31st January is the Deadline for Submission of Abstracts for FIG Working Week 2008

The theme of the Working Week is “Integrating Generations”, which addresses many of the issues facing surveyors in the next years. These include questions related to the need of getting young people interested in surveying and geomatics, how to keep the professional qualifications up to date, need for capacity building – all issues of great interest for FIG and the organisers. The theme can also be read more closely related to the profession itself: what is the role of modern technology in GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System), geoinformatics, laser scanning etc. This fast growing technology will change the way of our profession.

All ten FIG technical commissions will attend the conference and papers are therefore requested to all the following topics:

Professional Standards and Practice
Professional Education
Spatial Information Management
Hydrography
Positioning and Measurement
Engineering Surveys
Cadastre and Land Management
Spatial Planning and Development
Valuation and the Management of Real Estate
Construction Economics and Management

The deadline for submission of ABSTRACTS is 31 January 2008, i.e. in only 10 days from today. Abstracts should be submitted online following this link www.fig.net/abstractdb/submit.asp?id=9

If you want your paper to be peer reviewed by FIGs Peer-Review-Committee the deadline for submission of FULL PAPER is also the 31 January 2008.

During the month of February we will select papers for the Technical Sessions of the Working Week and authors who are accepted as speakers will be notified by the end of February.

If you know already now that you will definitely go to Stockholm in June you should register now at https://www.fig.net/registrations/regform.asp?eventid=50 taking advantage of the Early Bird (discounted) Registration Fee and at the same time book your hotel direct with one of the hotels mentioned under “accommodation” at the Conference Website www.fig.net/fig2008 . Booking forms are available for each of the hotels with whom we have negotiated discounted Conference prices.