Experience Level: Any level of experience

In this course, participants will delve into the intricate realm of Reserve Studies, learning  both their composition and the engineering concepts underpinning them. We will discuss community associations, explaining their role and connection to Reserve Studies. Beyond this technical understanding, attendees will discover an untapped market ripe for exploration. Many engineering firms remain unaware of this expansive potential; hence, this class aims to highlight how venturing into Reserve Studies can bolster a firm's service portfolio and leverage existing services. The session culminates with an insightful look into capitalizing on this largely untapped market, paving the way for forward-thinking engineering firms to seize untapped opportunities. 

Learning Outcomes:

1. Define and Describe Reserve Studies.

2. Understand the fundamental components of a Reserve Study and the engineering concepts that are pivotal for its preparation.

3. Comprehend Community Associations.

4. Grasp the roles, functions, and relevance of community associations in the context of Reserve Studies.

1 PDH (NY Approved)

Pricing:

NSPE Members: FREE

Non-members: $75.00 (Join NSPE today and save on this purchase.)

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Mitchell H. Frumkin, P.E., R.S., Consultant

Experience Level: Any level of experience

Leaders play an important role in fostering ethical behavior at work, serving as role models for how to act and how to navigate ethical dilemmas. However, the impact they have is ultimately determined by whether and how others will follow them. Similarly, followers make important contributions to "co-producing" ethical leadership, especially when they receive an unethical directive or request and need to determine how to respond. 

In this webinar, participants will explore the phenomenon of followership and consider their contributions as ethical leaders and ethical followers. They will also get to know the results of Dr. Payne's research on ethical followership, which draws from interviews with professional engineers in the United States. We will discuss how professional engineers practice ethical followership and what results they achieve. We will also identify what steps engineering leaders and their firms can take to foster ethical followership. 

Learning Outcomes:

1. To understand the phenomenon of followership, particularly as it applies to ethical leadership.

2. To identify ethical follower behaviors and their outcomes.

3. To develop plans for fostering ethical leadership and ethical followership within the firm. 

1 PDH 

Pricing:

NSPE Members: FREE

Non-members: $75.00 (Join NSPE today and save on this purchase.)

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Kyle Payne, PhD, Consultant

Experience Level: Any level of experience

Earlier this year, the United States Department of Transportation revised its regulations governing the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification (DBE) program. The DBE program ensures that federally assisted contracts for highway, transit and aviation projects are made available for small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. 

The modernization to these regulations opens up this program to many more businesses and businesses that previously participated in the program. Whether you’re a current DBE, previously a DBE, or just curious about DBE certification, this program is for you. This program will be tailored specifically to engineering firms and those in related industries. It will also be helpful to anyone who works in federally assisted contracts for transportation-related projects.

Learning Outcomes:

1. The requirements to participate in the DBE program.

2. Radical changes to the program that will allow more businesses to be certified (including those that were previously denied or that “graduated” from the program).

3. New regulations to reduce the administrative hassle associated with maintaining your certification (including the dreaded annual affidavits and interstate certification)

4. Updates that may affect how long your business can remain a DBE.

5. Strategies for maintaining DBE certification for a multi-owner engineering firm. 

6. Ideas for succession planning for multi-owner DBE engineering firms. 

1 PDH 

Pricing:

NSPE Members: FREE

Non-members: $75.00 (Join NSPE today and save on this purchase.)

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Danielle Dietrich, Esq., Shareholder

Experience Level: Any level of experience

Participants will have an understanding of the questions to be asked to understand the applicability of the Corporate Transparency Act, to understand the reporting requirements, and to understand the consequences of noncompliance.  

Learning Outcomes:

1. Understand the applicability of the Corporate Transparency Act.

2. Understand the reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act.

3. Understand the consequences of noncompliance with the Corporate Transparency Act.

4. Accept the warning that many CPAs are declining to provide support with these requirements; you'll need to know how to do it yourself, retain your foreign corporation agent to support you, or hire an attorney to support you.

1 PDH (NY Approved)

Pricing:

NSPE Members: FREE

Non-members: $75.00 (Join NSPE today and save on this purchase.)

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Rebecca A. Bowman, Esq., P.E., D.F.E., Senior Director for Ethics and Professional Practice