FIG Congress 2010 - Facing the Challenges - Building the Capacity

MEETING PROGRAMME

This meeting programme has been updated 5 April 2010

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Meetings

Friday, 9 April
Friday,
9 April
09:00–17:00
Boardroom, Crowne Plaza Hotel		 FIG Council Meeting
Commission: FIG Council
  • By invitation only
Saturday, 10 April
Saturday,
10 April
09:00–17:00
Blackwattle 3 , Crowne Plaza Hotel		 ACCO Meeting
Commission: FIG Commission Chairs
  • By invitation only
Saturday,
10 April
13:00–17:30
Parkside Promenade, SCEC		 Registration
Sunday, 11 April
Sunday,
11 April
08:00–17:30
Parkside Promenade, SCEC		 Registration
Sunday,
11 April
09:00–12:00
Parkside Ballroom, SCEC		 FIG General Assembly - Session I
  • For FIG Members
  • Open for observers
Sunday,
11 April
12:00–13:00
Parkside Ballroom A, SCEC		 Lunch
  • For FIG General Assembly Delegates only
Sunday,
11 April
13:00–15:00
Parkside Ballroom, SCEC		 FIG General Assembly - Session I (cont.)
  • For FIG Members
  • Open for observers
Sunday,
11 April
15:00–16:00
Bayside 107, SCEC		 Reception for FIG Honorary Members
Commission: FIG President
  • By invitation only
Sunday,
11 April
18:30–20:30
Sydney Town Hall		 Welcome Reception
Commission: All participants
  • An invitation is extended to all delegates and registered accompanying persons to attend the official Welcome Reception.
Monday, 12 April
Monday,
12 April
07:30–18:00
Parkside Promenade, SCEC		 Registration
Monday,
12 April
08:00–09:30
See list, SCEC		 Annual Meetings of FIG Commissions
  • Commission 1 - Bayside 106
  • Commission 2 - Bayside 202
  • Commission 3 - Bayside 104
  • Commission 4 - Bayside 101
  • Commission 5 - Bayside 102
  • Commission 6 - Bayside 202
  • Commission 7 - Bayside 103
  • Commission 8 - Bayside 105
  • Commission 9 - Bayside 201
  • Commission 10 - Bayside 108
Monday,
12 April
10:00–11:30
Bayside Auditorium B, SCEC		 Opening Ceremony
Chair: Mr. Paul Harcombe, FIG Congress Director, Australia
Doors will open 9:30 and all participants to be seated by 9:45

Michael Giudici, SSSI President (Australia):
Welcome Address (4735)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Stig Enemark, FIG President (Denmark):
Opening Address (4736)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Tony Kelly, Minister for Lands (Australia):
Welcome Address (4737)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Marie Bashir, AC CVO, Governor of New South Wales (Australia):
Opening Address (4738)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Tim Flannery (Australia):
Opening Keynote Address (4642)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]
Monday,
12 April
12:00–13:00
Exhibition Hall, SCEC		 Opening of the Exhibition and Lunch
  • Official Opening of the FIG 2010 Exhibition
  • Lunch
Monday,
12 April
13:00–14:30
Bayside Auditorium B, SCEC		 Plenary Session 1 - FIG Achievements for 2007-2010
Commission: All
Chair: Mr. Robert W. Foster, FIG Honorary President, USA

Stig Enemark (Denmark):
Building the Capacity - the FIG Agenda and Achievements 2007-2010 (4643)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Matt Higgins (Australia):
Achievements of FIG Commissions 2007-2010 (4696)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]
Monday,
12 April
14:30–15:00
Exhibition Hall, SCEC		 Coffee/Tea Break
Monday,
12 April
15:00–16:30
Auditorium B, SCEC		 INV 1 - Land Governance in Support of the Millennium Development Goals
Commission: FIG and WB
Chair: Mr. Andrαs Osskσ, Chair of FIG Commission 7, Hungary
Monday,
12 April
15:00–16:30
Bayside 103, SCEC		 TS 1B - SIM in Support of Mega City Management
Commission: 3
Chair: Dr. Szabolcs Mihαly, Hungary
Rapporteur: Mr. Gerasimos Apostolatos, Greece
Monday,
12 April
15:00–16:30
Bayside 104, SCEC		 TS 1C - Geodetic Infrastructure and Datum
Commission: 5
Chair: Mr. Gary Johnston, Australia
Rapporteur: Mr. Dave Doyle, USA
Monday,
12 April
15:00–16:30
Bayside 102, SCEC		 TS 1D - Deformation Measurement of Structures Using GNSS
Commission: 6 and 5
Chair: Dr. Gethin W. Roberts, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 6, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Mr. Neil Ashcroft, Singapore
Monday,
12 April
15:00–16:30
Bayside 105, SCEC		 TS 1E - Environment and Energy: Policy and Practice
Commission: 8
Chair: Dr. Diane Dumashie, Chair of FIG Commission 8, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Mr. John Brock, Australia
Monday,
12 April
15:00–16:30
Bayside 201, SCEC		 TS 1F - Property Taxation
Commission: 9
Chair: Prof. Kauko Viitanen, Chair of FIG Commission 9, Finland
Rapporteur: Mr. Vince Mangioni, Australia
Monday,
12 April
15:00–16:30
Bayside 202, SCEC		 TS 1G - Professional Management and Education
Commission: 1, 2 and 7
Chair: Ms. Leonie Newnham, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 1, Australia
Rapporteur: Prof. Steven Frank, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 2, USA
Monday,
12 April
15:00–16:30
Bayside 203, SCEC		 TS 1H - National Infrastructures for Survey, Mapping and Land Administration
Commission: 5 and 7
Chair: Dr. Neil D. Weston, USA
Rapporteur: Mr. Darren Burns, Australia
Monday,
12 April
15:00–16:30
Bayside 106, SCEC		 TS 1I - Administration of Marine Spaces
Commission: 4 and 7
Chair: Mr. Andrew Leyzack, Chair of FIG Commission 4, Canada
Rapporteur: Mr. David Neale, Trinidad and Tobago
Monday,
12 April
15:00–16:30
Bayside 101, SCEC		 TS 1J - Building Institutional and Organisational Capacity
Commission: 1
Chair: Prof. Mohamed Ettarid, Morocco
Rapporteur: Mr. Yaacoub Saade, Chair of FIG Commission 1, Lebanon
Monday,
12 April
15:00–16:30
Bayside 108, SCEC		 TS 1M - Project and Organisation Management I
Commission: 10
Chair: Mr. Andrew Morley, Chair of FIG Commission 10, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Mr. Douichi Choukri, Morocco
Monday,
12 April
16:30–17:30
Bayside 106, SCEC		 Open Meeting for Young Surveyors
Commission: Young Surveyors Network
Chair: Ms. Cecilia Lindιn, Chair of FIG Young Surveyors Network
  • This meeting is open for young surveyors and students who are interested in FIG
Monday,
12 April
16:30–17:30
Bayside 103, SCEC		 FS 1B - Spatial Information Management
Commission: 3
Chair: Ms. Tarja Myllymδki, Finland
Rapporteur: Prof. Yerach Doytsher, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 3, Israel
Monday,
12 April
16:30–17:30
Bayside 104, SCEC		 FS 1C - Geoid and Gravity - Modelling, Measurements and Applications
Commission: 5
Chair: Prof. Bill Kearsley, Australia
Rapporteur: Mr. Nic Donnelly, New Zealand
Monday,
12 April
16:30–17:30
Bayside 102, SCEC		 FS 1D - Deformation Measurement of Engineering Structures
Commission: 6
Chair: Dr. Gethin W. Roberts, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 6, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Mr. Russell Tiesler, Australia
Monday,
12 April
16:30–17:30
Bayside 201, SCEC		 FS 1F - Cadastre: Developments and Case Studies
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Daniel Roberge, Canada
Rapporteur: Mr. John Brock, Australia
Monday,
12 April
16:30–17:30
Bayside 202, SCEC		 FS 1G - Cadastre and Land Administration - Technical Development
Commission: 7
Chair: Dr. Markus Seifert, Germany
Rapporteur: Prof. Steven Frank, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 2, USA
Monday,
12 April
16:30–17:30
Bayside 203, SCEC		 FS 1H - GNSS CORS Networks - Positioning Infrastructure, Analysis and Applications I
Commission: 5
Chair: Mr. Robert Sarib, Australia
Rapporteur: Mr. Mikael Lilje, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 5, Sweden
Monday,
12 April
19:00–22:00
Captain Cook Cruises		 FIG Foundation Dinner
  • The FIG Foundation Dinner is a cruise on Sydney Harbour, Join us for an enchanting scenic cruise whilst enjoying a three course meal complemented by Australian wines, beers and assorted soft drinks.
  • Boarding time: 18:45
  • Cost: A$180.00 (includes donation to FIG Foundation)
Tuesday, 13 April
Tuesday,
13 April
08:00–18:00
Parkside Promenade, SCEC		 Registration
Tuesday,
13 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside Gallery A, SCEC		 INV 2 - Social Tenure Domain Model
Chair: Dr. Mohamed El-Sioufi, UN-HABITAT
Rapporteur: Mr. Danilo R. Antonio, UN-HABITAT
Tuesday,
13 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside Auditorium A, SCEC		 TS 2A - International Boundary Issues
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Bill Robertson, New Zealand
Rapporteur: Mr. Mohamed Bakessou, Morocco
Tuesday,
13 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside103, SCEC		 TS 2B - Low-Cost SDI and Best Practice Applications
Commission: 3
Chair: Dr. Chryssy Potsiou, Chair of FIG Commission 3, Greece
Rapporteur: Mr. Anthony Adeoye, Nigeria
Tuesday,
13 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 104, SCEC		 TS 2C - Low Cost GNSS and New Positioning Techniques
Commission: 5
Chair: Dr. Volker Schwieger, Germany
Rapporteur: Mr. David Martin, France
Tuesday,
13 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 102, SCEC		 TS 2D - Deformation Measurement Using GNSS
Commission: 6 and 5
Chair: Mr. Neil Ashcroft, Singapore
Rapporteur: Dr. Gethin W. Roberts, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 6, United Kingdom
Tuesday,
13 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 105, SCEC		 TS 2E - Climate Change and Environmental Threats
Commission: 8
Chair: Dr. Isaac Boateng, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Dr. Reinfried Mansberger, Austria
Tuesday,
13 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 201, SCEC		 TS 2F - Environmental and Financial Aspects in Valuation
Commission: 9
Chair: Dr. Frances Plimmer, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 9, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Mr. Steven Nystrom, USA
Tuesday,
13 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 202, SCEC		 TS 2G - Future Education Models and Curricula
Commission: 2
Chair: Prof. Bela Markus, Chair of FIG Commission 2, Hungary
Rapporteur: Ms. Marina Vaskovich, Sweden
Tuesday,
13 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 203, SCEC		 TS 2H - e-Land Administration Projects
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Gyula Ivαn, Hungary
Rapporteur:
Tuesday,
13 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 106, SCEC		 TS 2I - Hydrographic Surveying in Practice with High Resolution Data
Commission: 4
Chair: Mr. Andrew Leyzack, Chair of FIG Commission 4, Canada
Rapporteur: Mr. Jerry Mills, USA
Tuesday,
13 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 101, SCEC		 TS 2J - Modern Mapping Solutions
Commission: 3
Chair: Mr. Paul Kelly, Australia
Rapporteur: Mr. Michael Klebanov, Israel
Tuesday,
13 April
10:00–10:30
Exhibition Hall, SCEC		 Coffee/Tea Break
Tuesday,
13 April
10:30–12:00
Bayside Auditorium A, SCEC		 Plenary Session 2 - Spatially Enabled Society
Commission: All
Chair: Prof. Ian Williamson, Australia
Rapporteur: Dr. Chryssy Potsiou, Chair of FIG Commission 3, Greece

Abbas Rajabifard (Australia):
Spatially Enabled Society (4644)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Santiago Borrero (Colombia):
Spatially Enabled Society (4645)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Warwick Watkins (Australia):
Spatially Enabled Society (4646)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]
Tuesday,
13 April
12:00–13:00
Exhibition Hall, SCEC		 Lunch
Tuesday,
13 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside Auditorium A, SCEC		 After Lunch Talk 1 - ESRI: Visions for the Future
Commission: All
Chair: Mr. Robin McLaren, United Kingdom

Damian Spangrud (USA):
Properly Managing the Data Asset (4657)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]
Tuesday,
13 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 103, SCEC		 FS 2B - SIM Best Practice Applications
Commission: 3
Chair: Mr. Lefteris Lykouropoulos, Greece
Rapporteur: Ms. Piroska Zalaba, Hungary
Tuesday,
13 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 104, SCEC		 FS 2C - Positioning Measurement Techniques and Applications I
Commission: 5 and 6
Chair: Dr. Neil D. Weston, USA
Rapporteur: Dr. Volker Schwieger; Germany
Tuesday,
13 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 102, SCEC		 FS 2D - Usage of Image Techniques in Surveying
Commission: 6
Chair: Prof. Xiaoli Ding, Hong Kong SAR, China
Rapporteur: Mr. Mahmoud Gomah, Australia
Tuesday,
13 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 201, SCEC		 FS 2F - Future Trends in Land Administration and Management
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Richard Grover, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Mr. John Brock, Australia
Tuesday,
13 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 202, SCEC		 FS 2G - Round Table on Knowledge Transfer and Attracting Young People to Surveying - Jointly Organised with ASIERA
Commission: 2 and ASIERA
Chair: Prof. Chris Rizos, Chair of ASIERA, Australia
Rapporteur: Mr. Cemal Ozgur Kivilcim, Turkey
Tuesday,
13 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 203, SCEC		 FS 2H - GNSS CORS Networks - Positioning Infrastructure, Analysis and Applications II
Commission: 5
Chair: Ms. Christina Kempe, Sweden
Rapporteur: Mr. Darren Burns, Australia
Tuesday,
13 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 106, SCEC		 FS 2I - Coastal Zone Issues
Commission: 4 and 8
Chair: Mr. David Neale, Trinidad and Tobago
Rapporteur: Dr. Diane Dumashie, Chair of FIG Commission 8, United Kingdom
Tuesday,
13 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside Auditorium A, SCEC		 TS 3A - Land Governance for Sustainable Development
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Christiaan Lemmen, the Netherlands
Rapporteur: Mr. Frank Tierolff, the Netherlands
Tuesday,
13 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 103, SCEC		 TS 3B - Spatial Information Management and Spatial Data Infrastructures
Commission: 3 and 7
Chair: Mr. Damir Pahić, Croatia
Rapporteur: Mr. Pekka Halme, Finland
Tuesday,
13 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 104, SCEC		 TS 3C - GNSS CORS Networks - Positioning Infrastructure, Analysis and Applications I
Commission: 5
Chair: Mr. Nic Donnelly, New Zealand
Rapporteur: Mr. Graeme Blick, New Zealand
Tuesday,
13 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 102, SCEC		 TS 3D - Model Building and Data Analysis
Commission: 6
Chair: Dr. Gethin W. Roberts, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 6, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Prof. Hansjoerg Kutterer, Germany
Tuesday,
13 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 105, SCEC		 TS 3E - Neigbourhood and Society
Commission: 8
Chair: Mr. Wafula Nabutola, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 8, Kenya
Rapporteur: Mr. John Brock, Australia
Tuesday,
13 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 201, SCEC		 TS 3F - Compulsory Purchase and Compensation I
Commission: 9
Chair: Mr. Bengt Kjellson, Sweden
Rapporteur: Mr. Trevor Knowles, New Zealand
Tuesday,
13 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 202, SCEC		 TS 3G - Surveying Education Curricula I
Commission: 2
Chair: Prof. Steven Frank, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 2, USA
Rapporteur: Prof. Miljenko Lapaine, Croatia
Tuesday,
13 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 203, SCEC		 TS 3H - Remote Sensing and Imagery I
Commission: 5 and 6
Chair: Prof. John Trinder, Australia
Rapporteur: Dr. Ralf Schroth, Germany
Tuesday,
13 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 106, SCEC		 TS 3I - Positioning Techniques for Hydrography
Commission: 4 and 5
Chair: Prof. Volker Bφder, Germany
Rapporteur: Mr. John McCarthy, Australia
Tuesday,
13 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 101, SCEC		 TS 3J - Francophone Session 1 - Cadastre and Land Administration
Commission: FIG and FGF
Chair: Mr. Aziz Hilali, Vice President of FGF, Morocco
Rapporteur: Mr. Yaacoub Saade, Chair of FIG Commission 1, Lebanon
Tuesday,
13 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 108, SCEC		 TS 3M - Project and Organisation Management II
Commission: 10
Chair: Mr. Andrew Morley, Chair of FIG Commission 10, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Mr. Robert Sinkner, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 10, Czech Republic
Tuesday,
13 April
14:00–17:00
Bayside 107, SCEC		 Joint Board of Spatial Information Societies
Commission: Board of JB-GIS
Chair: Mr. Mark Cygan, Chair of JB-GIS
  • By invitation only
Tuesday,
13 April
14:00–17:00
Bayside Gallery B, SCEC		 Director General Forum
Commission: Director General Forum
Chair: Mr. Warwick Watkins, Surveyor General, NSW, Australia
Rapporteur: Mr.Iain Greenway , FIG Vice President, United Kingdom
  • By invitation only
Tuesday,
13 April
15:30–16:00
Exhibition Hall, SCEC		 Coffee/Tea Break
Tuesday,
13 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside Auditorium A, SCEC		 TS 4A - Open-Source Software Solutions in Cadastre
Commission: 7
Chair: Dr. Daniel Steudler, Switzerland
Rapporteur: Ms. Piroska Zalaba, Hungary
Tuesday,
13 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 103, SCEC		 TS 4B - Organisational, Strategic and Fiscal Aspects in SIM
Commission: 3
Chair: Dr. Chryssy Potsiou, Chair of FIG Commission 3, Greece
Rapporteur: Dr. Rahmi Nurhan Ηelik, Turkey
Tuesday,
13 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 104, SCEC		 TS 4C - GNSS CORS Networks - Positioning Infrastructure, Analysis and Applications II
Commission: 5
Chair: Dr. Craig Roberts, Australia
Rapporteur: Mr. Neil Ashcroft, Singapore
Tuesday,
13 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 102, SCEC		 TS 4D - TLS Application I
Commission: 6
Chair: Mr. Faheem Khan, Singapore
Rapporteur: Prof. Alessandro Capra, Italy
Tuesday,
13 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 105, SCEC		 TS 4E - Coasts and Natural Resources
Commission: 8 and 4
Chair: Dr. Isaac Boateng, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Dr. Michael Sutherland, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 4, Canada
Tuesday,
13 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 201, SCEC		 TS 4F - Compulsory Purchase and Compensation II
Commission: 9
Chair: Ms. Heidi Falkenbach, Finland
Rapporteur: Mr. Vince Mangioni, Australia
Tuesday,
13 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 202, SCEC		 TS 4G - Surveying Education Curricula II
Commission: 2
Chair: Mr. Gert Steinkellner, Austria
Rapporteur: Mr. Ernest Chan, Hong Kong SAR, China
Tuesday,
13 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 203, SCEC		 TS 4H - Remote Sensing and Imagery II
Commission: 5 and 6
Chair: Dr. Ralf Schroth, Germany
Rapporteur: Prof. John Trinder, Australia
Tuesday,
13 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 106, SCEC		 TS 4I - Hydrographic Capacity Building
Commission: 4
Chair: Mr. Gordon Johnston, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Mr. David Neale, Trinidad and Tobago
Tuesday,
13 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 101, SCEC		 TS 4J - Francophone Session 2 - Institutional and Professional Development
Commission: 7 and FGF
Chair: Prof. Francis Gδbele, Belgium
Rapporteur: Mr. Marc Vanderschuren, Belgium
Tuesday,
13 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside Gallery A, SCEC		 TS 4K - Land Administration Domain Model
Commission: 7
Chair: Dr. Markus Seifert, Germany
Rapporteur: Mr. Gyula Ivαn, Hungary
Tuesday,
13 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 108, SCEC		 TS 4M - Buildings, Construction and Sustainable Development
Commission: 10
Chair: Mr. Andrew Morley, Chair of FIG Commission 10, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Mr. Robert Sinkner, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 10, Czech Republic
Tuesday,
13 April
17:00–18:00
Bayside Gallery B, SCEC		 Director General Forum - Reception
Commission: Director General Forum
  • By invitation only
Tuesday,
13 April
18:00–19:30
Government House, Macquarie Street, Sydney		 Reception at the Government House
  • Reception hosted by the Governer of NSW, Prof. Marie Bashir AC CVO
  • For Presidents of FIG members associations
  • Buses will depart from SCEC 17:40
  • By invitation only
Wednesday, 14 April
Wednesday,
14 April
08:00–18:00
Parkside Promenade, SCEC		 Registration
Wednesday,
14 April
08:00–10:00
FIG Meeting Room, Bayside 108, SCEC		 FIG Foundation - Meeting of the Board of Directors
Chair: Mr. John Hohol, President of FIG Foundation, USA
  • By invitation only
Wednesday,
14 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside Gallery B, SCEC		 SIDS 1 - Small Islands Development Seminar - Building Professional Capacity
Chair: Dr. Mele Rakai, Fiji
Discussant: Ms. Jude Wallace, Australia
Rapporteur: Dr. Spike Boydell , Australia
Wednesday,
14 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside Auditorium A, SCEC		 TS 5A - Development of 3D Cadastre
Commission: 7
Chair: Prof. Peter van Oosterom, The Netherlands
Rapporteur: Dr. Jaap Zevenbergen, The Netherlands
Wednesday,
14 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 103, SCEC		 TS 5B - Information Management Software
Commission: 3
Chair: Prof. Yerach Doytsher, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 3, Israel
Rapporteur: Dr. Charalobos Ioannidis, Greece
Wednesday,
14 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 104, SCEC		 TS 5C - The Quality of Measurements
Commission: 5
Chair: Mr. Graeme Blick, New Zealand
Rapporteur: Dr. Gethin W. Roberts, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 6, United Kingdom
Wednesday,
14 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 102, SCEC		 TS 5D - Landslide and Subsidence Monitoring I
Commission: 6
Chair: Mr. Joel van Cranenbroeck, Belgium
Rapporteur: Prof. Andreas Eichhorn, Germany
Wednesday,
14 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 105, SCEC		 TS 5E - Planning Heritage: Back to the Future
Commission: 8
Chair: Mr. Tim Goodhead, United Kingdom
Rapporteur:
Wednesday,
14 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 201, SCEC		 TS 5F - History of Surveying
Commission: History
Chair: Mr. John Brock, Australia
Rapporteur: Ms. Kerima-Gae Topp, Australia
Wednesday,
14 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 202, SCEC		 TS 5G - Education Pedagogy in Surveying
Commission: 2
Chair: Prof. Damir Medak, Croatia
Rapporteur: Mr. Robert Webb, Australia
Wednesday,
14 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 203, SCEC		 TS 5H - Gender Issues in Surveying
Commission: 1 and 7
Chair: Ms. Gertrude Pieper, The Netherlands
Rapporteur: Ms. Leonie Newnham, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 1, Australia
Wednesday,
14 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 106, SCEC		 TS 5I - Building Land Administration
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Richard Grover, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Mr. Leiv Barte Mjos, Norway
Wednesday,
14 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 101, SCEC		 TS 5J - Spatial Information for Climate Change Monitoring and Other Natural Disasters Management
Commission: 3, 7 and 8
Chair: Dr. Orhan Ercan, Turkey
Rapporteur: Mr. Kwame Tenadu, Ghana
Wednesday,
14 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside Gallery A, SCEC		 TS 5K - Cadastral Projects
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Christiaan Lemmen, the Netherlands
Rapporteur: Ms. Monica Lengoiboni, the Netherlands
Wednesday,
14 April
10:00–10:30
Exhibition Hall, SCEC		 Coffee/Tea Break
Wednesday,
14 April
10:30–12:00
Bayside Auditorium A, SCEC		 Plenary Session 3 - The Big Challenges
Commission: All
Chair: Prof. Stig Enemark, FIG President, Denmark

Daniel Fitzpatrick (Australia):
Climate Change, Disaster Management and Land Governance (4647)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Paul Munro-Faure (Italy):
Good Land Governance (4648)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Mohamed El-Sioufi (Kenya):
Climate Change and Sustainable Cities (4658)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]
Wednesday,
14 April
12:00–13:00
Exhibition Hall, SCEC		 Lunch
Wednesday,
14 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside Auditorium A, SCEC		 After Lunch Talk 2 - The Fourth Wave of Property Reform
Chair: Prof. Stig Enemark, FIG President, Denmark

John McLaughlin (Canada):
The Fourth Wave of Property Reform (4654)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]
Wednesday,
14 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 103, SCEC		 FS 3B - Technical Aspects of SIM
Commission: 3
Chair: Mr. Varnavas Pashoulis, Cyprus
Rapporteur: Mr. Ionuţ Cristian Săvoiu, Romania
Wednesday,
14 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 104, SCEC		 FS 3C - Positioning and Measurement Techniques and Applications II
Commission: 5 and 6
Chair: Dr. Gethin W. Roberts, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 6, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Ms. Christina Kempe, Sweden
Wednesday,
14 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 102, SCEC		 FS 3D - TLS Application II
Commission: 6
Chair: Mr. Faheem Khan, Singapore
Rapporteur: Dr. Ivo Milev, Germany
Wednesday,
14 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 105, SCEC		 FS 3E - Land Use Classification and Soils
Commission: 8, 3 and 6
Chair: Dr. Reinfried Mansberger, Austria
Rapporteur:
Wednesday,
14 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 201, SCEC		 FS 3F - Land Management Projects
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Babu Ram Acharaya, Nepal
Rapporteur:
Wednesday,
14 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 202, SCEC		 FS 3G - Land Administration and Development
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. William Kalande, Kenya
Rapporteur:
Wednesday,
14 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 203, SCEC		 FS 3H - Remote Sensing and Optical Techniques I
Commission: 5 and 6
Chair: Prof. Heiner Kuhlmann, Germany
Rapporteur: Prof. John Trinder, Australia
Wednesday,
14 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 101, SCEC		 FS 3J - Institutional and Cultural Contributions
Commission: 1
Chair: Mr. Yaacoub Saade, Chair of FIG Commission 1, Lebanon
Rapporteur: Mr. Khalid Yousfi. Morocco
Wednesday,
14 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside Gallery B, SCEC		 SIDS 2 - Small Islands Development Seminar - Climate Change and Natural Disasters
Chair: Mr. Johnny Edmonds, New Zealand
Discussant: Dr. Daniel Fitzpatrick , Australia
Rapporteur: Dr. David Mitchell, Australia
Wednesday,
14 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside Gallery A, SCEC		 INV 3 - Spatially Enabled Society
Commission: 3 and 7
Chair: Mr. Helge Onsrud, Norway

Ian Williamson, Abbas Rajabifard and Peter Holland (Australia):
Spatially Enabled Society (4134)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Daniel Steudler (Switzerland) and Abbas Rajabifard (Australia):
Spatially Enabled Society – Role of the Cadastre (4164)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Greg Scott (Australia):
Spatially Enabled Society – Developments in Asia-Pacific Region (4757)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]
Wednesday,
14 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside Gallery B, SCEC		 SIDS 3 - Small Islands Development Seminar - Access to Land, Coastal and Marine Resources
Chair: Mr. Russell Nari, Vanuatu
Rapporteur: Mr. Bill Robertson, New Zealand
Wednesday,
14 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside Auditorium A, SCEC		 TS 6A - Land Administration and Climate Change
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Rik Wouters, the Netherlands
Rapporteur: Mr. Soren Fauerholm Christensen, Denmark
Wednesday,
14 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 103, SCEC		 TS 6B - Spatial Data Infrastructures
Commission: 3
Chair: Ms. Kari Strande, Norway
Rapporteur: Dr. Michael Barry, Canada
Wednesday,
14 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 104, SCEC		 TS 6C - Global Geodetic Observing System and APREF I
Commission: 5
Chair: Prof. Rudolf Staiger, Chair of FIG Commission 5, Germany
Rapporteur: Mr. Robert Sarib, Australia
Wednesday,
14 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 102, SCEC		 TS 6D - Quality Management and Standards
Commission: 6 and 5
Chair: Dr. Ivo Milev, Germany
Rapporteur: Mr. Don Abbey, Australia
Wednesday,
14 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 105, SCEC		 TS 6E - Planning: Addressing Issues of Urban Growth
Commission: 8
Chair: Mr. Wafula Nabutola, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 8, Kenya
Rapporteur:
Wednesday,
14 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 201, SCEC		 TS 6F - Real Estate Market and Valuation
Commission: 9
Chair: Mr. Dieter Kertscher, Germany
Rapporteur: Dr. Anna Baranska, Poland
Wednesday,
14 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 202, SCEC		 TS 6G - e-Learning I
Commission: 2
Chair: Prof. Esben Munk Sorensen, Denmark
Rapporteur: Ms. Kate Fairlie, Australia
Wednesday,
14 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 203, SCEC		 TS 6H - Engineering Surveys I
Commission: 6
Chair: Prof. Alojz Kopacik, Chair of FIG Commission 6, Slovakia
Rapporteur: Mr. David Martin, France
Wednesday,
14 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 106, SCEC		 TS 6I - Technology in Land Administration
Commission: 7 and 5
Chair: Dr. Conrad Tang, Hong-Kong SAR, China
Rapporteur: Mr. Gyula Ivαn, Hungary
Wednesday,
14 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 101, SCEC		 TS 6J - Professional Qualifications and Mutual Recognition
Commission: 1
Chair: Mr. Teo Chee Hai, FIG Vice President, Malaysia
Rapporteur: Mr, Yaacoub Saade, Chair of FIG Commission 1, Lebanon
Wednesday,
14 April
15:30–16:00
Exhibition Hall, SCEC		 Coffee/Tea Break
Wednesday,
14 April
16:00–17:30
C1, SCEC, Exhibition Hall 		Standards Network Meeting
Commission: Standards Network
Chair: Mr. David Martin, Chair of Standards Network, France
  • By invitation only
Wednesday,
14 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside Gallery B, SCEC		 SIDS 4 - Small Islands Development Seminar - Good Governance in Land Tenure and Administration
Chair: Mr. Tony Burns, Australia
Rapporteur: Dr. Kate Dalrymple, Australia
Wednesday,
14 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside Auditorium A, SCEC		 TS 7A - Land Administration - Responses to Crises and Innovations
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Andrαs Osskσ, Chair of FIG Commission 7, Hungary
Rapporteur: Mr. Wilhelm Zeddies, Germany
Wednesday,
14 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 103, SCEC		 TS 7B - Regional and National Spatial Data Infrastructures
Commission: 3
Chair: Mr. Robin McLaren, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Mr. Ali Fahri Φzten, Turkey
Wednesday,
14 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 104, SCEC		 TS 7C - Global Geodetic Observing System and APREF II
Commission: 5
Chair: Mr. Mikael Lilje, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 5, Sweden
Rapporteur: Mr. Gary Johnston, Australia
Wednesday,
14 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 102, SCEC		 TS 7D - LIDAR and InSAR Usage in Surveying
Commission: 6
Chair: Prof. Hansjoerg Kutterer, Germany
Rapporteur: Dr. Renee Bartolo, Australia
Wednesday,
14 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 105, SCEC		 TS 7E - SDI and Planning
Commission: 8 and 3
Chair: Dr. Dalal S. Alnaggar, FIG Vice President, Egypt
Rapporteur: Mr. Michael Doran, Northern Ireland
Wednesday,
14 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 201, SCEC		 TS 7F - Real Estate Market and Valuation Methods
Commission: 9
Chair: Mr. Steven Nystrom, USA
Rapporteur: Ms. Faanimo Reti-Warren, Samoa
Wednesday,
14 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 202, SCEC		 TS 7G - e-Learning II
Commission: 2
Chair: Ms. Liza Groenendijk, the Netherlands
Rapporteur: Prof. Steven Frank, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 2, USA
Wednesday,
14 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 203, SCEC		 TS 7H - Young Surveyors Network - Attracting New Generations
Commission: 1 and 2
Chair: Ms. Cecilia Lindιn, Chair of FIG Young Surveyors Network, Sweden
Rapporteur: Mr. Yaacoub Saade, Chair of FIG Commission 1, Lebanon
Wednesday,
14 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 106, SCEC		 TS 7I - Geographical Names
Commission: 3 and 7
Chair: Mr.William Watt, Australia
Rapporteur:
Wednesday,
14 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 101, SCEC		 TS 7J - Social Aspects in Land Administration and Land Reform
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Jouni Anttonen, Finland
Rapporteur:
Wednesday,
14 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside Gallery A, SCEC		 TS 7K - Legal and Institutional Aspects in Land Administration
Commission: 7
Chair: Prof. Ian Williamson, Australia
Rapporteur: Dr. Gary Hunter, Australia
Wednesday,
14 April
19:00–22:30
Hosted by Australian surveyors within 1 hour from Sydney		 Home Visits
  • Visit the home of an Australian surveyor living in the Sydney region. Aussies are renowned for their friendly outdoor barbeques, all in a relaxed atmosphere where you will meet with your hosts and other international colleagues.
  • Cost: 50.00 AUD
Thursday, 15 April
Thursday,
15 April
08:00–18:00
Parkside Promenade, SCEC		 Registration
Thursday,
15 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside Gallery B, SCEC		 SIDS 5 - Small Islands Development Seminar - Building Professional Capacity
Chair: Dr. Mele Rakai, Fiji
Discussant: Dr. Ian Williamson, Australia
Rapporteur: Dr. Spike Boydell, Australia
Thursday,
15 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside Auditorium A, SCEC		 TS 8A - Land Management
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Soren F. Christensen, Denmark
Rapporteur: Prof. Ryszard Źrσbek, Poland
Thursday,
15 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 103, SCEC		 TS 8B - Spatial Information Modelling I
Commission: 3
Chair: Prof. Yerach Doytsher, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 3, Israel
Rapporteur: Mr. Angel Yanakiev, Bulgaria
Thursday,
15 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 104, SCEC		 TS 8C - New GNSS Applications and Developments
Commission: 5
Chair: Dr. Volker Schwieger, Germany
Rapporteur: Mr. Mikael Lilje, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 5, Sweden
Thursday,
15 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 102, SCEC		 TS 8D - Photogrammetry, RMS and Image Data Processing
Commission: 6
Chair: Dr. Renee Bartolo, Australia
Rapporteur: Dr. Linlin Ge, Australia
Thursday,
15 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 105, SCEC		 TS 8E - Law and Planning
Commission: 8
Chair: Mr. Wafula Nabutola, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 8, Kenya
Rapporteur: Mr. El Mekki Abou Elala, Morocco
Thursday,
15 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 201, SCEC		 TS 08F - GNSS CORS Networks - Positioning Infrastructure, Analysis and Applications III
Commission: 5
Chair: Prof , Rudolf Staiger, Chair of FIG Commission 5, Germany
Rapporteur: Mr. Robert Sarib, Australia
Thursday,
15 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 202, SCEC		 TS 8G - Educational Needs
Commission: 2
Chair: Mr. Christian Paresi, the Netherlands
Rapporteur: Dr. Martin Smith, United Kingdom
Thursday,
15 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 203, SCEC		 TS 8H - Cadastre and Land Administration Worldwide
Commission: 7
Chair: Dr. Szabolcs Mihaly, Hungary
Rapporteur: Mr. Gyula Ivαn, Hungary
Thursday,
15 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 106, SCEC		 TS 8I - Economic Benefits of Hydrography
Commission: 4
Chair: Dr. Michael Sutherland, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 4, Canada
Rapporteur: Mr. John McCarthy, Australia
Thursday,
15 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside 101, SCEC		 TS 8J - SIM Services and Applications
Commission: 3 and 7
Chair: Mr. Bo Lauri, Sweden
Rapporteur:
Thursday,
15 April
08:30–10:00
Bayside Gallery A, SCEC		 TS 8K - Developing Cadastre from Cadastre 2014
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Jόrg Kaufmann, Switzerland
Rapporteur: Dr. Daniel Steudler, Switzerland
Thursday,
15 April
10:00–10:30
Exhibition Hall, SCEC		 Coffee/Tea Break
Thursday,
15 April
10:30–12:00
Bayside Auditorium A, SCEC		 Plenary Session 4 - Technological Futures
Commission: All
Chair: Dr. Dalal S. Alnaggar, FIG Vice President, Egypt

Mary O’Kane (Australia):
Technological Futures (4649)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Ed Parsons (United Kingdom):
Technological Futures (4650)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Matt Higgins (Australia):
Technological Futures (4653)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]
Thursday,
15 April
12:00–13:00
Free, on your own		 Lunch Break
Thursday,
15 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside Auditorium A, SCEC		 After Lunch Talk 3 - Leica Geomatics: Surveying in the Year 2020
Chair: Mr. Matt Higgins, FIG Vice President, Australia

Johannes Schwarz (Switzerland):
Surveying in the Year 2020 - Potential impacts of emerging technologies on surveying applications and instrumentation - A manufacturer’s perspective (4655)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]
Thursday,
15 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 103, SCEC		 FS 4B - Spatial Data Infrastructures in Support of Disaster Management Need
Commission: 3
Chair: Prof. Mohamed Essadiki, Morocco
Rapporteur: Mr. Christos Zenonos, Cyprus
Thursday,
15 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 104, SCEC		 FS 4C - Adjustment Techniques and Reference Frames
Commission: 5
Chair: Mr. Dave Doyle, USA
Rapporteur: Dr. Neil D. Weston, USA
Thursday,
15 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 102, SCEC		 FS 4D - Landslide and Subsidence Monitoring II
Commission: 6
Chair: Prof. Andreas Eichhorn, Germany
Rapporteur: Dr. Milan Talich, Czech Republic
Thursday,
15 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 105, SCEC		 FS 4E - Critical Infrastructure Development
Commission: 8 and 3
Chair: Mr. Kwame Tenadu, Ghana
Rapporteur:
Thursday,
15 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 201, SCEC		 FS 4F - Land Tenure and Land Management Projects in Developing Countries
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Muhammad Bashar Nuhu, Nigeria
Rapporteur: Mr. William Kalande, Kenya
Thursday,
15 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 202, SCEC		 FS 4G - Engineering Surveys II
Commission: 6
Chair: Mr. David Martin, France
Rapporteur: Mr. Paul Stivano, Australia
Thursday,
15 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 203, SCEC		 FS 4H - Remote Sensing and Optical Techniques II
Commission: 5 and 6
Chair: Dr. Gethin W. Roberts, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 6, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Dr. Linlin Ge, Australia
Thursday,
15 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 106, SCEC		 FS 4I - Measuring and Monitoring the Coastal Zone
Commission: 4
Chair: Mr. David Neale, Trinidad and Tobago
Rapporteur: Ms. Angela Etuonovbe, Nigeria
Thursday,
15 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside 101, SCEC		 FS 4J - GIS Applications on Internet
Commission: 3 and 7
Chair: Mr. Lefteris Lykouropoulos, Greece
Rapporteur:
Thursday,
15 April
13:00–14:00
Bayside Gallery A, SCEC		 FS 4K - Case Studies from Small Islands States
Commission: 8, 3 and 7
Chair: Dr. Diane Dumashie, Chair of FIG Commission 8, United Kingdom
Rapporteur:
Thursday,
15 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 107, SCEC		 FIG Corporate Members Meeting
Commission: FIG Corporate Members
  • By invitation only
Thursday,
15 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside Gallery A, SCEC		 INV 4 - Land Policies in Africa
Chair: Dr. Diane Dumashie,Chair of FIG Africa Task Force, United Kingdom
Rapporteur:

Mwenda Makathimo and Joycelyn Makena Kaaria-Ogeto (Kenya):
The Role of Surveyors in Land Policy Formulation: Best Practices from the Kenyan Experience (4663)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Olusola Atilola (Nigeria):
Land Reform in Nigeria (4758)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Anthony Arko-Adjei (Ghana), Arbind Tuladhar, Jitske De Jong and Jaap Zevenbergen (Netherlands):
Customary Tenure Institutions and Good Governance (4279)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]
This is a peer reviewed paper.
Thursday,
15 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside Auditorium A, SCEC		 TS 9A - Development of Land Tenure Systems - Developing Countries
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Teo CheeHai, FIG Vice President, Malaysia
Rapporteur: Mr. Willian Kalande, Kenya
Thursday,
15 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 103, SCEC		 TS 9B - SIM Best Practice Applications
Commission: 3
Chair: Dr. Jens Riecken, Germany
Rapporteur: Mr. Steven Nystrom, USA
Thursday,
15 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 104, SCEC		 TS 9C - Standards
Commission: 5
Chair: Mr. David Martin, France
Rapporteur: Mr. Robert Sarib, Australia
Thursday,
15 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 102, SCEC		 TS 9D - Machine Guidance and Integrated Measurement Systems
Commission: 6
Chair: Dr. Gethin W. Roberts, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 6, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Mr. Jim Ollis, Australia
Thursday,
15 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 105, SCEC		 TS 9E - Sustainable Planning and Urban Renewal
Commission: 8
Chair: Mr. Michael Doran, Northern Ireland
Rapporteur: Mr. Yaacoub Saade, Lebanon
Thursday,
15 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 201, SCEC		 TS 9F - Real Estate Management
Commission: 9, 7 and 8
Chair: Mr. David Smejkal, Czech Republic
Rapporteur: Mr. Tuomo Heinonen, Finland
Thursday,
15 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 202, SCEC		 TS 9G - Quality in Surveying Education
Commission: 2
Chair: Dr. Gary Hunter, Australia
Rapporteur: Dr. Reinfried Mansberger, Austria
Thursday,
15 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 203, SCEC		 TS 9H - Land Consolidation I
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Mats Backman, Sweden
Rapporteur:
Thursday,
15 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 106, SCEC		 TS 9I - Nautical Charting - Marine Cartography
Commission: 4
Chair: Mr. Adam Greenland, New Zealand
Rapporteur: Mr. David Neale, Trinidad and Tobago
Thursday,
15 April
14:00–15:30
Bayside 101, SCEC		 TS 9J - Land Administration Projects
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Arvo Kokkonen, Finland
Rapporteur: Mr. Lars Palm, Sweden
Thursday,
15 April
15:30–16:00
L1 Bayside Convention Centre, SCEC		 Coffee/Tea Break
Thursday,
15 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside Auditorium A, SCEC		 TS 10A - New Development in Cadastre - Developed Countries
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Godfried Barnasconi, the Netherlands
Rapporteur: Mr. Andrαs Osskσ, Chair of FIG Commission 7, Hungary
Thursday,
15 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 103, SCEC		 TS 10B - Spatial Information Infrastructures to Address Social Aspects
Commission: 3, 7 and 8
Chair: Dr. Vladimir Tikhonov, Russian Federation
Rapporteur:
Thursday,
15 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 104, SCEC		 TS 10C - GNSS Modernisation and Trends
Commission: 5
Chair: Mr. Dave Doyle, USA
Rapporteur: Ms. Christina Kempe, Sweden
Thursday,
15 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 102, SCEC		 TS 10D - Building Measurement and Modelling
Commission: 6
Chair: Prof. Alojz Kopacik, Chair of FIG Commission 6, Slovakia
Rapporteur: Dr. Volker Schwieger, Germany
Thursday,
15 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 105, SCEC		 TS 10E - Disaster Management: Preparedness and Resilience
Commission: 8, 3 and 7
Chair: Mr. Daniel Roberge, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 7, Canada
Rapporteur: Ms. Sophie Schetke, Germany
Thursday,
15 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 201, SCEC		 TS 10F - Land Taxation and Fiscal Cadastre
Commission: 9 and 7
Chair: Dr. Frances Plimmer, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 9, United Kingdom
Rapporteur: Dr. Winrich Voss, Germany
Thursday,
15 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 202, SCEC		 TS 10G - Knowledge Sharing
Commission: 2 and 1
Chair: Ms. Leonie Newnham, Chair Elect of FIG Commission 1, Australia
Rapporteur: Prof. Bela Markus, Chair of FIG Commission 2, Hungary
Thursday,
15 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 203, SCEC		 TS 10H - Land Consolidation II
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Rik Wouters, the Netherlands
Rapporteur:
Thursday,
15 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 106, SCEC		 TS 10I - Vertical Reference Frame
Commission: 4 and 5
Chair: Mr. Darren Burns, Australia
Rapporteur: Mr. Gordon Johnston, United Kingdom
Thursday,
15 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside 101, SCEC		 TS 10J - Spatial Information Modelling II
Commission: 3
Chair: Dr. Haim Srebro, Israel
Rapporteur: Dr. Michael Barry, Canada
Thursday,
15 April
16:00–17:30
Bayside Gallery A, SCEC		 TS 10K - Cadastral Boundary Issues
Commission: 7
Chair: Mr. Gyula Ivαn, Hungary
Rapporteur: Mr. Libor Tomandl, Czech Republic
Thursday,
15 April
19:00–23:00
Dockside, Cockle Bay		 Gala Dinner
  • The congress dinner will take place at the Dockside restaurant positioned above the busy Darling Harbour waterfront.
  • Cost: 165 AUD
  • Sponsored by Leica Geosystems
Friday, 16 April
Friday,
16 April
08:00–16:00
Parkside Promenade, SCEC		 Registration
Friday,
16 April
08:30–10:30
Bayside 202, SCEC		 Presidents' Meeting
Chair: Prof. Stig Enemark, FIG President, Denmark
  • For Presidents of FIG Member Associations
  • By invitation only
Friday,
16 April
10:30–11:00
L1, Parkside Foyer, Parkside Convention Centre, SCEC		 Coffee/Tea Break
Friday,
16 April
11:00–14:00
Parkside Ballroom, SCEC		 FIG General Assembly - Session II
  • For FIG Members
  • Open for observers
Friday,
16 April
14:00–14:30
L1, Parkside Foyer, Parkside Convention Centre, SCEC		 Coffee/ Tea Break
Friday,
16 April
14:30–16:00
Parkside  Ballroom, SCEC		 Closing Ceremony
Commission: All
Chair: Mr. Paul Harcombe, Congress Director, Australia

Michael Giudici, SSSI President (Australia):
Closing Address (4740)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]

Stig Enemark, FIG President (Denmark):
Closing Address and Congress Resolutions (4739)
[abstract] [paper] [handouts]
Friday,
16 April
16:00–17:00
L1, Parkside Foyer, Parkside Convention Centre, SCEC		 Farewell Reception

Pre-conference Workshop on the History of Surveying
 
  • Programme and registration information as a .pdf file.
     
    • Friday, 9 April
    Friday,
    9 April
    08:55–10:45
    Old Government House, Parramatta     		History Workshop - Day 1 - Australia’s Greatest Surveyors-General - Session 1
    Commission: IIHS&M
    Chair: Mr. John Brock, Australia
    Friday,
    9 April
    09:00–16:00
    Old Government House, Parramatta     		History Workshop - Day 1 - Australia’s Greatest Surveyors-General - Poster Session
    Commission: IIHS&M
    Chair: Mr. John Brock, NSW, Australia
    Friday,
    9 April
    10:45–11:15
    Old Government House, Parramatta     		Morning Tea
    Friday,
    9 April
    11:15–12:50
    , Old Government House, Parramatta     		History Workshop - Day 1 - Australia’s Greatest Surveyors-General - Session 2
    Commission: IIHS&M
    Chair: Mr. Jan de Graeve, Chair of IIHS&M, Belgium
    Friday,
    9 April
    12:50–15:00
    Old Government House, Parramatta     		Lunch and Views through Government House
    Commission: IIHS&M
    Friday,
    9 April
    15:00–16:30
    Old Government House, Parramatta     		History Workshop - Day 1 - Australia’s Greatest Surveyors-General - Session 3
    Commission: IIHS&M
    Chair: Ms. Kerima-Gae Topp, Australia
    Friday,
    9 April
    16:35–19:30
    Parramatta    		 Walk to grave of Augustus Alt & Visit Parramatta Observatory site and 1828 Broad Arrow & Reception
    Commission: IIHS&M
    Saturday, 10 April
    Saturday,
    10 April
    09:00–10:50
    Dixson Room, Mitchell Library, Macquarie Street, Sydney     		History Workshop - Day 2 - The World’s Greatest Surveyors - Session 1
    Commission: IIHS&M
    Chair: Mr. John Brock, Australia
    Saturday,
    10 April
    10:50–11:10
    Mitchell Library, Macquarie Street, Sydney     		Morning Tea
    Saturday,
    10 April
    11:10–12:40
    Dixson Room, Mitchell Library, Macquarie Street, Sydney     		History Workshop - Day 2 - The World’s Greatest Surveyors - Session 2
    Commission: IIHS&M
    Chair: Mr. Brian Blevins, USA
    Saturday,
    10 April
    12:40–13:40
    Mitchell Library, Macquarie Street, Sydney     		Lunch
    Saturday,
    10 April
    13:40–15:10
    Dixson Room, Mitchell Library, Macquarie Street, Sydney     		History Workshop - Day 2 - The World’s Greatest Surveyors - Session 3
    Commission: IIHS&M
    Chair: Mr. Jan de Graeve, Chair of IIHS&M, Belgium
    Saturday,
    10 April
    15:10–15:30
    Mitchell Library, Macquarie Street, Sydney     		Afternoon Tea
    Saturday,
    10 April
    15:30–17:05
    Dixson Room, Mitchell Library, Macquarie Street, Sydney     		History Workshop - Day 2 - The World’s Greatest Surveyors - Session 4
    Commission: IIHS&M
    Chair: Mr. Richard Hucker, United Kingdom
    Saturday,
    10 April
    17:05–19:30
    Mitchell Library, Macquarie Street, Sydney     		Official Surveyors’ Art Exhibition Opening
    Commission: IIHS&M
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