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Welcome New NYSAPLS Members! Volunteers Needed! Can YOU help us out?
Thank you for joining our amazing team of professional licensees, technicians, We are looking for volunteers to help us promote and represent
students, thinkers, leaders, professors, volunteers, and all-around good people! the amazing opportunities in land surveying at the following events.
Watch for your new member kit in the mail. In addition, one of our membership Please consider donating a few hours of your time. We’ll provide
committee members will be contacting you by phone to welcome you. everything you need to get started! Email amber@nysapls.org for
Jake R. Emerick, Schenectady, NY – Associate Member more information. Also, be sure to check out our amazing resources
Jill S. Thompson, Richmondville, NY – Associate Member for school events, scouting events and tradeshows here: https://www.
nysapls.org/page/workforcedevelopment
NYSAPLS Featured in the Media!
NYSAPLS Trustee, Jeremy Thompson, was recently featured on North Country Mentoring Mondays
Public Radio, discussing the need for more surveyors. Jeremy was interviewed This fantastic program is a weekly
by Amy Feiereisel, a Community Engagement Reporter. The interview and Zoom meeting featuring live
article, entitled “As NY land surveyors retire, the need for a new generation of Q&A’s on your favorite surveying
measurers grows” can be viewed here. Thank you to our PR Firm, The Martin topics. Every Monday, the forum is hosted by a rotating series of
Group, for assisting in this effort. guest speakers who are among the best in the surveying business. It
serves as a weekly meeting room for anyone wanting to learn more.
Whether you are a freshman in college or a 50-year Professional
Land Surveyor, we all have questions or we want help with that
second opinion: https://mentoringmondays.xyz/
Wisdom Wednesdays
A bi-weekly virtual roundtable
discussion to go over a chapter at
a time from our “Surveying
Bibles”. The goal is for everyone to read a chapter of a book and then
have a discussion. All sessions are recorded and saved on the Wisdom
Wednesdays website. https://wisdomwednesdays.xyz/
SUNY ESF Ranger School surveying students honored at the annual NYSAPLS Conference.
Jeremy Thompson on far left. Photo courtesy of the Ranger School.

Highlights from…

Now streaming: The ALTA/NSPS Now streaming: The Silver Tsunami Webinar Recap: NSRS Modernization
Land Title Survey Standards – As firm owners across the profession near is Here: What Surveyors Need to
2026 Edition retirement age, the industry faces real questions Know Now
Has it been five years already? It has, so we must about succession, stability, and who carries the NSPS Executive Director Tim Burch joined
prepare for the 2026 Edition of the updated work forward. In the latest episode of Surveyor NGS and other industry professionals on
ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards and we Says! The NSPS Podcast, host Tim Burch sits March 25 for a panel discussion for GeoWeek
have you covered! “Surveyor Says! The NSPS down with John Allen of Allen Business Advisors News on the upcoming NSRS Modernization.
Podcast” (both audio and video!) catches to unpack what this ownership transition The panel shared their views on the adaptation
up with a central figure in these standards, means for both employers and employees and challenges being faced by the geospatial
Gary Kent, PS, to give an overview into the and the strategies that can make it a smooth professions. For more insight on how the
reasoning we have these critical standards. one. If you’re thinking about the future of your surveying profession is working with other
Watch Land Title Survey Updates on YouTube firm, planning your exit, or simply want to geospatial specialists, this is a good source
understand what’s coming for the profession, for learning more about our “coordinated”
this episode is essential listening. Listen on future. If you missed it, you can catch up on-
Podbean Listen on Spotify demand at Geo Week News.

View the full surveyor says! bulletin on the NSPS website here: https://nsps.us.com/resource/resmgr/bulletin/NSPS_SS_Member_Bulletin_Marc.pdf

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