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What a great way to start my year as President by attending the Minnesota and North Dakota conventions. My little girl, Abby, has now been to three surveying conventions and she is only 6 weeks old. I have to thank everyone for their patience and acceptance of her attending the conventions.

What was neat at both conventions was getting to meet the representatives from Canada. It was a pleasure to meet 5 individuals and that the issues in Canada are pretty much the same as in the US. They also travel extensively once elected. They usually try to attend meetings at all 10 provinces and any of the US states that adjoin their province.


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