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Friday Webinar Series

Join us on a Friday of every month as we present lectures on a variety of business, project management and surveying subjects.
All from the convenience of your office! You can participate by conference call, by computer-based webinar, or both! And some
courses have been approved for NY CE credit! Register on our website, www.nysapls.org.
Featured May Program… law and the experience requirements to become licensed, has
sparked an interest in the process. The Young Professionals
The 2021 ALTA/NSPS Land Title Committee will discuss their individual experiences and aim
Survey Standards to answer questions that many individuals who are working
towards their license may have, as well as help those that are
Presented by Gary R. Kent, PS already licensed, encourage and guide prospective employees
May 7, 2021 and associate members on becoming licensed. The discussion is
Registration Fees: $49 Members; $60 Non-Members open to all those interested in the surveying profession.
Approved for 1.0 NY LS/PE CE Hour

This program will provide an overview of the changes to the Featured June Program…
ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards that became effective
on February 23, 2021. The focus will be on the most substantive 811 Before You Dig
modifications to the standards including in the field collection of Presented by Emily Mandresh
easement and utility information, the treatment of utilities and June 4, 2021
easements on the survey map, dealing with easements identified
but not listed in Schedule BII, and significant changes to, and Registration Fees: $49 Members; $60 Non-Members
deletions from Table A. Approved for 1.0 NY LS/PE CE Hour
Dig Safely New York’s presentation covers all aspects of the
Seminar Goals and Objectives
By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to: location request process, from placing the location request all
1. Outline the primary changes from the 2016 to the 2021 the way through to starting the job. Code Rule 753 is the law
ALTA/NSPS Standards. that dictates safe digging practices in New York and this course
2. Apply the new Table A item 11 on utilities to a 2021 ALTA/ outlines what the law requires of the excavators, utility companies
and locators throughout the process. The presentation also
NSPS Land Title Survey. addresses what to do if something does not go as planned or a
3. Describe the treatment of easements identified but not listed damage occurs. Learn about how the one-call process works and
in Schedule BII of the title commitment. what is required by law before professionals start their jobs.
About our Speaker: Seminar Goals and Objectives
Gary Kent is in his 38th year with The Schneider Geomatics in Indianapolis By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
– having transitioned to part-time status this year. He also provides training,
consulting and expert witness services as manager of Meridian Land 1. Understand who is required to place a location request
Consulting, LLC. Gary has served on the Indiana State Board of Registration before digging
for Professional Surveyors since 2004 and is a past-president of both ACSM 2. Recognize the steps required before they can start digging such
and the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors. He has presented as placing location request, waiting the required time, etc.
programs on boundary law, easements and rights of way, surveying standards 3. Understand what steps to take if something does not go as
and practice, and leadership in all 50 states and three times in Europe. planned such as a delayed response, a mis-mark or a damage.

**SPECIAL MAY BONUS EVENT** About our Speaker:
Emily Mandresh is a Field Representative for Dig Safely New York and
covers the Central New York and Mohawk Valley regions. She has been with
Young Professionals Panel Discussion: the company since 2017. Prior to that she worked in the news industry as
Road to Licensure an assignment editor for 5 years. She received her Bachelor of Science in
May 14, 2021 Public Relations from SUNY Fredonia. She now keeps busy with her career
and her two young boys.
Registration Fees: FREE
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interest in obtaining those coveted post-nominal letters: PLS; as
well as the recent development in the changes to the education

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