AGENDA AT- A - GLANCE 

 

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm          Golf Tournament

  Registration: 11:30 am

  Start Time: 1:00 pm

Address:

The Woodlands Country Club
8900 Sterling Ridge Dr, The Woodlands, TX 77382

 

                6:00 pm – 8:30 pm          Past President’s Dinner (Past Presidents Only)
Sorriso Modern Italian Kitchen
2 Waterway Square Pl, The Woodlands, TX 77380

  

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10

                7:00 am – 1:00 pm         Exhibit Hall Set Up
Towncenter North

 

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm          Registration Open
Towncenter Foyer

 

10:00 am – 11:00 am      Executive Committee Meeting
Oak Ridge

 

                11:00 am – 1:00 pm        Lunch on Your Own

 

                1:00 pm – 5:00 pm          Exhibitor Move-In
Towncenter North

 

                1:00 pm – 3:00 pm          Annual Membership & Board of Directors Meeting
Towncenter South

 

  3:30 pm – 4:30 pm  Education Committee Meeting

 

                3:30 pm – 4:00 pm          Nominations Committee Meeting

 

                4:00 pm – 4:30 pm          TSFI Delegate Election

 

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm          AllTerra Central Reception
Waterway 7

 

                5:00 pm – 7:00 pm          G4 Geomatic Resources/Leica Reception
Waterway 6

 

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm          TJC (Tyler Junior College) Survey Alumni & Friends Reception
Montgomery C

 

  5:00 pm – 7:00 pm          Conrad Blucher Institute at TAMU-CC Alumni and Friends Reception
Montgomery A

 

                7:00 pm – 9:00 pm          Young Surveyors Network Social
Waterway 5

 

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11

7:00 am – 8:00 am          Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
Towncenter North

 

6:30 am – 5:00 pm          Registration Open
Towncenter Foyer

 

GENERAL SESSION SCHEDULE – TOWNCENTER SOUTH

 

                8:00 am – 8:45 am Boundary Law

Speaker: M. Dillon Harp, RPLS, LSLS

(0.75 PDHs/0.75 Ethics)

 

                8:45 am – 9:30 am Platting Regulations

Speaker: Omar Izfar

(0.75 PDHs)

 

9:30 am – 10:00 am Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall

Towncenter North

 

10:00 am – 10:30 am      Keynote Address

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Dawn Buckingham, Land Commissioner

(0.5 PDHs)

 

10:30 am – 11:30 am      Easement: Texas Supreme Court's View on Easement

Speaker: Reid Wilson, Attorney, Founder and Chairman of Wilson, Cribbs & Goren, P.C.

(1.0 PDHs)

 

                11:30 am – 1:30 pm        Lunch

 

1:30 pm Exhibit Hall Closes

 

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm          County Roads:  Identifying and Proving Them

Speaker: Kent McMillan, RPLS

(0.75 PDHs)

 

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm          Exam & Rules Overview

Speakers: Dr. Lance Kinney & Rick Strong

(0.75 PDHs/0.5 Ethics)

 

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm          Coffee Break in the Foyer

 

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm          Historical Survey Methods & Instruments

Speaker: J. Stan Piper, LSLS, RPLS

(1.0 PDHs)

 

                4:15 pm – 5:15 pm          Boundary Research & Analysis

Speaker: Paul Carey, LSLS, RPLS

(1.0 PDHs/1.0 Ethics)

 

                5:15 pm – 6:30 pm          President’s Reception

Towncenter Foyer

 

                7:30 pm – 10:00 pm        TSPS Awards Gala – Officer Installation

Waterway 5-8

 

BREAKOUT SESSION SCHEDULE – PARAPROFESSIONAL

 

       11:30 am - 1:30 pm TAMUCC Conrad Blucher Institute Focus Group

Montgomery B

 

1:30 pm – 5:15 pm RPLS: Preparing for the Texas Specific Surveying Exam (TSSE)

Montgomery A

Speakers: Jason Jernigan, RPLS, MBA & Vas Kalogirou, RPLS, PLS

 

 

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12

7:00 am – 8:00 am          Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

Towncenter North

6:30 am – 1:30 pm          Registration Open

Towncenter Foyer

 

GENERAL SESSION SCHEDULE – TOWNCENTER SOUTH

 

8:00 am – 8:45 am Title Surveys: Identifying and Resolving Problems

Speaker:  Josh W. Leamons, RPLS, Attorney

(0.75 PDHs/0.5 Ethics)

 

8:45 am – 9:30 am Surveys and Title Insurance

Speaker:  Lisa Beville, Attorney

(0.75 PDHs)

 

9:30 am – 10:00 am        Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

Towncenter North

 

10:00 am Exhibit Hall Closes

 

                10:00 am – 11:00 am      LiDAR Technology in the Surveying Industry

Speakers: Jacob Smith & Joseph Zequeira

(1.0 PDHs)

 

                11:00 am – 12:00 pm      Enforcement & Common Concerns

Speakers: Dr. Lance Kinney & Coleen Johnson, RPLS

(1.0 PDHs/1.0 Ethics)

 

                12:00 pm – 1:30 pm        Lunch on Your Own

 

  1:30 pm - 2:30 pm           Floodplain Management

Speaker: Douglas B. Cottle, RPLS, CFM

(1.0 PDHs)

 

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm           Coastal Boundaries

Speaker: Michael Hoover, LSLS, RPLS & Bill Merten, LSLS, RPLS

(1.0 PDHs)

 

3:30 pm Convention Adjourned

See You Next Year in San Antonio, TX!

 

 

BREAKOUT SESSION SCHEDULE – PARAPROFESSIONAL

 

8:00 am – 12:00 pm        RPLS: Preparing for the PS Exam

Speaker: Ethan Hopkin

                3:30 pm Convention Adjourned

See You Next Year in San Antonio, TX!

 

 

 

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.