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Member Price: $149

Non-Member Price: $249

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Location Information:

Springhill Suites Kennewick

7048 West Grandridge Blvd.

Kennewick, WA

Program Description:

In 2025, two federal agencies, the National Geodetic Survey (NGS) and the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS), will deliver new and improved horizontal and vertical geodetic and tidal datums for the country. These enhancements will embrace significant advancements in earth orientation measurement systems and reflect high levels of interagency collaboration to provide more accurate and contemporary positional and height information detailing the foundation of the National Spatial Reference System. The community of professional surveyors will be relied upon to provide a significant leadership role in the adoption of these new systems to a vast array of other disciplines in the private and public sectors at the local, state, and national levels. It will be important for these professionals to understand the rationale for this effort and the magnitude of changes expected in geodetic and tidal heights, together with the introduction of significant changes in the State Plane Coordinate System. This presentation will discuss the foundations for these changes and demonstrate datum transformation and coordinate conversion tools to estimate the magnitude of these changes across the country and, specifically, the impacts on the Washington State Reference Network (WSRN).

The LSAW Board of Directors meeting was held virtually on August 14, 2024 via Zoom video conferencing. Below are highlights from the meeting.

• The Board of Registration is looking for volunteer exam beta test takers. If you are interested, you can contact Jim Wengler or the LSAW Executive Office.

• The Board of Registration is considering an amendment to allow additional hours to be counted toward PDHs for professional society participation (such as LSAW chapter meetings)

• LSAW hosted a complimentary lunch and learn webinar in coordination with NOAA

• The LSAW fall seminar is right around the corner. Register Today!

• Mark your Calendar, the Conference will be held February 26 – 28, 2025 at the Tulalip Resort. Preliminary information is available at LSAW.org

• A membership survey has been distributed to members and non-members. Results will be presented at the next Board of Directors meeting.

• LSAW will be refreshing the website. If there are any features you would like to see, please email LSAW. If there are any websites that you like the look and feel of, please email links to LSAW. We want to make sure the website is a reflection of LSAW members.

• Members are encouraged to learn more about Low Distortion Projections. Click here for a white paper.

• Are you interested in the NSPS Floodplain Certification? This is a separate certification that requires additional continuing education. If you are interested in this program, please contact LSAW.

• The Legislative Committee is developing a plan to reintroduce the monument preservation legislation in the coming session.

• The Board of Registration is seeking candidates to fill the expired term of Jim Wengler and the upcoming term that is expiring for Aaron Blaisdell. All Land Surveyors are encouraged to attend Board meetings so that they can learn about the function of the Board and how to participate.

• The LSAW Foundation is looking for new volunteers as several Directors are getting ready to term out. Additionally, the foundation would love updates from previous scholarship winners. If you know someone that has received a Foundation scholarship please ask them to reach out to Greg Brooks and provide an update that can be posted on the website.

• The slate of Candidates was approved as follows:

Desi Schilling: President (by succession)

Luke Lymangrover: President-Elect

Doug Vogt: Vice President

Joe Kraft: Treasurer

Brett Flippo: Secretary (2nd year of first term)

Amanda Free: Immediate Past President (by succession)

• LSAW sponsored the NSPS fall meeting with a $1500 donation

• The outreach video committee has been hard at work. Production on the video is underway and is scheduled to wrap before the end of the year. Special thanks to Frontier Precision for providing a $15,000 donation to the project!

LSAW Conference 2025 - February 26 - 28 - Tulalip Resort

FEATURED SPEAKERS & PROGRAMS:

Dave Doyle, PLS

Brian Ballantyne, PLS

Rick Ellis

CFedS Workshop

Survey Technician Track

Exhibits, Scholarship Auction & More!

HOTEL INFORMATION:

Tulalip Resort & Casino

10200 Quil Ceda Blvd. - Tulalip, Washington 98271

Group Rate: $159

Cut-off Date: January 28th

Reservations: 866-716-7162

Group Code: Land Surveyors Association of Washington

Offer Code:    Land25 (This offer code can be added to the offer code if the guest does not use the direct link to book )

Click Here for Direct Link   

Book early! Rooms will sell out!

EXHIBIT & SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION:

Exhibit and sponsorship opportunities are limited. Don’t miss this chance to secure one of these exclusive sponsorship opportunities!

Click here to download Exhibitor/Sponsor Prospectus

Each webinar features an NGS employee delving into a topic of interest, and generally includes a moderated question and answer session. These webinars are geared toward geospatial professionals as well as educators/students of geodesy and remote sensing. 

Registration is free, webinars are streamed via GoToWebinar, and video recordings are made available for later viewing.