Various articles, events, and opinions are included in the following:

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I. The NCEES Forum on "Future of Surveying" held January 22, 2016 was a very important event. Items then and since include:

----- 1. The following item on Disruptive Innovation was prepared before that meeting. Click here
----- 2. This item was written in response to the NCEES Summary of the event. The future will be what we make it.
----- 3. This item written for NCEES Forum consideration for immediate steps each person can take to make a difference. WayForward
----- 4. This item was written for the NCEES Forum audience. It offers a flippant answer to the rhetorical question. Why? Because!
----- 5. This item gives examples why NCEES should also pay attention to our technical capacity. ALTA/NSPS and Boards of Licensure
----- 6. This item was printed as "Additional Concerns" in the January 2017 issue of NMPS Benchmarks ReflectionsAspirations

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II. What should surveying educators and professionals do with the Surveying Body of Knowldege (SBOK)?

----- 1. Link to FIG SBOK power point by Greenfeld click here.
----- 2. Link to full SBOK report in Sept/Dec 2011 issue of SaLIS click here.

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III. Forward-looking item prepared for the Western Federation of Professional Surveyors, October 2011.

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IV. Discussion with Texas/New Mexico Surveyors about the future of Surveying - September 2013 click here.

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V. American Surveyor 'Foxes and Henhouses' article & Surveyor Connect threads Dec. 2014 & Jan. 2015.

----- 1. To read the original article as published in Nov/Dec 2014 issue click here
----- 2. Redefinition of Land Surveying click here.
----- 3. Interesting data from NCEES click here.
----- 4. Removal of Boundary Experience Requirements click here.
----- 5. Ultimate Definition of Land Surveying click here.
----- 6. What books do you consider essential for a surveyor's library? click here.
----- 7. To read Burkholder's letter to the Editor click here.
----- 8. Preliminary rebuttal by Editor (scroll down to "Today's Spotlight") click here.

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VI. EFB response to actions by NSPS:

----- 1. April 2010 vote (start the 2-yr. clock) to abandon ACSM. Development of a Vision
----- 2. Summer 2013 decision by NSPS to abandon SaLIS. Importance of a Peer Reviewed Journal.

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VII. Information from Surveying & Mapping Educators Conference Ferris State University - Big Rapids, MI, July 2007

----- 1. See Ferris panel discussion proposal
----- 2. See background for panel discussion.
----- 3. Summary of panel discussion.
----- 4. List of ABET accredited surveying (and related) programs January 2007.
----- 5. Summary Report to ACSM CARE Committee March 2008

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