| FIG President meets FIG Members from the Russian Federation1st – 3rd August, 2012, Moscow, Russia
					
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						 Some of the participants at the session hosted by the Moscow 
			University of Geodesy and Cartography.
 
 |  The International Federation of Surveyors has six members from 
	within the Russian Federation, in all four membership categories. The 
	Federal Agency for Geodesy and Cartography (ROSREESTR) and the Non-Commercial Partnership of Cadastral Engineers are Member 
	Associations, Moscow University of Geodesy and Cartography and the State University of Land Use Planning are Academic Members, the 
				Siberian State Academy of Geodesy is an Affiliate Member and 
	Meridian+, a Corporate Member. Together, they invited President CheeHai 
	TEO to Moscow and to interact with FIG’s members from the Russian 
	Federation.
	 During the visit, FIG President made presentations to one audience at the 
	State University of Land Use Planning, the role, focus and work plan of the 
	International Federation of Surveyors under the current Council and to a 
	second audience at the Moscow University of Geodesy and Cartography on the 
	topic, Spatially Enabled Society. The FIG President was also informed and 
	briefed on the current emphasis and challenges of FIG’s Members in Russia 
	through presentations from V. Kislov, President of Non-Commercial 
	Partnership of Cadastral Engineers, Sergei Nicholaevich Volkov, the 
	President-Rector of the State University of Land Use Planning and Andrey 
	A. Mayorov, the Rector of the Moscow University of Geodesy and 
	Cartography and 
	A. Karpik, Rector of the Siberian State Academy of Geodesy. Vasily 
	V Shlapak, Dean of the Geodesy Faculty at the Moscow University of 
	Geodesy and Cartography spoke fondly of his various past engagements and 
	activities with FIG and Vice Dean Irina Fartukova, FIG Commission 2 
	Vice-Chair, spoke and outlined the preparation for FIG’s Commission 2 
	workshop in Moscow this September, the first FIG Commission level event in 
	Moscow.  The Academic Members from the Russian Federation expressed their desire 
	to work with FIG Commission 2 and consider the possibility of developing a 
	framework for the accreditation of surveying programs.  The FIG President also visited the sole Corporate Member from Russia, 
	Meridian+, and was briefed on its activities by Alexander Golovikhin, 
	the Director General as well as his fellow director Yuriy Bugaevskiy. 
					
						|  A Majorov, the Rector of the Moscow University of Geodesy and 
			Cartography with FIG President.
 |  FIG President with 
						A. Golovikhin, Director General of 
			Meridian+
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						|  V. Kislov (L), President of Non-Commercial Partnership of 
			Cadastral Engineers, S Volkov (middle), the President-Rector 
			of the State University of Land Use Planning with FIG President.
 |  |  CheeHai TEOAugust 2012
 
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