140 Years of FIG

FIG is celebrating its 140 years anniversary. The event was held in Athens Greece on Nov 9, 2018.

140 Years of FIG

Among the speakers during the event was Prof Marinos Kavouras. He is now Vice  Rector of NTUA. He presented a talk "180 Years of NTUA". This was followed by another presentation also from NTUA "100 Years of the School of Rural and Surveying Engineers-FIG Academic Member" by Dean of SRSE Prof Charalabos Iionnidis.

Prof Ioannidis (b.1959)

PhD NTUA 1992

From fig website (link);

FIG was founded on 18 July 1878 in Paris by delegates from seven national associations – Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain and Switzerland – and was known as the Fédération Internationale des Géomètres. This has become anglicized to the International Federation of Surveyors.

The year 2018 marks the 140 anniversary of FIG. It is an honour to celebrate this special occasion together with a handover event marking the end of term for current FIG President Chryssy Potsiou, Greece (2015–2018) to President Elect Rudolf Staiger, Germany, who will take over the FIG presidency on 1 January 2019.

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