Join us tomorrow at Overland Park's Chicken & Pickle for our annual fundraising event!

Still need to register? Register by visiting: ​http://www.mokansfpe.org/fundraiser.html

Not a member and want to participate in this event? Easy!  Instead of paying for individual event, simply sign up to become a MOKAN Chapter member and get all of the benefits! http://www.mokansfpe.org/join.html

We are excited to announce that the Missouri-Kansas Chapter of Society of Fire Protection Engineers will once again host a Regional Technical Seminar on May 3, 2016. Registration for the event includes a light breakfast, catered lunch, attendance and professional development hours for up to seven different presentations, networking opportunities with industry, and the opportunity to have a table display.

Speakers
Cost of the all-day event will be $175 for members, $225 for non-members, and free for current students and event speakers. Interested in speaking at the big event? We have a long list of potential topics we would be happy to host as part of this seminar: See here for a list of all currently available speaking topics for the event. Example topics include historical case studies, common installation issues, value engineering opportunities, current technologies for fire alarm monitoring, common issues in design documents, and fundamental training for various systems.

We already have seven speakers lined up, and are looking for representatives from each of our local design firms, contractors, departments, and companies to participate. 

Lunch & Table Representatives
Alongside our catered lunch will be open table displays for companies interested in marketing and/or networking. The cost of hosting the table display is included for registered participants. 

Sponsorship
We are very thankful for our five Platinum Chapter Sponsors for 2015-2016, which includes American Fire Sprinkler, Ferguson Fire & Fabrication, George Butler & Associates, Fire Dynamics of Henderson Engineers, and Victaulic. If your company is interested in joining our chapter platinum sponsors for this seminar and into 2017, please contact us.

Registration
See the latest topics and speakers with registration information on our Seminar page.

The Missouri-Kansas Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers is happy to announce the 2015-2016 scholarship award winners. The three winners are Daniel Ricker, Glynis Thompson, and Kaitlin Beeman.

Daniel Ricker will be a Junior in Architectural Engineering at the university of Kansas. He is involved in the Self Engineering Leadership Fellows (SELF) program and has interned with Paric Corporation in the St. Louis area during 2015. He is interested in pursuing a career in the fire protection industry.

Glynis Thompson will be a Senior in Architectural Engineering at the University of Kansas. She has been a resident assistant at the university and is currently interning with Fire Dynamics, a division of Henderson Engineers in Kansas City. 

Kaitlin Beeman will be a Senior in Architectural Engineering at Kansas State University. At the university Kaitlin has served multiple important roles within the University Panhellenic Council. She has held internships at JE Dunn Construction and Burns & McDonnell, both in the Kansas City area, which led to her involvement and interest in fire suppression systems. 


The scholarships for local students is made possible by the annual golf tournament held by the chapter each fall. More information about scholarships, current and past award winners can be found at our Student page.

Congratulations to our two 2014-2015 recipients of the Missouri-Kansas Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers Scholarship Loryn Goebel and Alex Egley!

Loryn Goebel, University of Kansas, is a student member of our chapter and has attended several meetings.  She is a previous scholarship recipient and is very interested in the fire protection industry.  Loryn worked for JE Dunn last summer and for Henderson Engineers over Christmas break.  She is returning to HEI this summer.  
 
Alex Egley is a 4.0 in Architectural Engineering at the University of Kansas and a projected 2016 graduate.  He is just starting to look at specialties and has expressed an interest in fire protection. 

Thank you to the chapter and the strong support at last fall's Golf outing which has long supported student interest in the industry. If you are interested or know of a student interested in applying for the annual chapter scholarship, you can get all of the details about it on our Student Page.

For students at the University of Kansas, Dr. Rock will again be teaching a fall course of Fire Protection Engineering this Fall 2014 semester. Classes will take place Tuesdays/Thursdays between 9 and 11 am in Marvin Studios on the Lawrence Campus. More information can be found at http://www.people.ku.edu/~hvacman/courses/arce664.htm.

Have you seen our student page yet? Visit the student page to learn more about educational opportunities, scholarships, ways to learn more about the industry, links to local companies, and opportunities to network. It's the best single source for students interested in fire protection engineering in the greater Kansas City area!

Studying for the PE or FE Exam? See who else is studying locally by visiting our study group page. We'll pool contact information and let you know who else is taking the exam locally. Shared resources can be a great way to save money in preparing to take the big exam!