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FACM Fall Conference Set for Sirata Beach Resort on St Pete Beach. Call for Presenters. The conference will be at the Sirata Beach Resort & Conference Center on St. Pete Beach. Mark your calendar now; the dates will be October 17th through 20th, 2010. Conference attendees can extend their stay three days prior to the conference and three days following the conference. So if you wanted to make it a family vacation with our lower contracted per day room rate of $101.00, this would be the perfect time! We are always looking for presentations for the conferences. If you wish to give a presentation please contact John Bausola FACM Conference Committee Chair, BausolaJ@paslc.org , or one of the FACM board members. |
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Message from our President
- Matthew Kalus
We really had a lot of good feedback from the 23rd Annual Conference. I feel like we have big shoes to fill. John Bausola will be sending out a call for presenters shortly, so be thinking of what you could give a presentation on. You don’t have to be a polished professional; we are all family and you can count on us for support. In fact I gave my first presentation at the conference last year, and while I had the butterflies going in, I was greatly relieved that folks in the audience were really supportive and appreciative. Once you get a few under your belt (I mean presentations! ), it gets a little easier each time. Our theme this year is “Doing More with Less”. An obvious choice for the trying times we are all facing. If you have a new procedure that fits in with that, or you have a project that your office is working on, completed or not, and want to share it with your peers, then this is the place to do that. It is good opportunity to be able to bring something back that you have earned; the more you put in – the more you can get back. If you are a GISP, and need points for upcoming recertification, then our conference qualifies toward that goal; both by attending and presenting. Regarding GISP’s, is there anyone interested in starting a GISP discussion group? Having a pool of people to talk to might help those who want to obtain their certification. Let’s get something started in this area. Our Education Committee is working on getting all of our courses accredited through the GIS Certification Institute (GISCI). FACM Course 2 – The Public Land Survey System is being upgraded to include the necessary GIS content to be eligible. We are looking to roll it out this summer! Stay tuned for details on where and when. If you
have mapping colleagues in your county or city planning,
public works, surveying, or any mapping related areas, feel
free to forward your newsletter on. We are always looking
for potential new members in non-traditional areas.
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“Coming
up with something to write about has never been an easy task
for me; the good part is that there is a lot of news that is
going on. I hope I can get it all in! We are now already
over halfway through our terms as your Officers, and I hope
you are pleased with the selection of the Sirata Resort for
our 24th Annual Fall Conference returning again
to St. Pete Beach. We also finalized our negotiations for
the 2011 conference location, and are beginning to plan for
that event (which will be our 25th Anniversary
Annual conference – It’s going to come on us quick, so start
making plans now). Many thanks to John Bausola, Jeff Maasch,
and Ellen Edwards who are helping make all of this happen!