The First Meeting of the Steering Committee for the 6th Cross-Strait Surveying and Mapping Conference was held at China Surveying and Mapping Innovation Base on Novermber 16. Xu Deming, Vice Minister of Land and Resources, Director General of SBSM met the delegates in the field of surveying and mapping from the mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao. Li Weisen, Deputy Director General of SBSM attended the meeting. The 6th Cross-Strait Surveying and Mapping Conference will be held in October 2010 in Macao.