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Welcome to this week's edition of the POB eNews...
Earlier this week, Kenneth Roberts, PLS, and his team in Idaho Falls found themselves in the money.
"We received the check for $2,000," Roberts said in an e-mail to POB Editor Lieca Hohner. "Thank you all VERY MUCH! We (the crew) split it, and we're all very happy tonight and partying down here in Idaho Falls."
Our team here at POB shares his excitement. What I'm referring to, of course, is POB's Highlights in Surveying contest, now in its fourth year.
And on a personal level, I'm delighted to be part of a magazine that acknowledges, promotes and celebrates the accomplishments of its readers. I congratulate everyone who submitted a project to the competition. And even though we had an excellent number of contest entries, I encourage even more of you to enter next year. As Lieca, my editor, says, "A cool project, an innovative approach or an impressive team can all constitute a great story."
So, as you go about your daily business in 2008, plan on sharing the story behind one of your projects. It just might pay off-literally.
-Wendy Lyons, Associate Editor
P.S. POB will begin to take 2009 contest submissions this fall. In the meantime, be sure to check out the 2008 winning entry in our June issue.
POB 2008 Highlights in Surveying Results
$2,000 First Place Winner: Expansion of Sunnyside Road in the city of Idaho Falls
$500 Second Place Winner: Documentation of existing conditions and delivery of accurate 2D and 3D plans and models for the Las Vegas Convention Center
$250 Third Place Winner: Topographic, boundary and existing-conditions survey for Hancock, N.H., Historic District
Click here for more details
Thanks to our contest sponsors: Allen Precision Equipment, Crain Enterprises Inc., EngineerSupply.com, ESRI, Leica Geosystems, Magellan Professional, Optech, Topcon, Trimble and Tripod Data Systems.
Take a moment to vote in our Quick Poll at www.pobonline.com. This month, we want to know how you'd assess your work-related stress?
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AEC Store Corner: HOT OFF THE PRESS
Business Management Handbook for Land Surveyors, by Daniel E. Beardslee, PLS
This 150-page handbook provides guidance for land surveyors who are interested in starting or improving their own business. Veteran surveyor Dan Beardslee provides valuable insight and information with real-life examples from his classroom (Business Management degree) and field experience (20+ years as a surveyor). He provides 21 business management rules for land surveyors to follow as well a number of sample financial statements and worksheets. This handbook is also provided in a spiral-bound format. Retail Price: $65.00
CLICK HERE to purchase.
Visit AECstore.com to view our all of our surveying resources and products! Call Stephanie at 248-244-1275 with any questions. |
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May 5-8
Canadian Hydrographic Conference
& National Surveyor's Conference
Victoria, B.C., Canada
250/655-7222
www.bclandsurveyors.bc.ca/announcements.html
May 8-10
55th Annual ANLS General Meeting
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
709/722-2031
www.surveyors.nf.ca
May 28-30
BE Conference 2008
Baltimore, Maryland
800/949-0498
www.bentley.com/BEconference/registration
May 29-31
SLSA 2008 Annual General Meeting
Cypress Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada
306/352-8999
www.slsa.sk.ca
June 2-3
GeoGathering 2008 Conference
Estes Park, Colorado
www.geogathering.com
June 4-5
4th International Optech Terrestrial Laser Scanning User Meeting
Munich, Germany
www.optech.ca/measuringnewhorizons.html
June 14-19
FIG Working Week 2008
Stockholm, Sweden
www.fig.net/fig2008/
June 16-18
8th Annual Cityworks User Conference
Snowbird, Utah
www.azteca.com
For a more comprehensive list of events, visit POB's
Calendar of Events.
Want your event highlighted here? Send an e-mail with the date, location and sponsor organization of the event, as well as the name, address and phone number of a contact person to lyonsw@bnpmedia.com. |
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Our May issue is now online!
In addition to three informative conference recaps, the May issue includes
Requiem for a Schooner, which tells the tale of how surveyors manned the deck to save a historic treasure from the permanent grip of Davy Jones' Locker. If you're more of a landlubber and prefer to cross the vast waters via a nice sturdy bridge, then you'll be interested in
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On, which reports the results of transient-deformation monitoring performed on Michigan's mighty Mackinac Bridge.
This month's edition also includes contributions from industry experts Jim Reilly,
Jeff Lucas, Milton Denny
, Finola Bianco and
Joe Paiva.
Last, but not least, if you're wondering how your salary and benefits stack up against others in your profession, wonder no more. Simply click to Professional Paybacks to view the results of POB
's exclusive 2008 Salary & Benefits Survey and compare.
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NYC LAND SURVEYORS, PC is looking for qualified individuals for: Office Draftsman/ Technician ($30-$40/hour), Party Chiefs ($40-50/hour), Instrument Men ($28-38/hour). Pension, Annuity, Medical/Dental.
E-mail resume to: pat@nycsurveyors.com or call 718-816-8182 |
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Joke of the Week: Ah, the English language ...
The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert
A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum ...
Problem: Surveying Mathematics: Units: Definitions and Conversions
A surveyor receives a request from a client on a control project to report the results in state plane coordinates, expressed in meters. The project is in a state that has adopted the U.S. survey foot as its standard. In such a state, which relationship is correct?
(A) 1 ft = 0.3048006 m
(B) 1 m = 3.2808000 ft
(C) 1 m = 3.2808399 ft
(D) 1 ft = 0.3048000 m
Cool Link of the Week: OSEI Image of the Day
NOAA's Operational Significant Event Imagery (OSEI) team of scientists produces high-resolution, detailed imagery of significant current environmental events. Check out the OSEI MODIS satellite Image of the Day: wildfires burning in southeastern Argentina.
Click to POB's Fun & Games page to access the rest of this week's problem, the cool link and the jokes. |
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