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MALSCE News
A monthly Massachusetts Association of Land Surveyors and
Civil Engineers member newsletter
December 2024
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MALSCE Sustaining Members: Allen & Major Associates, Inc., Beals and Thomas, Inc.,
Bluesky Geospatial Limited, Brennan Consulting, Inc., BSC Group, Inc., Crocker Design Group,
DGT Associates, Eastern Topographics, E.T. Engineering Enterprises, Feldman Geospatial,
Field Resources, Inc., Hancock Associates, Maine Technical Source, Merrill Engineers & Land Surveyors, Nitsch Engineering, Samiotes Consultants Inc., Spiller's, Topcon Solutions Store, VHB, Inc.,
Waypoint Technology Group, WSP
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MALSCE President's Message | | |
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By Ken Conte, PLS, Principal, Beals and Thomas, Inc., and MALSCE President
Dear Members of MALSCE,
As we close out another year, many of us are too busy to reflect and evaluate our successes and goals. We, at MALSCE, continue to plan for the 2025 Convention and explore and provide opportunities for continuing education for MALSCE members. ... Read more
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Sixteenth Annual
Legal Perspectives on Land Surveying
Friday January 24, 2025
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The Conference Center at Waltham Woods
860 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451
This program will simultaneously be presented as a Zoom Video Webinar and recorded
Don’t miss this popular seminar examining legal issues impacting the land surveying profession. This seminar's featured attorneys will share their insightful analysis of recent legal interpretations of surveys by Massachusetts courts and related matters that is the hallmark of this program. Learn why this is MALSCE’s most popular seminar year after year.
Confirmed presenters include: Edward Englander from The Wagner Law Group, Denise Chicoine from The Wagner Law Group, Melanie Kido from CATIC, Stephen LaMonica from Massachusetts Land Court, Kathleen O’Donnell, Esq., Paul Tyrell from HDR, and others.
Click here to learn more and register
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Mark Your Calendar!
2025 MALSCE Convention
Hosted by the MALSCE Eastern MA Chapter
Friday - Saturday, February 28 - March 1, 2025
Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center
242 Adams Place, Boxborough, MA 01719
Featuring in-depth presentations on technological advances, standards of practice, and business matters impacting the land surveying and civil engineering professions. Building on the past years' success, the 2025 convention's exhibition will include two hours of live exhibitor demonstrations.
Confirmed sessions include:
Keys to Surveying in Massachusetts and Preparing For Licensure
William “Terry” McGovern, PLS, Project Manager, Zenith Land Surveyors LLC, and Adjunct Faculty, Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology
Optimizing Survey Workflows: Practical CAD, Tech Tools, and AI for Survey Technicians
Shaine Bonin, PLS, EIT, Principal, Northeast Geospatial Consultants, LLC, Senior Project Engineer, Bowman Consulting Group LTD.
GNSS Best Practices
Dan Martin, Northeast Regional Geodetic Advisor, NOAA/NOS/National Geodetic Survey
Elevating the Customer Experience
Elise Simard, President, SpeechComm
Look to future broadcast emails for more information including how to register!
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Reserve Your Overnight Room for the Convention
by February 8!
Until Saturday, February 8, 2025, a block of discounted overnight rooms for 2025 MALSCE Convention participants has been reserved at the Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center for the nights of Thursday and Friday, February 27 & 28.
Click here to learn how to get a discounted room rate.
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The 2025 MALSCE Plan and Field Notes Contests Are Open for Entries – Submit Yours Today!
Help us make sure the 2025 MALSCE Plan & Field Notes Contests are as successful as the 2024 contests! Don’t wait, submit a plan and/or field notes for judging during the 2025 MALSCE Convention, which is being held Friday, February 28 and Saturday, March 1, 2025, at the Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center. Submit your entries and see how your plans and/or field notes stack up against the competition. You could be a contest winner and receive a commemorative plaque in recognition of your achievement.
Click here to learn more.
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Become a MALSCE Sustaining Member
There is still time to become a 2024-2025 MALSCE Sustaining Member. The enrollment period for this popular program is ongoing. Promote your organization to over 400 MALSCE members and demonstrate your support of the land surveying profession by becoming a MALSCE Sustaining Member today! For a prorated fee of $275, your organization can become a Sustaining Member for the rest of the 2025 MALSCE fiscal year as well as the FY26 Sustaining Member renewal period which lasts until fall 2025.
Click here to learn about the benefits and how your organization can become a sustaining member.
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MALSCE Government Affairs Update December 2024
Click here to learn about government affairs news impacting MALSCE members including passage of a Massachusetts economic development bond and clean energy bills and recent Massachusetts Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors discussions.
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Join the MALSCE Public Awareness Committee
The MALSCE Public Awareness Committee is charged with promoting the general recognition and acceptance of the practice of land surveying and survey engineering and stimulating a greater interest in public perceptions affecting the profession. Committee chair David Prince, PLS, from WSP, has been holding regular meetings and committee members are visiting schools to promote a career in land surveying to secondary school students.
To see a full committee description, click here. If you would like to volunteer to serve on the committee, email David Prince at david.prince@wsp.com.
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Donate to the MALSCE Education Trust
The MALSCE Education Trust is a 501(c) (3) organization that invests in students and educators for the future of the land surveying and civil engineering professions. Current initiatives include the annual MALSCE Education Trust scholarships for students of land surveying and civil engineering who are Massachusetts residents and ongoing support for the University of Maine Surveying program. Donations to the MALSCE Education Trust make these and other undertakings possible and available for you and future professionals. Please consider contributing today!
You can donate to the Trust by downloading and completing a donation form, or click here to donate online.
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Respond to NOAA's National Tidal Datum Epoch Survey
Dave Doyle, a retired chief geodetic surveyor for the National Geodetic Survey, is encouraging MALSCE members to provide feedback on NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services' (CO-OPS) planned release of an updated National Tidal Datum Epoch (NTDE), likely in 2027.
Click here to learn more.
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Looking to promote a job to MALSCE members? Click here to learn more about posting on the MALSCE job board. | |
Surveying Education Opportunities | |
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Franklin Cummings Tech Offering Two Land Surveying Courses in Spring 2025 Semester
Franklin Cummings Tech offers online courses for people currently working in the land surveying field. All course classes are held in the evenings to accommodate working adults.
Spring courses (beginning January 16, 2025)
Massachusetts Statutes and Regulations
Applications of Advanced Survey Technology
For more details, including course descriptions and schedule, please see the Franklin Cummings Tech website.
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Look to MALSCE News and the MALSCE website for information on available surveying education opportunities. UMaine has several different surveying degree and certificate programs available online, click here to learn more. Other universities with online surveying and geomatics programs options include Ferris State University and Oregon Institute of Technology. | |
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Save the Date for the 2025 NSPS Day on the Hill
NSPS Day at the Hill is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, 2025! Save the date and plan to take part in this annual event to make sure the voice of the surveying profession is heard by Congress. NSPS Government Affairs leadership team selected and the Executive Committee approved the following three issues to be discussed that day:
- Protection of Professional Licensing;
- Monument Preservation;
- Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for soldiers, sailors, and airmen and women entering civilian life with surveying experience in the military.
Look to future issues of MALSCE News for more information on NSPS Day on the Hill, including how to register.
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Check Out "Surveyor Says" NSPS' Podcast
Want to hear from the movers and shakers of the surveying profession? Each week, NSPS brings you conversations with the trendsetters and difference-makers that are helping to shape the world of surveying. Your host, NSPS Executive Director Tim Burch, sits down with various personalities to discuss all things surveying, all bundled in a 30-minute conversation.
Click here to listen to a recent episode with Minnesota County Surveyor, Patrick Veraguth, who is also president of the National Association of County Surveyors, discussing his role and day-to-day responsibilities.
Become a Certified Survey Technician
No matter what the future holds, prepare to meet challenges head on. Future-proof your resume by becoming a Certified Survey Technician (CST). This unique four-level certification program indicates official recognition by NSPS that a person can perform surveying tasks at a specific technical level. Show what you can do! Decide between the field or office track. Click here for more information.
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NSPS Scholarship Applications are Now Available
Each year, through the National Society of Professional Surveyors Foundation (NSPSF), over $35,000 in scholarships funded by a variety of individuals, companies and organizations are made available to encourage and support college education in geospatial sciences. These scholarships are a great opportunity for college students in surveying, mapping, geographic information systems and geodetic science programs.
Click here to download the NSPS and American Association of Geodetic Surveying (AAGS) scholarships application and apply by January 31, 2025!
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Check Out the NSPS Beasurveyor Website
Developed through a collaborative effort between NSPS and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), the redesigned beasurveyor.com now includes more outreach resources to engage young people and teach about surveying.
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Affiliate Association Events | |
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NYSAPLS 66th Annual Surveyors Conference & Exhibition
Wednesday - Friday, January 22 - 24, 2025
Turning Stone Resort & Casino
5218 Patrick Road Verona, NY 13478
Join members of the New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors for their annual conference!
Click here to learn more and register.
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Save the Date!
MSLS 2025 Annual Conference
Thursday - Friday, January 30 - 31, 2025
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MALSCE News is a monthly publication of the Massachusetts Association of Land Surveyors and Civil Engineers. This newsletter highlights the program and activities of MALSCE and reports on national and local matters of interest to land surveyors and civil engineers. While we cannot promise to print all news items that we receive, if you have one to share with your fellow MALSCE members please forward it to Rich Keenan at rkeenan@engineers.org.
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