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	  News in 2013
  |  34th Annual General Meeting of the Association of Authorized 
	Land Surveyors Malaysia 25th March 2013Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 25 March 2013Each year, before the end of March, the Association of Authorized Land 
	Surveyors Malaysia, the Member Association from Malaysia, convened its 
	annual general meeting where its membership from around the country gathers 
	for half a day to dispense the business of the Association. The President,
				Mohammad Azmi Mohd Zin and his Executive Council are required to 
	present its annual report (activities, developments and finances) to the 
	membership for debate and adoption. 
					
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						 President 
						Mohammad Azmi addressing the Membership of AALSM
 | (activities, developments and finances) to the membership for 
			debate and adoption.
 One notable activity in the past year is in the area of professional 
			development. AALSM jointly with the Land Surveyors Board Malaysia 
			implemented a competency program in the area of underground 
			detection and mapping. The Land Surveyors Board Malaysia is the 
			competent and regulatory authority for the qualification and 
			registration of surveyors and the issuance of licence to practice.
 Registered surveyors who are licensed and wish to engage in 
			underground detection and mapping services undertakes this 
			additional program that last approximately six months, involving 
			both taught and practical components with formal assessment (written 
			and practical) at the end of the program. |  With regards to the 2014 FIG Congress, a National 
	Steering Committee chaired by the Chairperson of the Land Surveyors Board 
	Malaysia and comprising senior members of the Profession from within 
	Government, the Malaysian Convention and Exhibition Bureau, the Co-Congress 
	Director as well as the President of AALSM was established last year. Its 
	aim is to provide the needed support from all stakeholders, general 
	oversight as well as to ensure that the LoC successfully delivers the 2014 
	FIG Congress.
				 President 
				Muhammad Azmi and his Executive Council facing the 
	membership at its 34th Annual General Meeting
 The President of FIG, being a member of AALSM, attended the 34th Annual 
	General Meeting, as in any previous years. The progress in organizing the 
	silver jubilee edition of the FIG Congress was also reported and the 
	Association will be sending a delegation to the 2013 FIG Working Week in 
	Abuja led by President Mohammad Azmi. In the delegation is the 
	Co-Congress Director, Mr. Hasan Jamil, who chairs the Local 
	Organizing Committee.  
				 CheeHai TEOApril 2013, Kuala Lumpur
 28 May 2013 |