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Archive for the 'Professional Organizations' Category

Professional Engineer Group at LinkedIn

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Have you joined LinkedIn® yet? 
LinkedIn® professional networking services is “an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world, representing 150 industries and 200 countries.”  They indicate that “you can find, be introduced to, and collaborate with qualified professionals that you need to work with to accomplish your goals.”  Best of all – LinkedIn is free [...]

IEEE-USA President Praises U.S. Job Growth Initiative by Invest in America Alliance

Friday, February 26th, 2010

NEWS from IEEE-USA
2001 L Street, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036-4910
IEEE-USA President Praises U.S. Job Growth Initiative by Invest in America Alliance
WASHINGTON (26 February 2010) – IEEE-USA President Evelyn Hirt praises the Intel-led Invest in America Alliance for its $3.5 billion initiative to support investment in U.S.-based technology companies over the next two years, and for [...]

American Public Power Association

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

The American Public Power Association (APPA) is the service organization for the more than 2,000 community-owned electric utilities in the United States that serve more than 45 million Americans.
It was created in 1940 as a non-profit, non-partisan organization.
Its purpose is to advance the public policy interests of its members and their consumers, and provide member [...]

Solar Electric Power Association

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is a resource for information about solar technologies, policies, and programs.  SEPA focuses on working with electric utilities, but provides value to all businesses that have an interest in solar electricity.  Their goal is to  facilitate electric utility use and integration of solar electric [...]

The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer  is a ritual for students about to graduate from an engineering program at a Canadian university or for a Canadian registered professional engineer or engineer-in-training who has received his or her training elsewhere.
Their official web site ( The Iron Ring ) http://www.ironring.ca/ provides some explaination and history of the Ritual [...]

President Obama Sends Greeting to Nation’s Engineers

Friday, February 19th, 2010

On February 12, 2010 President Obama released the annual presidential greeting to all engineers observing Engineers Week 2010.  A copy of the letter can be viewed on the National Engineers Week Foundation web site.