Bronx County Chapter

  New York State Society of Professional Engineers

National Society of Professional Engineers 

The Birthplace of the Society

City Council to consider removing license requirement for Commissioner of DOB -- information on this on the dedicated page. 

The Bronx County Chapter is the founding chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers, Inc. (NYSSPE).  We are the local chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).   

Visit our new forum/discussion board.  In addition to general discussions and meeting information, we have arranged for announcements of commercial offerings of PDH courses.  Currently, postings are there from Marzzo Engineering & Educational Services and from Professional Engineering Continuing Education.

Scholarship Applications for the Bailey Memorial Scholarship for 2008.  See our Scholarships page.  (posted Dec. 2007, due by April 1, 2008)

Next meetings:   June 17 Dinner  Sept. 16

June 17, 2008 Annual Dinner Meeting

Our annual dinner and induction of officers  will again be held at the Riverdale Greentree Restaurant.  (5693 Riverdale Avenue, corner of 259^th St. - $40 per person.) It is scheduled for June 17, 2008 at 6:30PM.  I look forward to seeing you there.  Please RSVP either via email to info@bxnspe.org or by phone to me at 718-884-6644.  

September 16, 2008

History of the New York City Water Supply System
Joel A. Miele Sr., P.E.

The presentation will provide a review of the New York City water supply system from colonial days to the present and include a discussion of the planning for the future needs of New York City.

The seminar is approved for 2 PDHs by PIE.

Mr. Miele is a self-employed Consulting Engineer & Professional Planner. He received a B.C.E. from Polytechnic Institute of N.Y. in 1955. He is a Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) New York; New Jersey; Florida Licensed Professional Planner (P.P.) New Jersey Chartered Civil Engineer (CEng, FICE) United Kingdom 

He was Commissioner, New York City Board of Standards & Appeals (2002 - 2005); Commissioner, New York City Department of Environmental Protection (1996 - 2002); Commissioner, New York City Department of Buildings (1994-1996); Commissioner, New York City Planning Commission (1990-1994); and Commissioner, New York City Coastal Commission (1990-1994).  As a Professional Engineer and Professional Planner in private practice between 1960 and 1994, he engaged in design, consulting and forensic engineering of all types of structures and sanitary engineering facilities including commercial and industrial structures, dwellings, highways, sewers and sewage treatment facilities and waterfront structures (1955-1994) He enlisted in the U.S. Navy Reserve in 1957; commissioned in the Civil Engineer Corps and served on continuous active and inactive duty until retired in 1988 as Rear Admiral, New York Naval Militia and Captain, U.S. Navy Reserve. He is currently an officer and member of numerous national and international professional and civic organizations.

Fees: Meeting and facility fee: $15  PDH fee: $5 for members, $35 for non-members.   Non-members can join and save.  (To join: download the membership application, fill it in and either send it in, keeping a copy, or bring it to the meeting.  If you send it in, bring the copy to the meeting.

Place: Manhattan College, Leo Engineering Building (3825 Corlear Ave, betw. 238^th and 240^th Sts., 1 block west of Broadway, Bronx, NY 10463) in the Scala Auditorium on the first floor.  Parking available.  The Leo Engineering building is convenient to the IRT #1 stop at 238^th St., the Maj. Deegan Expressway at Van Cortlandt Park So, and the Henry Hudson Pkwy at Broadway. 

Information/reservations: Please make reservations so that we can have a headcount for total attendance and an additional headcount for PDH certificates. info@BxNSPE.org  

Our Mission

Our mission is to serve the public while promoting the Engineering profession.  NSPE is the only Engineering organization which represents Professional Engineers across all engineering disciplines and all employment areas: Construction, Education, Government, Industry and Private Practice.  If you are a P.E. or L.S. registered in New York State, an EIT, or an engineering student, you are invited to join our chapter, state and national organizations and help promote the profession! Please contact us for membership information. 

We hold monthly meetings from September through June.  Our meetings are informal, sociable events which include informative talks and facility tours. Other key programs are coordination of the local Engineers' Week Dinner in February, scholarships for high school students entering engineering study, and promotion of legislation benefiting the profession and general public. 

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We invite you to join us, as a member, as a participant in our activities, as a regular visitor to our website.  Be an active part of your profession.  Get ahead, be visible, contribute!

NSPE Online Membership Application

Or email us for a membership application.  Be sure to include your contact information. 

Mathcounts came to the Bronx in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and now in 2008!  See the information!  

See our CPC Courses page for exciting information about available courses, as well as savings available through the efforts of the Bronx County Chapter!

Contact Information for the chapter.

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