Calendar of Events

2019 Legislative Outlook – What to Expect and Where

NSPE Executive Director Mark Golden, General Counsel Arthur Schwartz, and Government Relations Manager Stephanie Hamilton, will be joined by NCEES CEO David Cox and ACEC Senior Vice President for Advocacy and External Affairs Steve Hall to provide an overview of the legislative issues we expect to face in 2019 at both the federal and state levels. Participants will come away with a broad understanding of how the NSPE National Government Relations and Advocacy team will be working on behalf of NSPE members, coordinating with our partner organizations, and how members can get involved as well.

PEs and the Impact of Machine Learning on the Profession

NSPE-California Lunch Break - Return of our popular virtual, real time discussion series! Join us on January 25, 2019 12:00 noon (Pacific) for the next in our series of virtual discussions, the NSPE-California Lunch Break series. Bring a lunch to your desk or favorite conference room, slip on your earphones, and view a short presentation followed by a discussion with your fellow California Engineers.

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Tour LA’s oldest and largest wastewater treatment facility (Joint Event Between NSPE-California and

NSPE and ISA Los Angeles Sections would like to invite its members to L.A.’s oldest and largest wastewater treatment facility. The plant has been operating since 1894 and has undergone several improvements over the years. We’ll meet first for lunch at Rock & Brews then head over to the plant afterwards.

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NABIE 2019 Annual Conference

National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers (NABIE) 2019 Annual Conference

Join the National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers for our 2019 Annual Conference, March 1–3 in Boston, MA. NABIE has procured a blockbuster line up of speakers, including NSPE President Elect, David Martini, PE; Lew Harriman, ASHRAE Fellow and Chief Engineer at Mason-Grant Consulting, Syed Shazher of Bosch Thermotechnology, and Arthur Schwartz, NSPE Deputy Director and General Counsel/ NAFE Executive Director. NABIE is a certified provider of PDHs, including New York State. We look forward to seeing you in Boston.

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Engineering Ethics – Conflicts of Interest

NSPE Deputy Executive Director, General Counsel and NAFE Executive Director will review engineering ethics principles and discuss conflicts of interests involving an engineer’s spouse as a sales representative, the chairman of an editorial board of a technical society publication, performing bridge inspection and shop drawing preparation for different clients and a peer reviewer participating in a subsequent joint venture.

How Engineers Create Added Value

Why do engineering services continue to be less valued than other professional services? Attorneys, accountants, management consultants, marketing experts—to name a few—all command a higher labor multiplier than engineers.

It’s time to take a serious look at closing the value gap.

Creating added value has become an essential issue for engineers for two reasons: (1) the growing commoditization of engineering services and (2) the increasing competition for engineering talent. These trends show no sign of abating, even as the economy continues to grow.

Join Mel Lester for a fresh take on value creation and to rethink how you diagnose problems, design solutions, and deliver results as an engineer. You'll also explore strategies for adding value to your work, including:

• Developing a client-centered perspective
• Delivering business-driven results
• Providing outstanding client experiences
• Sharing valuable content

Speaker: Mel Lester
Bio: Mel Lester (aka BizEdge) is a management consultant, trainer, and contrarian strategist specializing in helping engineering firms create competitive advantage and improve business performance. He has worked in the engineering business for over 40 years, serving as both a manager and a consultant. His diverse experience includes leadership development, strategic planning and implementation, business development, client service, communication skills, project management, employee engagement, and behavior-based safety. Mel has authored over 300 articles and is coauthor of the ACEC-published book 33 Proven Secrets to Writing Successful Client-Centered Proposals.

Engineering Ethics – Business and Professional Issues

NSPE Deputy Executive Director, General Counsel and NAFE Executive Director will review engineering ethics principles and discuss business and professional ethics issues involving contracts and fiduciary liability; reviewing the work of another engineer and certificate of merit statutes; misrepresentation and obligations to report to a client; and public health and safety issues relating to boiler valves and switches.

Engineering Ethics – Emerging Issues

NSPE Deputy Executive Director, General Counsel and NAFE Executive Director will review engineering ethics principles and discuss emerging engineering ethics issues involving building codes and environmental issues, objectivity and truthfulness in the use of drones, patents and the potential infringements in a foreign country and signing and sealing of electronic documents.

Participants will be provided copies of the power point presentations, NSPE Board of Ethical Review case studies, the NSPE Code of Ethics and other materials.  Each webinar will include an online discussion and interactive polling questions to guide participants.

NICET: Developing a Qualified Workforce

Even the most well-prepared project plan is only as good as the people who carry it out. Having a qualified workforce is essential to increasing productivity, quality, safety on the job site.

But how can you ensure that your workforce is made up of the most qualified individuals capable of ensuring public protection?

Through credentialing with the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET), professionals in engineering technologies can set themselves apart as the most exceptional technicians in their field.

Join NICET’s Chip Hollis as he discusses the ways in which credentialed technicians earn certifications to further their careers, earn the respect and confidence of employers, and continue to safeguard the public.

During this behind the scenes look at certification and test development, you will learn how NICET examinations:

• Distinguish the qualified from the not-yet qualified
• Measure the knowledge and skills of individual test-takers
• Administer exams that are fair, valid, reliable, and legally defensible

This webinar will also cover changes from the old paper-pencil work element model to the new computer-based standard model. Mr. Hollis will explain how NSPE’s credentialing arm is taking advantage of changes in technology to comply with certification best practices.

2019 Professional Engineers Conference