Chris Jelenewicz from SFPE will be in town and will present on a topic of interest from SFPE International
Presentation:
Global Professional Recognition of the Fire Protection Engineer
Currently, fire protection engineering which is defined as the application of science and engineering principles to protect people and their environments from the destructive effects of fire and smoke is practiced throughout the world. At the same time, the qualifications for those who practice fire protection engineering are not consistent between countries. For example, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom have elaborate licensure/certification systems that establish competence as a fire protection engineer. While other countries do not have a means to establish competence.
Without an effective licensure/certification system there is no way to protect the public’s health, safety and welfare from incompetent engineering. Establishing competence in any profession is sometimes defined as a “three legged chair” – Education, Experience and Evaluation. This presentation will focus on these legs – are used to evaluate competence in the global fire protection engineering community.
Elections:
We will hold election of officers for next year at this meeting. The following nominations have been received:
President: Sean Donohue, PE
Vice President: Keith Dix
Secretary: David Waller, PE
Treasurer: LuAnn Penfold
Member at Large: RJ Dussart, PE
Member at Large: Brian Lukus, PE
Member at Large: Eric Wilhelm, PE
Member at Large: Andrew Taggart, PE
Member at Large: Doug Yester, PE
We will conduct a vote to elect four Members-at-Large.
