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Governing Council Programme For 2010 / 2011 Session

Regular Meeting Days:
March              -  12,   2010
April                 -    9,   2010
May                  -  14,   2010
June                -  11,   2010
July                  -     8,  2010
August            -    13, 2010
September     -    10  2010
October           -    15, 2010
November      -     12, 2010
December      -     10, 2010
January           -     14, 2011
February         -      15, 2011

Monthly Activities
March 2010
  * Standing Committees set up.
  * Ad-Hoc Committees set up
  * Notification of New Governing Council Members to Allied Professional Bodies and other Authorities.
  * Consider Minutes
      - 12th Meeting of the Governing Council, February 12, 2010
  *  Publication of Examination Programme - Invitation of Applications from Trainees (VES, QS and LS)
  * Pursue Legislative Bills - Status Review
  * Courtesy Calls:
     -  Minister for Justice and Attorney General
     -  Ministry, Lands and Natural Resources
     -  Ministry of Transport
     -  Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing
     -  The Commissioner, CEPS
  * Divisions Tasked to provide Inputs in respect of specific organizations by April 25, 2010 for  
     subsequent visits
  * Strengthening the Secretariat, Human Resource Consultant to commence assignment
  * GhIS Manual on Website (Final) 

April 2010
  * Pursue contact with other International Allied Bodies
  * Consideration of AGM Minutes
  * President meeting with all Chairmen (Divisions and Committees) - April 15
  * Courtesy Calls:
     -  Minister of Local Government
     -  The Speaker and Leadership of Parliament 
  * Visits to Selected Stakeholder Organizations
  * Discussions on Strategic Plan Review
  * Legislative Bills – status Review
  * 5th Surveyors Week - Final Report
  *  YSO to submit 2010/2011 Programme to the Governing Council
  * LS Refresher Course begins
  * Asantehene's Land Secretariat - Progress Report
  * Identify Strategies for translating benefits of Membership
  * Health/Surveyors Walk (Organized by GWW)
  * Management of Palma House, Agreement Signed, Sealed and Delivered.   

May 2010
  * LS Refresher Course continues
  * Educational Tour - Kristo Asafo Centre, May 13, 2010
  * Strengthening Secretariat
     -  Director of Training Appointed
     -  Salary Enhanced
  * Post Visit - report on Requests
     -  IGP
     -  Village of Hope
  * Publication of Newsletter
  * Status Report on Proposed Surveyors Complex Project
  * Written and Oral Examinations for Matured Trainees
  * Review of Strategic Plan Competed
  * Status Report on Legislative Bills
  * 6th Surveyors Week - Work Plan approved.
 
June 2010
  * Refresher Course for VES Trainees
  * Visit to selected Stakeholder Organizations
  * YSO to submit Progress Report
  * Status Review of Surveyors Centre/Complex Project
  * LS Division:
     -  Refresher Course Continues
     -  Written Examination Part I
  * Launching of
     -  GhIS Commissions
     -  GhIS Zones/Chapters
     -  GhIS Revised Strategic Plan - Five Years
  * Joint CPD by CPD Committee - June 17, 2010, Accra
  * Secretariat:
     -  Redecoration/Painting
     -  Window Blinds, Changed

July, 2010
  * QS Day/Seminar
  * Defaulting members and firms over three (3) years in arrears to be expunged
  * Refresher Course:
     -  LS Division Continues
     -  QS Division
  * Meeting with Reps. on Lands Commission Boards
  * Meeting with Principals of Firms and Heads of Department of MDAs engaging Surveyors
  *  Proposals on Asantehene's Land Secretariat Organization Completed. Education - Chiefs - on the
     establishment and maintenance of Customary Lands Secretariats (CLS)
 * Social Event, VES Hosting, Mid-July
 * 6th Surveyors Week:
    -  Theme adopted
    -  Venue chosen
    -  Sponsorship Drive begins

August, 2010
  * LS Day/Seminar
  * Certified Training Programme for identified Stakeholders – By LS Division
  * Publication of Members and Firms in good standing
  * Refresher Course
     -  LS Division
  * Adoption of Criteria for Awards to:
     -  Founders
     -  Other Pioneers, those who Watered
  * Status Report on Proposed Surveyors Complex Project
 
September, 2010
  * Written Examination – QS Division
  * VES Day/Seminar
  * Certified Training Programme for identified Firms/Organizations/Departments/Institutions etc - VES
     Division
  * Refresher Course
     -  LS Division ends
  * Written Examinations:
     -  LS Division Part II
  * Courtesy Call - Practising Firms: (Wooing those apathetic to GhIS)
  * Certified Training Programme for identified stakeholders - By QS Division

October, 2010
  * Closure and receipt of Application for elevation to Fellow
  * President at Home - October 14, 2010
  * VES Examination
  * Status Review on Proposed Surveyors Complex
  * Visit to Regional Branches (Eastern and Volta)

November, 2010
  * Nomination for Election to Governing Council
  * Submission of Exams Results by all Divisions
  * Visit to Kumasi:
     o Departure, Accra – Kumasi
     o Courtesy Call, Rector, Kumasi Polytechnic
     o Meet Students (Estate Management and Building Technology
     o Luncheon meeting with Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Branches in Kumasi
     o Courtesy call, Vice Chancellor
     o Meeting with Heads of Departments on Divisional basis
     o Meeting with students Jointly (Land Economy, Building Technology and Geomatic Department)
     o Governing Council Meeting
     o Departure, Kumasi – Accra
  * Publication of Journal - The Ghana Surveyor
  * 6th Surveyors' Week programme finalized towards Launching - Press Conference
  * YSO to submit 2nd Progress Report
  * Annual Report (Divisions to submit input by last week in November 2010)

December 2010 
  * Experience Sharing (Case study), X'mas Party on Wednesday December 15, 2010, GWW organizing
  * Consideration and Adoption of Examination Results

January, 2011
  * 2011 Budget adopted
  * Annual Report adopted
  * Adoption of Draft Annual Account
  * 6th Surveyors Week outreach activities commence
  * Review of Status of Surveyors Centre/Complex Project

February, 2011
  * 6th Surveyors Week and 42nd Anniversary activities in full gear e.g.
     o Presidential Address
     o Awards Day
     o AGM
     o Presidential Ball etc.
     o Founders Day, February 28, 2011