FIG President Stig Enemark attends the Geo-Siberia 2009
Conference
Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, 21-23 April 2009
Prof.
Alexander Karpik, Rector of the Siberian State Academy
of Geodesy and Prof. Stig Enemark, President of FIG |
The famous church in the main street of Novosibirsk representing the
centre of the former Soviet republic territory. |
President Stig Enemark attended Geo-Siberia 2009, the Fifth
International Exhibition and Scientific Congress, Novosibirsk, 20-24 April
2009 – invited by Alexander Karpik, Rector of the Siberian State
Academy of Geodesy being the organiser of the conference.
The Geo-Siberia 2009 attracted about 1,500 participants from about 130
organisations and companies and from 15 foreign countries. In his opening
speech president Enemark mentioned that “Geo-Siberia has in less than
five years grown to become an important platform to demonstrate the latest
achievements in technology and methods in surveying and GIS management. By
combining a large scale exhibition with an international conference
Geo-Serbia gives an excellent opportunity for professionals in Siberia, in
Russia, the Central Asian Region and from overseas to discuss issues that
are essential to not only the professionals but to society as a whole”.
Siberian Fair Exhibition |
Siberian Fair Exhibition |
The technical programme of Geo-Siberia 2009 included a rage of plenary
sessions, round tables, and about 20 technical sessions with about 150
presentations in total. In the first plenary sessions the President Enemark
gave a keynote address on “Surveyors
facing the global agenda” that was well received by our Russian
colleagues. See the conference website at:
www.geosiberia.sibfair.ru/eng/.
Alexander Karpik, Rector,
Stig Enemark, FIG President, Viktor Tolokonsky, Governor, and
Gennady Sapozhnikov,
Deputy Governor. |
Prof.
Vladimir A. Seredovich, Vice-Rector of Siberian State
Academy of Geodesy.
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Furthermore a special seminar addressed the issue of “Integrating land
management, cadastre and geodesy in the Central Asian Countries”.
President Enemark gave the
keynote address at this seminar to address this core issue for both
Russia and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). Unfortunately
representatives of the CIS could not attend the seminar due to financial
constraints. But FIG will still aim to support the CIS countries in Central
Asia to join the global surveying community.
FIG believes that Geo-Siberia is an important platform of cooperation
with Russia and the Central Asian Countries. FIG will lend its support to
develop this annual event further in the future for the benefit of Russia,
The Central Asian Region and the global surveying community.
Prof.
Vasily A. Malinnikov, Rector of Moscow State University
of Geodesy Cartography. |
Thanks to great hospitality of Russian hosts and colleagues.
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