Dennis Gedge's fPET-2010 presentation

1. Orchestrators or FacilitatorsThoughts on the public’s perception of the Engineering profession.Followed by the Engineers view of themselves.Do actions speak louder than words, so do these things matter.

2. How does the public see us?

3. How we see ourselves

4. A traditional view of the Engineer

5. The un-varnished reality

6. Grand Designs

7. Engineering or Architecture

8. Engineering without doubt

9. Retrospective solutions

10. Politics and the professionConclusions. Has the question been raised and answered long ago and therefore is speculation invalid ? Or is it an imponderable philosophical question that keeps coming back?

11. Orchestrators or Facilitators by Dennis Gedge dennisgedge @btinternet.com a paper to be presented at The fPET Conference To be held on 9th-10th May 2010 at The Colorado School of Mines Golden Colorado