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further information in the various
journals and trade magazines.
Dr. Ferguson returned during the
luncheon session to present a most
fascinating discourse entitled, "Carbon
Dating with the Bristle Cone
^^^ine." Studies of the Bristlecone
W^'ine in the White Mountains of east
central California have resulted in
the establishment of a continuous
tree-ring sequence back to 6700
B.C., a total of 8686 years. So
precise is this standard of measure-
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ment that it has been used to
cahbrate the radiocarbon time scale
for the past seven miUenia, a
development of far reaching consequences
in the fields of archeology
and geology. In Ught of the potential
applications of this aspect of
dendrochronology, it can be readily
seen how, in examining vegetation
structures and bearing trees, one
can possibly determine the history
of any given plant or product.
Following the luncheon was a concurrent
program featuring the
aforementioned "Computer Technology"
presented by Tom Donahue
and "Business Apphcations on the
Microcomputer" presented by
Robert Mix. Mr. Mix is the owner of
Computerize, a turnkey computer
system suppUer to small business.
He has been a microcomputer
business consultant for six years
and is a hardware and software
troubleshooter. Mr. Mix is experienced
in mainframes, minicomputers,
and microcomputers. He has
constructed and owned microcomputers
since 1975.
A concurrent session opened Friday,
the final day of the conference.
"Dendrochronology" was presented
by Dr. Ferguson and "No-Fault
Negotiations'' was presented by
Juhe Rochelle-Stephens, a consultant
who has been active in
organizational development for the
past ten years as a trainer, consultant,
and facihtator. Ms. Rochelle-
Stephens presented a logical approach
to "No-Fault Negotiations"
as she is a speciahst in negotiations,
conflict resolutions, time management,
and team motivation. Her
upbeat presentation provided some
valuable considerations for entering
into any negotiating scenerio.
The second session on the Friday
program was presented by Fred
Weatherill, Contracing Officer with
the U.S. Forest Service. He has been
involved with contracting for 15 of
his 19 years with the U.S. Forest
Service. Owing to his lengthy
career, Mr. Weatherill was well
qualified to represent the contracting
effort by the Forest Service
utilizing the private sector to assist
in defining National Forest System
Land Boundaries. Under the current
administration, much emphasis
is being placed on contracting
with private surveyors rather
than employing in-house personnel.
The above mentioned "No-Fault
Negotiations'' presented by Ms.
Rochelle-Stephens ran concurrently
with Neil Cummins, LS, CE, and
Attorney, presenting a discourse entitled
"The Surveyor and the Law."
Mr. Cummins is a regular contributor
of articles to various professional
journals and has the good fortime
of being able to blend his
diverse background into a meaningful
perspective of the many
issues affecting a given area of the
law. His insight is invaluable and is
of great importance in interpreting
the law as it affects the Land
Surveyor.
Friday's luncheon program was
presented by the Honorable Senator
Leroy Greene. Senator Greene has
carried C.L.S.A. sponsored legislation
for many years and his efforts
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