October 2006

• Capital Branch of Nevada Section Joins Forces with Carson City School District for Outreach Programs
  
  Volunteers Needed!  Let's Make a Difference in Chicago!
  
  Region at a Glance--REGION 9
  
  Check Out ASCE's Podcast!
  
  Do You Have a Breakthrough Invention?
  
  Membership
  
  2007 Conferences
  
  Calls for Expressions of Interest in Building Envelope Issues
  
  Continuing Education Webinars
  
  Mark Your Calendar!
  
  Region Board 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

The Capital Branch of the Nevada Section is excited and proud to be involved with the Carson City School District in its fourth annual West Point Bridge Design Competition and its second annual Futuristic Cities Program.  Each year’s bridge competition has involved a minimum of four local middle schools and will this year also involve high school students.  The Futuristic Cities Program has scaled down the “Future Cities” guidelines in an effort to cater to elementary school students.  Last year’s event was a huge success, involving two local elementary schools and over 50 students…promoting participation over competition.

These Capital Branch efforts, spearheaded by Joe Cacioppo, P.E. (Past President of the Capital Branch, current Nevada Section Treasurer, and Vice-President of Resource Concepts, Inc., a local civil engineering and resource management firm) aim to introduce civil engineering to elementary and middle school students.  The thought is that if we wait until high school, many students already have career paths in mind. 

The Capital Branch offers cash prizes for the bridge competition’s first, second and third place teams of each participating school.  Each first place team then competes in a proctored final competition where the grand prize winning team is awarded an additional cash prize.  All participants are awarded certificates.  The Futuristic Cities program is not a contest.  All participants receive a certificate for their participation.  The schools are already inquiring about this year’s events!

 

 

 

The ASCE Committee on Volunteer Community Service, the Illinois Section, and Rebuilding Together®, an organization devoted to revitalizing houses for low-income homeowners, proudly announce their fourth annual community service event at the Annual Conference. 

This year we will be working with the Valentine Boys and Girls Club to make a difference for youth in Chicago.  Our goal is to improve the functionality and appearance of the Club.  The work scope includes painting, replacing ceiling and floor tiles, removing cabinets, and repairing library book shelves.

The Valentine Boys and Girls Club is located at 3400 South Emerald Avenue in Chicago, Illinois and serves over 2,000 members annually.  The mission of the club is to enable all young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens.  Programs at the Valentine Boys and Girls Club include an after school program, homework help, computers, arts and crafts, sports, swimming, exercise, tutoring, mentoring, prevention/intervention programs, and daycare.

Important facts you need to know:

• Where:  Valentine Boys and Girls Club, 3400 South Emerald Avenue, Chicago, IL
• Date:  Sun. Oct. 22
• Time:  7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Meals:  Breakfast and lunch will be provided
• Transportation:  Since this event is in conjunction with the Annual Conference, a shuttle bus will pick-up participants at 7:30 a.m. at the Westin Chicago River North Hotel.  The site is about a 30 minute drive from the hotel.  Participants will be returned to the hotel by 5:00 p.m.  Additional transportation may be arranged back to the Westin.
• Ceremony:  A brief ceremony at noon will acknowledge the efforts of ASCE, Rebuilding Together®, and the Valentine Boys and Girls Club.
• Skills:  People with all skill levels are welcome.  Let us know if you have specific skills or experience in carpentry or painting.

 

Don’t miss this opportunity to put your engineering skills to work for a good cause and help us make a difference in Chicago! 

If you are interested in participating, please contact Alicia Karwoski at 800-548-2723 ext. 6324 or akarwoski@asce.org.  

Prepared by Carl L. Blum, P.E., F.ASCE

Chair – Region 9 Board of Governors

As  part of ASCE’s recent Governance Restructuring,  9 Domestic Regions were created (Replacing 4 Zones and 15 Districts).  Region 9 (California) was formed on Oct. 26, 2005.  This is a brief report on the progress made during this first year of organization and operations.

Region 9 is governed by a seven-member Board of Governors.  During this first year it was made up of three existing National Directors (John Pulver, P.E., Karl Longley, P.E. and Carl Blum P.E. – the Chair for the first year), and four Governors representing the four Sections in California (Chuck Spinks, P.E. – San Diego, Mike Thornton, P.E. – Los Angeles, Jennifer Epp, P.E. – Sacramento,  Larry Pulley P.E. – San Francisco).

We met on a monthly basis, with three of the meetings being face to face and the others being Conference Calls.  We continued two efforts that were already in existence from the former CASCE (California Society of Civil Engineers). CASCE was basically a coordinating group comprised of one representative from each of California’s four Sections.

The efforts continued with a Disaster Response preparedness team (i.e. ASCE members trained and ready to help during disasters here in California) and an annual ASCE Legislative Day at the State Capitol.

We significantly expanded a state level awards program, prepared a Report Card on the states Infrastructure, set up committees to look into better ways to serve all 17,00 ASCE members in California and to explore the possibility of having a Region 9 Annual Conference.

We set up a Region 9 Web site (www.region9.asce.org), put together a comprehensive roster that will include all Region 9, Section ,Branch, YMF and Student Chapter leaders, National Committee members who live in Region 9, and Institute leaders who live in Region 9.

We began what will be an ongoing liaison with the State Board of Registration, established a policy for helping fund State Historical Civil Engineering Monuments, and are working on guidelines to better coordinate with National conferences and seminars that are held here in Region 9.

During our Legislative Day at the State Capitol in February, we pushed for Infrastructure funding to address the deteriorating and inadequate infrastructure in our state. We recently studied and passed resolutions supporting the Infrastructure Funding measures on our state’s November ballot.  

The first elected Region 9 Governor (Mark Creveling, P.E. –San Diego Section) and the first “At-Large” Appointed Governor (Harvey Gobas. P.E.) were chosen.  They will replace Chuck Spinks, P.E. and Carl Blum, P.E. on the Board of Governors.  John Pulver, P.E. will take over as chair for 2006-07 and Larry Pulley, P.E. will be the Vice Chair.

With the help of two members from the ASCE National Task Committee on Strategic Planning (Blaine Leonard. P.E. and Don Sepulveda. P.E.), our past National President (Bob Bein, P.E.) and two of our Sections In-coming Presidents (John Morris, P.E – Los Angeles, and David Schwegel, P.E.- Sacramento),  we looked into the future and developed the highest priority issues on which we will focus in the next five years.

This “first year” Board of Governors has worked hard to help bridge the gap between ASCE National and the local Sections and Branches.  With more of “the action” taking place “closer to home”,  all 17,000+ ASCE members in Region 9 should have a better sense of the great value that ASCE membership brings to the civil engineering profession and through their profession to their individual careers.

ASCE’s podcast, “Civil E. Speaking”, keeps coming out with new and interesting episodes.  Visit http://www.asce.org/podcasts to check it out.  Most recently we have gone over the new developments in dam safety, rehabilitation and repair.  If you have any questions you want answered, or any show ideas you can send an email to govwash@asce.org or call our new listener hotline at 202-789-7853.

 

Have you been crafting the next great Modern Marvel of the 21st century? The History Channel® and the National Inventors Hall of Fame® present the Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge. You could win a $25,000 grant and a national showcase for your invention. Enter by Nov. 20, 2006 at

www.History.com/invent. Be inspired! Watch Modern Marvels Wednesdays starting at 8pm/7c only on The History Channel.

Thank You to All Who Participated

ASCE’s Membership Division would like to thank those who joined us Sept. 14 for the annual webinar presentation, “Section and Branch Best Practices.”  With a record number of registrants and attendees, we were delighted to introduce new officers to membership resources aimed at delivering insightful knowledge and innovative solutions, while avoiding membership pitfalls.  Please contact us with any further membership questions at bholzwart@asce.org.

Members Who Renew Early Could Win Great Prizes

Members renewing their 2007 ASCE membership now could win a 30GB iPod Video or other great prizes.  Plus, members can be entered twice by renewing online or three times by using their ASCE credit card.  Remind your members of the personal and professional resources ASCE offers that help them meet their career goals.  Members can renew online by going to www.asce.org/renewal and check out prizes and early renewal drawing dates at www.asce.org/renewal/renewalprize.cfm

2006 Member-Get-A-Member Winner

Lori Mariko Nishida from Aiea, Hawaii was named the 2006 Member-Get-A-Member Winner. Lori, an Associate Member and Membership Committee Chair of the Hawaii Section, was awarded $700 for being this year's top recruiter. The 2007 Campaign, set to kickoff later this month, will feature a new theme with outstanding prizes for participating members. Remember, each recruit who joins earns their sponsor an entry in the quarterly drawing. Help colleagues discover why ASCE has become your professional home.

Shop Great ASCE Gift Store Sales at the Annual Conference

Do your members need another reason to attend the 2006 Annual Conference?  The ASCE Gift Store will be on site introducing new items and featuring classic ASCE apparel at low sale prices.  Reflecting pride in your profession and Society, the store presents new long and short-sleeve button downs, Cutter and Buck polos and pen and pencil sets.  Or, dress down with vintage casual items like sweatshirts, tees, polos, hat-tee combos, windbreakers and jackets, all at a significant discount.  These items make great speaker gifts too.  Or, direct your members to the ASCE Gift Store online at www.asce.org/giftstore.

Section/Branch Membership Retention/FTP Tip

Section and Branch officers have access to FTP data on new members. Use this data to contact new members, welcoming them to ASCE and your Section or Branch:

 

• Send a “welcome” e-mail, letter or postcard.
• Explain the benefits of membership in your Section or Branch.
• Invite them to your next meeting, program or activity.
• Introduce new members who attend meetings, programs or activities.

 

Remember – members won’t automatically renew their membership each year – they need to see the value of being an ASCE Section or Branch member!

For more information on the FTP data, contact Michael Cook at 703.295.6121 or mcook@asce.org.

Important Deadline Approaching

Don’t miss the November 1 deadline to nominate your candidate for many Society awards.  For complete information on the ASCE Honors and Awards program and to download nomination forms, visit www.asce.org/awards.   

2007 Ports™ “30 Years of Sharing Ideas…1977-2007”: Registration and Preliminary Program coming in October! Join us March 25-28, 2007 in San Diego.  This will be the eleventh in a series of international port and harbor development specialty conferences held on a tri-annual basis.  The conference will feature technical short courses, plenary session, concurrent technical sessions, exhibition and technical field tours to sites of interest in San Diego Harbor.  For additional information visit us at:  http://www.portsconference.org

Coastal Sediments 07:   Registration and Preliminary Program coming soon!  Be sure to join us in New Orleans, May 13-17, 2007 for an international exchange of information among coastal engineers, geologists, marine scientists, shallow water oceanographers and others interested in the physical processes of coastal sediments transport and morphology change.  For additional information visit us at:  http://www.asce.org/conferences/cs07

The Architectural Engineering Institute of ASCE (AEI) is exploring the level of interest in building envelope issues among the general ASCE membership.  In locations where a significant level of interest exists, AEI is considering starting local Architectural Engineering groups in cooperation with the ASCE Sections and Branches. AEI would appreciate it very much if Section and Branch Presidents could find out the level of interest in such topics among their members. If a reasonable level of interest exists, please contact Amar Chaker, Director of AEI at achaker@asce.org.

·  Wed., Nov. 1 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern Time
Two Key Tools for Leading: The Power of Feedback and Recognition

·  Thur., Nov. 2 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern Time
Road Crossing Structure Improvements to Accommodate Wildlife Passage

·  Tues. Nov. 7 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern Time
Data Base Design   New Webinar

·  Wed., Nov. 8 ~ 12 Noon - 1:30pm Eastern Time
Deterioration and Repair of Concrete New Webinar

·  Thur., Nov. 9 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern
Planning for Transportation Emergencies - Part II New Webinar

·  Tues., Nov. 14 ~ 12 Noon - 1:30pm Eastern Time
Designing Bicycle Facilities New Webinar

·  Thur., Nov. 16 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern Time
The Engineers' Survival Kit - Tips for Moving Ahead and Keeping Your Head while Practicing the "Art" of Engineering

·  Tues., Nov. 21 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern Time
Renovation of Steel-Framed Buildings

·  Tues., Nov. 28 ~ 12 Noon - 1:30pm Eastern Time
Improving Pedestrian Crossing Safety at Uncontrolled Locations New Webinar

·  Wed. Nov. 29 ~ 12 Noon - 1:30pm Eastern Time
Dealing with Difficult Behavior and Situations New Webinar

·  Thur. Nov. 30 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern Time
Seismic Design and Analysis of Embankment Dams -- The State of Practice New Webinar

·  Tues., Dec. 5 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern Time
Renovation of Building Façade

·  Wed., Dec. 6 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern Time
Leadership: Developing the Leader In You and Others, Part I

·  Thur., Dec. 7 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern
Traffic Incident Management New Webinar

·  Tues., Dec. 12 ~ 12 Noon - 1:30pm Eastern

An Introduction to Roadside Delineation and Safety Systems

·  Wed., Dec. 13 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern Time
Leadership: Developing the Leader In You and Others, Part II

·  Thur. Dec. 14 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern Time
Knowing My Style: Improving Productivity and Style Through Self-Knowledge

·  Tues., Dec. 19 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern Time
Renovation of Pre-Engineered Buildings

·  Wed., Dec. 20 ~ 12 Noon - 1:00pm Eastern Time
Project Work Plans: Why and How?

2006

 

Oct. 20:

• 7:00 p.m. – Gala Banquet with Honorary Member Induction Ceremony (Chicago)

Oct. 21:

• 8:00 a.m. – Annual Business Meeting and Presentation of Society Awards (Chicago)
• Younger Member Leadership Symposium (Chicago)
• Council of Presidents(Chicago)

Oct. 22:

• Council of Presidents/Leadership Breakfast (Chicago)

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: SPAG applications due

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

                     Region Annual Reports are due at ASCE World Headquarters

2007

Jan. 1: Membership Renewal Deadline

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

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.
• Nominations for Government Civil Engineer Award and Young Government Civil Engineer Award are due at ASCE World Headquarters.
• Nominations for Younger Member Group Award are due at ASCE World Headquarters

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

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

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

Blaine D. Leonard, P.E., F.ASCE	Chair, Zone IV Vice President (Regions 8 & 9)	bleonard@utah.gov
Anni H. Autio, P.E., M.ASCE	Zone I Vice President (Regions 1 & 2)	autioah@cdm.com
Randall S. Over, P.E., F.ASCE	Zone II Vice President (Region 4 & 5)	randall.over@mac.com
G. Nicholas Textor, P.E., F.ASCE	Zone III Vice President (Regions 3, 6, & 7)	Nick.Textor@cte.aecom.com
Leonard A. Cilli, AM.ASCE	Region 1	lengeotek@aol.com
Chuck W. Kopplin, P.E., M.ASCE	Region 3	chuck.kopplin@gasai.com
Chris Garlick, P.E., M.ASCE	Region 5	crgarlick@pbsj.com
Tony Chung-Gem Lau, P.E., M.ASCE	Region 8	tlau@hawaiipacificengineers.com
Michael J. Barton, P.E., M.ASCE	Region 8	michael.barton@hdrinc.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.

Region 10—Sections Outside the United States