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2015 SURVEY TECHNICAL WORKSHOP
March 17 – 19
Cragun’s Conference Center
From The Committee
Audience
Date, Time, & Location
Registration & Cost
From The Committee
The Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Office of Land
Management, invites you to the 2015 Survey Technical Workshop, to be
held March 17 – 19, at Cragun’s Conference Center in Brainerd, MN. This
will be the 18th annual workshop of this kind and we are pleased to once
again sponsor this event. The focus of this workshop is on surveying,
mapping, GIS and other related topics of interest.
Workshop Reg. Form
(For Non- MnDOT
Employees)
The event will provide a setting in which to view current practices, examine
prospective trends, consider technical applications and improvements and
build relationships within the surveying community. We are pleased to offer
this training opportunity to MnDOT employees, students and our
professional partners.
MnDOT Employee
Reg. Form
Audience
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Cragun’s Reservation
Form (lodging and/or
meal package)
Proposed Workshop
Topics
Professional
Development
MnDOT personnel involved in survey operations
Other state agency employees interested in survey technologies
County and city agency staff performing survey functions
Private sector
Students and teaching professionals
Date, Time & Location
March 17 – 19, 2015
Cragun’s Conference Center
11000 Craguns Drive
Brainerd, Minnesota 56401
Phone: (800) 272-4867 Fax: (218) 825-2727
Vendors & Exhibits
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. The
workshop program then commences at 10:00 a.m. The next 2½ days will
include educational sessions and exhibits. The workshop concludes on
Thursday, March 19 at approximately 12:15 p.m. Please visit Cragun’s
Conference and Golf Resort website for more information about the
workshop venue at: www.craguns.com.
Please contact Cheryl Hunstock (651-366-3452) to request an ASL
interpreter or if you have other special attendance considerations.
Registration & Cost
This year registration will close on March 11, 2015 or when the total number of
registrations reaches 325. We are also instituting an early and a late registration
fee. The Early Registration Fee will be $100 if the registration is postmarked by
February 13, 2015. The Late Registration Fee will be $125 if postmarked after
February 13, 2015 and before March 11, 2015.
THERE ARE TWO STEPS THAT MUST BE COMPLETED IN ORDER TO
SUCCESSFULLY REGISTER FOR THE 2015 SURVEY TECHNICAL WORKSHOP.
THEY ARE:
STEP 1 – Complete the Workshop Registration Form and send as specified
below.
STEP 2 – Complete the Cragun’s Reservation Form (lodging and/or meals) and
send as specified below. Skip STEP 2 if lodging and meals are not necessary!
(IF YOU ARE NOT PLANNING YOUR LODGING AT CRAGUN’S RESORT, YOU MAY
STILL PURCHASE THE MEAL PACKAGE. PLEASE FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS
BELOW!
STEP 1
Registration For Workshop Attendance:
Please go to the appropriate workshop registration form link listed below, print the form,
fill it out and send it along with your registration fee (made out to the Commissioner of
Transportation), to:
Cheryl Hunstock
MnDOT – MS 630
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
Fax: 651/366-3450
Phone: 651/366-3452
cheryl.hunstock@state.mn.us
The registration fee appearing on the form will assist in covering workshop costs. This
fee is non-negotiable BUT it is transferable. Credit cards are not accepted.
PLEASE NOTE: THE REGISTRATION FEE INDICATED ON THE APPROPRIATE
FORM BELOW DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COST OF MEALS OR LODGING AT THE
WORKSHOP. A separate Cragun’s Reservation Form is required to reserve meals and
lodging (see STEP 2). Please follow the instructions on the form. Cancellations
instructions are on the form. Click onto the appropriate form below and follow the
instructions on the form.
Under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13, called the Minnesota Government Data
Practices Act (MGDPA), data that are created, collected, and/or maintained by
MnDOT are public unless a specific statute or law classifies the data as
something other than public. The information that you provide on this
registration form is considered public data under the MGDPA. MnDOT is
obligated to release this data upon request.
Workshop Registration Form – This form is for “NON-MnDOT” participants.
MnDOT Employee Registration Form – Fill out this form and submit to your
district/metro TDS (Training Development Specialist).
STEP 2
Cragun’s Reservation Form (lodging and/or meal package)
Please skip STEP 2 if you don’t require lodging and/or meals!
CAREFULLY REVIEW THE VARIOUS LODGING/MEAL PACKAGE OPTIONS ON
THIS FORM! This form will also give meal options for commuters. Please check
appropriate boxes.
To complete the accommodations registration, please read the instructions below
carefully:
1. Print the Cragun’s Reservation Form.
2. Complete the form and fax it to Cragun’s Conference Center at (218) 825-2727.
Phone registrations will not be accepted.
Package Rates listed below are per person and include everything as listed –
Including meeting space, resort service charge and MN sales tax.
MnDOT employees should fill out the form and submit it to your district/metro
TDS for processing.
For special sleeping room accommodations and/or special dietary needs please note
them on the Cragun’s Reservation Form or contact: Cragun’s at (800) 272-4867.
TWO-NIGHT PACKAGE – Includes Tue. & Wed. & night lodging and meals (Tue.
lunch, breaks, dinner & Wed. breakfast, lunch, breaks, dinner and Thurs.. breakfast and
break), and MN sales tax and service charge. Rate listed is per person.
$223.60 Single Occupancy
$160.54 Double Occupancy (per person)
TUESDAY - ONE-NIGHT PACKAGE – Includes Tue. night lodging and meals (Tues.
lunch & breaks and dinner and Wed. breakfast, break and lunch and MN sales tax and
service charge.
$128.33 Single Occupancy
$ 96.80 Double Occupancy (per person)
WEDNESDAY – ONE NIGHT PACKAGE – Includes Wed. night lodging and meals
(Wed. lunch, breaks, dinner & Thur. breakfast and break) and MN sales tax and service
charge.
$113.03 Single Occupancy
$ 81.50 Double Occupancy (per person)
EARLY ARRIVAL (based on availability)
$ 72.83 Single Occupancy
$ 41.30 Double Occupancy (per person)
(Rate includes Monday’s lodging, breakfast on Tue. and MN sales tax & service charge)
CRAGUN’S NON-STATE EMPLOYEE CANCELLATION/NO SHOW POLICY:
Less than 10 days prior to arrival: NO DEPOSIT REFUND.
No show (arrival night): NO DEPOSIT REFUND (Room will be held until 12 noon the
following day). You will be responsible for the nights requested.
MEALS/BREAKS FOR WORKSHOP COMMUTERS:
If you are not planning your lodging at Cragun’s, you may still purchase meals. Below is
the breakdown of the meals. These meals/breaks are priced the same as if you were
lodging at Cragun’s. Please remember, breaks are included in the meal packages as
indicated in the chart below.
COMMUTER MEAL/BREAK (NON-OVERNIGHT GUESTS) (March 17 – 19, 2015)
For attendees not lodging at Cragun’s, individual meal tickets may be purchased.
Please indicate the number of each ticket and include your payment with the
* Prices include Service Charge & MN Sales Tax.
* This rate includes meeting room space at the Cragun’s Conference and Golf Resort.
* Advance payment is transferable and non-refundable.
March 17 ___Tuesday Lunch w/Break
@ $17.77 each
=
$
March 17 ___Tuesday Dinner
@ $19.97 each
=
$
March 18 ___Wednesday Breakfast
@ $ 9.77 each
=
$
Wednesday Lunch w/Breaks @ $17.77 each
=
$
@ $19.97 each
=
$___________
Thursday Breakfast w/Breaks @ $12.23 each
=
$
March 18
March 18 ___Wednesday Dinner
March 19
TOTAL PRE-PAYMENT ENCLOSED: $ ____________________
* Meeting Package Tickets Must Be Picked Up at Cragun’s Front Desk *
Proposed Workshop Topics
At this time the completed schedule is still being determined, but the proposed topics
are listed below. A complete schedule will be posted late January of 2015. Please
note that there will be sessions in which various vendors will demonstrate their products
and services. Topics being considered are:
 ADA Updates
 Lyme Disease
 Bentley Topic
 Methamphetamine/Marijuana
 CAPabilities of the Civil Air Patrol
 Mobile Scanning (TH35W)
 Certainty 3D, LLC Presentation
 Mobile Scanning (TH5 & TH8)
 Completing the Lake Wobegaon
 Parcel Mapping Process
Trail
 Public Land Survey
 Construction Survey Case
 Retracement (Case Study)
Studies
 Scanning Robotic Total Station
 Deed Staking vs. Boundary
(Leica Geosystems)
 Ethics
 New River Crossing Elevation
 Frontier Precision Presentations
Techniques
(3-4)
 Survey History/GLO Plats &
Notes
 Geo Commons
 Static Process (MnDOT Geodetic
 Survey Monument Presentation
Unit Presentation)
 T-Caap
 Hazardous Plants
 Technology for Locating
 Intelligent Compaction of
Underground Utilities
Roadways
 Users Defined Properties in Civil
3D (CAD Tech. Center)
 The Iowa Line
Professional Development Hours
For those submitting for Professional Development Hours with the Board of
Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscaping Architecture, Geoscience and
Interior Design, please select those sessions that will meet your personal training needs
and satisfy your defined licensing standard requirements. Workshop participants are
responsible for submitting for Professional Development Hours with the board.
Attendees planning on using this workshop towards earning professional development
hours are responsible for retaining registration receipts and the workshop brochure,
which provides the agenda and course descriptions. As sponsor of this event, the Office
of Land Management will provide workshop participants with a Certificate of
Attendance, on Thursday, March 19, after the workshop at the registration table in the
Centre. To receive a certificate of attendance from the Minnesota Department of
Transportation, workshop participants are required to have attended the full three days
of sessions. A certificate of attendance will be distributed following the last session to
keep for your records.
Vendors & Exhibits
Vendor displays and exhibits can be viewed in the Lakeside Dining Room. Vendor
displays can be viewed throughout the workshop, beginning the afternoon of March 17
through the PM break on March 18. Exhibitors will be happy to answer specific
questions regarding their products and services.
If you or your company would like to participate in the vendor display area at the
2015 Survey Technical Workshop, please contact Cheryl Hunstock at 651-3663452 or email at: cheryl.hunstock@state.mn.us
The following companies participated in the 2014 Vendor Display area
Bentley Systems, Inc.
CTC (Cad Technology Center)
Certainty 3D
Frontier Precision/Trimble, Inc.
Historical Surveys
Leica GeoSystems, Inc.
Minnesota CORS Network
MnDOT’s Geodetic Unit
National Geographic Survey
Truck Utilities, Inc.
Wisconsin Height Modernization
Program
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT
MnDOT’S 2015 SURVEY TECHNICAL WORKSHOP