Spring 2016 Professional Development Seminar
8:45am to 5:00pm, Thursday, March31, 2016
AmarilloCollege Business and IndustryCenter
1314 South Polk Street, Amarillo, Texas
Join us for this valuable Continuing Education Seminar!
You’ll have a chance to win one of five $50 gift cards! To be eligible for the giveaway, you must be registered for the Seminar and present for the drawings.
Finding a Balance: Regulation and Bulk Power System Performance– 9:20am
Dr. Jessica Bian provides a broad view on energy market regulation in the US, including a rulemaking process and landmark orders. It addition, it explores how improving bulk power system performance through technology, data, and policies will benefit the customers of electric power. Dr. Bian is currently with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in Washington, DC.Prior to FERC, she was the Director of Performance Analysis at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC).
Board Update and Ethics – 10:40am
Mr. Clark will be speaking on behalf of the Texas Board of Professional Engineering. Mr. Clark is Director of the Compliance & Enforcement Division for the board where he manages the day-to-day operations of the division to include policy advisory opinions, compliance reviews of continuing education audits, seal imprint approvals, investigations of enforcement cases against violators, and providing outreach programs to educate the public and licensed engineers on engineering matters pertaining to the Board and the Engineering Practice Act.
Maximizing Reliability for Power Systems through Material Selection (Coatings)– 1:00pm
Mr.Robert Cameron comes to us from PPG’s Protective and Marine Coatingsdivision. He will be delivering a presentation from the perspective of material selection, installation procedures, and best practices in maintenance.This presentation highlights the details of materials used for corrosion protection, as it pertains to critical equipment and infrastructure in power. With aging assets and infrastructure, maintenance is at times the most critical of concerns for reliability engineers in the power industry. Solutions for asset integrity and corrosion control become immediate in their urgency. Similarly, for new projects these concerns can be delineated based on the expected life-cycle of the projects at hand.
Building Inspections– 2:20pm
Kevin Robinson, the Assistant Building Official with the City of Amarillo Building Safety Department, will be discussing items the Building Inspection teams look for on project sites for code compliance and occupancy.
What’s New in Tech. – 3:40pm
We will welcome back Mr.Eric Spellmann to enlighten us on what is new and best in the world of Technology.Eric Spellmann is the Owner and President of Spellmann & Associates, a technology company offering online marketing, social media management, and website design.
The Seminar is open to everyone! – Please invite others who might be interested
There will be 1 hour of ethics education
Seminar will begin at 9:15am with Late Registration Opening at 8:45am
Lunch will be served beginning at 11:50am and is included in the fee for the Seminar.
Dress for this Seminar is casual
AmarilloCollege will issue CEU certificates for 0.7 unit ( 7PDH) to attendees who are present for the ENTIRESeminar.
Cost:
Current member of a sponsoring organization$35
Current student member or retired member of IEEE$15
Anyone not a current member of a sponsoring organization$55
*The exorbitantadditional cost of $1 dollar will be added
for online registration due to credit card fees*
All attendees must register on-line or bymail,by Monday,March28, 2016.
Late registration is available at door with cash or checkplus a $15 late fee.
Space is Limited
On-Line Registration:
Credit Card registration go to:
To Issue CEUs Amarillo College Requires:
Date of Birth
Last 4 of SSN
PLEASE PUT IN THE SPECIAL NEEDS AREA
ON THE ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM
To register by cash or check:Complete and return the attached registration form, together with your payment.
If you need additional information, please call or texted Nathan Ciomperlik at 210-248-8495.
The proper Seminar fee must be enclosed with your mail-in form to complete your registration.
A single check may be used for multiple registration, however individual registration form must be used and a list/tableof names and associated cost mused be stapled or taped to check.
Spring 2016IEEE Seminar Registration Form
A copy of this official registration form for this Seminar can be found at:
- click on the “Seminars” link at the top of the page
*** Please note that Amarillo College needs either the last four digits of your SSN AND Date of Birth to issue CEUs
Class ID#: 152288
First Name: *______
Last Name: *______
Name On Nametag: * ______
Last 4 of Social Security Number: * ______
Date of Birth: *______
Address: *______
City: *______County: *______
State: *______Zip: *______
Phone: *______
E-mail: *______
Dietary Needs: ______
Organization Affiliation
( ) IEEE $35 ( ) NSPE $35 ( ) ASME $35( ) ASCE $35
( ) Student or retired member $15
( ) None of these $55 ( ) Late Fee $15
* Indicates Required Information
Note that an additional $15 late fee will be required if this registration form and payment are not RECEIVED by
MONDAY,March28, 2016.
Seminar fee must be enclosed with registration form and must be received by MONDAY, March 28th.This allows us to get an accurate count of the attendees for the caterer and for the handouts.
Please make checks payable to
“Panhandle Section of IEEE”
Please mail this registration form and your check for the Seminar to:
Nathan Ciomperlik
5601W. Interstate I-40
Amarillo, TX 79106
Mark your calendar now for the Fall Seminar on
Thursday, October 27, 2016!
Sponsored by
The Panhandle Section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Providing our members with excellent Professional Continuing Education -
Co-Sponsored by
Continuing Education Division of AmarilloCollege
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Panhandle Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers