March 2007

• ASCE's New Ongoing Strategic Planning Process
  
  Awards Presented at the Regions 1 and 2 Leadership Conference in Princeton, N.J.
  
  Awards Presented at the Regions 3, 6, and 7 Leadership Conference in Milwaukee
  
  Awards Presented at the Regions 8 and 9 Leadership Conference in Bellevue, Wash.
  
  TISP 2007: Sixth Annual TISP Congress
  
  Membership
  
  Lea Program to Cover Shipping Costs of Donations
  
  Engineers Without Borders-USA Announces 2007 International Conference
  
  Lotteries and Games of Chance
  
  Continuing Education Webinars
  
  Mark Your Calendar!
  
  Region Boards of Governors
  
  Committee on Geographic Units
  
  Executives
  
  Geographic Services Department
  
  Contact Information
  
  
  Region Boards of Governors
  
  Committee on Geographic Units
  
  Executives
  
  Geographic Services Department
  
  Contact Information
  
• ASCE

January's ASCE Board of Direction meeting marked another milestone in the Society’s road to establishing a dynamic, ongoing strategic planning process. The Board approved its initial targets for addressing top priority strategic issues, and now various ASCE entities will explore how best to begin achieving those targets.

ASCE’s new strategic planning approach supersedes what has traditionally been the creation of a strategic planning document every four to five years, with its vision, mission, goals, and numerous objectives. The new strategic plan still has the vision, mission and goals (five in all), which provide the guideposts for Society initiatives, but the Society now also works from a more dynamic radar screen of 15 strategic issues that provide a prioritized list of the major trends, developments and states of affairs that the Society feels most impact members and the civil engineering profession. The Board has singled out the top four priority issues for special attention. Those issues relate to how:

 

 

At its January meeting, the Board approved its “desired outcomes” for those issues—conditions that would exist when the issues are favorably resolved—and called on the Strategic Planning Task Committee to serve as the focal point in coordinating which ASCE committees and other entities will take the lead in developing action plans. For example, on the infrastructure issue ASCE will work to establish a collaborative national infrastructure policy that addresses a variety of facets and will pursue ways to place more civil engineers in elected and appointed policymaking positions. In addressing the various issues, it is hoped that ASCE’s sections will see opportunities for action at the local level and become involved, thereby helping the Society reach these goals through aligned effort at all levels. The Region Boards of Governors will be asked to begin making such an alignment outreach to their Sections. (For the text of the latest ASCE strategic planning documents, such as the vision, mission, goals, radar screen and desired outcomes, go to http://www.asce.org/inside/next_plan.cfm.)

The ongoing strategic planning process remains dynamic because it establishes an annual cycle that allows for adaptation as conditions change, avoiding the need to wait four or five years for a new, more static plan to be drafted. The ongoing annual process works as follows:

 

 

It should be remembered that this strategic planning process represents just one aspect of ASCE activity, one that the Board oversees more directly and for which it makes special funding allocations. The bulk of Society resources still go into the wide variety of ongoing programs that the Society, over time, has deemed important and that provide direct value to members and the profession. A categorization of this important ongoing delivery of value can be found in the list of ASCE “value propositions.” Surveys and other member feedback will help gauge both the relative importance of the value propositions—and of their underlying programs—and the Society’s performance on each, providing insights into how the Society might better focus its efforts. (For more detail on the ongoing planning process and for the list of ASCE value propositions, again see http://www.asce.org/inside/next_plan.cfm.)

Several awards were presented at the Regions 1 & 2 Leadership Conference in Princeton, N.J.

The Outstanding Section and Branch award program recognized Sections and Branches that made an outstanding contribution to the Society and community through their programs and activities.

This year’s award for Outstanding Large Section in Regions 1 and 2 went to the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section (BSCES). Linda Hager, president-elect of BSCES accepted the award.

 

The award for Outstanding Small Section in Regions 1 and 2 was presented to the Maine Section. Robert Chaput, past president of the Section accepted the award.

 

Exemplary newsletters from Sections and Branches throughout the country were recognized for their newsletter content, newsletter format and special content.

The Outstanding Newsletter Award for a Large Section went to the Boston Society of Civil Engineers and the Outstanding Newsletter Award for a Small Section went to the Maine Section.  Linda Hager, president-elect of BSCES and Patti Korbet from the Maine section, accepted their respective awards.

The award for Outstanding Large Branch in Regions 1 and 2 was awarded to the Lower Hudson Valley Branch. Andrew Yarmus, president of the Lower Hudson Valley Younger Member Group and Rich Cassen, president-elect of the Metropolitan Section received the award on behalf of the Branch.

 

The Outstanding Section and Branch Web Site Award recognized exemplary Web sites. The Metropolitan Section was selected as the recipient of this award representing large Sections. Larry Chiarelli, president of the Section accepted the award.

 

The Citizen Engineer Award recognized a civil engineer who has contributed to the community through public involvement or public service, including volunteering in the community, influencing local policy or legislative affairs, and improving the image of civil engineers.

Philip Dunn of Old Town, Maine, was selected for his outstanding contributions to his community and its citizens. He served as a member and officer of the Good Samaritan Agency in Old Town. He directed and assisted civil engineering students from the University of Maine in building ramps at the agency’s offices, volunteering to paint the interior of the facility, and leading the efforts to provide Christmas gifts to the teenage mothers served by the agency. Professionally, Phil has served on the Maine Transportation Conference Committee, the Maine Association of Engineers, the Maine Engineering Promotion Council, and numerous other organizations. In all of these, Phil has been a dynamic leader who promotes civil engineering to the citizens especially youngsters, which he encourages to become a part of the civil engineering profession.

The Committee on Volunteer Community Service also recognizes the contributions of an ASCE group for its community-based involvement, public awareness and community service projects through the Public Service Award.

One of the winners of the 2006 Public Service Award was the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section (BSCES), selected for its impressive list of new and ongoing public service activities. The Section visits libraries and schools to improve the public’s awareness of civil engineering and is planning a new engineering career day called “Thinkfest.” The Section members visit with students to talk about civil engineering and why it is such an enjoyable profession. They also work with the Massachuusetts Museum of Science on activities such as “Design Squad” and “Cyberchase.” The Section holds the model bridge competition, the West Point Bridge Design Contest, and the Future City Competition. The Section also produced a local TV show on a Boston neighborhood network called “Civil Engineering Today” which it plans to stream on the World Wide Web. Reed Brockman, chair of the Public Awareness and Outreach Committee accepted the award.

 

The Committee on Diversity and Women in Civil Engineering was pleased to announce the 2006 Diversity Champion Award winner, Irvine Reinig, II.  He is responsible for designing the Engineering Expressions outreach program for middle school students in the Buffalo Public School System which reached over 6,000 girls and boys from traditionally underrepresented populations.  Irv was also credited with the design of engineering opportunities, an outreach program targeting high school students in the Buffalo area.  Irv maintained a successful track record of recruiting ASCE Student members and Buffalo Section members as program volunteers who support his program each year.  Both programs involved a variety of interactive activities that allow students to experience engineering first hand.  Students in these programs took part in materials and structures experiments, drawing designs, and running test trials with foundation support objects.  Irv was also actively engaged in the Buffalo Section as chair of the Equal Opportunities Committee and past president in 1988.  Angela Hintz, vice president of the Buffalo Section, accepted the award on Irv's behalf.

Lastly, the Committee on Diversity and Women in Civil Engineering extended an Honorable Mention to the Boston Society of Civil Engineers for their consistent engagement with young audiences through diverse engineering groups and their strong volunteer support. Reed Brockman, chair of the Section's Public Awareness and Outreach Committee, accepted the award.

 

Two awards were presented at the Regions 3, 6 and 7 Leadership Conference in Milwaukee.

The award for the Outstanding Large Section in Regions 3, 6 and 7 was awarded to the Kansas City Section.  Joe Marsh, a member of the Kansas City Section Board of Direction accepted the award.

 

 

The award for an Outstanding Large Branch in Regions 3, 6 and 7 was presented to the Austin Branch. Julia Harrod, vice president of the Branch accepted the award.

 

 

Several awards were presented at the Regions 8 and 9 Leadership Conference in Bellevue, Wash.

The award for the Outstanding Large Section in Region 8 and 9 was presented to the San Francisco Section.  Kent Sasaki accepted the award on behalf of the Section.

 

The award for an Outstanding Small Section in Regions 8 and 9 was awarded to the Hawaii Section. Michael Hunnemann accepted the award on behalf of the Hawaii Section.

 

This year’s award for Outstanding Large Branch in Regions 8 and 9 was presented to the Orange County Branch. Kathereen Shinkai, secretary of the Orange County Branch accepted the award.

 

The Committee on Diversity and Women in Civil Engineering was pleased to announce that the Metro Los Angeles Branch Younger Member Forum (YMF) was selected as the recipient of the ASCE Diversity Section/Branch Award for its extraordinary diversity efforts.  

The Metro Los Angeles Branch YMF has gone to great lengths to not only increase awareness of diversity issues in their community and broaden participation in civil engineering educational activities among underrepresented groups, but also encourage diversity among its officers throughout the years.  Their most successful outreach programs have been funded by ASCE ’s State Public Affairs Grant (SPAG) program and target elementary schools in low-income communities.  All programs include a number of Younger Member volunteer teams responsible for coordinating event logistics and interacting with elementary school children to promote mathematics and literacy education through the use of engineering-based challenges. 

The Metro Los Angeles Branch YMF was especially proud of its Junior Engineering Program, a four-week engineering education program for fourth and fifth graders.  Supported by the mayor of Los Angeles and the Board of Public Works, the Junior Engineering Program has been a key outreach initiative in the southern California region that has effectively increased public awareness of engineering careers in the community and served a large population of children from underrepresented groups.  Serge Haddad, president of the Metro Los Angeles Branch Younger Member Forum accepted the award.

One of the winners of the 2006 Public Service Award was the Younger Member Forum (YMF) of the Hawaii Section of ASCE.

The Younger Member Forum was selected for its impressive list of new and ongoing public service activities.  The Hawaii Section YMF has conducted professional engineer refresher courses for 14 consecutive years. The YMF assisted in the Special Olympics Holiday Classic Bowling Event where they served as bowling officials, helped pass out awards and cooked lunch for the participants. They also assisted with the annual math and science conference for fifth and sixth grade girls that is designed to stimulate young women’s interests in civile engineering by demonstrating the fun and excitement of such careers.

Florence Ching, president of Hawaii Section YMF accepted the award.

Register By March 16 and save $100

Achieving Resilience: From Readiness to Restoration

March 28-29

Crystal Gateway Marriott

Arlington, Va.

The sixth Annual TISP Congress, scheduled for March 28-29 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va, is slated to be the most important infrastructure resilience conference in 2007. The two-day conference, focused on “Achieving Resilience: From Readiness to Restoration,” will feature keynote presentations by experts in the private and public sectors including:

• Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss), Chair, Homeland Security Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
• Neal Augenstein, Reporter, WTOP Radio
• Mike Burks, Senior Engineer, U.S. Department of Defense, Mission Assurance Division
• Glenn Cannon, Director, Response Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency/Department of Homeland Security
• Jerry Cochran, Security Strategist, Microsoft
• Bruce B. Davidson, Deputy Director, SAFETY Act Implementation Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Philip J. Padgett, Strategic Development, Advanced Homeland Security, The Boeing Company
• Jake Schafner, Senior Associate, Defense Policy Analysis Office, Booz Allen Hamilton
• Lt. Gen. Carl A. Strock, P.E., SAME President
• Jeff Welsh, Public Information Officer, Maryland Emergency Management Agency

Sessions and panel discussions will address multiple of infrastructure resilience in the following areas: building regional public information capabilities and resilient communications infrastructure; understanding infrastructure interdependencies; fostering public-private cooperation and coordination; ensuring business continuity & supply chain management; building resilience into recovery & restoration; addressing response challenges; and effective exercises and training.

On-site demonstrations of state-of-the-art technology, products and services will be showcased in the exhibit hall. The Annual TISP Awards for Distinguished Leadership in Critical Infrastructure Resilience will be presented at the Awards Luncheon on March 28. The awards recognize the exceptional leadership of individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to Critical Infrastructure Resilience in both the public sector and private industry. Discounted registration rates are available to all ASCE members.  Save $100 by registering before March 16.

For detailed program information, visit: http://www.tispcongress.org/TISPschedule.html

To secure exhibit space, visit: http://www.tispcongress.org/TISPexhibit.html

Participate in ASCE’s Salary Survey

ASCE members have the opportunity to become one of the more than 16,000 engineers who have participated in the Engineering Income and Salary Survey.  Member participation is essential to the Survey’s continued success because it ensures the compensation database continues offering official and robust civil engineering data across the country. 

Participating members not only receive a free report with the current salary information for their engineering grade and region, but they will be entered to win one of 10 $100 Visa Gift Cards.  Plus, ASCE members can download a copy of the updated ASCE Guidelines for Engineering Grades at no cost.

Members can enter their salary data or use the online Salary Survey by visiting www.asce.org/salaries.

Save Your Members From Dues Arrears

Attention Section and Branch leaders – Members who have not renewed their 2007 dues will fall into arrears April 1.  Members in arrears will no longer receive Civil Engineering magazine and ASCE News, plus, they will lose all their valuable ASCE benefits including:

 

• Section Officer/Committee Chair participation
• Membership in a Section/Branch
• Member-only discounts on ASCE products and services
• Opportunities to participate in Government and Public Relations programs like ASCE’s Key Contact Program

 

Section and Branch leaders, please be sure that your dues have been paid so that you are not placed in dues "arrears."

 

Direct these at-risk members to renew online at www.asce.org/renewal or call (800) 548-ASCE (2723).

Time is Running Out To Recruit New Members and Win a $50 Visa Gift Card

Members who recruit their peers and colleagues before March 31 could win one of 10 $50 Visa Gift Cards.

Remember, each person sponsored who joins ASCE earns an entry into the drawing. The more people members recruit, the more opportunities they have to win.

The Member-Get-A-Member Drive helps civil engineers find their professional home with ASCE.  For more information, visit www.ascedrive.org.

FTP Hint: Membership Drop Date Approaching

Members who have not renewed their 2006 dues will be dropped from the membership rolls March 16.  In addition, March will be the last month to receive Civil Engineering magazine and ASCE News for members who have not paid their 2007 dues. These members will be placed in “arrears” status in April and will no longer receive any of the benefits of ASCE membership.

You can use your membership data to help encourage your members to renew their membership as soon as possible to avoid being dropped. Field “AU,” titled “Last National Dues Paid Year,” indicates the last year a member paid dues. Any member that does not have “2005, ”“2006” or “2007” in this column will be dropped in March.

There are four easy ways for members to renew:

 

1. Go to www.asce.org/renewal
2. Call (800) 548-ASCE (2723) or (703) 295-6300
3. Return one of the renewal forms they received in the mail
4. Fax one of the renewal forms they received in the mail with credit card information to (703) 295-6333

 

Get Your Local Students Involved

ASCE’s recent student survey showed that only 30 percent of students have been contacted by a Section or Branch.  March is the perfect time to host an event, like a career fair, with the ASCE Student Chapter near you. 

Hold your next Section or Branch meeting on campus and invite them to attend.  Your meetings are excellent networking opportunities for students, plus, you have the opportunity to share your positive ASCE experiences and illustrate the value of advancing once they’ve graduated.

 

>>Download an ASCE PowerPoint, complete with talking points, to present to Students.

Important Honors and Awards Deadlines Approaching

April 1 is the deadline for the Harold R. Peyton Award for Cold Regions Engineering nominations. The Peyton recognizes a Society member who has made outstanding contributions to cold regions engineering or to a basic understanding of cold environments, including dissemination of knowledge of cold climate technology through publishing innovative technical or research papers. Comprehensive information about this award can be found at www.asce.org/awards. The Honors and Awards program is also accepting nominations for other 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?"

In recent years ASCE has been coordinating an effort to gather donated technical publications and ship them abroad to developing countries. Last year the Society sent more than 10,000 publications and other texts related to civil engineering from its archives to Iraq. Although ASCE members and others have been more than willing to contribute technical materials, the shipping expenses have limited the effort.  Modest funds to offset shipping costs would go a long way in ensuring that more donations are accepted and delivered to countries in need. 

Thanks to the Robert B. Lea Fund, which was established in 1969 to support the Society’s international activities, ASCE has secured enough funds to offset  some of the cost of shipping donated technical materials overseas. The Lea Donations Program, which is being administered by ASCE’s International Activities Committee, aims to assist countries in enhancing their technical capabilities by supplying literature to schools, organizations, teachers and students. 

Those wishing to contribute technical materials to the Lea Donations Program or to obtain additional information should contact Michael Sanio at (703) 295-6116 or msanio@asce.org.

Engineers Without Borders-USA (EWB-USA) announced its 2007 International Conference will be held April 12-14 at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

The theme of the third annual conference, “Bringing Resources Together to Build Vital Communities,” will focus on new concepts, technologies and long-range planning processes for strengthening worldwide collaborative efforts to improve quality of life in developing communities. The conference will focus on combining public health issues with engineering solutions; linking to resources in world community service learning; and concentrating on ethnographic issues, economics, effective long-term planning, education and implementation.

Christopher Flavin, president of the World Watch Institute, will deliver the opening keynote entitled “Upcoming and Innovative Trends in Development for Global Sustainability.” Dr. Paul Brandt-Rauf from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, will close the conference with a keynote entitled “The Global Challenge of Sustainable Development: Public Health Engineering Without Borders: Bangladesh Case Study.”

The three-day EWB-USA conference will bring together engineering professionals and students who share the vision that they can change the world by building, teaching and learning one community at a time.A single-track agenda will allow every attendee to work on strategies looking into the future of world rural development and future sustainability practices. In addition, the three-day conference will include opportunities for networking, an exhibition hall highlighting projects from one of the fastest growing humanitarian organizations in the United States, and interactive workshops designed to give participants an opportunity to gain hands-on experience.

Additional information and registration details can be found online at www.ewb-usa.org.

Engineers Without Borders - USA™ – is a nonprofit organization established to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life.  EWB-USA develops holistic and systemic solutions to the communities it serves. Since its founding in 2001, EWB-USA has grown to include more than 3,000 members who are involved in 135 diverse projects located in more than 30 countries worldwide – including Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Thailand, Haiti, Belize, Nicaragua and Peru.                                            

For groups looking to raise funds or generate interest from members and non-members alike, a prize drawing or raffle may seem to be the ideal solution. Unfortunately, many of these groups are unaware that such games of chance are subject to strict regulations at both the federal and state level, and sponsorship of a prize drawing may put the organization in violation of these laws.

As a general rule, the laws of all 50 states and the District of Columbia prohibit private parties from sponsoring promotions that qualify as “lotteries.” Lotteries are defined to include the following three elements: 1) a prize; 2) distribution of the prize determined by the element of chance; and 3) payment of money or some other form of consideration as a requirement for entry in the promotion.

Of course, local groups, school clubs and booster organizations across the country run drawings that may in fact be illegal lotteries, and state law enforcement has neither the time nor the inclination to pursue all these small-time violations. But an organization wishing to participate in a lawful prize promotion should consider the following options.

Sweepstakes

One method by which an organization may sponsor a legal prize drawing is to remove the element of consideration. In a sweepstakes drawing, the organizer may request donations in exchange for contest entries or may provide entries upon purchase of another item; however, the contest promotions must make clear that no purchase is necessary to receive an entry and the organizer must publicize the means by which entrants can receive a free entry.

While the sweepstakes method of organizing a drawing seems fairly straightforward, in practice this is not the case. In the first place, the “consideration” requirement applies to past purchases as well as current ones. For example, a membership organization cannot hold a sweepstakes which is only open to members of that group; in such a case, the membership fee will be deemed “past consideration” for entry into the drawing. Second, several states have enacted statutes placing additional requirements on organizations wishing to hold a sweepstakes. In Florida and New York, for example, organizations are required to register a sweepstakes where the prize exceeds $5,000 in value, and many states require certain disclosures to be made about the contest or restrict the use of certain language in promotional material.

Most importantly, use of mail, telephone or any broadcast medium to promote the sweepstake makes the contest subject to federal regulations protecting consumers against misleading or deceptive advertising. These regulations require a sweepstakes promoter to make a number of disclosures about the contest, including the odds, the value of the prizes and contact information for parties wishing to receive the official rules or the names of contest winners.  

Contests

A second means of creating a prize promotion that is not an illegal lottery is to remove the element of chance; that is, by awarding the prize based on some demonstration of skill. For example, a prize can be awarded to the individual who recruits the most new members during a membership drive, or to the person who achieves the best score at a charity bowling tournament. However, a contest sponsor must ensure that the “skill” being demonstrated is in fact a valid skill. A prize awarded to the individual who most closely guesses the number of jelly beans in a jar is not a contest of skill, and such a contest may again run afoul of state regulations against lotteries. Furthermore, some states have chosen to impose regulations on contests as well, such as Arizona, which requires registration with the state attorney general’s office for certain types of contests.

Charitable Raffles

Finally, many states provide an exception to the general proscription on lotteries for events deemed a “charitable raffle.” A raffle includes a prize distributed by chance where participants have paid some form of consideration to enter; therefore, in all respects it meets the definition of the word “lottery.” However, many states have chosen to allow certain organizations to sponsor raffles for the purpose of generating charitable funds.

Unfortunately, the charitable raffle exception is not available to organizations in all areas of the country. Several states—among them, Arkansas, Hawaii, Utah and Wyoming—have enacted regulations that prohibit even charitable raffles from occurring within the state. Still other states place tight restrictions on the types of organizations that qualify for such events; e.g., in Virginia, an organization must have been registered to do business in Virginia for a period of three years, must have at least 50 percent of its membership consist of Virginia residents, and must be approved by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to make charitable solicitations.

Finally, because such raffles contain all the required elements to be deemed lotteries, state regulation of these events tends to be more extensive than for sweepstakes or contests. Such regulation is likely to include necessary disclosures to contest entries, reporting requirements to state officials and/or restrictions on the monetary value of the prizes awarded.

Conclusion

In most U.S. states, prize drawings may be a viable means for a nonprofit organization to generate funds; however, careful attention to federal laws and the laws of the individual state is necessary to ensure the legality of a particular promotion. Groups wishing to run a prize drawing are advised to consult their state attorney general’s office for state-specific information. For those seeking general information about state raffle and lottery regulation, Web sites such as http://www.ticketprinting.com/raffle_tickets/raffleticketlaws.aspx provide a good starting point for additional research.

If you have questions about this article, or about any legal matter concerning your ASCE Section or Branch, please contact Tom Smith, ASCE General Counsel, at (800) 548-2723 x6061 (e-mail: tsmith@asce.org) or Tara Hoke, Assistant General Counsel, at (800) 548-2723 x6151 (thoke@asce.org).

·  April 3 ~ Noon - 1:30 p.m. Eastern time 
How To Plan Your Projects Effectively, Part II

·  April 4 ~ Noon - 1 p.m. Eastern time

Improved Project Communication: Within and Outside of the Project Team

·  April 5 ~ Noon - 1:30 p.m. Eastern time

Design of Masonry Shear Walls   New Webinar

·  April 10 ~ Noon - 1 p.m.  Eastern time
Lessons Learned, Traffic Calming, Part II

·  April 11 ~ Noon - 1 p.m. Eastern time
Critical Path Method: Introduction to the Method and Software

·  April 17 ~ Noon - 1:30 p.m. Eastern time
Design of Steel Lintels in Masonry Walls New Webinar

·  April 12 ~ Noon - 1:30 p.m. Eastern time
Wind and Seismic Retrofit of Buildings

·  April 18 ~ Noon - 1 p.m.  Eastern time
Mentoring: Implementing a Program in Your Organization

·  April 19 ~ Noon - 1:30 p.m. Eastern time
Designing Bicycle Facilities

 

·  April 24 ~ Noon - 1:30 p.m.  Eastern time
Tort Liability: The Public Agency Perspective, Part I

·  April 25 ~ Noon - 1 p.m. Eastern time
Developing Effective Teams

March 16:   Members who have not paid 2006 dues are dropped from ASCE membership.

April 1:

• Nominations due for Harold R. Peyton Award for Cold Regions Engineering
• Members who have not paid 2007 dues fall into arrears

 

April 25: Outstanding Projects and Leaders Gala, Ronald Reagan Building and    International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.

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

June 1:

• Deadline for submission for the Outstanding Section and Branch Web Award Competition
• Nominations due for Ralph B. Peck Award and H. Bolton Seed Medal

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. 1:

• Nomination deadline for Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award (OCEA)
• Nomination deadline for Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL)

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, and 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.

Feb. 1:

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

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, A.M.ASCE	Managing Director, Strategic, Geographic, and International Initiatives	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

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