May 7, 2008

• Practitioner and Faculty Advisor Training Workshop
  
  Membership
  
  Are You An Elected Official? ASCE Wants to Know!
  
  ASCE Conferences
  
  Continuing Education Courses
  
  Mark Your Calendar
  
  Region Boards of Governors
  
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• ASCE

The Committee on Student Activities (CSA) invites ASCE Student Chapter and International Student Group advisors to participate in the annual ASCE Practitioner and Faculty Advisor Training Workshop (PFATW). The PFATW is designed to enhance advisor effectiveness by:

• Providing the tools advisors need to help their student organization function;
• Creating a network of advisors;
• Developing leadership abilities; and
• Assisting advisors in understanding their roles with the student organization.

This year, the workshop will be held near ASCE Headquarters in Reston, Va., on August 8-9. Approximately 30 advisors will be selected to participate in the workshop.

Visit http://content.asce.org/student/pfatw.html to download a 2008 application. More information is available by contacting Student Services at 800-548-2723 ext. 6105 or student@asce.org.

 

Fire Up Your Recruiting Skills This Summer

ASCE is offering the perfect complement to your and your members’ summer barbeque plans: when you recruit new members between now and June 30, you'll earn one entry per new member for a chance to win an Omaha Steaks Steak Lovers’ Combo. Don't forget that members can also win a $25 American Express Gift card each month just for recruiting.

A special congratulations to our March Quarterly Grand Prize Winner of an iPod Touch, Arthur Carl Miller, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., L.S., D.WRE, F.ASCE – Central Pennsylvania Section. Visit the Member-Get-A-Member Web site to recruit your colleagues and peers online or print out applications to deliver to them personally. Fire up the grill and your recruiting skills; don’t miss this opportunity to bring in new members and win!

 

Membership Data Hint of the Month

Help Graduating Students Find the Path to ASCE

An estimated 7,000 ASCE Student Members will graduate in May, and not all of them will stick with civil engineering.  Today’s graduate faces both the decision to advance their ASCE membership, and whether or not to stay with civil engineering at all.

Talk to May grads in your area, tell them about your positive experiences with ASCE, and remind them about important benefits like:

 

• May grads can earn money for their student organization.  When students advance their membership before July 1, ASCE donates $10 of the $50 first-year dues back to their student organization, plus they’ll have access to the white paper 21 Ways to Jumpstart Your Civil Engineering Career.
• Only 27% of students know about the graduated dues scale, including 64% of officers according to a Student Member survey last year.  Tell students they won’t have to pay the full dues amount until they’ve been a member for five years.  In fact, when May grads advance and pay, they won’t owe dues again until Jan. 1, 2010.

 

Help local students make the right decision and demonstrate just how valuable, and fun, membership in ASCE can be.

Download a PowerPoint presentation to deliver to students in your area that highlights the benefits of ASCE membership. (http://content.asce.org/files/pdf/genericmembershippresentation-students.ppt)

ASCE is proud to announce a new partnership with Pearl Insurance Group, LLC

ASCE recently named Pearl Insurance Group, LLC as its new partner for all brokerage, administration, and marketing associated with its member insurance products.  Pearl – a nationally recognized third-party insurance administrator – was selected after a rigorous nine-month approval process.  Pearl’s duties will include premium billing and collection, claim coordination, customer service responsibilities, application processing, and sales and marketing.  The transition will be complete July 1 and affects all ASCE Group Insurance Plans, including the ASCE Professional Liability Plan.

Make sure your members know about this new and exciting transition. (http://www.pearlinsurance.com/news.cfm?ID=60)

 

Calling All Sections: Help ASCE Recognize Great Achievements

 

The search for those worthy of the elite member grade of Distinguished Member, Class of 2009, is currently open and your nominations are encouraged by the October 1 deadline.  An ASCE Distinguished Member is an ASCE Fellow or Member who has attained acknowledged eminence in some branch of engineering or in its related arts and sciences.  Potential candidates have a career of firsts, such as patents, or have worldwide reputations for outstanding work in their fields. Also being accepted until October 1 are nominations for OPAL (Outstanding Projects And Leaders) Awards.  For more information and applications, visit www.asce.org/awards.

WAYNE CLOUGH TO LEAD SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

On March 15 the Smithsonian Institution announced its selection of G. Wayne Clough, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE as its 12th secretary.   Dr. Clough has been president of Georgia Tech since 1994.  His research interests in geotechnical engineering, earthquakes and soil structure bring prestige to the Smithsonian’s educational mission.  His selection as Distinguished Member, Class of 2002, and OPAL winner for education in 2004 speak volumes about his stellar career.  To learn more about this landmark selection please visit www.asce.org/awards. 

COMING UP – INAUGURAL AWARD YEAR

The Raymond D. Mindlin Medal will be presented for the first time in 2009.  Named for Columbia Professor Raymond D. Mindlin, Ph.D., M.ASCE, who is best known for pioneering contributions to applied mechanics, the award recognizes the individual achievements of an outstanding researcher who has contributed in the field of applied solid mechanics.  Nominations are due November 1.  To learn more and to download necessary forms visit www.asce.org/awards. 

CALLING YOUNG RESEARCHERS

Nominations are invited for the 2009 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prizes.  Established in 1964, the Huber Prizes recognize ASCE members for notable achievements in research related to civil engineering.  Cutting across all disciplines, winning a Huber is often considered career-making.  Preference is given to younger members, generally under the age of 40, of early accomplishment who can be expected to continue fruitful careers in research.  Nominations are due October 1.  To learn more visit www.asce.org/awards.  

How can you be a part of ASCE’s strategic efforts to renew America’s infrastructure and raise the bar for civil engineering?  Start by responding to the Elected Office Survey.  ASCE members who serve as elected or appointed officials at local, state and federal levels, or who have established relationships with these individuals, represent a valuable ASCE resource.  As we promote public policy that benefits the civil engineering profession, knowledge of these relationships will enhance our efforts.

Providing this information is voluntary.  It will be used to reach out to ASCE members who indicate that they want to be more active as an ASCE Key Contact, and to recruit new Key Contacts.  We will use the results to determine the best course of action as we tackle the infrastructure strategy highlighted in the plan, as well as other important public policy issues.

To participate in the survey, visit http://www.asce.org/govrel/elected-office-survey.cfm

Please promote the survey in your Section, Branch or Region newsletter.

For more information on ASCE’s strategic planning process and priority initiatives, visit http://www.asce.org/inside/next_plan.cfm

Abstract Deadline Extended

International Foundations Congress & Equipment Expo 2009 (IFCEE'09)

March 15-19, 2009

Orlando, Florida

www.ifcee09

Technical Abstract Deadline: May 14

The International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo '09 (IFCEE09) will provide a spectacular and comprehensive event. It combines the Geo-Institute of ASCE, the International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC) and the Pile Driving Contractors Association (PDCA) 2009 annual meetings. Plus, the conference will bring together varied national and worldwide industry organizations.

As part of the technical program, engineers, foundation contractors, equipment manufacturers, suppliers of tools and services, and researchers will discuss the latest technological advances in the foundation and earth retention industry. The extensive outdoor large equipment exposition and indoor displays provide attendees an opportunity to examine the tools of foundation construction, and are an additional incentive for constructors and engineers to attend this mega-event.  This expanded program builds on the highly successful 2004 Geo-Support conference and equipment exposition held in Orlando, Fla.

Please participate by contributing a technical paper related to the conference theme.To submit an abstract, go to  www.ifcee09.org for instructions or contact the conference chair, Mohamad Hussein at mhgrl@pile.com.

Key Call for Papers Dates:

May 14, 2008—Technical Abstracts Due

May 30, 2008—Notification of Acceptance of Abstracts

August 11, 2008—Draft Technical Papers Due

October 1, 2008—Reviewed Papers Returned to Authors - Registration Opens

November 3, 2008—Final Technical Papers Due with Paper Deposit Fee

June 03	Avoiding Problems in Specifying Metal Roofing
June 04	Marketing 101: Sleazy Activity Or Mutually Beneficial Process?
June 05	The Modern Roundabout As A Traffic Signal Alternative, Part II
June 06	How To Plan Projects Effectively ~ Part I
June 10	Monitoring Project Budgets and Schedules: Introduction to the Earned Value Method
June 11	Is Performance Measurement Stifling Your Performance?
June 11	Writing: Producing Action-Oriented Documents ~ Part I
June 13	How To Plan Projects Effectively ~ Part II
June 16	On-Site Circulation and Access Design for Commercial Developments ~Part I
June 16-26	On-Site Circulation and Access Design for Commercial Developments ~ Full Series
June 17	Foundations for Metal Building Systems
June 19	Design of Moment-Resisting Foundations for Pre-Engineered Buildings
June 20	Keys for Effectively Working with the Press: A Primer for the Non Communications Professional
June 25	Wind Tunnel Testing for Wind Loads on Structures
June 26	On-Site Circulation and Access Design for Commercial Developments ~Part II
June 27	Writing: Producing Action-Oriented Documents ~ Part II

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

Aug. 1: Nominations due for Younger Member Employer Recognition Award

Aug. 1: Submission deadline for the State Public Affairs Grant Activity Report

Aug. 15: Nominations due for Casagrande, Construction Management, Kapp and Terzaghi Awards

Oct. 1:

• Nomination deadline for Honorary Members, OPAL and Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prizes  
• Outstanding Membership Champion nominations due

Oct. 30:

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

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, Croes, Duke, Einstein, Freese, Freudenthal, Greeley, Shortridge Hardesty, Herring, Hilgard, Hinds, Hoffman, Horner, Howard, Hydraulic Structures, Innovation in CE, International Coastal, Laurie, Lynn, Masters, Middlebrooks, 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, Terzaghi, Tipton, Turner, von Karman, Wellington, Winter, Wisely.

Nov. 6:  Younger Member Leadership Symposium, Pittsburgh

Nov. 8: Annual Business Meeting with Society Awards Presentation, Pittsburgh

Nov. 8-9: Council of Presidents Meeting, Pittsburgh

Nov. 9: 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

Jan. 9-10: Regions 3, 6, & 7 Multi-Region Leadership Conference,

                     Denver

Jan. 23-24: Regions 8 & 9 Multi-Region Leadership Conference,

                      San Francisco

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

Feb. 6-7: Regions 1, 2, 4, & 5 Multi-Region Leadership Conference

             Cherry Hill, N.J.

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.

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

 

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