1986 - Maintain the Survey Fabric       In his address to the 1986 Annual General Meeting, President Denis Hosford emphasized an overriding concern that, “as a group we are not doing all that we could to live up to our professional duty to society to not only maintain the survey fabric…but also to provide the reliable survey information required by our clients.” Mr. Hosford’s address was a lead-in to a debate on the introduction of mandatory professional liability insurance. After some debate, the by-law was approved. The membership then considered a mandatory continuing education regulation. The regulation would have required that Alberta Land Surveyors maintain their level of competency by attending conferences and seminars, by subscribing to professional journals or by participating in professional affairs. An Alberta Land Surveyor would have been required to accrue and maintain over a three-year period a total of ten continuing education units, with one continuing education unit being equal to ten hours of participation. The recommendation was referred back to Council. At the 1986 Annual General Meeting, the membership approved advertising regulations which set out standards for business cards, telephone directory listings, newspaper and magazine advertisements and vehicle identifications - issues long discussed by the Association. The membership also debated proposed standards for the Real Property Report which was to replace the Building Locations Certificate. After a considerable discussion, the recommendation was deferred pending the result of a secret ballot. Back - 1985 - The Absence of Adequate Written Standards Forward - 1987 - RPRs and a Lively Debate