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YOUR GRASSROOTS SOCIETY. Value of Membership to Company/Organization Membership Survey Results From October 2005 Survey **14.9% of respondents are involved.

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1 YOUR GRASSROOTS SOCIETY

2 Value of Membership to Company/Organization Membership Survey Results 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

3 Paramount To You, Your Career, and Your Profession

4 Through Serve Your Community and Enhance Our Image Continuing Education Stay Current and Maintain Licensure Legislative Influence Promote and Protect the Profession Networking Opportunities Grow You and Your Business Career Development Sharpen Your Personal Skills Community Involvement

5 Stay Current and Maintain Licensure FES Provides Continuing Education

6 + + The Premier Continuing Education Provider in Florida Technical Courses Conveniently Offered On-line and Face-to-Face PE Refresher Course Professionalism, Ethics, & the Law Laws & Rules

7 Value Added Benefits … Network Opportunities Convenient Locations Partnering National Local Regional Peers, Clients, Potential Clients Collaboration with FDOT and FDEP on over 20 programs per year.

8 Successful Track Record over 35 Seminars Annually

9 Legislative Influence Promotes and Protects the Profession

10 You Have a Voice In Tallahassee & Washington, D.C. Lobbying Efforts Professional Engineers’ Legislative Days Bill Search and Monitoring Capabilities CCNAPractice Protection Paid Lobbyists Support Pro-Engineering Candidates

11 Only State Society that Protects all Engineers (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..”

12 Your Watchdog - Always Monitoring Continuing Challenges to the Profession Quality 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

13 2013 Legislative Key Issues Design Professional Contracts (Liability Issue) Protection of CCNA (Consultants Competitive Negotiations Act)

14 Grow You and Your Business

15 Local Government Water Management Districts Interaction with Peers and Leaders Chapter Meetings Annual Summer Conference State Leadership Conference Florida Engineering Leadership Institute Committee Meetings Seminar Interaction FDEPFDOT FPEG Professional Engineers in Government Local City & County Agencies

16 Personal/Family Fellowship Shrimp Boils/Bust-a-Cap Competition Golf Tournaments Fishing Tournaments Picnics E-Week Banquets

17 Sharpen Your Personal Skills

18 Communication Tools FES Journal E-Mails Chapter Newsletters Web sites Marketing Opportunities the Pinellas Engineer Chapter Newsletter January 2010 (Chapter & State)

19 Develop Leadership Skills Through… Serving on Chapter Committees Participating in Chapter Meetings/Functions ♦ Public Speaking ♦ Delegation ♦ Time Management ♦ Team Building

20 Enhance Skills Through Formal Training Opportunities Florida Engineering Leadership Institute Management Seminars Technical Seminars Florida Building Code Advanced Study of Structural Wind Loading Criteria, Wind Load Design Options

21 Professional Education Mentoring Relationships Develop Career Develop Community Professionals New and Established Paths and Goals

22 Serve Your Community and Enhance Our Image

23 Service and Growth Opportunities Future Cities Competition Drop It, Build It, Fly It Adopt-A- Highway

24 Service and Growth Opportunities K-12 State Education Committee Volunteer Registries Local Teach-In, Science Fairs Partner in Education with School Boards Broward County Chapter Central Florida Chapter

25 The Path To Professionalism Serve Your Community and Enhance Our Image Continuing Education Stay Current and Maintain Licensure Legislative Influence Promote and Protect the Profession Networking Opportunities Grow You and Your Business Career Development Sharpen Your Personal Skills Community Involvement

26 Involvement …. Your Key to Success www.fleng.org


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