Pub. 13 2018 Issue 1

www.ucls.org 12 Issue 1 2018 / UCLS Foresights Representation: Local - Your local chapter represents you in local issues. Your chapter represents you to the UCLS State Board, where the individual mem - bers can have input in directing the course UCLS will take. State - The land surveyor is repre - sented at the state level through a proactive legislative program, legislative advocacy and a legisla - tive consultant, plus liaison with the Utah State Board of Licensing and Division of Occupational and Profes - sional Licensing. Regional - UCLS is an active mem - ber of the Western Federation of Professional Surveyors (WFPS). This federation is composed of asso - ciations throughout the western United States like the UCLS and ad - dresses regional issues. National - Through institutional af - filiation with the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS), UCLS is represented at the nation - al level. UCLS has an NSPS Director representing Utah’s interest on the NSPS Board of Directors. Addition - ally, your membership in the UCLS automatically includes your member - ship in the NSPS. See attached NSPS Membership Benefits Guide to see how it pays to belong to the NSPS. Education: UCLS offers education and continu - ing competency programs each year, and at a reduced cost to its mem - bers. The annual conferences offer technical, professional, business and managerial programs at all levels, along with exhibits of the latest in surveying and computing technology advancements. Seminars, workshops and roundtables are held to present continuing education opportunities. The Utah Foresights is published biannually as the official journal of the professional land surveyors of Utah. The UCLS Newsletter is pub - lished monthly. The focus of this award-winning publication and the newsletter is to impart news and information, to provide a forum for exchange of views, to provide edu - cational material, commentaries and papers, and to serve as a communi - cation medium and historical record of the activities of UCLS. Business Office and Membership Services: UCLS maintains a part-time of - fice which is available to answer questions, provide referrals, serve as the central clearinghouse for mem - ber services, and address business and administrative functions of the association. q Benefits of UCLS Membership Purpose: The Utah Council of Land Surveyors strives to establish common interests of all individuals engaged in the survey - ing profession; to define a standard of intent on protecting the public welfare while encouraging professional ethics and sound surveying practices; to promote public awareness of professional land surveyors and their work; and to mentor the next generation of surveyors.