Continuing Education
Stay Current and Maintain Licensure
Legislative Influence
Promote and Protect the Profession
Networking Opportunities
Grow Your Contacts Base and
Professional Worth
Career Development
Sharpen Your Personal Skills
Community Involvement
Serve Your Community and Enhance Our
Image
FES Provides
Continuing Education
Technical
Professionalism, Ethics, & the Law
PE Refresher Course
+
+
Courses Conveniently Offered
On-line and Face-to-Face
Partnering
Network
Opportunities
Collaboration
with FDOT and FDEP
on over 20 programs per year.
Convenient
Locations
Peers and
Partners
Local
National
Bill Search and Monitoring Capabilities
CCNA
Practice Protection
Lobbying Efforts
Professional Engineers’ Legislative Days
Support Pro-Engineering Candidates
Paid Lobbyists
Continuous Monitoring of Unlicensed
Engineering Practices/Activities
“I am in receipt of your letter..
Concerning Engineering Services
Agreements and am in agreement
ALL
Florida
with your
Society’sBoard
position..”
Attend
of Professional Engineers
(FBPE) Meetings
(FL Statute 471 - Engineers Legislation)
Price Based
Selection
VS
Quality
Based
Selection
Chapter 471 Protection
P.E.
Scope Creep
of Other
Professions
Fight
Reinstatement of
Professional
Service Tax
PASSED: Senate Bill 286
Limited by contract the liability of individual employees
or agents who are employed by a design professional
firm.
Protected CCNA Reform Measures
Permits design professionals from bidding out their
services. Procurement must be based on qualifications.
Infrastructure Funding
The overall budget for Florida increased by 4 billion
dollars from the current fiscal year.
Seminar Interaction
Chapter Meetings
FDOT
FDEP
Annual
Summer Conference
Local Government
FPEGLeadership Conference
State
Local City &
Water Management
Districts
Professional Engineers
in Government
County Agencies
Florida Engineering
Leadership Institute
Committee Meetings
E-Week Banquets
Fishing
Tournaments
Golf Tournaments
Picnics
Shrimp Boils/Bust-a-Cap Competition
Web sites
FES Journal
(Chapter & State)
the Pinellas Engineer
Chapter Newsletter
Marketing
Opportunities
E-Mails
January 2010
Chapter
Newsletters
Serving on Chapter Committees
Participating in Chapter Meetings
♦ Public Speaking
♦ Delegation
♦ Time Management
♦ Team Building
Florida Engineering
Leadership Institute
Management Seminars
Technical Seminars
Florida Building Code
Advanced Study of Structural Wind Loading Criteria,
Wind Load Design Options
Mentoring Relationships
New and Established
Develop Career
Paths and Goals
Develop Community
Professionals
Future Cities Competition
Drop It, Build It, Fly It
Adopt-AHighway
Partner in Education with School Boards
Central Florida Chapter
Broward County Chapter
K-12 State Education Committee
Volunteer Registries
Local Teach-In,
Science Fairs
Continuing Education
Stay Current and Maintain Licensure
Legislative Influence
Promote and Protect the Profession
Networking Opportunities
Grow Your Contacts Base and Your
Professional Worth
Career Development
Sharpen Your Personal Skills
Community Involvement
Serve Your Community and Enhance Our
Image
Involvement ….
Your Key to Success
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