The IETC Vision

The Industrial Energy Technology Conference was created in 1979 to meet the needs of the industrial energy community. Unique in its industrial energy and waste reduction focus, this annual two-day conference is designed to serve the professionals who are involved in the production, use, or transportation of energy, or in designing and evaluating energy-related equipment and waste reduction practices. The IETC attracts an audience from North America and internationally, and is major importance in educating the industrial energy community regarding industrial innovations, energy use and waste reduction programs, and the latest in various state and federal programs affecting industry.

In response to a growing need in the industrial energy community, the Advisory Board of the IETC added a new component to the 1993 conference that continues to this day - the Energy Managers' Workshop. Many energy managers, plant engineers, project and process engineers, or industrial energy engineers were given the added task of managing a company's energy consumption without necessarily having a deep background in energy management. The Energy Managers' Workshop was designed to meet the needs of these individuals by providing them with energy management training and resource materials. The instructors, all professionals with years of experience in energy management at some of the largest corporations, put together a workbook containing background materials, case studies, and resource lists. The material is presented in two four-hour sessions on the day prior to the conference itself. Designed to provide a quick survey of many aspects of energy management, the workshop was a tremendous success. Since that time it has become a standard adjunct to the IETC, and enjoys continued success and growth as the needs of the the energy management community continue to change.

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Our Committment to Attendees of the IETC

The staff, and your host, the Energy Systems Laboratory of the Texas A&M University System, are committed to providing all attendees with an information package that will help you improve the performance of your company--something to take home and use--as well as to satisfy your own thirst for learning. Know with confidence that you will profit from the experience and technical expertise of our presenters, panelists, and speakers and, best of all, the dialogue with the multitude of energy and waste reduction professionals attending.

We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans May 19-22, 2010!

Admission to Texas A&M or any of its sponsored programs is open to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or educationally unrelated handicaps.

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Who Will Benefit from Attending the IETC

The Industrial Energy Technology Conference is focused towards meeting the informational needs, and providing practical on-the-job value to individuals whose responsibilities involve making decisions about energy use, waste reduction, and the technologies that reduce expenditures for energy and waste handling costs in industrial settings.

At the IETC you will have ample opportunity to meet individuals who are working professionals that are solving problems at their facilities. Time for interaction includes the panel discussions, and the technical sessions question-and-answer time, morning and afternoon breaktimes, the Wednesday evening reception, the Plenary Session on Wednesday morning that kicks off the conference, and the seated luncheons on both days of the conference.

Attendees at the IETC are there to hear about what other companies are successfully implementing, gauging the impact of new trends, seeing where the industry is heading, and sharing their experiences in meeting the challenges we are all facing. You will be surrounded by those who are facing the same questions, and those who have some of the answers!

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Personal Development Hours Policy of PE Licensing Boards

Prior to the 2004 IETC we looked into the issue of Continuing Education Unit (CEU) and Professional Development Hours (PDH) required by the various state PE licensing boards for many states who had registered attendees for the IETC. The following information is as of 4/15/2004. We will try to update it for all states in the future, but can make no guarantee of the correctness of the information at any one time. You should check with your state board to ascertain the current status of these rules.

There seems to be three ways that the state PE boards are approaching this issue. Many boards have not adopted rules requiring continuing education. Many have adopted rules that the applicant who is renewing their PE license certifies that they have attended the required hours, and the applicant maintains the documentation for later audit if required by the board. Other states have set up their program to have state-board approved providers as the source of PDHs. The table below gives what we found out on 4/15/2004 regarding the way the state boards are headed.

In any case, the activities at the IETC can be counted towards the PDHs if your board has language similar to the following, which is an excerpt from the rules adopted by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers

"PDH Units may be earned as follows:
Presenting or attending qualifying seminars, in-house courses, workshops, or professional or technical presentations made at meetings, conventions, or conferences sponsored by a corporation, other business entity, professional or technical societies, associations, agencies, or organizations, or other group"

We have not sought to be, and are not approved by any state board.

As documentation of your attendance, we can provide certificates for the CEUs (1 CEU = 10 PDH) if you request us to do so. The form to request this will be in the packet you receive when you check in at our registration desk.

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