Report Form: National Officer Visit to State Society (also included in Tab E)

Please complete electronically (if possible) and return to: NSPE Executive Office, Attention: Nancy Oswald (noswald @nspe.org), NSPE, 1420 King Street, Alexandria, VA 223 14-2794; Fax 703/519-3763. The report should be submitted within three weeks of your state society visit and is to be received before expenses can be reimbursed.

NSPE Officer Robert S. Miller, Ill, P.E., FNSPE

State Society Visited: Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers

Meeting DateILocation April 17, 2008

Who met with: Wisconsin membership

COMPLETE THIS BOX ONLY IF you carried out a president-assigned state society visit. You may skip if you did an regional director state outreach visit.

Number of attendees at State Meeting: 40

Social Events attended: Breakfast

Did state society cover your expenses? X YES - room0 NO

Did you install officers? OYES XNO

Did you address the Board of Directors? YES XNO

Did you attend Executive Committee meeting? OYES XNO

Please describe the important issues raised by state leaderslmembers that need to be relayed to the NSPE Board. Note any issues that you feel require the Board's immediate attention. They had very few questions. Wanted to know how much and what kind of greenhouse gas legislation there was in D.C. Also did NSPE support that?

Please list any presentations made (e.g., keynote, membership workshop, etc.) and NSPE resources used (e.g., officer talking points, Powerpoint presentations, Membership Toolkit, etc.)

Spoke to the gathered membership on issues of licensure (NCEES), changes with B+30 and software engineers. Used the talking points and spent a good deal of time on continuing education and lifelong learning.

Please list any successful state and chapter programs that you heard about and that you feel would provide a valuable model for other stateslchapters.

Continuing education.

Please list the names and phone numbers of members that you met who should be considered for service on national committees and task forces. Please explain briefly why you are recommending the individual (e.g., He/she developed an outstanding recruitment program that brought in 50 new members. Or He/she showed outstanding leadership qualities and creative ideas at a particular meeting/session.) Also indicate which committee the individual should serve on.

Attached - many excellent, engaged participants.

Also, e-newsletter at www.wspe.org1enews1200803. html

Did you hear of any major issues related to the governance and operations of the state that NSPE should be aware of? If so, please describe.

Financial.

Please indicate any newsworthy or image-enhancing events, programs, projects, or personalities that should be forwarded to the NSPE Publications Department for consideration as a news or feature story.

Good gathering of educational institutions at the meeting.

Other comments on your visit.

Signature Date: April 23, 2008

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Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers

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RegistwationlContinental Breakfast 7:30 AM-8:30 AM SUITES A & H WelcomelKeynote Speaker 8:30 ~ ~ - 9 : 3 0 AM SUITES A & H

Robert 5. Miller 111, RE, ENSPE- 2006-2007presiden t of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)

Mr. Miller i s PresidentICEO of MSA, P.C., which he founded in 1973. Having created and sustained a successful engineering consu1i:ing business where more than 80 people come together to make their clients successful, Mr. Miller now devotes much of his time to the advancement of professional engineering. He's from Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Mr. Miller has held numerous positions within the National Society of Professional Engineers to include treasurer; chair of the Horizons Committee; NSPEIPEPP vice president; member of the Professional Employment Committee, the Strategic Planning Task Force, and the Annual Meeting ProgramTask Force. He is the recipient of the NSPE Outstanding Service Award and the NSPUPEPP Award of Merit. In 2005 Mr. Miller was named a Fellow member of NSPE in recognition of his contributions to the Society, his community and his profession.

Mr. Miller remains an active member of both theVirginia Society of Professional Engineers (VSPE) and theTidewater Chapter of VSPE. He is a three-time recipient of theVSPEUEngineer of theYeare1'He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Society of American Military Engineers, and the National Academy of Forensic Engineers.

Liability Hot Topics for Engineers-Don't Get Burned 9:45 AM-1 1 5 AM SUITE 5

Wendy Arnold-Clien t Service Manager, Holmes, Murphy & Assoc.

This presentation identifies current risk management issues for engineers. It begins with a review of the causes of claims (Risk Drivers) and then goes on to discuss issues for engineers such as contractor delay claims, change orders, value engineering, and electronic documents.

Wendy Arnold is a leader in the insurance industry because of her ability to find groundbreaking solutions for the risk management needs of architects and engineers. As the client service manager leading the Holmes Murphy Madison office, Arnold works diligently to provide her clients with security by being an expert in her field as well as theirs.

Prior to joining Holmes Murphy in 2003, Arnold focused on business management, financial services and corporate training. Her skill sets match perfectly with the insurance climate of required accuracy, making her an asset to the Holmes Murphy team.

Arnold has authored and delivered presentations to the American Institute of Architects, American Council of Engineering Companies, the Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers, and numerous individual design firms.

LunchlAwardslOrder of the Engineer Ceremony 1 1 :30 AM-1 :00 PM SUITES A & H

lames A. Buggs, RE.--WSPE President Introduction of 2007-2008 WSPE Officers Engineer of the Year Awards Order of the Engineer Ceremony

The Order is the roster of engineers in the United States who have participated in an Engineer's Ring Ceremony and who have publicly accepted the "Obligation of an Engineer." The purpose is to stimulate formal public recognition by engineers in the United States of two basic principles.These principles are that (1) the primary purpose of engineering is service to the public, and (2) all members of the engineering profession share a common bond. The Ring Ceremony is the public induction of candidates into the Order of the Engineer, during which the engineer candidates formally accept the Obligation of an Engineer and receive a stainless steel ring to be worn as a symbol on the fifth finger of the working hand. During the 19605, Ohio engineers attempted without success to extend the Canadian Ring Ceremony into American engineering schools.The first Engineer's Ring Ceremony in the United States was conducted in 1970 by students at Cleveland State University's fenn College of Engineering. In 1972, the Order of the Engineer was incorporated in Ohio, and tacit approval was obtained from the Canadian Wardens.The Order's national office remained in Ohio until 1987 when it was relocated to the United Engineering Center in New York City.

Countdown to Teamwork-NASA (video presentation) 1:00 PM-1:30 PM SUITES A & H

Using video projected as part of his Powerpoint program, Colonel R. Michael Mullane opens with a dramatic narration of a shuttle countdown and launch, leading the audience to this question,"If i t was YOU on that rocket, what type of a team would you want holding your life in their hands?"Obviously you would want a team that's the BEST!

Astronaut Mullane then establishes that teams achieve greatness when they practice certain fundamentals, and he uses his

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experiences as an astronaut and Air Force flyer to develop these fundamentals: guarding against a"Normalization of Deviance," responsibility, trust, courageous self-leadership, and courageous team leadership.

Securing Our Transportation Infrastructure 1 :45 PM-3:30 PM SUKE 5

Jeffrey L. Western, RE., 5.E.- Manager of Employee Security & Infrastructure Protection, Wisconsin Department ofTransportation

Finn K. Hubbard, RE.-Bridge Engineer, Wisconsin Department of Transportation

Transportation is cri.tical in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from a man-made or a natural disaster. With the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in response to the events of September 11,2001 (911 I), and again after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, transportation agencies and organizations have taken on many initiatives, directives, and mandates.

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Jeff and Finn wilt discuss national transportation security, infrastructure Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, and the protection and emergency response efforts, including the Cooperative Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory in Dallas,Texas. Security Research efforts of theTransuortation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies and the American Association of state Highway M , Hubbard with a BS and MS in civil/~tructura[ ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ Transportation Officials (AASHTO). Also discussed will be Wisconsin's from the ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ i t y ~ f ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ in 1983 and 1985, Finn spent two years transportation all-hazards infrastructure protection efforts including as a Research Engineer at the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison continuity of operations planning, emergency response planningt and during graduate school. Finn has worked for the Wisconsin Department the highway (bridge) securitylvulnerability assessment process. ofTransportation in the Bridge Office from 7985 until the present. Finn

Jeff Western has over 30 years'experience in management of design, engineering, construction and security of transportation and conventional facitities, and in the management of information technology and information systems and solutions. Jeff has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the Illinois Institute ofTechnology. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin and Illinois, and a Registered Structural Engineer in Illinois. Prior to joining the Wisconsin Department ofiransportation,

started as a Bridge Design Engineer and was a Bridge Design Supervisor for 12 years. Finn became the Wisconsin State Bridge Engineer in 2001. Part of Finn's duties over the years has been to handle unusual and unexpected structural problems such as the failure and subsequent demolition of one span of the Hoan Bridge in Milwaukee. Finn has been involved nationalty with the security aspects of transportation structures for the past 7 years. Finn has published papers on the Fatigue and Fracturevulnerability of Steel Bridges andThe Fracture Critical Nature and Redundancy ofTwin Steel Box Structures.

he held a numberif project engineering and manager positions for WSPE Annual Meeting -.

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3:45 PM SUITE 5 All members are invited to attend the WSPE Annual Meeting. President Jim Buggs, P.E., and other Board Members will share a "State of the 5ociety"update on all the programs of 2007-08 and the plans for 2008-09. Your input and feedback are important to the future of this organization - please join us!

Past President's and Governor's New Product Award (GNPA) Reception 5:00 ~ ~ - 6 : 3 0 PM SUITES A & H

Cash Bar and Complimentary Hors d'oeuvres