MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT:   February 3, 2005:   The Annual meeting of the Board of Directors will be at the North Raleigh Hilton, as a part of the NCSS convention. The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m.

Location information: 3415 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC. Telephone: 919-872-2323.

Other Upcoming Meetings:  To be announced in February

September 24, 2004:

June 25, 2004: The Board of Directors met at City Hall in Hickory, N.C. They voted to send a proposed Bylaws change that would establish an endowment fund, whose income would be dedicated for scholarships, and proposed scholarship rules and application to the Foundation attorney and accountant for review. They also voted to exhibit at the NC Association of Career Technical Educators, NC Council of Teachers of Mathematics,and NC Science Teachers Association Conferences, and to instruct at the NC Department of Public Instruction Math Leadership Conference. They voted funds to make copies of the booklet, "Land Surveying Problems - Trigonometry and Geometry Applied in Real Life Situations," the video "Surveying, A Career Without Boundaries," the scholarship application, if approved by that time, and promotion items such as stickers that say "It Pays to Be a Surveyor" at the conferences. They also voted to hold the raffle again, to increase the bond insurance coverage to $160,000, to approve the Contributor Recognition Policy that incorporates web advertising, and to form a Scouting Committee to hold surveying activities at scouting camps.

April 9, 2004: The Board of Directors met at the J.H. Adams Inn in High Point, N.C. They discussed the need for a four-year degree requirement for to get a license as a surveyor to bring more young people into the profession, approved the auction of a donation of software from Z/I Imaging, discussed how to recognize the people who bought raffle tickets, and decided to buy more CD versions of the video, "Surveying, A Career Without Boundaries."

February 5, 2004: The Board of Directors met at Grove Park Inn and Resort in Asheville, NC. They re-elected Linda Edmondson as Secretary/Treasurer. They voted to stop accepting credit cards to save the monthly bank fees, discussed the raffle at the convention, a program whereby an instrument manufacturer might donate a portion of the sales to education, future contacts with high school vocational coordinators, a donation from Z/I Imaging, and the direction of Geomatics degrees.

October 22, 2003: The Board of Directors met at Carol Hiatt's office in Thomasville, NC. They received a progress report from Dr. Peter Rojeski of NC A & T. State University about the degree program. They ordered VHS copies of the video, "Surveying, A Career Without Boundaries," and future CD copies for distribution free of charge to schools, and to the NCSS Board of Directors, and for a $5 to others, made plans for the upcoming raffle, and authorized a mailing to invite high school counselors to the NCSS convention.

July 11, 2003: The Board of Directors met at the Historic Vance Hotel in Statesville, NC. They purchased the rights to an informational video, "Surveying, A Career Without Boundaries," made by the NJ Society of Professional Land Surveyors that shows high school students what the surveying profession involves, and made plans for converting the video to CD format, for putting together an instructional booklet to show real-life applications of trigonometry and geometry for high school students, for the upcoming raffle, and for investigating possibilities of obtaining a grant.

April 4, 2003: The Board of Directors met at NC A & T. State University in Greensboro, NC. They received a progress report from Dr. Peter Rojeski of NC A & T. State University about the degree program. They adopted a vision statement and a mission statement, set a receipts and records policy for Foundation expenses paid by Directors, adopted a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, and made plans for looking into education campaigns to the public about the surveying profession and teaming with high schools.

February 7, 2003: The Board of Directors met at the Sea Trail Golf Resort and Conference Center in Sunset Beach, NC. They re-elected John Furmage as President and Charles Hampton, Jr., as Vice President. They approved the change to the Foundation Bylaws to allow regular meetings apart from NCSS Board of Director meetings, approved a $250 discretionary fund for the Foundation President to meet Foundation goals, and had a wide ranging discussion of the role of surveying education in the future of the surveying profession.

November 9, 2002: The Board of Directors met at the Blockade Runner in Wrightsville Beach, NC. They approved the trip raffle, the web advertising rates, the eBay auction, the purchase of some grant writing information, and to print a newsletter than gives information for A & T, asks for money, and tells where to go for auctions, once we had a majority of the Directors approved the layout.

October 31, 2002: Four of the Board of Directors held an informal planning session at The Historic Vance Hotel in Statesville, NC. They discussed details of a trip to be raffled, web advertising, eBay auctions, mailing and emailing lists, the A & T program, and a professional grant writer. No actions were taken.

August 10, 2002: The Board of Directors met at the Sheraton New Bern Hotel and Marina in New Bern, NC. They approved a plan to buy 30 day certificates of deposit, the corresponding banking agreement, and also decided not to perpetually fund any program. They discussed holding auctions on eBay, and a possible trip raffle to raise funds. They voted to accept advertising on their website. They also voted to have a special Fall meeting.

June 2, 2002: The Board of Directors voted by fax ballot to buy FDIC insured 30 day certificates of deposit until the next regular meeting, and to adopt the rules for the Autodesk Field Survey software auction.

May 4, 2002: The Board of Directors met at the Quality Inn Appalachian Conference Center in Boone, NC. They received a report about a possible National Geodetic survey grant to NC A & T University, discussed the equipment auctions, finding a grant writer, publicizing A & T's program with Old Dominion University, fund raising strategy, the 2002-2003 Budget, and the type of plaques to award Patrons and Benefactors.

February 20, 2002: The Board of Directors voted by fax ballot to extend the auction deadline to June 15, 2002, and to clarify the that the vendor pays the shipping cost in the auction rules. The deadline was extended so the POB Magazine with the news coverage would be out before the auction ended.

February 8, 2002: The Board of Directors met at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, NC. They discussed the request to the Board of Examiners for a grant to the university for starting the Bachelor's Degree in Surveying, the progress and things to do in the fund raising campaign, ways to look for a grant writer, and points to emphasize to effectively communicate the Foundation's message. They decided to stagger equipment auctions, unless other items to be auctioned were not surveying equipment. They also accepted a donation of a Topcon GPS system to be auctioned.

February 7, 2002: The Board of Directors held a Special Meeting at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, NC. They approved the auction of a Leica TCR705 Total Station to be donated by Earl Dudley Associates and Leica Geosystems, established the rules for the auction, and discussed ways to publicize it.

November 10, 2001: The Board of Directors met at the Holiday Inn Woodlawn/Airport South in Charlotte, NC. They received the accountant's annual audit, the IRS Determination Letter (of tax-exempt status), and the bond insurance policy. The Board discussed fund raising sources and plaques. They also discussed the possibility of using Federal grants for the National Height Modernization project to provide instruction in this project at A&T.

August 11, 2001: The Board of Directors met at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort in Asheville, NC. They set a fundraising goal of $200,000 for the fiscal year. They accepted the request for funding a Surveying Degree program as proposed by North Carolina A & T State University with the following provisions: 1) No funds will be used for university overhead. 2) All funds will be used for the BS degree program. 3) Before funds are awarded, the university demonstrate they will be seeking ABET accreditation for the program. 4) Before funds are awarded, they present evidence of what the funds will immediately accomplish. They also voted to hire an accountant, to obtain bond insurance, and to open a website. They approved the Foundation pins, certificates, and the text of the first solicitation letter.

May 16, 2001: The Board of Directors met at the Sagebrush Steakhouse on Stratford Rd. in Winston-Salem, NC. They approved the Bylaws; elected John T. Furmage as President, Charles O. Hampton, Jr., as Vice President, and Linda D. Edmondson as Secretary and Treasurer; approved various organizational items such as authorizing opening a double signature bank account; hired an attorney; approved some key policies; discussed the IRS application for tax-exempt status; and began discussing the way they planned to execute their mission.