WVSPS 2026 Annual Convention

April 16-18, 2026 | Oglebay Resort | Wheeling, WV
Join the West Virginia Society of Professional Surveyors at their 58th Annual Convention, to be held April 16-18, 2026 at the Oglebay Resort in Wheeling, West Virginia. Each day of the Convention will feature continuing education seminars from the state and region's most knowledgeable sources.
 
With over twenty-five seminars on the schedule, including Economics of Surveying, Achieving Accuracy and Efficiency in Drone Photogrammetry, and three offerings of West Virginia Standards and Ethics, surveyors and affiliated professionals will have no shortage of interesting and engaging material.
 
Whether you attend for the seminars, map contest, professional development or personal connections, you won't regret registering for the premier surveying event in West Virginia in 2026.
 
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Important Dates

Deadline
Date

Map Contest Deadline

January 15, 2026
Early Bird Registration Deadline
February 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST
Last Day to Receive Reduced Hotel Rate

March 15, 2026

Online Registration CLOSES*

March 31, 2026

WVSPS Convention Begins

April 16, 2026

*Registration WILL be available on-site at the Convention

Registration Fees

Registration Type

Early Bird Rate

Standard Rate
Member - Full Convention
$485

$525
Member - One Day Only
$290

$330
Nonmember - Full Convention
$750

$790
Nonmember - One Day
$365

$405
Nonmember - Student*
$150

$150

Member - Student*

Waived

Waived
*How do I get the student rate?

Thank You to our Current Sponsors!

Schedule of Seminars

Name Speakers
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Seminar: Prescriptive Easements Like You’ve Never Seen Them Part 1 (2 PDH)Kris Kline - 2 Point, Incorporated
Seminar: Rights-of-Way and Easements: Finding, Locating, and Describing Part 1 (2 PDH)Thomas Brooks - Professional Land Surveyor
Seminar: West Virginia Minimum Standards (2 PDH)Mack McCarty
Seminar: Workflows for Combining LiDAR and Photogrammetry Data (2 PDH)Logan Campbell - Aerotas
Seminar: WV-PA State Line Monument Recovery Part 1 (2 PDH)Robert Andriotto - Mon-Valley Surveying, LLC, Monongalia County Surveyor & Past President of WVSPS
Richard Casteel - Past President of WVSPS, WVASHS President, Chief Surveyor at I 3 Engineering and Consulting, LLC.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Seminar: Achieving Accuracy and Efficiency in Drone Photogrammetry (2 PDH)Logan Campbell - Aerotas
Seminar: Least Squares for Surveyors: A Practical Look at Real World Cases Using Terrestrial and GNSS Rapid Static Observations (2 PDH)Jim Peterson - Leica Geosystems
Seminar: Prescriptive Easements Like You’ve Never Seen Them Part 2 (2 PDH)Kris Kline - 2 Point, Incorporated
Seminar: Rights-of-Way and Easements: Finding, Locating, and Describing Part 2 (2 PDH)Thomas Brooks - Professional Land Surveyor
Seminar: West Virginia Ethics (2 PDH)Mack McCarty
Seminar: WV-PA State Line Monument Recovery Part 2 (1 PDH) and WVSHS Annual Meeting (1 PDH)Robert Andriotto - Mon-Valley Surveying, LLC, Monongalia County Surveyor & Past President of WVSPS
Richard Casteel - Past President of WVSPS, WVASHS President, Chief Surveyor at I 3 Engineering and Consulting, LLC.
Name Speakers
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Exhibitor Seminar 
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Seminar: Project Management for Land Surveyors Part 1 (2 PDH)Mack McCarty
Seminar: FS Exam Review Part 1 (2 PDH)Jared Wilson - East Tennessee State University
Seminar: Unlikely Easements and Servitudes: Created, Modified, Extinguished Part 1 (2 PDH)Kris Kline - 2 Point, Incorporated
Seminar: Being on the Witness Stand: A Surveyors Viewpoint Part 1 (2 PDH)Thomas Brooks - Professional Land Surveyor
Seminar: West Virginia Minimum Standards (2 PDH)Donald Teter - Fairmont State University
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Exhibitor Seminar 
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Exhibitor Seminar 
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Seminar: Project Management for Land Surveyors Part 2 (2 PDH)Mack McCarty
Seminar: FS Exam Review Part 2 (2 PDH)Jared Wilson - East Tennessee State University
Seminar: Unlikely Easements and Servitudes: Created, Modified, Extinguished Part 2 (2 PDH)Kris Kline - 2 Point, Incorporated
Seminar: Being on the Witness Stand: A Surveyors Viewpoint Part 2 (2 PDH)Thomas Brooks - Professional Land Surveyor
Seminar: West Virginia Ethics (2 PDH)Donald Teter - Fairmont State University
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Exhibitor Seminar 
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Seminar: Unlikely Easements and Servitudes: Created, Modified, Extinguished Part 3 (2 PDH)Kris Kline - 2 Point, Incorporated
Seminar: Project Management for Land Surveyors Part 3 (2 PDH)Mack McCarty
Seminar: PS Exam Review Part 1 (2 PDH)Jared Wilson - East Tennessee State University
Seminar: Ask the Experts for Students (2 PDH) 
Seminar: Surveyor Jeopardy Part 1 (2 PDH)Timothy Kinder - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering
Seminar: Intro to Private Easements and Practical Location (2 PDH)Donald Teter - Fairmont State University
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Seminar: Surveyor Jeopardy Part 2 (2 PDH)Timothy Kinder - Kiewit Infrastructure Engineering
Seminar: Best Practices in Drone Surveying (2 PDH)Logan Campbell - Aerotas
Seminar: PS Exam Review Part 2 (2 PDH)Jared Wilson - East Tennessee State University
Seminar: Unlikely Easements and Servitudes: Created, Modified, Extinguished Part 4 (2 PDH)Kris Kline - 2 Point, Incorporated
Seminar: Project Management for Land Surveyors Part 4 (2 PDH)Mack McCarty
Seminar: Presidential Surveyors (2 PDH)Donald Teter - Fairmont State University
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Location Information

Oglebay Park Resort
465 Lodge Drive
Wheeling, WV 26003
304-243-4000
 

For reservations*:
Please call 304-243-4000 and mention that you are with the West Virginia Society of Professional Surveyors Convention. 

*Participants are responsible for their own lodging arrangements. Reserve your room at the Oglebay Resort by March 15th, 2026 to ensure the special conference rate of $129.00 per night before tax. The reduced rate is available Wednesday, April 15 to Saturday, April 18. There are limited rooms available and will be on a fist-come-first-served basis.