"No professional pride because there is no money"
1. Improve image - individual - engineering profession
2. Networking
3. Education: Youth, CPD, Scholarship, Univ Curriculum, Professional school operated by
professionals
4. Licensure requirements and Standards - Supervised Internship
5. NSPE be an advocate (of what....)
Other issues:
Legislative and Government Affairs
Professional Development
Education ->Youth
Image and Market
Member Services
Inter-Society on State Legislation
NSPE Asst on State Legislation
NSPE on Federal Legislation
NSPE on International Practice
NSPE on Uniform Licensure/Licensing
Networking
CPD,E, C
Title Protection
Registration of Industry Engineers
Opportunity to "Pay Back" to Society
Volunteer Education/Youth
Delete Industry Exemption
Industry CEO/Engrg School Deans Collaboration
Interact with Founder Societies
Job BBS
Insurance
Communication of NSPE Products and Services
I. Professional Relations
NAFTA
International/Domestic Practice issues
II. Public Relations
Other organizations, technical, trade
Image
General Public
Engineers' Self Esteem
Ethics
Standard Setting
III. L&GA
Congress
Federal Agencies
Licensing
Support State Efforts
IV. Communicate
State (2 way)
Priority Items:
Leadership Development
Communications
Trends in Region
Regional View of Natl Policies
Promote Regional Programs to NSPE level
Training Opportunities (like now)
Follow the BC or Del model for licensing PE's
Develop good ideas to present to NSPE
Coord Western Region of GA efforts
Track regionally developed ideas
Practice divisions need better focus
Stimulate use of modern forms of communication inside the region
other issues:
support regional goals at national level
Web site in all states and Guam by end of 1998 & Western Regional Site
selection process for Regional VP
Work outside the box!
Attempt to coordinate goals of membership
networking
membership promotion
concentrate on regional goals
more affordable meetings
MISSION STATEMENT OF WESTERN REGION:
Is to share, develop, communicate, and promote commonly held
ideas of practice in the engineering profession in the Western Region
and track and report Western Region accomplishments to members.
Recommendations/Action Items:
N,S Create an effective membership drive
S Send your officers to Western Regional Meetings
S Get more involved in public policy issues
N,S Promote self-governing State Boards
S Model Licensure Law
S Increase Participation to Colleges/Universities on Prof Practice & Ethics
N Develop system to assist State Legislative Efforts
N,S Enhance Image
N=>NSPE for actions
S=>State Associations for actions