ASCE Partners with Engineers Without Borders-USA
To further their common goals of improving the lives of citizens in developing countries through engineering and advancing the engineering profession, ASCE and Engineers Without Borders-USA (EWB-USA) have formalized an affiliation agreement. "It's a natural fit for our two organizations to work together to further each other's vision and activities to enhance the welfare of humanity," said ASCE President David G. Mongan, P.E., F.ASCE. With the significant administrative and financial support provided by ASCE in the new agreement, EWB-USA will be able to expand its role in educating engineering students and professionals while empowering developing communities through the creation of locally sustainable solutions. At the same time, ASCE members will gain a greater opportunity to contribute to and participate in EWB-USA projects and programs.
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Press Briefs
“How to fight a rising sea,” by Peter N. Spotts, The Christian Science Monitor, November 15, 2007—With much of its land below sea level, the Netherlands is charting a course around a threatened rise in sea level due to climate change trends, reports an article in The Christian Science Monitor. Over the centuries, the country earned a good reputation for building river dikes and sea barriers, transforming a flood-prone river delta into a wealthy nation. The lessons the Dutch learned—many of them low-tech solutions—should help poorer countries with flood-prone river deltas, such as in Bangladesh, Egypt, and Vietnam, says the article. In the Netherlands, powerful pumps have replaced the traditional windmills to drain low-lying areas, but in the 1990s extremely heavy rainfalls in combination with floods made the Dutch government realize that pumping systems alone could not cope, the article notes. One “soft approach” has been to buy out farmlands, breach the protective dikes, and dig more water channels. This has the effect of reducing peak flood flows at towns downstream. As a result of those unusual measures, big floods will overspread the area, reducing the threat of water spilling over the top of levees that guard densely populated cities, the article reports. The Dutch might also spread dikes farther apart, excavate the land between dikes and rivers to capture overflow, deepen central river channels, and get rid of jetty-like groins that now focus the water flow into the center of a river, the article says. In another approach, some new Dutch houses may be built on stilts or have tall ground floors, with living space and utilities placed on higher floors. Whole villages might be built to float in place, including buoyant sidewalks and roads, reports the article. A centuries-old technique may be also employed—building houses, even whole villages, on mounds. That low-tech approach is currently being used in some places in Bangladesh. According to the article, the construction of artificial offshore reefs that reduce the heights and power of waves coming to dikes could be long-term solution for the Netherlands. The stakes are high. Nearly 40 percent of the world's population lives within 60 miles of a sea coast, and with climate change, what were once calculated as 100-year storms might in some areas eventually be 3-4-year storms, says the article. According to the UN-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, if current flood patterns continue to 2050, the flooding of the Nile, Mekong, and Ganges-Brahmaputra river deltas could each displace more than 1 million people. The Mississippi River delta is another potential disaster area. The Netherlands itself aims to spend $3.2 billion on changes to rivers and canals to meet these challenges, with approaches ranging from complex engineering to "natural" solutions, the article reports.
“Water shortages threaten the U.S.,” El Pais, October 30, 2007—A world superpower like the U.S. will face severe water shortages in major geographical portions of the country if preventive measures are not taken soon. That would make this world superpower the latest victim of a problem that affects the whole planet, reports the Spanish newspaper El Pais. Studies predict that 36 of the 50 U.S. states will experience potable water shortages over the next five years because of rising temperatures, drought, population growth, urban development, and waste, reports the article. Georgia is in particular trouble, and Florida, which always had an excess of fresh water, now does not have enough in reserve for its ever growing population, the article says. In New York, reservoirs have dropped to unprecedented levels, and the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California have less snow each year, the article reports. Experts say affected U.S. states will need to impose stricter controls on drinking water use and implement new technologies for recycling and conservation. According to the article, the price of drinking water could also go up as the U.S. is forced to invest a minimum of $3 billion in system upgrades over the next 30 years. This is of course a global problem as well, and if the last century was the century of engineering adequate storage of water, the 21st century may have to focus on engineering the efficient supply of water, the article says. Maybe the days of cheap water are over, analysts note. Only 3% of the water on earth is fresh water, and the Global Water Partnership warns that by 2025 the world could face a crisis in the battle for the “blue gold,” the article reports. Asia, for instance, has 60% of the world’s population but only 30% there have direct access to potable water. According to UNESCO, water is considered a strategic resource in the Middle East and Africa, and water shortages could lead to worsened conflict, the article notes.
Read the article. (In Spanish)
“Arabian Heights,” by Phillip Kennicott, The Washington Post, October 28, 2007—Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates have been transformed into new urban and land-development worlds by a building boom of eclectic architectural designs, driven by oil money and ambition, reports an article in The Washington Post. Numerous skyscrapers and internationally themed neighborhoods compete with each other for attention and attract ever new investments. Dubai is home to some iconic design and engineering feats, such as the Burj Al Arab hotel and the most recent addition, the Burj Dubai, now the tallest free-standing structure in the world. Speed remains the watchword for planning, marketing, selling, and building the structures, notes the article. The Burj Dubai’s 900 residential units sold out in two evenings. Such rapid development of course has its downsides. The city’s main road is a traffic nightmare, the article says, and a light rail system is now rapidly being built to help out. According to the article, public hearings and “not in my backyard” disputes are not part of the system and do not slow such new projects. The master urban plan is an inch thick and took only eight months to produce, says the article. Behind this modern-day marvel of an economic boom and engineering/construction development lie many questions about what exactly is driving it. Some consider Dubai “the achievement of a certain fantasy or utopia, of a society in which the corporations, private ownership and the state are all collapsed into one another," the article quotes one observer. So who actually builds these cities? According to the article, 95% of the UAE’s labor pool is imported migrants, many of whom work in the construction industry. Human rights groups report some labor abuses, such as low wages and multi-year debts to foreign labor recruiters, life in crowded labor camps, and the threat of deportation, but the government says it is moving to improve working conditions, the article reports. Read the article.
“The Visa Shortage: Big Problem, Easy Fix”, by Vivek Wadhwa, BusinessWeek, October 17, 2007—In a recent BusinessWeek opinion piece, the author describes the scene at a Duke University career fair: Signs asked for "U.S. citizens and permanents only.” Previously, only government jobs requiring security clearances put up such a roadblock to international students. Now many foreign-born engineering graduates express their disappointment that companies like General Electric, IBM, and Carmax, along with smaller companies, did not interview them. According to the article, some 45% of masters degrees and 60% of PhDs in engineering are going to foreign students, but many technology companies that desperately need such talent cannot hire them because there are not enough visas available, the author claims. Currently, the annual cap on H-1B visas—used to hire skilled foreign workers in the U.S.—is 65,000, with 20,000 more for those with master’s degrees. Because of the shortage, many well educated foreign engineers are forced to look for their jobs in Europe, India, and China, the author contends, creating a reverse brain drain out of the U.S. The author notes that H-1B visas can be misused—for example, when they are used to import low-level programmers at below market salaries. But the author contends there is an easy fix to maintain U.S. competitiveness for talent—increase the number of visas that are available for international students who get job offers from U.S. companies.
“An MBA as springboard to top positions: Internationality is the decisive criterion’,” by Peter Ilg, and “Business Schools in Asia and Australia gain influence: Pacific-Rim competition narrows the gap,” by Christine Demmer, VDI Nachrichten, September 21, 2007—Getting an MBA does not guarantee an enhanced career for engineers, but an engineer with management know-how is a good candidate for leadership positions, reports the German publication VDI Nachrichten. The key is to gain perspectives beyond the mere technical, and getting an MBA online, with some face-to-face discussion sessions mixed in, remains a convenient option, the article says. One German engineer put 15 hours a week into his all-English MBA studies while continuing to work and paid 25,000 Euros for the MBA title. One recruiting firm executive says MBA studies enhance one’s business, communications, and strategic thinking profile, but he cautions against such a path for those engineers who body and soul still want to stay technical. Often the international student make-up of such MBA programs leads to a better understanding of cultural differences inherent in global business, the article notes. Besides such home-country programs, engineers now have the opportunity to study in high-quality MBA programs around the world. Universities in Australia, China, and Singapore are gaining ground on the traditionally top-ranked MBA programs in the U.S. and Europe. The Graduate School of Management in Sydney, for example, offers an 18-month MBA track that is attractive for both its quality and its setting. The noted French business school Insead has opened a branch in Singapore, maintaining its high-quality status, while other business schools have set up partnerships with universities in mainland China and Hong Kong, among others, the article reports. When French Global Executive MBA students are faced with the choice of studying in either China or the U.S. to gain experience abroad, China is winning out more and more as the location of choice, says the article. As for world quality rankings, the China Europe International Business School in Beijing (Ceibs) has worked its way up to number 11 on the Financial Times Deutschland world MBA rankings and to number 9 on the Forbes list, the article reports.
News From ASCE
International Program Provides Idea Exchange
At ASCE Annual Conference
The International Program at the ASCE Annual Conference in Orlando brought together engineers from the U.S. and some 20 countries to hear presentations and exchange ideas on a variety of water infrastructure sustainability issues.
Supporting the main conference program and its theme “Infrastructure for All Generations: Plan – Design – Build – Manage,” the International Program offered such highlights as a roundtable on partnerships for building sustainable water infrastructure; a global anti-corruption session; a sustainability symposium featuring insights on the environmental and management features of the Kansai Airport in Japan and a special adaptation of ICE's 6th Brunel International Lecture “Engineering Civilization from the Shadows”; and a panel discussion on transboundary water issues in Israel and Palestine.
Another highlight was the International Luncheon, at which Alberto Aleman Zubieta, M.ASCE, CEO of the Panama Canal Authority, delivered the keynote address on the expansion of the Panama Canal. Zubieta has worked to transform the canal into a cornerstone of the global transportation system and a model of excellence and transparency. An initial budget of $5.25 billion will go toward the construction of a third set of locks that will double the canal’s capacity. Bidding for work on the expansion began in January 2007. At right: William F. Marcuson and Alberto Aleman Zubieta at the International Luncheon |
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ASCE’s International Program started with dynamic presentations and discussion regarding activities to curb corrupt practices in the procurement and production of engineered works around the world. Tackling corruption is an important way for the world's engineering community to encourage sustainable development and help improve the welfare and quality of life for populations around the globe. Presenters for this session were M. M. Soliman, PhD, P.E., Hon.M.ASCE, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, with “Ethical Issues for Efficient and Sustainable Irrigation Water Management”; and Michael D. Jarvis, Private Sector Development, World Bank Institute, with “Private Sector Action to Fight Corruption: Lessons from Partnership Approaches.” The Global Anti-Corruption Activities session was moderated by P. Kay Whitlock, P.E., D.WRE, M.ASCE, Christopher B. Burke Engineering.
Once again, water infrastructure was main theme for discussion and the center of a half-day symposium on “Transboundary Water Issues in Israel and Palestine” and included guest speakers Daniel Nevo, Minister Plenipotentiary, Embassy in Amman, Jordan and Marwan Abdelhamid, Secretary General, General Union of Palestinian Engineers (U.G.I.P.). The Symposium was moderated by Joseph Dellapenna, Director EWRI/ASCE Model Water Code Project, Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law; and Kyle Schilling, President of EWRI, delivered the Rapporteur’s report summarizing the discussion.
Read the transboundary water issues presentations at:
- "Introduction to Water and Water Law in the Jordan Valley," by Joseph W. Dellapenna, Villanova University School of Law
- "Transboundary Water Issues in Israel and Palestine: Israeli/ Palestinian Reflections on the Way Forward," by Marwan Abdelhamid, Secretary General, General Union of Palestinian Engineers (U.G.I.P.)
Continuing water infrastructure and development themes, the International Roundtable provided civil engineers from around the world the opportunity to be part of an ASCE facilitated collaboration between engineers and global policy-makers. With targeted presentations, civil engineers discussed their place as leaders at the international policy development table. Abel Mejia, Water Sector Manager, The World Bank, gave a presentation on “Water Infrastructure for Sustainable Development.” ASCE outgoing President William F. Marcuson, Ph.D., P.E., Hon.M.ASCE, and ASCE President David Mongan, P.E., F.ASCE, welcomed more than 100 international and domestic guests to the roundtable, moderated by David Leverenz, Chair of ASCE’s International Activities Committee.
Read the roundtable presentations at:
- "Water Infrastructure for Sustainable Development," by A Mejia, Water Sector Manager, The World Bank
- "Building Water Infrastructure for Sustainable Development, Innovative Partnerships, Questions and answers – a South African Perspective," by David Botha, P. E., Executive Director SA Institution of Civil Engineering
- "Building Water Infrastructure for Sustainable Development, Innovative Partnerships, Development of Flood Control Scheme in Japan," by Yumio Ishii, Dr. Eng., President, Japan Society of Civil Engineers
- "Building Water Infrastructure for Sustainable Development, Innovative Partnerships," Rapporteurs’ Report, presented by Kyle Schilling/Joseph Dellapenna
The International Program was concluded with a Sustainability Symposium with presentations ("Kansai Airport Phase II - Environmental Innovation and Management Features," Takechiho Tabata, Kansai International Airport Land Development Co., LTD (KALD); and Water Infrastructure Dimensions from ICE's 6th Brunel International Lecture “Engineering Civilization from the Shadows”, Paul Jowitt, Vice President, ICE) that described the major environmental challenges and solutions in the application of sustainability principles and practices to a large engineering project, and provided a vision of the future role of engineering in building and maintaining a sustainable world. The Symposium was moderated by Al Grant, Chair of ASCE’s Sustainable Development Technical Activities Committee.
The overall International Program was organized by the ASCE International Activities Committee and ASCE International Department, with support from the ASCE Professional Practices Department and the ASCE Environment and Water Resources Institute.
ASCE Agreements of Cooperation
At the ASCE Annual Conference, ASCE outgoing President William Marcuson renewed the ASCE Agreements of Cooperation with the:
- Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE)
- Federation of Civil Engineers and Architects of Costa Rica (CFIA)
- Association of Civil Engineers of Pichincha-Ecuador
- Finnish Association of Civil Engineers (RIL)
- Order of Engineers and Architects, Lebanon (OEA)
- Federation of Civil Engineering Associations of the Mexican Republic (FECIC)
- South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE)
- Chinese Institute of Civil Hydraulic Engineering (CICHE), Taiwan, R.O.C.
Engineers Australia Leaders Trade Perspectives
In Visit to ASCE Headquarters
| A delegation from the Engineers Australia (EA) met ASCE representatives in October to gain insights on common challenges facing both societies. EA President Rolfe Hartley and Executive Director Peter Taylor stopped by the ASCE Headquarters in Reston, Virginia, during their U.S. trip to discuss registration and licensing of engineers, the updated Body of Knowledge, ASCE pre-college outreach programs, the status and recognition of engineers, and women in engineering. |  |
| Also a topic for discussion was the report The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025. Participating in the meeting for ASCE were President William Marcuson, President-Elect David Mongan, Executive Director Patrick Natale, and managing directors of ASCE departments. At the meeting ASCE and EA renewed their Agreement of Cooperation for the next three years. | |
Front: EA President Rolfe Hartley and ASCE President William Marcuson
Rear: EA Executive Director Peter Taylor and ASCE Executive Director Patrick Natale
ASCE Offers Society Overview forChinese Science, Technology Leaders |
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In October 2007, various ASCE departments presented a review of the Society and gave presentations to a delegation of 25 executives and professors visiting from the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST). |
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ASCE Executive Director Patrick Natale welcomed the CAST delegation, and the presentations then covered general society administration, management and membership; international project management; government relations; continuing education; professional practices; and ASCE publications. The CAST delegation were all directors or leadership members from various scientific societies in China, who were on a fact finding mission to the US to expand their knowledge on association management practices. |
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CAST delegation attends the seminar at ASCE Headquarters
EWRI Going International
ASCE’s Environment and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) found great success in its first international conference, An International Perspective on Environmental and Water Resources, held in New Delhi, India. With that accomplishment notched up, the organization is planning several international conferences in the coming years. |
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| In 2009, EWRI will host Global Perspective of Regional Issues: Environmental and Water Resources in coordination with the Asian Institute of Technology. The conference will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on January 5-7, 2009, and will cover a wide variety of topics related to environmental and water resources with a large focus on Asia and Africa. |
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| The 33rd International Association of Hydraulic Engineering & Research Congress will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada) on August 10-14, 2009. The Congress will feature five session topics, including Advances in the Fundamentals of Water Science and Engineering; Water Engineering in Support of Built Environments; Water Engineering for the Protection and Enhancement of Natural Watershed and Aquifer Environments; Water Engineering for Sustainable Coastal and Offshore Environments (Built and Natural); and Advances in Hydroinformatics for Integrated Watershed and Coast Management. |
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| Another international conference will bring EWRI back to India for the 3rd International Perspective on Environmental and Water Resources, in Chennai. This conference will be held in January 4-6, 2010, and will be co-organized and sponsored by the Indian Institute of Technology of Chennai, India. | |
| In the nearer future, and for those in the Asian-Pacific region, EWRI will present the annual World Environmental & Water Resources Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii for 2008. While not located outside the U.S., the conference should attract an international crowd for its theme Ahupua'a: Sustainability from the Mountains to the Sea. To learn more about the theme and all other aspects of the congress, visit the conference website at: http://content.asce.org/conferences/ewri2008/. |  |
Visit the EWRI Conference Website in January 2008 for updated information on these and other events. |
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Earn Your Credential as a Water Resources Engineer |
The American Academy of Water Resources Engineers (AAWRE) has conferred the Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer (D.WRE) credential status on the following water resources engineers from four different countries. The four individuals were deemed Diplomates of the Academy for the highest level of achievement in water resources engineering through their professional experience, education, and professional ethics.
Lin Luo, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE
Sichuan University
Chengdu, China
Francis Magibisela, P.Eng, D.WRE
MT Associates
Gabarone, Botswana
Jose A. Marti-Carvajal, P.E., D.WRE, DEE
Technical Consulting Group
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Universidad Nacional de Cordoba
Cordoba, Argentina
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Winner of the Early-Renewal Drawings Announced
Henry E. Goodhue Jr., P.E., M.ASCE is the second winner of ASCE’s Early Renewal Drawings. Goodhue, a member of the New Jersey Section, won an 80GB Apple Original iPod in the Nov. 13 drawing. Members renewing before Dec. 3 will enter the two remaining drawings. Those who renew online double their chances of winning, while those using their ASCE credit card triple their chances.
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Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies Summit |
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Sponsored by the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER), the Regional Critical Infrastructure Dependencies Summit will focus on transportation, supply chain, and freight resiliency; developing a regional information sharing and analysis capability; pandemic and biological event resilience; and the Regional Disaster Resilience Risk Management and Mitigation Strategy for the Columbia River Basin, which is a DHS pilot program that focuses on dam and levee resiliency. In its third year, this annual summit attracts over 250 participants from the public and private sectors and is a great opportunity for critical infrastructure owners and operators from all sectors to meet together and build partnerships. Complimentary registration is available to ASCE members, by virtue of ASCE's membership in The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP). December 13-14, 2007 Redmond, WA |
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| Join ASCE’s Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute (COPRI) at the Turtle Bay Resort in Oahu, Hawaii, for the Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference to be held on April 13–16, 2008. The conference will encourage greater examination of ecosystem dynamics and vulnerabilities as seen in such coastal calamities as the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. For more information visit the conference website. |
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Structures ’08 Congress To Be Held In Vancouver, CanadaThe April 24-26, 2008, Structures Congress in Vancouver, Canada, represents the first ASCE Structures Institute Congress to be held outside the continental U.S., and offers an ideal opportunity to network with global leaders in the structural engineering community. Highlights include 100 technical sessions, four pre-Congress workshops, and two technical tours. |
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Keynote addresses will be delivered by Dr. Carl Weiman, Nobel Prize winner in Physics, and Dan Doyle, Executive Vice President-Construction for the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. For more information, please visit www.seinstitute.org. |
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ASCE International Partners
WFEO General Assembly Elects New Officers
The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) held its General Assembly in New Delhi, India, November 12-16, 2007 and elected Maria Jesus Prieto-Laffargue from Spain as President-Elect. The current President is Barry Grear from Australia, who assumed leadership at the New Delhi meeting from Kamel Ayadi of Tunisia. Daniel Clinton, Jr., P.E., became chair of the WFEO Capacity Building Committee as well as WFEO Vice President and a member of the WFEO Executive Board. William Salmon, P.E., Secretary and Treasurer of the American Association of Engineering Societies, was elected the U.S. National Member and member of the WFEO Executive Council.
More information at http://www.wfeo.org
WFEO Organizes International Conference on Ethics and Human Values in Engineering
The International Conference on Ethics and Human Values in Engineering (ICEHVE) will take place in Barcelona, Spain, in March 2008. This conference is being organized by WFEO and the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC /VMO Unit) to provide an exchange of knowledge and points of view among engineers, university professors, researchers, employers, entrepreneurial agents and others to facilitate dialogue on ethics, human values and the social impact of engineering. Appropriate attitudes for the engineer as a leader, values education in engineering, current interactions between engineering and society, and ethics and professional deontology in engineering are some of the scheduled topics.
Read more in http://congress.cimne.upc.es/ICEHVE
2008 World Engineering Convention in Brasilia
The World Engineering Convention will take place December 3-5, 2008, in Brasilia, Brazil, through a partnership of WFEO, CONFEA, FEBRAE and UNESCO. The focus of this event will be the world in development and its challenges, with a theme of "Engineering: Innovation with Social Responsibility". The conference will ask the questions:
- What is the role of engineering, engineers and technology in this new international landscape?
- How can each contribute to building a fairer and environmentally and socially responsible world?
Engineers from all over the world will exchange experiences and ideas in conferences, seminars and forums to discuss, assess and propose appropriate responses to these questions.
More information at www.wec2008.org.br
News from ASCE's Agreements of Cooperation
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Tanzanian Engineers Announce2007 ConferenceThe Role of Engineering in Achieving the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty December 6-7, 2007 White Sands Hotel & Resort Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania For more information about the conference click here. |
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IStructE Celebrates 100 Years of SuccessIStructE Centenary Conference – Turning Ideas into Reality January 24-26, 2008 Hong Kong http://www.asce.org/files/pdf/2ndannouncement.pdf The Institution of Structural Engineers’ (IStructE) celebrates its 100th birthday on 21 July 2008. |
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Waste Engineering & Management |
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The International Conference on Waste Engineering and Management (ICWEM) will be held in Hong Kong from May 28 to 30, 2008 . The conference is being hosted by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) and the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). http://www.hkie.org.hk/icwem/index.htm |
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China Hosts Symposium on Landslides, SlopesThe 10th International Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes June 30 - July 4, 2008 Xi'an, China. |
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Earthquake & Tsunami 2009Call for PapersThe Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers is organizing an international joint conference Earthquake & Tsunami in association with the ECCE (European Council of Civil Engineers) and the WCCE (World Council of Civil Engineers). The conference will be held in Istanbul in June 2009. Earthquake & Tsunami 2009 will bring world experts together to advance the UN Millennium Development Goals by contributing risk mitigation activities related to these natural disasters. June 22-24, 2009 Istanbul, Turkey |
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Wessex Institute of Technology and ASCE UK Section Announce International Events |
Submit a Nomination for the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water 2006-2008!
Topics for Nomination:
-Surface Water
-Ground Water
-Alternative (Non-Traditional) Water Resources
-Water Resources Management and Protection
For more details visit the Prize website at www.psipw.org
Download a copy of the nomination details at
http://www.wessex.ac.uk/wateraward/index.html
Nomination deadline: December 31, 2007.
Waste Management 2008
Fourth International Conference on Waste
Management and the Environment
June 2 - 4, 2008
Granada, Spain
http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2008/waste08/index.html
Debris Flow 2008
Second International Conference on Debris Flow
Including all Aspects of Debris Flow, Monitoring,
Modeling,
Hazard
Assessment, Mitigation Measures, Case Studies, and Extreme Events,
Erosion, Slope Instability and Sediment Transport
June 18 - 20, 2008
The New Forest, UK
http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2008/debris08/index.html
More information about ASCE UK International Section
ASCE Publications
The 21st-Century Engineer: A Proposal for Engineering Education Reform
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Upcoming Conferences
December 6-9, 2007 International Conference on Forensic Engineering: Failure Diagnosis and Problem Solving Mumbai, India |
December 10-12, 2007 8th International Conference on Multi-purpose High-Rise Towers and Tall Buildings Abu Dhabi |
December 13-14, 2007 Annual Regional Critical Infrastructure Interdependencies Summit Redmond, WA |
January 24-26, 2008 IStructE Centenary Conference – Turning Ideas into Reality Hong Kong |
March 3 - 5, 2008 Earth and Space 2008 Conference - "Engineering, Science, Construction and Operations in Challenging Environments" Long Beach, California |
March 9-12, 2008 GeoCongress 2008 New Orleans, LA |
April 13-16, 2008 Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference Honolulu, Hawaii |
April 24-26, 2008 First International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices Beijing, China |
April 24-26, 2008 Structures Congress 2008 |
May 13-16, 2008 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2008 Honolulu, Hawaii |
May 18-21, 2008 Engineering Mechanics Conference 2008 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
May 18-22, 2008 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics Conference GEESD IV Sacramento, California |
May 28 - 30, 2008 The International Conference on Waste Engineering and Management (ICWEM) Hong Kong |
June 2 - 4, 2008 Waste Management 2008 Fourth International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment Granada, Spain |
| June 3-5, 2008 UNAICC - Convención de la Ingeniería Cubana The Centro de Convenciones "Plaza America" Veradero, Cuba |
June 4-5, 2008 RIL / IABSE Information and Communications Technology Conference Helsinki, Finland |
June 11-14, 2008 The First International Conference on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering—IALCCE 2008 |
June 18 - 20, 2008 Debris Flow 2008 The New Forest, UK |
June 30 - July 4, 2008 The 10th International Symposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes Xi'an, China |
July 13-17, 2008 The Fourth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management—IABMAS 2008 Seoul, Korea |
July 22-27, 2008 Pipelines 2008 Atlanta, GA http://content.asce.org/conferences/pipelines2008/index.html |
September 25-27, 2008 AEI '08 National Conference: Building Integration Solutions Denver, Colorado |
January 5-7, 2009 Global Perspective of Regional Issues: Environmental and Water Resources Bangkok, Thailand |
June 22-24, 2009 Earthquake & Tsunami Istanbul, Turkey |
| August 10-14, 2009 33rd International Association of Hydraulic Engineering & Research Congress Vancouver, Canada |
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