Professional Tracks

We are very excited about our expanded professional program.  These tracks were compiled from surveys and input from professionals looking to get even more out of the SHPE Conference.  We will be updating these pages as courses are finalized.  If you have any questions or suggestions about the content of these tracks, please contact the hosting committee.  We look forward to serving our ever growing professional membership!

The following tracks are currently on the schedule:

Professional Development Series

PDS is designed to assist the mid-level professional to accelerate to the next career stage. These SHPE National seminars are exclusively available to SHPE professional members, who hold a current SHPE membership card. Greg Stephens of Choice Consulting presents the following seminars:

Crucial Conversations
Description: Group discussions on the specific barriers people face when engaging in crucial conversations and skills to produce positive results
 
Dynamic Communications
Description: Learn how to interact with others and to appreciate different behavioral styles.
 
Project Management for Results
Description: See and understand project management. Become aware of many cutting edge project management methodologies. Enhance management skills for developing successful projects
 
The Ripple Effect
Description: Shift in perspective that leads to greater connections, better business and stronger community.
 
Name: The Executive Edge
Description: Learn some of the critical actions and ways of thinking that senior leaders do differently when addressing problems.

Business Development Track

The new Business Development Track is designed as a new series of informative workshops that enhances Engineer’s skills in Business and provides tools needed to grow professionally and personally.

Project Management with Microsoft Project
Description: This session will bring together the use of specific MS applications demonstrations and strong workplace rules of thumb to improve time usage, organization, communication methods and other elements to ameliorate the attendee’s professional skills and their respective overall workplace.
 
How and Why to get an MBA
Description: A panel of top B-School recruiters and MBA professionals will discuss why so many people are pursuing their MBA. The participants will learn what opportunities await to the MBA graduate, the benefits of different programs, and help you discover what’s right for you. Experts will discuss the admission process and the complete MBA application strategies that have worked at the toughest schools at the United States.
 
Engineering Entrepreneurship 101: The Basics
Description: Fundamentals of starting your own corporation through the small business administration. Find the difference between Corp. vs. Inc vs. Limited Liability Partnerships. Also how does one organization differ in terms of protecting your personal assets in case the company folds. Find out liability vs. tax incentives and also how to use the Small Business Administration’s website acquire funding and organization templates.
 
Engineering Entrepreneurship 102: Patent Law
Description: How to patent an invention. Learn the differences between copyrights and trademarks.

International Track

A series of seminars presenting work by Engineers around the globe.  Several PhD level engineers will be discussing the latest applications from engineering fundamentals.

Green/Sustainable Engineering Track

This new track provides a series of courses designed to teach Green Engineering Fundamentals and how nearly every industry is using and being affected by this new trend.

Continuous Learning Certification Track

A series of courses providing certification to engineering professionals by the end of the conference.  We plan on having at least 3 certification courses available to registered members.  A certification in Project Management will definitely be among them.