MSPE - Western Chapter

October Joint Dinner Meeting with IEEE

Joint Dinner Meeting with IEEE 

Date:               Thursday, October 25, 2018
Time:              5:30 – Registration and Networking
                        6:00 – Dinner and Presentation
Location:        Kiewit Power Engineers Co.
                        9401 Renner Blvd
                        Lenexa, Kansas
Meal:               Jack Stack Box - Brisket/Turkey/Ham Sandwich
Cost:               $15 for Members and Guests

Topic:            Engineering a Depraved Heart
Presenter:     C. Edward Young - Associate at George Butler Associates, Architects and Engineers

Abstract

When Bad Engineering and Questionable Ethics Result in Death. Dr. Carl Hering, in his 1922 article Ethics of the Electrical Engineer, warned that “when the engineer makes a mistake and violates the laws which are fundamental to (the) profession, (the engineer) cannot hide the blame or pass it to others. Since, then, there is generally no question who is responsible, and no escape from censure.” In this presentation, we will discuss the intersection of ethics and the law in the engineering profession. Highlighting the conversation will be the indictment of the principal designers of the Verruckt water slide, a discussion of the McDonald’s coffee case and why engineers must understand its implications, a return to the Hyatt skywalk case, and a short pondering about the Branson Duck Boat accident.

Biography

C. Edward Young is an Associate at George Butler Associates Architects and Engineers. He received a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Public Administration, and Juris Doctorate from University of Kansas, as wells as, an Airport Safety and Risk Management Certificate from Emery-Riddle Aeronautical University. He serves on the staff of Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus as an instructor of airport law and airport environmental planning. He is the former Director of Aviation, for the Kansas Department of Transportation.  During his tenure, KDOT Aviation received the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials President’s Award for Aviation, National Association of State Aviation Officials Most Outstanding State Aviation Program Award, American Council of Engineering Companies National Honor’s Award, ACEC Kansas Technical Report Award (2011,2012), the Kansas Public Works Association Most Effective Program Award,  and NASAO Center for Aviation Research and Education Outreach Award. Prior to serve at KDOT, he was a city administrator, county administrator and county counselor.

Registation:     CLICK HERE TO REGISTER - Registration Deadline is October 18