Nabie 2015 annual meeting the Invisible, Professional Engineer

~ Huffington Post, Google Doesn’t Want to Go It Alone With Driverless Cars, December 2014

“They didn't understand what they were doing.

“They didn't understand what they were doing.

I'm afraid that will be on the tombstone of the human race.”

  ~ Michael Crichton

So, why should professional engineers and NSPE take action?

So, why should professional engineers and NSPE take action?

The line of demarcation between engineering in industry and engineering service to the public has never been more blurred and the interface never more interwoven.

“Just because we can do something, doesn’t mean we should.”

“Just because we can do something, doesn’t mean we should.”

  ~ Dan Wittliff, PE, F.NSPE, NSPE President 2012-13,

NSPE values:

NSPE values:

“Protection of the public health, safety, and welfare above all other considerations”

~ NSPE Strategic Plan

Increase Advocacy

Take Active Leadership

Increase Public Education

Exercise Stewardship

Transcendence

What Must NSPE do?

As technological advances increase, it is apparent more than ever before that professional engineers need to take a leadership role in the ethical development, application and use of technology.

How will you transcend as a Professional Engineer in your industry?