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Sacramento Chapter Dues are free
for any member who is a paid
member of the State organization!
INS IDE
TH I S I S SUE :
Application 2
Information 7
Holiday Party 8
More 10
Pacific Lands 11
Focal point J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 1
A PUBLICATION OF
THE SACRAMENTO
AREA CHAPTER
OF THE
CALIFORNIA LAND
SURVEYORS
ASSOCIATION
Logan’s Roadhouse Natomas
3698 North Freeway Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95834
January 6, 2011
Drinks at 5:00
Dinner at 6:00
Business Meeting and Budget Plan for upcoming year!
Application on next page and will be available at the January 6th meeting!
P A G E 2
F O C A L P O I N T
P A G E 3 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 1
Show pride in what you do, promote the value of land surveying as an integral part of civil engineering in our local communities, and encourage youth to make it a career during National Engineers Week, Feb. 20-26. Join the Sacramento CLSA and ASCE in making this annual recognition effort and help make it a resounding success. Mark your calendar now! Volunteers needed for the Engineers and
Surveyors Day at Sunrise Mall, Saturday February 26, 2011.
Contact Rob_LS@comcast.net to participate.
1075 Creekside Ridge Dr. Ste 200
Roseville, CA 95678
(916) 788-8122
Get ready!
National Engineers Week in February!
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F O C A L P O I N T
www.californiasurveys.org/conference.html
Being a Corporate Sponsor is a reasonable and cost effective way to support the Sacramento Chapter of
CLSA. This corporate support is vital to sustaining our chapter activities, monthly newsletter and
scholarship fund. If your firm would like to become a Corporate Sponsor please contact the editor at:
focalpointeditor@gmail.com or (209) 518-9962.
GONZALES SURVEYS, INC.
DBE/SMBE UNION SIGNATORY
6240 West 6th Street
Rio Linda, CA 95673
(916) 768-6303
11661 Blocker Dr.
Ste 200
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 885-7072
1788 Tribute Rd. Ste. 200 Sacramento, CA 95815 (916) 927-2400
7300 Folsom Blvd., Ste 203
Sacramento, CA 95826
2590 Venture Oaks Way
Sacramento, CA 95833-3288
(916) 569-2500
3301 C Street #100-B
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 341-7760
Morrow Surveying 1450 Harbor Blvd. Ste. D
West Sacramento, CA 95691 (916) 372-8538
5979 Freeport Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95822 (916) 421-3465
Burrell Consulting Group, Inc. 1001 Enterprise Way, Suite 100 Roseville, CA 95678
2001 Broadway, 3rd Floor Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 834-2001 www.hjw.com
2295 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite #140
Sacramento, Ca. 95833
Ph: (916) 923-5820
1300 Ethan Way, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95825
(916) 921-9033
info@cbcsurveys.com
P.O. Box 661412
Sacramento, CA 95866
916-489-3528
David B. Karoly, LS 7849
Boundary & Topographic Surveys
GPS Control Surveys
1075 Creekside Ridge Dr. Ste 200 Roseville, CA 95678 (916) 788-8122
Now located in Sacramento
R/W Mapping, Topos, Boundaries
A full-service DBE/SBE firm
916-419-2070
Cooper Thorne & Associates Engineering & Surveying 3233 Monier Circle Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
3380 Industrial Blvd., #105 West Sacramento, CA 95691 (916) 374-8575
Radman Aerial Surveys 6220 24th Street
Sacramento, CA 95822 (916) 391-1651
Thanks to Our Corporate Sponsors for Supporting the Sacramento Chapter
This year is going to
be a huge
celebration, and it's
coming to you
directly from Fresno
State's Geomatics
Engineering
Students. This is the
largest student-run
Geomatics
Engineering
Conference in the
nation, and this
year's theme is "The
Golden Reunion".
This year's students
and faculty are
working extra hard
this year to
encourage Alumni
attendance as this is a
special year for both
the Geomatics
Engineering
department and the
entire campus. Please,
spread the word and
get in touch with your
fellow graduates. This
is the conference you
do not want to miss!
We will be featuring:
professional speakers;
top of the line
exhibitors; great
networking
opportunities for
professionals,
students, and
professors; and lots of
fun social
opportunities. So mark
your calendar for this
once in a lifetime event
and help us celebrate
our 50th annual
Geomatics Engineering
Conference!
JANUARY 27TH -
28TH, 2011 AT
THE CLOVIS
MEMORIAL
P A G E 6
F O C A L P O I N T
conference.fresnogmefoundation.org
Information Sharing
P A G E 7 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 1
Dave Doyle of NOAA's National Geodetic Survey presented a great webinar on State Plane Coordinates on December 8th, 2010. If you didn't participate, the slides and the archived presentation (and many others) are available here: http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/corbin/class_description/SPC.shtml
The instructions for the new Engagement Record and Reference Forms for Professional Engineer, Structural Engineer, and Professional Land Surveyor applicants are now available on the Board's website.
http://www.pels.ca.gov/applicants/apps.shtml
P A G E 8
Holiday Party 2010
F O C A L P O I N T
P A G E 9 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 1
P A G E 1 0
F O C A L P O I N T
Annette Lockhart presenting Sacramento City College Surveying student Yvette DiCarlo with a check for $100 on behalf of the Sacramento Chapter to attend the 2011 CSU Fresno Geomatics Conference. This award for scholastic excellence was concieved and funded by an anonymous donor within our ranks. Well done anonymous!
The Sacramento Chapter PLS Review classes have started! Ian Wilson led a special Saturday session on Exam development and strategy. Rob McMillan hit the high points of GPS and Construction Surveying. Steve Ourada finished off the December sessions with Laws for the California Surveyor. We are on hiatus for the holiday break, but will return Thursday, January 6th with John Adam presenting State Plane Coordinates . If you haven't passed the California PLS exam, consider signing up for these classes. Contact the FocalPointEditor@gmail.com for more information.
Rich Aviles (on the right) is one of the newest Californians to pass the first division of the LS exam!
P A G E 1 1 J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 1
The Early Bird Special Now Extended to January 15th., 2011
Spring 2011 Seminars and Workshops
3 Day F.L.S. (L.S.I.T.) Review Workshop Concord, Ca. Fri-Sun, March 25-27, 2011 Orange, Ca. Fri-Sun, April 1-3, 2011
1 Day NCEES National PLS Practice Exam Concord, Ca. Thurs. March 10, 2011 Orange, Ca. Thurs. March 17, 2011
PLS Review Workshop Series I Concord, Ca. Fri-Sun, Feb 4-6, 2011 Orange, Ca. Fri-Sun, Feb 11-13, 2011
PLS Review Workshop Series II Concord, Ca. Fri-Sun, March 11 -13, 2011 Orange, Ca. Fri-Sun March 18-20, 2011
PLS Review Workshop Series I & II Concord, Ca. Fri-Sun, Feb 4-6, 2011& Fri-Sun March 11-12, 2011 Orange, Ca. Fri-Sun, Feb 11-13, 2011 & Fri-Sun, March 18-20, 2011
Upcoming Pacific Land Seminars
Questions? Contact them at: www.pacificland.com
sac-surveyors.org
CLSA SCLSA SCLSA SCLSA SACRAMENTOACRAMENTOACRAMENTOACRAMENTO ---- 2011 C2011 C2011 C2011 CHAPTERHAPTERHAPTERHAPTER OOOOFFICERSFFICERSFFICERSFFICERS
Bill Telling (916) 769-8258 President@sac-surveyors.org Annette Lockhart (209) 518-9962 VicePresident@sac-surveyors.org Rob McMillan (760) 846-4491 Secretary@sac-surveyors.org David Gutierrez (530) 392-8007 Treasurer@sac-surveyors.org Oscar Jarquin (916) 201-0992 PastPresident@sac-surveyors.org Bill Telling (916) 769-8258 BoardReps@sac-surveyors.org Jerry Jones BoardReps@sac-surveyors.org
Address: PO BOX 162846-2846, Sacramento, CA 95816
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Editor Annette Lockhart (209) 518-9962 focalpointeditor@gmail.com Workshops Bill Telling (916) 769-8258 workshop@sac-surveyors.org Webgeek Jeremy Dean webgeek@sac-surveyors.org
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