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Membership • The committee is working on an Op-ed article in follow up to the GISA
Heather Schultz for Nik Decker, Chair GeoCon roundtable.
• The committee:
Strategic Planning
I. continues calling at-large members who have not yet renewed Greg de Bruin, Chair
their membership. • The Strategic Plan can be viewed here: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.nysapls.
II. had a lengthy discussion at their last meeting about bolstering org/resource/resmgr/strategic_2022-2024/2023-2025-Strategic-Plan-Boa.
regional leadership. The committee intends to continue work on pdf . The BOD is charged with items 1.1.1, 4.2.3, 6.1.1, 6.1.9.
this initiative. • The committee met with chairs from other NYSAPLS committees on
III. continues exploring networking opportunities for our members. November 13th to review progress on the SP.
IV. has received a contract from Retrieve Technology. As a new • Similar to what Patti discussed on the NSPS level, Greg also discussed
member benefit, discounted software guides and gift cards will interest in assisting committees in increasing collaboration with one another,
soon be offered on the NYSAPLS website. especially in getting news out to our PR committee.
Minimum Technical Standards (ad hoc)
Jason Larson, Chair Nominations and Awards
• Jason reported that the committee met this past week. Jason also Amber Carpenter for Kaleb Winters, Chair
recently met with the Strategic Planning committee to review the SP • Ballots for the election of officers will be counted during New Business.
goals for the MTS committee. • The committee is accepting nominations for Pillars of Excellence awards to be
awarded during the annual conference. The nominations are on the NYSAPLS
• MTS has met with most regional associations to discuss the draft MTS.
The committee is working on meeting with those few regionals they website and available in the Conference Registration brochure.
have not yet met with and offered to go back to regionals they have Workforce Development Committee (ad hoc)
already met with, if the regional would like to continue the discussion. Amber Carpenter for Steve Boddecker, Chair
• The committee is still waiting for action to be taken by SBELSG on • The committee reviewed the work of the NSPS Workforce Development Committee.
the draft MTS. • The committee developed (and presented at this meeting) a mission
statement and a list of 8 goals.
NSPS
Patti Brooks • The committee is looking forward to an upcoming meeting with PR, YP, and
• Patti attended the NSPS meeting in Cleveland, Ohio at the end of SP to discuss areas where there may be overlap or duplication of efforts.
September. The meeting was well attended. Executive Director Tim NSPS has a good model, where the NSPS Workforce Development Committee
Burch has energized NSPS. Tim continues to seek sponsors to host works with each state’s WDC to help centralize, coordinate, and share
networking events during NSPS meetings. successful efforts.
• Patti is working on a budget for expenses associated with NYSAPLS Young Professionals
continued representation at NSPS. Keith Burley, Chair
• At the September NSPS meeting, a panel discussion was held that • Keith thanked Roy for his service as President.
included topics on Workforce Development, Education, Membership, • The committee has expressed interest in organizing a coordinated effort to
Certified Surveying Technician program, and Public Relations. A good have the profession represented at County Fairs throughout the summer in
discussion was had on what each committee does, and how they can New York State, and the NY State Fair.
work more closely together to improve cohesiveness.
• The committee is continuing its work on YouTube shorts.
• Patti mentioned the PowerPoint available on the NSPS website for
workforce development speaking events. • The committee is working on a campaign to contact school administrators to
gain greater access to career fairs and school visits.
• The Surveyors Historical Rendezvous (a national event) will be held
September 18th-21st 2024 in Dubuque Iowa. VIII. Unfinished Business
• Place holder: Support of CUNY NYC College of Technology Construction
• NSPS is helping rewrite the Boy Scouts surveyor’s badge requirements.
Management and Civil Engineering Program (City Tech)’s 15 credit hour
• The Student Competition (April 21-24) will be held during the spring program for minor in Geomatics within a Bachelor of Technology for Civil
NSPS meeting in Washington D.C.. The Student Competition events Engineering. This item will be removed from future agendas until further
will be held on the Capitol Mall. action is needed.
• Patti wants to work more with Bill Eggers (Education Committee IX. New Business
chair) on the Certified Floodplain Surveyor certification program.
• Jeremy Thompson announced that the Ranger School currently has 15 survey
• NSPS President Bob Akins will be attending our 2024 annual conference. students enrolled.
Public Relations • Survey of members’ employment needs. In an effort to inform existing and
Lem Morrison, Chair potential college surveying programs on hiring needs, Scott Allen will work with
• The committee generally meets once a month. They are working Russ Aicher, Amber Carpenter, and others on preparing questions for the survey.
closely with our PR firm the Martin Group to expand our presence • Jeremy and Jason Larson discussed the possible increased interest in on-line
on Instagram, as this platform appears to be the most popular social surveying programs.
media platform for young people.
• Soldiers to Surveyors campaign is ongoing right now.

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