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* EVENT NOTIFICATION - Wednesday, May 19th, 2010 *

Steps to Becoming an Accredited Special Inspections Agency in NYC

Date: Wednesday, May 19th, 2010.

Location: The Atrium Theater Lecture Hall
New York City College of Technology/CUNY
300 Jay Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201

COST: $145 for Members of ASCE & NYSSPE, $195 for Non-Members*

Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

RSVP your attendance and reserve your seats in the boxes below:

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Course: Steps to Becoming an Accredited Special Inspections Agency in NYC.

Course Provider: Sandi McCracken, Senior Accreditation Officer
Course Overview: This 7 hour training program is designed to provide an overview of the IAS Accreditation Criteria AC291 and ISO/IEC 17020 requirements affecting Special Inspection Agencies (SIA). See the second page below for a full course agenda.


The training will provide an overview of the following items to describe how engineering firms and individual engineers can achieve accreditation:

a. What is the accreditation process?

b. Application details

c. Timelines for submittals and reviews

d. Assessment process

e. What are the costs?

f. How to put together the quality documentation? Format, Structure and Contents.

g. Overview of IAS Accreditation Criteria AC291

h. Overview of other accreditation issues

See the second page below for a full course agenda.
The program offers its participants an insight into effectively managing the quality management system pertaining to the agency’s special inspection requirements. Further, the training session will include presentation based on IAS staff assessment experiences as a result of field visits and insights from the quality system review.
The technical issues will include steel related inspections and reporting of those inspections illustrating topics such as welding, bolting and non-destructive testing. The program includes discussions and exercises and requires an understanding of basic quality concepts. This training program will benefit both the technical and management personnel directly involved in special inspection administration and/or field inspection activities. Quality Managers, technical supervisors, inspection personnel and code enforcement personnel involved in implementing special inspection agency requirements under the code will find this program beneficial and an invaluable tool for decision making. The training session has been approved by the Practicing Institute of Engineering, Inc (PIE) for compliance with NYS Mandatory Continuing Education requirements for Professional Engineers for 7 PDH(s).
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This notification is your invitation to join this joint ASCE & NYSSPE sponsored presentation to be held at The Atrium Theatre, NYC College of Technology, on Wednesday, May 19th, 2010. Refreshments and networking to start circa 8:00 AM followed by the lectures which will begin at 8:30 AM promptly. The NYC College of Technology is located at 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201

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All payments shall be collected at the door at the beginning of the event, by cash or check payable to NYSSPE - PEC [New York State Society of Professional Engineers]. For further information on schedule, registration and/or for ticket purchase, contact Rudi Sherbansky P.E. @ (212)551-1069 or mailrudi@yahoo.com
* If you are a non-member and would like a 6-months free NYSSPE membership and to attend the event at members' rate [$145], please fill out your Name, Email Address and Phone Number below.