Oct. 2006 Benchmark

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2006 Ethics Conference Oct 2006 WHAT THIS IS ABOUT The Memphis Chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers is proud to present a two hour lunch- time presentation addressing real life ethical principles. Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance certifying two Professional Development Hours of continuing education on the topic of ethics. The Benchmark WHO SHOULD ATTEND This presentation is developed for all professional engineers, architects, landscape architects, professional land The Memphis Chapter of surveyors. Managers and administrators are encouraged to attend. Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers CEU’s and PDH’s AVAILABLE 0.2 Continuing Education Units(CEU’s) 2 Professional development hours (PDH’s) will be granted for this course. Certificates will be presented to those pre-registered at the end of the class. Late registrants will receive their certificate via US mail. October Meeting Announcement INSTRUCTOR Arthur Edward Schwartz CAE Arthur Schwartz is the Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel of the National Society of Professional When: Tuesday, October 10, 2006, Lunch at 11:30 am, Program 11:45 am – 1:15 pm Cost: $12.00 Engineers. He serves as staff director to the NSPE Board of Ethical Review, Licensure & Qualifications for Where: Christian Brothers University, East Lounge of the Thomas Center, across the hall Practice ...

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The Memphis Chapter of

Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers

Oct 2006

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October 2006

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October

2006

2006 Ethics Conference

WHAT THIS IS ABOUT

The Memphis Chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers is proud to present a two hour

lunch- time presentation addressing real life ethical principles.

Attendees will receive a certificate of

attendance certifying two Professional Development Hours of continuing education on the topic of ethics.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

T

his presentation is developed for all professional engineers, architects, landscape architects, professional land

surveyors.

Managers and administrators are encouraged to attend.

CEU’s and PDH’s AVAILABLE

0.2 Continuing Education Units(CEU’s) 2 Professional development hours (PDH’s) will be granted for this

course.

Certificates will be presented to those pre-registered at the end of the class.

Late registrants will

receive their certificate via US mail.

INSTRUCTOR

Arthur Edward Schwartz CAE

Arthur Schwartz is the Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel of the National Society of Professional

Engineers.

He serves as staff director to the NSPE Board of Ethical Review, Licensure & Qualifications for

Practice Committee, as well as the NSPE/PEPP Professional Liability Committee.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts

Degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Juris Doctor degree from the American

University/Washington College of Law.

Mr. Schwartz writes an ethics column and legal column in NSPE’s

monthly publication

PE

as well as a column on ethics for

Structural Engineer

magazine.

WHEN - WHERE

Monday November 13, 2006

Memphis, Tennessee

EnSafe, Inc.

5724 Summer Trees Drive

Memphis, TN - Classroom

Choose from Morning or Afternoon session.

REGISTRATION

The registration fee is $100 per person.

Employees of member firms of the American Council of Engineering

Companies will receive a reduced registration of $85 per person. Members of TSPE/NSPE will receive a

reduced registration of $75 per member. Pre-registration deadline Thursday November 9.

Registration after 11/9 - $100 per person

For Information Call

Timothy J. Herndon, P.E. - Chapter Director -901-385-6499 voice

e-mail:

[e-mail]

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October Meeting Announcement

When:

Tuesday, October 10, 2006, Lunch at 11:30 am, Program 11:45 am – 1:15 pm

Cost:

$12.00

Where:

Christian Brothers University, East Lounge of the Thomas Center, across the hall

from the cafeteria. A map can be found at

http://www.cbu.edu/Resources/map/

RSVP:

RSVP by Noon, Monday, 10/09/06 to Tom Needham at

[e-mail]

or [phone]

Program: ENGINEERS LEAD LEED AND GREEN BUILDING DESIGN

Program will include excerpts for a 16 hour on line course offered by TSPE on Sustainable design.

Topics

covered will be sustainable sites, water efficiency and energy efficiency.

Program will include information

that will have applicability to all engineering disciplines.

Our presenter will be Tom Needham, P.E. who

has practiced engineering in the State of Tennessee as design engineer, project manager, and construction

manager. His engineering and management expertise has improved not only the infrastructure but also the

cityscape of the Memphis community and surrounding area. Notable accomplishments include: program

management for the Memphis Area Transit Authority where he was responsible for the Central Station

renovation and the Medical Center rail extension; project management for the Tennessee Air National

Guard on a master plan for the relocation of the Memphis unit to a new site accommodating C-5 Aircraft;

program management for the IDQ contract with the Memphis Housing Authority; and project management

for Federal Express on design of their Air Operations Training Facility.

This meeting is worth 1.0 PDH.

Do you have news or comments to include in The Benchmark?

Please email Josh Holtgrewe:

[e-mail]

TO RECEIVE THE BENCHMARK AT A DIFFERENT EMAIL ADDRESS, PLEASE

CONTACT JOSH.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT

http://www.cbu.edu/engineering/mspe/

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The Memphis Chapter of

Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers

Return To:

Josh Holtgrewe, E.I.

80 Clear Spring Dr.

Oakland, TN 38060

NSPE Fall 2006 Online Seminars

Web Seminar Registration: NSPE & SAME Members: $100 each session, non-

members: $129.00

Ethics Forum

September 13, October 18, and November 15

Sustainable Development and the Environment

September 13, 2006 – 12:30-1:30 PM (EST)

Professional Competence and Qualifications for Practice

October 18, 2006 - 12:30-1:30 PM (EST)

Honesty and Integrity in Professional Practice

November 15, 2006 - 12:30-1:30 PM (EST)

For regular web seminars, enrollment is per site connection.

Participants will have an opportunity

to submit questions to the presenters via seminar messaging.

All participants will receive

documentation of PDH credit for submission to state licensure boards.

Each 90-minute seminar

earns 1.5 PDH.

For more information, please visit

http://www.nspe.org/education/lqpcfreeseminarregform.doc

See PDH opportunities inside!

Next Meeting: October 10, 2006 – CBU

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October 2006

Volunteers Needed for Memphis and Shelby County

Regional MATHCOUNTS Competition

The 2007 Memphis and Shelby County regional MATHCOUNTS competition will be Saturday, February 3,

2007.

MATHCOUNTS is a national program for 7th and 8th grade students to encourage them to develop

the tools in mathematics necessary to pursue a career in engineering and science.

The Memphis and Shelby

County MATHCOUNTS program is the major public service activity of our chapter, and our members

organize and proctor our local competition each year, with awards given to the winning students at our

Engineers Week Banquet.

If you would like to help at the February 2007 MATHCOUNTS competition,

please contact Russ Walker (

[e-mail]

, [phone] ext. 25), our chapter's

MATHCOUNTS chair.