Engineering Technology (ET) Forum
The Fall 2026 Florida Forum on Engineering Technology (ET Forum) is a semiannual 2-day meeting of community college engineering technology faculty in Florida. The Forum provide professional development, facilitates discussion of common issues and challenges, implements statewide curriculum reform; and brings together industry and academics.
The Statewide Engineering Technology Industry Advisory Board (SETIAB) meets during the ET Forum on Thursday afternoon at 4PM. This format ensures industry input gets directly to the faculty running engineering technology programs in Florida.
Agenda coming soon.
Nearby hotels:
- Fairfield Inn & Suites Boca Raton (3400 Airport Road, Boca Raton)
- Springhill Suites Boca Raton (5130 NW 8th Ave, Boca Raton)
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E.T. Forum Impacts
- Leads curriculum reform for statewide associate degree programs
- Provides a foundation for strong partnerships between colleges
- Started reform and reorganization of common course numbering for relevant courses
- Unified input to Perkins IV state implementation plan
- Supported CAPE and other CTE legislation
As of Fall 2025, the ET Forum has met fifty-six times since 1996 at 27 different colleges around the state. You can find ET Forum presentations and resource files on FLATE’s Wiki, filed by year.
Previous E.T. Forum Meetings:
- April 16-17, 2026 – Daytona State College
- September 11-12, 2025 – Northwest Florida State College
- April 3-4, 2025 – Pasco Hernando State College
- November 8, 2024 – Virtual (Rescheduled due to Hurricane)
- April 4-5, 2024 – State College of Florida
- September 28-29, 2023 – St Johns River State College
- March 30-31, 2023 – Daytona State College
- November 18, 2022 – Virtual (Rescheduled due to Hurricane)
- March 31-April 1, 2022 – Broward College North Campus
- October 26, 2021 – Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando FL (Hybrid)
- March 19 and March 26, 2021 – Virtual
- October 9 and October 16, 2020 – Virtual
- April 17 and April 24, 2020 – Virtual
- October 17-18, 2019 – Seminole State College
- March 28-29, 2019 – Suncoast Technical College
- November 1-2, 2018 – St Petersburg College
- April 12-13, 2018 – South Florida State College, Avon Park, FL
- September 21-22, 2017 – College of Central Florida
- March 30-31, 2017 – Chipola College
- Sept 22-23, 2016 – Daytona State College
- Mar 31-April 1, 2016 – Lake Sumter State College
