"Engineering the Future!"
Date: Thursday, April 19, 2007
Location: Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel

The 2007 WSPE Discovery Conference was held on April 19th at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel. Over 50 attendees enjoyed the interesting and informative sessions related to "Engineering the Future," including an update on activities at NSPE, the latest trends in minimum requirements for engineering licensure, engineering ethics, economic initiatives in southeast Wisconsin, current issues with water resources in Wisconsin, ethanol and biofuels, and the latest in factory automation.

WSPE thanks the following sponsors and exhibitors for their support of this conference: CH2M HILL, Davy Engineering, Foth, Lafarge North America, Marquette University College of Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering, R.A. Smith & Associates, Ruekert/Mielke, TN & Associates, UW-Madison College of Engineering, UW-Milwaukee College of Engineering, UW-Platteville, and Yaggy Colby.

Special thanks go to R.A. Smith for printing the conference program and providing A/V support, Ruekert/Mielke for printing the sponsor and EFW display boards, and Yaggy Colby for providing A/V support. I would also like to thank the conference committee for all their efforts: Chris Stamborski, Ryan Amtmann, Brian Pehl, Andy Schultz, Andy Petersen, Len Roecker, Dave Hanley, Joel Jurss, and Nancy Short. Thanks also to Christopher Roper for all his help on the day of the conference.

It's never too early to start planning, so please let me know if you have any thoughts or ideas for the next Discovery Conference or if you would like to be involved in planning it. Helping to put together a conference is a fun way to meet people and share all your great ideas. Thank you to all of our speakers and to everyone who took the time to participate in this worthwhile event