Offering CE for Surveyors, Engineers, and Title Agents
What Went Wrong?
March 21, 2025
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST
Registration Fee: $129.00
4 Credit Hours. Mandatory credits for Indiana
SPEAKER: JEFF LUCAS
As I continue “Traversing the Law,” studying and writing about court cases involving boundary disputes and land surveyors, I have found everything from the ridiculous to the sublime. In some cases, I had to shake my head in disbelief over what I was reading, leaving me with just one question: What went wrong? This seminar will investigate the answer to this question by a detailed study of relevant court decisions involving surveyors and surveys that went terribly wrong. The painful lessons learned by others through the school of hard knocks can be painlessly explored and appreciated without the accompanying liability and damages that attach to boundary disputes and negligence actions. These cases will be studied and discussed through a Power Point presentation.
OBJECTIVES: To enhance professional competency and improve practitioner’s knowledge of the law as it relates to the practice of land surveying.
Elevation Certificates and Letters of Map Amendment
April 14, 2025
9:00 AM - 11:400 PM EST
Registration Fee: $99.00
3 Credit Hours.
SPEAKER: WENDY LATHROP, PLS, CFM, CFS
The Elevation Certificate plays multiple roles in fulfilling the objectives and purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Regulation, planning, mapping – this form serves these purposes and more.
We begin with an in-depth review of Elevation Certificates, including finding Base Flood and other Water Surface Elevations from various sources. Recognizing that NFIP maps are not perfect, we then look at how floodplain mapping is amended to reflect more accurate elevation data. This program will pull together regulations and resources – along with warnings of what to watch out for through real life examples - to improve our Elevation Certificates and our applications for amending NFIP mapping.
Outline:
· The importance of water surface elevations in floodplain management regulations
· Detailed examination of the Elevation Certificate and its proper completion
· Sources of Base Flood Elevation
· An overview of how to apply for Letters of Map Amendment
Course objectives:
· Improve familiarity with and assessment of the various resources for proper completion of the Elevation Certificate
· Recognize how NFIP definitions affect building diagram choices in completing Elevation Certificates
· Develop a better understanding of the regulatory backbone affecting the outcome of Map Amendment applications supported by Elevation Certificates