National Surveyors Conference 2012
The eighth National Surveyor's Conference will be held from June 6th to 8th 2012 in Regina, Saskatchewan in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Land Surveyors Association AGM.
The venue is the Hotel Saskatchewan Radisson Plaza. To book your room, please contact Hotel Saskatchewan Radisson Plaza at 306-337-4309 (Monday-Friday 8 am until 4:30 pm CST) or 306-522-7691 after hours. Remember to mention that you are attending the National Surveyors' Conference when booking!
The prices for hotel rooms are: $169 for a standard room and $339 for a suite
Conference Schedule
Wednesday, June 6th
9:00 am - 12:00pm: Getting it Right by Brent Taylor, BCLS, CLS. This seminar will cover: The Cost of Getting it Wrong, Where to Start, and the Code of Ethics
1:00 - 4:30pm: Risk Management by Steven J. Black, B.Sc., and Paul Faval, Q.C.. Learn about national land surveyor claims exposure review and risk management, how to reduce practice exposure, specific Canada Lands exposures, marine cadastre issues in British Columbia, claims in Federal parks, and Aboriginal land tenure reform.
7:00 - 10:00pm: Icebreaker (light entertainment)
Thursday, June 7th
9:00 - 10:00am: Opening Ceremonies with keynote speaker Perry Bloomquist
10:30am - 12:00pm: Survey Plan Electronic Checklists by Brent Taylor, BCLS, CLS on the ABCLS checklist system and Jean-Claude Tétreault on the ACLS checklist system entitle MyCLSS
10:30am - 12:00pm: How Can Social Media Help Your Business
1:00 - 4:30pm: Geodetic Seminar
- NRCan Geodetic Survey Division highlights and priorities (Height Modernization (CGVD 2013), Real-Time Kinematic Services Certification, Federal GNSS Coordination Board, and Decoupled Clock Model patent and potential impact by Denis Hains, a.-g., Director of NRCan Geodetic Surveys Division
- Geometric Datum NAD83 CSRS, Epochs and Velocity Model (demo TRX) by: Pierre Sauvé, Senior Geodetic Engineer, NRCan Geodetic Surveys Division
- Canadian Geodetic Vertical Datum 2013 (demo GPS-H) by: Pierre Sauvé, Senior Geodetic Engineer, NRCan Geodetic Surveys Division
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Precise Point Positioning (PPP) (demo) by: Phillippe Lamothe, Junior Geodetic Engineer, NRCan Geodetic Surveys Division
7:00 - 10:00pm: Exhibitors Social and Silent Auction (all proceeds will go to the ACLS Scholarship Foundation and SLSA donation to the Children's Fund)
Friday, June 8th
9:00am - 4:30pm: ACLS Business Meeting and SLSA Business Meeting
6:30pm - 12:00am: President's Dinner and presentation of the David Thompson National Geomatics Awards and new commissions (Dance with DJ)
Saturday, June 9th
12:00pm onwards: Golf Tournament and Supper at Deer Valley Golf Course
Accompanying Persons Schedule
Wednesday, June 7th
10:00am - 12:30pm: Tour of the RCMP Heritage Centre including: tour of static displays, multimedia Presentation “Tour of Duty” in the theatre, walking tour of RCMP Depot, and a catered lunch
12:45 - 2:00pm: Tour of the North West Territory Government House & gardens.
2:15 - 3:15pm: Walking tour of the Life Sciences, Earth Sciences and First Nations Galleries.
7:00 - 10:00pm: Icebreaker (light entertainment)
Thursday, June 8th
9:00 - 10:00am: Opening Ceremonies with keynote speaker Perry Bloomquist
10:30am - 4:00pm: Guided tour of Moose Jaw which will include: coach tour of #15 Wing Moose Jaw Air Base, lunch and Guest Speaker, coach tour of Downtown Moose Jaw (murals, heritage buildings and the history of a colourful past), and a visit to Western Development Museum
7:00 - 10:00pm: Exhibitors Social and Silent Auction (all proceeds will go to the ACLS Scholarship Foundation and SLSA donation to the Children's Fund)
Friday, June 9th
9:00am - 1:30pm: Guided Tour of Lajord Hutterite Colony, including lunch on the Colony
6:30pm - 12:00am: President's Dinner and presentation of the David Thompson National Geomatics Awards and new commissions (Dance with DJ)
Saturday, June 9th
12:00pm onwards: Golf Tournament and Supper at Deer Valley Golf Course