The Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors
Surveying For A Better Tomorrow
The Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors (RISPLS) is pleased to announce the esteemed Gary Kent, PS as our guest speaker at our 54th Annual Meeting & Conference. Full event details and registration form can be found on our event page.
Gary R. Kent, PS
Meridian Land Consulting, LLC
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: Continue reading “RISPLS 54th Annual Meeting & Conference”
When: Thursday, April 18, 2024
Where: The Radisson Hotel. 2081 Post Road, Warwick Rhode Island 02886
Guest Speaker: Edward O’Brien, PLS, RISPLS Past President
Presentation: Report on the Activities of the RIGIS Executive Committee Municipal Boundaries Task Force & brief discussion on Statewide Parcel Mapping -&- Digital Submission Standards
Download & Register: RISPLS April 2024 GMM & Seminar
What: RISPLS 51st Annual Meeting & Conference (Virtual)
When: Friday – November 12, 2021
Where: Online Virtual Conference
Signup: Registration Form
Join us for the RISPLS 51th Annual Meeting & Conference on Friday, November 12, 2020. This year’s Conference and General Membership Meeting will be held online using Zoom.
Schedule of Events
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
What: RISPLS 50th Annual Meeting & Conference
When: Friday, November 20, 2020
Where: Virtual
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!
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.
Continue reading “2020 National Surveyors Week March 15-21, 2020”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.
Meeting details to follow.
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.
Meeting details to follow.