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Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession

Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession is a weekly meeting room for anyone wanting to learn more. Whether you are a freshman in college or a 50-year Professional Land Surveyor, we all have questions, or we want help with that second opinion. May 24th - Dr. Richard Elgin, Ph.D., PLS, PE - In this presentation, Dr. Elgin traces the evolution of early American surveying equipment, from the plain compass of the late 1700s to the vernier compass, the telescopic compass, the “Railroad” compass and the compass’ ultimate development, the solar compass. Also discussed are the standard American Transit and its [...]

Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession

Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession is a weekly meeting room for anyone wanting to learn more. Whether you are a freshman in college or a 50-year Professional Land Surveyor, we all have questions, or we want help with that second opinion. June 7th - Open Session for anyone taking the FS or PS Exam and any solo land surveyor looking for help on that boundary issue or business problem. Discuss any topic you feel you need to help you pass the exam or keep you out of trouble! Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrfuCorDksGdSP-UFUvn7febHBxJa-WcBy After registering, you will [...]

Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession

Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession is a weekly meeting room for anyone wanting to learn more. Whether you are a freshman in college or a 50-year Professional Land Surveyor, we all have questions, or we want help with that second opinion. June 14th - Ryan C. Swingley, P.S. - Presenting on Micro-Networks. Use this technique from time to time when you need better vertical precision from Network GNSS than you get by using Real-Time. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrfuCorDksGdSP-UFUvn7febHBxJa-WcBy After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession

Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession is a weekly meeting room for anyone wanting to learn more. Whether you are a freshman in college or a 50-year Professional Land Surveyor, we all have questions, or we want help with that second opinion. June 21st - Anna Rios, RPLS - President Future Surveyors Foundation presenting on the upcoming 2nd Women Surveyors Summit on July 22-23, 2021. Join us to find out all the details! Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrfuCorDksGdSP-UFUvn7febHBxJa-WcBy After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession

Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession is a weekly meeting room for anyone wanting to learn more. Whether you are a freshman in college or a 50-year Professional Land Surveyor, we all have questions, or we want help with that second opinion. June 28th - Amanda Allred, P.L.S. - NSPS Vice President presenting on the CST application and exam process. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrfuCorDksGdSP-UFUvn7febHBxJa-WcBy After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.  

Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession

Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession is a weekly meeting room for anyone wanting to learn more. Whether you are a freshman in college or a 50-year Professional Land Surveyor, we all have questions, or we want help with that second opinion. July 12th - Open Session for anyone taking the FS or PS Exam and any solo land surveyor looking for help on that boundary issue or business problem. Discuss any topic you feel you need to help you pass the exam or keep you out of trouble! Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrfuCorDksGdSP-UFUvn7febHBxJa-WcBy After registering, you will [...]

NALS Live! Workshop, Dinner, Golf

  It has been over a year since we have been able to gather! Join us July 15th & 16th and let's celebrate a return to in-person meetings! July 15th Seminar - Topics include:   Easements or Hardements? – A Primer in Easements and a Discussion of the Difficulties They Present in Surveying Steve Silva, Esq.   Luncheon with Presentation by Chris Orr, PBS Wild Nevada   Ethics (will meet requirements of NAC 625.430)   NRS/NAC & Board Update (will meet requirements of NAC 625.430) Michael Kidd, PLS   Reception / NALS Awards Dinner & Going Away Party for Steve Parrish [...]

NALS Live! Workshop, Dinner, Golf

It has been over a year since we have been able to gather! Join us July 15th & 16th and let's celebrate a return to in-person meetings!   July 16th - NALS Education Foundation Scholarship Golf Tournament The NALS Education Foundation Golf Tournament will be held on July 16th at the Toiyabe Golf Club. Proceeds will be used to fund scholarships for land surveying students. Click Here to Register for Golf or Sponsorship Online  Click Here to Download Golf Tournament & Sponsorship Forms 

Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession

Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession is a weekly meeting room for anyone wanting to learn more. Whether you are a freshman in college or a 50-year Professional Land Surveyor, we all have questions, or we want help with that second opinion. July 19th - Dr. Tony Nettleman, PLS, Esq. Presenting on The Surveyor in his role as an Expert Witness. This seminar/workshop is designed to familiarize the practicing surveyor with the unique requirements placed on being used as an expert in litigation. Not all surveyors should qualify as experts. The instruction will discuss what differentiates experts from the “garden [...]

Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession

Mentoring Mondays for the Land Surveying Profession is a weekly meeting room for anyone wanting to learn more. Whether you are a freshman in college or a 50-year Professional Land Surveyor, we all have questions, or we want help with that second opinion. July 26th - Dr. Richard Elgin, Ph.D., PLS, PE - Example Surveyor Notes for Plats. In this presentation, we go through them, discussing the application and need for each. Generally, this helps reduce risk to the surveyor. As one who has served as an expert witness in defending against claims made about surveys, I have a good perspective [...]

Lehman Caves Camping Trip 2021

Join us for our first meet-up since March of 2020 at Upper Lehman Campground with a private tour of the Lehman Caves. This is a special opportunity for Young Surveyors this summer to spend a weekend camping with fellow YSN members to enjoy and learn more about the unique application of Land Surveying in a Cave while enjoying the beautiful treasures of Great Basin National Park.  Come pitch your tent, explore caves and laugh around the campfire with our warm, fun and spunky group of Nevada Young Surveyors! Camping will take place at Upper Lehman Campground (campsites have already been reserved [...]

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