July 1, 2009

• ASCE Election Update-Vote Now
  
  Membership
  
  Honors and Awards
  
  ACT: Ask Counselor Tara
  
  Your Opportunity to Serve on a Professional Practice Committee
  
  Save the Date for the Seventh Annual Community Service Event!
  
  Outreach Has Its Rewards! Take the Survey and You Could Win an iPod Classic!
  
  Pre-College Outreach Program Uses Social Networking to Bolster Outreach Efforts
  
  Summer Opportunities to Meet Elected Officials
  
  History and Heritage Committee Invites Landmark Nominations
  
  Geo-Institute Welcomes Two New Chapters
  
  Extended Discounts on Online Distance Learning Courses!
  
  The Disaster Experience Workshop
  
  Conferences
  
  Continuing Education Webinars
  
  Mark Your Calendar
  
  Region Boards of Governors
  
  Committee on Geographic Units
  
  Executives
  
  Geographic Services Department
  
  Contact Information
  
• ASCE

E-signatures for accessing the ASCE election site have now been distributed to all voting members who had a valid e-mail address on file as of May 15.  In addition, paper ballots were mailed to all voting members by the election vendor on June 15.

ASCE converted to a new association management system this year so we ask that you carefully review your ballot to ensure it is correct.  All eligible voting members will vote for the President-Elect and At-Large Director offices.  Depending on the Region in which you reside, you may also vote for Region Directors and/or Region Governors.

If you are a member of an Institute, you are entitled to vote for the Technical Region Director.  Members of the Environmental Water Resources Institute will also have access to vote for that Institute’s Vice President.

If you have not yet received your electronic e-signature or paper ballot, or if you believe your ballot is incorrect, please contact ASCE Customer Service at 800-548-2723 for assistance.  International members please call 703-295-6300.   You will need to provide a valid e-mail address in order to receive an e-signature.

The election will close on Aug. 13 at 5 p.m. eastern time.

Thank you for participating in the 2009 election.  Election results will be announced in SmartBrief, the e-newsletter and the ASCE home page as soon as possible following validation by the Tellers Committee on Aug. 17. 

Insights

Tell your members that a new Insights episode featuring Benedict R. Schwegler, Jr., Ph.D., M.ASCE, Vice President and Chief Scientist of Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) Research & Development is now posted at www.asce.org/insights.  In this episode, Ben talks about ways in which the civil engineering profession can best promote innovation and the challenges that must be overcome. He also discusses the biggest opportunities for the profession, traits that make civil engineers stand out and succeed, as well as his greatest accomplishments. 

 

Nominate an Outstanding Membership Champion

Your Section/Branch Membership Champion can be key in the success of your Membership Drive, as well as membership growth and retention.  Now is the time to recognize your Champion for his/her hard work by submitting a nomination for the 2009 Outstanding Membership Champion Award.

The winner and the Section, selected by the ASCE Membership Committee at its fall meeting, will each receive $250. 

Nomination forms are due Oct. 1 and are available online at http://www.asce.org/inside/files/doc/2009OutsMemChairNomForm2.doc or by contacting Curtis Nunley at 703-295-6198 or cnunley@asce.org.

 

Find the Payment Plan That’s Right for You

ASCE makes it easy for members to pay their dues each year.  Whether you’ve been affected by the economy or find it more convenient to pay your dues over the course of the year, ASCE has a plan to suit your needs. 

Simply call an ASCE Customer Service representative at 800-548-ASCE (2723) or 703-295-6300 and state that you’d like to pay your dues monthly or quarterly.  When your next payment is due, you’ll need to submit a check payable to ASCE Membership Dues and include your ASCE member ID number.  You may also set up your bank or credit card account to automatically make an online payment each month or quarter using a credit card. This works particularly well for members using the ASCE Bank of America credit card.

To setup your partial payments or for other questions related to your membership, contact ASCE at the number above or e-mail member@asce.org.

Get Your Copy of the 2009 Engineering Income and Salary Survey today

Thanks to your participation, the 2009 edition features the salary data of more than 18,000 engineers nationwide.  ASCE members will receive a substantial discount when purchasing an online subscription of the Survey.  Find out just how much the economy has affected civil engineers across the country, and use it to generate reports comparing salary trends based on categories in licensure, location, engineering grade and more.  Plus, HR professionals can use the tool to benchmark their company’s compensation strategy. 

ASCE Members-Only offer: Members purchasing a five-report run for $50 will receive five extra reports free.  That’s 10 reports for the price of five, a savings of $145 off the list price.  Visit www.asce.org/salaries to take advantage of this offer today.

           

West Virginia Section, Phoenix Branch Groups Receive Honors

Join ASCE in congratulating the winners of the 2009 Younger Member Group Awards! The West Virginia Section Younger Member Forum is being presented the Younger Member Group Award for Small Groups. The Phoenix Branch Younger Member Forum has been selected to receive the Younger Member Group Award for Large Groups. Letters of Commendation were also awarded to the Seattle Section Younger Member Forum and the Hawaii Section Younger Member Forum. These Younger Member Groups have been selected for services to and achievements on behalf of their Sections and Branches. The winners will receive their awards during the Leadership Luncheon at the 2009 Annual Conference in Kansas City, Mo.

Would you like to see your Section on Branch Younger Member Group recognized? Click here for rules and nomination guidelines for the 2010 selection cycle.

Read the Winning Mead Papers Online

The winning papers from the 2009 Mead contests are now available to read online.

Howard Lubliner, P.E., A.M.ASCE, of the Kansas Section, has been selected as the winner of the 2009 Daniel W. Mead Prize for Younger Members for his paper, “Is it Ethical for a Civil Engineer to Relax Design Standards to Achieve a Sustainable Design?” Click here to read the winning paper.  

 

Roshani J. Patel, S.M.ASCE, of the Los Angeles Section, San Luis Obispo Branch, has won the Daniel W. Mead Prize for Students for her paper, “A Sustainable Future.” Read the winning paper here.

 

Enter Local Projects for National Award

Open to all projects – local best project winners, runners-up or those not entered on the local level: Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award. This prestigious award brings national recognition and publicity for your project. The national finalists will be honored and the winner will be announced at the 2010 Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Awards Gala, which will be held in the Washington, D.C. area.

Nominations will be accepted until close of business on Oct. 1. Click here to download a nomination kit.

 

Section and Branch Members Named Award Winners

In recent months, ASCE has announced newly selected 2009 Society Award winners. These winners, recognized for excellence in papers, research and professional achievement, represent more than 20 ASCE Sections and Branches. View the full list of 2009 Society Award Winners here. To learn more about the Society Awards offered by ASCE, and for information on how to nominate members of your Section or Branch, visit www.asce.org/awards.

Counselor Tara,

Do Sections need to adopt written governance policies to comply with the new Form 990?

As mentioned in previous editions of the Section Informant, the primary federal income tax report for exempt organizations such as ASCE is the Internal Revenue Service Form 990.  This annual filing requires exempt organizations to provide a summary of the organization’s business activities as well as the funds received and spent in performing those activities. Tax-exempt organizations are also required by law to make available for public inspection their completed Form 990s for the three most recent years.

While most of the content of a Form 990 return does not directly relate to the reporting of income taxes to the IRS, the purpose of the form is to provide information to the IRS and the public at large about an organization’s financial health and its use of exempt funds. By requiring exempt organizations to make public disclosure on matters ranging from executive compensation to legislative activities, the Form 990 allows interested parties to make more informed decisions about whether a particular organization is behaving as a proper steward for the funds it receives from donations, membership funds, and other sources of revenue.

In 2008, the IRS implemented a sweeping change to Form 990, with an eye toward heightening the “public accountability” of the nation’s roughly 1.6 million exempt organizations. In addition to extending the reporting requirements to smaller organizations and providing for more detailed descriptions of an organization’s exempt activities, the IRS has also added a section requiring exempt groups to declare whether they have enacted written policies on issues the IRS deems critical to “good governance” of an organization.

The good governance policies include the following:

1.           Record retention: a procedure for retaining valuable print and electronic records related to the group’s activities and for destroying outdated records. This policy should also reflect the legal requirement to halt destruction of records if and when the organization believes they will be relevant to a pending legal action.

2.           Whistleblowing: a procedure for reporting and investigating fraudulent or unethical conduct by the organization and/or its staff and leadership

3.           Conflicts of interest: requiring the organization’s leadership to disclose financial or personal interests that have the potential to conflict with the individual’s ability to act in the best interest of the exempt organization

4.           Joint ventures: ensuring that any joint activities undertaken by a non-profit in partnership with other nonprofit or for-profit entities will be consistent with the non-profit’s exempt purposes

While it is not strictly mandatory for an exempt organization to adopt these written policies, ASCE believes compliance is a valuable opportunity for our Society to demonstrate its commitment to the highest possible standard of service to the civil engineering profession. Many of these policies have long been in place at the corporate level at ASCE’s national headquarters; however, in April of this year, the ASCE Board of Direction formally adopted its corporate policies as official Society policies.

In keeping with the Society’s commitment to “good governance,” ASCE is now asking its Section Boards to adopt similar policies with respect to Section activities. These policies may be viewed: [Record Retention], [Whistleblowing], [Conflicts of Interest], [Joint Ventures].  The deadline for adopting these policies for reporting on this year’s Form 990 is Sept. 30; therefore, we ask that the Section Boards take action on these policies before that date. ASCE will follow up on this subject with a mailing to Section officers in the near future.

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 ext. 6061 (e-mail: tsmith@asce.org) or Tara Hoke, Assistant General Counsel, at 800-548-2723 ext. 6151 (thoke@asce.org).

Would you like to get more involved in ASCE and improving the practice of civil engineering?  ASCE’s Committee on Professional Practice (CPP) is looking for new full and corresponding members to serve on five of its thirteen constituent committees: Committee on Business Practices, Committee on Continuing Education, Committee on Employment of Civil Engineers, Committee on Licensure and Ethics, and Committee on Peer Review for Public Agencies.  Visit http://www.asce.org/professional/ to learn more about these committees and available positions.

 Contact Melissa Prelewicz at mprelewicz@asce.org by July 17.  Please indicate your committee of interest and submit a brief resume as an attachment.

Please join us on Sunday, Nov. 1, for the seventh annual community service event at the ASCE Annual Civil Engineering Conference in Kansas City, Mo.  You will help us leave a lasting legacy in the city that is hosting this year's conference.  This year we are working with Hands on Kansas City, a non-profit organization that makes meaningful volunteer opportunities more accessible to active people with busy schedules.  Our site is Heartland Therapeutic Riding, Inc., a non-profit organization that provides equine-assisted therapy through the movement of and human interaction with the horse.  For further details, contact professional@asce.org.  For descriptions of the six previous efforts: Nashville, 2003; Baltimore, 2004; Los Angeles, 2005, Chicago, 2006; and Orlando, 2007, Pittsburgh 2008, go to ASCE’s Community Service web site at http://www.asce.org/professional/commservice/ and click on Volunteer Community Service Events. The Web site also contains pictures that show our volunteers in action and the finished work on facilities from coast to coast. 

ASCE wants to hear from you!  The Pre-College Outreach Program is launching its first online questionnaire for outreach volunteers to solicit member feedback and get a better picture of  ASCE Pre-College Outreach volunteerism around the country.

Your  responses will help ASCE strengthen our network of volunteers.  Take the survey!  Responses will be accepted through September 30, 2009.  Members who complete the entire survey will be entered in a drawing to receive an iPod Classic pre-loaded with the full season of Design Squad videos to help inspire your educational outreach events. ASCE will share results from the survey and announce the lucky iPod winners in October. (Apple is not a participant or sponsor in this program.)

 

Bolster  your  pre-college outreach efforts  with ASCE 's  Pre-College Outreach Facebook group and Flickr !   Get started with ASCE’s new Pre-College Outreach Web page and connect with others engaged in this fun and rewarding educational initiative. The Web site features profiles of pre-college outreach champions and events around the country and provides readers a glimpse of outreach in action. Links to ASCE’s Pre-College Outreach Facebook group, and Flickr may also be accessed from the site.

There are two very important events in the lives of your Representatives and Senators this summer.  No, not votes on a new transportation plan or health care reform (although both are important), but the 4th of July and August District Work Periods!  The first runs from about June 27 (depending on vote schedules) through July 5 and the second runs Aug.t 1 (again, depending on votes) through Sept. 7.  Plan now to take advantage of these opportunities to visit with your lawmakers without making a trip to Washington, D.C. 

Tips to get you started:

• Check local media and/or your elected officials’ Web sites for Town Hall Meetings, local appearances and office hours – these are great opportunities to meet lawmakers in a casual setting and pose a few questions to start a dialog.
• Gather a small group (no more than five) of Section or Branch members to request a Back Home Visit – visit http://www.asce.org/pressroom/publicpolicy/cfbkhome.cfm for more information or contact ASCE government relations for assistance at govwash@asce.org or 202-789-7850.
• For more tips and information, visit http://www.asce.org/keycontacts.

The History and Heritage Committee requests Sections planning to submit landmark nominations to do so as soon as possible. The HHC will be having its only face-to-face meeting for this coming year this fall, and prefers to review all nominations during this meeting.

If you have a nomination packet that is essentially complete and well documented (perhaps it is just missing the letter of support), the HHC recommends that you get the nomination in to ASCE Headquarters by Friday, Aug. 28. This will give the committee members time to review your packet.

Nominations may be in electronic format. If it is in electronic format, everything should be placed on a CD due to the size of the files. Ten copies of the CD should be submitted along with one print copy of the nomination. If you cannot submit the nomination in electronic format, please send 10 print copies instead. Please send everything to: Carol Reese. staff contact, HHC, ASCE Headquarters, 1801 Alexander Bell Dr, Reston, VA 20191.

The East Central Florida Geo-Institute Chapter and the St. Louis Geo-Institute Chapter were approved by the G-I Board during its Spring teleconference on June 3, 2009. At publication, G-I now has 11 chapters: Alabama, Boston, Delaware Valley, East Central Florida, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, San Antonio, St. Louis, and Texas. ASCE encourages Section/Branch Geotechnical Groups to convert to G-I Chapters. The simple

process is posted on the G-I Web site at http://content.geoinstitute.org/groups/index.html. Benefits of affiliating with the G-I are also posted, as is a PowerPoint presentation.

 

ASCE Continuing Education has extended Special Discounts on Online Distance Learning Courses!

Order any of the On-Demand, Online Courses listed here and Save 15% through September 30, 2009.

Enter Promotional Code ASCE15 at checkout

Please note, discount cannot be combined with any other offer used on Exam Review Courses

The Disaster Experience
Friday, July 31, 2009
Austin Community College
Austin, TX
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Cost - $100 ASCE and IAEM Members / $150 Non-Member

The Disaster Experience is a highly interactive workshop that will highlight the symbiotic and interdependent relationship between engineers and emergency managers. Every disaster is not created equally and this experience has been designed to place participants in a full lifecycle of a disaster situation, from understanding our vulnerabilities and the contributing factors of a built environment, the limitations of preparedness and situational awareness, the multi-discipline issues of response, and the challenges of effective recovery and mitigation. Participants will make the critical decisions any organization will have to make — and deal with the consequences of — those decisions.

At the completion of the session, attendees will understand the importance of managing the socially constructed risks of our built environment; appreciate the criticality of the engineer emergency management relationship; and foster key relationships with industry professionals before the next disaster.

Session participants will:

• Create a situational awareness of the socially constructed risks of our built environment;
• Understand the basic principles that guide the professions of emergency management and engineering and how they apply to critical infrastructure;
• Recognize the symbiotic relationship between engineers and emergency managers;
• Understand how emergency managers and engineers can utilize their skill sets to create an effective tool for comprehensive emergency management practices;
• Discuss lessons learned from both previously experienced disasters and future disasters that could mitigate consequences and
• Learn how to collectively get involved locally and utilize their skills and expertise in future disasters.
  

Register Online (coming soon)

Learn to Lead with ASCE’s Short Courses

The industry is changing.  Well-trained leaders will be crucial in guiding the future of the profession.  This year, ASCE’s 139th Annual Civil Engineering Conference in Kansas City, Mo is offering three pre-conference short courses that will help you play a part in shaping the industry.  Attend one of these sessions where you will learn how to master risk and uncertainty, become a better contract negotiator, a more effective communicator, and how to not just manage, but lead your company into the future.  Take this opportunity to hone the skills you will need to be the leader of tomorrow.

Join ASCE from Oct. 29-31, in Kansas City, Mo.  Visit www.asceannualconference.org for conference details.

Hot Topics and Cool Events at the 14th Conference on Cold Regions Engineering

 

The 14th Conference on Cold Regions Engineering, to be held Aug. 30-Sept. 2 in Duluth, Minn., features a technical program on hot topics related to how prolonged cold weather affects the ways civil engineers perform their jobs. Opportunities to network with colleagues and tour local engineering feats in action round out the schedule.

The technical program features sessions on the environment, pipelines, roads, frost action, infrastructure, construction, railroads, structures, winter ice, and airports.

Networking events include an Awards Luncheon, the Ice Breaker Reception, and a Gala Conference Banquet. Attendees can congratulate peers on their accomplishments at the Awards Luncheon, then plan to reconnect with old friends and network with new ones at the Ice Breaker Reception. The Gala Conference Banquet will feature a taste of Northern Minnesota cuisine.

Exciting tours are planned to the Thompson Energy Center, Minnesota’s largest hydroelectric plant; the Ulland Brothers, Inc. basalt quarry; the new civil engineering classroom under construction at the University of Minnesota Duluth; and area landmarks such as the Aerial Lift Bridge and Skyline Parkway.

To register, please visit: http://content.asce.org/conferences/coldregions2009.

 

 

Register Now for the 2009 Electrical Transmission and Substation Structures Conference

 

Registration is now open for the Nov. 8-12 Electrical Transmission and Substation Structures Conference in Ft. Worth, Texas.

The Conference is sure to sizzle with 36 technical sessions on research and practice; networking opportunities at evening social events and refreshment breaks; a pre-conference workshop on designing transmission line structure foundations; an exhibit hall full of state-of-the art products and new technologies; and tours to area manufacturing facilities for a look at what’s new in pole and cable technology, as well as hot-dip galvanizing facilities at some sites. The tours offer a unique opportunity to glimpse state-of-the-art technology in action.

Companies sponsoring tours include Falcon Steel Company; FWT, Inc.; General Cable-BICC Brand Utility Products; Sabre Tubular Structures; and Valmont Industries, Inc. Attendees can participate in a morning tour, followed by a tour of a different facility in the afternoon. Tours include breakfast, lunch, or refreshment breaks onsite as well as round-trip transportation. Tours are free for full registrants, but pre-registration is required, and space is limited.

Don’t miss out! Register now at www.asce.org/conferences/ets09      

 

 

5th ASCE Forensic Engineering Congress

Nov. 11 – 14

Washington, D.C.

Come and listen to our renowned keynote speaker, Dr. Henry Petroski, Ph.D., P.E., Dist. M.ASCE, NAE, at the National Building Museum on Thursday, Nov. 12.  As the Technical Council on Forensic Engineering (TCFE) celebrates 25 years of service, we invite the public to join us as we reflect on a quarter century of construction pathology - understanding why and how structures fail.  To this end, an excellent program of workshops, and technical sessions have been assembled.

Register now for the early bird at: http://content.asce.org/conferences/forensics2009/registration.html.

 

Improving the Seismic Performance of

Existing Buildings and Other Structures

Dec. 9-11

San Francisco

Early Registration Now Open!

The challenges to improving the seismic performance of existing buildings and other structures are as broad and varied as the individual structures themselves. How should they be evaluated and strengthened? What assumptions were made? Were they built as designed, and if not, what modifications were made but possibly (probably) not documented?

This inaugural conference, organized by the Applied Technology Council and the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, is dedicated solely to improving the seismic performance of existing buildings and other structures and includes:  

4 Concurrent Tracks of Technical Sessions including papers on:

•  Improvements to Guidelines, Standards and Analysis Procedures

•  Seismic Performance and Rehabilitation of Non-Building Structures

•  Seismic Performance of Nonstructural Components

•  New Materials and Innovative Approaches for Seismic Rehabilitation

•  Innovative Approaches to Rehabilitation

•  Mitigation Policy Issues, Strategies and on Going Programs

•  Case Studies on Analysis and Rehabilitation

Four keynote plenary speakers and two luncheon speakers,over 25 poster displays are scheduled, and special thursday night black tie gala -Celebrating New Innovations in Seismic Strengthening Over the Last Decade.

Attend this first-ever conference and earn up to 18 PDHs!

Early Registration ends July 12

Register today and Save!

Visit the conference Web site for more details.

 

August 4 ~ Noon - 1:30 PM ET Practical Design of Bolted and Welded Steel Connections   (Structural)

August 5 ~ Noon - 1:30 PM ET Investigation and Repair of Wood Structures    (Structural)

August 6 ~ Noon - 1:30 PM ET Traffic Impact Studies     (Transportation)

August 7 ~ Noon - 1:00 PM ET Critical Path Method: Introduction to the Method and Software   (Management)

August 7 ~ 2 – 3:30 PM ET Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Geotechnical Engineering: Part I    (Geo)

 

August 11 ~ Noon - 1:30 PM ET If You Haven't Planned It - You Can't Control It     (Management)

August 12 ~ Noon - 1:30 PM ET Design for Lateral-Load Resistance in Structural Steel     (Structural)

August 13 ~ Noon - 1:30 PM ET Avoiding Problems in Masonry Construction      (Structural)

August 14 & August 21 ~ 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET How To Plan Your Projects Effectively - A Two Part Series     (Management)

August 14 ~ Noon - 1:30 PM ET Improving Safety at Railroad Crossings     (Transportation)

August 18 ~ Noon - 1:30 PM ET Specifying Lightweight Wood Trusses     (Structural)

August 19 ~ Noon - 1:30 PM ET Underpinning and Strengthening of Foundations     (Structural)

August 19 ~ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET Seismic Review 

August 20 ~ Noon - 1:30 PM ET Designing Bicycle Facilities      (Transportation)

August 21 ~ Noon - 1:30 PM ET Sustainable Water Management: Rainwater Collection Systems and Analysis   (Env/Hyd)

August 25 ~ Noon - 1:30 PM ET Design of Steel Lintels in Masonry Walls    (Structural)

August 26 ~ Noon - 1:30 PM ET Improving Pedestrian Crossing Safety at Uncontrolled Locations    (Transportation)

August 27 ~ Noon - 1:30 PM ET Strengthening Wood Beams and Joists    (Structural)

August 28 ~ Noon - 1 PM ET        Wildlife Crossings for Terrestrial Animals (Trans)

For a full listing of webinars, or to register for a webinar, please visit the Webinar Web Site.

 

Aug. 1:

• Nominations due for Younger Member Employer Recognition Award
• Submission deadline for the State Public Affairs Grant Activity Report

Aug. 15: Nomination deadline for Casagrande, Construction Management, Kapp, and Terzaghi awards

Sept. 1: Deadline for Outstanding Membership Champion Award

October 1: Nominations due for Citizen Engineer Award and Public Service   Award

Oct. 30: Nominations due for the National Outstanding Section/Branch Award

Oct. 31: Nominations due for the Workshops for Section and Branch Leaders

Nov. 1:

• Submission deadline for the Outstanding Section and Branch Newsletter Award

• Nomination deadline for the following awards: Arid Lands, Bartholomew, Bechtel Pipeline, Bechtel, Jr. Energy, Bickel, Biot, Can-Am, Cermak, Chow, History and Heritage, Computing in CE, Duke, Einstein, Freudenthal, Greeley, Shortridge Hardesty, Hering, Hilgard, Hinds, Hoffman, Horner, Howard, Hydraulic Structures, Innovation in CE, International Coastal, Laurie, Lin, Masters, Middlebrooks, Mindlin, Moffatt-Nichol, Moisseiff, Newmark, Norman, Peurifoy, President’s Medal, Reese, Rickey, Roebling, Hunter Rouse, Rowland, Scanlan, Smith, State-of-the-Art, Stevens, Surveying and Mapping, Tipton, Turner, von Karman, Wellington, Winter, Wisely.

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

             Region Annual Reports are due at ASCE World Headquarters

Jan. 15: Nomination deadline for Walter LeFevre Award

Feb. 1: Nomination deadline for Collingwood Prize, Edmund Friedman Young Engineer, Daniel Mead for Younger Members, Younger Member Group Award

March 1: Nomination deadline for Civil Government Award, Edmund Friedman

Professional Recognition Award, Daniel W. Mead Prize for Students, John I. Parcel-Leif J. Sverdrup Civil Engineering Management Award.

June 1:

• Deadline for submission for the Outstanding Section and Branch Web Award Competition
• Nominations due for Ralph B. Peck Award, The Professional Practice Ethics and Leadership Award, and H. Bolton Seed Medal

Region 10—Sections Outside the United States