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W elcome to the
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New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors
63rd Annual Surveyors Conference!
63rd Annual Surv eyors Conf erence!
Welcome to the New York State Association Diversity in Land Surveying:
of Professional Land Surveyors 63rd Annual A Panel Discussion
Surveyors Conference!
Don’t miss this special event to be held on the final day
Our annual surveyors’ conference is our of our conference. The NYSAPLS Young Professionals
most anticipated event of the year, hosting Committee has organized a Diversity in Land
surveying professionals from New York, Vermont, Surveying Panel Discussion, moderated by committee
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecticut, member Ashley Metz. The discussion will focus on the
Pennsylvania and the neighboring Canadian unique paths some surveyors have taken to join this
provinces. After months of careful consideration, profession and the struggles they faced along the way.
the NYSAPLS Executive Board made the decision The Diversity in Land Surveying Panel Discussion will
to reschedule our traditional in-person conference be held on Friday, January 28th at 12:30pm.
as a virtual event again this year. Our Conference,
Education, and Finance Committees have met Extraordinary Experience
several times and worked together to create an We realize that 2021 has not gone the way we had
exciting online conference experience to allow our hoped. However, we believe we’ve designed a fun and
members and friends to gather safely from the creative way for our members and friends to come
comfort of their home or office. together safely. The NYSAPLS staff will be available
Contests, prizes and more FUN… throughout the conference to assist with technical
questions to ensure you have a smooth and enjoyable
The Conference Committee has once again virtual conference experience. So please join us as
transformed our map contest and silent auction to we explore the endless possibilities the virtual world of
a virtual platform. Map contest entries will be surveying can offer. Embrace the vast wealth of
displayed digitally during the event. Please help us information and peer support we are putting forward
support the contest by viewing the maps and voting at this year’s conference. Take a few moments to
for your favorite! The annual Silent Auction to raise review the extensive program that our volunteer
money for the Shaw Fund Scholarship and LSPAC committees have worked so hard to put together for
will also take place throughout the conference, you. Thank you for joining us as we celebrate 63
beginning Wednesday 1/19 and ending Friday 1/28. years of showcasing our great profession!
Be sure to bid … and check back often to make sure
someone did not out bid you! Sincerely,
Kenneth J. Stigner, LS, PP
Awards Ceremony & Conference Committee Chair
Officer Installation Ceremony William R. Eggers, LS
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This year we welcome in the new 2022 Executive Education Committee Chair
Officers. Join us in congratulating them into their
new leadership roles on Thursday, January 27th
at 12:30pm. Also join us for our annual awards
ceremony, honoring the newest faces of the 63
surveying community, as well as the recipients of the
college level scholarship awards and the Pillars of
Excellence awards. The awards ceremony will take
place Thursday, January 20th at 12:30pm.
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