Counties Served By Chapter 2:

Chapter Two to Host County Clerk Candidate’s Forum

The program for our regular January meeting will be a forum featuring all five candidates for the office of Tarrant County Clerk. Each candidate will make a brief statement and participate in a question and answer session. The proper operation of this vital office and its openness to the needs of surveyors is vital to our profession.

Please come hear from and speak to these candidates!

When: The meeting will be January 18, 2010. Dinner will begin at 6:00 pm, but please come early for social time.

Where: The meeting will be at Pulidos Restaurant, 2900 Pulido Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76107 

Seating is Limited!! Seating is limited to the first 50 people who respond. To insure you have a seat for this important meeting, RSVP today to Theron Sims at tsims@tnp-online.com.

Chapter Two Installs Officers and Directors

TSPS Chapter Two held its annual joint meeting with TSPS Dallas Chapter Two on September 21^st at Spring Creek Barbeque in Grapevine. At the meeting, incoming TSPS President Alan McLain installed the chapter’s officers and directors for 2010:

 President:  Susan L. Stewart

V-President: Theron Sims

2nd V-President: Stuart Smith

Secretary/Treasurer: Chris Blevins

Director (Unexpired term): Jim Gillis

Directors (2 Year term): Kevin Hansen and Todd Bridges

No Chapter Meeting in October

Just a reminder that there will not be a chapter meeting in October due to the TSPS Convention and Technology Exposition in Austin. Regular chapter meetings will resume in November.

T.W. Barrow Passes Away

T.W. Barrow, RPLS No. 1994, passed away Friday, September 11^th. Mr. Barrow’s funeral will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 15 at Mount Olivet Chapel.

 More information is available from the Star-Telegram here.

Chapter Two to Install Officers and Directors at September Meeting

The next meeting of TSPS Chapter Two will be held on September 21st at Spring Creek BBQ, 315 State Highway 114W, in Grapevine (at the southwest corner of Main Street and SH 114W).  We will start with a Social Hour and Dinner at 6:00 p.m. with the official meeting beginning at 7:00 p.m.  This will be our Installation of Officers and will be presented by incoming TSPS President Alan McLain, RPLS.

Please don’t forget to RSVP with Theron Sims, RPLS at tsims@tnp-online.com.

Chapter Two is offering a chance to both score some CEUs and score some birdies at two events on September 30.

Real Time Kinematic (RTK) is the most common method for the use of GPS in Land Surveying today. This course will explain to the novice or intermediate user the basics of RTK surveying, as well as the definition of relevant terms. Topics covered include how to set up the equipment, check the radio performance, search for sources of error and troubleshoot the RTK performance. By the end of the seminar attendees will be able to recognize and correctly use common RTK terms, identify components and functions of an RTK system, assemble a virtual RTK system, determine where to set up a base station - receiver and radio, and determine the radio range on a quad map.

Ready to sign up? Online registration is available from the TSPS website here.

The Second Annual TSPS Chapter Two Golf Outing will be held September 30^th at the beautiful Trophy Club Country Club. The event is a four-person scramble with prizes for First through Third Place, Most Honest Score (Highest Team Score), Closet to Pin, Straightest Drive and Longest Drive. Registration begins at 1:00 p.m. with a shotgun start at 2:00. Entry Fees is $lOO per Person or $400 per Team. The entry fee includes green fees, cart fees, range balls, valet bag service and dinner afterwards with presentation of the awards.

At out July meeting, Chapter Two members voted to sponsor an RTK Seminar. This 4-hour CEU course is the same one presented at the Spring Symposium in Waco and is designed to teach the basics of RTK networks.

Chapter Two is joining with TSPS Dallas Chapter Five to bid to host the 2010 TSPS Educator’s Retreat next summer. Now is the time commit to serve or sponsor this important event. If you can help in any way contact Bill Coleman and let him know how you would like to participate.

TBPLS Crackdown on Unsigned Exhibits Announced

 The program for the regular May meeting of Chapter Two was a presentation by Garey Gilley, RPLS, LSLS, and Investigator for the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying (TBPLS). Mr. Gilley gave a report on discussions at the recent TBPLS board meeting on the increasing problem with easement descriptions and exhibits not being signed and sealed by the Registered Professional Land Surveyor responsible for their preparation.

Mr. Gilley reported that the board has received literally hundreds of such documents, primarily for gas pipelines. At their June meeting, the TBPLS board identified at least 3 different rules that such practice may violate. The TBPLS board instructed their staff to vigorously purse investigation of these potential violations.