The Summit on the Future of Civil Engineering—2025

The Summit on the Future of Civil Engineering—2025 was convened in June 2006 in response to the concerns and opportunities that face the future of the civil engineering profession. The summit brought together civil engineers from around the globe with architects, educators, association and society executives, and other leaders with a stake in civil engineering. Using the current status of civil engineers as a benchmark, the summit set out to develop a global vision for civil engineering. To reach this end, the summit included plenary presentations and breakout sessions, generating wide-ranging discussions which led to the post-summit culmination of the ideas in the Vision 2025 report.

Summit Photos

2006 ASCE President Dennis Martenson offered remarks during the summit, which set out to develop a vision for the future of the civil engineering profession.	John G. Voeller, senior vice president, chief knowledge officer and chief technology officer of Black and Veatch, suggested during his plenary presentation that civil engineers of the future will serve in four roles: the creator, repair person, integrator and innovator.	Ralph R. Peterson, chairman and CEO of CH2M Hill, offered insights into globalization issues and their impact on the profession during his plenary presentation.
ASCE President-elect David Mongan served as the chair of the Summit Steering Committee and is pictured here with Gerry Galloway, professor of engineering at the University of Maryland.	Lt. Gen. Henry J. Hatch, chair of the ASCE International Activities Committee, was a plenary speaker at the summit and is pictured here with Get W. Moy, director of installation requirements and management of ODUSD.	(l-r) ASCE Executive Director Pat Natale, Stephen Bechtel, David Mongan and Michael Mucha, director of public works of Olympia, WA, enjoy the reception at the summit.
Patricia Galloway, CEO of the Nielsen-Wurster Group, Inc. and Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr., chairman emeritus of the Bechtel Corporation, served as co-chairs and participants in the summit.	Masanori Hamada, president of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Jorge Diaz Padilla, president of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers, Mexico, and Jenn-Chuan Chern, past president  of the Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Taiwan, enjoy the reception at the summit.	Kamel Ayadi, president of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations and Jean Venables, vice president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, U.K., had the opportunity to share perspectives with Patricia Galloway and Stephen Bechtel, Jr.