Agenda at a Glance

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

8:00 am – 4:50 pm Know When to Hold ‘em and Other Procedural Pitfalls Seminar | Kris Kline

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Foresight Party

8:30 am – 4:50 pm CST Exam

8:30 am – 11:20 am Adverse Possession Like You’ve Never Seen It | Kris Kline

8:30 am – 9:20 am How Accurate are Drone Surveys – and How to Prove it | Logan Campbell

8:30 am – 10:20 am History of Plats and the Land Division Act | Nick Clever

9:30 am – 10:20 am Requirements of the PA 132, as amended and Certified Surveys for MDOT | Cory Smith

10:30 am – 11:20 am Navigating the Legal Landscape: Establishing and Structuring Your Small Business | Rose Coonen

10:30 am – 11:20 am Four Winds Casino – South Bend, Indiana | Suzannah Deneau & Mike Freeman

1:00 pm – 4:50 pm Deeds and Descriptions: Do’s, Don’t, and Depends | Kris Kline

1:00 pm – 1:50 pm The Power of Contracts: Safeguarding Your Business and Mitigating Risks | Rose Coonen

1:00 pm – 2:50 pm Computations, Analysis and Error Propagation for the Surveyor | Joe Fenicle

2:00 pm – 2:50 pm Engaging Michigan Surveyors in the Hunt for Big Trees | David Macfarlane

3:00 pm – 4:50 pm Datums and Reference Frames: The Past, Present, and Future of the NSRS | Jacob Heck

3:00 pm – 3:50 pm Ferris State University Presentations

4:00 pm – 4:50 pm Michigan Tech University Presentations

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Exhibitor Reception

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Young Surveyor Network Reception

8:30 am – 11:20 am Making Tracks – Railroad Problems | Kris Kline

8:30 am – 10:20 am Cadastral Surveying | Joe Fenicle

8:30 am – 10:20 am Field-to-Office Communication | Joel East

10:30 am – 11:20 am Small but Mighty – Strategies for Keeping HR Strong When Stretched Thin | Lisa Struck

10:30 am – 11:20 am Equipment Maintenance | Joe Jurcevic & Graham Clark

1:00 pm – 3:50 pm Shallow Water: Lagoons, Ponds, Canals & Small Streams | Kris Kline

1:00 pm – 1:50 pm The Thriving CEO Blueprint | Paula White

1:00 pm – 1:50 pm Legal Description Interpretation | Cory Smith

2:00 pm – 2:50 pm The New Michigan State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS2022) | Bob Burch

2:00 pm – 2:50 pm Nobody Cares About You, More Than You! | Michael Burns

3:00 pm – 3:50 pm UAV Based LiDAR for Pre-Construction Planning, Mapping, and Documentation | Jeff Schepers

3:00 pm – 3:50 pm Land Surveyor Technician Training: MSPS Program Development Update| Chris Beland

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Annual Membership Meeting

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Member Recognition Reception

8:30 am – 10:20 am Business and Surveyor Ethics: From AI to you and I | Andrew Wible

8:30 am – 10:20 am Workplace Violence and Field Work Safety | Michael Wierenga

8:30 am – 11:20 am Safe Excavation Practices | Jef Johnson