MALSCE Sustaining Members: Allen & Major Associates, Inc., Beals and Thomas, Inc.,

Bluesky Geospatial Limited, Brennan Consulting, Inc.,  BSC Group, Inc., CHA, Coastal Engineering Co. Inc., Crocker Design Group, DiPrete Engineering Associates, DGT Associates, Eastern Topographics,

Feldman Geospatial, Field Resources, Inc., GM2 Associates, Inc., Hancock Associates,

Maine Technical Source, Moran Surveying, Inc., Nitsch Engineering, R.J. O'Connell & Associates, Inc., Samiotes Consultants Inc., Spiller's, Topcon Solutions Store, VHB, Inc., Waypoint Technology Group, WSP

Central MA Chapter Dinner Meeting

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

O’Connor’s Restaurant & Bar, 1160 W Boylston Street, Worcester, MA 01606

5:30 - 6:30 PM Drinks and Reception; 6:30 - 7:30 PM Dinner

Join Central MA chapter members for a dinner meeting, featuring speaker Gary Rosen from Carlson Software. Gary will be discussing the new Carlson RTk5 GPS Rover with the new Carlson Scan 3D scanner attached. Additionally, he will discuss Carlson Photo Capture software, Carlson's new photogrammetry solution, and the Carlson Point Cloud Advanced software. Attendance costs $20, to be paid at the restaurant, and includes dinner.

Email chapter president Ken Strom at kstrom@wda-dg.com to RSVP.

Professional Land Surveyor Refresher Course

Saturdays, September 30, October 14, and October 21, 2023

8:00 AM - 10:45 AM and 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM Sessions

Zoom Meeting

Instructors:

Carlton A. Brown, PLS, Associate Professor, University of Maine

Ian C. Wisuri, PLS

MALSCE is offering a virtual Professional Land Surveyor Refresher Course this fall to help participants prepare to take the Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) Exam. The course will take place via Zoom video conference over three Saturdays, September 30, October 14, and October 21, 2023. These sessions will be recorded and available for registrant viewing for 60 days.

Click here to learn more and register.

Fall MALSCE Board of Directors Meeting & Dinner

Joint Central and Eastern Massachusetts Chapter Meeting

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

O’Connor’s Restaurant & Bar, 1160 W Boylston Street, Worcester, MA 01606

5:30 - 6:30 PM Registration & Reception; 6:30 - 7:30 PM Dinner 

7:30 - 9:00 PM Feature Presentation & MALSCE Board of Directors Meeting

Feature Presentation: 

Massachusetts Land Court’s New Self-Service Website

Stephen T. LaMonica, PE, PLS, Chief Surveyor, Massachusetts Land Court

Join us for the fall MALSCE Board of Directors Dinner Meeting, which also doubles as a joint meeting of MALSCE’s Eastern and Central Massachusetts Chapters. Enjoy great food and networking with your peers as you hear reports on MALSCE’s latest undertakings. Featured presenter Stephen LaMonica, chief surveyor at Massachusetts Land Court, will explain and answer questions about the use of the new Land Court public access website, which allows users to access the electronically-stored records of the Survey Division at no cost.

Click here to learn more and register.

Surveyor-in-Training Refresher Course

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Aldrich Center at The Engineering Center

One Walnut Street, Boston, MA 02108

Registration: 7:45 AM, Course: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Instructor:

Clark R. Donkin, PLS, District Survey Supervisor, MassDOT Highway Division

MALSCE is offering a Surveyor-in-Training Refresher Course this fall to help participants prepare to take the Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Exam. Subjects to be covered are as follows:

• General Information and Sample Exam
• Water Boundaries
• Basic Boundary
• PLSS Overview
• Survey Math/Calculations
• GPS/Photogrammetry

Click here to learn more and register.

NSPS Certified Floodplain Surveyor (CFS)

Training and Certification Program

Tuesday, October 31 - Friday, November 3, 2023

Hilton Garden Inn Worcester, 35 Major Taylor Boulevard, Worcester, MA 01608

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tuesday through Thursday; 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM Friday

The surveyor is well versed in measurement, property law, history, mathematics and numerable topics related to surveying, mapping and describing real property. A number of years ago, FEMA made the surveying community a “partner” in the National Flood Insurance Program. This program is designed to enable the surveyor to learn much that has always been within the discipline of floodplain management, thus filling that gap between land surveying and floodplain management. It is also intended to prepare participants to take the certification exam offered on the last day of the program. Attending this program and passing this exam allows participants to show that they have the particular expertise required to be recognized as Certified Floodplain Surveyor and an authority in the field.

Click here to learn more and register.

The 2024 MALSCE Plan and Field Notes Contests

Are Open for Entries - Submit Yours Today

In an effort to generate more entries, the MALSCE Plan and Field Notes contests are now open. Don’t wait, submit a plan and/or field notes for judging during the 2024 MALSCE Convention, which is being scheduled for the month of March. You could be a contest winner and receive a commemorative plaque in recognition of your achievement.

Click here to learn more. 

Renew Your MALSCE Membership Today

The MALSCE Board of Directors would like to thank all MALSCE members who have paid their fiscal year 2024 dues since receiving their July invoices. Prompt payment of your dues ensures that you continue to receive the numerous benefits that MALSCE has to offer through June 30, 2024. These include membership in the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) for a nominal fee; discounted registration fees for MALSCE-sponsored programs; invitations to discussions during which you can engage and learn from your peers; opportunities to have input on legislative and regulatory matters impacting the land surveying and civil engineering professions; and periodic email communications that keep you informed about your chosen profession.

Second dues renewal invoices were emailed at the end of August. If you did not receive or retain your MALSCE dues invoice or have any questions, please email malsce@engineers.org.

Become a MALSCE Sustaining Member

There is still time to become a 2023-2024 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 renewing your Sustaining Membership or by becoming a MALSCE Sustaining Member today! For $525, your organization can become a Sustaining Member for the 2024 fiscal year as well as the 2024-2025 Sustaining Member renewal period which lasts until fall 2024.

Click here to learn about the benefits and how your organization can become a sustaining member.

Already a Sustaining Member? Dues renewal invoices were recently emailed to current Sustaining Members. If you did not receive an invoice or have questions about your organization's dues, email malsce@engineers.org.

Join the MALSCE Proprietors' Council

Join the growing list of MALSCE members who represent their company as a member of the MALSCE Proprietors' Council. You will have the opportunity to work with leaders from across the Commonwealth to help define the direction of MALSCE. There are also opportunities to hear from clients and bounce ideas off of peers regarding staffing, business opportunities, marketing and sustainability in our industries.

Click here for a list of Proprietors' Council members and learn how you can join the Proprietors' Council.

MALSCE Government Affairs Update September 2023

Click here for Government Affairs activities and news for MALSCE members. Learn about updates on the Davis-Bacon rule, potential ballot questions on the 2024 ballot, and recent Massachusetts Board of Registration of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors discussions.

MALSCE Education Trust Accepting

2024 Scholarship Applications

The MALSCE Education Trust was founded to enhance the profession of land surveying and civil engineering in Massachusetts by providing scholarship and education grants for the students of land surveying and civil engineering who are Massachusetts residents. Now through November 30, the Trust is accepting applications for its Surveying Certificate Program Scholarship, Memorial Scholarship, and 2024 UMaine Scholarship.

Click here to learn more. Applications are due November 30, 2023.

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, ongoing support for the University of Maine Surveying program, and funding for annual high school Trig-Star competitions. Donations to the MALSCE Education Trust make these and other undertakings possible and available for you and future professionals. Please consider contributing today! 

MALSCE members' annual dues packet includes a donation form that you can send back with your donation check, or click here to donate online.

Join the MALSCE Public Awareness Committee

The recently reconstructed 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 member of the committee have made several visits 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.

Job Board

Land Survey Technicians - Allen & Major Associates, Inc.

Allen & Major Associates, Inc. is looking for a Survey CAD Technician for our Woburn, MA & Manchester, NH offices. Project types may include retail, multi-family residential, commercial, medical / institutional, and mixed-use developments. CAD Technician will be responsible for the timely and accurate completion of projects assigned and will work under the direct supervision of Project Managers.

Click here to more and apply.

Multiple Positions - Hancock Associates

Hancock Associates has been a leader in the land development industry since 1978 and is growing. Our Civil Engineering, Land Surveying and Wetland Science experts provide services in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island through offices located in Boston, Chelmsford, Danvers, Marlborough, Newburyport, Palmer and Princeton, MA and Concord, NH. Positions we are hiring for include Professional Land Surveyors & Professional Engineers, Project & Staff Land Surveyors, Project & Staff Civil Engineers, Senior Level Project Managers, Field Crew Chiefs, Instrument Operators and Wetland Scientists.

Click here to more and apply.

Looking to promote a job to MALSCE members? Click here to learn more about posting on the MALSCE job board.

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. Franklin Cummings Tech (formerly Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology) is now offering professional land surveying courses for those currently working in surveying. Other universities with online surveying and geomatics programs options include Idaho State University and New Mexico State University. 

NSPS News

FEMA Delays New Elevation Certificate

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which oversees the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), has announced a delay in the implementation of the new Elevation Certificate (EC) that had been announced on June 29. Due to problems with access to the new form, the existing EC will be accepted until Nov. 1, 2023. The new form can be accessed from the FEMA website, but technical difficulties continue to impede downloading. A guidance document provides assistance in the interim. Questions can be directed to FEMA at NFIPUnderwritingMailbox@fema.dhs.gov.

Disaster Relief, Urgent Appeal from The Trustees of the National Society of Professional Surveyors Foundation, Inc. (NSPSF)

As we begin a new hurricane season, surveyors across the country are already facing a myriad of natural disasters, droughts and flooding, tornadoes and wildfires, most recently the tragic fires in Hawaii.

The NSPSF asks everyone to please help NSPSF be prepared to aid our colleagues in need. Please make a donation to the NSPSF Disaster Relief Fund. 100% of all donations to the Disaster Relief Fund will be used for disaster assistance. 

Click here to donate online

Click here to download a donation form

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.

Listen to this recent episode to hear Tim speak with John Vrablec about becoming a Certified Survey Technician and the importance of proper training and certification in his world of high-definition scanning and modelling of mechanical and industrial facilities.

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.

Affiliate Association Events

2023 VSLS Conference

Friday, October 6, 2023

Killington Resort, 228 East Mountain Road, Killington, VT 05751

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Join VSLS members for their annual conference, which will include three two-hour seminars!



Click here to learn more and register.

MSLS Fall Meeting & Golf Tourney

Friday, October 6, 2023

Spring Meadows Golf Club

29 Lewiston Road, Gray, ME 04039



Click here for learn more and register.

CALS Annual Meeting

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Marriott Hotel, 200 Columbus Blvd. Hartford, CT 06103

7:15 AM - 5:00 PM



Join CALS members for their annual meeting, featuring five concurrent sessions, discussions and more!

Click here to learn more and register.