67th Annual
Surveyors’ Institute
January 27, 28 and 29, 2016
Kalahari Convention Center, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
Wednesday, January 27
10 a.m. – Noon
1. The Assessors Plat – How to Use it Effectively in Your Community
Renee Powers, Lead Plat Review Program, Plat
Review, Madison, Wis.
2.4 PDHs, Category 1or 3
This session will review the statutory requirements for assessor’s
plats, how the review process works and what happens when
the plat is recorded.
2. The Role of the Surveyor in Boundaries Part 1
Gary Kent, Integrated Services Director, The Schneider Corporation, Indianapolis, Ind.
2.4 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
Only two people can truly resolve a disputed boundary or title
problem, and those people do not include attorneys, title
companies or surveyors. In a sense, they do not even include
judges and juries, at least not of their own volition. This
program explores the role that the professional surveyor can,
and arguably should, take in helping property owners establish
or maintain their common boundary in the location that they
were perfectly satisfied with, at least until the surveyor
showed up! (Continued in Session 8; concludes in session 14)
3. GPS: Just Because It Is Easy on the Surface Doesn’t Mean It Is
Joseph Paiva, Ph.D., PS, PE, GeoLearn, LLC,
Kansas City, Mo.
2.4 PDHs, Category 3
Unlike a transit or a chain, surveyors often acquire and use
modern technologies without really understanding how
measurements are achieved with them. In this course we will
cover some of the basics of how GPS and GNSS works. Then
we will discuss how the surveyors attending the seminar use it.
We will then attempt to dissect those practices into techniques
that leverage GPS’s benefits and those that are prone to
problems. We will end by discussing the practical impacts and
how to modify techniques, when applicable, that are being
used to keep surveyors out of trouble.
4. Wisconsin Case Law Update and Legal Research
Dean Richards, Attorney, Reinhart Boerner Van
Deuren, S. C., Waukesha, Wis.
2.4 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
This session will begin with a review of recent Wisconsin
appellate court decisions affecting land use and zoning in
Wisconsin. Then we’ll discuss where those cases come from,
how you can find decisions and what all those numbering
conventions mean.
5. Surveying from the Sky Part 1
Travis LeMoine, UAV/Mapping Services, Seiler
Instrument, Milwaukee Wis., Chip Berniard, Trimble Navigation, Minneapolis Minn. and Bryan Baker, UAS Sales Manager, Leica Geosystems, Denver, Co.
2.4 PDHs, Category 3
Unmanned Aircraft Systems/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have
quickly become the hot topic in surveying equipment, but details
are often vague on how this technology can be directly applied. We’ll take a look at real data collected with an unmanned
aircraft starting with the steps involved for legal compliance
through to the processing of data and delivering a file to a client.
(Continued in Session 11)
6. Vendor Session
Leica Captivate on the CS20 and CS35 3D
Everything, 3D Everywhere (10-10:55 p.m.)
Leica Geosystems, Inc.
1.2 PDHs, Category 3
Trimble Real Works Software Suite
(11:05 a.m. - Noon)
Seiler
1.2 PDHs, Category 3
Session will demonstrate Trimble’s 3D scanning software used to
integrate 3D scan points and survey data.
- Georeferencing 3D Scan data
- Demonstrate the latest automated cloud registration tools
- Generate deliverables
- Utilize the scan data in
3D CAD software
Wednesday, January 27
1:30 – 3:10 p.m.
7. Oconto County Case Part 1
Judge Michael Judge, Oconto County, Oconto, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
This session will be broken into several parts: the first portion will
discuss how a remnant parcel of land led to a case before the
Federal and State Courts and how a Plat of Survey was not fully
disclosed until late into the court proceedings. The second part
will be the state court re-enactment led by the judge that
oversaw the case. The session will then conclude with a status
of the ordered Assessors Plat. (Continued in Session 13)
8. The Role of the Surveyor in Boundaries Part 2
Gary Kent, Integrated Services Director,
The Schneider Corporation, Indianapolis, Ind.
2.0 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
Only two people can truly resolve a disputed boundary or title
problem, and those people do not include attorneys, title
companies or surveyors. In a sense, they do not even include
judges and juries, at least not of their own volition. This program
explores the role that the professional surveyor can, and
arguably should, take in helping property owners establish or
maintain their common boundary in the location that they were
perfectly satisfied with, at least, until the surveyor showed up!
(Continued from Session 2; concludes in session 14)
9. Ethics in Land Surveying Practice
Joseph Paiva, Ph.D., PS, PE, GeoLearn, LLC,
Kansas City, Mo.
2.0 PDHs, Category 2
As professional surveyors, we are required to be ethical.
That “requirement” is partly governed by statutes, rules and
regulations, partly by the current standard of practice such as the
professional society’s guidelines on ethical behavior and partly
by custom. In this session, we will discuss the importance of
ethics in relationships with clients, employees, employers and
other stakeholders. We will refer to published rules of ethical
conduct and discuss situations in relation to those rules. We
will also discuss what is appropriate in terms of ethical
responsibilities to the profession, professional societies and
society in general.
10. The 2015-2017 Wisconsin Budget Bill - Act 55
Dean Richards, Attorney, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, S. C., Waukesha, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
The most recent Wisconsin biennial budget contained alot of
substantive legislation in addition to budgetary numbers.
We’ll review the new legislation that is of interest to real estate
professionals with a specific emphasis on the changes to
Wisconsin’s shoreland zoning regulations.
11. Surveying from the Sky Part 2
Travis LeMoine, UAV/Mapping Services, Seiler
Instrument, Milwaukee Wis., Chip Berniard,
Trimble Navigation, Minneapolis Minn. and
Bryan Baker, UAS Sales Manager, Leica
Geosystems, Denver, Co.
2.0 PDHs, Category 3
Unmanned Aircraft Systems/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have
quickly become the hot topic in surveying equipment, but details
are often vague on how this technology can be directly applied. We’ll take a look at a real data collected with an unmanned
aircraft starting with the steps involved for legal compliance
through to the processing of data and delivering a file to a client.
(Continued from Session 5).
12. Vendor Session (1:30 - 3:10 p.m.)
Combining Terrestrial and GNSS Survey
Data in your Surveys
2.0 PDHs, Category 3
Using a 15-lot subdivision, this session will discuss working
entirely in planar data (boundary surveys), working entirely in
geodetic data (PLSS surveys) and selecting a CRS
(Coordinate Reference System), including low distortion
projections. In addition, the session will address understanding
geodetic, grid and ground positions, geo-referencing with GNSS
data, adding terrestrial observations, exporting data for stakeout,
and layout, design and deliverables.
Wednesday, January 27
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
13. Oconto County Case Part 2
Judge Michael Judge, Oconto County, Oconto, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
16. The Role of PLSS Data in Wisconsin’s
Statewide Parcel Map
Brenda Hemstead, Data Systems, and
Howard Veregin, State Cartographer, State
Cartographer’s Office, Madison, Wis.
1.2 PDHs, Category 3
This session will be broken into several parts; the first portion will
discuss how a remnant parcel of land led to a case before the
Federal and State Courts and how a Plat of Survey was not fully
disclosed until late into the court proceedings. The second part
will be the state court re-enactment led by the judge that
oversaw the case. The session will then conclude with a status
of the ordered Assessors Plat. (Continued from Session 7)
What do you know about Wisconsin’s statewide parcel
database? How does this impact the surveying profession and
how can surveyors contribute? This session covers the processes
used to create database from county parcel data, and discusses
some of the issues faced in this process. The eventual goal of
the project is to have a complete and spatially accurate parcel
network integrated with the PLSS framework. Learn how accurate
PLSS data will be used to improve the parcel database and
how you can contribute.
14. The Role of the Surveyor in Boundaries Part 3
17. Vendor Sessions
Gary Kent, Integrated Services Director,
The Schneider Corporation, Indianapolis, Ind.
1.2 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
Only two people can truly resolve a disputed boundary or title
problem, and those people do not include attorneys, title
companies or surveyors. In a sense, they do not even include
judges and juries, at least not of their own volition. This
program explores the role that the professional surveyor can,
and arguably should, take in helping property owners establish
or maintain their common boundary in the location that they
were perfectly satisfied with, at least, until the surveyor
showed up! (Continued from Session 8)
15. Drones or Unmanned Airborne Systems:
How to Prepare Yourself for a Different World
Joseph Paiva, Ph.D., PS, PE, GeoLearn, LLC,
Kansas City, Missouri
1.2 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
The FAA has recently published its notice of proposed
rule-making. Many experts believe that actionable rules and
policies may be published as soon as late spring to early fall
2016. In this session we will discuss the regulatory framework
you are required to follow now, as well as once the rules are
published and in effect. We will also discuss options for
equipment, the types of data products you can create, the
amount of training needed to operate the UAS as well as the
processing software and some of the warnings for potential
disaster if you don’t proceed to integrate UAS in your business
in a highly process-oriented way.
CIM Workflow with Scan Data
Mastergrpahics
1.2 PDHs, Category 3
In this session you will learn how to capitalize on scan data
collected from a scanner to help validate existing-conditions data
and provide the basis for your design process. Incorporating
scan technology and total station, see how the raw scan data is
registered in ReCap software utilizing geolocation control points
from the field. We will then evaluate the data and prep it to be
passed up to InfraWorks 360 software for further analysis, such
as placement of roads, bridges, and surfaces. After completing
the analysis, see how you can extract actual design data from
the InfraWorks software model to further the design process
within AutoCAD Civil 3D software. Finally, see how designers
and engineers can begin to capitalize on this data for surfaces,
alignments, and site planning.
18. Vendor Session
Survey DRONES are upon us!
Seiler Instruments
1.2 PDHs, Category 3
UAS/UAV; Come see Seiler’s latest in Survey drone
Hardware and Software technology - See the latest Trimble and other UAS platforms and
discuss the differences
- Learn the current status of the regulatory environment and
how Seiler can help with compliance today
- See the use of Trimble Business Center (TBC) and
Datugram 3D software for creating drawings from UAV
Thursday, January 28
8:20 – 10 a.m.
19. How Good is a Contract Anyway Part 1
Steven Sorenson, Attorney, Davis & Kuelthau, S.C., Ripon, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
Everyone thinks a written contract is the definitive statement
until it isn’t. This presentation will examine the rules of contract
interpretation and dispute resolution. Several actual cases of
contract interpretation will be utilized to bring this session alive
and leave the attendee with a useful set of rules and policies
to follow. (Continued in Session 25)
20. Re-Engineering Surveyors and Surveying Part 1
Joseph Paiva, Ph.D., PS, PE, GeoLearn, LLC,
Kansas City, Mo.
2.0 PDHs, Category 3
Surveyors often ponder their status as professionals – are they
or aren’t they? They often also consider their relationship to
other professionals. The session will begin by examining what
surveyors do currently and how it affects their self-perception and
perceptions by others. We will discuss how these perceptions
are created and what we might do to alter them as individuals,
as a group, and as businesses. But to alter them, we must know
what we want as our (true) image. The discussion will therefore
move to what benefits we offer, how to make these less abstract
to clients and other professionals, as well as what benefits we
might be able to add in the future. The session will end with a
discussion of how we might change, i.e. re-engineer, the way we
represent ourselves as individuals, as well as our businesses and
associations and the benefits we may be able to derive.
(Continued in Session 26)
21. Reviewing the Law of Assessor’s Plats
Thomas Harnisch, Attorney, Thomas W. Harnisch, Neillsville, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
The assessor’s plat historically was designed to correct errant
plats. The actual value today may be questionable for certain
surveyed plats. A related case study will be presented in
Session 27.
22. 2016 ALTA/NSPS Standards for the Professional
Gary Kent, Integrated Services Director, The Schneider Corporation, Indianapolis, Ind.
2.0 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
This program is an in-depth review of the 2016 Minimum
Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title
Surveys, which will become effective in February 2016. It will
include a review of the two-year process of revising the standards
and important information on, and reasons for, the changes from
the previous 2011 version.
23. WisDOT Survey Projects Workshop
Nathan Vaughn, PLS, Transportation Survey
Project Manager, R.A. Smith National, Inc.,
Brookfield, Wis., and Eric Arneson, Civil Engineer, Wisconsin Department of Transportation,
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 3
This session will cover survey workflow updates to the FDM,
along with answering questions about WisDOT survey projects
from a consultant and WisDOT point of view.
24. Vendor Session (8:20 - 9:05 a.m.)
Spectra Precision Focus 35
Seiler
1.0 PDHs, Category 3
Session will demonstrate the functionality of the Spectra
Precision Focus 35 Robotic and LockNGo total stations.
- StepDrive™ motion technology
- LockNGo™ tracking technology
- Spectra Precision Survey Pro™ software on-Board
- Long-range, reflectorless distance Measurement
- GeoLock™ GPS-assist technology
The Next Generations of Lecia Instruments
(9:15 - 10 a.m.)
Lecia Geosystems, Inc.
1 PHDs, Category 3
The next generation of Leica Instruments was released June
2015. The world’s first SELF-LEARNING Total Station and
MultiStation will be demonstrated.
Thursday, January 28
10:20 a.m. – Noon
25. How Good is a Contract Anyway Part 2
Steven Sorenson, Attorney, Davis & Kuelthau, S.C., Ripon, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
Everyone thinks a written contract is the definitive statement
until it isn’t. This presentation will examine the rules of contract
interpretation and dispute resolution. Several actual cases of
contract interpretation will be utilized to bring this session alive
and leave the attendee with a useful set of rules and policies
to follow. (Continued from Session 19)
26. Re-Engineering Surveyors and Surveying
Part 2
Joseph Paiva, Ph.D., PS, PE, GeoLearn, LLC,
Kansas City, Mo.
2.0 PDHs, Category 3
Surveyors often ponder their status as professionals – are they
or aren’t they? They often also consider their relationship to
other professionals. The session will begin by examining what
surveyors do currently and how it affects their self-perception and
perceptions by others. We will discuss how these perceptions
are created and what we might do to alter them as individuals,
as a group, and as businesses. But to alter them, we must know
what we want as our (true) image. The discussion will therefore
move to what benefits we offer, how to make these less abstract
to clients and other professionals, as well as what benefits we
might be able to add in the future. The session will end with a
discussion of how we might change, i.e. re-engineer, the way we
represent ourselves as individuals, as well as our businesses and
associations and the benefits we may be able to derive.
(Continued from Session 20).
27. Conflicts Abound: Differing Survey Opinions
Wade Pettit, Clark County Surveyor, Clark County, Neillsville, Wis. and Kevin Boyer, Survey and Platting Manager EMCS, Inc., Wausau, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 3
Columbia was a 5,000 lot speculation subdivision created in
1880. 135 years later, the section corner positions are different
and an Assessor’s Plat has been completed leaving differing
opinions on how to locate the boundaries of the current parcels.
This case study is related to Session 21.
28. Wisconsin and Illinois Ethics
Gary Kent, Integrated Services Director, The Schneider Corporation, Indianapolis, Ind.
2.0 PDHs, Category 2
In this session, we will review the statutes and rules governing
surveyor ethics and professional conduct in Wisconsin and
Illinois. We will discuss and give examples of situations that
surveyors can find themselves in that could, and should, cause
them to deliberate about the ethical considerations.
29. Surveying and Civil 3D for Beginners
Nathan Vaughn, PLS, Transportation Survey
Project Manager, R.A. Smith National, Inc.,
Brookfield, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 3
This session will cover the basics for surveyors just starting with
the software. This will be an introduction to the main areas of the
software as it relates to surveyors including field to finish
workflows, editing to final project.
30. Vendor Session (10:20 a.m. - Noon)
WisDot Use of the Survey Database in Civil 3D
Mastergraphics
2.0 PDHs, Category 3
In this session we will review the workflow as created by
WisDOT, for the use of the Civil 3D survey database in WisDOT
projects. This method has been updated and includes
point/linework import, editing in the database, creation and
maintenance of existing conditions files from the survey data,
adding additional data to an existing database and existing
conditions file and the survey database as a deliverable.
Thursday, January 28
2 – 4 p.m.
31. Close Encounters of the Microbial Kind
Suzanne Gibbons-Burgener, DVM, Ph.D,
Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Bureau
of Communicable Diseases, Madison, Wis.
2.4 PDHs, Category 3
This session will present information about how to work safely
on and near the road including protective equipment, good work
zone practices, working alone as well as environmental hazard
awareness. The presentation will include real examples of near
misses, accidents and other safety concerns.
Working outdoors in Wisconsin can expose you to unique
disease-causing agents through biting insects, inhalation and
physical contact. We will review the signs and symptoms, and
the spread of infectious diseases such as blastomycosis, Lyme
disease, West Nile virus, legionellosis and babesiosis. The
focus of the seminar will be on equipping land surveyors with
the knowledge and awareness to assess their risk of disease
exposure and infection, and to prevent illness.
36. Vendor Session (2 - 2:55 p.m.)
UAVs for Your Business
Positioning Solutions Co.
1.0 PDHs, Category 3
Small, lightweight drones may look like simple model airplanes,
but they can survey landscapes with thousands of digital images
that can be stitched together into 3-D maps. Military and other
government satellites produce similar maps, but emerging UAV
technology can put that capability in the hands of small
companies and individuals, to be customized and used for
a seemingly endless variety of applications.
32. Lasers and Drones
Carlson Software and Hardware Technology Drew Miazga, P.L.S., Project Surveyor and
Jon Chapman, Project Manager, R.A. Smith
National, Inc., Brookfield, Wis.
2.4 PDHs, Category 3
This session will discuss and demonstrate the use of 3D
laser scanning for survey grade reality capture of existing
bridges, roadways, sites and buildings for use in engineering,
improvement and redevelopment processes. Examples of a
multitude of project types and deliverables will be included. In
addition, with our recently approved Section 333 Exemption
from the FAA, we will briefly discuss how we are currently using
UAV technology, including some specific project examples.
33. WSLS meeting
1.0 PDHs, Category 3
34. 2016 ALTA/NSPS Standards for the
Field Technician
Gary Kent, Integrated Services Director, The Schneider Corporation, Indianapolis, Ind.
2.4 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
This session explores the field aspects of performing a survey
pursuant to the new 2016 ALTA/NSPS Standards. All facets
of the standards that relate to tasks in the field will be reviewed
in order to help field technicians put the requirements in context
so they can best meet the needs of the title company, lender
and client.
35. Work Zone and Environmental Safety
for Surveyors
Joe Such, Risk and Safety Unit, Wisconsin
Department of Transportation, Madison, Wis.
2.4 PDHs, Category 3
(3:05 - 4 p.m.)
Carlson Software
1.0 PDHs, Category 3
In this session, participants will be provided an opportunity to
discuss and review land-surveying oriented software and
hardware solutions provided by Carlson Software. Additionally,
a “field/office surveying best practices” will be discussed that
demonstrates methods to coalesce survey data from a variety
of sources into a unified survey map.
Thursday | Special Guest
Banquet Entertainment 8 p.m.
Maxine Jeffris has performed at
some of America’s finest comedy clubs,
theaters and auditoriums, including
Catch a Rising Star, The Ordway Music
Theatre in St. Paul, the former Dudley
Riggs’ ETC Theatre in Minneapolis, the
Minneapolis Convention Center, the
Earl Brown Auditorium, the St. Cloud
and Rochester Convention Centers, and
Mystic Lake Casino’s Dakota Cabaret in
the comedy revue “Laugh.” She has appeared three times on The
Tonight Show with Jay Leno and has appeared on many other
national television and radio shows including Comedy on the
Road for Comedy Central and Stand-up, Stand-up for HBO.
Friday, January 29
8:20 – 10 a.m.
37. Identity Theft in the Real World
Terry Genske, PLS, Strand Associates, Inc.,
Madison, Wis. and Doug Crane, PLS, North
Country Surveying, Inc., Siren, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 3
Identity theft really happens. Learn how it affected our families
in 2014 and 2015, and the steps we needed to do to clear
our name and credit, and to try and prevent it from
happening again. 38. Illinois Statutes and Rules Part 1
Gary Kent, Integrated Services Director, The Schneider Corporation, Indianapolis, Ind.
2.0 PDHs
This session will be a review and dialogue on the statutes and
rules governing practice of surveying in Illinois. Included will be
a close look at the Minimum Standards of Practice as outlined
in Section 1270.56 of the Illinois Administrative Code, which
include rules related to ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys and
other types of surveys, monumentation and plat requirements,
and standards for writing parcel legal descriptions.
(Continued in Session 44)
39. The Vision for Your Retirement
Michael Litwin, Owner, Wisconsin Retirement
and Insurance Advisors, Appleton, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 3
No matter if your retirement is right around the corner or years
down the road, having a proper and personalized strategy in
place is imperative to your success and peace of mind. Learn
how you can position your assets NOW to maximize returns and
minimize taxes. The session will discuss the two most important
legal documents to have in place and why one shouldn’t be
without these. Other topics covered will include how to
create your own personal pension plan, the optimal time to
start your social security benefits and, non-hardship, in-service
distributions that allow you to move a portion of your 401k while
you are still employed, giving you the potential for more safety
and choices.
40. Protraction of Lots and Blocks in
Recorded Subdivisions
Rick VanGoethem, Instructor, Northeast
Wisconsin Technical College, Green Bay, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
Resurveying old subdivisions creates challenges for a land
surveyor. A subdivision plat is a simultaneous conveyance and in
this presentation we will discuss the rules of proration to establish
lost monuments.
41. The Role of the Surveyor in Adverse
Possession and Easement Cases Part 1
Brad L.F. Hoeschen, Attorney, Thomadsen & Hoeschen LLC, Milwaukee, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
This team-taught session will focus on the requirements of
establishing adverse possession and creating easements, as
well as the role of the surveyor in the legal process. Heavy on
real-life examples, Brad Hoeschen and Bridget Hubing discuss
how to navigate the pitfalls and serve the best interest of the
clients in these situations. (Continued in Session 47)
42. County Surveyors Meeting
2.0 PDHs, Category 3
Friday, January 29
10:20 a.m. – Noon
43. Minimizing the Risk of Identity Theft
Tim Krause, Associate Professor, Computing and New Media Technologies, UW-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 3
Identity theft is an everyday threat, but a few simple things will
help protect you and your identity. In this session, we’ll focus on
every day needs and a combination of best-practices, software
and hardware solutions. We’ll also consider some of the special
needs associated with working remotely, travel and international
travel. Lastly, we’ll consider the unique challenges posed by
mobile and smart devices. 44. Illinois Statutes and Rules Part 2
Gary Kent, Integrated Services Director, The Schneider Corporation, Indianapolis, Ind.
2.0 PDHs
This session will be a review and dialogue on the statutes and
rules governing practice of surveying in Illinois. Included will be
a close look at the Minimum Standards of Practice as outlined
in Section 1270.56 of the Illinois Administrative Code, which
include rules related to ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys and
other types of surveys, monumentation and plat requirements,
and standards for writing parcel legal descriptions.
(Continued from session 38)
45. When Reality and the Law Don’t Jive
Steven Sorenson, Attorney, Davis & Kuelthau, S.C., Ripon, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 2
How does one deal with the situation where the fairness of
the situation does not coincide with our Code of Conduct and
Ethics? This presentation will analyze several different real life
scenarios where a surveyor must struggle with the client’s
demands, the rules of conduct and the surveyor’s own beliefs in
fairness and ethical practice.
46. Fundamentals of Surveying Exam Review
Devon Vanden Heuvel, Professional Land
Surveyor, Program Director/Faculty, Madison
College Engineering Technology Program,
Madison, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 3
The session will provide a general review of the topics of the
Fundamentals of Surveying exam. We will review a variety of
the topics covered on the exam along with performing solutions
to various land surveying problems, and reviewing test time
management. The participants may bring a hand held
calculator that complies with the NCEES Calculator Policy.
47. The Role of the Surveyor and Adverse
Possession in Easement Cases Part 2
Bridget M. Hubing, Attorney, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, S. C., Waukesha, Wis
2.0 PDHs, Category 1 or 3
This team-taught session will focus on the requirements of
establishing adverse possession and creating easements, as
well as the role of the surveyor in the legal process. Heavy on
real-life examples, Brad Hoeschen and Bridget Hubing discuss
how to navigate the pitfalls and serve the best interest of the
clients in these situations. (Continued from session 41)
48. Safety in the Workplace: Active
Shooter Training
Chief David Erwin, Wisconsin State Capitol
Police, Madison, Wis.
2.0 PHDs, Category 3
This session teaches participants how to individually respond
to an incident and plan for their personal safety until law
enforcement arrives. During this presentation you will learn
about safety measures (personal safety), about situational
awareness and about the survival mindset.
49. Young Surveyors Network Meeting
Adam Schleicher, Utility Engineer, WisDOT, Sun Prairie, Wis.
2.0 PDHs, Category 3
This session will be the second in-person meeting of the WSLS
Young Suveyors Network. Opportunites for young surveyors will
be disccussed as well as planning for the future of this emerging
group. All are welcome to attend and assist in growing the next
group of future leaders within WSLS.
Guest Program
(Includes presentation given by Special Guest)
Outlets at the Dells
Wednesday - January 27, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Join us for a shuttle to the Outlet Mall. You will have ample
time to shop the Outlets at the Dells.
Sun Catcher Workshop
Thursday - January 28, 9 - 11 a.m.
Elaine Villeneuve, Menomonie, Wis.
Create a dazzling crystal sun catcher to enjoy the sparkling
colors it creates in the sunshine. Hang it in your sunny window
and enjoy! The finished project will be about 12 inches long.
By popular demand ! Card Making
Thursday - January 28, 2 - 4 p.m.­
Karie Evenson, Menomonie, Wis.
You will make eight cards for various occasions. We will use
various techniques to create each card. No matter what your
experience level is, you will be able to make each card easily
and for the expert you might learn a new idea.
Special Event | Bucky’s Challenge
WSLS Foundation FUNdraiser ...
Get set for the tenth annual big event – Wednesday
evening, January 27, 2016, in conjunction with the Annual
Surveyors’ Institute. Bucky’s Challenge is a trivia contest
covering such topics as surveying (of course!), math, sports,
television, movies, history, geography and whatever else
comes to mind. Join up to 24 teams of three to eight people,
representing firms, vendors, local chapters, alumni from our
tech schools, county surveyors and other groups that can
find a sponsor. To learn more about “Bucky’s Challenge,”
contact contest chairman Dan Birrenkott at 608-837-7463,
dbirrenkott@birrenkottsurveying.com, or visit the Society’s
website at WSLS.org.
Seminar Information
Registration: The full Institute fee includes program
materials, program souvenir, certificate of participation,
refreshments, two luncheons and the banquet. The
registration fee is completely refundable through Friday,
January 15, 2016. After that, a $25 administrative fee will be
charged per participant. Substitutions may be made at any
time, but no shows will be responsible for the full registration
fee. On-site registrants will not be guaranteed meals,
conference materials and/or complimentary items. Please
contact UW-Stevens Point Continuing Education if you have
not received confirmation of your registration.
Location and Lodging: A block of rooms is reserved
at the Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, Wis., until Saturday,
December 27, 2015. Reservations should be made directly
with the Kalahari Resort at 608-254-5466. Please make sure
to identify that you are with the WSLS/UWSP Continuing
Education Block. Two room types are available: Huts are
$99 per night for up to quadruple occupancy; Lodges are
$119 for up to quadruple occupancy. For more information on
the room types, please visit the Kalahari website at
www.kalahariresort.com, pick the Wisconsin Dells link,
click “Resort” and then click “Room Type.”
State Rate Lodging Available: A block of rooms has
been reserved at the Wintergreen Resort and Conference
Center for registrants employed by government agencies who
are required to stay at state rate hotels. Room rates are $70
per night for single occupancy and $80 per night for double
occupancy. To receive this rate, you must provide the
appropriate documentation for rate eligibility. Reservations
can be made by calling Wintergreen at 608-254-2285;
please reference the WSLS Institute room block.
BANQUET SPACE IS LIMITED.
Tickets may not be available on site for purchase.
Please indicate your desire for an additional ticket in the
space provided on the registration form. Appropriate
banquet attire is requested.
Schedule: The starting times for daily programs:
Questions?
Call UW-Stevens Point Continuing Education
at 715-346-3838.
Wednesday 10 a.m., Thursday and Friday 8:20 a.m.
Due to speaker illness or poor weather conditions, schedule
may change without notification.
Exhibits: Wednesday, 1 - 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. ABSOLUTELY NO ADMISSION
PRIOR TO 1 p.m. ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
1. 10 a.m. - Noon
The Assessors Plat
– How to Use it Effectively
in Your Community
2. 10 a.m. - Noon
The Role of the Surveyor
in Boundaries Part 1
3. 10 a.m. - Noon
GPS: Just Because It Is
Easy on the Surface
Doesn’t Mean It Is
5. 10 a.m. - Noon
Surveying from the Sky
Part 1
4. 10 a.m. - Noon
Wisconsin Case
Law Update and
Legal Research
6. 10 a.m. - Noon &
10 - 10:55 a.m. &
11:05 a.m. - Noon
Vendor Sessions
Lunch Noon - 1:15 p.m.
10. 1:30 - 3:10 p.m.
The 2015-2017 Wisconsin
Budget Bill - Act 55
7. 1:30 - 3:10 p.m.
Oconto County Case
Part 1
8. 1:30 - 3:10 p.m.
The Role of the Surveyor
in Boundaries Part 2
9. 1:30 - 3:10 p.m.
Ethics in Land Surveying
Practice
13. 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Oconto County Case
Part 2
14. 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
The Role of the Surveyor
in Boundaries Part 3
15. 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Drones or Unmanned Airborne
Systems: How to Prepare Yourself
for a Different World
11. 1:30 - 3:10 p.m.
Surveying from the Sky
Part 2
16. 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
The Role of PLSS
Data in Wis. Statewide
Parcel Maps
12. 1:30 - 3:10 p.m.
Vendor Sessions
17. 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Vendor Sessions
18. 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Vendor Sessions
Thursday, January 28, 2016
19. 8:20 - 10 a.m.
How Good is a
Contract Anyway
Part 1
20. 8:20 - 10 a.m.
Re-Engineering
Surveyors and Surveying
Part 1
21. 8:20 -10 a.m.
Reviewing the Law
of Assessor’s Plats
25. 10:20 a.m. - Noon
How Good is a
Contract Anyway
Part 2
26. 10:20 a.m. - Noon
Re-Engineering
Surveyors and Surveying
Part 2
27. 10:20 a.m. - Noon
Conflicts AboundDiffering Survey
Options
Past President’s Luncheon Noon - 1:45 p.m.
31. 2 - 4 p.m.
Close Encounters of
the Microbial Kind
32. 2 - 4 p.m.
Lasers and Drones
33. 2 - 4 p.m.
WSLS meeting
23. 8:20 - 10 a.m.
WisDOT Survey
Projects Workshop
22. 8:20 - 10 a.m.
2016 ALTA/NSPS
Standards for the
Professional
28. 10:20 a.m. - Noon
Wisconsin and Illinois
Ethics
29. 10:20 a.m. - Noon
Surveying and Civil 3D
for Beginners
24. 8:20 - 9:05 a.m. &
9:15 - 10 a.m.
Vendor Sessions
30. Noon - 1:45 p.m. &
1:30 - 3:10 p.m.
Vendor Sessions
NSPS update and Map Contest Winners (Noon – 12:30 p.m.)
34. 2 - 4 p.m.
2016 ALTA/NSPS Standards
for the Field Technician
35. 2 - 4 p.m.
Work Zone and Environmental
Safety for Surveyors
36. 2 - 2:55 p.m.
& 3:05 - 4 p.m.
Vendor Sessions
Friday, January 29, 2016
37. 8:20 - 10 a.m.
Identity Theft in the
Real World
38. 8:20 - 10 a.m.
Illinois Statutes and
Rules Part 1
39. 8:20 - 10 a.m.
The Vision for
Your Retirement
43.
44.
45.
10:20 a.m. - Noon
Minimizing the Risk
of Identity Theft
10:20 a.m. - Noon
Illinois Statutes
and Rules Part 2
10:20 a.m. - Noon
When Reality and
the Law Don’t Jive
40. 8:20 - 10 a.m.
Protraction of Lots
and Blocks in
Recorded
Subdivisions
46.
10:20 a.m. - Noon
Fundamentals of
Surveying Exam
Review
41. 8:20 - 10 a.m.
The Role of the Surveyor
in Adverse Possession
and Easement Cases
Part 1
42. 8:20 - 10 a.m.
County Surveyors
Meeting
10:20 a.m. - Noon
48.
49.
10:20 a.m. - Noon
The Role of the Surveyor
in Adverse Possession
and Easement Cases
Part 2
Safety in the
Workplace: Active
Shooter Training
WSLS Young
Surveyors Meeting
47.
10:20 a.m. - Noon
BECOME A MEMBER! Take advantage of the lower Institute registration fee by joining WSLS.
Contact: Frank Thousand | 5113 Spaanem Avenue, Madison, WI53716 | 608-770-9759
If you have any special needs that require assistance, please notify us two weeks in advance of the program.
Indicate on the registration form.
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ANNUAL SURVEYORS' INSTITUTE REGISTRATION FORM — JANUARY 27 - 29, 2016
Pre-Registration Deadline: January 15, 2016 (Only one person may register per form.
—P L E A S E P RINT CL E ARLY!—
Name _______________________________________________________________________________________________
First
Middle Initial
Last
Phone ___________________________________________ _____________________________________________
Work
PLS
Mobile
❑ YES ❑ NO Which States___________________________________
Professional Title ________________________________________________________________________________
Company___________________________________________________________________________________________
Company Mailing Address______________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip_____________________________________________________________________________________
Home Mailing Address__________________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip_____________________________________________________________________________________
C A N CELL ATI O N PO LICY:
The registration fee is completely refundable through Friday,
January 15, 2016. After that, a $25 administrative fee will be
charged per participant. Substitutions may be made at any time,
but no shows will be responsible for the full registration fee.
On-site registrants will not be guaranteed meals, conference
materials and/or complimentary items.
❑
❑
First time participant
Special needs accommodations _________________________
Complete and send registration form and fee,
payable to UW-Stevens Point to:
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
Continuing Education
2100 Main St, 032 Main Bldg.
Stevens Point, WI 54481-3897
Email Address______________________________________________________________________________________
Please indicate which session by number you attend in each time slot.
JAN. 27
10 a.m.-Noon _____ 1:30­-3:10 p.m. _____ 3:30­-4:30 p.m. _____
2nd Choice 10 a.m.-Noon _____ 1:30­-3:10 p.m. _____ 3:30­-4:30 p.m. _____
JAN. 28
Please photocopy for additional registrations.)
Phone: 1-715-346-3838 Fax: 715-346-4045
Register online at www.uwsp.edu/conted/confwrkshp/pages
8:20-10 a.m. _____ 10:20 a.m.-Noon _____ 2­-4 p.m. _____
Click on “67th Annual Surveyors’ Institute”
2nd Choice 8:20-10 a.m. _____ 10:20 a.m.-Noon _____ 2­-4 p.m. _____
The University of Wisconsin asks that you voluntarily respond to the questions below.
The cumulative demographic information will be used to enhance our programming efforts.
JAN. 29
Gender:
8:20­-10 a.m._____ 10:20 a.m.-Noon _____
2nd Choice 8:20­-10 a.m._____ 10:20 a.m.-Noon _____
Age:
SINGLE DAY: (doesn’t include banquet ticket)
Non-MemberMember
Wednesday
❑ $195 ❑ $135
Thursday ❑ $195 ❑ $135
Friday (no lunch) ❑ $135 ❑ $ 95
(Single day registration includes continental breakfast and lunch for that day.
Banquet tickets are not included in the single day fees, but can be purchased below.*)
TOTAL INSTITUTE:
Pre-registration by 1/15/16
Registration after 1/15/16
Non-MemberMember
❑ $440 ❑ $240
❑ $490
❑ $290
STUDENT:
Non-MemberMember
Student fee received by 1/15/16 Student fee received after 1/15/16
❑ $ 35
❑ $ 55
❑ $ 30
❑ $ 50
❑ Male ❑ Female
A. ❑ Under 18
Race/Ethnicity:
B. ❑ 18-34
C. ❑ 35-49
A. ❑ Black (Non-Hispanic)
C. ❑ Amer. Indian/Alaskan Native
D. ❑ 50-64
D. ❑ Hispanic
E. ❑ White (Non Hispanic)
Are you enrolled in this program for career purposes? ❑ Yes
Are you a veteran?
❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
Please indicate your occupation/organization: 01. ❑ Forestry
02. ❑ Educational Services
03. ❑ Engineering/Surveying
08. ❑ Public Administration/Gov. Agency
11. ❑ Transportation/Utilities
Name ________________________________________________________________________ ❑ $70
Address___________________________________________________________
Phone Number_____________________________________________________
Fee includes: Wednesday and Thursday presentations listed under
Guest Program, Wednesday lunch, Thursday lunch and Banquet.
*Additional Banquet Ticket
Please indicate the sessions you plan to attend:
❑ $ 30
❑ $ 30
_________________
TOTAL
13. ❑ Other
GUEST REGISTRATION FORM
(Student fee requires copy of student ID for proof of current enrollment in a full-time
surveying/engineering or related curriculum. Student registration includes all meals.)
(availability limited)
E. ❑ 65+
B. ❑ Asian or Pacific Islander
❑ Outlets at the Dells
❑ Sun Catcher Workshop
❑ Card Making
Payment method:
Cardholder's name ___________________________________________________________________________
Total Amount Enclosed:_________
Cardholder's signature _______________________________________________________________________
❑ Check ❑ PO Number __________________
Cardholder's Phone # ________________________________________________________________________
❑ MasterCard
Card number _______________________________________ Expires _______________________
❑ Visa
❑ Discover