YOUR YOUR GRASSROOTS GRASSROOTS

SOCIETYSOCIETY

• Value of Membership to Company/Organization

Membership Survey Membership Survey ResultsResults

From October 2005 Survey

**14.9% of respondents are involved at the state or chapter level.**

• Motivators to Become Involved

• Perception of FES

• 37.6% better programs/meetings/speakers at chapter level

• 51.8% good organization that promotes the engineering profession

• 34% networking opportunities, company recognition/promotion

Paramount To You,Paramount To You,Your Career, and Your Your Career, and Your

ProfessionProfession

ThroughThrough

Serve Your Community and Enhance Our Image

Continuing Education Continuing Education Stay Current and Maintain LicensureLegislative InfluenceLegislative InfluencePromote and Protect the ProfessionNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Opportunities Grow You and Your BusinessCareer DevelopmentCareer Development Sharpen Your Personal Skills

Community InvolvementCommunity Involvement

Stay Current and

Maintain Licensure

FES Provides FES Provides Continuing Continuing EducationEducation

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The The Premier Continuing Premier Continuing Education Provider in Education Provider in

FloridaFloridaTechnicTechnicalal

Courses Conveniently Offered Courses Conveniently Offered On-line and Face-to-FaceOn-line and Face-to-Face

PE Refresher PE Refresher CourseCourse

Professionalism, Professionalism, Ethics, & the LawEthics, & the Law

Laws & Rules Laws & Rules

Value Added Value Added Benefits Benefits ……

Network OpportunitiesNetwork OpportunitiesConvenient Convenient LocationsLocations

PartneringPartnering

NationalLocal Regional

Peers, Clients, Potential Clients

Collaboration with FDOT and FDEP on over 20 programs per year.

Successful Track Successful Track RecordRecord

over 35 Seminars over 35 Seminars AnnuallyAnnually

Legislative Legislative Influence Influence Promotes Promotes

and and Protects the Protects the ProfessionProfession

You Have a Voice You Have a Voice In In

Tallahassee & Tallahassee & Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.

Lobbying EffortsProfessional Engineers’ Legislative Days

Bill Search and Monitoring CapabilitiesCCNA Practice Protection

Paid Lobbyists

Support Pro-Engineering Candidates

Only State Society Only State Society that Protects all that Protects all

EngineersEngineers

(FL Statute 471 - Engineers Legislation)

Continuous Monitoring of Unlicensed Engineering

Practices/Activities

Attend ALL Florida Board of Professional

Engineers (FBPE) Meetings

“I am in receipt of your letter.. Concerning Engineering Services Agreements and am in agreement with your Society’s position..”

Your Watchdog - Your Watchdog - Always Monitoring Always Monitoring

Continuing Continuing Challenges to the Challenges to the

ProfessionProfessionQuality Based

Selection

Fight Reinstatement of Professional

Service Tax

Chapter 471 Protection

VS

Scope Creep of

Other Professions

Price Based

Selection

P.E.

Engineer’

s Plans

2013 Legislative Key 2013 Legislative Key IssuesIssues

Design Professional

Contracts (Liability Issue)

Protection of CCNA(Consultants Competitive

Negotiations Act)

Grow You and Grow You and Your BusinessYour Business

Local Government

Water Management Districts

Interaction with Interaction with Peers and LeadersPeers and Leaders

Chapter MeetingsAnnual Summer ConferenceState Leadership ConferenceFlorida Engineering Leadership InstituteCommittee Meetings

Seminar Interaction

FDEPFDOT

FPEGFPEGProfessional Engineers in Government

Local City & County Agencies

Personal/Family Personal/Family FellowshipFellowship

Shrimp Boils/Bust-a-Cap Competition

Golf Tournaments

Fishing Tournaments

Picnics

E-Week Banquets

Sharpen Your Sharpen Your Personal SkillsPersonal Skills

Communication ToolsCommunication Tools

FES Journal

E-Mails

Chapter Newsletters

Web sites

Marketing Opportunities

the Pinellas Engineer Chapter Newsletter January 2010

(Chapter & State)

Develop Leadership Develop Leadership Skills Skills

Through…Through…

Serving on Chapter CommitteesParticipating in Chapter Meetings/Functions

♦ Public Speaking

♦ Delegation

♦ Time Management

♦ Team Building

Enhance Skills Through Enhance Skills Through Formal Training Formal Training Opportunities Opportunities

Florida Engineering Leadership InstituteManagement SeminarsTechnical Seminars

Florida Building CodeAdvanced Study of Structural Wind Loading Criteria, Wind Load Design Options

Professional Professional EducationEducation

Mentoring Relationships

Develop Career

Develop Community Professionals

New and Established

Paths and Goals

Serve Your Community and

Enhance Our Image

Service and Growth Service and Growth OpportunitiesOpportunities

Future Cities Competition

Drop It, Build It, Fly It

Adopt-A-Highway

Service and Growth Service and Growth OpportunitiesOpportunities

K-12 State Education Committee Volunteer Registries

Local Teach-In, Science Fairs

Partner in Education with School Boards

Broward County ChapterCentral Florida Chapter

The Path To The Path To ProfessionalismProfessionalism

Serve Your Community and Enhance Our Image

Continuing Education Continuing Education Stay Current and Maintain Licensure

Legislative InfluenceLegislative InfluencePromote and Protect the Profession

Networking OpportunitiesNetworking Opportunities Grow You and Your Business

Career DevelopmentCareer Development Sharpen Your Personal Skills

Community InvolvementCommunity Involvement

Involvement ….Involvement ….

Your Key to SuccessYour Key to Success

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