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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 |
| 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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