paramount to you, your career, and your profession

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FES Provides FES Provides Continuing Continuing EducationEducation

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

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

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•Professional Engineers’ Legislative Days

•Bill/Rule Search and Monitoring Capabilities

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•Paid Lobbyists

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• (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..”

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Continuing Continuing Challenges to the Challenges to the

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Service Tax

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•VS

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•Government Employee Per Diem

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•2007

•CCNA Update

•2006 Joint and Several Liability

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•2007

• Infrastructure Funding

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FDEPFDOT

Local Government

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FPEGFPEGProfessional Engineers in Government

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Water Management Districts

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Annual Summer Conference

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Seminar Interaction

Annual Summer Conference

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State Leadership Conference

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Annual Summer Conference

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Annual Summer Conference

Interaction with Interaction with Peers and LeadersPeers and Leaders

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Personal/Family Personal/Family FellowshipFellowship

Fishing Tournaments

E-Week Banquets

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Golf Tournaments

Fishing Tournaments

Picnics

E-Week Banquets

Personal/Family Personal/Family FellowshipFellowship

Shrimp Boils/Bust-a-Cap Competition

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Fishing Tournaments

Picnics

E-Week Banquets

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Communication ToolsCommunication Tools

FES Journal

E-Mails

Chapter Newsletters

Web sites

Networking

the Pinellas Engineer Chapter Newsletter January 2006

(Chapter & State)

Develop Leadership Develop Leadership Skills Skills

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♦ Public Speaking

♦ Delegation

♦ Time Management

♦ Team Building

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Florida Engineering Leadership InstituteManagement SeminarsTechnical Seminars

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Professional Professional EducationEducation

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Paths and Goals

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Service and Growth Service and Growth OpportunitiesOpportunities

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Service and Growth Service and Growth OpportunitiesOpportunities

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Adopt-A-Highway

Service and Growth Service and Growth OpportunitiesOpportunities

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Broward County ChapterCentral Florida Chapter

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K-12 State Education Committee Volunteer Registries

Local Teach-In, Science Fairs

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Networking OpportunitiesNetworking Opportunities Grow Your Contacts Base and Your Professional Worth

Career DevelopmentCareer Development Sharpen Your Personal SkillsCommunity InvolvementCommunity Involvement

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