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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
It appears that everyone has fully recovered from the golf tournament. The holidays are fast approaching. That means that the ITE/APWA/FES joint holiday gathering is coming up. The date for this year’s gathering is Friday December 3rd. The gathering will be held at Pelican’s Preserve on Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. There will be a great dinner followed by music and dancing. If there is anything more entertaining than watching engineers on the dance floor, I don’t know what it is.
I would like to extend my thanks to those of you who attended our November Dinner Meeting, to hear Michael Bridges, CPM, FPEM, Deputy Director of the Division of Public Safety for Lee County. Michael’s presentation on the devastation that Lee County recently experienced with Hurricane Charley, the lessons learned, and what will be done to prepare for future hurricanes was very well done and informative. Thanks to your support we are also able to send $200 to the FES Hurricane Relief effort.
This year our chapter is meeting all of its fund raising goals. The golf tournament was a huge success, and will once again help us meet our goal of giving scholarships to local students to pursue and education in engineering. Our next big event is the Mathcounts Competition. This competition helps promote math with our local middle school and high school students, in hopes that would encourage the participants to pursue a degree in engineering. With the increasing demands in this area for engineers, this is now more important than ever. Organizational efforts are just now beginning in preparation for the event on February 12, 2005. This competition has grown tremendously in size. Many volunteers are needed to help make our local Mathcounts competition happen. If you are interested in taking an active role in helping prepare for the event, or if you are simply interested in volunteering on the day of the competition, please contact me, or our Mathcounts Co-Chairs Elizabeth Fountain, PE or Rebecca King, EI. I am sure they would appreciate all the help they can get.
As I state in every President’s message, the dinner meetings are critical to the success and growth of our chapter. It was encouraging to see some new faces at last month’s meeting. I encourage those of you who do not attend regularly, or have not been in a while, to come to the holiday gathering, to socialize with your fellow engineers. The holiday gathering promises to be a great time. Please contact Nicole Maxey, PE, with Lee County, or David Romano, PE, FES Vice President to make your reservations today.
Thank you and I look forward to seeing you at the holiday gathering.
John English, PE
President - Calusa Chapter
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 Save That Date!
ITE/APWA/FES Joint Holiday Gathering
Thursday, Dec. 3rd
Pelican's Preserve
6:00 PM
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Calusa Chapter October Dinner Meeting
Speaker
Kelly Townsend, Business Coach
Townsend Consulting Group
Program: The Hidden Secrets of Disappearing Business Breakdowns
Part of a successful business is in dealing powerfully with day to day
challenges and upsets. In this 1 hour interactive workshop you will learn unique and innovative ways of thinking and problem solving that dismantle business breakdowns.
Thursday, October 20th, 2005
Fiddlesticks Country Club
Social Hour at 6:00PM — Dinner at 7:00PM
Program Immediately Following Dinner
As Always, Spouses and Guests Are Welcome!
$30.00 Per Person
2 Dinner Selections: Pork Tenderloin Medallions or Chicken Marsala
Call (649-4040), fax (263-6492) or email (lisacolburn@wilsonmiller.com) your RSVP to Lisa Colburn by noon on October 14. The meeting space is reserved and meals are prepared based on advance registration. The Calusa Chapter is contractually obligated to pay for all meals prepared based on advance registration. Therefore, unless you cancel your reservation by five days before the meeting, you are responsible for the fee, regardless of whether you actually attend the meeting.
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YES, I will be attending.
(Name)
Please circle dinner selection: (Pork) or (Chicken)
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Spouse/Guest
(Name)
Please circle dinner selection: (Pork) or (Chicken)
(Meatless meals are available on request.)
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UPCOMING
ACTIVITIES
CALENDAR
| Nov. 1st-2nd |
Parks & Recreation Facilities
Doubletree Hotel, Orlando |
| Nov. 2nd |
FICE/FDOT Drainage Standard Indexes
Embassy Suites, Tampa |
| Nov. 8th-9th |
FICE/FDOT Bridge Scour Practice
Park Plaza Hotel, Tallahassee |
| Nov. 15th |
Calusa Chapter Dinner Meeting
Fiddlesticks Country Club, Fort Myers |
* For additional information on these events, visit www.fleng.org
or contact FES Headquarters at (850)224-7121.
Members are encouraged to contact Adolfo Gonzalez, PE at (239) 649-4040 or email:
adolfogonzalez@wilsonmiller.com to request additional information or to suggest a future program or event.
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BUSINESS CARD SPONSORSHIP RENEWALS
If you haven’t done so already, please add your business card to our newsletter sponsorships for the remainder of the year. For further information regarding adding your business card to our newsletter, please contact David Romano, PE or Patrick Jennings, PE. Your sponsorship helps defray the cost of newsletter production and mailing.
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Membership News
Are you getting back for giving back to FES?
This year reward yourself with FREE incentive prizes from FES. Each time you give back to FES through a new member sponsorship, you will receive a prize. Prizes vary from FES Bucks (to use like cash at FES events), to free membership dues at the state and national level, to a top prize of a two-night stay at the Marco Island Marriott. A complete list of membership incentive prizes is available at www.fleng.org along with FES membership applications. For additional information about sponsoring new members, contact Kate Robinson, Director of Membership Recruitment, at 850-224-7121 or krobinson@fleng.org.
Continuing Education News
Continuing Education Made Easy
Did you know that you can meet your 8 hours of continuing education credit from the convenience of your home or office? FES offers on-line and correspondence courses to help ease the renewal process. Courses available on-line and through correspondence include the laws and rules and project management. The laws and rules course meets the 4 hours of laws and rules credit. The project management course meets the 4 hours of technical credit needed to renew your licensure. Courses are offered at the low rate of $99 each for members. Take advantage of this offer today. The FBPE renewal deadline is February 28, 2005. Register for seminars are www.fleng.org.
Calendar of Events
(For additional information about the events listed below, contact the chapter officers or FES Headquarters at 850-224-7121.)
December 2004
- 2-3rd Stormwater Management: A Designer's Course, Orlando Marriott, Lake Mary
- 2-3rd FES/FICE Leadership Institute — Session 1, Grand Hyatt, Tampa
- 24th FES Headquarters Office Closed for Christmas Holiday
- 31st FES Headquarters Office Closed for New Year Holiday
January 2005
- 6-9th FES/FICE Leadership Institute — Session 2, Grand Hyatt, Tampa
- 19th FES Executive Committee Meeting, PBS&J Office, Orlando
- 20th Better Project Management Performance, Hilton Orlando, Altamonte Springs
- 21st Professionalism, Ethics & the Law, Hilton Orlando, Altamonte Springs
- 24-25th Stormwater Management: A Designer's Course, 2nd Edition, Wyndham Westshore, Tampa
February 2005
- 10-12th FES/FICE Leadership Institute — Session 3, Adams Mark, Jacksonville
- 17th Better Project Management Performance, Don Shula's Hotel, Miami Lakes, FL
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MATHCOUNTS
After coming from a record year, MathCounts is quickly becoming a major event for the Calusa Chapter. This year FGCU is providing a ballroom for the contestants rather than individual rooms. The event is scheduled for February 12th and promises to be better than ever. The only reason this event won’t be the best in the state is if we don’t get volunteers to help. Please mark your calendars and contact Mathcounts Co-Chairs Elizabeth Fountain, PE or Rebecca King, EI. to sign up NOW.
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Don’t forget in order to renew your PE license, Professional Engineers in Florida must earn a total of 8 PDH's during each renewal cycle. The current renewal cycle ends February 28, 2005. Here are the requirements:
4 PDHs of continuing education credit are required in each of two categories.
- The Laws and Rules that govern the practice of engineering in Florida.
61G15 – Florida Administrative Code Chapter 471 of the Florida Statutes
- Area(s) of Technical Practice
What is a PDH? 1 PDH = 50 minutes in the classroom.
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