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Scholarships are available for second or third year students majoring in Civil Engineering Technology or Geomatics for the Spring 2012 semester.

Deadline to apply is October 15, 2011. Students must be enrolled full-time and have at least a 3.0 GPA.

Visit our scholarship page for more information and to obtain an application.

If you're here, you know by now that the ISPLS web page has been completely re-worked, re-designed and re-done. All of the key resources are here and several new features have been added. Now, you can:

• Pay your membership dues online
• Register and pay for conferences online
• Access the events going on n the Surveying community using our "Events" page
• Keep up to date with the latest news

In addition, with your paid membership you will be able to log into the "Forum" section and communicate with other members of the society on topics of interest and concern. Each Section will have thier own webpage for their own use on the local Chapter level, and all of the ISPLS official documents are available to you here.

Take a look around and familiarize yourself with the new webpage: it will become an important tool for the ongoing communication of our society.

The National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) has released the results of elections for its Officers and Board of Directors. Kim Leavitt, President of Harper Leavitt Engineers in Blackfoot, Idaho, has been elected to serve as NSPS Area 7 Director for a 3-year term, beginning in July 2011. Area Directors may serve two consecutive terms.

NSPS members residing in the states comprising each Area vote to elect their Director. The states in Area 7 include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. The Canadian Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan are also in Area 7.

Leavitt is a longtime member of the Idaho Society of Professional Land Surveyors and has most recently served on its Board of Directors as the NSPS Governor.