Surveyors Rendezvous 2024 
GLO: The Prairie Years

September 18-21, 2024
Hotel Julien  -  Dubuque, IA

This year's Surveyor Rendezvous will be held in Dubuque, IA and SLSI member Rich Leu is helping with the planning. 

For those interested, below you will find a brief agenda overview, hotel and other pertinent information, along with a PDF flyer with complete meeting and registration information.

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Program

Wednesday, September 18

~Board of Directors Meeting
~Welcome Reception (Cash Bar)
~Annual Membership Meeting

Thursday, September 19

~Education Sessions (5 hours)*
~Lunch at the Hotel
~Field of Dreams Outing with Dinner

Friday, September 20

~Education Sessions (4.5 hours)*
~Lunch at the hotel
~Show & Tell, Buy & Sell Swap Meet
~Social Hour, Annual Banquet, Raffle and Auction (Cash Bar)

Saturday, September 21

~Optional Outing - Mississippi River Museum & River Cruise with Lunch

Presentations & Speakers

Wednesday, September 18
~Finding the Charcoal Mounds – Milton Denny, PLS

Thursday, September 19
~Beginning of the GLO – Ann Besch, PS
~The Fifth Principal Meridian: Its Initial Point & Its Errors – Dick Elgin, PhD, PE, PLS
~Uniquely Iowa: Surveys Between the Rivers – Greg Chlebicki, PLS, PE
~The South Line of Iowa/North Line of Missouri – Darrell Pratte, PLS
~The Iowa/Minnesota Border – Don Borcherding, PLS

Friday, September 20
~GLO: The Prairie Years - Instructions and Practice – Milton Denny, PLS
~The History of Dubuque Surveys and Lead Mines – Jeff Brandt, PLS/RLS & Hugh McCarron
~History of Australian Surveyors until 1824 – John Brock, PLS
~Letters of the GLO – Rich Leu, PLS

Hotel & Airport Information

Hotel Julien
200 Main Street
Dubuque, IA 52001

The Rendezvous room rate is $139 (single/double) per night plus tax.
Parking is complimentary.  To reserve your room, call the Hotel Julien directly at 800-798-7098 or 563-556-4200 and mention Surveyors Historical Society. A valid credit card is required at the time of booking.

The Rendezvous rate is valid until August 11, 2024 or until the room block sells out.

Airports
There are two regional airports less than 100 miles from Dubuque: Quad City International Airport (MLI) and Cedar Rapids (CID). Both are approximately a 90-minute drive to Dubuque. There is no public transportation to Dubuque from either airport.

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