First of all, Merry Christmas. I hope you and your family have a wonderful time together celebrating the birth of Jesus.

I would like to thank those that have joined FSMS in 2023 and encourage you to renew your membership and participate at your local chapter in 2024. In addition, I'd like to congratulate the Collier-Lee, Indian River, Manasota, Northwest FL and Ridge Chapters for their successful fundraising events. We appreciate and thank all of the sponsors and participants because it is your support that keeps these events fun and exciting. Also when renewing, for those interested we encourage you to join Geospatial Users Group ($25 fee to join) and the Young Surveyors Network for members 39 and under ($10 fee to join).

Currently, FSMS has a recruitment bonus program for current members that bring in new members. The Recruitment Bonus will be a Conference Packet One Registration (includes 1 Wed. BBQ Ticket, 1 Fri. Exhibitor’s Luncheon Ticket, 1 Fri. Recognition Banquet, & 6 Saturday Seminar CECs) along with a 2 Night Stay at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando at SeaWorld. In order to participate, whenever a new member fills out their membership form, they must add your name when asked if they were referred by a current member. 6 Points will be awarded for each new Full Member, Government Surveyor, and Sustaining Firm, while 1 Point will be awarded for each new Associate, Affiliate, and Student Member. A New Member is defined as any individual who has not ev er been a member or has not been a member of FSMS for the past two years. Whichever member has the most points accumulated between November 15, 2023, and March 31, 2024 will be deemed the winner and their name will be announced in the April 2024 edition of The Florida Surveyor.

The Strategic Planning session is set for April 11th (full day) & 12th (half day), 2024 in Gainesville, Florida. We’ll be posting more specifics in January. In the meantime, if you have anything you would like us to consider at the session please send your responses to our Executive Director Rebecca Porter, at [email protected].

Lastly, there is always an opportunity to get more involved by donating to the PAC (Click Here), FSMS Scholarships (Click Here), and/or the Disaster Relief Fund (Click Here).

Thank you.

Respectfully submitted.

Howard J. Ehmke

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