7 Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon | www.plso.org TWEEXSTTFED MEETING REPORT Western Federation of Professional Surveyors MEETING REPORT: October 10, 2015 • Sea-Tac, WA WFPS AREAS OF FOCUS: Developing and Maintaining Programs to Promote the Profession WFPS is committed to promoting the land surveying profession. To that end, WFPS is currently developing the following programs: • Youth Outreach—Land Surveying as a Career ✓ WFPS has budgeted funds to developing an after school/ community program. The program will include 10 hours of curriculum that can be used by state associations and their chapters to promote land surveying as a career. The initial outline of the program is complete. More information will be available regarding this program in January. If you are interested in serving on the committee that is developing this program, please contact the WFPS Executive Office at (707) 578-1130 or admin@wfps.org. ✓ Continuance of the Teaching with Spatial Technology (TwiST) program which provides teachers with resources to promote land surveying within their classroom. All state associations are welcome to participate in this once a year event. The 2016 TwiST program will be held the third week in June. All state associations are welcome to sponsor teachers to this training. Deadline for registration is March 31, 2016. • Public Awareness—Elevator Pitch Contest ✓ An Elevator Pitch is a short summary (no more than 45 seconds) used to spark interest in the profession. WFPS » MEMBER DRIVEN MANAGEMENT, from page 6 If you are a supervisor, please take a moment to ask how you will get the younger generation involved in making decisions about their professional community. How are you helping make PLSO home to new people? If you’re a student or associate member, ask yourself how to lend your voice to help cultivate the future. On Nov. 21, the PLSO Board will meet in Salem for its Fall Quarter meeting. We are discussing outreach and scholarship, voting on award recognition for the 2016 Conference in Eugene this coming January, as well as selecting a PLSO ChairElect. Chapters are currently looking to fill their leadership roles before this meeting. Please contact me, John Thatcher or your local chapter president (emails are conveniently located on the inside cover of this magazine) and tell us how you want to be involved. What do you want to see happen? I promise, there is a place for you. ◉ is running a contest for the best elevator pitch to engage a member of the public and quickly educate them on “What is a Land Surveyor” and “How a Land Surveyor Serves the Public.” Be creative and submit your pitch to admin@wfps.org by April 30, 2016. The winner will receive a $100 Visa card. Providing Resources to Benefit State Associations WFPS is dedicated to providing resources to state associations. Following are a few of the resources currently being developed: 1. Speakers Bureau This new resource developed by WFPS will provide state associations the ability to search for a speaker by name, geographic location, or by topic. The database will include a photo of the speaker, a bio, price range, and testimonials. State associations are currently in the process of sending in their recommendations for speakers. 2. Quarterly Book Reviews Looking for content for your magazine or newsletter? WFPS will be providing a quarterly book review that state associations can publish. Serving as a Regional Voice WFPS serves as a regional voice for the surveying profession. WFPS has a long history of assisting state associations by providing support on legislative issues. This includes letters of support and resolutions for topics such as continuing education, fouryear degree, and definition of surveying. At the October Board of Directors meeting, WFPS took the following action to assist state associations with specific needs: ✓ At the request of Washington delegates, WFPS will write a letter of support to maintain the survey program at Clark College. ✓ At the request of Colorado delegates, WFPS will write a letter of support to maintain the position of County Surveyor in Colorado. ✓ As some states do not have a recordation law, WFPS Board of Directors adopted the attached resolution in support of survey recordation requirements. NALS-WFPS Western Regional Conference WFPS will cosponsor a western regional conference with the Nevada Association of Land Surveyors. The conference will be held April 16–19, 2016 at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, NV. Featured speakers include: Gary Kent, Jeff Lucas, and Jan VanSickle. As PLSO is an affiliate of WFPS, all members of PLSO receive member pricing. More information regarding the conference will be available soon. ◉
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