December TSPE Dallas Branch Meeting
"Engineering Practice Update / Ethics"
Speaker: Lance S. Kinney, P.E.
Thursday, December 13th, 2012
Maggiano's Little Italy
205 Northpark Center Dallas, TX 75225
11:15 - 11:55 am - Registration
12:00 - 1:30pm - Lunch/Speaker
Click Here to Make a Reservation
(Online registrations will close on Tuesday, December 11th at 5 p.m.)
**We will have a special raffle for those who PRE-PAY online!!**
About the Speaker:
Mr. Kinney is the Executive Director of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers. He has been with the Board for over eight years and responsible for all agency programs and activities, including legislative, rule, budget, and policy issues, and represents the Board at statewide and national functions. He also gives licensing and ethics outreach presentations all over the state at universities, companies, and associations.
Prior to working at the Board, he worked in the semiconductor industry for 11 years. He has a Bachelors Degree in Physics from the University of Texas, a Masters Degree in Industrial Technology from Texas State University, and is working on a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology at the University of Texas. He has lectured as an adjunct professor in the Engineering and Technology Department at Texas State University and Electronics and Advanced Technologies Department at Austin Community College.
He lives in Austin with his family, and hobbies include ice hockey, music, and computers.
Cost for the Lunch:
The cost for this lunch is $40 for membersand $50 for non-members. For reservations made after 12 noon on the preceding Monday (December 11th), the cost for lunch will be $50. Please make any cancellations at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. If you RSVP and you do not cancel on time, you will be charged for the meal, because TSPE has to pay for all the meals we RSVP for.
Reservations for Lunch: CLICK HERE
**Please note that online registrations will CLOSE on Tuesday, December 11th at 5 p.m. Also, we will have a special drawing this month for those who PRE-PAY online!!**
Notice:
TSPE Dallas Chapter Luncheons will provide attendees with 0.5 PDHs for their PE license in order to comply with Texas Board of Professional Engineers (TBPE) guidelines. Our December ethics meeting will be a full hour and therefore we will offer 1 PDH in ethics.
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Public Agency Officials:
Please joins us for our Monthly Chapter Meetings! The TSPE Dallas Board approved a special discounted meeting rate of $20 per attendee employed by a public agency organization.
Please contact Jessica Baker with any questions. jbaker@halff.com |
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TSPE Dallas - President's Message
December 2012
The holidays always seem to sneak up on us every year and we are all so busy that we must take a moment to stop and enjoy this season. We hope that you'll spend time with the TSPE Dallas Chapter on December 13th! Our December Meeting is always our largest meeting of the year and a fun holiday celebration...
- Earn your Ethics PDH... Lance Kinney, TBPE Executive Director will present a full hour of ethics credit for PE's.
- Santa, PE and Mrs. Claus will be in attendance! And they are always gracious to pose for pictures so that you can tell your kids and grandkids that you've got an inside connection to the North Pole!
- North Texas Food Bank Raffle... During this time of year, we always like to assist those in our community that are less fortunate... our December Raffle will benefit the North Texas Food Bank. Last year we raised over $1200 for the Food Bank. Just $1 feeds 3 people! We always have lots of great prizes, so please plan to participate in our NTFB Raffle! Prizes will be announced soon, but you can already buy raffle tickets when you register for our December meeting!
Have you nominated a fellow colleague or client for the 2013 TSPE Dallas "Engineer of the Year" or "Young Engineer of the Year" Awards? We will recognize the award winners at the E-Week Event on February 21, 2013. Please consider submitting nominations - Deadline is December 17th.
Click here for nomination forms.
We hope you will join us on December 13th!
And I wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season.
Jessica D. Baker, PE, CFM, PMP
TSPE Dallas Chapter President |
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2013 Awards Nominations Now Open!!!
Click the links below to download nomination forms
Young Engineer of the Year
Engineer of the Year
Contact Caleb Thornhill with any questions or nominations.
bct@freese.com
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Dallas Chapter
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Martha Proctor Mack Grand Ballroom, SMU
3300 Dyer St., Dallas, TX 75205
7:30-8:30 am Registration, Calculator Check
8:30-8:55 am Opening Remarks
9:00-9:50 am Sprint Round (no spectators)
9:50-10:15 am Break
10:15-10:55 am Target Round (no spectators)
11:00-11:30 am Team Round (no spectators)
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:15-2:00 pm Countdown Round (Spectators Welcome)
2:00-3:00 pm Trophies, Awards, Prizes (Spectators Welcome)
*SET-UP (7:00am-9:00am) - Setup signs, tables, chairs, and testing rooms
*GREETER (7:30am-8:45am) - Hand out goodie bags and t-shirts, check calculators
*REGISTRATION (7:30am-8:45am) - Check-in schools, tally number of students, and verify name spelling
*PROCTOR (8:15am-noon) - Watches students, administers exam, checks calculators
*GRADER (9:30am-1:00pm) - Answers are provided, duties are to grade examsand trade with partner to grade the same exam twice
*RUNNER (arrive by 9:30am) - Assisting in running tests, materials and other coordination help from each room
*LUNCH CREW (11:15am-1:00pm)
*CLEAN UP (2:00pm-3:30pm) - Pack up material and cleanup
Coffee, donuts, and pizza lunch will be provided on day of event.
To learn more about volunteer opportunities, please contact:
Cynthia Fields, c.fields@vrxglobal.com
For additional details on the competition, contact:
Adam Kane (214) 346-6206 akane@Halff.com
Howard Gibbs (214) 979-1144
hgibbs@ltraengineers.com
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STEM Academy - Volunteers Needed
"Engineers are so cool!" "When I grow up, I want to be an engineer!" Engineers are the new rock stars at Cannon Elementary in Grapevine, Texas as the school transitions into one of the few STEM Elementary School Academies in North Texas. Want to be a part of growing these future engineers? Please volunteer your expertise with Cannon Elementary STEM Academy students (K-5).
What a STEM Academy? It is project-based learning that can increase student interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) because they involve students in solving authentic problems, working with others, and building real solutions. Through this integrated approach to STEM education, the kids are focused on real-world, authentic problems, students learn to reflect on the problem-solving process. Research tells us that students learn best when encouraged to construct their own knowledge of the world around them.
How can I help? Different needs range from answering a question on the blog, skyping or making classroom presentations to directing a design challenge for grade.
Signing up is easy. Go to www.edmodo.com and sign up as a teacher. From there click the Join a Group on the left hand side and use the group # nbtt5f. You will be directed into the group.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Hattie Peterson at (214) 346-3236 or hpeterson@halff.com.
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Event Photos & Info
Click the image above to see photos from past events and to find information about upcoming events on the TSPE Dallas Chapter Facebook page.
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FREE PDHs for Members!!!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
December 13, 2012
January 10, 2013
Dallas Chapter Meeting
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Jessica Baker, PE
President Elect
Jose Garcia, PE
Vice President
Caleb Thornhill, PE
State Director
Jenny LaFoy, PE
Alt. State Director
Brad Bernhard, PE
Secretary
Amy Buehler, PE
Treasurer
Noelle Gaspard, PE
Past President
Jim Parrish, PE
Chapter Director
Jacob Lesue, PE
Chapter Director
Miles Bullion, EIT
Chapter Director
Marc Sandhu, EIT
Chapter Director
Monica Kent, PE
Chapter Director
Andrew Mata, PE
Region V Vice President
John Ho, PE |
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