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Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon |
Young Surveyors Network
able to augment current activities. Being an official
committee will also allow us to have a voice at the
state level and empower young members to hopefully
be more involved in their respective chapters.
In late September, Chris Glantz and I attended the
national YSN meeting in Phoenix, in conjunction
with the NSPS Fall Business Meeting. There were 15
individuals in attendance representing 12 states.
The focus of the meeting was to get updates from
all of the states and discuss how individual groups
were gaining momentum. While I have felt that we
are still getting a slow start in OR, we are very active
compared to many other states. We also took an
afternoon to attend NSPS committee meetings.
I chose to attend the PR committee meeting and
they have been making great strides in creating
new educational brochures and updating the NSPS
website. The NSPS members present were energized
by our attendance and are excited that we are
stepping up to help shape our own futures.
So you may be wondering why should I commit my
time and energy for the OrYSN? What can be in it
for me? Well, I personally have gained so much from
this group already, only being active for the past
year. I have expanded my professional network and
am making lasting relationships with many of the
engaged members. I have developed more leadership
skills by helping to run meetings and attend board
meetings. The most impressive result I have taken
away is a new found sense of excitement in this
wonderful profession! It’s easy to keep your head
down and do great work every day in your own little
bubble, but to see others that are just as passionate
about their careers as I am is empowering. I’m so
proud to say that I am a surveyor and am excited for
where we are going because I now am meeting others
who are going to shape this profession with me.
We are actively looking for more interested
individuals to join the OrYSN. Members are defined
as those under the age of 35 or within 10 years of
graduation of a surveying degree. We will happily
accept those outside of the aforementioned
parameters, but those individuals will be classified
as ‘Supporting Members.’ We will be holding an
OrYSN event at the PLSO Conference in January on
Wednesday night, so be on the lookout for more
information as the date nears.
Feel free to contact Chris Glantz (chrisglantz@
or Kelly Miller if you
would like to know more, have questions, or would
like to get the monthly meeting invites. You can also
sign up on the NSPS website under About>NSPS
Young Surveyors to be added to the national list.
Here’s to a prosperous 2017!
Mission of The Oregon
Young Surveyor Network
Educate
Empower young surveyors, together with PLSO
and NSPS, to promote and educate the surveying
profession and the public.
Connect
Empower young surveyors, together with PLSO
and NSPS, to create a community where ideas
and experiences can be shared to contribute to
the advancement of the profession.
Involve
Empower young surveyors, together with
PLSO and NSPS, to shape the future of
surveying through involvement in professional
organizations.
YSN members at the September meeting in Phoenix.