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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Message received from the Texas Board of Professional Engineers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Texas Engineers:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>As many of you may know, National Engineers Week (Eweek) is an annual event in the United States which recognizes and promotes engineering to K – 12 as well as the public, at large, presenting an opportunity for current professional engineers to help <b>inspire young people</b> to see the value of engineering. Eweek is officially scheduled for February 17 – 23, 2013, but there are many related events scheduled outside of that week and ways to be involved throughout the year. The Texas Board of Professional Engineers would like to encourage you to <b>participate in events</b> that reach out to students and your community to talk about engineering. Depending on the activity, you may be eligible to receive <b>continuing education credit</b> for your participation (see below for details).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The National Eweek Foundation has a great website: </span><a href="http://www.eweek.org/"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>www.eweek.org</span></a><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> where you can go find information about how to get involved with events happening in your area. Some of the events on the Eweek website include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>DiscoverE Educator Awards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Discover Engineering Family Day<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>DiscoverE Visits®<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Global Marathon—Women in Engineering & Technology: Get Inspired. Be Informed. Change the World. (March 6-8, 2013)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day® (February 21, 2013)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>National Engineers Week Future City® Competition<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>New Faces of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><span style='font-family:Symbol'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>New Faces of Engineering College Edition<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Every year numerous corporate and other sponsors host or promote events designed to enhance the understanding of engineering and its impact on humanity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>This year, The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) is the lead society sponsor working with the National Eweek Foundation and Lockheed Martin is the lead corporate sponsor. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The Texas Board of Professional Engineers doesn’t sponsor any of these events </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red'>directly</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>, but definitely encourages participation in any local events. Texas PEs should also keep in mind that our rules allow you to claim up to 3 hours of continuing education credit for participation in certain educational activity:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>§137.17 Continuing Education Program<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(f) PDH units may be earned as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(10) Active participation in educational outreach activities involving K-12 or higher education students.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>This is a great opportunity to get out and be active in the engineering community. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kitty Karson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Assistant to the Dean<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cullen College of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>E421 Engineering Building 2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>University of Houston<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Houston, TX 77204-4007<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>A Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university</span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>PH: 713-743-4242<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>FAX: 713-743-4214<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>