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Right of way

2024 Right of Way Professionals Workshop

Date: September 18, 2024 – September 20, 2024
Location: Mayo Civic Center, 30 Civic Center Dr SE, Rochester, MN

The Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Office of Land Management invites you to attend the 2024 Right of Way Professionals Workshop. This year marks the Department’s 31st year of sponsoring this workshop. What began as an information sharing event in 1993 for MnDOT employees has grown into an event that has proven to be of value to both public and private sector right of way professionals throughout the State of Minnesota. There will be topics of interest to practitioners engaged in the acquisition of right of way for transportation improvement projects. The core subjects to be covered at the workshop include appraisal, purchasing, relocation assistance and legal considerations involving right of way activities. Related topics will include environmental topics, negotiating real estate rights, condemnation, case law and legislative updates, and other topics of interest to MnDOT staff as well as our city, county, and private sector partners.

Workshop Schedule (PDF) - Subject to change

Workshop check in begins at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. The workshop program starts at 10:30 a.m. Includes 2.5 days of educational sessions and exhibits. The workshop concludes on Friday, September 20, 2024, at approximately 12:45 p.m.

Registration for the 2024 Right of Way Professionals Workshop is currently CLOSED!

The Kahler Grand Hotel
20 2nd Avenue Southwest
Rochester, MN 55902

The 2024 Right of Way Professionals Workshop has been approved by the Minnesota Department of Commerce for 14 Appraiser and 14 Real Estate Continuing Education Credits! In addition, The Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education has approved 14 standard continuing legal education credits.

Please Note: To earn real estate and appraiser credits, full attendance at the workshop is required. You are required to attend a different session during each hour of the workshop. Attendees will not be able to qualify for a portion of the credits offered. Real Estate and Appraiser credits will be earned on an “all or nothing” basis.

Each attendee will be asked to have their name tag bar codes scanned at the beginning of each session. This is necessary in order for the Minnesota Department of Transportation to be in compliance with the Minnesota Department of Commerce rules and guidelines in qualifying for continuing education credits for this workshop. For real estate and appraiser continuing education purposes, failure to have the bar code scanned will result in a forfeiture of all continuing education credits for this workshop! Please remember, MnDOT is merely offering you an opportunity to earn continuing education credits, but it is ultimately your responsibility to be in compliance with your respective license requirements. MnDOT will assume no responsibility in you earning your continuing education credits.

Participants licensed through the Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geosciences, and Interior Design should review the program to determine suitability of select sessions for meeting board defined professional development standards. It is the responsibility of the attendee to select training sessions that will meet personal training needs and satisfy defined licensing standards requirements. Training signature sheets will remain on file, should they be required for verification purposes. Workshop participants are responsible, however, for submitting for Professional Development Hours with AELSLAGID.

Certificates:
To receive a certificate of attendance from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, workshop participants are required to have attended the full 2 ½ days of sessions. A certificate of attendance can be request by sending an email to Lorianna Yang at lorianna.yang@state.mn.us after the workshop.

Vendor displays and exhibits can be viewed in the North Lobby. Vendor displays can be viewed throughout the workshop. Exhibitors will be happy to answer specific questions regarding their products and services. If you or your company would like to participate in the vendor display area at the 2024 Right of Way Workshop, please contact Lorianna Yang via email at lorianna.yang@state.mn.us. There is no cost to have a vendor display, but space is limited and will be filled on a first come, first serve basis to the first 18 interested companies. If you would like to attend the workshop sessions, you will need to follow the Workshop Registration and Payment Process in Step 1.

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2025 Survey Technical Workshop

Date: TBD

Please check back in December for more information.