December, 2002

MEMBERSHIP: A flyer was sent out to non-members with a letter signed by President Dan Stein inviting them to join IPLSA. Included in the flyer was conference information, a reminder of the newly adopted Mandatory Professional Development Program and a membership application. We are receiving new memberships due to the mailing.

PUBLICATIONS: A 2003 membership directory, which is free to members, and a new Illinois Compiled Statutes book for purchase, will be available at the conference. This committee will have a new chairman for 2003.

EDUCATION & TRAINING: The committee approved PDUs for the upcoming IPLSA Annual Conference. This committee will have a new chairman for 2003. TRIG-STAR packets are available at IPLSA
office.

UPCOMING DATES FOR CONFERENCE AND SEMINARS IN 2003:
January 8-9, 2003 Surveyor-In-Training Review Seminar
January 10-11, 2003 Land Surveyor Exam Review Seminar
February 19-22, 2003 IPLSA 46th Annual Conference
See Conference/Seminars on this site for more information.

SCHOLARSHIP/ELDRIGE AWARDS: We received 3 Eldridge Award applications and 1 Article of the Year application. The deadline for scholarship applications was December 1st. There will be 1 additional scholarship awarded at the conference bringing the total to 4.

GIS/LIS: The committee is working with a group from WinGIS on proposed language that would require geodetic survey horizontal control values on a minimum of 2 opposing corners of a subdivision that are permanently momumented. Furthermore the county may also require vertical control values referenced to a statewide datum for a minimum of 2 opposing corners of a subdivision that are permanently momumented. Comments on this should be addressed to Chairman Paul Marchese.

LEGISLATION: The legislature is meeting in veto session this week. I don’t believe there is anything that will affect land surveying. Tom Berns was defeated in his bid for re-election. Tom wants to thank everyone at IPLSA for their support of his campaign.

LAND SURVEYOR ACT: The committee has met several times and will have a proposed draft for the December Board meeting. Watch this site for further information.

ETHICS & PRACTICE: There have been several letters sent to IDPR concerning advertisements by non-land surveying firms doing land surveying. Also several land surveying firms do not have a Design Firm Registration.

CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS: There are several constitutional items that members will be asked to vote on when they vote for the new executive committee candidates.

PLANNING & GOALS: The committee met recently and established guidelines for future IPLSA
seminars. These guidelines will be brought before the Board and should become part of the by-laws so that everyone will understand them.

BUDGET: The IPLSA 2003 budget was discussed by the Executive Committee and will be voted on at the December Board meeting.

IDPR/EXAM: All land surveyor licenses were up for renewal on November 30th. If you did not receive a renewal notice it means IDPR does not have a correct address for you. You should contact them ASAP.

2003 CONFERENCE: I met with the East Central Chapter to put the final touches on the conference mailing. The mailing has gone to the printer and will be mailed out by the middle of December.

FRIEND OF THE COURT CASE: The IPLSA Friend of the Court Brief was filed by our attorney. We have not heard anything from the Illinois Supreme Court.

OTHER INFORMATION:
Forms to the chapters asking for their 2003 officers and committee assignments have been sent out to all chapter presidents.

The Board has combined several committees and has made the Planning & Goals Committee a separate Standing Committee chaired by the President-elect.

There will be committee meetings held during the conference. I have put together some goals that each committee should address along with other matter that the committee members come up with.

NOTES FROM THE PLANNING & GOALS COMMITTEE:
IPLSA State Seminars will be scheduled for:
Spring (middle of April to middle of May)
Fall (middle of September to middle of October)

The seminars can be hosted by the IPLSA state office, chapters or both. The Executive Committee will be the clearing house for seminar dates. The Education& Training Committee will evaluate the course content and issue PDHs. The Planning & Goals Committee will come up with more guidelines.

Other discussion was how to stimulate committee attendance by committee members. Use of a money incentive to chapters for committee attendance was discussed.