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• Nearly half of the States do not have a PAC. All members are encouraged acknowledged professional journal to publish professional
to select the Advocacy – Drive to 75 tab on the NSPS website and donate Surveying articles.
to help support these important national initiatives. • We had the wonderful opportunity to have individually stamped
• The NCEES Non-boundary Mapping Sciences licensure exam was surveyor rings from Association of Ontario Land Surveyors
discussed, with each State being encouraged to contact their State (AOLS) who have formed a company based on strong demand
NCEES Board member to voice support or opposition. of an initial ring offering they presented a year ago in Canada.
• The ALTA/NSPS Standards revisions were approved by NSPS contingent • Plans are underway for the 250th celebration with the fall
upon Item 6.D. (L) being moved from a required item to Optional meeting to be held in South Dakota. A trip to Mount Rushmore
Table A item. ALTA has already approved all the proposed revisions so to visit the three surveyors and the other guy is planned.
this must go back to them for reapproval with proposed revision. • Membership Drive 2026 was kicked off at Geoweek in
• The Young Surveyors Network hosted the FIG Young Surveyors 2nd February to increase the current 40% National membership.
Americas Regional Meeting at the Fall meeting. • A “Get Kids into Surveying” monopoly game will be unveiled
• Three young surveyors attended the FIG Surveyors working week in at Geoweek 2026 and the games will be available for sale
Brisbane Australia in April 2025. through the NSPS website.
• The inaugural Young Surveyors mentor/mentee program was a Upon conclusion of the meeting on Friday, my husband Rick and I
huge success with 82 pairings April-August 2025. enjoyed exploring the trails at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife
• It would be very beneficial for NYSAPLS Young Surveyors to join the Refuge. As with all the surveyors reading this, it was great to get
NSPS YSN. There are currently 766 national members – visit outside and stretch our legs after a few days of indoor meetings!
https://youngsurveyors.org Please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions, or to
• Young Surveyors are needed at the Spring 2026 meeting to support request expanded information on any of the items above. I can be
Student Competition. reached at pbrooks@cpasurvey.com. Please also use the NSPS
• There is an informational matrix found at https://www.arcgis.com/apps/ website to stay up to date on issues and obtain additional details from
mapviewer/index.ml?webmap=5b9744d46d7448feaf86f68f4c447668 the individual reports.
(or google search “Esri NSPS contact map”) that needs State assistance Thank you again for allowing me to serve as NSPS Director and let
to complete, correct, and/or update their State’s information. me know if you have an interest in serving as the NY Trig-Star
• NSPS has renewed their relationship with Surveying and Land Coordinator or learning how to serve as the future NSPS Director
Information Science (SaLIS) to provide surveyors with an representing New York.

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