2021 PLSO Conference is underway, on-line?ÿ
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"mute your mic or take a cough drop" -- LOL standard Zoom issues ?????ÿ
And don't pick your nose or wipe your nose on your sleeve.
LSAW is teaming with 6 other states:
Western Regional Virtual Survey Conference
AK ?? AZ ?? CA ?? MT ?? NM ?? NV ?? WA
March 27-30, 2021
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Should be interesting...
We are excited to announce that seven of the western states including: ASPLS (Alaska), APLS (Arizona), CLSA (California), MARLS (Montana), NALS (Nevada), NMPS (New Mexico), and LSAW (Washington) are teaming up to create the Western Regional Virtual Survey Conference! The Conference will be held March 27-30, 2021. The conference will include:
- Over 32 hours of continuing education
- Networking opportunities & happy hours
- Virtual exhibit hall
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I wonder how the "Networking opportunities & happy hour" is going to work. This is the main reason it go to these things.
How is this working in Oregon?
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This first session had a couple of technical hiccups. First, it sounds like some people who dropped out of the stream were unable to rejoin. There may have been some capacity issues? And several people had trouble finding their mute buttons. But, over all, much more comfortable to attend from my desk at home than seated on plastic chairs in a stuffy hotel auditorium.?ÿ ?ÿ
it sounds like some people who dropped out of the stream were unable to rejoin.
It would suck to pay the registration fee and have something like this happen...
I guess recordings of the session will be available later. So it's not totally irrecoverable. But yes.?ÿ The session would have been a very full room (180 +/- attendees) so some people might have been shut out anyway if it had been an in person thing.
With the exception of one speaker, who as part of his business makes income from speaking, the sessions will be available after the conference.
Our Board President was talking about this in our chapter meeting last night, looks to be a cool opportunity for sure.
There's an auction (open to everyone), including this great surveying book!?ÿ
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I've heard of that true story but seems to me to be an odd item to be auctioned at an event of this type.?ÿ But what do I know?
Day 1 went off OK. There were some technical glitches. I was unable to get into my preferred 2nd session of the morning. Not sure, but I think the problem may have been mostly at the presenters end. Afternoon session worked fine. PLSO conference organizers claim to have weeded out the problems. Overall, a success so far.?ÿ
The sessions are better this way but missing the in-between session times in the hall.?ÿ ?ÿ ?ÿ
Day 2 going well, technologically speaking. 'Most everyone has found their mute buttons.
The 2nd phase of PLSO is underway this morning. Everything seems to be running smoothly. I'm currently getting some tips on Carlson from Rick Ellis.
