The Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (RISPLS) is pleased to announce our upcoming webinar “Promoting Public Access Along The Shore – Without Violating The Law” presented by Dennis Nixon, Professor Emeritus of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island.
When: Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 6pm – 8pm Where: Virtual/On Line Guest Speaker: Dennis Nixon, Professor Emeritus of Marine Affairs, University of Rhode IslandTopic: ” PROMOTING PUBLIC ACCESS ALONG THE SHORE – WITHOUT VIOLATING THE LAW”
1.5 PDH Certificate & GMM Attendance Certificate will be issued after completed webinar.
About Our Esteemed Speaker, Dennis Nixon:
Dennis Nixon is a Professor Emeritus of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island, where he taught marine coastal law over a span of 45 years. He currently divides his time between Jamestown and St. Thomas USVI where he serves as a volunteer land steward for the Nature Conservancy.
He is the author of the textbook Marine and Coastal Law (Third Edition 2021) and has been a member of the RI Bar Association since 1975. He holds degrees in history, law, marine affairs, and has lectured in 35 countries on six continents.
Professor Nixon’s first professional article, in 1976 was entitled “Public Access to the Shore: the Rhode Island Example.” During the 1986 RI Constitutional Convention he was retained to help draft the revisions to Art. 1, Sec. 17 of the RI Constitution dealing with “the privileges of the shore.” He is a strong supporter of the current effort to decriminalize passage along the shore.
Please fill out and return your registration form with payment to RISPLS. A registration webinar link before the meeting to those who have registered via mailing in or emailing registration. GMM Apr INVITE
Please join us for the upcoming RISPLS APRIL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING WEBINAR
When: Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 6pm – 8pm Where: Virtual/On Line Guest Speaker: Dennis Nixon, Professor Emeritus of Marine Affairs, University of Rhode IslandTopic: ” PROMOTING PUBLIC ACCESS ALONG THE SHORE – WITHOUT VIOLATING THE LAW”
1.5 PDH Certificate & GMM Attendance Certificate will be issued after completed webinar.
Please fill out and return your registration form with payment to RISPLS. A registration webinar link before the meeting to those who have registered via mailing in or emailing registration.
About Our Esteemed Speaker, Dennis Nixon:
Dennis Nixon is a Professor Emeritus of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island, where he taught marine coastal law over a span of 45 years. He currently divides his time between Jamestown and St. Thomas USVI, where he serves as a volunteer land steward for the Nature Conservancy.
He is the author of the textbook Marine and Coastal Law (Third Edition 2021) and has been a member of the RI Bar Association since 1975. He holds degrees in history, law, marine affairs, and has lectured in 35 countries on six continents.
Professor Nixon’s first professional article, in 1976 was entitled “Public Access to the Shore: the Rhode Island Example.” During the 1986 RI Constitutional Convention he was retained to help draft the revisions to Art. 1, Sec. 17 of the RI Constitution dealing with “the privileges of the shore.” He is a strong supporter of the current effort to decriminalize passage along the shore.
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At today’s RISPLS 50th Annual Meeting & Conference ESRI’s Brent Jones, PE, PE will present Surveying and GIS – Disruption and the Future.
A lot has happened in GIS over the past few decades and it has had its impact on surveying – some good, some not so good. What’s going on in the rest of the world with land surveying? Is Australia really selling their land registries? Why title insurance? Where did property rights originate? What are the current technology trends? How is current technology disrupting traditional businesses? What are the enablers of disruption? This presentation will discuss surveying issues domestically and globally, current and future disruptive technologies. With some history, GIS demonstrations and humor threaded in, this is designed to be highly interactive and take the tough questions along with the softballs.
About Brent Jones, PE, PLS
Brent Jones oversees Esri’s worldwide strategic planning, business development, and marketing activities for land records, cadastral, surveying, and land administration. As a recognized innovator, Jones specializes in modernizing existing land administration systems and designing new GIS-based cadastral management systems for small and large governments globally. He is a member of the URISA board of directors, past president of the Geospatial Information and Technology Association and a current member of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Geospatial Information Management sitting on the Expert Group on Land Administration and Management. Esri creates systems that drive all components of land and cadastral administration, including addressing, registration, taxation/valuation, planning, and development.
Join us for the RISPLS 50th Annual Meeting & Conference on Friday, November 20, 2020. This year’s Conference and General Membership Meeting will be held online for half-day.
Seminars, GMM, Vendors, and Awards!
EXHIBITOR SPOTLIGHTS
SARDELLI SURVEY 1/2 hour presentation 8:00 am – 8:30 am
New Technology
Maine Technical Source 1/2 hour presentation 8:30am – 9:00 am
CADNET 15 minute presentation 9:00 am – 9:15 am
SPILLERS 1/2 HOUR presentation 9:15 am – 9:45 am
BLUESKY 15 minute presentation 9:45 am – 10 am
Brent Jones, PE, PLS – ESRI
Surveying and GIS – Disruption and the Future. 10:00 am – 12 pm
National Surveyors Week, the annual week-long celebration of the surveying profession, is being celebrated this week of March 15-21, 2020. Surveyors provide essential professional boundary, infrastructure and construction services throughout every stage of public and private development of the United States, Rhode island, and to our private property rights.
Members of the Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (RISPLS) will attend the RI Boy Scouts Merit Badge College on Saturday January 4, 2020 to assist scouts in obtaining their Surveying merit badge.
When: September 17, 2020 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Where: The Radisson Hotel – 2081 Post Road, Warwick, Rhode Island 02886
The Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (RISPLS) will hold General Membership Meeting on Thursday, September 17, 2020 with Cocktails & Registration 6:30pm and Dinner Meeting 7-9:30pm.
When: June 18, 2020 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Where: The Radisson Hotel – 2081 Post Road, Warwick, Rhode Island 02886
The Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (RISPLS) will hold General Membership Meeting on Thursday, June 18, 2020 with Cocktails & Registration 6:30pm and Dinner Meeting 7-9:30pm.
When: April 16, 2020 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Where: The Radisson Hotel – 2081 Post Road, Warwick, Rhode Island 02886
The Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (RISPLS) will hold General Membership Meeting on Thursday, April 16, 2020 with Cocktails & Registration 6:30pm and Dinner Meeting 7-9:30pm.
When: February 20, 2020 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Where: The Radisson Hotel – 2081 Post Road, Warwick, Rhode Island 02886
The Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (RISPLS) will hold General Membership Meeting on Thursday, February 20, 2020 with Cocktails & Registration 6:30pm and Dinner Meeting 7-9:30pm.
“Round Table Discussion”
Please join us for a discussion regarding the publication of the 50th Anniversary Edition of the BLUE BOOK (1.5 PDH Certificate)
