Schedule

Thu
Nov 30
7:45-8:25 am Registration

Morning Session

Presiding: Matt Garber, PE, PLS.

8:25-8:30 am Welcome and Introductory Remarks

Chairman Matt Garber, PE, PLS

8:30-9:00 am IaRTN Update and Trouble Shooting

Dan Messerich, RTN Administrator, Iowa Department of Transportation

9:00-10:00 am Abstracting Why and How

Sally Hertel, Iowa Land Title Association, President, ILTA Certified Land Title Professional, and Abstractor, Mitchell County Abstract Company

10:00-10:15 am Refreshment Break

10:15-11:15 am Modern Construction Layout - Accuracies of the Geospatial Technologies

Benjamin Sullivan, Seiler Geospatial

11:15-12:00 pm Applying ASCE Standards and Practices to Modernize Utility Infrastructure Management

Philip Meis, PE, Governor for the ASCE Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute, Utility Mapping Services, PC

12:00-12:45 pm Luncheon

Afternoon Sessions

Presiding: Jay Waddingham, PE, PLS

12:45-1:45 pm Monument Preservation Do’s and Don’ts

Speaker Panel – Wayne Castle, City of Waterloo; Doug Miller, PE, PLS, Craig Steffensmeier, District 5 Senior Land Surveyor, Iowa Department of Transportation

1:45-2:15 pm Status of Professional Licensure Changes

Eric Green

2:15-2:30 pm Break

2:30-3:15 pm Preparing for NSRS2022 - What Should We Do Now?

David Zenk, NGS Northern Plains Regional Advisor

3:15-4:15 pm Surveyor Right of Entry in Iowa

Maria Brownell, Attorney, Ahlers & Cooney, P.C. and Jenna Sabroske

4:15 pm Adjourn