RISPLS 54th Annual Meeting & Conference

RHODE ISLAND SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS Presents: 54th Annual Meeting & Conference

WHEN: Friday – November 22, 2024
WHERE: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 801 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, RI 02886
RIGISTRATION FORM: Nov 22, 2024 CONVENTION INVITATION & REGISTATION FORM

NOTE: Registration Deadline is November 14, 2024. A Late Fee of $10 will be added if received after 11/14/24

This is an All Day Seminar. Guest Speaker Gary Kent, PS Presents The Art of Retracement at the RISPLS 54th Annual Meeting & Conference:

Gary R. Kent, PS
Meridian Land Consulting, LLC

Biography:

Gary Kent is a Professional Surveyor with Schneider Geomatics in Indianapolis where, after 37 years, he transitioned in 2020 to part-time status and formed Meridian Land Consulting to provide training, consulting and expert witness services. Gary was Chair of the ALTA/ NSPS Workgroup responsible for the ALTA/NSPS Standards from 1995 to 2021. He has presented programs on boundaries, survey standards, easements and rights of way, legal descriptions, title, risk management, safety, leadership, and other topics multiple times in each of the 50 states. Gary has served on the Indiana Board of Registration for Professional Surveyors since 2004 and is a past-president of the Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.

Seminar Session Details:

Morning Session: 8:00am—11:30 am
Afternoon Session: 2:00pm – 4:45 pm

• The Art of Retracement

Every professional surveyor across the United States knows the phrase “Follow in the Foot steps” as it relates to conducting a boundary retracement survey. But what does that really mean and what is the basis for following the footsteps? Exactly whose footsteps are we talking about? The effect of the statute of frauds is that what is written in the conveyancing document is considered by the courts to be the highest and best expression of the parties’ intentions. But what happens when the evidence of the footsteps on the ground conflicts with the written title? Or what if there are seemingly no footsteps to follow? In this program we will explore the concept of retracement, how it relates to and is dependent on the document of conveyance, and what controls when conflicts are inevitably encountered. When armed with a full understanding of the concept of retracement, surveyors will be much better equipped to help steer their clients (and their affected neighbors) away from the pain and cost of litigation, and towards an amicable solution based on well-placed confidence and understanding of their respective roles and responsibilities.

Schedule of Events

7:30 AM Registration Opens with Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 4:45 Exhibits Open
8:00 – 11:30 Seminar I Gary R. Kent, PS
Meridian land Consulting, LLC
Presentation:
The Art of Retracement
9:45 – 10:00 Break
11:30 – 12:00 Exhibits / Free Time / Plan Contest Voting
12:00 – 2:00 Lunch Buffet- 50/50 Raffle-Membership Meeting-Induction of Officers-Awards
2:00 – 4:45 Seminar I Gary R. Kent, PS
Meridian Land Consulting, LLC
Presentation:
The Art of Retracement
3:00 – 3:30 Break
3:30 – 4:45 NESS Meeting Anyone is welcome to attend the NESS Meeting
4:45 – 5:15 Door Prizes / Certificates Will be located in the Alfred’s Lounge
5:00 – 7:00 Cocktail Reception w/Hors d’oeuvres & Scholarship SILENT Auction

Event Schedule subject to change. Final Schedule will be posted in Event Program on 11/22/24

Registration Information:

• Please Note the for this years convention IN PERSON at the CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL
• A luncheon buffet will be served w/ awards, 50/50 raffle etc. and there will be no evening banquet
• A Continental Breakfast, Lunch, am & pm snack breaks are included in your Full Day Registration
• Limited seating for Seminar. You must register to attend, no walk ins.
• Registration Deadline is November 14, 2024. A Late Fee of $10 will be added if received after 11/14/24
• Active Members of CALS, MALSCE, MSLS, NHLSA, NYSAPLS, and VSLS can a end for the RISPLS Member rate—Check appropriate box on next page registration.
• Make reservations early to eliminate late fee, reserve seating and to be able to pick up your attendance certificate at the end of the meeting.
• Be sure to stay after picking up your certificates as we will be holding the annual Scholarship Auction w/cocktails & hor d’oeuvres immediately following Certificate Pickup. **Our Auction will be a SILENT AUCTION this year.. We will have a sheet at each item for bids to be written throughout the day.
• All Reservations are non-refundable and non transferable.
• CHECK OR CREDIT CARD NOW ACCEPTED (CC payments a 3.5% transaction fee will be added to your total)
• Please make checks payable to RISPLS and mail with completed Registration Form to:

RI Society of Professional Land Surveyors (RISPLS)
410 Tiogue Avenue, Coventry, RI 02816

If you have any questions, please contact us.

All Donations are welcome for our Annual Scholarship Auction that will be held during the Cocktail Hour immediately a er the end of day certificate pickup.

Each year a benefit auction is held to raise funds for scholarships to students enrolled in approved surveying and engineering programs. Items are donated by members, friends, exhibitors, suppliers and others in the surveying community. We welcome all items, both new and used. Past items have included surveying software, books, maps instruments, gift baskets, boat trips, gift cards, wine, handmade items and more. If you or your company would like to donate, please bring the item(s) the day of the convention. A table will be set up.