| Work plans – Commission 9TitleValuation and the Management of Real Estate G Michael
Yovino-Young, Chairperson of Commission 9
 Terms of Reference
  Valuation - the estimating of value of real 
  estate by valuers and appraisers for various purposes including market value, 
  property taxation, eminent domain, claims of damage or impact on value by some 
  cause or event, and acquisitions for public use or public policy 
  Investment market value and investment planning 
  Development finance, land use feasibility planning 
  Management of property, as a single asset or by 
  management companies 
  Management of property systems to ensure efficient use of 
  public and private resources 
  Management of public sector property.  Mission Statement
  Identify valuers and appraisers in emerging economies and 
  developing countries and co-ordinate their activities with those of FIG.
  Increase FIG members' participation in valuation theory 
  and methodologies, especially in countries without established real estate 
  market protocols and infrastructure.
  Liaise with other appraisal and valuation organizations 
  and co-operate on matters of mutual interest.
  Create, refine and expand a world dictionary for valuers 
  and appraisers.
  Investigate new evidence of the influence of 
  environmental hazards on property use, value, and demand. 
 
 Working Group 9.1TitleEducation and training of valuers in developing 
economies Policy Issues
      
  Disparities and deficiencies in educational programmes.
  Valuation training.  ChairBill Rodney (UK). Specific projects
        Distribute Commission 9 syllabus guidelines ratified by the 
FIG XX congress in 1994.Compile a selected bibliography of literature in the 
field.Investigate possible academic links. Workshop(s)Contributions to technical programmes forming part of FIG 
working weeks, 1999, 2000, 2001. Publication(s)
        Report on core curriculum - survey and model (possibly) (by 
the commission).Report on educational programmes - survey of sources 
(possibly) (by the commission). Timetable
        Reports - to be advised.Working group final report, FIG congress, 
2002. BeneficiariesFIG member associations, other involved professional 
organisations, international agencies. 
 Working Group 9.2TitleEnvironmental influences on real estate Policy issues
      
  Creating a global awareness of the negative influences of 
  contamination and ecological degradation.
  Requirements for new training and protocols for valuation 
  practitioners.  ChairMichael Yovino-Young. Specific projects
        Investigate and catalogue types, extents and impacts of 
contamination of real estate.Identify resources available for practitioners including 
bibliographies, source organizations, remediation industry programmes, 
procedures, protocols, and related cost criteria. Workshop(s)Contributions to technical programmes forming part of FIG 
working weeks, 1999, 2000, 2001. Publication(s)Report on results of work group investigations and reports 
(by the commission). Timetable
        Report of results of investigations and reports, 
2000.Working group final report, FIG congress, 
2002. BeneficiariesFIG member associations, other international and national 
professional organizations, international agencies, 
governments. 
 Working Group 9.3TitleResearch funding Policy Issues
        Seeking sources of funding for research and delivery of 
papers.Encouraging participation in Commission 9’s educational 
presentations at FIG working weeks. ChairSimon Adcock (Australia). Specific Project(s)n/a Workshop(s)n/a Publication(s)Annual report on names of recipients, amounts of grants, 
subjects of research papers, where presented, availability. TimetableSee publications. BeneficiariesFIG members and other 
academics/practitioners. 
 Working Group 9.4TitlePromoting valuation membership of FIG Policy issuesThe under-representation of valuation organisations within 
FIG. ChairDavid Millard (USA). Specific projects
      
  Identify groups and organisations of valuers/appraisers 
  world wide and invite them and their members to participate in FIG events and 
  to liaise with Commission 9 officers and delegates.
  Where possible visit organisations in their home 
  countries.  Workshop(s)n/a Publication(s)Annual list of organisations approached, responses and 
recommendations for further contact. TimetableSee publications. BeneficiariesFIG; Commission 9. 
 Joint Commission 2 and 9 Working Group (WG 9.5)TitleEducation of Valuation Professionals in FIG. Policy issues
  Education on valuation through information network in FIG (an integrated
    virtual learning environment). Let education move, not people.Educational ladder. A stepped way of advancing shall be planned for
    improving the knowledge of valuation.An educational package of valuation should be created and offered on the
    homepage of FIG. The developing countries and those under transition economy
    should intentionally be chosen as the target group.
Co-operation in education / a network for supporting the contact persons. ChairProf. Kauko Viitanen (Finland). Specific projects
  Establish an Internet forum for discussion of the education on valuation.Collect information and determine terminology, basic theories, basic
    methodology on valuation.Create the educational package of valuation.Co-operation with Commission 2 and especially with the WP 2.2 (Virtual
    academy - distance learning) on distance education and training and with
    Commission 9 especially the WP 9.1 (Education and training of valuers in
    developing economies). Co-operation also with all other commissions as
    regards distance education and training.Establish contacts with the universities, the associations for valuation
    etc. outside FIG.Set up a home page with an educational package of valuation with
    hyperlinks to Web sites for distance learning. Workshop(s)
  Virtual workshops and information delivery via the Internet.Presentations at FIG working weeks, Korea 2001, USA 2002 and Germany 2006.Discussions/presentations can be arranged also in some other seminars of
    Commission 9 (e.g. Copenhagen 2001). Publication(s)
  Digital material on Web sitesShort articles in journals Timetable
  Set up home page with hyperlinks to Web sites during 2001-2005.Continuous communication via the Internet.Working group final report, Congress in Munich, 2006. BeneficiariesDistance learning students, individual surveyors, civil servants,
politicians, landowners, employers, universities and university teachers etc. 
 Other Activities
        Expand communications to valuers and appraisers worldwide 
  through the commission home page. Through the internet and other means of communication, 
  act as a clearing house for practical research, data base development, data 
  searches and educational opportunities, Reach out to academia, both faculty and students, to 
  encourage future research papers for presentation at FIG events. 
        Interact with other FIG commissions, especially 
  Commission 2 - professional standards - and Commission 2 - professional 
  education - in matters relating to valuation practices and protocols. 
        Organise presentations of technical papers by 
  practitioners of interest to valuers and appraisers as Commission 9’s 
  contribution to FIG events.  
 Commission officers and chairs of 
working groupsChair G. Michael Yovino-Young
 2716 Telegraph 
Avenue
 Berkeley
 Ca. 94705-1175
 USA
 Email myovino-young@yovino.com
 Tel + 1 510 548 1210
 Fax 
+ 1 510 548 3110
 Vice-ChairStephen Yip
 Land Elite Surveyors Ltd
 Sea 
Bird House, 5th floor
 22-28 Wyndham Street
 Central
 HONG
KONG, CHINA
 Email landelit@netvigator.com
 Tel + 852 
2869 7138
 Fax + 852 2869 6010
 Working Group 9.1Chair Bill Rodney
 Business School
 City 
University
 Northampton Square
 London EC1V 0HB
 UK
 Email W.Rodney@city.ac.uk
 Tel + 44 171 477 
8213
 Fax + 44 171 477 8673
 Working Group 9.2Chair Michael Yovino Young (see above) Working Group 9.3Chair Simon AdcockOffice of the Valuer General
 235 
Queen Street
 Melbourne
 Victoria 3000
 Australia
 Email Simon.Adcock@nre.vic.gov.au
 Tel 
+ 61 3 9603 8118
 Fax + 61 3 9603 8130
 Working Group 9.4Chair David Millard GMAC Commercial Mortgage Company
 550 California Street, 12th floor
 San
Francisco
 Ca. 94104
 USA
 Email
 Tel + 1 415 391 6155
 Fax + 1 415 391 2749
 Joint Commission 2 and 9 Working Group (WG 9.5)Chair Prof. Kauko ViitanenHelsinki University of Technology
 Real Estate Studies
 P.O. Box 1200
 02015 HUT
 Finland
 E-mail: kauko.viitanen@hut.fi
 Tel. + 358 9 451 3870
 Fax + 358 9 465 077
 Working Group WG 9.6David Smejkal, Chair of WG 9.6Institute for Property Expert Valuation
 Prague
 CZECH REPUBLIC
 Tel. + 420 2 2482 7144
 Email: d.smejkal@a-consultplus.cz
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