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Advocating for Licensure: Why It's Important?

Understand the importance of advocating for licensure and explore key issues such as public awareness, diversity, mobility, and political considerations in this informative panel discussion.

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Advocating for Licensure: Why It's Important?

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  1. Advocating for Licensure: Why is it important?Patty Mamola, P.E.

  2. Why is Advocating for Licensure Important? • Panelist Frame Some Issues: • Public • Diversity • Mobility • Political • Encourage Action to “Change the Conversation”

  3. NCEES “What is an Engineer?”

  4. Before we can talk about licensure, the public must understand what it is engineers do.

  5. Diversity—Inspire Others

  6. President of NAE* • William Wulf, P.E. 1998 “…..sans diversity, we limit the set of life experiences that are applied, and as a result, we pay an opportunity cost - a cost in products not built, in designs not considered, in constraints not understood, in processes not invented.”

  7. Licensing boards are legislated in and can be legislated out! Mobility issues must be resolved nationally andinternationally.

  8. Mobility Mentality 80% of New Zealanders have passports compared to 40% of Americans

  9. Foreign Secretary of NAE* • George Bugliarello, P.E. 2005 “The global challenges facing our nation and the world today will require even greater commitment and courage from engineers, new visions of the possible, and the championing of new global agendas.”

  10. Political ConsiderationsBrian Coon, P.E.

  11. Advocate for You!Arielle Eiser

  12. Be Your Own #1 Advocate Each year hundreds of laws affecting the PE license are introduced in state legislatures Most state legislatures have one or zero licensed PEs serving on them Therefore, it is up to YOU to be vocal and serve as the authoritative voice on licensing As a constituent, a practitioner and an expert, your input is greatly needed and valued

  13. Why is Advocating for Licensure Important? • Panelist Frame Some Issues: • Public • Diversity • Mobility • Political • Encourage Action to “Change the Conversation”

  14. Tell People, Keep It Simple! Can’t talk about licensure until public knows what engineers do! * National Academy of Engineering, 2013

  15. Encourage diversity! Be the reason why someone becomes an engineer, not the reason why not! * National Academy of Engineering, 2013

  16. Promote licensure! Licensure is a recognizable standard that says protecting the life, health, safety, and welfare of the public is the number one priority! * National Academy of Engineering, 2013

  17. Be An Advocate! What happens in the profession is a result of your action or inaction! * National Academy of Engineering, 2007

  18. Advocating for Licensure: It’s Important! Thank You Panelists!!

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