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54th Annual Conference

Updated Conference Schedule

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Online Registration

Wednesday, August 19th
7:00 am – 12:00 pm Fishing Tournament (ticket required)
7:30 am – 4:00 pm MEMBER BENEFIT SEMINARS
(Separate registration-NOT included in conference package)
#1 Enhancements to National Spatial Reference System (6 hours) Instructor: Dave Doyle
#2 Professional Ethics (3 hours) Instructor: Jack Breed
Surveying and Mapping Issues A to Z (3 hours )Instructors: Jack Breed and Claire Duchemin
7:30 am – 8:00 am Registration
8:00 am – 4:00 pm Seminar
11:15 am – 12:45 pm Lunch (on your own)
12:45 pm. – 4:00 pm Seminar
11:00 am – 5:00 pm Conference Registration Desk
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm GIS Users Group Meeting
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Spouse Hospitality Suite
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Surveying and Mapping Council
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Surveyors in Government Meeting
5:15 pm Board buses
6:15 pm Welcome Barbecue (ticket required)
Thursday, August 20th
7:00 am – 12:00 pm Golf Tournament (registration required)
7:30 am – 4:00 pm MEMBER BENEFIT SEMINARS
(Separate registration-NOT included in conference package)
#1 Boundaries in Florida (6 hours) Instructor: Lamar Evers
#2 Future of the Surveying Profession: A National Perspective (3 hours) Instructor: John Matonich
Forensic Photogrammetry (3 hours) Instructor: Bon Dewitt

8:00AM - 4:00PM Spouse Hospitality Suite
9:00AM - 5:00PM Conference Registration Desk
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Women in Surveying Luncheon (New Day & Time)(register here)
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm GPS Users Group Meeting
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Board of Directors’ Meeting
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Past State Presidents’ Dinner (ticket required) (New Function)
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm Game Night/UF Social (registration required; must be 21 years old) (Revamped function)
Friday, August 21st
7:30 am – 7:55 am General Business Session Breakfast
8:00 am – 12 noon General Business Session
9:00 am – 5:00 pm Conference Registration Desk
8:00 am – 4:30 pm Spouse Hospitality Suite
10:00 am - 7:00 pm Exhibit Hall Grand Opening (New Day & Time)
10:00 am – 10:30 am General Business Session Break & Door prize drawings
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Exhibit Hall Lunch (Individual purchase)
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm FSM PAC Meeting
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm Exhibit Hall Break
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Chapter Presidents’ Workshop (New Time)
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Exhibitors’ Reception, Golf & Fishing Awards and Door Prize Drawings (ticket required) (New Time)
7:00 pm – FSM PAC Dinner @ Zen (ticket required) (Revamped function – full sit down dinner)
Saturday, August 22nd
7:00 am – 8:15 am Fellowship of Christian Surveyors’ Breakfast (ticket required)
7:30 am – 12:00 pm Conference Registration Desk
8:00 am – 4:30 pm Spouse Hospitality Suite
8:00 am – 5:00 pm Certified Survey Technician (CST) Exams
8:00 am – 8:30 am Registration
8:30 am CST Exams Begin
7:30 am – 8:00 am Tech Session Registration (Track IV presented by ASPRS)
8:00 am – 10:00 am Tech Sessions Tier I (registration required)
Track I Surveying and Mapping Safety and Crime Prevention Instructor: Katherine Owen
Track II Surveying the Future: GIS, Lasers, Lidar and More Instructor: Rick Pryce
Track III Florida Laws (Must attend Tiers I, II & III to receive credit) Instructor: Jeremiah Slaymaker
Track IV Introduction to Photogrammetry for Land Surveyors
Instructor: Evan Brown
10:30 am – 12:30 pm Tech Sessions Tier II (registration required)
Track I Elevation Certificates and the Community Rating System
Instructors: Tom Brownell, Robert Jackson and Mike Whitling
Track II Utilizing Title Information in Survey Projects Instructors: Steve Sharpe and Wendi McAleese
Track III Florida Laws (Must attend Tiers I, II & III to receive credit) Instructor: Jeremiah Slaymaker
Track IV Introduction to Airborne Sensors Instructor: Brian Murphy
12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Lunch (on your own)
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tech Sessions Tier III (registration required)
Track I History of Central Florida Surveying Instructors: Tom Snow and Michael Garcia
Track II NGS Ten Year Plan and the Grav-D Program Instructor: Ronnie Taylor
Track III Florida Laws (Must attend Tiers I, II & III to receive credit) Instructor: Jeremiah Slaymaker
Track IV Digital Elevation Modeling in a GIS World Instructor: Alvan Karlin
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Reception – Cash Bar
6:30 pm Annual Installation Banquet (ticket required)
Sunday, August 23rd
8:00AM Board of Directors Breakfast
8:30AM Board of Directors Meeting

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