Certificate of Platinum Sponsor issued to Leica Geosystems AG Leica Geosystems AG was officially announced Platinum Sponsor of ISPRS 2008 Beijing at a ceremony held on September 22, 2005 in Beijing. Mr. Chen Bangzhu, Director General, State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping of China, and Chairman, National Steering Committee for ISPRS 2008 Beijing, presented the Certificate of Platinum Sponsor to Mr. Hans Hess, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Board, Leica Geosystems AG.