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There are still lots of opportunities to volunteer on many of the committees that ASCE Dallas has. Please email our new branch President, Rachel Hayden, if you are interested in volunteering to help your ASCE Dallas Branch.
Calendar Events for 22-Oct-09 to 1-Jan-10
Texas Section Fall Meeting
Day: Wednesday 28-Oct-09 thru Saturday 31-Oct-09
Location: The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center 1601 Lake Robbins Drive The Woodlands, TX 77380
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November Dallas Branch Meeting
Speaker: Perfecto M. Solis, P.E., V.P. of Airport Development and Engineering for DFW Airport
Sponsor: Parsons Brinckerhoff
Day: Monday 2-Nov-09 12:00 PM (Register by Wed, Oct 28)
Location: Crown Plaza Hotel (Dallas Market Center) 7050 Stemmons Freeway (IH 35E) Dallas, Texas 75247
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December Branch Meeting
Speaker: Donald R. Holzwarth, P.E., Director of Public Works - Dallas County
Sponsor: HDR
Day: Monday 7-Dec-09 12:00 PM
Location: Crown Plaza Hotel (Dallas Market Center) 7050 Stemmons Freeway (IH 35E) Dallas, Texas 75247
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Articles for November
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| November Meeting Main Speaker
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Perfecto Miguel Solis, P.E. Perfecto M. Solis is the Vice-President of Airport Development and Engineering for Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport. He provides key leadership for Planning, Programming, and Developing Strategies to manage the Design and Construction of facilities in fulfillment of the Airport’s Master Plan. He also served as the DFW SkyLink Program Manager responsible for the Design, Construction, and... [More Info]
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| November Main Program Information
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Program: Planned Improvements at DFW Airport Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport completed a major Capital Development Program in 2005 with completion of the massive Terminal D and the SkyLink Automated People Mover system. Since then, the Airport has been in the process of completing a new Master Plan to address the original Terminals A, B, C and E as well as the Central Terminal Area of the Airport. The Master Plan has now been completed and the Airport is moving forward to implement... [More Info]
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| Technical Seminar in November
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Seminar Topic: KeySystem I Presentation The Dallas Branch Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) will hold a seminar following the November 2009 Meeting/Luncheon. Keystone KeySystem I is a world-class structural retaining wall system, specifically designed for use with highways and heavy construction. The presentor is Dick Brown, Keystone Retaining Walls Representative. KeySystem I combines Keystone’s patented modular concrete units and inextensible steel soil reinforcement to develop an... [More Info]
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| November Meeting Sponsor
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Parsons Brinckerhoff, founded in 1885, is one of the oldest continually operating consulting engineering firms in the U.S. The firm provides a full range of engineering, architectural, planning, construction management, management consulting, and general engineering consultant services for award-winning highways, transit systems, tunnels, bridges, power facilities, airports, ports, and marine facilities. PB has 12,000 professionals working in more than 200 corporate and project offices... [More Info]
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| President’s Message - November 2009
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Civil Engineering: A Remarkable Profession I write this message as I attend the 83rd annual TxDOT Transportation Short Course in College Station. It probably comes as no surprise that the theme of this conference is centered around transportation funding (or the lack thereof). For those of you in the transportation industry, this is a topic of great interest and concern. In fact, funding for infrastructure of any type is a topic of great concern for civil engineers across the country.... [More Info]
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| 2009-2010 Board and Committee Members
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We are pleased to introduce your 2009-2010 Board and Committee Members. Please click here to go to our Officers and Committee Chairs page.
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| YM Award Nominees Needed
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The Central Region Younger Member Council will be presenting five awards to Younger Members and Groups during the 2010 Younger Member Conference in Cleveland, Ohio January 22-23 (winner need not be present). The Award Committee is hereby soliciting nominees for the following five categories: - Outstanding Young Civil Engineer in the Private Sector - Outstanding Young Civil Engineer in the Public Sector - Outstanding Younger Member in Community Activities - Outstanding Younger Member... [More Info]
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| National Engineers Week Future City Competition - Volunteers needed
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The National Engineers Week Future City® Competition, one of the nation's most successful engineering education programs, offers 7th and 8th grade students a fun way to learn about different kinds of engineering by dealing with the real-world problems associated with creating a livable city of the future. If you are interested in helping to mentor or judge the competition, please contact Anu Kancherla, the ASCE Dallas Branch Education Chair. The North Texas Region is celebrating its... [More Info]
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| ASCE Dallas Branch Christmas 2009 Project
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KRLD has a Christmas is for Caring program supporting the Denton State School (DSS). The DSS is a residential facility housing over 650 people, with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. The majority of the people who live at the DSS have severe and profound retardation, and over half the population require powerchairs or wheelchairs to get around the campus. Residents of the DSS move about the campus freely, without restrictions. This is their home and many live there nearly all... [More Info]
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| LEED Study Group Competition
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Registration closes October 31st, so get your teams together soon. Integrated design teams will be competing in three Design Challenge categories, with $15,000 in prize money going to the winner in each category: · Suburban Residential, based on a master planned community property owned by one of our region’s most important developers, Mischer Investments. · Urban Redevelopment, a six block long urban promenade centerpiece for a City of Houston project which may well be the... [More Info]
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| The Buchanan Lecture
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Professor Jose Roesset has been selected to give the 2009 Buchanan Lecture. His topic will be Applications of Soil Dynamics. Dr. Jean-Pierre Giroud will give the 2008 Terzaghi Lecture prior to that on Criteria for Geotextile and Granular Filters. The lectures are on Friday November 13 at the College Station Hilton starting at 2 pm. More details can be found here.
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| Your Help Is Needed for Manual 45
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ASCE Consulting Engineering Practice Survey 2008 - 2009 This is a reminder that ASCE needs your help to finish improving Manual No. 45, How to Work Effectively With Consulting Engineers, which provides guidance on procuring engineering services for a quality project. In order to provide the most accurate information on compensation for engineering services, it is critical that we obtain a broad response of actual project data. We are asking principals and project managers to submit one survey... [More Info]
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Jobs Postings
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| Lead Geotechnical Engineer |
| Company: PB Americas, Inc. |
Lead Geotechnical Engineer Dallas – PB Americas, Inc., is seeking a geotechnical engineer to serve as the lead project engineer on major... [More Info]
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Remember, this is your Newsletter. All Dallas Branch Members may send their professional news to Marco A. Ramirez, PE, Newsletter Editor, at mramirez@apaienv.com to be considered for publication in the newsletter. All committee chairs may also send information about their respective committee activities.
The deadline for submission is the second Tuesday of the Month for inclusion in the following month.
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