American Council of Engineering Companies
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The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) is a professional engineering
organization, which together with the National Society of Professional Engineers
(NSPE) and the American Society of Civil Engineers
(ASCE) represent the majority of US engineers and engineering firms.
ACEC’s origins begin in 1909 with the American Institute of Consulting Engineers (AICE). ACEC is not oriented toward granting Professional Engineer
(PE) status like the ASCE; it is instead oriented toward the business interests of engineers and represents engineers in a legislative and regulatory forums at the state and federal level. ACEC membership ranges in size from single PE practitioners to the largest US engineering corporation
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Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
organization, which together with the National Society of Professional Engineers
National Society of Professional Engineers
The National Society of Professional Engineers is a professional engineering organization in the United States. From their press releases:...
(NSPE) and the American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
The American Society of Civil Engineers is a professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. It is the oldest national engineering society in the United States. ASCE's vision is to have engineers positioned as global leaders who strive toward...
(ASCE) represent the majority of US engineers and engineering firms.
ACEC’s origins begin in 1909 with the American Institute of Consulting Engineers (AICE). ACEC is not oriented toward granting Professional Engineer
Professional Engineer
Regulation of the engineering profession is established by various jurisdictions of the world to protect the safety, well-being and other interests of the general public, and to define the licensure process through which an engineer becomes authorized to provide professional services to the...
(PE) status like the ASCE; it is instead oriented toward the business interests of engineers and represents engineers in a legislative and regulatory forums at the state and federal level. ACEC membership ranges in size from single PE practitioners to the largest US engineering corporation
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
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