ABCLS Seminar Handouts

2010 AGM
Surveying For Profits - Presented by Wayne Newell
How To Get Control Of Your Day, Life & Career - Presented by Bruce Lee
Working Across The Generations - Presented by Bruce Lee
Urban Development - Presented by Minda C. Riley
Land Surveying and Global Navigation Satellite Systems - Presented by
Dr. R.S. Radovanovic

2009 Regional Meetings
Highways Seminar
Natural Resources Canada – Highways Through Indian Reserves - Presented by Peter Burns, CLS
The presentation reviews BC Highways Surveys, including road dedication and closure, Crown Grants, gazettes and Indian Reserves.  This presentation includes various examples from throughout the province. 

2009 AGM
Technical Program:  Various Presenters
The following topics were covered:
GPS, Advanced Field Techniques
The Future of CADD Survey Applications
Using GPS with Conventional Survey Methods
Projects and Applications that Benefit from Laser Scan Technology:  Getting It Right in BC’s Primer

Professional Program:  Various Presenters
The following topics were covered:
Development in Riparian Zones
Fish Habitat Protection
Ecology of Stream Systems & Protection of Riparian Corridor
Erosion, Flood Plain & Storm Water Management Strategy
Legal Survey Issues

Additional Presentations at the 2009 AGM
Consolidated Parcel Fabric (CPF) PowerPoint Presentation
LTSA Presentation
Student Night Presentation
Strata Property Act
Air Space Parcels

2008 AGM
Re-establishing boundaries – Ambiguities and riparian rights - Presented by Dr. Brian Ballantyne
Dr. Brian Ballantyne is the Boundary Advisor to the Surveyor General, Canada Centre for Cadastral Management, Natural Resources Canada. He addresses issues pertaining to the International Boundary Commission, inter-provincial and inter-territorial boundaries, boundaries of Indian Reserves, Treaty areas, comprehensive and litigation claim parcels, and the offshore.

2006 AGM
Digital Survey Plan System - Presented by Brent Taylor, BCLS, CLS
An overview of what the system does and how it works. This will be followed by instruction on how to submit digital plans prepared pursuant to the Land Act, Mineral Tenure Act and Petroleum & Natural Gas Act to the Surveyor General for deposit into the Crown Land Registry. 

Geo-referencing and GPS technologies - Presented by Pierre Sauve

• Datum Essentials
• GPS Equipment and Data
• Techniques and accuracies
• MSL Heights from GPS and Geoid model
• Equipment and software demos.

2 posters – GPS receiver Categories and GPS Tools Techniques and Services.

The Integrated Land and Resource Registry - Presented by Rosa Munzer

• The BC challenge
• The business solution
• The data access solution
• ILRR functionality
• Why use the ILRR?
• An introduction to the ILRR.

Base Mapping in British Columbia - Presented by Amin Kassam, Director

BCIT Geomatics Report - Presented by Joan Yau

• Geomatics Department Overview – Faculty/Students Statistics
• Geomatics Programs/Options – Full-Time Programs
• Diploma: 1st Yr, 2nd Yr (‘Field Surveying’ and ‘Digital Mapping’)
• BTech (‘Surveying and Mapping’): 3rd Yr, 4th Yr – Part-Time Studies Courses
• Summary.

University of Calgary Report - Presented by Mike Barry

• Departmental news
• Undergraduate Curriculum
• Training of students and interns.

2005 AGM
Cadastral Survey Practise, 1851 to 2004 - Presented by Don Duffy, BCLS
Don prepared a brief historical outline of the development of the professional organization, surveying methods, and the common and statute law in British Columbia.  Attached is the presentation handout in a PDF format as text only and complete (text and pictures).

Workers Compensation Board Presentation - Prepared by Raymond Merriman, a WCB Safety Officer
This brief presentation was on survey related safety issues. For more information relating to safety, please feel free to contact Raymond at rmerrima@wcb.bc.ca or visit their website.