Georgia Society of Professional Engineers

New Professional Engineers Recognition Dinner

Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center

800 Spring Street, NW

Atlanta, Georgia

October 6, 2010

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Georgia Society of Professional Engineers

invites you to attend a Dinner honoring:

§ Newly Licensed PEs

§ Inductees into the

Order of the Engineer

This past year, over 200 engineers in Georgia successfully passed the PE exam to become Professional Engineers. The Georgia Society of Professional Engineers cordially invites you to attend the New PE Recognition Dinner to recognize the engineering licensure candidates that secured their professional license. This GSPE sponsored event will be held October 6, 2010 at the Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center in Atlanta.

The tradition incorporates an enjoyable evening celebrating the new PEs accomplishments along with providing valuable networking opportunities. With this in mind, GSPE encourages all GSPE members and non-members to attend.

Keynote Speaker

Todd I. Long, P.E., P.T.O.E.

Director of Planning

Georgia Department of Transportation

Long began his career with the Georgia Department of Transportation in its extensive training program in 1990. He then served in the Office of Planning at the DOT Headquarters in Atlanta. In 1996, Long moved to Gainesville as the District One Traffic Engineer. He later served as District Preconstruction Engineer, Assistant District Engineer and then District Engineer. In 2005, Long returned to DOT headquarters and served as Director of Administration and Director of Preconstruction where he oversaw the delivery of the Department’s multi-billion dollar construction work program.

In August of 2008, Long became the Director of Business Operations for the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority. In this position, he directed all of the engineering and information technology activities for the organization.

As a result of legislation during the 2009 Georgia General Assembly, Long was selected by Governor Perdue to fill a critical role mandated by the passing of Senate Bill 200: Director of Planning. The legislation specifically provides the Governor the authority to appoint the Director of Planning who operates within the GDOT organization. Long is responsible for a variety of reporting and planning activities directed from the legislation. He also directs the full planning team at DOT and coordinates with external transportation organizations across Georgia to help form the best transportation system for the State’s citizens.

REGISTER FOR THE NEW PE RECOGNITION DINNER TODAY!

Click Here to download and print a Registration Form

Click Here to download and print a GSPE Student Member Registration Form

Click Here to download and print a Company Sponsorship Form

Click Here to download and print an Association Sponsorship Form

New PEs attend as guest of GSPE. Click Here to download a New PE Registration Form

GSPE Members Attend The 2010 GSPE Annual Meeting

at the

Georgia Engineers Summer Conference

Tiny and Luther Cox, P.E. (2010-11GSPE Presidents)

GSPE Staff: Carolyn Jones (GSPE Executive Director), Gwen Brandon

(GEA President), Erin Ray (GSPE Administrative Assistant) and Kathy Belcher

(GSPE/GEA Programs Manager)

John Wackerman, P.E. (2009-2010 GSPE President) and Wife Joy

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moss, P.E. (GSPE member) enjoy the Saturday night party

with Mr. and Mrs. Gale Sights, P.E. (GSPE member)

The 2010 GSPE Annual Meeting was held in conjunction with the Georgia Engineers Summer Conference at the Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, Florida from June 10 - 12, 2010. It was an informative meeting filled with educational and technical sessions. GSPE members from around the state attended and participated in the sessions and social events arranged to ensure valuable networking opportunities and fun for family and friends.

Thank You To The GSPE

MATHCOUNTS Fundraising Golf Outing Sponsors

Help change the shortage of engineers and have fun too!

Schnabel Engineering

GOLD LEVEL

Southern Company Hydro Generation

SILVER LEVEL

Ames & Gough

BRONZE LEVEL

Infratec Consultants

BRONZE LEVEL

Gary Trott

Golf Prize Sponsor

Golf Outing Hole Sponsors

Associated Engineering Consultants

Columbia Engineering

Cranston Engineering Group

Florence & Hutcheson (Sponsored 2 Holes)

Geotechnical & Environmental Consultants

Golder & Associates (Sponsored 2 Holes)

JK Consulting

Mallet Consulting (Sponsored 2 Holes)

Mark Kilby

MATHCOUNTS Fundraising Committee

Piedmont Geotechnical Consultants

Portland Cement Company, SE Region

Riley, Park and Hayden

Steve Skalko

United Consulting

Willet Engineering

Willow Construction (Sponsored 2 Holes)

The Georgia Society of Professional Engineers host an MATHCOUNTS Golf Outing every Spring to support the Georgia MATHCOUNTS program. The 2010 golf outing was held at the Eagle Brooke Country Club in Locust Grove, Georgia on Friday, May 21.

Individuals and companies sponsored and participated to ensure the continued success of the MATHCOUNTS program and the strength of a competitive America. A strong base of student’s equipped with knowledge in math and science will design and develop what the world will utilize in the future.

The actual Georgia MATHCOUNTS competition for 2010 was held on Friday, March 26. The Georgia Team participated in the National MATHCOUNTS Competition in Orlando, Florida May 6-10. The Georgia Team placed 9th. Congratulations to the team for an outstanding performance.

For additional information on the MATHCOUNTS program, contact Carolyn Jones via e-mail carolyn.jones@gaengineers.org or at

404-521-2324.

2010 Georgia MATHCOUNTS Competition

GSPE hosted the Georgia MATHCOUNTS Competition on Friday, March 26, 2010 at the Georgia Tech Student Center. Two hundred middle school students in Georgia advanced to the to the state competition. Congratulations to the participants for their hard work and dedication to math.

GSPE would like to thank the following sponsors that helped make this event possible.

Marquee Sponsor

Platinum Sponsors

Scientific Atlanta Foundation

Now a part of

Gold Sponsor

NEWFIELDS

Silver Sponsor

Lockheed Martin

Bronze Sponsors

ACEC/GA

Jordan, Jones & Goulding

Patron Sponsors

A4 Inc. -

Georgia Engineer

Georgia Engineeing

Foundation

Schnabel Engineering

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IMPORTANT GSPE NEWS:

Dear Fellow Engineer,

As President of GSPE I want to inform you about new dues payment

process and record keeping for GSPE.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009, GSPE launched a new membership

renewal procedure for GSPE members. The major differences that you

will notice are that GSPE will be taking over the Membership functions

previously performed by NSPE, and that GSPE will be offering a state/local

chapter only membership option.

The reason that this process is being implemented is due to problems

GSPE has experienced with NSPE maintaining the GSPE database and

NSPE's dues collection and distribution of membership financials. These

problems have negatively impacted GSPE membership counts and finances.

With GSPE taking over the database and dues process, the state

organization will be able to offer additional membership opportunities,

educational programs and allow GSPE access to an accurate membership

database and financials.

When it is time for each individual member to renew their membership,

GSPE will send a renewal notice. Renewals will be grouped quarterly based

on the member's anniversary date. Each member can renew by using one

of the following primary methods:

1. Membership Form: A form can be downloaded for you to complete.

The completed form should be returned with a check or credit card information

to GSPE.

2. On-line Process: An online renewal process is now available on

GSPE's web site. Visit the GSPE web site when you are ready to renew your

membership and click on Membership Renewal (New members can join here too!).

You will be able to use a credit card through PayPal Secure Payment.

GSPE encourages you to maintain your membership in NSPE if you desire the

national membership. Please note that NSPE requires members have 40 years

of Continuous Membership in NSPE to qualify as a Life Member, and 25 years

Continuous Membership in NSPE to qualify as a Retired Member. At the

present time you can renew your membership via GSPE or NSPE. After

January 31st of 2010, you must renew your membership for GSPE and NSPE

(if you choose NSPE membership) through the GSPE website or by forwarding

your renewal to the GSPE office via fax or mail.

This modification is part of a much larger campaign GSPE is undertaking. One

of our current initiatives is to steer legislation for the Georgia Board of

Registration for Engineers and Land Surveyors to more effectively fund and

administer their operations. Details will be forthcoming from folks within our

organization who are working hard to implement the changes. At this point,

I can tell you that a large and active GSPE is an important aspect of

accomplishing this and other endeavors for the engineering community.

Being a professional engineer is an honor. GSPE continues to work to promote

the engineering profession and protect public health, safety and welfare.

We look forward to working with you in your active and growing GSPE!

John Wackerman

2009-2010 GSPE President

Sign up today for a Facebook account and join the GSPE Facebook Group. www.facebook.com

The GSPE Group on Facebook provides another communication tool to connect with members and other engineers across the state of Georgia. It also provides an effective method to link up with our student members at Georgia Tech, Mercier, Southern Poly, Middle Georgia College and other students attending colleges and universities in Georgia that are majoring in engineering.

Visit the Chapter section of the web site to learn about meetings and events in your local area. Get Involved in your GSPE Chapter.

Visit the NEW GSPE Career Center where you can post and review resumes and job opportunities.

The Georgia Engineers Legislative Coalition coordinates legislative activities and helps formulate opinions on particular legislation affecting the engineering profession. Click 2009 Legislative Update to download and read the current issue.

Would you like to know the latest in new technologies and current events in the engineering world? You will find many short articles on such issues, as well as the meeting program in the monthly Atlanta Metro Chapter newsletter.

The shortage of engineers in the US is on every engineering firm owner and manager’s mind. We need to do our part to plant the idea of pursuing a rewarding career in engineering to the next generation. You can promote the profession by volunteering. To find out how, click Get Involved.