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Friday & Saturday, March 2-3, 2018
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Leominster
99 Erdman Way, Leominster, MA 01453
Organized under the theme Surveying - The Profession is Looking Up, the 2018 MALSCE Convention features:
In-depth general and concurrent business sessions, including:
MALSCE President Paul Foley, Feldman Land Surveyors, MALSCE Director of External Affairs Abbie Goodman, MALSCE Executive Director Richard Keenan
MALSCE’s overriding priorities for this year have been to provide improved member services and increase member engagement. During this session you’ll hear reports and share your ideas on revising MALSCE’s bylaws, the development of 3D surveying services standards, government affairs initiatives, and MALSCE’s new website.
Michael Twohig, DGT Associates
This session will focus on survey best practices, project risks, emerging technologies and cloud based mapping systems.
Joshua Alston, Nitsch Engineering, Christopher Poole, Poole Professional Ltd.
This session will identify the non-technical causes of loss in design professional firms, the risk drivers, areas that influences a design firm's risk, and strategies to anticipate, identify, manage and respond to risk.
James Bothwell, Christina Geaney, John Harrington, Edgar Packard, John Vitale, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Land Court
Land Court staff from the Legal Department and Survey Division will cover topics including: miscellaneous cases, new registration and confirmation cases, divisions of registration, condominiums, subsequent petitions, and tax cases.
Drones - A User's Perspective
Chan Choi, WSP
Judi Barrett, Barrett Planning Group LLC
This session will provide an overview of bills currently in the legislature to promote more housing growth in Massachusetts and update both the Zoning Act (Chapter 40A) and the Subdivision Control Law (Chapter 41, Sections 81K-81GG).
Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity to participate in a MALSCE Proprietors’ Council meeting discussion of opportunities and challenges impacting the business of land surveying.
Attorney Michael Pill, Green Miles Lipton, LLP
For an overview of the topics that will be covered during this presentation, click here.
Vendor Exhibits and Quick-Fire Session
Showcasing the latest technologies and services
Networking Breaks, Benefit Auction, and more!
Learn from your peers
Convention Registration Fees:
Full Conference:
$300 MALSCE Member and
Affiliate Association Member
$375 Non-Member
Friday Only:
$200 MALSCE Member and
Affiliate Association Member
$250 Non-Member
Saturday Only:
$100 MALSCE Members and
and Affiliate Association Members
$125 Non-Members
Click here to view the 2018 MALSCE Convention flyer and registration form.
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, February 27, 2018
To register and pay by credit card online, click the "Register" button above. To register at the MALSCE member rate, you must login with your MALSCE-assigned username and password. If you don't know your login information, please call 617/227-5551.
Donate an item for the auction to benefit the MALSCE Education Trust. To donate an item, simply bring it to the registration desk at the convention by 12:00PM on Friday, March 2. If you wish to donate an item, but cannot attend the convention, contact Rich Keenan at 617/305-4110 or rkeenan@engineers.org.
Convention exhibitors are given the opportunity to meet and interact with the convention attendees on a face-to-face basis. As an exhibitor, you're entitled to an exhibit area and are part of the convention exhibit, which takes place on Friday, March 2nd between 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Attendees will frequent this area during breaks, giving vendors plenty of face-time to make connections and spread the word.
Convention Sponsor
Sponsorship opportunities are available for convention refreshment breaks, lunches, and dinner. Sponsors will have their company logos included on signage which is prominently displayed during convention meals and refreshment breaks.
Convention Booklet Advertiser
All convention attendees receive a convention booklet containing convention details, session handouts, as well as lists of exhibiting organizations and convention sponsors. Available convention booklet advertising options range from business card sized ads to full color, full page advertisements.
To register as a sponsor or advertiser, please download, complete, and submit a 2018 MALSCE Convention Advertising and Sponsorship Registration Form by the February 23, 2018 deadline.
A block of overnight rooms for 2018 MALSCE Convention exhibitors and attendees has been reserved at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Leominster for the nights of Thursday and Friday, March 1st and 2nd. To reserve your overnight room call the hotel at 978/534-9000 and ask for reservations. When booking your room through the reservation department, ask to make a reservation under the group code MAL in order to receive the discounted MALSCE overnight room rate of $105.00 per night plus tax (single or double occupancy). Junior suites are also available in this room block for those who are interested.
For online reservations:
All overnight room reservations must be guaranteed by a credit card for late arrival. If identified guests do not check-in, the credit card will be charged one night, room, and tax.
Important: To be recognized as a MALSCE member you must login using your MALSCE assigned username and password.
Registration is processed through the MALSCE associated website, www.engineers.org. MALSCE is supported by the staff of The Engineering Center Education Trust.
Please note: Altering your name or contact information during registration may overwrite your record in our membership database and prevent you from receiving your member benefits.
If you have additional questions regarding registration, please contact us at 617/227-5551 or malsce@engineers.org.