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Friday and Saturday, January 23 - 24, 2026

TSPSymposium provides educational excellence with well-developed courses,

tactile learning, and an opportunity to network in a positive learning environment.

Participants can earn up to 16 hours of PDHs at this event.

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2026 TSPSymposium Agenda

SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Thursday, January 22nd

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Chapter President's Forum

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Education Meeting

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Governmental Affairs

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
LSLS Meeting

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Constitution and Bylaws

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Registration

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Board Meeting

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Convention Meeting

Friday, January 23rd

6:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Registration

7:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Hot Topics of 2026 — 2 PDH / 2 Ethics
Shane Neally & Drew Blessing

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Coffee Break

9:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Boundaries — 2 PDH / 2 Ethics
Josh Leamons

9:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Writing a Surveyors Report
Mark Neugebauer, Dorothy Taylor

9:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Fundamentals
Stephen Matovich

9:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Military Liaison
Raymond Amador, Jr.

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Lunch

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM
SAC Panel Discussion — 1 PDH / 1 Ethics
Moderator: Lance Kinney
Panelist: TBD

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Quality Control — 1 PDH / 1 Ethics
Mike Grogan

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Coffee Break

12:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Preparing for the LSLS Exam
Dillon Harp, Bill Merten, Mark Neugebauer

12:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Math 101
Samuel Shumaker

12:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Duties and Ethical Responsibilities of the Professional Land Surveyor — 2 PDH / 2 Ethics
Stan Piper

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Pecos Valley Railroad: Unraveling Its Title and Tale — 2 PDH
Robert Davis

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
CPR
Adam Maywhort

Saturday, January 24th

7:00 AM
Registration

7:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Riparian Cases — 2 PDH
Ethan Hopkin

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Coffee Break

7:30 AM – 11:45 AM
CST Exam Prep
Trisha Lund

7:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Math 301
Angela Weller

7:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Texas Specific Surveying Exam (TSSE) Prep
Jason Jernigan

9:45 AM – 11:45 AM
How to Organize Survey Data
Miguel Escobar

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM
Lunch

12:45 PM – 2:45 PM
Resources of the GLO — 2 PDH
Mike Grogan

12:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Working Sketches
Jason Jernigan, Mark Neugebauer

12:45 PM – 5:00 PM
NCEES Exam Prep
Ethan Hopkin

12:45 PM – 5:00 PM
Math 401
Samuel Shumaker

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Coffee Break

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Geospatial Specialist — 2 PDH
Unal Okyay

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations made 60 days or more before the event date will receive a 100% refund. Cancellations made within 30 days will receive a 50% refund.

Cancellations made within 14 days of the event will not receive a refund.