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Happy New Year! On behalf of the To Enter Contest:
NYSAPLS Headquarters staff, we wish Email photos to Heather at heather@nysapls.org or share
you, your family and staff a happy and online using the hashtag #surveyorsweek2022 and tag
healthy 2022. @nysapls so we can re-tweet it!

New Year, New Career Get creative!!! Here are some helpful tips for your photos:

Our PR Committee recently just • Include an image with people!
launched our newest campaign: New Year, New Career. Be • Use humor
sure to check out page 18 to find out how you can help us • Make it personal
promote the profession of land surveying. • Tell a story

• Show off your work (landmarks, historical scenes)
National Surveyors Week
The winner of the photo contest will have their picture
Save the dates! National Surveyors week (NSW) coming up
in a couple months, March 20-26, 2022. Be sure to visit our featured as the ESS cover shot for a future issue of the Empire
website, along with www.nsps.us.com for opportunities to State Surveyor!
participate in events to promote the surveying profession as a Additional NSW Activities
whole. Surveyor’s week gives us the opportunity to introduce
the newest generation to the surveying profession. Another easy way to bring recognition to the profession
is by obtaining a proclamation from your local town/city
One of the many campaigns our Public Relations Committee government office. Sample proclamations are available on
is the promotion of the profession annually during NSW. We the NSPS website. Other activities include holding a local
hope you will help us accomplish this task by participating in Trig-Star competition, working with the Boy Scouts to help
a local activity to help bring awareness to the profession and them earn a survey merit badge, participating in GPS day, or
the importance of what you do.
holding a career day at your local high school.
2022 Photo Contest However you choose to get involved, please know you are
helping to educate the public, promoting awareness and
The NYSAPLS Public Relations
Committee is inviting you to supporting the future of your profession. To help you get
highlight the Land Surveying started, NSPS has put together a “National Surveyors Week
profession by participating in Volunteer Kit”, which can be found on their website. The
our annual “A Day in the Life document provides helpful tips on how to request a
of a Surveyor” photo contest. proclamation, how to get involved with Trig-Star, links to step-
Everyone is invited to take and by-step directions on the scouting badge, and much more.
submit one or more surveying PS – Do you have a story you’d like to share in our magazine? We
related pictures from across the love printing member generated news articles in our publication.
entire state of New York. The goal is to highlight National Send your news stories and articles to amber@nysapls.org.
Surveyors Week by showcasing a broad spectrum of land As always, thank you for your support.
surveyor activities, from deed research, boundary survey,
topographic, utility studies, drones, 3D scanning, precise Sincerely,
layout for steel erection, tunnel work, bridge work, etc. Above
all, the Public Relations Committee wants you to show your
profession and make it public by sharing on Facebook, Twitter Amber Carpenter
and with NYSAPLS.

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