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NMPS 2011 Conference

A message from the 2011 NMPS President

Allen C. Grace , P.S.

Members, associates, attendees and fellow business people, I feel privileged and honored to have been given the opportunity to serve The New Mexico Professional Surveyors as the 2011 President. One responsibility that is attached to being the president is scheduling the yearly conference that we as professionals are looking forward to every year as an avenue to meet the continuing education requirement.  This year’s conference will be held once again at the Marriott Pyramid North in Albuquerque, NM on April 1st and 2nd, 2011.   I like the yearly conference in order to take advantage of getting re-acquainted with my past colleagues’, friends, newer surveyors, businesses, speakers and everybody that has helped me in my professional career and to scope out the newest and most efficient technology and equipment available to us in the profession. The theme chosen this year is “Image is Everything-Get To the Point”, likely because there is so much technology, so many products, so much talent, great educational opportunities at NMSU and CNM and also many great professionals within our organization that, I believe the better we represent our profession, getting to the point comes naturally, so to speak. Keeping the conference as simple as possible with the economy still lackluster for many of the organizations associated with our profession, the format we followed last year will be somewhat the same with the exception of presenting speakers.  There are some speakers that have been with us before, but they will have new topics and presentations.  We have some new speakers that presented seminars this year at local chapters and the reviews were great, so I’m bringing ‘em back ‘emphasis on ethics’! (Guess who wears the Ethical Practices Chairman Hat? - right answer buys the drinks). The Friday night social hour or “two” as Gary said last year was quite fun (hors d'oeuvres provided and cash bar) therefore, I hope to see a lot more of you on Friday night, and party on with you!! I have been licensed for 17 years and have served on the Board of New Mexico Professional Surveyors for the past 10 or 12 years (time flies when you’re having fun), and I sit on more committees than there are hats for, but the professionals I have served with have been invaluable to say the least, and they have taught me only what they can, which I’m grateful for - thank you - and they can party too for that matter. Please keep in mind that I am your humble servant for the next year and that anything and everything that you may or may not want to share, ask, see, or get accomplished……. just anything...... I’m open to hearing your voices and concerns. 

Thanks, 

Allen C. Grace, PS