.  
Appendix to item 8: The An 
End of Term Report of the FIG Council 2003-2006 (127 kB) 
Motion: That the General Assembly receives the report and records its 
thanks to the Council and its members for their excellent work and great 
contribution to FIG.  
Decision: 
9. PRESIDENT’S REPORT 
The President of the Federation will give an oral speech at the meeting. The 
written version will be included in the minutes of the meeting.  
Appendix to item 9: 
President's report (105 KB) - added 
after the General Assembly 
Motion: That the General Assembly accepts the President’s report.  
Decision: 
10. REPORTS FROM THE DIRECTORS OF PERMANENT INSTITUTIONS 
10.1 The FIG Multi-Lingual Dictionary Board 
DVW – Deutscher Verein für Vermessungswesen – Gesellschaft für Geodäsie, 
Geoinformation und Landmanagement suggested in November 2006 to close the FIG 
Multi-lingual Dictionary Board, one of the three permanent institutions of FIG, 
because the work of the dictionary board has come to an end after 35 years. The 
Council decided to close the FIG Multi-lingual Dictionary Board as an FIG 
permanent institution as proposed by DVW. 
Motion: That the General Assembly endorses the closing the FIG 
Multi-lingual Dictionary Board and records it sincere thanks to DVW, BKG and the 
members of the Dictionary Board Prof. Dietmar Grünreich and Mrs. 
Sabine Kollenda for the outstanding work that they have provided during so 
many years.  
Decision:  
10.2 International Office of Cadastre and Land Records (Office International 
du Cadastre et du Régime Foncier) OICRF 
Prof. Paul van der Molen, Director of OICRF will make a short 
presentation on OICRF at the meeting.  
Appendix to item 10.2: Report from the 
International Office of Cadastre and Land Records (Office International du 
Cadastre et du Régime Foncier) OICRF (125 kB) 
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report and records its 
thanks to the Director the members of the permanent institution for their past 
year’s work.  
Decision:  
10.3 International Institution for the History of Surveying and Measurement, 
Permanent Institution of FIG 
Mr. Jan de Graeve, President of the IIHSM will make a short 
presentation on the permanent institution at the meeting.  
Appendix to item 10.3: Report from the 
International Institution for the History of Surveying and Measurement, 
Permanent Institution of FIG (98 kB) 
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report and records its 
thanks to the Director the members of the permanent institution for their past 
year’s work.  
Decision:  
11. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIG FOUNDATION 
Mr. John Hohol, President of the FIG Foundation will give a report on 
the activities of the FIG Foundation October 2006 – May 2007.  
Appendix to item 11: Report of the 
FIG Foundation activities 2006 (435 kB) 
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the report of the President 
of the FIG Foundation.  
Decision: 
12. FIG WORK PLAN 2007-2010 
The Council has prepared the FIG Council Work Plan for 2007-2010. Together 
with the FIG Aim, Objectives and Mission Statement (attached for information 
only) and Commission Work Plans the Council Work Plan will form the FIG Work 
Plan for the next four years.  
Proposal for the Council Work Plan is attached to the agenda and is based on 
presentations made during the Council elections at the Congress in Munich and 
preparations made in two Council meetings and in a meeting with the Commission 
Chairs in February 2007.  
President Stig Enemark will present the Work Plan at the meeting.  
The Council has also decided on responsibilities of individual Council 
members. This list is attached for information of the members and will be 
updated by the Council as necessary. The updated list will be available on the 
FIG web site.  
Appendix to item 12: 
Appendix 12.1: FIG Council Work 
Plan 2007-2010 (159 kB) 
Appendix 12.2: FIG Aim, Objectives and 
Mission Statement, for information only (83 kB) 
Appendix 12.3: List of 
responsibilities of the Council Members, for information only (95 kB) 
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the Council Work Plan for 
2007-2010.  
Decision: 
13. CO-OPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE WORLD BANK 
The main issues in the co-operation with the United Nations and the World 
Bank co-operation during this period have been: 
  - Prof. Stig Enemark visited the World Bank in November (at that time 
  as President Elect) discussing the memorandum of understanding between FIG and 
  the World Bank. This MoU was then finalised in early 2007 and signed in March 
  2007. The MoU is brought for endorsement of the General Assembly in Hong Kong.
 
  - FIG is committed to the UN-Habitat programme on Global Land Tool Network 
  being one of the main partners in this network. The FIG Council has also 
  established a Task Force to coordinate FIG activities with UN-Habitat. 
  President Enemark will also participate the UN-Habitat Governing Council 
  meeting in Nairobi in April 2007.
 
  - FIG Council has also negotiated on action plan for 2007-2010 to implement 
  the MoU with FAO. This action plan will extend the co-operation to Commission 
  9.
 
  - FIG has also actively participated in the meetings of UN Office of Outer 
  Space Affairs (UN OOSA) 
 
 
As part of the Work Plan 2007-2010 the Council has decided to establish a 
Liaison Committee for co-operation with the United Nations. This Liaison 
Committee will be chaired by the President and take over the responsibilities of 
the former UN Liaison Group. A special task of this Liaison Committee will be to 
create and develop FIG responses to the Millennium Development Goals.  
Appendix to item 13: Memorandum of 
Understanding with the World Bank (170 kB) 
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the Memorandum of 
Understanding between FIG and the World Bank. That the General Assembly adopts 
the report on the co-operation with the United Nations, its agencies and the 
World Bank and records its thanks to those who have contributed to this 
co-operation.  
Decision: 
14. TASK FORCE ON DEVELOPING GLOBAL LAND TOOLS FOR PRO POOR LAND MANAGEMENT
The Council has established two Task Forces for 2007-2010. The first Task 
Force will focus on Developing Global Land Tools for Pro Poor Land Management. 
This Task Force is chaired by Vice President Paul van der Molen. It will 
work in close co-operation with commissions 7, 8 and 9 working groups whose 
chairs Christiaan Lemmen, Diane Dumashie and Bengt Kjellson 
are members of the task force.  
Appendix to item 14: Terms of 
Reference for the Task Force on Developing Global Land Tools for Pro Poor Land 
Management (92 kB) 
Motion: That the General Assembly records the Council’s decision of 
establishment of the Task Force on Developing Global Land Tools for Pro Poor 
Land Management and its terms of reference for information.  
Decision:  
15. TASK FORCE ON ORGANISATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
The Council has established two Task Forces for 2007-2010. The second Task 
Force will focus on Organisational and Institutional Development. This Task 
Force will be chaired by Iain Greenway from United Kingdom and the 
members will be Santiago Borrero Mutis (Colombia), Adam Greenland 
(New Zealand), Teo CheeHai (Malaysia), John Parker (Australia), 
Richard Wonnacott (South Africa) 
and Francisco Delfini 
(France). 11 May 2007 
Appendix to item 15: Terms of 
Reference for the Task Force on Organisational and Institutional Development 
(120 kB) 
Motion: That the General Assembly records the Council’s decision of 
establishment of the Task Force on Organisational and Institutional Development 
and its terms of reference for information.  
Decision:  
16. LIAISON WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS 
The Joint Board of Spatial Information Societies JB-GIS was formally 
established during the FIG Working Week in Cairo in 2005. The JB-GIS meets 
annually during a major conference. The next meeting will take place at the ICA 
conference in Moscow in August 2007. The Joint Board met informally during the 
World Map Forum in Hyderabad, India in January 2007. The issues discussed were 
the project on capacity building for Africa and future co-operation. The Joint 
Board is chaired by President Stig Enemark until the August 2007.  
FIG has further bilateral agreements of co-operation with several other 
international associations like ICEC, IFHP, CIB, FIABCI and IFHS. Some of the 
partners are also working together in the Habitat Professionals Forum. Since 
beginning of 2007 the Chairperson of the Habitat Professionals Forum has been 
President Stig Enemark.  
FIG is a member of the International Council for Science (ICSU) and working 
together with ISO and International Valuation Standards Committee (IVSC) on 
standards.  
The Council has approved a co-operation agreement with the Institute of 
Navigation (ION), one of the leading partners on navigation issues for FIG, in 
March 2007. The focal point for this co-operation is FIG Commission 5.  
The President will give a report on the co-operation between FIG and other 
professional associations from October 2006 to May 2007.  
Appendix to item 16: Co-operation 
agreement between FIG and the Institute of Navigation (ION) (127 kB) 
Motion: That the General Assembly confirms the report on the liaison 
with other international associations.  
Decision: 
17. CHANGES TO STATUTES AND INTERNAL RULES 
The Council has evaluated the final report of the Task Force on FIG 
Governance Structure give to the General Assembly in Munich. The Council 
proposes that only changes that are necessary and urgent will be adopted in Hong 
Kong and the other issues will be postponed for approval in Stockholm in 2008. 
This will also allow thorough revision of the language and various adjustments 
to bring the legal base up to date with actual policies and practices. This will 
mean changes to statutes, internal rules and other FIG guidelines.  
The Council has identified following issues to be that urgent that they need 
to be decided in Hong Kong: 
  - Abolishing of the current Nomination Review Group and Commission Review 
  Group. Instead the Council will introduce a standard nomination form 
  (template) to ensure that all relevant information is available in a format 
  that allows for immediate comparison of candidates.
 
  - The terms of office of the President and Vice-President should be amended 
  and clarified.
 
  - The internal rules shall be amended to apply with the situation of a 
  globally elected Council. All the issues related to the transition period 
  should be removed, including the rules around the specification of tasks of 
  the Vice Presidents. This should be for Council itself to decide based on the 
  qualifications and interests of the individual Council members. 
 
 
Appendix to item 17: Changes to Statutes 
and Internal Rules (117 kB) 
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts proposed changes to Statutes 
and Internal Rules and notes that a thorough revision of the Statutes, Internal 
Rules and other guidelines will be prepared for the General Assembly in 2008.
 
Decision:  
18. DECISION ON THE VENUE OF THE FIG WORKING WEEK 2012 
The FIG Council has received only one bid to host the FIG Working Week 2012. 
This bid is made by the Consiglio Nazionale Geometri, CNG to host the FIG 
Working Week 2012 in Rome, Italy.  
The bid is based on the material that CNG provided for the General Assembly 
in Munich. The Council has evaluated the bid and considers that the bid fulfils 
the FIG requirements and standards.  
Appendix to item 18: Bid from Consiglio 
Nazionale Geometri (661 kB) 
The FIG Working Week 2012 will be organised by FIG jointly with the member 
association. This means that FIG will have responsibility of the arrangements 
and also of the financial result, naturally together with the local member 
association. This offers FIG an opportunity in terms of organising events and 
generating funds in addition to the membership fees. Therefore the Council has 
taken the decision of the venue of the FIG Working Week 2012 very seriously and 
considers that CNG and Rome offer an excellent venue for the Working Week.  
Representatives of CNG to make a presentation at the meeting on their bid.
 
Motion: That the General Assembly decides that FIG organises the FIG 
Working Week 2012 in Rome, Italy and to host it together with Consiglio 
Nazionale Geometri.  
Decision:  
19. FIG ACCOUNTS FOR 2006 AND AUDITOR’S REPORT AND BUDGET FOR 2007 AND 2008
Vice President Ken Allred will present a financial report on the 
economic situation of the Federation. This report includes summary of the 
accounts for 2006, an updated budget for 2007 and proposal for budget 2008 with 
notes.  
The Auditors Report includes the auditors report from 2006, official accounts 
(income statement 2006) and balance sheet 31 December 2006.  
Appendices to item 19: 
Appendix to item 19.1: Financial 
Report – Accounts 2006 and Budgets 2007 and 2008 (297 kB) 
Appendix to item 19.2: Auditor's 
Report, Income Statement for 2006 and Balance Sheet at 31 December 2006 
(1,019 kB) 
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the audited accounts for 2006 
and budgets for 2007 and 2008. 
Decision:  
20. SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2009 
The General Assembly has to set levels of fees for member associations two 
years in advance of the year in which they become payable. Fees are payable in 
respect of each individual member up to a maximum of 4,000 members; member 
associations with more than 4,000 members pay fees in accordance with a sliding 
scale. Fees for 2007 and 2008 are: 
    
      
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           Per capita fee  | 
        
           Minimum fee  | 
        
           Maximum fee  | 
       
      
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           2007  | 
        
           3.90 € per member up to a maximum of 4,000 members 
          Member associations from countries listed by the World Bank as 
		  low-income economies or low-middle-income economies shall pay 1.95 € 
		  per member up to a maximum of 4,000 members.  | 
        
           200 €  | 
        
           130 per cent of the fee payable by an association 
		  with 4,000 members.  | 
       
      
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           2008  | 
        
           4.02 € per member up to a maximum of 4,000 members. 
          Member associations from countries listed by the World Bank as 
		  low-income economies or lower-middle-income economies shall pay 2.01 € 
		  per member up to a maximum of 4,000 members.  | 
        
           200 €  | 
        
           133 per cent of the fee payable by an association 
		  with 4,000 members.  | 
       
     
    
    The World Bank lists of the low-income economies and the 
	lower-middle-income economies are available at the
    
    World Bank web site. 
    
    The Council proposes to the General Assembly to increase membership fees 
	for member associations for 2009 with 4 per cent to 4.18 € per member and 
	136 per cent for the maximum fee based on the General Assembly decision from 
	1997.  
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts following membership fees 
payable by member associations in 2009: 
    
      
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           Per capita fee  | 
        
           Minimum fee  | 
        
           Maximum fee  | 
       
      
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           2009  | 
        
           4.18 € per member up to a maximum of 4,000 members 
          Member associations from countries listed by the World Bank as 
		  low-income economies or lower-middle-income economies shall pay 2.09 € 
		  member up to a maximum of 4,000 members. 
           | 
        
           200 €  | 
        
           136 per cent of the fee payable by an association 
		  with 4,000 members.  | 
       
     
    
    Decision: 
21. COMMISSION WORK PLANS 2007-2010 
Commission chairs presented their draft work plans for 2007-2010 in Munich 
and they were recorded for information with decisions that the final versions 
will be brought for adoption of the General Assembly in Hong Kong.  
The Work Plans have now been finalised and synchronised with the Council Work 
Plan. For this also a special ACCO meeting was organised in Bratislava in 
February 2007. The updated Work Plans are attached to this agenda. 
At the General Assembly 1-1.5 hours is reserved for the members to discuss 
the Work Plans and Commission activities with the Commission Chairs. This will 
be organised as panel discussion that will be chaired by Vice President Matt 
Higgins, who together with the ACCO representative (Chryssy Potsiou 
in 2007-2008) will be in charge for chairing ACCO for 2007-2010.  
Appendices to item 21: 
Appendix to item 21.1: Commission 
1 Work Plan 2007-2010 (119 kB) 
Appendix to item 21.2: Commission 
2 Work Plan 2007-2010 (143 kB) 
Appendix to item 21.3: Commission 
3 Work Plan 2007-2010 (196 kB) 
Appendix to item 21.4: Commission 
4 Work Plan 2007-2010 (152 kB) 
Appendix to item 21.5: Commission 
5 Work Plan 2007-2010 (166 kB) 
Appendix to item 21.6: Commission 
6 Work Plan 2007-2010 (184 kB) 
Appendix to item 21.7: Commission 
7 Work Plan 2007-2010 (150 kB) 
Appendix to item 21.8: Commission 
8 Work Plan 2007-2010 (135 kB) 
Appendix to item 21.9: Commission 
9 Work Plan 2007-2010 (145 kB) 
Appendix to item 21.10: 
Commission 10 Work Plan 2007-2010 (119 kB) 
Motion: That the General Assembly adopts the Commission Work Plans.
 
Decision: 
    
 
    Thursday 17 May
  
 
Thursday 17 May, 8:30-10:30, Rose Room, Kowloon Shangri-La 
President's Meeting (by invitation only)
    22. PRESIDENT'S MEETING
    Separate invitation to Presidents of the Member Associations to follow. 
 
    Friday 13 October, 11:00 - 13:00 
    Orchid Room, Kowloon Shangri-La 
    General Assembly, Second Session
23. ROLL CALL 
Vice President Matt Higgins to take the roll call. 
Please note: The roll call will be done for member associations 
and affiliate members only. 
Delegates representing academic members, corporate members and correspondents as 
well as honorary presidents and honorary members will be entered in the records 
but they shall register before the meeting starts in the meeting hall to the FIG 
Office Manager. That only member associations that have paid all their 
membership fees to the end of 2006 are allowed to vote at the meeting.  
To be noted that the General Assembly has appointed Mr. Hagen Graeff 
from DVW, Germany and Mr. T.N. Wong from HKIS, Hong Kong SAR, China as 
tellers to this session of the General Assembly. 
Appendix to items 2 & 23: Roll Call 
(135 kB) 
Motion: That present members are recorded in the minutes.  
Decision: 
24. MEMBERSHIP 16 May 
2007
The Council informs the General 
Assembly that one new Academic Members has joined FIG after the General Assembly 
on Sunday. The new academic member is:  
	- National Water Resource Center, 
	Survey Research Institute, Egypt 
 
 
The number of academic numbers is now 
85.  
Motion: 
That the General Assembly records the decision of the Council. 
Decision: 
  
25. ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF COMMISSION OFFICERS 
Vice President Matt Higgins to report on the Advisory Committee of 
Commission Officers (ACCO) meetings and Commission activities
that have taken place during the week. 
Commission 1 has proposed that the name of Working Group 1.2 shall be changed to 
“Young Surveyors”. 
16 May 2007   
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report and the change in 
the name of Working Group 1.2 to Young Surveyors. 
Decision:  
26. REPORT OF THE 6th FIG REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA 2007
The General Assembly will be given a presentation on the arrangements of the 
6th FIG Regional Conference that will be held in San José, Costa Rica 12-15 
November 2007.  
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report for information.
 
Decision:  
27. REPORT OF FIG WORKING WEEK 2008 IN STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 14-19 JUNE 2008  
The General Assembly will be given a presentation on the arrangements of the 
FIG Working Week 2008 that will be held in Stockholm, Sweden 14-19 June 2008.
 
Motion: That the General Assembly records the report for information.  
Decision:  
28. REPORTS OF WORKING WEEK 2009 AND CONGRESS 2010
The hosts of the Working Week 2009 (ALSI, Israel) and the FIG Congress 2010 
(ISA, Australia) and the Working Week 2011 (ONIGT, Morocco) have been asked to 
make an oral report on the preparations for their respective events.  
Motion: That the General Assembly notes the reports. That the General 
Assembly confirms the dates of the next FIG events as follows: 
  - FIG Working Week 2009, Eilat, Israel, 3-8 May 2009
 
  - FIG Congress, Sydney, Australia, 9-16 April 2010 
 
 
Decision:  
29. REPORTS OF OTHER FIG CONFERENCES 
AND OTHER EVENTS 
16 May 2007 
The hosts of the Working Week 2011 
(ONIGT, Morocco) and the Working Week 2012 (CNG, Italy) have been asked to make 
an oral report on the preparations for their respective events.  
Motion: 
That the General Assembly notes the reports.  
Decision:
 
30. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION 
CLOSING CEREMONY
 
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