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Business Insights Expert Witness Course Emphasizes More than On-Stand Demeanor Since its launch in 2009, ACEC's popular course, Applying Expertise as an Engineering Expert Witness, has trained hundreds of engineers in the fine art of providing expert testimony, a vital component of American jurisprudence. An expert witness not only reviews and evaluates complex technical issues but explains them in simpler terms to juries or triers of fact. The program focuses on how to conduct oneself when being cross-examined on the witness stand, yet it underscores that what takes place outside of the courtroom during discovery and depositions and when writing reports is even more important. In fulfilling the role of an expert, professional engineers should be unbiased by the adversarial nature of most court disputes. Instead, they are an officer of the court and not an advocate to the side that hired them. The course takes participants step-by-step through the ramifications and expectations of effectively serving as an expert witness. It is designed for engineers, architects and surveyors interested in taking an engagement as an expert or as an added client service. The next day-and-a-half course will be held in Denver on June 4 and 5. Visit www. acec.org/education/seminars for the course outline and to register. New Capture Planning Guide Capture Planning for Private Client Practices is a newly released ACEC publication designed to help firms focus on client needs, and develop an effective strategy Capture for winning work based on Planning for competitive intelligence and Private relationships. Client Client relationship developPractices ment is integrated throughout the capture plan process-as opposed to getting to know a client irrespective of viable project opportunities. It is a dynamic and iterative process designed to allow for modification when new information about the client and competition is obtained. For more information or to order this publication, go to ACEC's website at www.acec.org and click the "Publications" tab. 60 ENGINEERING INC. MAY / JUNE 2015 Get the On-Demand Advantage ACEC On-Demand Webinars provide a wide range of educational opportunities on critical engineering business topics to help Member Firm leaders keep their companies thriving. Approximately 90 recorded webinars cover finance, marketing, contracts, risk management, and other key business concerns- each offering 1.5 PDHs when completed. Combining educational convenience and flexibility, OnDemand Webinars can be taken at any time-day or night, weekend or workweek. Browse ACEC's On-Demand Webinar Library at www.acec.org/education/on-demand-webinar-library. Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) Reaches 50,000 Professionals The Registered Continuing Education Program at RCEP.net is an online continuing education system that recognizes education providers that have been vetted against a set of established continuing education standards. As such, professional development hours (PDHs) obtained from these providers can be reported to state licensing boards with confidence of acceptance. These providers and their educational offerings are available on the RCEP Master Calendar of activities utilized by A/E/C industry professionals needing continuing education hours. More than 50,000 professional engineers and surveyors use RCEP.net to find and track their professional activities. They can store certificates of completion issued by RCEP providers, upload important professional documents, maintain a complete PDH history by self-reporting outside activities and download transcripts. For more information, visit www.rcep.net or contact La'Creshea Makonnen at 202-682-4338. ACEC's Business Resources and Education Department provides comprehensive and accessible business management education for engineering company principals and their staffs. Visit ACEC's online educational events calendar at www.acec.org/calendar/index.cfm or bookstore at www.acec.org/bookstore, or call 202-347-7474, ext. 324, for further information. http://www.acec.org/education/on-demand-webinar-library http://www.RCEP.net http://www.acec.org/education/seminars http://www.RCEP.net http://www.acec.org/education/seminars http://www.RCEP.net http://www.rcep.net http://www.acec.org/calendar/index.cfm http://www.acec.org/bookstore http://www.acec.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Engineering Inc. - May/June 2015

Engineering Inc. - May/june 2015
Contents
From ACEC to You
Legislative Action
Market Watch
2015 Convention Wrap-Up
2015 Engineering Excellence Awards
Now You’re Connecting
Putting Minority Students on Engineering Track
ACEC/PAC Honor Roll
Guest Column
Business Insights
Members in the News
Mergers and Acquisitions

Engineering Inc. - May/June 2015