Idaho Society of Professional Engineers Update – October, 2016
FROM THE
PRESIDENT:
Happy October! As we head into fall, be sure to mark your calendars for upcoming
chapter PDH opportunities. We will do our best to keep you posted!
A quick word from the Licensing Board: As of July, due to legislation changes,
the Licensing Board was required to remove one engineer and replace that
position with a public member. Recently, the Board has announced their new
public member, Mr. John Tomkinson. Mr. Tomkinson is a former employee of ITD and
worked in planning and administration and will serve the remaining term of David
Bennion which will expire in 2018. Look for more information directly from the
Board via their newsletter or visit their
website!
Have a safe and productive month!
RECENT
CHAPTER EVENTS:
·
Northern Chapter
scheduled a tour of Central Pre-Stress in Spokane Valley on October 27 – look
for an email from Ryan Smith with more details soon!
·
Southeast Chapter
has their 2017 Southeast Idaho MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition scheduled for
February 11, 2017.
·
Southwest Chapter
gives a big thanks to the 31 golfers and their companies as well as the 9 hole
sponsors including CH2M, Frank Eckwright and Kiersten Lee, HDR, IEEE,
Intermountain Gas, JUB, Lochner, Terracon and T-O Engineers for your help in
raising $2560 at the SW Chapter Fundraising golf tournament for of MATHCOUNTS
and Future City! Click
here for all the highlights!
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
October 27, 2106 -
ISPE Northern
Chapter October Meeting - Tour of
Central Pre-Stress, 922 N Carnahan Rd, Spokane Valley, WA - 3:00 - 5:00 PM
June 8 - 9, 2017
-
ISPE 2017 Annual Meeting - Coeur d'Alene Inn, Coeur d'Alene, ID –
Details TBD
Visit
and like
the ISPE Facebook page to see information and photos from engineering
activities around the state.
NSPE
NEWS:
Not One, But Two New Podcast Episodes!
In a
special back-to-school episode of
NSPE
Speaks, the podcast crew members discuss the Maker movement on
college campuses, NSPE student chapters, and how students and professors can
make the most of their academic year.
The
episode also features an interview with NSPE's 2016 Young Engineer of the Year
Jason Stith, P.E. Stith is a civil engineer at Michael Baker International with
a doctorate in structural engineering and master's degrees in both civil
engineering and business administration. He has contributed to several major
bridge projects in his state of Kentucky.
NSPE
Speaks
also recently posted a bonus episode featuring newly installed
NSPE President Kodi Verhalen, P.E., Esq., F.NSPE,
in which she discusses the opportunities for leadership and engagement at all
levels of NSPE and how those opportunities helped on her journey to becoming the
youngest president in the Society's history. She also shares her thoughts on the
specific challenges facing engineering in the future and what those may mean for
NSPE, along with her hopes for what the Society can accomplish in the coming
year.
Access the episodes on the Society's website. »
Listen on iTunes. »
NSPE Executive Director, Board of Directors’ update for the period September
15-30, 2016.
Included in the report are the
following:
Highlights from NSPE Board of
Directors Meeting, including plans for the fall multimedia membership
recruitment campaign, development of an online membership directory, and
important next steps for the proposed membership model.
Championing the PE License
Ø
NSPE and
KySPE successfully help defeat rule that would rescind regulations requiring
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to carry out QBS.
Ø
NSPE
publishes updated state-by-state summary of exemptions to PE licensure laws.
Ethical Guide to the Profession
Ø
NSPE
expresses disappointment as NHTSA fails to address major safety implications in
how autonomous vehicle technology is being tested and deployed.
Ø
NSPE
continues to aggressively serve as leading advocate for PE involvement in
independent A/V testing to ensure public safety and welfare.
Ø
New York
Attorney General hands down 50 count felony against unlicensed engineer and his
former employer for engineering malpractice during 2012’s Hurricane Sandy
NSPE Executive Director, Board of Directors’ update for the period September
1-15, 2016
Included in the report are the following:
Championing the PE License
·
EPA
includes requirement of PE approval for site-specific design plans for gas
collection and control systems related to municipal solid waste landfills.
·
Henry
Ford’s great grandson calls for public debate to address the ethical, life and
death, decisions related to driverless vehicles.
·
Uber tests
public’s first use of self-driving car in Pittsburg amidst criticism from former
NHTSA head and mixed reaction from local community.
·
NSPE
continues to strongly and actively press for PEs involvement in independent
autonomous vehicle testing to ensure public safety and welfare remain at
forefront.
Ethical Guide to the Profession
·
NSPE hosts
encore presentation of 2016 PECon session – Ethics of Autonomous Vehicles
– in a September 28 webinar.
·
NSPE
Professional Liability Committee to update annual survey of insurance carriers.
Powering Professional
Advancement
·
PE
magazine article “End of an Era?” (September/October issue) highlights work of
this year’s Future of the Profession Task Force.
Uniting the PE Community
·
NSPE
Speaks
releases interviews with NSPE President Kodi Verhalen and NSPE 2016 Young
Engineer of the Year Jason Stith.
·
NSPE
continues its launch of new online communities.
·
NSPE
offers new exhibit displays to state societies upon request.
·
2017 EWeek
planning webinar scheduled for September 28.
NSPE
Calendar of Events
Look
for ISPE on
Idaho Society of
Professional Engineers
PO Box 170239
Boise, ID 83717-0239
208-426-0636
Fax: 208-426-0639
E-Mail:
ispe@idahospe.org
Web Site:
www.idahospe.org
Idaho
Society of Professional Engineers
