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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Registration Open
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Conference Lobby
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Exhibitor Set Up
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Conference Halls
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Dinner On Your Own
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
 
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Board of Directors Meeting
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
 
Thursday, February 6, 2025
7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Registration Open
7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
 
Conference Lobby
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Seminar: AI in Surveying (2 PDH)
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Earnest McCarty - US Army Corps of Engineers
D
Seminar: Introduction to the NSPS Certified Floodplain Surveyor (CSF) Program (2 PDH)
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Lloyd Kirk - Triad Engineering Inc.
E
Seminar: Member Orientation Session (2 PDH)
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Julie Hewett - WVSPS
Beckley
Seminar: Terrestrial and Topo Bathymetric LiDAR (2 PDH)
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Lonnie Upton - NV5
Huntington 125
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
 
 
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
General Membership Meeting (1 PDH)
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
 
A/B/C
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Break
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
 
 
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
 
A/B/C
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Seminar: Self Defense - Know Your Boundaries (2 PDH)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Todd LaNeve - La Neve Law Offices
Braxton
1:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Seminar: Deep Dive into Mobile Mapping (4 PDH)
1:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Anthony Pascuzzi - Precision Laser & Instrument
Beckley
Seminar: Introductory Hydraulics and Hydrology for Surveyors (4 PDH)
1:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Ronald Fink - Fink Engineering & Land Surveying, LLC
Charleston
Seminar: Practical Geodesy for Practical Surveyors (4 PDH)
1:00 PM - 5:15 PM
David Doyle - Base 9 Geodetic Consulting Services
E
Seminar: West Virginia Minimum Standards & Ethics (4 PDH)
1:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Jason Smithson - WVSPS
D
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Break
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
 
 
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
WVSHS Annual Meeting (1 PDH)
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM
 
A/B/C
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Break
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM
 
 
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Social Hour
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
 
 
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Young Surveyors Reception
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
 
 
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Exhibitors Dinner w/ Entertainment
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
 
A/B/C
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
County Surveyors Meeting (1 PDH)
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
 
Beckley
Young Surveyors Social Hour
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
 
 
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Hospitality Suite
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
 
 
Friday, February 7, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Past Presidents Breakfast
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
 
 
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration Open
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
 
Conference Lobby
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Seminar: Real Time Kinematic Accuracy and Precision (2 PDH)
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Jim Peterson - Leica Geosystems
Charleston
8:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Seminar: Better Business Practices and the Law (4 PDH)
8:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Jeff Lucas - Lucas & Company, LLC
D
Seminar: FS Exam Review (4 PDH)
8:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Jared Wilson - East Tennessee State University
Beckley
Seminar: Wood & Tree ID Part I (4 PDH)
8:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Leon Mallow - Leon G. Mallow Surveying, Inc.
Huntington 123
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
 
 
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Seminar: Economic Site Control (2 PDH)
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Jim Peterson - Leica Geosystems
Charleston
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
 
A/B/C
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Exhibitor Seminar: An Overview of Leica Geosystems GNSS Receivers (1 PDH)
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Greg Perkins - Leica Geosystems
Beckley
1:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Seminar: Herpetology ID & Safety (4 PDH)
1:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Andy McKee - Zoology Zone
D
Seminar: Precise Survey Measurements: Stairway to Heaven or Pathway to Purgatory? (4 PDH)
1:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Don Teter - Fairmont State University
Charleston
Seminar: What Went Wrong? (4 PDH)
1:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Jeff Lucas - Lucas & Company, LLC
E
Seminar: Wood & Tree ID Part II (4 PDH)
1:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Leon Mallow - Leon G. Mallow Surveying, Inc.
Huntington 123
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Break
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
 
 
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Social Hour
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
 
 
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Awards Banquet
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
 
A/B/C
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Hospitality Suite
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
 
 
Saturday, February 8, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Prayer Breakfast
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
 
A/B/C
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Registration Open
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
 
Conference Lobby
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Seminar: Ask the Experts for Students (2 PDH)
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Dwayne Hall - Allegheny Surveys Inc.
Earnest McCarty - US Army Corps of Engineers
Jason Smithson - WVSPS
Tim Kinder - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering
Huntington 123
8:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Seminar: Land Surveyor in Court (4 PDH)
8:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Jeff Lucas - Lucas & Company, LLC
D
Seminar: PS Exam Review (4 PDH)
8:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Jared Wilson - East Tennessee State University
Beckley
Seminar: The Report of Survey: A Narrative Approach (4 PDH)
8:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Don Teter - Fairmont State University
E
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Break
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
 
 
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Seminar: Certified Survey Technician Program Review Panel Discussion (2 PDH)
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Earnest McCarty - US Army Corps of Engineers
Jason Smithson - WVSPS
Charleston
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
 
A/B/C
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Exhibitor Tear Down
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM
 
Conference Halls
Seminar: Introduction to Private Easements and Practical Location (2 PDH)
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Don Teter - Fairmont State University
E
1:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Seminar: Relevancy in the 21st Century (4 PDH)
1:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Jeff Lucas - Lucas & Company, LLC
Charleston
Seminar: Surveyor Jeopardy (4 PDH)
1:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Jason Smithson - WVSPS
Tim Kinder - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering
Huntington 125
Seminar: West Virginia Minimum Standards & Ethics (4 PDH)
1:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Earnest McCarty - US Army Corps of Engineers
D
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Break
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
 
 
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Seminar: Frank Brown’s Deadly Dream: Robert B. Stanton and the Denver, Colorado Cañon & Pacific Railroad Survey (2 PDH)
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Don Teter - Fairmont State University
Huntington 123