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General Membership Meeting - January 31
Mark your calendar and make plans to attend a General Membership Meeting of the Maryland Society of Surveyors, Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at the O'Callaghan Hotel in Annapolis, Maryland.
MSS is honored to invite Governor Larry Hogan as our featured speaker. We are hopeful the governor will join us, or, in the alternative, MSS will host a representative of the Hogan Administration. Change is in the air in Maryland and the governor and his administration are making the state more business-friendly. Join us to learn about these changes and what it means for the demand for surveying services across the Free State.
Mark your calendar and
click here
to register today.
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MSS Fall Conference Celebrates 50 Years
MSS recently celebrated 50 years of networking, fun and education at it's annual fall conference. MSS members joined colleagues and peers in education courses, on the exhibit hall floor and at social events. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this a conference to remember.
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And the Award Goes to....
During the fall conference, various awards were presented to deserving MSS members. In a touching ceremony, MSS President TJ Frazier recognized the following award winners:
Chapter of the Year: Baltimore Chapter
Surveyor of the Year: Jeremy Burns
Lifetime Achievement Award: Lowell Chapman
Friend of the Society Award: John DiCarlo / DiCarlo Precision Instrument, Inc.
Russell E. Lowman Award: Mike Davis
Draper and Dottie Sutcliffe Scholarship: Jeremy McCombs
Fred and Joan Ward Scholarship: William Everett
Special President's Awards: Kevin Miller and David Comer
To view winners of the Plat and Photo competitions,
click here.
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e-Auction Raises Funds for MSS Educational Trust
A silent e-auction was held in conjunction with the MSS Fall Conference and successfully raised over $4,500 to benefit the MSS Educational Trust! A special thank you to Bill Orsinger for his efforts in conducting the auction.
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MSS Baltimore Chapter & Workforce Development
On Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 12:00 pm, the Baltimore chapter will hold their monthly meeting at WBCM, 300 East Joppa Road, Suite 200, in Towson. Representatives from the Baltimore City mayor's office of economic development (MOED) will join us. We will be discussing the pilot program we're developing in conjunction with the MOED and the city school system. This is part of MSS's workforce development efforts.
If your firm is located or works in/around the City, please plan to attend and find out more about the pilot. We'll have a variety of ways to participate and we need your help! If you're not in/around the City, we still want you to attend since we hope to develop programs similar to this pilot across the state.
A pizza lunch will be served. Cost for lunch is $10 for licensed surveyors, $5 for all others. RSVP to
Bryan Haynie at Century Engineering.
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Road Design Course - Registration is Open
Register today for the MSS course on Collector and Local Road Design, presented by James W. Whitehead, LS. This course is being held at the Anne Arundel Community College Arnold Campus, Arnold, MD. This course is offered in 6 (six) sessions from Saturday, January 7 through March 11, 2017. Attendance of at least 5 (five) of the six (6) sessions is required for successful completion of the course.
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Currently, there are 11 individuals currently registered for this course and a minimum of 15 is needed or it will be cancelled. Please register now to ensure we have sufficient attendance.
This course is designed to meet the educational requirements of the Maryland State Board for "Collector and Local Design" as specified by the Board. It is the equivalent of a 3 credit college course. The course is designed for the practicing intern/technician seeking registration as a Professional Land Surveyor or Landscape Architect. It would also be of benefit to a Surveyor, Professional Engineer or EIT as a refresher course on road design the Maryland way.
For more details about the course and to register,
click here.
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Land Surveying in DC from "A" to "Z"
If you're interested in becoming licensed to practice surveying in Washington, DC, the Virginia Association of Surveyors (VAS) is presenting an 8-hour class on Land Surveying in the District of Columbia at its annual convention, on Thursday, January 26 at the Hyatt Regency Dulles in Herndon, Virginia.
This comprehensive all-day seminar is on DC boundary practices and fundamentals. Included in the seminar fee is a copy of the New 2017 DCALS Land Surveying in DC manual. This manual contains important information not previously published and is the only manual available on DC boundary surveying and practices.
Seldom taught, this is the one class a person needs to learn the basics of Washington DC's land and boundary systems. Extensive new material will be featured. This course is indispensable for those seeking land surveyor's licenses in DC.
Taught by licensed DC surveyors with decades of experience, this class focuses on information to keep you out of trouble when practicing in DC. Attendees will take away a true understanding of how boundary surveys are conducted in the Nation's Capital.
For more information and to register for this seminar visit the 2017 VAS General Membership Meeting & Convention click here. 8 CPC credits will be awarded.
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Save the Date: MSS Spring Technical Conference
Mark your calendar to attend the MSS Spring Technical Conference.
April 20-21, 2017
Linthicum Heights, MD
More information coming soon. See
website for details.
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SHA Updates Plat Border and Cell Library
After many years SHA has updated their Plat Border and cell library. Follow the directions below to download the new border and cell library. There is also a new Cell Library Chart for you to follow. SHA would like the greater surveying community to begin using the border for their submissions by January 1, 2017. They are currently in the process of updating their AutoCAD block library; check back to the site below for the posting of the AutoCAD version. To download SHA CAD Standards and Micro station cell library, click here
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Contact
survey@sha.state.md.us with any questions.
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Do You Have Your MSS Apparel?
Did you know you can order shirts and other apparel with the MSS logo? Show pride in your profession and state professional society.
Click here to order on-line through a special MSS page on Land's End.
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