January 3, 2007

• Committee on Diversity & Women in Civil Engineering (CDWCE) Members Host Girl Engineering Day
  
  Membership
  
  TISP Breakfast Featuring Jay M. Cohen
  
  An Invitation from the History and Heritage Committee
  
  Town Hall Meetings on Increased Public Policy Involvement
  
  Inspire a New Generation of Civil Engineers!
  Pre-College Outreach Workshop and Reception
  
  Continuing Education Webinars
  
  Mark Your Calendar!
  
  Region Boards of Governors
  
  Committee on Geographic Units (CGU)
  
  Executives
  
  Geographic Services Department (GSD)
  
  Contact Information
  
  
  Region Boards of Governors
  
  Committee on Geographic Units
  
  Executives
  
  Geographic Services Department
  
  Contact Information
  
• ASCE

 

 

 

 

The Committee on Diversity and Women in Civil Engineering  (CDWCE) has awarded the Broward County Branch for their successful promotion of "Girl's Engineering Day" for High School Students.

On February 9, 2006, ASCE Broward County Branch joined female representatives from CDM and Carter & Burgess, Inc. to promote GIRL ENGINEERING DAY where 15 girls from the Plantation High School Magnet Program traveled to CDM to learn more about careers in engineering. CDWCE Member Brandy Creed represented ASCE along and discussed the various branches of civil engineering, PE examinations, the work and salaries of engineers, the college experience, and the importance of joining professional organizations such as ASCE. 

The award will be presented to the Branch at the Leadership Conference in Nashville, TN.       

Membership Dues Were Due Jan. 1

ASCE membership dues were due Jan. 1.  Encourage your members to renew as soon as possible if they have not already, and be sure your dues have been paid so that you are not placed in dues “arrears.” 

To ensure your dues payment was accepted, log on to www.asce.org/renewal.  Members who have paid will see a message indicating that they are in good standing, and the 2007 dues line will no longer appear as part of the renewal.

Download the Newest Member Value Ads

ASCE’s Online Advertising Library has the materials you need to spruce up your newsletters and marketing efforts.  The library features brand new member value ads as well as articles targeting both develop.m.ent and retention.  You may recognize the ads from ASCE News and Civil Engineering magazine that spotlight real ASCE members working on their projects.  Download the latest ads, in quarter or half page sizes, featuring Innovative Structures, the ASCE Salary Survey and Representing the Profession. 

Visit www.ascedrive.org/SectionsBranches.cfm to download your materials.

Thank You to Those Who Nominated Prospective Members

Earlier this fall, ASCE asked members to collect the names of their peers, professional associates and colleagues, and recommend them for membership in ASCE.  The response was overwhelming: 800 members participated, collecting more than 2,500 names.  Members who participated filled out a nomination form, and to thank them for their effort, ASCE entered them in a drawing to win a free trip for two to the 2007 ASCE Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla.  ASCE congratulates Stefanie Ruth Fishman, A.M.ASCE who won the trip. 

Each year, ASCE counts on our members to help us grow our membership by recruiting their colleagues through first-hand experiences. 

You and your members can nominate peers for a chance to win prizes and help ASCE year round by visiting www.ascedrive.org.

Collaborate with ASCE on a Joint Mailing

Do you have a list of potential members in your area you’d like to join ASCE but don’t have the time or resources?  ASCE can help.  Collaborate on joint mailings with ASCE by sending or e-mailing us a list of non-members whom you would like to join.  Be sure to include information about your Section or Branch and we’ll tailor the letter to reflect the programs and services prospective members can expect when they join.  Plus, we mail the letters on your behalf reducing your staff time and postage to nothing.  When you have your list, e-mail Shaun Singletary at shaunsingletary@asce.org.

You Too Can Put Together an Effective Membership Plan

Join ASCE’s membership staff at any of the four Leadership Conferences in 2007 to craft your Section’s or Branch’s next Membership Plan.  Plus, prepare to learn what you can do to keep your members involved “one day at a time.”

 

Have You Recognized Your Renewed Members?

Give your members a personal touch by sending a thank you e-mail after they’ve renewed their membership.  The e-mail presents the opportunity to publicize valuable resources provided by your Section/Branch, encourages future dues payments, and doesn’t require a lot of your personal time.

Each Section/Branch has one File Transfer Protocol (FTP) account holder who can access the membership database.  To identify members who have recently paid Section dues, please see the “Section dues paid” field in the FTP database.  Those with a 2007 dues payment will have the payment date associated with that payment.

Contact Michael Cook at (800) 548-ASCE (2723) ext. 6121, (703) 295-6121 or mcook@asce.org with questions about how to use or access the membership database via FTP. 

 

Important Deadlines Approaching

February, March and April are important deadlines for several awards.  Feb. 1 is the date nominations are due for younger member awards:  Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement, Daniel W. Mead Prize for Younger Members, the Younger Member Group Award and the Collingwood Prize.  March 1 is the due date for Civil Government, Edmund Friedman Professional Recognition, Daniel W. Mead Prize for Students, and Parcel-Sverdrup award nominations.  Comprehensive information about these awards can be found at www.asce.org/awards. Can’t figure out which award your candidate fits?  There’s a brand new tool on the Web that will help.  Visit www.asce.org/awards and click on What Award Am I Eligible For?

The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP) is pleased to announce that Jay M. Cohen, DHS Under Secretary of Science & Technology, will be the keynote speaker at the Jan. 18 Breakfast Speaker Series event. The TISP Breakfast Speaker Series provides educational and networking opportunities with leading public and private sector experts discussing the latest develop.m.ents in security, public policy, and technological advances related to critical domestic infrastructure resilience.

The breakfast will be held at The Army and Navy Club in Washington, DC, on  Jan. 18 from 8:00-9:30 a.m.. The cost to attend is $40 per person. Seating is limited and participation is only available to TISP Contributing Members and Corporate Sponsors. Since ASCE is a TISP Contributing Member, all ASCE members are eligible to attend. Pre-registration is required and must be received by 12 p.m. ET on  Jan. 16th. Onsite registrations will be accepted on a space available basis only. TISP gratefully acknowledges support from the Parsons Corporation for sponsoring this event.

» Register for this event, visit: http://www.tisp.org/events/eventdetails.cfm?&eventID=1305

» For additional information, contact Catherine Tehan at ctehan@asce.org

»Organizations interested in sponsoring future TISP events should contact Marla Dalton, P.E., TISP Executive Director at 703-295-6231.

Has your Section published a brochure on the civil engineering heritage in your region or have your members gone to schools to talk to students about your profession’s history? If your Section has done these, or any other history-related activities, the History and Heritage Committee (HHC) wants to hear from you. In order to be considered for the History and Heritage Section Citation, which recognizes the outstanding history and heritage activities that occur at the Section level, the HHC is asking you to submit any materials related to your Section’s history and heritage activities along with a letter describing these activities to Carol Reese, Staff contact, HHC, ASCE, 1801 Alexander Bell Drive, Reston, VA 20191-4400. If possible, these materials may be submitted electronically either via email (creese@asce.org) or on a CD. All materials must be received by April 2 in order to be considered for this year’s award

If you are planning to attend one of the upcoming Region Leadership Conferences, don’t forget to arrive a bit early to attend the Town Hall Meeting on Public Policy Involvement.  The ASCE Board is considering a proposal to establish a new, parallel 501(c)6 organization in order to allow the Society to increase its public policy activities.  The Town Hall Meetings provide a venue for ASCE leaders and members to learn about what has been proposed, ASCE’s current involvement, and what the proposed changes would mean for ASCE in the future.

Nashville, Tenn –Jan. 12, 12:30 p.m. CT
Princeton, N.J.– Jan. 25, 4-5:30 p.m. ET
Milwaukee, WI – Feb. 9, 12:30 p.m. CT
Bellevue, WA – Feb. 23, 1-2:30 p.m. PT

To register to attend a Town Hall Meeting please email govwash@asce.org

Join ASCE for a special day of pre-college outreach events in your area!  Discover how to bring engineering to students through hands-on activities using design concepts from PBS’ “Design Squad.” Learn how to organize public outreach events and train volunteers to identify and work with partners including PBS stations, museums, and youth groups.  During the reception, you’ll get a sneak preview of the show and witness the testing of the ASCE-designed Dance Revolution Creation! These exciting events are free and open to ASCE members and non-members: Jan. 12 at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. and Jan. 25-26 at the Hyatt Regency Princeton in Princeton, N.J.

>>Advance registration is required.  For more information, or to register, click here.

Thurs., Feb. 1 ~ Noon - 2:00 p.m. ET
Disaster Debris Management, Part II

Tues., Feb. 6 ~ Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET
On-Site Circulation and Access Design for Commercial Developments, Part I

Wed., Feb. 7 ~ Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET 
Writing: Producing Action-Oriented Documents, Part II

Thurs., Feb. 8 ~ Noon - 2:00 p.m. ET
Disaster Debris Management, Part III

Tues., Feb. 13~ Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET
On-Site Circulation and Access Design for Commercial Developments, Part II

Wed., Feb. 14~ Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET 
Facilitating Action-Oriented Meetings

Thurs., Feb. 15~ Noon - 2:00 p.m. ET
Disaster Debris Management, Part IV

Tues., Feb. 20 ~Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET 
Profitable Go/No Go Decision Making

Tues., Feb. 20 ~ 3p.m. to 5 p.m. ET  
Live P.E. Exam Review: Structural Analysis

Wed., Feb. 21~ Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET 
Mastering the Media to Effectively Communicate to the Public

Thurs., Feb. 22~Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET
Design of Moment-Resisting Foundations for Pre-Engineered Buildings

Thurs., Feb. 22~ 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET  
Live P.E. Exam Review: Structural Design

Tues., Feb. 27~ Noon - 1:30 p.m. ET
Signalized Intersection Safety

Tues., Feb. 27 ~ 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET  
Live P.E. Exam Review: Soil Mechanics

Wed., Feb. 28~Noon - 1:00 p.m. ET

Personal Time Mgmt: Work Smarter, not Harder

2007

 

Jan. 12-14: Regions 4 & 5 Leadership Conference-Nashville, Tenn.

Jan. 19: Presentation of 2006 Roebling Award, CI Regional Conference, Los     Angeles, CA

Jan. 26-27: Regions 1 & 2 Leadership Conference-Princeton, N.J.

Feb. 1:

• Nominations for National ASCE Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement and the Daniel Mead Prize for Younger Members are due at World Headquarters.
• Nominations for Young Government Civil Engineer Award are due at ASCE World Headquarters.
• Nominations for Younger Member Group Award are due at ASCE World Headquarters.
• Nomination deadline for Collingwood Prize

Feb. 9-11: Regions 3, 6, & 7 Leadership Conference-Milwaukee.

Feb.18-21: Presentation of 2006 Casagrande, Kapp and Middlebrooks, and 2007 Peck and Terzaghi awards; Terzaghi Lecture presented, GeoDenver, Denver, CO

Feb. 23-25: Regions 8 & 9 Leadership Conference-Seattle.

March 1:

• Nomination deadline for Government Civil Engineer Award, Edmund Friedman Professional Recognition Award, Daniel W. Mead Prize for Students, John I. Parcel-Leif J. Sverdrup Civil Engineering Management Award
• Nominations for Government Civil Engineer Award are due at ASCE World Headquarters

April 1: Nomination deadline for Harold R. Peyton Award for Cold Regions Engineering

May 4: Response due at Headquarters for national collection of Section dues.

June 1: Deadline for submission for the Outstanding Section and Branch Web Award Competition.

Aug. 4: Submission deadline for the State Public Affairs Grant Activity Report to ASCE Washington Office.

Aug. 15: Nomination deadline for Casagrande, Construction Management, Kapp, Middlebrooks, Peck, Seed and Terzaghi Awards.

Oct. 30:

• Nominations for the Workshops for Section and Branch Leaders and the Younger Member Council Meetings are due.
• Nominations for the National Outstanding Section/Branch Award are due.

Nov. 1:

• Submission deadline for the Outstanding Section and Branch Newsletter Award.

• Nomination deadline for Arid Lands, Bartholomew, Bechtel awards, Bickel, Biot, Can-Am, Cermak, Chow,  History & Heritage, Computing in Civil Engineering, Norman/Croes, Duke, Einstein, Freese, Freudenthal,  Greeley, Hardesty, Hering, Hilgard, Hinds,  Hoffman, Horner, Howard, Hydraulic Structures,  Innovation in Civil Engineering, International Coastal, Laurie, T. Y. Lin, Masters, Middlebrooks, Moffatt- Nichol, Moisseiff,  Newmark, Peurifoy, Reese, Rickey, Roebling, Rouse, Rowland, Scanlan, Smith, State-of-the-Art, Stevens, Surveying & Mapping, Wisely  

Nov. 3: State Public Affairs Grant applications due

Nov. 30: Section Annual Reports are due at ASCE World Headquarters.

             Region Annual Reports are due at ASCE World Headquarters.

Blaine D. Leonard, P.E., F.ASCE	Chair	bleonard@utah.gov
Anni H. Autio, P.E., M.ASCE	Vice President (Regions 1 & 2)	autioah@cdm.com
G. Nicholas Textor, P.E., F.ASCE	Vice President (Regions 3, 6, & 7)	Nick.Textor@cte.aecom.com
Leonard A. Cilli, AM.ASCE	Region 1	lengeotek@aol.com
Charles W. Kopplin, P.E., F.ASCE	Region 3	chuck.kopplin@gasai.com
Chris Garlick, P.E., M.ASCE	Region 5	crgarlick@pbsj.com
Tony C.G. Lau, P.E., M.ASCE	Region 8	tlau@hawaiipacificengineers.com
Thomas M. Rachford, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE	Technical Region	trachford@gfnet.com

Patrick J. Natale, P.E., F.ASCE	Executive Director, ASCE	pnatale@asce.org
Lawrence H. Roth, P.E., F.ASCE	Deputy Executive Director, ASCE	lroth@asce.org
Thomas W. Smith, Esq., M.ASCE	Assistant Executive Director, General Counsel, ASCE	tsmith@asce.org
Stefan Jaeger, CAE	Managing Director, Strategic & International Initiatives and Geographic Services	sjaeger@asce.org

Nancy E. Berson, Aff.ASCE	Director	nberson@asce.org x6010
Michael W. Cook	Senior Manager	mcook@asce.org x6121
Jennifer S. Lawrence	Administrator	jlawrence@asce.org x6255
Kevin M. Bush	Administrator	kbush@asce.org x6042
Marilyn A. Mahieu	Administrative Assistant	mmahieu@asce.org x6287

The Geographic Services Department (GSD) is charged with providing support to the local units of the Society and ensuring effective coordination and cooperation among the Regions, Sections, Branches, Younger Member Groups and Staff. This newsletter is produced to help meet this charge. Questions, comments and suggestions regarding this newsletter are welcomed and should be directed to Jennifer Lawrence at: jlawrence@asce.org.

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