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Is membership relevant to my career as a surveyor?

Membership of a professional organisation is a fundamental quality of a true professional.

The Institution is the voice of the surveying profession, promoting the benefits of surveying to society and raising community awareness of the science, practice, status and study of surveying.

The Institution of Surveyors NSW Incorporated represents the interests of more than 1000 professional surveyors throughout New South Wales. The Institution pursues matters of interest to its members, as well as issues where the public would benefit from the Institution taking a proactive stance. This extends from direct liaison with Governments on legislation through to advising other organisations on technical and professional matters, in addition to involvement with educational institutions on studies in surveying and spatial information. The Institution also actively promotes the profession, and issues relating to the profession, through the media.

Services to members include:

• Access to national and state journals such as Azimuth.
• Continuing professional development through congresses, seminars and publications.
• Rapid access to information via e-mail.
• Social functions and networking events through regional Groups.
• Representation on international bodies such as the Federation Internationale de Geometres (FIG) - the International Federation of Surveyors.
• Professional recognition as a member of a learned Institution.
• Publication and sale of technical material, including Hallmann's 'Legal Aspects of Boundary Surveying as Apply in NSW'.
• The opportunity to showcase work through the NSW Excellence in Surveying & Spatial Information Awards.
• Representation to government, the media and other organisations.
• Practice support and dispute resolution.
• Discounts through the National Building Services Alliance.
• Access to assistance through the Benevolent Association.
• The development of constructive links with members of the spatial information fraternity through the Surveying & Mapping Industry Council of NSW.

By involving yourself in the Institution, you can provide valuable insight from your particular perspective.  One of the strengths of the Institution is its regional Groups and its Young Surveyors Group, who exchange ideas on a range of topical issues and provide feedback on matters of interest. 

A strong Institution means that we can better represent surveyors' interests and provide greater value to our individual members.