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MSPE Briefings Newsletter – October 2024

The October 2024 Issue of MSPE Briefings is full of timely information, resources and opportunities for professional development.

Table of Contents:

President’s Greeting – Weijun Li, PE
Event Recap: 2024 NSPE-MA Annual Meeting
Oct 31 Deadline for SSI Certification Opportunity
WORKability Wednesdays – FREE Webinars & PDHs
MA MATHCOUNTS Opportunities and Deadlines
Event Recap: Presentation & Tour of Shore Solar Facility
Event Recap: NSPECon24 and State Leadership Summit
2024 QBS Awards Update
NEW Enterprise Membership Opportunity
PE Magazine: Free Resource for Members
Welcome New Members
FREE 15-PDH Resource: PE Institute’s Webinar Package
Career Opportunities

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Sept 25: Solar Site Tour & Presentation (Free with RSVP)

NSPE-MA invites all members and non-member guests to join us on Wednesday, September 25 at 4:30 p.m. for a FREE (with RSVP) presentation and tour of the Shore Solar facility in Johnston, Rhode Island.
Shore Solar LLC, 87 Shore Drive, Johnston RI

PRESENTER: Anthony M. Morreale, PE
Principal Engineer | LIG Consultants
Electrical Engineer of Record for this Project

HOST:  Revity Energy

BENEFITS FOR ATTENDEES:
Learn how solar projects are designed, constructed, and operated
Tour an operating utility-scale ground-mount solar photovoltaic site (5.4 MW-DC/4.6 MW-AC)
View site features including 9,272 solar panels; 37 inverters; 3 medium voltage transformers

Space is limited to 35 Participants

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Celebrate Professional Engineers Day 2024: Practical Ways You Can Promote PE Licensure

NSPE-MA invites you to join us in celebrating the ninth annual Professional Engineers Day with local colleagues as well as PEs around the world!

Today we share practical ways that you can help us continue to raise awareness about what it means to be a PE, recognize licensed PEs, and show appreciation for the work they do every day.

NSPE champions the PE license and protects its integrity to promote a constant focus on public health, safety, and welfare. Learn more about licensure and the steps to get and maintain your license.

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MSPE Briefings Newsletter – MAR/APR 2024

The March/April 2024 Issue of MSPE Briefings is full of timely information, resources and opportunities for professional development.

Table of Contents:

  • President’s Greeting – Weijun Li, PE
  • Meet a Member: Nicholas P. Constantine, PE
  • Respond by MARCH 20: 2024 Engineering Outlook Survey
  • Apply by APRIL 1: Student Scholarship Opportunities
  • MA MATHCOUNTS Updates & Opportunities
  • Begins APRIL 3: WORKAbility Wednesdays FREE Webinars & PDHs
  • Enter by MAY 17: 2024 Milton F. Lunch Ethics Contest
  • Member Benefit Spotlight: FREE Ethics Resources & Tools
  • Welcome New and Renewed Members
  • Career Opportunities
  • FREE 15-PDH Resource: PE Institute’s Webinar Package
  • Save the Date: NSPECon2024 is AUGUST 7-9 in Raleigh, NC

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Timely Opportunities for E-Week & Beyond

E-week is much more than a week-long event each February. Founded by NSPE in 1951, Engineers Week is a commitment to making a difference by engaging students in engineering, advocating for the need for engineers, technicians and technologists, and celebrating how engineers make a difference in our world.

IN THIS ISSUE:
Greeting from MSPE President Weijun Li, PE
Message from NSPE President Bill Atkinson, PE
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Initiative
Federal Engineer of the Year Award Ceremony (FEBRUARY 23)
Test Your Wits with MATHCOUNTS (MARCH 1 Deadline)
Scholarship Opportunities (APRIL 1 Deadline)

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Take the Milton F. Lunch Ethics Contest Challenge!

NSPE members are invited to match their wits and knowledge of engineering ethics with experienced PEs and engineering students throughout the country, in the 2020 NSPE Milton F. Lunch Ethics Contest. All current NSPE individual members through their NSPE state societies are encouraged to participate.

NSPE will provide the 2020 winning entry author with a cash award of $2,000, a certificate, and recognition in PE magazine.

This year, NSPE’s Board of Ethical Review is furnishing three key ethical issues plus one open-ended issue for you to select one , and submit a video, photo essay, poster, or an essay or PowerPoint presentation not to exceed 1,000 words that expresses your views and demonstrates an understanding of the ethical issues involved.
Artificial Intelligence
Diversity and Inclusion
Climate Change
(Open-Ended): The Future of Professional Engineering

View or download the complete contest overview, which includes how to participate, contest rules, judging criteria, key ethical issue fact situations, and the NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers.

MA DHCD Seeks a PE to Serve on Designer Selection Committee

The MA Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has asked MSPE to appoint a qualified candidate to serve on the DHCD’s Designer Selection Committee (DSC).

Nominee Requirements
-) Must be a MA registered engineer, with interest in affordable housing
-) Appointee and his or her firm is prohibited from providing services on any DHCD funded public housing construction projects
-) No potential conflict of interest (city employee, contracted consultant to city, no direct or indirect financial interest in any contract made by DHCD)

General Responsibilities of Committee Members
-) The appointment term is 2 years with the option of a second successive term
-) The DSC meets once per month, typically on the third Wednesday (1-2 hours)
-) Avg. meeting prep time varies from month to month depending on agenda
-) No financial compensation, but lunch is provided and parking reimbursed
-) Typical meeting actions include review and discussion of projects to be undertaken, review and discussion of the applicant design firms, selection of ranked lists of applicants for each project

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