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NALS Board of Directors Meeting

Friday, April 28 , 2023 • Offices of Diamondback Land Surveying • Las vegas, Nevada.
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CALL TO ORDER BYLAWS
President Nancy Almanzan called the meeting to order at 9:55 AM. No additional changes were proposed to the Bylaws. The proposed
changes which will provide a vote to the Immediate Past President and al-
PLEDEGE OF ALLEGIANCE low the Young Surveyors Network to become a Chapter will be presented
President Nancy Almanzan led the Board in the pledge of allegiance to the voting membership for approval.

ROLL CALL CONFERENCE
Nancy Almanzan, President Report included in agenda.
Nick Ariotti, Vice President
Todd Enke, Secretary The 2023 CLSA-NALS Conference was held March 24 – 28 at the Silver
Frank Wittie, Treasurer Legacy in Reno, Nevada. Over 550 survey professionals were in atten-
Robert Carrington, Immediate Past President dance.
Crissy Willson, Executive Director
Erik Denman, Director The 2024 Conference will include Arizona (APLS), California (CLSA), New
Trent Keenan, Director Mexico (NMPS), Nevada (NALS), Wyoming (PLSW), and WestFed (WFPS).
Conference Chair Nancy Almanzan and Conference Manager Crissy Will-
Guest: Heather Keenan, NV YSN son conducted site reviews at multiple Las Vegas hotels. The selections
have been narrowed down to Horseshoe Las Vegas (formerly Bally’s) and
A quorum was declared present. the Luxor.

AGENDA REVISIONS AND ADOPTION Each participating association will appoint two representatives to serve
No changes were made to the agenda. on the joint conference committee. NALS representatives will include
Conference Chair Nancy Almanzan and Todd Enke. Prior to Conference
MOVED by Trent Keenan and SECONDED to approve the agenda. Committee meetings, Nancy will host a NALS meeting to receive input
MOTION CARRIED. from the full Board. All NALS members are encouraged to email sugges-
tions for speakers and topics.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
President Nancy Almanzan thanked the Board for their participation at the EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Conference. The 50 Anniversary celebration was a great success and there The NALS Education Foundation annual Scholarship Auction was a great
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were 16 Past Presidents as well as Charter Members honored at the event. success! Over 100 items were donated to the auction and raised nearly
$21,000! Special thanks to Marty Crook for his tireless efforts in helping
Nancy also commended the Board as well as many NALS members for to collect, calibrate, and organize the auction items.
stepping up and making their voice heard regarding the Board of Regis-
tration’s proposal to eliminate the state-specific exam. NALS members The NALS Education Foundation Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held
mobilized quickly and through NALS grass roots opposition we were able August 4 in Reno. Special thanks to Lahontan Chapter for foregoing their
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to succeed in maintaining the state-specific exam to protect the public Chapter Golf Tournament this year in order to allow the Education Foun-
safety and welfare. dation this fundraising opportunity. Additionally, thank you to Eric Sage
for helping to secure the date and location!
TREASURER’S REPORT
Report included in the agenda. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Legislative Committee Chair Robert Carrington distributed the current list
MOVED by Trent Keenan and SECONDED to accept the treasurer’s report of bills that are being tracked.
as included in the agenda. MOTION CARRIED. The language to address the 2022 datum has been drafted and will be
sent to the NALS Board for review and approval.
ADVANCED EDUCATION
Great Basin College (GBC) just wrapped up another great school year. This Todd Enke discussed the NACs and NRSs and the fact that it has been
year’s graduating class will have 11 students, including two from Nevada. several years since the NALS Board has done a full review. Todd and Rob-
GBC continues to play a vital role in preparing skilled professionals for the ert will review and provide a report to the Board if there are any recom-
land surveying industry in Nevada. The growth over the last 5-plus years mended changes or additions.
has been outstanding and Professor Bryon Calkins continues to set the
bar higher every year. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Special thanks to Byron for attending the CLSA-NALS Conference and Report included in agenda.
participating on the Advanced Education Roundtable discussion.
College of Southern Nevada (CSN) Bachelor program is moving forward. Membership continues to grow. The Board was provided a list of mem-
Dr. Douglas Sims has all the approvals in place, and the proposal is made, bers with unpaid dues and is encouraged to reach out to those members
the courses done, sequenced, and now working through the curriculum for renewal.
process. Dr. Sims has also just recently submitted An Analysis of the Fea-
sibility of Offering a Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Land Surveying and NSPS DIRECTOR
Geomatics to his department head. We are still on track to begin classes NSPS Director Nancy Almanzan reported on the NSPS spring meetings
in August of 2024! More to come in every edition of The Nevada Traverse. and Lobby Day. Trent and Nancy met with several Nevada legislators and
discussed issued provided by NSPS Lobbyist as well as our most recent
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES COMMITTEE issue with the proposed elimination of the state-specific exam. NSPS
Report included in agenda.
Advanced Technology Committee Chair Michael Detwiler reported attend- Board minutes are not yet available but will be distributed to the NALS
ing a Trimble scanning seminar. The seminar had nearly 100 attendees Board upon receipt. A full report to the membership will also be included
but very few Land Surveyors. in the Nevada Traverse.

38 The Nevada Traverse Vol.50, No.2, 2023