Calendar of Events

The 2020 EJCDC Engineering Agreements

The Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC) is publishing new editions of three of its engineering services agreements: EJCDC E-500 (2020), the comprehensive Owner-Engineer agreement; EJCDC E-570 (2020), the Engineer-Subconsultant agreement; and EJCDC E-520 (2020), the Short Form agreement between Owner and Engineer. The webinar will discuss the contents of these three standard documents, their recommended usage, the relationship of the new documents to the EJCDC 2018 Construction Series documents, and changes from prior editions.

Presenter: Hugh Anderson

Hugh Anderson is an attorney whose practice consists primarily of construction and contract law. Mr. Anderson regularly assists public and private project owners, architects, engineers, and contractors in the drafting of contract documents; the development of project delivery strategies; and the resolution of disputes arising from bid errors, construction problems, professional errors and omissions, terminations, and functional failures. His work in construction law has been recognized in the current edition of Best Lawyers of America.

Mr. Anderson serves as legal counsel to the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee. He is a member of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, and is a graduate of Stanford Law School and the University of Wisconsin—Madison.

Engineering Ethics – Disclosure, Payment, Expert Testimony and Conflicts of Interest

NSPE Deputy Executive Director, General Counsel and NAFE Executive Director will review engineering ethics principles and discuss key ethical issues relating to disclosure, payment, expert testimony and conflicts of interest.

Arthur is the deputy executive director and general counsel of the National Society of Professional Engineers. He also serves as the executive director of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, a NSPE affinity group. His responsibilities include serving as staff director to the NSPE Board of Ethical Review, the Committee on Policy and Advocacy, the Professional Liability Committee, and the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee.

Spring Ethics Series

Bundle (Part 1, 2, & 3) – Price expires March 17

March 18, 2020 - Engineering Ethics – Disclosure, Payment, Expert Testimony and Conflicts of Interest
NSPE Deputy Executive Director, General Counsel and NAFE Executive Director will review engineering ethics principles and discuss key ethical issues relating to disclosure, payment, expert testimony and conflicts of interest.

April 15, 2020 - Engineering Ethics – Conflicts of Interest, Licensure, Confidentiality and Public Criticism
NSPE Deputy Executive Director, General Counsel and NAFE Executive Director will review engineering ethics principles and discuss business and professional ethics issues involving conflicts of interest, licensure, confidentiality and public criticism.

May 13, 2020 – Engineering Ethics – Objectivity and Truthfulness, Public Health and Safety, Signing and Sealing of Engineering Drawings and Misrepresentation
NSPE Deputy Executive Director, General Counsel and NAFE Executive Director will review engineering ethics principles and discuss relating to objectivity and truthfulness, public health and safety, signing and sealing of engineering drawings and misrepresentation.
 
Arthur is the deputy executive director and general counsel of the National Society of Professional Engineers. He also serves as the executive director of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, a NSPE affinity group. His responsibilities include serving as staff director to the NSPE Board of Ethical Review, the Committee on Policy and Advocacy, the Professional Liability Committee, and the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee.

Emotional Intelligence at Work

More and more, organizations are paying attention to the importance of emotional intelligence at work. That’s a good thing, because work performance can be strongly influenced by a person’s self-awareness, empathy toward co-workers, and impulse control – just a few components of what is often referred to as emotional intelligence. This presentation focuses on fundamentals of emotion functioning in the workplace.
 
You will learn:

• About the relevance of emotional intelligence
• About the aspects and purposes of emotional intelligence
• How to identify your own emotional intelligence features
• How to manage your emotional intelligence 

Matthew Siegel is an executive coach and owner of Matthew Siegel Consulting LLC. Matt fosters active learning through collaborative relationships in which enhanced self-awareness and skill lead to goal oriented behavior change. He has helped many professionals improve their performance in fields such as banking, technology, non-profit, media, government, and healthcare. Matt uses his professional training and practice in behavioral science to achieve desired results. He has a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. Find out more about Matt at www.msiegelconsulting.com

Engineering Ethics – Conflicts of Interest, Licensure...

Engineering Ethics – Conflicts of Interest, Licensure, Confidentiality and Public Criticism

NSPE Deputy Executive Director, General Counsel and NAFE Executive Director will review engineering ethics principles and discuss business and professional ethics issues involving conflicts of interest, licensure, confidentiality and public criticism.

Arthur is the deputy executive director and general counsel of the National Society of Professional Engineers. He also serves as the executive director of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, a NSPE affinity group. His responsibilities include serving as staff director to the NSPE Board of Ethical Review, the Committee on Policy and Advocacy, the Professional Liability Committee, and the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee.

Engineering Ethics – Objectivity and Truthfulness...

Engineering Ethics – Objectivity and Truthfulness, Public Health and Safety, Signing and Sealing of Engineering Drawings and Misrepresentation

NSPE Deputy Executive Director, General Counsel and NAFE Executive Director will review engineering ethics principles and discuss relating to objectivity and truthfulness, public health and safety, signing and sealing of engineering drawings and misrepresentation.

Arthur is the deputy executive director and general counsel of the National Society of Professional Engineers. He also serves as the executive director of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers, a NSPE affinity group. His responsibilities include serving as staff director to the NSPE Board of Ethical Review, the Committee on Policy and Advocacy, the Professional Liability Committee, and the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee.

2020 NAFE Summer Conference

Save the date! The 2020 NAFE Summer Conference will be held at the Providence Hilton, Providence, Rhode Island July 31 - August 1, 2020

PE Conference 2020