The Working Week is hosted by the International Federation of Surveyors, FIG and the Chamber of Graduated Surveyors, Bulgaria as the local host. The FIG Working Week 2015 is locally supported by all relevant local major sectors, such as the academia, the government and the private practitioners.

The overall theme of the Working Week is “From the Wisdom of the Ages to the Challenges of the Modern World”. Bulgaria is an ancient country with a rich story and heritage of the ages and this theme will be included in several parts of the programme of the Working Week.

The FIG Corporate Members are offered the first choice of sponsorship and exhibition opportunities. Those who are interested please contact Claudia Stormoen (email: claudia.stormoen@fig.net or tel. + 45 9391 0812) before 31 November 2014. After this date the sponsorship and exhibition opportunities will be opened for other companies.

During the Working Week a full technical programme with trade exhibition and technical and social tours will be offered. The programme will offer interesting topics for policy makers and professionals involved in surveying, geoinformatics, planning, implementation and management of spatial information. The sub-themes cover professional standards and ethics; education and training; management of spatial information; hydrography, global positioning and surveying techniques, engineering surveys, cadastre and land managements, spatial planning and development; real estate management and evaluation; and construction economics and project management thus covering all ten FIG commissions.

The international trade exhibition will take place from 18 to 20 May 2015. Sponsors and exhibitors representing relevant professional businesses and organisations are invited to participate and display their products and services. The exhibition will be located at National Palace of Culture – Congress Centre Sofia next to the session rooms. The Exhibition will provide delegates and exhibitors with excellent opportunities to network in a favorable environment that provides a central and energized meeting place for all participants. With morning/afternoon refreshment and lunch breaks being served in this area it will create an unparalleled opportunity to promote your products and services to the diverse delegate base. Booths will be given in the order of bookings.

Application forms including terms & conditions will be sent upon request, should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact FIG Office (fig@fig.net) or Claudia Stormoen directly by email: claudia.stormoen@fig.net or tel +45 9391 0812.

The indicative floor plan includes 50 booths and the expected exhibitors include international and national companies and agencies operating in surveying, GIS, engineering, construction, telecommunications, insurance and new technologies.