MSPE - Western Chapter

September 2018 Annual NSPE President's Visit

Once again, the MSPE Western Chapter is honored to host the National President of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) as the kickoff to our Chapter’s new 2018-2019 season. This will mark the 55th consecutive year that the NSPE National President has visited and met with the engineering leaders of Kansas City, which has become a Kansas City tradition at the both the NSPE and MSPE leadership levels.

Mr. Michael E. Aitken, P.E., F.NSPE is the 2018-2019 President of NSPE and will be visiting Kansas City on Thursday, September 27. Mr. Aitken received his BS in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the Metropolitan State College in Denver, is registered as a Professional Engineer in 28 states, and has more than 25 years’ experience in the fields of engineering, project management, property condition inspections, and expert witness testimony. Long active in both NSPE and NSPE-Colorado, Mr. Aitken has been president of NSPE-Colorado and a member of NSPE’s Board of Directors, House of Delegates, Budget & Finance Committee, Audit Committee, and PE Conference Task Force. He is currently the Vice President of MEA Consulting Engineers, which he founded with his wife in April 2000.

Mr. Aitken’s visit to Kansas City will start off with breakfast with local Kansas City engineering leadership, followed by a visit to UMKC to meet with students and faculty of the School of Computing and Engineering (SCE).  The day will conclude at the joint meeting between the MSPE Western and KSPE Eastern Chapters, with Mr. Aitken as the keynote speaker discussing his vision for the Society and current issues affecting our profession and industry.  Among the topics to be discussed during the President’s visit is the 2019 NSPE National Convention which is scheduled to be held in Kansas City, Missouri from July 17-21, 2019.

As fellow professional engineers, I am hopeful you realize the importance of having a national engineering society in NSPE and state societies in MSPE and KSPE working to protect our careers through promoting and protecting professional licensure.  Your support of these organizations is an important part of that process.  As in previous years, Western Chapter is asking for sponsorships to help offset the cost of this special event.  Please consider a $250 sponsorship contribution.  In recognition, your company’s contribution will be honored and company logo displayed at each event on Thursday, September 27. 

Sponsorship contributions can be made with a online at https://mspe.wildapricot.org/event-3060872 or mail a check made out to ‘Missouri Society of Professional Engineers Western Chapter’ and addressed to the Western Chapter President at the address below.

Sincere thanks to all who have donated in the past.  I hope that we can count on your support again this year.  For those that have not participated in the past, please consider this opportunity to join other professional engineers in the Kansas City area for this special visit.  This will be another exciting year for our Chapter, and we look forward to support from you and your company along the way. 

Please feel free to contact me with any questions on the upcoming year and how your company can support us.  We hope to see you at our September dinner meeting with the NSPE National President!

Sincerely,

Kyle Roberts, P.E.

MSPE Western Chapter President

JOINT DINNER MEETING WITH KSPE

Date:                   Thursday, September 27, 2018

Time:                   4:30 p.m. – MSPE Western Chapter B.O.D. Meeting

                            5:30 p.m. – Social Hour with Cash Bar

                                   6:00 p.m. – Dinner and Presentation

Location:            Jack Stack Barbecue

                                   13645 Holmes Road

                                  Kansas City, MO  64145

Cost:                   $35 for Members and Guests

                            $25 for Student Chapter Members

Presenter:             Michael Aitken, PE

                                  NSPE President 2018-2019

Topic:                 “Update from NSPE National President”

Registation:     CLICK HERE TO REGISTER - Registration Deadline is Monday, September 24, 2018