6 The Oregon Surveyor | Vol. 45, No. 2 From the Publications Committee Tim Kent, PLS PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE FROM THE FIELD NOTES You have the ideas and experiences to fill these pages with the work that you do. Please take some photos and put together an article to share with your peers. It really is that simple. The Oregon Surveyor magazine continues to bring you relevant information about our profession with each issue. As noted in last month’s issue, NSPS honored The Oregon Surveyor magazine as the best state society magazine for 2021. This honor doesn’t happen without your input. I hope you read the Field Notes from the last issue on how relatively easy it is to submit an article to the magazine, right down to how to set your camera settings for photos to accompany your article. You have the ideas and experiences to fill these pages with the work that you do. Please take some photos and put together an article to share with your peers. It really is that simple. This month’s article is coming to you from the interim Publications Committee chair. I emphasize interim as I believe inmaking sure that this publication continues to be the best it can be and I volunteered to assume these duties. Please contact me if this position is of interest to you. The duties are relatively simple but critical for meeting publication deadlines. We have an editor in Vanessa Salvia who knows how to put together a great magazine. She interacts with the publisher to provide the magazine to you in a timely manner. The Publications Committee chair is responsible for suggesting articles for publication in concert with the other committee members. A review is made of those articles from the first proof of the magazine. Overall, it is a fairly simple duty for helping to lead a committee in preparing a magazine for publication. It is the face of PLSO and I look forward to continuing to make it the best it can be. x Are you interested in becoming more involved in the land surveying industry? If so, the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) has an opportunity for you! The NCEES is currently seeking licensed professional surveyors and mapping scientists to participate in a professional activities and knowledge study, or PAKS, for the NCEES’s Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) exam. The results of this study will be used to update the exam’s specifications. To learn more about this opportunity and how to connect with the NCEES, visit their website: https://ncees.org/ncees-seeks-professional-surveyors-and-mapping-scientists-expertise-and-advice/
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