The Atlanta Metro Chapter of Georgia Society of Professional Engineers will host Terrorism Changed Engineering on September 11 at 6:00 PM at Piccadilly Cafeteria, 2000 Crescent Centre Blvd., Tucker, GA 30084. The event is worth one professional development hour (PDH).
Terrorist attack have caused lots of changes, including the engineering profession. Engineering involves using knowledge of the natural world and special training to solve problems while holding the health welfare and safety of the public of paramount importance. Mostly it making sure the understanding of science is right and accommodating human foibles to avoid disasters. In practice areas other than military related engineering, bad outcomes were the result of bad weather, accidents, or negligence, not purposeful nefarious intent. Preparing for purposeful attacks has required engineers to make adjustments. These changes started before 9-11 and have accelerated since. Case in point, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing taught the importance of limiting vehicle access and designs that are not susceptible to blast pressure waves. Engineering now have to consider potential target access control, physical and cyber vulnerabilities, consumer product safety and numerous other threats.
The September 11th face-to-face monthly dinner meeting of the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers Atlanta Metro Chapter will feature a Terrorism Changed Engineering. panel discussion. The panelists, all experts in their respective fields, include Ed Carlsen, PE, retired Distribution Management Systems Manager for Georgia Power Company, and Andrew (Andy) Green, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Information Security and Assurance, Kennesaw State University, Department of Information Systems and Security will share their insights how things have changed.
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