Association of German surveying engineers
| Association of German Surveying Engineers V. (VDV) |
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|---|---|
| purpose | Professional association |
| Chair: | Wilfried Grunau |
| Executive Director: | Burkhard Kreuter |
| Establishment date: | March 25, 1949 |
| Number of members: | about 6500 |
| Seat : | Wuppertal |
| Website: | www.vdv-online.de |
The Association of German Surveying Engineers e. V. ( VDV ) is a professional association for engineers in geodesy and geoinformatics . The association, founded in 1949, has around 6500 members (as of August 2015).
history
The VDV was founded on March 25, 1949 as the Association of German Engineers and Technicians in Surveying in Essen . On January 1, 1958, it was renamed the Association of German Surveying Engineers.
organization
The VDV is divided into the federal association, the regional associations and the districts. The head office is in Wuppertal .
The president of the VDV is Wilfried Grunau. Further members of the executive committee are the managing director Burkhard Kreuter, the treasurer Michael Kilian and the secretary Anja Dyx. Vice-presidents are Ullrich Wille and Frank Pöhlmann. (As of 2017)
President
Presidents or chairmen since the foundation:
- 1949–1950: 1st chairman Hans Janke
- 1950–1954: 1st chairman Walter Nicolini
- 1954–1956: 1st chairman Hans Henselder
- 1956–1957: 1st chairman Wolfgang Beicken
- 1957–1969: 1st chairman Hermann Nedorn
- 1969–1993: 1st chairman Wolfgang Beicken
- since 1993: President Wilfried Grunau
executive Director
Managing director since 1962:
- 1962–1969: Hermann Nedorn
- 1969–1977: Wolfgang Beicken
- 1977–1993: Hans Soest
- since 1993: Burkhard Kreuter
activities
The VDV represents its members on professional-political and subject-related issues and is involved in the structural design of the German surveying system. Another important purpose of the association is professional development. For this purpose there is the independent educational organization VDV, recognized as a non-profit . The Bildungswerk conducts advanced training events in various specialist groups.
Publications
The association magazine VDVmagazin appears 6 times a year and is free of charge for members. On May 1, 1950, the first issue appeared under the title Der Fluchtstab . When the association was renamed on January 1, 1958, the magazine was also renamed Der Vermessungsingenieur . On January 1, 2006 the name was changed to VDVmagazin .
The VDV series of publications appears in loose succession , in which specialist articles on current topics are summarized and published.
Memberships
The VDV represents the interests of its members as a member of the following associations / organizations:
- Central Association of Engineering Associations (ZBI)
- Gaussian society
- Funding Association of the Museum of Surveying Technology
- German Hydrographic Society (DHyG)
- Committee for Fee Regulations (AHO)
- German Umbrella Association for Geoinformation (DDGI)
- European Group of Surveyors (EGOS)
- German Association for the Promotion of Research on Standardization (FNS)
- Interest group geodesy (IGG)
Award of the Golden Lot
According to the rules of honor of the VDV, the association can honor public figures with the award of the golden lot who have made a special contribution to the goals of the association. The founder and designer of the Golden Lot is Wolfgang Kramer (Honorary Chairman of the Cologne District).
Previous winners
- 1990 - Wolfgang Beicken, VDV federal chairman
- 1991 - Hans-Dietrich Genscher , Federal Foreign Minister
- 1992 - Erwin Jacobs, Dover-Calais Eurotunnel
- 1993 - Josef Campinge, ZBI President
- 1994 - Norbert Burger , Lord Mayor of Cologne
- 1995 - Giorgio Poretti, determination of the height of Mt. Everest
- 1996 - Ulf Merbold , ESA astronaut
- 1997 - Johannes Rau , Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia
- 1998 - Harald Lucht , Senate Councilor, Head of Cadastre and Surveying Bremen
- 1999 - Hans Hass , deep sea researcher, author and filmmaker
- 2000 - Manfred Bonatz , earth gravity researcher, founder of the GeoObservatory Odendorf
- 2001 - Dagmar Schipanski , physicist and member of the UNESCO World Commission on Ethics in Science and Technology
- 2002 - Joachim Gauck , civil rights activist, Federal President, in 2002 Federal Commissioner for the records of the State Security Service of the former German Democratic Republic
- 2003 - Wilfried Grunau , President of the Association of German Surveying Engineers , Vice President of the Central Association of Engineering Associations
- 2004 - Michael McKay, flight director of the first Mars Express mission to Mars and the first Smart 1 lunar mission of ESA .
- 2005 - Klaus Töpfer , Executive Director of the UN Environment Program ( UNEP ) based in Nairobi / Kenya
- 2006 - Eberhard Burger , building director for the reconstruction of the Dresden Frauenkirche
- 2007 - Rita Süssmuth , former President of the Bundestag D.
- 2008 - Arved Fuchs , polar explorer
- 2009 - Fritz Pleitgen , former director of the WDR and chairman of the management of Ruhr.2010 GmbH.
- 2010 - Hagen Graeff, Honorary President of the DVW - Society for Geodesy, Geoinformation and Land Management
- 2011 - Ranga Yogeshwar , science journalist
- 2012 - Rolf Bull, editor-in-chief of VDVmagazin
- 2013 - Bernhard Hoëcker , comedian and book author
- 2014 - Klaus Grewe , geodesist and antiquity researcher ( Eifel aqueduct )
- 2015 - Hans Fröhlich , engineer, university professor and geodesist
- 2016 - Amelie Deuflhard , theater producer and director
- 2017 - Jörn Lauterjung, Director of the Geoservices Department at the German Research Center for Geosciences Potsdam (GFZ), Co-Director of the Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences (ZAIAG) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- 2018 - Tara Stella Deetjen , development worker and founder of the aid organization Back to Life eV
- 2019 - Manfred Weisensee , geodesist, university professor and President of Jade University
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Great confidence . Nordwest-Zeitung from May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ↑ Grunau and Kreuter continue to head the VDV . gis.Point. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ↑ Frank Pöhlmann is the new VDV Vice President . VDV website. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ↑ Ullrich Wille is the new VDV Vice President . VDV website. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ↑ Golden Lot for Bernhard Hoëcker . GIS.Point. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ The Golden Lot goes to Klaus Grewe . General Gazette Bonn. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ Golden Lot for Professor Dr. Hans Fröhlich . German Association Forum. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ↑ Amelie Deuflhard receives the award for civic engagement / Golden Lot 2016. In: www.vdv-online.de. Retrieved August 30, 2016 .
- ↑ Golden Lot 2017 for Dr. Jörn Lauterjung . gis.point. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- ↑ Human and social engagement . VDV website. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ↑ Manfred Weisensee awarded the GOLDEN LOT . VDV website. Retrieved November 10, 2019.