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A special thank you to all that made it out to our annual conference at the Turning Stone
Resort & Casino in Verona, NY. Post-conference highlights can be found on pages 16-21.
Congratulations to our newest officers who were officially installed at the conference
preceded by a bag pipe procession leading our officers inside the ballroom. It was a sincere
pleasure to see all of our members and friends again!
If you haven’t already, please take our online post-conference survey. Be sure to tell us what
you liked about the conference and where you feel we could improve. It will only take a
couple minutes, but you will be helping to mold the future of our annual event. The survey
can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/nysapls-post2024
The month of March holds a place in history
for our licensees as we celebrate National
Surveyors Week. National Surveyor’s Week is
celebrated on the 3rd full week of March
annually (this year, March 17-23, 2024). It
encourages our members and fellow land
surveying professionals across the nation to
promote and publicize the importance of our
profession. You may have seen email reminders
from our office, information posted on our
website and on the NSPS website, but my
question is… how will YOU celebrate?
Will you submit photos in our photo contest? Or visit a nearby high school and share what a
typical day in the life of a surveyor is? Will you get involved with a local Boy Scout troop and
lend a hand in achieving their survey merit badge? Will you collect GPS coordinates for the
GPS on Bench Marks program? Do you plan on bringing your child to work?

Download the Surveyors Week volunteer kit! NSPS has posted a “National Surveyors
Week Volunteer Kit” on their website, www.nsps.us.com, which explains step-by-step how to:

• Request a proclamation
• Talk to kids about surveying
• Get involved with GPS
• Help a local Boy Scout earn the surveying merit badge
• Start a Trig-Star competition started in your area
I’d love to hear your stories and include them in a future issue of the Empire State
Surveyor. Please feel free to email me at amber@nysapls.org with your stories and pictures.
If you’d like more information on National Surveyor’s Week, visit our website, www.nysapls.
org or the NSPS website, www.nsps.us.com.

Thank you, as always, for your support!

Amber Carpenter
Managing Director

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