President's Message

Members,

I am happy to report that we have been able to help several members and their staff through our Disaster Relief Fund. It’s a terrific feeling knowing you are helping members get through a crisis time in their lives. Our members are the most important part of this Society and supporting them is critical, especially when a disaster strikes. Keeping the communication lines open and being able to call upon someone you know and trust is part of what this Society brings to the table.

You should all have gotten notice of the membership opening up to renew for 2025. We appreciate your time and the efforts of those in each and every Chapter that get together each month or every other month to renew friendships and refresh the members on what’s going on in the Society, as well as address any local issues and to help support our PAC fund to keep up with Legislative issues that may affect our profession.

Your membership is what supports the efforts of a totally Volunteer group of Officers, Board of Directors, and Committees in keeping you abreast of legal and legislative issues, providing quality continuing education programs, the Monthly Florida Surveyor magazine that has just exploded in its quality and content, bigger and better Annual Conventions, and a dedicated and responsive staff that are ready to assist you at anytime.

We have also opened up another Membership Contest to see who can bring in the most new members this year. The Recruitment Bonus Prize is a Packet One Registration for 2025 Annual Conference and includes: 1 Wednesday BBQ Ticket, 1 Friday Exhibitor's Luncheon Ticket, 1 Friday Recognition Banquet Ticket, 6 Saturday Seminar CECs, along with a 2 night stay at our conference resort.

The Recruitment Bonus will be awarded based on a point system. 6 Points will be awarded for each new Full Member, Government Surveyor, and Sustaining Firm. 1 Point will be awarded for each new Associate, Affiliate, and Student Member. A New Member is defined as any individual who has not ever been a member, or has not been a member of FSMS for the past two years. Whichever member has the most points accumulated between November 18, 2024 and March 31, 2025, will be deemed the winner of the Recruitment Bonus. The winner of the Recruitment Bonus will be announced in the April 2025 edition of The Florida Surveyor.

As always, respectfully submitted,

Richard D. Pryce, RLS/PSM

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