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The Oregon Surveyor
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Vol. 39, No. 6
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he Western Federation of Professional Surveyors
(WFPS) held a Board of Directors meeting on
October 1, 2016 at the Wild Horse Pass Hotel in
Phoenix, AZ. Delegates from 12 western states were
in attendance.
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
develop 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. 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 annual event.
The 2017 TwiST program will be
held the third week in June. All
state associations are welcome to
sponsor teachers to this training.
Public Awareness—Elevator
Pitch Contest
The winner of the Elevator Pitch
Contest was Richard Heieren of
Alaska. Richard generously donated
the reward to the WFPS Scholarship
fund.
WFPS
October Highlights
By John Thatcher, PLS