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Message from your President
-Carol Walker
2011
is gone and 2012 is here! For FACM, 2011 was a very
successful year. We made great progress toward many of our
goals.
At the FACM 2011 Conference held in Bonita Springs we
celebrated our 25th Anniversary as an organization. Looking
back to 1986, FACM was formed with the mission:
“To strive to bring
together individuals in the public and private sector who
are involved in the preparation of property ownership map,
with special direction toward education and certification …”
10 years later in 1996, FACM
was incorporated:
“…. As an educational
organization whose mission is to promote high standards
in mapping and to provide quality mapping education
throughout the State of Florida.”
Our mission remains the same
after all these years. As our field continues to grow in
technological advancement, it is vital that FACM continues
to move forward with enhanced education and provide
opportunities for the membership to stay current with the
latest issues regarding our profession.
Staying true to the mission
and at the same time realizing the economically tough times
we are living in, our Education Committee has been working
hard to update our core courses. In order to make the
offerings more affordable and accessible, we are now
offering our classes regionally. The Education Committee is
continuing efforts toward online course offerings, also
looking at ways to combine education with our conferences.
To quote our immediate past
President Frank Conkling, we strive to provide a platform
for the membership to have an “open exchange of ideas and
development of best practices in parcel mapping”.
This open exchange includes
outreach to GIS User Groups around the State of Florida, and
speakers at our conferences that provide relevant and up to
date information for the mapping profession.
As your president I appreciate
the opportunity to keep the momentum going and move into the
next 25 years!
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