2021 Professional Engineers Conference (PECON21)

Virtual

Get ready to join your professional colleagues for three days of learning and networking at NSPE's Virtual Professional Engineers Conference, August 3-5. It's the conference for professional engineers - reimagined.  Enjoy access to: Live and on-demand sessions to meet your schedule, including 14 unique and insightful PDH sessions, Collaboration with your professional engineers and other experts from […]

Webinar | Sustainability and the Beneficial Functions of Natural Floodplains

Part 1 Triple Bottom Line | Planet, People, and Profit Presenter | Lisa Peterson, PhD, PE | Aftan Engineering Part 1 will address the topic of sustainability as noted in the NSPE code of ethics professional obligations, including planet, people and profit or the triple bottom line. The Life Cycle Assessment methodology will be explained […]

Powerless | A History of the Nation’s Major Power Blackouts

In the last 50 years, almost every major city across the country has been affected by a blackout. The most recent major blackout happened in February 2021. Texas suffered a major power crisis, which came about because of severe winter storms sweeping across the United States. More than 4.5 million homes and businesses were left […]

Technology and Trends in Vehicle Automation

Virtual

Stan will present his research on technology and policy trends related to automated vehicles.  Vehicle automation is just one of many technologies disrupting the transportation sector, including vehicle connectivity, electrification and shared use, which are evolving on separate but converging paths and enabled by rapid advances in information and communications technology. Course Objectives This webinar […]

NSPE Road to the Summit Webinar | Board Roles and Responsibilities

Please Join NSPE for the new Volunteer Leader Development Program - Road to the Summit. All sessions will be recorded and will be available in the NSPE Leadership Toolbox. NSPE is providing the webinars to help train its volunteer leaders and strengthen the connections between National, State, and Local chapters. Webinars are held the 3rd […]

Engineering Lessons to be Learned on Demolition Projects – The Market Street Building Collapse Tragedy

Virtual

In June 2013, a building being demolished in the 2100 block of Market Street in Philadelphia collapsed onto the Salvation Army building. As a result of this catastrophe, six people died, one person committed suicide, and 14 people were injured. Questions regarding the responsibility of the design professionals, developer of the collapsed building, Salvation Army, […]

Ethics Webinar | What is Competence?

Participants will examine the definition of ethical competence, tools to achieve competence in new areas, unethical attempts to pretend competence, and examples of challenges to competence. Learning Objectives Identify pertinent guidance from Canon II of the NSPE Code of Ethics for engineers. Demonstrate ethical problem-solving skills for representative engineering competence challenges. Provide concrete, real-world examples […]

Round Table | Professional Engineer Challenges & Benefits – Multiple State Licensure

Virtual

PEs licensed in multiple states face challenges from the lack of uniformity in processes to approve comity licenses, education and experience requirements, fee structures, and continuing education requirements. Description This webinar will focus on describing the professional engineering licensure and certification requirements in multiple states. Discussion Points: Benefits and challenges of PE licensure When a […]

NSPE Road to the Summit Webinars | A Look at Program and Sponsorship Revenue Best Practices

Please Join NSPE for the new Volunteer Leader Development Program - Road to the Summit. All sessions will be recorded and will be available in the NSPE Leadership Toolbox. NSPE is providing the sessions to help train its volunteer leaders and strengthen the connections between National, State, and Local chapters. Webinars are held the 3rd […]

PSPE Philadelphia Chapter Webinar | TECHNOLOGY AND TRENDS IN VEHICLE AUTOMATION

Virtual

GET READY FOR THE FUTURE – IT IS HERE ALREADY! TECHNOLOGY AND TRENDS IN VEHICLE AUTOMATION Date: Thursday, April 1, 2021 Time: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Presenter: Stan Caldwell, Executive Director of Carnegie Mellon University’s Mobility21 National University Transportation Center Description The seminar will provide students with a general understanding of automated vehicle enabling technology, history, applications […]

Sustaining Associates

PSPE would like to thank our Sustaining Associates for their support: