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to get our profession out in front of the masses? As Carl points
out, there are games for just about every profession except land The
surveying. So, give this article some thought and let me know if
you have any ideas that we can explore? President’s

I hope we have a new series of articles moving forward that Mr. Message
Detwiler is calling the “Digital Mapper.” Michael digs in about the
emerging technology and its relation to NAC 625.666 – Positional
certainty.
By Robert Carrington, PLS , NALS President
I also have four different business-related articles based on the It is my privilege to serve as
abstracts of a few Podcasts. I hope you enjoy these! There is the 2022 NALS President.
some great stuff in these articles. We have an exciting year
planned and are elated to be
Lastly, there is a NALS Remembers section for Dale Wittie, a able to meet in person for
lifelong surveyor and brother to our current Southern Chapter the Board Meetings, Chapter
President Frank Wittie. The Wittie family has been a big part of Meetings and Chapter Events
the Las Vegas valley for decades, and we are saddened to hear The 2022 Conference, titled
the loss of anyone but especially for the Wittie family. “MAPPING THE PATH FOR
THE NEXT GENERATION”, is
being held at the Luxor Hotel
As always, please send in your comments or articles so that what is Las Vegas, March 30 to
we print is what you want to read! Articles for the next edition April 2, and is billed as the Western Regional Survey Conference.
are due on May 1 please. Every man owes a part of his time and This joint conference is sponsored by the Professional Surveyors
,
money to the business or industry in which he is engaged. No man Associations of Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and the Western
has the moral right to withhold his support from an organization Federation of Professional Surveyors. The Nevada Governor has
that is striving to improve the conditions within his sphere! – lifted the mask mandate for Clark County, please signup as soon
as possible. The conference is offering 22 hours of education with
Theodore Roosevelt more than 25 different speakers.

About the Cover... We held our NALS Executive Board meeting in Reno on January
21 , and the following is a list of the 2022 NALS Committee’s
st
and their respective Chairs: Advanced Education, Trent Keenan.
Board of Registration Liaison, Greg Phillips. Communications/
Publications, Trent Keenan. Constitution and Bylaws, Nancy
Almanzan. Continuing Education/Conference, Nancy Almanzan.
Membership, Justin Moore. Nominating Committee, Justin Moore.
NSPS Director, Nancy Almanzan. Legislation, Robert Carrington.
Professional Practices/Ethics, Paul Burn. Outreach, Trent Keenan.
WFPS Delegate, Gregory Phillips/Trent Keenan. Past President’s
Advisory Council, Justin Moore. As you can see from the committee
list, Nancy and Trent have taken on bulk of work our organization.
When you think of volunteerism, those two are what we should all
strive for.
The Nevada Association of Land Surveyor’s is a professional
organization made up of individuals who purpose is to promote
and maintain the highest possible standards and professional
practices of land surveying provide for the common good and
welfare of the public. For all those individual’s that have come
before me to be elected as an officer and or serve on a committee
at both at the state and chapter level, they are the epitome of
Volunteers. We as Professional Land Surveyor’s, whether you are
a member of NALS or not, you must thank these Men and Women
who have given their time and effort to bring awareness and trust
in the Land Surveying Profession. If you are reading this, my hope
A composite image of different photos taken from articles throughout is that you find the time to volunteer on a committee, attend the
this edition of The Nevada Traverse. conference or a monthly chapter meeting or donate financially
Photo credit: Jeremy Long (Full Metal Worldwide) when asked to in support of the organization. For a schedule of
Do you have a cover shot you would like to submit? events for 2022, please visit the NALS website at
Email: nals@NvLandSurveyors.org https://www.nvlandsurveyors.org

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