The Oregon Surveyor | Vol. 39, No. 3 16 NSPS SPRING BUSINESS MEETING SUMMTAERXYT Two subjects under old business that I feel we should convey to our membership: • NSPS needs a champion(s) for the ALTA Certication Program to take the reins and move the program forward. Gary Kent is supportive of the idea, but looking for other leadership to make it happen. If any members feel strongly about the program, please let me know and consider stepping forward to help make it happen. • NSPS is continuing to pursue having a joint meeting with FIG in 2022. Sites for consideration may include Orlando, New Orleans or Washington D.C.—stay tuned for further development. e following is a list of new initiatives and observations from our spring meetings: • First and foremost, a warm welcome is extended to our fellow surveyors in West Virginia who recently voted themselves into the 100% membership program. John Green (a past WVSPS President) sat in for Jared Wilson who will serve as their rst NSPS Director. I hope John found our spring meeting engaging and worthwhile! • If NSPS hadn’t welcomed West Virginia into the fold rst, the Young Surveyors would have been front and center. NSPS will have a signed MOU with the Young Surveyors shortly and they will have a non-voting seat on the NSPS Board of Directors. e Young Surveyors are an inspiring group of individuals that are involved in the workings of NSPS. • NSPS had nine teams competing in the student competition. Congratulations to our winners: e University of Akron (4 year) and Dunwoody College of Technology (2 year) • e Geodetic Certication committee is pressing forward. Many members may have seen the American Association for Geodetic Surveying (AAGS), Geodetic Certication Program online poll requesting input from our fellow surveyors across the country; if not, please seek it out and complete it. Dave Doyle with AAGS oered that they want to make a concerted eort to obtain professional input and support versus relying on recommendations from an academic panel. From my point of view, it appears to be a thoughtful and commendable approach. • NGS 2022 Datum – Model Law. NSPS continues to work with National Geodetic Survey (NGS) on templates we can provide the states to use in craing legislation to recognize the new datums. • NSPS is working on a white paper to share with our state associations to support professional licensing. NSPS is aware of a tangible force within federal and local governments that seeks to eliminate licensing, referring to it as an impediment to work force development and our economy. • NSPS will develop “Best Practices Guidelines” which Bour membership can follow to help ensure Federal Trade Commission (FTC) compliance. I will provide copies to PLSO membership when they become available. • Our Joint Government Aairs Committee will pursue having the geospatial (or Geomatics) eld included as a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). is classication would open up sources of funding for grants, scholarships and tax credits targeted towards STEM majors • NSPS will cra a letter to the National Association of Realtors requesting that specic language be inserted in their Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice to the eect that they will not engage in activities that constitute unauthorized practice of land surveying – such as suggesting to their clients where their boundaries are, or what constitutes a legal property corner monument. • e NSPS Public Relations Committee presented two awards. e rst went to e Texas Society of Professional Surveyors for a yer and website they put together for educating youth about land surveying. • e second was a humanitarian award given to the Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association for a joint eort between the Northeast Chapter of IPLSA and e Northern Illinois University’s Geomatics program to survey an area wiped out by a tornado, replacing monumentation and documenting existing infrastructure. e information contained herein is what I believe would be of interest to Oregon surveyors. When available, the ocial meeting minutes may contain more information of interest to Oregon surveyors. e NSPS sta did a great job in preparing for and administering this meeting. Many thanks to the NSPS sta for all of their eorts. EXCEEDING YOUR EXPECTATIONS JJoshua Boes REAL ESTATE Joshua Boes Licensed in Oregon & Washington 503.747.8515 www.joshboes.com AMONG THE TOP 5% OF AGENTS IN PORTLAND
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