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				| The overall theme of the Congress is “Engaging 
				the Challenges – Enhancing the Relevance”, within the 
				context of the FIG Work Plan for 2011 - 2014 that has a vision 
				to extend the use and usefulness of the Profession for the 
				betterment of society, environment and economy towards a world 
				that we want.
 The technical programme will include a broad professional and 
				scientific programme: during 4 consecutive days, offering up to 
				10 parallel sessions and workshops. This will allow more than 
				700 presentations in the entire broadness of the surveying 
				profession. The carefully prepared Technical Programme will 
				offer both specially invited high profile presentations and 
				papers that are selected through the open call for papers 
				procedure.
 FIG Congress 2014 is the main event for all ten FIG technical 
				commissions. Therefore proposals for papers are requested in all 
				topics of interest of the following commissions: 1. Professional Standards and Practice 
				- FIG commission 12. Professional Education - FIG 
				commission 2
 3. Spatial Information Management - 
				FIG commission 3
 4. Hydrography - FIG commission 4
 5. Positioning and Measurement - FIG 
				commission 5
 6. Engineering Surveys - FIG 
				commission 6
 7. Cadastre and Land Management - 
				FIG commission 7
 8. Spatial Planning and Development 
				- FIG commission 8
 9. Valuation and the Management of Real Estate 
				- FIG commission 9
 10. Construction Economics and Management 
				- FIG commission 10
 Papers are also invited on the areas of three FIG Task 
				Forces: Surveyors and Climate Change; Property and Housing; and 
				the FIG Africa Task Force. In addition papers on the History of 
				Surveying and Measurement (Permanent Institution of FIG) are 
				welcome. The subthemes identified by FIG Commissions together with the 
				local organising committee include:  |  |  
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					Professional Standards, Ethics and Practice Professional Education and Capacity Development Emerging and Changing Roles of Surveyors Surveyors and Climate Change Spatially enabled government and societySpatial Information Management and Data InfrastructureSpatial Information for SustainableDevelopment and Disaster Risk ManagementHydrography and Administration of Marine Spaces Positioning and Measurement Global, Regional and National Geodetic Reference Frames
					GNSS Development and ModernizationLocation-based Services and Precision Positioning 
					Possibilities Engineering and Mining Surveys Airbone and Terrestrial Laser Scanning  | 
					Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Mobile MappingCadastre, Land Administration and Management Innovative Land Administration Approaches and LandTools
					Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and the Seas
					Securing Land and Property Rights for AllGlobal Geospatial Information ManagementSustainable Spatial Planning and Urban DevelopmentValuation and Management of Real Estates  Land and Property Market and TaxationInternational Property Standards and Practices Building Information Modelling and Management Green Construction and Innovation Sustainable and Affordable HousingConstruction Economics and Management |  
				| SPECIFIC TOPICS OF FIG CONGRESS 2014In the open call for papers non-peer 
						review and peer review papers are invited from following
 detailed topics selected by FIG Commissions:
 
 
 Commission 1 – 
						Professional Standards and Practice
 
			Governance and sustainabilityDevelopment of professional qualifications, standards and review 
			systemsProfessional services to the public and the marketing of the 
			professionYoung professionals (sessions organised by Young Surveyors 
			Network)Changing role of the surveyor, innovation and new ways of 
			workingInstitutional development and legislative issues  Commission 2 – 
		Professional Education
 
			Educational standards and accreditationAttracting new generations and students to surveying programmesInnovation in surveying curriculaLife-long learning - educational and training servicesGood educational practices Building capacity for training and education  Commission 3 – 
		Spatial Information Management (SIM)
 
			Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) at all levels – local, 
			regional, national and globale-Governance and SDI in supporting decision making – theory, 
			applications and best practiceIntegration of spatial data – cadastre, land use, real estate, 
			utilities, environment, socio-economic information, etc.
3D/4D geospatial models, algorithms, standards and applicationsBusiness models, public-private partnerships and economic 
			aspects of SDISIM meeting challenges – natural and environmental risk 
			prevention and disaster management, waste management, etc.
SDI interoperability aspects – standards, technical tools, 
			metadata, portals and clearinghousesWeb and mobile GIS – challenges, services and real-time 
			capabilitiesGeospatial visualisation (2D/3D/4D)  Commission 4 - 
		Hydrography
 
			Hydrographic surveying and mappingHydrographic standards and guidelinesHydrographic education, training, and professional developmentNew and emerging science and technologies for hydrography (e.g. sensors, systems, AUVs, electromagnetic wave propagation etc.)
Maritime and marine spatial information management (including 
			data processing and management of hydrographic data, data structures, marine spatial 
			data infrastructures,
 marine information systems)
Hydrography and society (Offshore surveying in support of 
			energy, environment, submarine telecommunications, ports and harbours, economies, national and 
			international political
 objectives)
 
 
 Commission 5 – 
		Positioning and Measurement
 
			GNSS and infrastructural developmentGeodetic and positioning measurement – infrastructure, 
			methodology, adjustment and analysis
Standards, best practice guidelines, quality assurance and 
			calibration for survey (including geodetic) measuring instruments
National or geospatial reference systems and associated 
			infrastructure Terrestrial and airborne laser scanning Cost-effective surveying (GNSS and other survey methods) Ubiquitous positioning techniques and applications -such as 
			RFID, WiFi, AGPS, mobile phones, MEMS inertial sensors, Locata
Geoids and gravity - modelling, measurements and applications
			 Commission 6 – 
		Engineering Surveys
 
			Deformation measurementEngineering surveys in managing natural disasters Precise height measurements for engineeringRecent industrial surveying and sensing technologies and 
			applicationsLaser scanning applicationsMachine control and guidance with surveying technologies  Commission 7 – 
		Cadastre and Land Management
 
			Emerging trends in land administration and cadastreLand policy and reformLand administration to support sustainable developmentDevelopment of pro poor land management and land administrationCustomary and group land rights3D and 4D cadastreState land managementLand administration in post conflict and post natural disaster 
			areas  Commission 8 – 
		Spatial Planning and Development
 
			Environmental challenges in megacitiesDisaster and environmental managementUrban and rural land use planning Planning policies and environmental improvement Informal settlement issues in spatial development, planning and 
			governance Planning and managing urbanisationPublic-private partnerships in planning and land development
			 Commission 9 – 
		Valuation and the Management of Real Estate
 
			Tax Bases for Real Estate Taxation Mass Appraisal TechniquesLarge Scale Acquisitions of Land (“Land Grab”)Real estate valuationValuation methods for properties where no markets exist for themValuation profession and valuation standardsReal estate finances and investmentsCompulsory purchase and compensations in land acquisition and 
			takingsReal property practises and sustainable cities  Commission 10 – 
		Construction Economics and Management
 
			Quantity SurveyingProject Tendering (Bidding)BIM - Building Information Modelling - the hottest one, Construction standards and regulationsConstruction economicsInnovative house building and mass customisation in housing |  |