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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Acquiring NYS DOT Appropriation NYS Exam Application Preparation How to Study and Prepare to Pass
and Other State Mapping NY CE: n/a the LS Licensing Exam
NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5 Eric Greppo, PE NY CE: n/a
James S. Thew, LS 8:00am – 9:30am Richard C. Brooks, LS; Caegen J. Burnett,
8:00am – 9:30am This course is intended for prospective LS, and Ian W. Garland
NYSAPLS has been working with the land surveyor licensure applicants and 10:30am – 12:00pm
NYS GIS Association on the creation land surveyor professionals interested This presentation has been designed to
of a database for retrieval of NYS DOT in best nurturing future professionals on assist both the pre-licensee preparing
appropriation mapping and enhancing their team. It is critical that applicants to take the exam and the licensed Land
access to public information as it relates clearly and thoroughly understand the Surveyor mentoring that individual.
to the surveying profession. This course criteria and processes associated with Speaker Rick Brooks co-presents the LS
will provide an update on how progress of the application for NYS Professional Exam Review Workshop with Dr. Joseph
this collaborative effort, as well as show licensure in Land Surveying. This course Paiva. Speaker Caegen Burnett has
attendees how to retrieve information discusses, in an informal & participatory recently been licensed and speaker Ian
from the databases that already exist, format, communication, organization, and Garland is now going through the process
such as, the NYS GIS Clearinghouse expression of experience on licensure of being accepted to sit for the exam. All
website and the NYS DOT record plans applications. It reviews the current regulatory will share their experiences detailing their
portal. This course will also provide requirements, forms, and submission successes and hardships. Through open
information for the retrieval of railroad processes necessary for successful discussion, all three speakers will interact
valuation mapping, canal mapping, and application. Attendees of this session will with the attendee’s offering advice and
letters patent. Attendees will walk away garner a better sense of what is required guidance. This presentation will give
with an expanded list of contacts at when applying for licensure, the importance the attendee insight enabling him/her to
various NYS agencies and public utilities of good, clear, and concise writing skills, develop their best practices to achieve
to better serve the public. and understand why comprehending the success they seek. Our goal is to help
instructions, seeking help, and networking you apply once, successfully, and pass the
are all critical success factors. exam the first time.

Subdivision Design Concepts
NY LS/PE: 1.5; NH .25; VT 1.5; NJ 1.5
William E. Beardslee, PLS, PE, PP
10:30am – 12:00pm
This course is to acquaint the professional
with concepts of subdivision design
which are to be used in the surveying and
planning stages of a development, including
regulatory compliance, client contact in
accordance with the Consumer Protection
requirements, and ensuring that all the
necessary survey data is accumulated.

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