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Group in their state. Our NY Young Professionals Committee means in each country, which to my surprise had a slightly
should consider sharing some of our projects and initiatives different meaning from country to country.
with them as they might want to include them in their Collaborating with our own Young Professionals’ Committee
organization. This is the type of interaction that we should be has given me an opportunity within New York to work with
fostering within the United States. We all face similar problems people who are invested in our next surveying generation.
(drawing people to the surveying profession) and many of us I am even more enthusiastic after going to this conference
have produced different solutions which we should be sharing and speaking with people who also have a passion for land
on a national and global scale with anyone that is interested in surveying. I would highly recommend anyone with a passion
hearing about our successes. for surveying to go to the next FIG Conference (when It comes
The main FIG conference brought together people worldwide back to the States!). The chance to connect with surveyors
to present diverse topics. I found that the biggest difference from around the world has left a big impression on me to take
between our annual conference in New York State and FIG was what I have gained from this experience and use it to motivate
the way they picked the conference session topics. Individuals others within the NY Young Professionals Committee, my
from across the globe submitted papers about topics they were company, and my community.
interested in and had studied, FIG then selected from those About the author: Ashley Metz is
papers which topics would be presented at the conference. currently a Survey Technician with MJ
The presentations and the conversations that followed were Engineering and Land Surveying, P.C.
more academic than the usual presentations given during our located in Clifton Park, New York.
NY conference. A wider variety of issues outside of our normal Ms. Metz is currently working towards
scope of surveying were presented such as women’s rights to own acquiring her PLS. Ashley is a graduate of
land, a new standardized method of measurement, and the use the SUNY Ranger School. She currently
of surveying technology to assist in measuring and adapting to works on the Young Professionals
climate change were just a few examples of the sessions available
to participants. It was easy to get wrapped up in each new topic Committee and is most interested in
bringing land surveying as a career to
as each presenter was passionate about the issue they presented.
I walked away with a better understanding of what “surveying” people of all ages.

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