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55th Annual Conference

Updated Conference Schedule

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Wednesday, August 25th
7:30 am – 4:00 pm

WEDNESDAY SEMINARS
(Separate registration-NOT included in conference package)

#1 Minimum Technical Standards (MTS) – 6 hours MTS/L&R Instructors: Pablo Ferrari and Russell Hyatt
#2 “INC., LTD., LLC, LLP – What’s It All Mean?” Selecting the Right Entity for Surveying Business Operations – 3 hours General
Instructor: Claire Duchemin
Mobile LiDAR: An Overview of Surveying’s New Tool – 3 hours General
Instructor: Stephen Clancy

7:30 am – 8:00 am Registration
8:00 am – 11:15 am 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
11:00 am – 5:00 pm Spouse Hospitality Suite
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm GIS Users Group Meeting
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Surveying and Mapping Council
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Surveyors in Government Meeting
6:00 pm Sunset Welcome Function - Fish Fry (ticket required)
Thursday, August 26th
6:15 am – 11:30 am Fishing Tournament (registration required)
(Buses load at 6:15 am, leave dock at 7:00 am, return at 11:00 am)
7:15 am – 1:30 pm Golf Tournament (registration required)
(Buses load at 7:15 am, Breakfast 8:00 am, Tee time 9:00 am)
7:30 am – 4:00 pm THURSDAY SEMINARS
(Separate registration-NOT included in conference package)

#1 Strategies for a Successful Surveying Business – 6 hours General
Instructor: John Matonich
#2 Florida’s Offshore Boundary – 3 hours General
Instructor: W. Lamar Evers
Mean High Water – 3 hours General
Instructor: Mark Stokes

7:30 am – 8:00 am Registration
8:00 am – 11:15 am Seminar
11:15 am – 12:45 pm Lunch (on your own)
12:45 pm – 4:00 pm Seminar
8:00 am – 5:00 pm Spouse Hospitality Suite
9:00 am – 5:00 pm Conference Registration Desk
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Women in Surveying Luncheon
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)
9:00 pm – Game Night (registration required; must be 21 years or older)
Friday, August 27th
7:30 am – 7:55 am General Business Session Breakfast
8:00 am - 12:00 pm General Business Session
9:00 am – 5:00 pm Conference Registration Desk
8:00 am – 4:30 pm Spouse Hospitality Suite
10:00 am - 6:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open
10:00 am – 10:30 am General Business Session Break & Exhibit Hall Grand Opening & Door prize drawings
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm FSM PAC Meeting
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Chapter Presidents’ Workshop
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Exhibitors’ Reception Kick Off, Golf & Fishing Awards and Door Prize Drawings (ticket required)
7:00 pm – FSM PAC Fundraising Dinner (ticket required)
Saturday, August 28th
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 Saturday Seminars Registration
8:00 am – 10:00 am Saturday Seminars Tier I (registration required)
Track I Transitioning from Land Desktop to Civil 3D – 2 hours General Instructor: Brian Morse
Track II Surveying the Future: GIS, Lasers, LiDAR & More – 2 hours General Instructors: Allen Nobles and Rick Pryce
Track III GIS for Surveyors (Must attend Tiers I, II & III to receive credit) - 6 hours General
Instructors: Brent Jones and Donny Sosa
Track IV History of Florida Surveying – 2 hours General Instructors: Mike Garcia and Tom Snow
10:30 am – 12:30 pm Saturday Seminars Tier II (registration required)
Track I New Field Codes & Techniques in Civil 3D – 2 hours General Instructor: Brian Morse
Track II The Surveyor’s Role in Machine Control – 2 hours General Instructor: Scott Masciantoni
Track III GIS for Surveyors (Must attend Tiers I, II & III to receive credit) - 6 hours General Instructors: Brent Jones and Donny Sosa
Track IV Photogrammetry and the Mapping of the Space Shuttle – 2 hours General
Instructor: Mike Kitaif
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Saturday Seminars Tier III (registration required)
Track I Understanding Land Descriptions, Surveys & Boundary Evidence – 2 hours General Instructor: Mike Whitling
Track II 3D Laser Scanning – 2 hours General
Instructor: Frank Hahnel
Track III GIS for Surveyors (Must attend Tiers I, II & III to receive credit) - 6 hours General Instructors: Brent Jones and Donny Sosa
Track IV LEED for Surveyors – 2 hours General Instructor: Scott Ward
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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