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BUSINESSINSIGHTS | SOLUTIONS FOR THE A/E INDUSTRY

Risk Management Seminar;
RCEP Online Educational Shop
CASE 2017 RISK MANAGEMENT SEMINAR

REGISTERED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM

Principals, owners, project managers and risk managers can
register now for the 2017 CASE Risk Management Seminar,
"Time-Tested Techniques for Managing Your Firm's Risk," Aug. 3-4 at
the DoubleTree Magnificent Mile,
Chicago.
Developed by the Council of
American Structural Engineers, this
program will focus on helping firms
reduce their rate of claims against structural engineering projects
while raising the level of quality services provided by all project
participants. Visit http://www.acec.org/calendar/ to review
the full program and register.

For engineers, surveyors and design professionals, the Registered
Continuing Education Program (RCEP) provides a one-stop
online shop for all educational activities. These include easily accessible continuing education record keeping, uniform and reliable
transcripts for state licensing boards, up-to-date continuing education and licensure requirements by jurisdiction and a master calendar of more than 149 Registered Education Providers.
More than 87,000 design professionals use RCEP online to
manage their continuing education. Originally developed in 2008
by NCEES and the American Council of Engineering Companies
(ACEC), RCEP is now administered by ACEC with the support of
the American Society of Civil Engineers.
As a special feature, state licensing board authorities can audit
RCEP subscribers directly from the
RCEP system. The board member
simply logs in to the RCEP system,
selects the licensee's A/E/C discipline and enters the individual's
license number. A listing of education activities over a specified calendar period will be displayed.
RCEP is a powerful resource for firms to manage and track their
staff's continuing education programs. Firms can create customized
reports to track continuing education credits earned toward renewing licenses, identify specific courses and seminars for staff improvement, and use RCEP to recognize and award merit increases to
employees for their continuing education achievements. Unique to
RCEP is the provider network and Master Calendar.
To be a Registered Education Provider on RCEP, organizations
must adhere to high professional educational program standards.
RCEP-approved Registered Education Providers can also advertise
their educational activities on the RCEP Master Calendar, upload
their course participants' records and reach out to previous attendees for new and upcoming educational offerings.
Visit www.rcep.net or contact La'Creshea Makonnen at
202-682-4338 for more information. n

NEW PUBLICATION FOR 2017:
CAN I BORROW YOUR WATCH?

ACEC's new publication, "Can I
Borrow Your Watch?" A Beginner's
Guide to Succeeding in a Professional
Consulting Organization, focuses
on the unique needs of engineering
firms, and the skills and experiences
required for professional consultants
to be successful in a large
organization.
The guide covers a wide range of
topics, including project management, client relationships, proposals
and reports, and financial management. It is available in print and digital formats, visit
http://bit.do/acec-watch.
ACEC HR, IT AND FINANCE FORUMS TO MEET
SEPT. 11-12, 2017, AUSTIN, TEXAS

Offering two days of peer-to-peer information sharing, problem
solving and networking, ACEC forum workshops help members
make sense of current concerns and emerging trends impacting
the A/E workplace today.
HR, IT and Finance firm leaders and directors will discuss
common problems, benchmark processes, share experiences
and network in an informal roundtable format, all of which
continues post-forum via active online communities.
The next in-person forum meetings will be held Sept. 11-12,
2017 at the Hilton Austin. For more information on each meeting and to register, visit
* HR Forum: http://bit.do/acec-hr-forum
* IT Forum: http://bit.do/acec-IT-forum
* Finance Forum: http://bit.do/finance-forum
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actoring Executive Compensation
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yberattacks and Data Security
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igh-Impact Proposal Writing

Go to: www.acec.org/education/webinars/
ACEC's Business Resources and Education Department provides
comprehensive and online-accessible business management
education.
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/calendar/ http://www.bit.do/acec-watch http://www.rcep.net http://www.acec.org/education/webinars/ http://www.bit.do/acec-hr-forum http://www.acec.org/calendar/index.cfm http://www.acec.org/bookstore http://www.acec.org/calendar/index.cfm http://www.bit.do/acec-IT-forum http://www.bit.do/finance-forum

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