February '09 Quarterly Board Meeting


	Society Affairs Division 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 PUBLIC RELATIONS The Committee has had little activity since the 2008 Annual Convention. Effort has been mainly on recruiting Committee members and soliciting a Charge from President Michael Parker. Goal is to have a member from every Chapter. The Committee manned a TSPS booth at the GIS Forum in Austin, Oct.27-30 Career Day participation that the Committee is aware of: October, Duncanville High School (2 days), 80 students Nov. 12, Sellers Middle School, Garland ISD, 50 students Pearland ISD, 50-75 students Dec. 12, Read Middle School, Duncanville ISD, 60 students Jan. 29, multiple Middle/High Schools, Bremond ISD, 300-400 students Chapters 2 & 5 have donated new and used equipment to their SkillsUSA survey program schools at Birdville H.S. and Duncanville H.S. In addition, Chapter 5 members have been attending weekly to prepare Duncanville students for upcoming competitions. The Committee is in preliminary discussions on planning a Geocache event in conjunction with Symposium. Possibility to coordinate with The Texas Ranger Museum. Symposium occurs during National Surveyors Week this year (March 8-14). The Committee is also trying to develop information to share with Chapters to encourage involvement in Geocaching at a statewide level. The Committee will work to bring fresh ideas and approaches for TSPS related to PR activities. Committee Members as of 1/12: Chris Freeman, Richard Worthey, Robert Young, Tresmon Smith, Terry Rowe, Dempsey Hannah SurPAC SurPac has made contributions of $1500 to Senator John Carona and $500 to Jerry Patterson since the October 24, 2008, report. Current SurPac bank balance is $ 5,666.71 (as of January 14, 2009). Respectfully submitted, Robert Seipel Other Reports LEGAL COUNSELS REPORT Copyright © 2009 All Rights Reserved, TSPS	Choose Your Path & Make Your Mark in Land Surveying! Visit SurveyTexas.org to learn more!

Society Affairs Division

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

PUBLIC RELATIONS

The Committee has had little activity since the 2008 Annual Convention. Effort has been mainly on recruiting Committee members and soliciting a Charge from President Michael Parker. Goal is to have a member from every Chapter.

The Committee manned a TSPS booth at the GIS Forum in Austin, Oct.27-30
Career Day participation that the Committee is aware of:
October, Duncanville High School (2 days), 80 students
Nov. 12, Sellers Middle School, Garland ISD, 50 students
Pearland ISD, 50-75 students
Dec. 12, Read Middle School, Duncanville ISD, 60 students
Jan. 29, multiple Middle/High Schools, Bremond ISD, 300-400 students

Chapters 2 & 5 have donated new and used equipment to their SkillsUSA survey program schools at Birdville H.S. and Duncanville H.S. In addition, Chapter 5 members have been attending weekly to prepare Duncanville students for upcoming competitions.
The Committee is in preliminary discussions on planning a Geocache event in conjunction with Symposium. Possibility to coordinate with The Texas Ranger Museum. Symposium occurs during National Surveyors Week this year (March 8-14). The Committee is also trying to develop information to share with Chapters to encourage involvement in Geocaching at a statewide level.
The Committee will work to bring fresh ideas and approaches for TSPS related to PR activities.

Committee Members as of 1/12: Chris Freeman, Richard Worthey, Robert Young, Tresmon Smith, Terry Rowe, Dempsey Hannah

SurPAC

SurPac has made contributions of $1500 to Senator John Carona and $500 to Jerry Patterson since the October 24, 2008, report.

Current SurPac bank balance is $ 5,666.71 (as of January 14, 2009).

Respectfully submitted,

Robert Seipel

Other Reports

LEGAL COUNSELS REPORT

Choose Your Path
& Make Your Mark
in Land Surveying!
Visit
SurveyTexas.org
to learn more!