e-NEWS DECEMBER 2019
IN THIS ISSUE...
  • A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
  • CAL TRANS DISTRICT 3 IS HIRING
  • PASSING OF SURVEYOR, MARK LEWIS, PLS 6631
  • NSPS YOUNG SURVEYOR'S NETWORK -- NEW WEBSITE 
  • CLSA AWARDS DEADLINE APPROACHING
  • SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE SURVEY COURSE
  • NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY SURVEYING/GEOMATICS PROGRAM
  • BPELSG EXPERTS NEEDED
  • 2020 FRESNO STATE GEOMATICS CONFERENCE
  • UPCOMING EVENTS
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
The Christmas story delights me in so many ways. I enjoy its message of hope, wonder, and a star. As a surveyor, I cannot help but feel a kinship to those men traveling so far. Many surveyors have traveled far following a star for direction. Their minds, too, filled with hope and wonder, opening up new frontiers, and giving people the opportunity for a new life.

I wish you the best of times with your family and friends during this holiday season and the happiest of new year!  

Annette Hovorka
President, CLSA
CALTRANS DISTRICT 3 IS HIRING
There are multiple positions available in District 3 for Office Processing and Advanced Technology.
PASSING OF SURVEYOR, MARK LEWIS, PLS 6631
Mark Allen Lewis, PLS 6631 of Paso Robles passed away on November 30, 2019. Mark had been an active CLSA Central Coast Chapter member for many years and served as President of the chapter in 2013. Mark was a friend to many, a memorable character and a well respected hard working Professional Land Surveyor.
NSPS YOUNG SURVEYOR'S NETWORK -- NEW WEBSITE
The NSPS Young Surveyor’s Network is proud to present our new website, www.youngsurveyors.org. We worked with myheartcreative, an Oklahoma web design company with a history of working with surveyors, to develop a site that will give our current and prospective members all the information they need to stay connected. The new site will also allow individual state representatives to control their content and post events.

The definition of a Young Surveyor is someone under the age of 35 or who earned their Degree within the past ten years. All surveyors, regardless of licensure, however, are welcome to join, but the focus will remain on supporting those new to the industry.

We would like to ask anyone who would like to join or may have joined in the past to join on the new site as we are rebuilding our membership list using an easier to manage system. This should allow for better organization and quicker mobilization on those issues important to us.
CLSA AWARDS DEADLINE APPROACHING
The CLSA is currently accepting submissions for the 2019 annual awards. Please review the submission forms, linked HERE, and submit nominations by December 31, 2019.

We are accepting nominations in the following categories:
  • Chapter of the Year Award
  • Member of the Year Award
  • Dorothy Calegari Distinguished Service Award
  • Chapter Newsletter Award
  • Chapter Website Award
  • Annual Photo Competition
SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE SURVEY COURSE
Santiago Canyon College will be offering "Survey Mapping in Civil 3D" on Saturdays, 9am-3:30pm from February 1 - March 28, 2020.

CLICK HERE or on flyer for details.

The Surveying and Mapping department at Santiago Canyon College continues to grow as we passionately educate, equip, and empower the Land Surveyors of tomorrow. In an effort to do our part in educating the future Land Surveying workforce in the State of California, the department has firmly focused on developing online curriculum to reach as many students as possible across the State. Our goal is to help these students accomplish three things:

1. Job placement (new position or promotion)
2. Pass the LSIT exam
3. Acquire all the foundation information needed to begin study preparations for both the National and State LS exams in California 

We are excited to announce that our Advance Problems in Surveying courses (221 & 222) are going to be offered 100% online this coming year in 2020. These courses are instrumental in preparing for the LSIT examination, in that they teach on the concepts of:
1. Error Theory
2. Geodesy
3. GNSS
4. State Plane Coordinates
5. Route/Construction Survey
6. Photogrammetry

We have received continual feedback from our students that Survey 221 and 222 have played a large role in passing their LSIT examination. As you and I both know, an LSIT is required by many public agencies to compete for certain Surveying positions. With Survey 221 and 222 going online, we will now be able to help many more students position themselves to compete for the wonderful positions offered by agencies such as the County of Orange and Caltrans!
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY SURVEYING/GEOMATICS PROGRAM
New Mexico State University has recently revamped their Surveying/Geomatics program. Please CLICK HERE to learn about their course offerings.
BPELSG EXPERTS NEEDED
BPELSG is in urgent need for more land surveyor expert consultants to assist the Board’s Enforcement Unit with technical review of complaints during the investigation process. Having a sufficient and diverse pool of land surveyor experts is vital towards ensuring an efficient and effective investigation of complaints.

If you are eligible, interested, and available to assist BPELSG with this process, please complete the Areas of Expertise form located by CLICKING HERE and submit to Alicia Newcomb by email at Alicia.newcomb@dca.ca.gov or if you have any questions, please direct those to Alicia at (916) 263-2274
2020 FRESNO STATE GEOMATICS CONFERENCE
The 2020 Fresno State Geomatics Conference will be held January 24-25, 2020 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Downtown Fresno.

UPCOMING EVENTS
JAN 24-25
59th Annual Fresno State Geomatics Engineering Conference
FEB 1
CLSA: Board of Directors Meeting
Holiday Inn Oakland Airport | 77 Hegenberger Road | Oakland, CA 94621
FEB 9-11
[URISA] & [CGIA]: CalGIS
Hilton Hotel - Long Beach | 701 W Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90831
MAR 28-31
Luxor Hotel & Casino | 3900 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89119
APR 25
CLSA: Virtual Board of Directors Meeting
JUL 25
CLSA: Board of Directors Meeting
Holiday Inn Oakland Airport | 77 Hegenberger Road | Oakland, CA 94621
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