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CHAPTER ACTIVITIES Some of
the chapters are off to a good start this year. Chapter Activities topics
scheduled for discussion this year include:
Surveyors Week - Chapters are beginning to work with their local libraries for
surveying displays. They are also working with their local schools to present
surveying presentations and Surveyor of the Day Programs.
Education - Chapter Activities will work with the Education Committee to help
with the creation of new topics and seminars.
Membership - We are promoting new and creative ways to bring in new members. We
will work with the chapters having them target employees of surveying firms for
possible membership. We are also promoting a goal of 100% membership of all non
TSPS Registered
Professional
Land Surveyors. Chapter members will be encouraged to find a non - TSPS
Surveyor in their area to take to lunch or coffee and discuss the benefits of
becoming a TSPS Member.
Trig-Star – We will be encouraging all chapters to get involved with Trig-Star. Other
topics that may be of interest to the chapters are always welcome.
Respectfully Submitted, Curtis Strong
ETHICS Committee Tasks: · Represent TSPS as a part of the TBPLS Peer Review Committee. · Interpret the TSPS Canons of Ethics and the Guide to Professional Conduct. · Update as necessary the TSPS Canons of Ethics and Guide to Professional Conduct. · Encourage the acceptance and use of the Canons of Ethics and Rules of Professional Conduct by all TSPS Members.
Activities: There has been no activity by the Ethics Committee since the last Board Meeting. The committee will continue to pursue the following objectives for 2008:
1) Receive and investigate complaints of possible violations of the TSPS Canons of Ethics or unprofessional acts by members of the society. 2) Encourage the TSPS membership to attend quarterly meetings. 3) Create Ethics course for the TSPS Library”.
Respectfully Submitted by:
Ray Weger, Chair
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS The Governmental Affairs Committee will meet prior to the February 2, 2008 Board meeting and start work on recommendations for the 2009 legislative session agenda. This is an open membership committee and I would invite any interested TSPS member to get involved.
A verbal report of the committee proceedings can be provided at the Board Meeting, if requested.
Respectfully Submitted Patrick A. Smith, RPLS
PUBLIC RELATIONS
The committee accomplished the tasks and goals established for 2007 and are awaiting further direction. There has been no activity this past quarter.
Respectfully submitted,
Richard L. Worthey
Chairman
STANDARDS COMMITTEE TASKS: Develop a concept plat for Computer Aided Drafting standards to be recommended for Texas Society of Professional Surveyors.
Activity: The Standards Committee did not meet during the October, 2007 Convention but continues to work to develop a member survey related to CAD standards.
Respectfully Submitted by: Joanne McRae, Chair
SurPAC SurPac has made no further contributions since the October 11, 2007, report. Current SurPac bank balance is $ 7,161.25 (as of January 7).
Respectfully submitted,
Robert Seipel Other Reports PRESIDENTIAL REPORT
Newly elected Second Vice President, Jon Hodde, was appointed to the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying in December. I offer my congratulations to Jon in this very honorable position. As much as I hate to lose Jon’s experience and commitment as Second Vice President of TSPS, I know that he will do well in serving the surveying profession in his new endeavor. In accordance with the TSPS Constitution, the TSPS Board of Directors is tasked with appointing a Second Vice President to carry out the unexpired term. The Board members submitted nominees to the Nominations Committee Chairperson, each of the four (4) candidates were interviewed and consented to run. A special ballot was then e-mailed out to the Board members with instructions to e-mail or fax their signed ballots to the Tellers Committee Chair. The newly elected Second Vice President, John F. Watson, was announced in January and will be officially installed at the first quarterly board meeting.
In December, I had the opportunity to visit Chapter 8, Central East Texas and Chapter 22, Chaparral for the Christmas dinner meetings. Thanks to all of those chapter members for the wonderful hospitality and good food. It is a pleasure to get to know more grassroots members across the State and I have vowed to learn something new about each community that I visit. I am looking forward to my next scheduled visits to Chapter 4, East Texas on January 17 and Chapters 5, Dallas and 19, Rio Grande Valley in February.
I will be attending the ACSM/NSPS Annual Meeting in Spokane, Washington during the first week in March. This year’s meeting is a Joint Conference between ACSM & the Land Surveyor’s Association of Washington.
In alignment with my main goal of “Advancing the mission through public awareness and education”, I am challenging each Chapter to establish some type of public awareness/educational event for National Surveyors Week, which is March 16-22. This could be anything from an article in the local newspaper to a career fair type project. The NSPS website has a great Surveyors Week Publicity Handbook that is a great planning tool for the events. www.nspsmo.org. I will be following up with the Chapter Presidents to inquire about the plans in their area.
Respectfully Submitted by:
Coleen M. Johnson, President TSPS
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