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ASCE Dallas supports and encourages the equitable opportunity for participation of all people within the civil engineering profession without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, or physical challenges.
Welcome to the Dallas ASCE newsletter of upcoming events, articles, jobs and more from our membership. This month's meeting is the Dallas Branch Membership Day. Please bring a non-member to the meeting. If you can get a non-member to sign up to become a new member at the meeting, you will both get a $10 coupon for any future ASCE Dallas Branch Meeting. There will be membership forms at the meeting, or you can prefill out one here.
January Dallas Branch Meeting - NEW LOCATION!!! Speaker: Ruben Delgado, P.E., Collin County Director of Engineering Day: Monday 10-Jan-11 12:00 PM (Register by Thurs., Jan. 6 at 3pm to avoid late fee) Location: Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum by the Galleria 14901 Dallas Parkway Dallas, Texas 75254 RegisterMapquest | Add to Calendar
Reflecting Back on 2010, and Looking Ahead to the New Year… I would like to start the January President’s Message with some great news. Since our last meeting, we learned that the ASCE Dallas Branch received three tremendous ASCE National Awards for performance over the last fiscal year. We were notified by ASCE National that the Branch received the 1) 2010 Outstanding Large Section and Branch Award, 2) 2010 Outstanding Section and Branch Web Site Award, and 3) Honorable Mention... [More Info]
Ruben Delgado, P.E., has served as the Collin County Director of Engineering since 1995. He started as project engineer with Collin County in January 1982, and also served the county as the Asst. Director of Public Works Engineering from 1985 to 1995. His major focus is on the implementation of the Transportation Capital Improvements Program. He was also responsible for Development Services, Special Projects, Subdivision Regulation, and Flood Plain Management. Mr. Delgado administered and... [More Info]
Tom Szynakiewicz, P.E. is the Area Manager for Hayward Baker’s Dallas/Ft. Worth and Houston Offices. His current responsibilities include supervision of design, estimating, and project management for a variety of Geotechnical Construction projects using micropiles, vibro-systems, compaction, chemical, slurry and jet grouting, and soil mixing as well as tieback and shoring systems. Mr. Szynakiewicz has authored numerous technical papers as well as been a co-instructor for the DFI/ADSC... [More Info]
Dallas Branch Meetings Moved to Second Monday of the Month – The surveys we have conducted indicate overwhelming support to move the Branch Meetings to the 2nd Monday of the month. This change will help eliminate conflicts with holidays that we have had in the past with the first Monday of the month. This will start with the January 10, 2011 meeting. Dallas Branch Meeting Location Moving in January 2011 - The Hotel & Catering Agreement the Branch with the Crowne Plaza Hotel runs out at... [More Info]
The Dallas Branch has been awarded the Outstanding Section and Branch Award for Large Sections and Branches! This award will be presented at the Regions 3, 6, and 7 Multi-Region Leadership Conference on Friday, January 28 at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel, 200 Main St, Fort Worth, TX during the Luncheon program. A very special congratulation goes to Rachel Hayden, Immediate Past President, who was the driving force behind the nomination. Other committee members that helped strategize to... [More Info]
The ASCE Dallas Branch has been selected as the recipient of the 2010 National Outstanding Section and Branch Web Site Award for Large Sections and Branches! This award will be presented at the 2011 Regions 3, 6, and 7 Multi-Region Leadership Conference on Friday, January 28 at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, TX. Congratulations to the Dallas Branch and the Communications Committee! Special congratulations goes out to those responsible for applying for the award and managing the... [More Info]
The ASCE National Committee on Diversity and Women in Civil Engineering (CDWCE) awarded the Dallas Branch an honorable mention for the 2010 Diversity Award! The Dallas Branch received this honorable mention due to noteworthy efforts in demonstrating support of equitable opportunity for participation of people within the civil engineering profession without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, or physical challenges. The Dallas Branch submission... [More Info]
Angela Matthews, P.E. Dallas, Texas Section Director In the first week of October, many fellow engineers converged in the desert of El Paso at the historic Camino Real Hotel for the recent Texas Section Fall Meeting. The El Paso meeting focused on the “Sustainability in the Desert Southwest” and featured the Fort Bliss expansion and local water treatment and desalination plant tours. One of the purposes of the bi-annual ASCE Texas Section Meetings includes Board of Directors... [More Info]
Kathy Caldwell is the 2010-2011 president of ASCE. What has the civil engineering profession learned from the recession and how will this help shape the future of the profession? Money magazine just named civil engineering one of the top 10 Best Jobs in America and U.S. News & World Report just named civil engineering one of the 50 best careers. Additionally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts stronger employment for civil engineers than the national average. Of course, employment is... [More Info]
Sean Merrell Vice President As you may have heard, 2013 will be the 100th anniversary of the ASCE Texas Section. During this year, we will be celebrating this anniversary with a yearlong celebration of activities at both the Section and the Branch level. The Texas Section is requesting two volunteers from each Branch to step up and become Branch Centennial Celebration Champions. We would preferably like to have one of these volunteers to be a Younger Member if possible. This is a 3-year... [More Info]
The members of the ASCE Dallas Branch donated $1,457.00 toward the 32nd Annual KRLD “Christmas Is for Caring Campaign”. To date, members have given $8,768 to the Denton State Supported Living Center (formally known as the Denton State School) since 2003. On Friday, December 10th, I notified the Living Center that the members of the “The Dallas Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers” was mailing in their donation. They thanked the organization for participating... [More Info]
Alison Smith Education Chair The kids were very enthusiastic and expressed a lot of creativity” – Andy Veine On November 19th, ASCE volunteers attended Career Day at Julian T. Saldivar Elementary School in Dallas, Texas. The group of ASCE volunteers gave presentations and performed activities with 3rd-5th grade students from 12:30-2:30pm. This year, Jeff Hawkins and Doug Smith gave a 30-minute presentation to the students about what engineers do and how they affect their... [More Info]
ASCE’s Legislative Fly-In – March 29-31, 2011 in Washington, DC – gives civil engineers the opportunity to educate and influence lawmakers on public policy issues affecting the profession of civil engineering. Apply now to attend this informative and interactive two-day program The program includes: Briefing sessions on key legislation active in Congress Training on lobbying and influencing your elected leaders Lobbying visits with elected leaders on Capitol Hill ... [More Info]
The ASCE Dallas Branch is in need of volunteers to judge the SimCity models, essays, and presentations on the day of the competition. Please see the information below: Computer City Design: Evaluating design of virtual cities using SimCity (to be supplied to the evaluator). - Need about 25 volunteers- Approximate time commitment: 12 hours, December-January, on your schedule, at your computer. Essay and Narrative: Scoring student research papers (700-1000 words) on assigned topic. - ... [More Info]
The planning for ASCE’s 141st Annual Civil Engineering Conference to be held in Memphis, Tennessee, October 20-22, 2011 is under way. We are in the midst of the pre-planning stages for the educational sessions and we need your assistance. Working with the conference theme, Sustainable Infrastructure – Civil Engineering Solutions, the Conference Program Committee, chaired by Erin Fletcher, P.E., is soliciting proposals for conference educational program. The Call for Presentations... [More Info]
The ASCE Younger Members Committee is having an ASCE Blood Bowl. To celebrate the upcoming BCS football season, starting with Rivalry Week and running through the National Championship, we will be keeping track of ASCE members who donate blood to Carter Blood Care. The February meeting will be decorated with the colors of the school that had the most alumni donate blood. In addition, that school’s fight song will play at the end of the meeting. If you have any questions, or want to know... [More Info]
Mas-Tek Engineering is seeking a Senior-Level Geotechnical Engineer to join the Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas Team. Candidate must be a licensed... [More Info]
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Reflecting Back on 2010, and Looking Ahead to the New Year… I would like to start the January President’s Message with some great news. Since our last meeting, we learned that the ASCE Dallas Branch received three tremendous ASCE National Awards for performance over the last fiscal year. We were notified by ASCE National that the Branch received the 1) 2010 Outstanding Large Section and Branch Award, 2) 2010 Outstanding Section and Branch Web Site Award, and 3) Honorable Mention... 
Ruben Delgado, P.E., has served as the Collin County Director of Engineering since 1995. He started as project engineer with Collin County in January 1982, and also served the county as the Asst. Director of Public Works Engineering from 1985 to 1995. His major focus is on the implementation of the Transportation Capital Improvements Program. He was also responsible for Development Services, Special Projects, Subdivision Regulation, and Flood Plain Management. Mr. Delgado administered and... 
The Dallas Branch has been awarded the Outstanding Section and Branch Award for Large Sections and Branches! This award will be presented at the Regions 3, 6, and 7 Multi-Region Leadership Conference on Friday, January 28 at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel, 200 Main St, Fort Worth, TX during the Luncheon program. A very special congratulation goes to Rachel Hayden, Immediate Past President, who was the driving force behind the nomination. Other committee members that helped strategize to... 
The ASCE Dallas Branch has been selected as the recipient of the 2010 National Outstanding Section and Branch Web Site Award for Large Sections and Branches! This award will be presented at the 2011 Regions 3, 6, and 7 Multi-Region Leadership Conference on Friday, January 28 at the Renaissance Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, TX. Congratulations to the Dallas Branch and the Communications Committee! Special congratulations goes out to those responsible for applying for the award and managing the... 
Kathy Caldwell is the 2010-2011 president of ASCE. What has the civil engineering profession learned from the recession and how will this help shape the future of the profession? Money magazine just named civil engineering one of the top 10 Best Jobs in America and U.S. News & World Report just named civil engineering one of the 50 best careers. Additionally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts stronger employment for civil engineers than the national average. Of course, employment is... 
The ASCE Dallas Branch is in need of volunteers to judge the SimCity models, essays, and presentations on the day of the competition. Please see the information below: Computer City Design: Evaluating design of virtual cities using SimCity (to be supplied to the evaluator). - Need about 25 volunteers- Approximate time commitment: 12 hours, December-January, on your schedule, at your computer. Essay and Narrative: Scoring student research papers (700-1000 words) on assigned topic. - ... 
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