6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
By invitation only
This will be an exciting evening with the Illinois Section celebrating their 90th
Anniversary, installing the new officers, special recognition for life members and
recognizing other members for their achievements. For more information and
registration, contact Robert Gorski at Robert.Gorski@hdrinc.com.
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
(Separate ticket required) Registration fee: $50
Speaker: To be announced
The ASCE International Activities Committee (IAC) is pleased to host this luncheon
about Surviving the Future: Engineers—Key Partners in Delivering the Millennium
Development Goals. Join us for a cordial luncheon where ASCE Board members, WFEO
Executive Council members and honored leaders of civil engineering societies worldwide
can meet and informally discuss professional matters of mutual interest. Discover
the similarities and differences of engineering challenges throughout the world.
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
(Separate ticket required) Registration fee: $50
Invited Speaker: Kamel Ayadi, President WFEO
The UN Millennium Development Goals provide a global agenda for all countries
and leading development institutions to follow. ASCE works in collaboration with
other domestic and international organizations to engage engineers in addressing
the needs of the poor through capacity building and the development of sustainable
and appropriate solutions to poverty. Hear more about WFEO as an active partner
in delivering the Millennium Development goals.
5:45 – 7:30 p.m.
(Separate ticket required) Additional ticket fee: $30
Kickoff the Annual Conference with this great opportunity to network with your
friends and colleagues. All registrants are invited to attend this event which provides
a great opportunity to meet and network with ASCE national officers and
many of the top civil engineers in the country as well as international engineers
from around the globe. Detailed information will be available on the ASCE website
to join in on the festivities for a local Dine-Around.
7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Join the Illinois Section Younger Member Group as they lead the Younger Members for a night on the town. Meet in the hotel lobby.
Coordinator:
Eric Fisher, P.E., M.ASCE, Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., Houston, TX
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
(Separate ticket required) Registration fee: $105
Join your international colleagues for a relaxing evening of great food, great company
and great music. Take advantage of this opportunity for a networking evening
before the official start of the Conference.
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
(Separate ticket required) Additional ticket fee: $50
The Leadership Luncheon will feature an awards presentation honoring engineering
management leaders in the private and public sectors. Join us in celebrating these
leaders who have made significant contributions to the profession and their communities,
including the John I. Parcel-Leif J. Sverdrup Civil Engineering
Management Award, Edmund Friedman Professional Recognition Award, Civil
Government Award, and Government Civil Engineer of the Year Award recipients.
7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
(Separate ticket required) Registration fee: $105
Don’t miss this opportunity for an evening of culinary delight and an opportunity to
mingle with your peers and colleagues. This event will prove to be an enjoyable
experience.
Be sure to join us to celebrate the induction of the Society’s newest Honorary
Members. Honorary Membership is the highest distinction the Society bestows. It
designates individuals who have attained “acknowledged eminence in the field of
engineering.” Congratulations to this year’s outstanding individuals.
You will be truly inspired by the great contributions they have given to the Society, the profession and to ASCE during their distinguished careers.
7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Join the Illinois Section Younger Member Group as they lead the Younger Members for a night on the town. Meet in the hotel lobby.
Coordinator:
Eric Fisher, P.E., M.ASCE, Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., Houston, TX
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
(Separate ticket required) Registration fee: Breakfast $40
Induction $15
ASCE President Dennis R. Martenson, P.E., BCEE, F.ASCE, President-elect William
Marcuson III, Ph.D., P.E., Hon.M.ASCE and ASCE Executive Director Patrick Natale,
F.ASCE, invite you to participate in the Order of the Engineer Ceremony. The Order of the Engineer was initiated in the United States to foster a spirit of pride
and responsibility in the engineering profession, to bridge the gap between training and
experience, and to present to the public a visible symbol identifying the engineer—a
stainless steel ring. More information on the Order of the Engineer can be found at
www.asce.org/professional/orderengineer.cfm.
Participants will take the Obligation of the Engineer and receive a certificate and
stainless steel ring.
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Johanna Reinhart, Director, ASCE Publications
Jackie Perry, Managing Editor, ASCE Publications
The Editors’ Workshop provides a forum for the chief editors of ASCE journals to
discuss publishing opportunities, seek solutions to ongoing challenges, share experiences,
and celebrate their accomplishments.
6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
(Separate ticket required) Registration fee: $15
You are invited to meet other ASCE members young and old at the “Taste of Chicago”
Saturday evening at the hotel. Come sample some of the many different “Chicago
Style” foods that have made Chicago famous, and maybe even some Eli’s Cheesecake.
A DJ will also allow you to show off your latest moves on the dance floor.
2:15 – 5:45 p.m.
The Student Tours will take you to local civil engineering projects, which could include
construction of a new skyscraper, seeing the inner workings of one of Chicago’s
moveable bridges, and the new lock control house on the Chicago River. Additional
information will be available on the web site later this summer.
The Student Tour will provide all students the opportunity to interact with other student
members as well as career professionals. The program will begin following
the ASCE Business Meeting in the morning. Participants will begin by joining the
Younger Member Leadership Symposium and their topic “Leadership Development
—It's My Responsibility”. This will include, identifying leadership traits, identifying
technical expertise, and developing communication skills (written and verbal).
Students are encouraged to come early and attend the Friday sessions on “Surviving the Future”.
9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
This year’s Mead theme asks Younger Members the question “Is it ethical to transfer risk of a construction project solely to the Contractor indemnifying the Design Engineer and Owner?” The National Younger Member winner will present his/her paper at this session. Student members are invited to this session, and door prizes will be awarded!!!
Sponsored by the Los Angeles Section
Moderator:
Peter Moore, P.E., M. ASCE, Chen and Associates, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Presenter:
Robert Parish, Seattle Section
National Younger Member Mead Paper Winner
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Topic: Leadership Development – It’s My Responsibility
This session will focus on leadership and management techniques to develop young engineers into task managers and project managers. This presentation will focus on leadership traits and behaviors that have shown to be most successful for project managers in his career.
Speaker:
Honorable James A. Rispoli, P.E., F.ASCE, F.SAME
Assistant Secretary of Energy
US Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management
Sponsored by the Los Angeles Section
Moderator:
Eric Fisher, P.E., M.ASCE, Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., Houston, TX2:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Moderator:
Peter Moore, P.E., M. ASCE, Chen and Associates, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2:15 – 4:00 p.m.
Topic: Project Manager Forum
This session will include a discussion of the civil engineering disciplines of transportation, construction, and private development. Management styles for the various disciplines of civil engineering vary with different critical design and coordination elements. Attendees will gain valuable project management skills from the experiences of the Forum speakers. Questions to the speakers are encouraged.
Sponsored by Parsons Brinckerhoff
Moderator:
Eric Fisher, P.E., M.ASCE, Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., Houston, TX
Panelists:
1. David Morrill, P.E., S.E., M.ASCE, Alfred Benesch & Company, Chicago, IL (Transportation)
2. Kraig Riebock, Bovis Lend Lease (Construction)
3. Andy Heinen, P.E., V3 (Private Development)
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Topic: Leadership in Civil Engineering, It’s not Just Technical
This session will focus on the professional and social aspects of an engineer’s community involvement.
Presenter: Deepal Eliatamby, P.E., M.ASCE, Alliance Consulting Engineers, Inc., Columbia, SC
Sponsored by Parsons Brinckerhoff
Moderator:
Eric Fisher, P.E., M.ASCE, Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., Houston, TX
7:30 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Join the Illinois Section Younger Member Group as they lead the Younger Members for a night on the town. Meet in the hotel lobby.
Coordinator:
Eric Fisher, P.E., M.ASCE, Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., Houston, TX
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Patrick J. Natale William F. Marcuson III
All conference registrants are encouraged to attend. Be
an active part of ASCE and the Annual Business Meeting.
ASCE Executive Director, Patrick J. Natale, P.E., F.ASCE
will report on the state of the Society followed by the
induction of the new ASCE officers, Board of Direction members and the inauguration
of ASCE’s new President, William F. Marcuson III, Ph.D., P.E., Hon.M.ASCE.
Presentation of the Society awards to the 2006 recipients will follow. Through these
awards the Society recognizes excellence in contributions, achievements and written work
9:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Contact your chair for more information and to confirm if your committee will be
convening.
Saturday, October 21 – 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 22 – 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Registration fee (Separate ticket required):
Leadership Breakfast–$40 Council of Presidents and Leadership Breakfast–$60
At the Leadership Breakfast, several successful Sections and Branches will be
honored for their good work. Newly installed President Marcuson, Ph.D., P.E.,
Hon.M.ASCE and President-elect David G. Mongan, P.E., F.ASCE will provide attendees
with their insights for the future of ASCE and field questions about topics of
interest. Attendees will also interact with other national and region leaders, and senior
ASCE staff.
At the Council of Presidents, information will be shared and discussed on the
following topics: Providing Continuing Education to your Members, Championing
the Infrastructure, 2007 State Public Affairs Program, Ten Steps to Better Media
Coverage, Resolving Difficult Section/Branch Challenges and Issues, the Status and
Activities of your Region, Strategic Issues for our Profession, Your Relationship to
the Civil Engineering Forum for Innovation, Opportunities with West Point Bridge
Design Contest, Updates on Policy 465, and Starting and Operating Technical
Groups and Institute Chapters. Roundtable discussions allow for questions to be
addressed and best practices to be shared, extending your ASCE knowledge and
supporting you in your leadership role.
