All posts by Bill Beardslee
Beyond the Scope: Preparing for Your State Conference
A majority of the state society conferences take place in the first quarter of the year. They are educational and social events geared toward fellowship and knowledge for the members. The societies work long and hard to create enjoyable events and courses that will be valuable to the attendees. Great speakers are brought in from...
Business Angle: Where Have All the Mentors Gone?
For the past two years, my travels have taken me to numerous places across the country to speak with great surveyors. I’m always listening to their complaints (many), opinions (also many), and positive comments (not as many) on our profession. From all those comments, I’m addressing here the apparent lack of mentors and training that...
NJSPLS Hosts SurvCon 2014
Inclement weather nearby did not deter 725 attendees from participating in the New Jersey Society of Professional Land Surveyors’ SurvCon 2014 at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. NJSPLS executive director Mark Husik, associate director Rona Goldberg, and conference chairman Steve Mazurek put together an outstanding program for the 35th annual conference. Twenty-four seminars...
Headline: TSPS Conference a Texas-sized Success
The Texas Society of Professional Surveyors held its 62nd Annual Convention and Tech Expo at the Sheraton Arlington Hotel and Convention Center. More than 700 surveyors, venders, and guests attended the event. The exhibit hall was packed with a cross-section of new surveying technology and equipment. Numerous seminars were presented by nationally known speakers Gary...
“Protect and Serve” Your Business and Your Future
When I lead seminars in various states, I encounter surveyors of all ages, backgrounds, sizes, shapes, and economic positions. I see two things that break my heart. The first is a surveyor in the 70-year-old age bracket who is still working full-time, not because of a love of surveying but out of the necessity to...
