Meeting/Event Information

The surveyor is well versed in measurement, property law, history, mathematics, and numerable topics related to surveying, mapping, and describing real property. A number of years ago, FEMA made the surveying community a “partner” in the National Flood Insurance Program. This program is designed to enable the surveyor to learn much that has always been within the discipline of floodplain management, thus filling that gap between land surveying and floodplain management. It is also intended to prepare participants to take the certification exam offered on the last day of the program. Attending this program and passing this exam allows participants to show that they have the particular expertise required to be recognized as a Certified Floodplain Surveyor and an authority in the field.

A tiny portion of items on FEMA forms require the skills and knowledge of the surveyor. The great majority of the questions deal with items that are seldom included in surveying education. Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations is the legislative root for all FEMA and NFIP regulations. You will become well versed in CFR 44 and flood insurance. Following Risk Rating (RR) 2.0, the surveyor’s role shifted in importance to the Pre-Construction Elevation Certificate. Upon completion of the course, one should be able to speak knowledgably about the floodplain regulations and ordinances that will affect your client prior to construction. Also, following RR 2.0, you will be serving the public better if you know methods to sometimes drastically reduce their flood insurance premiums. One should be able to submit LOMR or LOMA applications and know just what the reviewers are requiring and what other items you can include to make their jobs easier, hopefully speeding up the LOMC process. Upon becoming certified, you will know that you have gone an extra step to enhance your licensure, perhaps lower financial liability and boost your bottom line. Most importantly, you have taken an active step in protecting the safety, health, and welfare of the general public.

This program provides participants with two and a half days of instruction and a comprehensive set of reference materials. After lunch on the third day, a four-hour exam will be administered, consisting of two parts with a total of 125 questions. The exam is very thorough and program participants are advised to independently review the materials that they receive. To pass the exam, Part One requires a 75% minimum score and Part Two requires 85%. Normal pass rates vary from 50%-60%. Program participants who fail to pass the exam will be allowed to retake the exam for a nominal charge at a still to be determined date. Please be aware that a hand-held calculator is required for portions of this exam. Scales will be provided.

Detailed training includes: How to read a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), Understanding a Flood Insurance Study (FIS), NFIP Regulations Under 44 CFR, Flood Plain Management criteria for flood-prone areas, Identifying and Mapping of Special Hazard Area, NFIP Reform Legislation, and Risk Rating 2.0, Equity in Action.

Instructors

John R. Chagnon, LLS, PE, CFS is Regional Manager and Vice President at Haley Ward, a full-service Surveying, Engineering, and Environmental services company. John has a Civil Technology Associates Degree from the Thompson School of Applied Science, UNH, and a Bachelors in Science, Civil Engineering, from UMass Lowell. John was an adjunct professor at the Thompson School of Applied Science, teaching the Legal Aspects of Land Surveying course. John has worked on the Seacoast of New Hampshire for 35 years and has been involved with Flood Hazard issues in his capacity as a Land Surveyor and Civil Engineer. Increasingly site improvements, including single family home replacement, require attention to the local and national regulatory requirements for development in flood prone areas. John also serves with Mark on the NSPS Certified Floodplain Surveyors Committee, helping to develop programs to increase educational opportunities in floodplain issues for Land Surveyors.

Mark Condodemetraky, PE, PLS, CFS is President of G.C. Engineering, Inc., a full service Engineering and Surveying company located in Laconia, NH. He graduated from Northeastern University with a Major in Mechanical Engineering and a Minor in Mathematics. Upon Graduating in 1996 Mark incorporated G.C. Engineering with his Father George and began specializing in the National Flood Insurance Program. Mark is a Licensed Professional Engineer in NH, VT and ME, a Licensed Professional Land Surveyor in MA and NH and is a Licensed Insurance producer writing flood insurance.Specializing in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Mark has been on multiple national panels as well as an instructor for the Principles of Mortgage Banking and teaches a Real Estate CEU course covering regulatory requirements in the real estate transaction. Mark's company specializes in Flood Plain Management, regulatory reports, expert witness testimony, letters of map amendment and base flood elevation calculations. Mark lives in Laconia with his wife Andrea, three children, dog Chester and two cats.

Registration Information

Registration fee includes a continental breakfast, lunch, morning and afternoon breaks. Reference materials are available in pdf format. Members of CALS, MSLS, MALSCE, NYSAPLS, RISPLS, and VSLS can attend for the NHLSA member rate.

Registration Deadline: Thursday, October 17, 2024. Registrations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. No refunds will be given for cancellations after Friday, September 13, 2024. Registrants who fail to appear will not receive a refund.

Continuing Education

This training is worth 20 professional development hours (5.0 NH CEU’s). All seminar participants will receive a certificate documenting attendance at the end of the seminar. Please complete the appropriate registration form with your legal name, address, and other contact information so that you will be properly identified on the certificate.

Tax Information

Expenses incurred for education undertaken to maintain and improve professional skills (including travel, meals, and lodging) may be tax-deductible.

Overnight Rooms

A block of discounted overnight rooms is available for program attendees for the nights of Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, October 20, 21 & 22, 2024, at the Courtyard by Marriott Grappone Conference Center, 70 Constitution Avenue, Concord, NH. Rooms are available in limited quantities at the discounted rate of $139.00 plus tax, for a total of approximately $151.00, per night. To make a reservation at the group rate, attendees can call 603-225-0303 and request the New Hampshire Land Surveyors rate, or book on the hotel website here:

https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1717783135806&key=GRP&app=resvlink

Please note that individuals reserving an overnight room are responsible for the cost of the room, the applicable tax, and any incidental charges upon check-out. Please check with the Hotel to make certain all incidental charges are paid prior to your departure.

Discounted room are available until Sunday, September 22. Attendee reservations made after this cutoff date will be accepted upon availability at prevailing rates.

Questions?

Call 603-524-8023 and ask for Mark Condodemetraky.