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1953 Marriott Minneapolis Northwest | 7025 Northland Dr N. | Brooklyn Park, MN Learn and network with friends, colleagues, and fellow surveyors at our 66th Annual Meeting The Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors Thursday features 20 informative breakout cordially invites you to attend our 2018 Annual sessions, topped off by the vendor social and Meeting, February 14 – 16 in Brooklyn Park, exciting MLS Foundation Auction. We will Minnesota at the Marriot Northwest; Get ready continue the fun into the evening with some for a great lineup of educational sessions, bean bag challenges and yard games. Play an exhibitors, and fun events. Wednesday kicks off instrument? Bring it along for a great jam session with an interesting full day seminar featuring with your musically inclined peers. We will cap off national speaker and CFed Coordinator Steve our time together with more breakout sessions, Parrish. Stop by and visit with our exhibitors followed by scholarship/awards luncheon. Again starting on Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday by popular demand, we are using the Guidebook evening, festivities kick off with a networking app to help keep you on track and find everything icebreaker and optional dinner. Get your game you need to know and prepare for the meeting. face on to compete in the optional “WhirlyBall” We look forward to seeing you there. event after dinner. Conference Information WhirlyBall Events Registration Handouts with Dinner (Optional) The full meeting fee includes: program A link will be provided prior to the Looking at a unique way to celebrate materials (available online), certificate of conference for attendees to download Valentine’s Day? Why not try Whirly- participation, refreshments, luncheons, speaker materials. Handouts will also be Ball with your peers! What the heck is ice breaker, exhibits and auction. available from the MSPS Mobile App. WhirlyBall?!? WhirlyBall is an extremely fun “” that combines , Register online at www.mnsurveyor. Firm Members , , and bumper-cars. com or mail registration form and Make sure to take advantage of your That’s right, bumper cars. In WhirlyBall, payment to: Firm Membership by taking 5% off of two teams of 5 players use scoops to your registration fees! Promo codes will try to toss a ball through elevated back- MSPS be emailed to firm members. boards at opposite ends of an enclosed 1000 Westgate Drive, Suite 252 court while driving specially designed St. Paul, MN 55114 bumper cars. Enjoy a friendly game of Continuing Education competition with dinner and drinks. PDH Forms will be provided CST Exam electronically only. Attendees are Register for the NSPS CST Exam and responsible for tracking records. Vendor Social & MLS receive a complimentary lunch on Foundation Auction Wednesday as well as admission to the Outbid your friends and coworkers ice breaker event Wednesday evening. Exhibits Exhibits open starting at 4:50 p.m. on items up for sale and participate If you wish to attend the rest of the on Wednesday until 12:00 p.m. on in some fun, new activities. Cash bar Annual Meeting, receive $20.00 off the Friday. Stop by and visit our exhibitors opens at 5:30 pm on Thursday. 2 day rate by entering the promo code and sustaining members, as well you receive in your confirmation email as representatives of educational *NEW* After the Silent Auction has after registering for the exam. See www. institutions. Come enjoy some food and concluded, we will continue the fun with mnsurveyor.com for details on how to drinks on Wednesday and Thursday a bar with some complimentary beer, register for the exam. while talking with the MSPS Exhibitors. music, bean bags, games and fun! Free to everyone to attend! Cancellation Policy BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND MSPS will provide full refunds (minus Best Survey Photo Contest Planning Committee a $25 processing fee) for cancellations Have you ever: Committee Chair: Connie Villari prior to January 22, 2018; 50 percent • Found a beautiful monument? Committe Co-Chair: Preston Dowell prior to February 1, 2018; and no refunds • Found a bizzarre monument? Committee Members: Chris Mavis, Dan thereafter. Substitutions are permitted. • Saw something you just had to get a Kvaal, Dan Skinner, Dennis Olmstead, Please complete the Cancellation Form picture of? Juergen Brunkhorst, Kelly Ness, Marcus online at Hampton, Paul Vogel, Rod Squires, Terry www.mnsurveyor.com/2018cancel. Submit your photo in the photo contest Freeman, Tony Blumentritt, Katie Cook, section of the MSPS Annual Meeting Shannon Bollman. Location & Lodging App. The photo contest is now open A block of rooms has been reserved at and will close at 11:00 on Friday, Febru- Mobile App ary 16, 2018. the Marriott Minneapolis North- MSPS will have an upgraded interactive west. Reservations should be made mobile app to help guide you through directly with the hotel, referring to the The photo with the most “likes” will be the 2.5 days of education, networking MSPS Annual Meeting, and should be displayed at the Annual Meeting and and sharing. Handouts will be available the winner will get a free admission to made prior to the cutoff date of Janu- from the MSPS Mobile App. either the 2018 Spring Seminar or 2018 ary 22, 2018. Winter Seminar. Interested in Exhibiting? Minneapolis Marriott Northwest Download the MSPS Event App and Download the exhibitor brochure at 7025 Northland Dr N www.mnsurveyor.com. Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 check out the photos! (763) 536-8300 Room rates based on view selection. Conference Schedule B-2 State Board Update and Roundtable Session Descriptions are available on the MSPS Paul Vogel Website. Handouts and session descriptions will be available through the MSPS Mobile App. B-3 New Datums: Replacing NAVD 88 and NAD 83 Wednesday, February 14, 2018 Dave Zenk

7:30–8:15 a.m. Registration B-4 Vendor Session: Civil 3D Survey Template Tips & Tricks 8:15–4:00 p.m. Discrepancy in the Official Records Scott Mizsak Steve Parrish Note: The Wednesday workshop is a 2-cedit hour CFedS 11:45-12:55 p.m. Lunch Program: Continuing Education Course. CFedS participants, who pass a post Volunteerism Tips and Tricks quiz, can earn 2 CFedS CE credits after the seminar is presented. Curt Sumner, Dan Stueber, Paul Vogel and Steve Greenfield 4:10–4:50 p.m. MSPS Business Meeting 1:00–1:55 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 4:50-7:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open C-1 MN DOT ROW Acquisition Process 5:00–6:00 p.m. Networking Ice Breaker Julie Groetsch

6:00–9:45 p.m. Optional: Offsite Evening Event / C-2 Ethics Panel WhirlyBall (transportation available) Connie Villari, Chris Mavis

C-3 Beltrami County Thursday, February 15, 2018 Remonumentation Efforts Heather Vernlund, Jim Kramer, and 7:30–8:15 a.m. Registration, Exhibit Hall Opens, Neal Adams Continental Breakfast C-4 Vendor Session: Simplifying 8:15–9:15 a.m. County Remonumentation Scanning Solutions Status in MN Dylan Jones Pat Veraguth 2:00–2:55 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 9:15–9:45 a.m. Break with Exhibitors D-1 Registering Boundary 9:45–10:40 a.m. Concurrent Session Lines in Torrens Scott Lucas and Katie Wahlberg A-1 Ethics in Surveying Steve Parrish D-2 24/7 - The Stearns County Surveyors Office is Always Open! A-2 The Rectangular Land Surveys in Scott Marlin and Mike Pooler the Minnesota Territory Rod Squires D-3 NGS Tools to Support New Datums Dave Zenk A-3 UAS Photogrammetric Point Clouds: A Substitute for LiDAR? D-4 Vendor Session: Bridging the Gap Bryan Balcome in Data Management Michael Frecks A-4 Vendor Session: Infrawork’s New Point Cloud Feature Extraction Tools 2:55–3:25 p.m. Break with Exhibitors Bill Neuhauser 3:25–4:20 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 9:45–11:40 a.m. MACS Meeting E-1 Court Cases Every 10:45–11:40 a.m. Concurrent Sessions Surveyor Should Know Dennis Pederson B-1 The Center 1/4 Steve Parrish E-2 St Cloud State Education Committee E-3 Minnesota/Wisconsin Line 9:15–9:45 a.m. Break with Exhibitors Tony Lueck 9:45–10:40 a.m. Concurrent Sessions E-4 Vendor Session: User Defined Properties in Civil 3D H-1 Statewide Torrens Scott Mizsak Susan Ledray

4:45-5:30 p.m. Vendor Social H-2 The Skunk River is Sponsored by Frontier Precision Death on a White Man Richard Leu 5:30-7:00 p.m. MLS Foundation Auction H-3 Two Metro Area Unique and 7:00-9:00 p.m. Networking: Music, Games, and Interesting Projects other Fun Activities! Paul McGinley

10:45–11:40 a.m. Concurrent Sessions Friday, February 16, 2018 I-1 Lots, Tracts, Parcels, Occupation, 7:30–8:15 a.m. Registration and Continental Ownership and Zoning Breakfast Sam Gibson

8:15–9:10 a.m. Concurrent Sessions I-2 Lewis & Clark Surveying and Mapping the Northwest Passage G-1 Minnesota/Wisconsin Line Don Borcherding Countinued Tony Lueck I-3 PR Toolbox Rollout MSPS PR Committee G-2 FEMA Update Ceil Strauss 11:50–1:30 p.m. Lunch: Awards & Recognition

G-3 Field to Finish with Carlson Software 1:30 p.m. Adjourn Ladd Nelson F PROF O ESS TY IO IE N C A O L S S A U T R

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MEETING 14–16, 2018 Marriott Minneapolis Northwest 1953 7025 Northland Drive North, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

BASIC INFORMATION Name: ______Employer: ______Work Address: ______City: ______State: ______Zip: ______Telephone: ______Fax: ______E-mail: ______Date: ______Are you an MSPS member? r Yes r No Is your company a firm member? r Yes r No

ONE DAY TWO DAYS THREE DAYS By 1/22/18 After 1/22/18 By 1/22/18 After 1/22/18 By 1/22/18 After 1/22/18 MSPS Member r $195 r $235 r $360 r $400 r $475 r $515 MSPS Technical/Training Member r $85 r $125 r $160 r $200 r $190 r $230 MSPS Life Member/Student r $45 r $85 r $85 r $125 r $115 r $155 Non-Member r $285 r $325 r $470 r $510 r $590 r $630 Day(s) you plan to attend (check all that apply): r Wednesday r Thursday r Friday REGISTRATION SUBTOTAL: $ ______5% Firm Member Discount (Firm members ONLY) = ______Optional WhirlyBall Events with Dinner Guest name:______# of tickets ______x $85 = ______

GRAND TOTAL: $ ______

Special Meal Requirements: r Vegetarian r Gluten-free r Other (please specify): ______

SESSION SELECTIONS: Check 1 box per time slot. See program for descriptions. Thursday, February 15 Friday, February 16 9:45-10:40 a.m. r A1 r A2 r A3 r A4 8:15-9:10 a.m. r G1 r G2 r G3 10:45-11:40 a.m. r B1 r B2 r B3 r B4 9:45-10:40 a.m. r H1 r H2 r H3 1:00-1:55 p.m. r C1 r C2 r C3 r C4 10:45-11:40 a.m. r I1 r I2 r I3 2:00-2:55 p.m. r D1 r D2 r D3 r D4 (*selections to be used to help properly size r r r r 3:25-4:20 p.m. E1 E2 E3 E4 session rooms)

PAYMENT: Note: Payment or Purchase Order must accompany registration to reserve your space. All fields required if paying by credit card. r Visa/MC r Check (payable to MSPS) r P.O. #______Cardholder Name (print)______Credit Card # ______Exp. Date______Security Code______Phone______Cardholder Signature______Billing Address (r same as above) ______City ______State ______Zip ______

Mail to (Per PCI Compliance standards, this form will not be accepted via email. Please mail or fax): (For office use only) Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors initials fin. 1000 Westgate Dr., Ste. 252 | St. Paul, MN 55114 date Toll-free: (800) 890-LAND Ph: (651) 203-7256 Fax: (651) 290-2266 CK/CC amt. paid Register online at www.mnsurveyor.com bal. due Cancellation Policy: Full refunds (minus a $25 processing fee) for cancellations prior to January 22, 2018; 50 percent prior to February 1, 2018; and no refunds thereafter. Substitutions are permitted. Please complete the Cancellation Form online at www.mnsurveyor.com/2018cancel. FEBRUARY 10–12 65 PROFESSIONAL ANNUAL OF Minnesota Societyof NES MIN OTA SO C IE T Y

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