John B. Stahl, PLS, CFedS, is a registered professional land surveyor in Utah and Montana, currently owning and operating Cornerstone Professional Land Surveys, Inc., and Cornerstone Land Consulting, Inc., in Salt Lake City. Mr. Stahl specializes in surveying land boundaries, resolving boundary conflicts, performing title and historical research, land boundary consultation services, mediation, and dispute resolution. He has been qualified as an expert witness in numerous boundary, access, and negligence cases and has actively participated in preparing amicus curiae briefs for the Utah Supreme Court. He has furthered his education by participating in a state-qualified mediation training program and earning recognition as a Certified Federal Surveyor.

Mr. Stahl has served his profession as state chairman of the Utah Council of Land Surveyors and a Utah delegate to the Western Federation of Professional Surveyors. He is an adjunct instructor for Salt Lake Community College and Utah Valley University, where he has taught mathematics, ethics and liability, and boundary law courses for land surveying students since 1991. He is also a licensed Real Estate Instructor in Utah. Mr. Stahl received his AAS degree in land surveying from Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell, Montana, and has authored numerous articles and publications covering topics on boundary laws, research, and resolving conflicts of evidence.

John Stahl Seven Pillars of Surveying For or Against.pdf

Kristopher M. Kline, president of 2Point, Inc., became licensed in North Carolina in1991 and is a 1999 graduate of the North Carolina Society of Surveyors (NCSS) Institute. Kris served for 3 years as Chairman of the NCSS Education Committee. His present business focuses on teaching, publishing, and consulting services for boundary/easement disputes.

In 2003, Kris began offering continuing education courses in North Carolina on legal aspects of retracement. Since 2010, his teaching career has expanded to include conferences and seminars nationwide. Kris has presented several keynote addresses for state conventions. In 2020, Kris and his wife, Robyn, assumed administration of Surveyors Educational Seminars, a continuing education program originally developed by Dr. Ben Buckner, and later operated by Donald A. Wilson and his wife Christine.

Kris has published five books—the most recent, “Whatever Floats Your Boat: Riparian Principles” (2024) is a comprehensive study of riparian and littoral laws and concepts across the nation. Kline also is the author of the second edition of the Washington State Common Law of Surveys and Property Boundaries, available from the Land Surveyors Association of Washington (LSAW.) Kline has written over 80 technical articles for various publications.  Written for a national audience and generally focused on various legal aspects of boundary retracement, many are now available on his blog at www.2point.net.aa

Conference presentation resources for you to download:

1 Idaho Common Grantor Resource Book.pdf

2 Adverse Possession Resource Book.pdf

3 Rules Don't Work Resource Book.pdf

4 Prescriptive Resource Book.pdf

Linda is currently President-Elect of NSPS and has been involved in a number of committees and initiatives during her time with NSPS. Prior to becoming involved at the national level, she held leadership roles in her home state of South Dakota, including President of the South Dakota Society of Professional Land Surveyors (SDSPLS). She was also instrumental in special projects, including the design of low distortion projection (LDP) zones in anticipation of the modernization of the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) and the development of a digital corner record system prototype. Having practiced for 17 years in a private consulting engineering and surveying firm, Linda has extensive experience in land surveying and land management, including boundary, ALTA, mineral, engineering, and Right-of-Way surveys, permitting, and planning. Professionally, she has always had a keen interest in researching and developing emerging technologies and applying them to timeless land surveying and land administration challenges. Linda is currently the Director of Land Records/Cadastre Solutions at Esri, overseeing the Company’s worldwide strategic vision for land records/cadastre, surveying, and land administration. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Engineering from South Dakota Mines and a Master of Geographic Information Systems from Penn State University.

Lunch Presentation:  What’s Happening in Surveying in the U.S. and Beyond – An Update from NSPS.  This session will explore the current state of surveying in the United States and take a closer look at the many initiatives underway at the national level. And we might even take a quick peek at what is happening worldwide!

General Session: Navigating Today’s Geospatial Landscape.  GIS, Lidar, UAVs, BIM, digital twins…there’s a lot of buzz out there right now in the geospatial landscape. Join this session to learn more about what it means for surveyors, how to leverage it, and hopefully turn opposition into opportunities!