From peter at narsavage.org Sun Apr 4 20:37:45 2010 From: peter at narsavage.org (Peter Narsavage) Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 21:37:45 -0400 Subject: [Central Ohio ASCE] State Science Fair - call for volunteer judges. Message-ID: ASCE Ohio Council is once again presenting awards for Civil Engineering related projects at the State Science Day here in Columbus. Will you be able to serve as a judge this year? It is a great incentive to the students, rewards their interest in engineering, and encourages them in engineering careers. We sponsor one award, for which we need to pick first, second, and third place student projects from everyone that applies. The date is Saturday, May 8. If you can volunteer to be a judge, I will forward you more information when I get it. Also, if you know of anyone that would make a good judge, please let them know about this opportunity. We are especially seeking younger engineers or engineering students, and women engineers. -- Peter Narsavage peter at narsavage.org mobile - 614 432 4030 From peter at centralohioasce.com Sat Apr 10 20:55:54 2010 From: peter at centralohioasce.com (Peter Narsavage) Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:55:54 -0400 Subject: [Central Ohio ASCE] "Growing Regional, Growing Smart" Series Premier featuring Chester Jourdan, Executive Director of MORPC Message-ID: ASCE members ? The Central Ohio Section is partnering with the Columbus Metropolitan Club (CMC) on presentations by CMC that influence civil engineering work in Central Ohio. A great CMC program is coming up on April 14: Chester Jourdan, head of MORPC, the regional planning agency, will be speaking on the Growing Smart concept and how it fits with recent surveys of area residents. Mr. Jourdan has helped publicize the ASCE Ohio Report Card to promote infrastructure issues in the region. MORPC is a major force in funding and directing growth, economic development and transportation systems in Central Ohio. These elements of urban life are very important to Civil Engineers in our professional and business careers as well as in our personal life. The April 14 meeting is a great opportunity to hear about, and discuss the direction MORPC is moving, and to hear it first. This is the first in a series of four CMC programs taking place over the next four months that address our region?s growth. The next will be on June 23, a program on smart growth in Portland Oregon. Programs later in the summer (dates TBD) will be panel discussions by mayors of inner and outer ring suburbs of the region. ASCE members will also receive a discount from the standard lunch cost; there will be a button to identify you as an ASCE member on the CMC website. http://www.columbusmetroclub.org/ Don?t miss this great opportunity to see what is happening in Central Ohio, and to make ASCE a player in the key decisions. Date & Time: Wed, 04/14/2010 - 12:00pm Location: Athletic Club of Columbus, 136 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215-3606 From peter at centralohioasce.com Sat Apr 10 21:59:49 2010 From: peter at centralohioasce.com (Peter Narsavage) Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:59:49 -0400 Subject: [Central Ohio ASCE] Central Ohio's Geology in Core and Outcrop Workshop Message-ID: The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey and the Ohio Geological Society in cooperation with DLZ-Ohio, Inc., invite engineering and geoscience professionals to unravel the mysteries of the near-surface geology of central Ohio. Workshop attendees will earn professional development hours while learning about the diagnostic environmental and geologic characteristics; hydrogeologic properties; general engineering characteristics; potential environmental and geologic hazards; and economic uses for each mapped, geologic unit. Participants will have the unique opportunity to use and critique preliminary fact sheets for a planned field guide. Hands-on exercises will bring geologic units alive through comparisons of concise unit descriptions with core examples and outcrop photographs. Also, a series of short cores from boreholes will test each participant?s interpretative skills, demonstrate the utility of the field guide in simulated field settings, and provide insight to the diverse, stratigraphic relationships of central Ohio near-surface geologic units. For more information, see the Central Ohio ASCE website: www.centralohioasce.com From peter at centralohioasce.com Mon Apr 19 06:32:34 2010 From: peter at centralohioasce.com (Peter Narsavage) Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:32:34 -0400 Subject: [Central Ohio ASCE] Transportation Conference in Columbus - discount for ASCE members Message-ID: Moving Ahead 2010: Sustainable Transportation Solutions for the 21st Century Is there a sustainable fuel alternative in our transportation future? If so, what will it look like and who will lead the way? Can alternative energy cars save the U.S. automotive industry? And what is "clean" energy and how should it best be used in our transportation systems? Those and other questions will be discussed May 2-4 at "Moving Ahead 2010: Sustainable Transportation Solutions for the 21st Century." http://www.movingahead2010.com/unite/ The national conference, to be held at Ohio State University's Ohio Union Conference Center in Columbus, is expected to draw nearly 1,000 people, including "more than 500 industry leaders; federal, state and local policymakers; researchers; investors; students; and media representatives to join the event." The conference is designed to advance federal, state and local policies that will help reduce our dependence on petroleum for transportation and promote economic development. Speakers and panelists will look at how new innovations impact jobs, the environment and national security and include headliner Carol Browner, assistant to the President for energy and climate change and former director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under President Clinton. Among the dozens of other confirmed speakers are: John Viera, director of sustainable business strategies at Ford Motor Company; Jolene Molitoris, director of the Ohio Department of Transportation; Tom Murphy, senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute; and Robert E. Martinez, vice president for business development at Norfolk Southern Corp. Date & Time: Sun, 05/02/2010 - 12:00pm - Tue, 05/04/2010 - 2:30pm Location: The Ohio Union Conference Center, 1739 N High St, Columbus, Ohio 43210 Cost Industry/Standard Rate: $295 Government/Non-Profit Rate: $195 However, OSU is offering anyone signing up through ASCE a half price deal, if you enter the discount code TOP50 in the box for discounts in the online registration form, on the next page after you click the ?register? button. So an ASCE member would pay $97.50 to register as an ASCE participant, or $147.50 to register as a participant representing a private firm. Register http://www.movingahead2010.com/unite/ From Julie.Pickering at stantec.com Tue Apr 20 06:20:46 2010 From: Julie.Pickering at stantec.com (Pickering, Julie) Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:20:46 -0600 Subject: [Central Ohio ASCE] ASCE Luncheon - Thurs, May 20 at 12 PM at Confluence Park ---> Register by May 12 Message-ID: Hi! You are invited to our next ASCE Luncheon which will be held at Confluence Park on May 20, 2010. Registration is at 11:30 AM and lunch begins at 12:00 PM. Please see the information below (or the attached PDF) for more details. Our special guest speaker will be ASCE National President-Elect, Kathy Caldwell, PE. Come hear about her vision for the future of Civil Engineering! We will also be having our award presentations and officer installations that day. This will be our last regular luncheon until September, so I hope you can join us!! You can register and pay online (by credit card) at www.centralohioasce.com or you can register by contacting me at Julie.Pickering at Stantec.com or (614) 844-4017. Reservations are due by Wednesday, May 12. Have a wonderful day!! J Thank you, Julie Pickering, PE, M. ASCE 1st Vice President Central Ohio ASCE MAY ASCE LUNCHEON, Officer Installation & Awards Ceremony Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010 Time: 11:30 AM ? Registration 12:00 PM ? Lunch Place: Confluence Park Restaurant 679 West Spring Street ? Columbus, Ohio 43215 www.ConfluenceParkRestaurant.com Speaker: ASCE National President-Elect, Kathy Caldwell, PE Topic: MOVE: The Vision for Civil Engineering Our special guest speaker is Kathy Caldwell, PE, who is the current ASCE National President-Elect. Ms. Caldwell is coming to us all the way from Florida, where she is president of Caldwell Cook and Associates and an adjunct professor at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Ms. Caldwell will begin her presidency in the fall of 2010. Join us as President-Elect Caldwell presents her vision of the future of Civil Engineering. Menu: Grilled Vegetable Penne with Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce with a Salad, Fresh Seasonal Vegetables, Rice or Potatoes, Assorted Rolls and Butter and Dessert. Please indicate any special dietary restrictions when you register (registration due by May 12). Cost: $20 ? ASCE Members and Guests $15 ? ASCE Life Members $10 ? Students CPD Hours: Sorry, but this luncheon is not eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours. Reservations: Please email (or phone in) reservations to Julie Pickering at Julie.Pickering at Stantec.com or (614) 844-4017 or register and pay online at www.centralohioasce.com with a credit card. Registration is due by 5 PM on Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Please note: Late registrations and walk-ins may not be accepted. Registration fees may still be required for no-shows and registrants cancelling after May 12, 2010. Payment: The preferred method of payment is by a credit card online at www.centralohioasce.com or on the day of the event by cash or check. Checks should be made payable to Central Ohio ASCE. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1529576 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2330 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Instead, the Order fosters a unity of purpose and the honoring of one's pledge lifelong to "Upholding Devotion to the Standards and Dignity of the Engineering profession." ?Members accepting the obligation often wear a stainless steel ring on the small finger of their working hand. If you hold a degree in engineering, I would like to formally invite you to join Order of the Engineer by attending this year's ceremony. At the ceremony you will receive a stainless steel ring and an Obligation Certificate. The ring is to be worn on the outside finger of your dominant hand so it hits the table you are writing on to remind you to maintain the standards of engineering. There is a one-time fee associated with the ceremony and lifetime membership in the Order of the Engineer of $12. The ceremony this year will be held in Scott E100 on May 17, 2009. The ceremony will begin at 7:00 PM and will take less than an hour. There will be a small reception after the ceremony. If you are interested in participating, fill out the attached sign up form. Place the sign up form and your $12 payment (cash or check) in a sealed envelope and bring it to Hitchcock 244. There will be ring sizers available in Hitchcock 244 when you turn in the form. Forms will be collected on April 26 through April 30 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. If you have any questions about the Order, please see their website, http://www.order-of-the-engineer.org/. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me at OrderOfTheEngineerOSU at gmail.com . From: Tony King, 2010 Order of the Engineering Ceremony Chair -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Sign_Up_Form_2010.xls Type: application/vnd.ms-excel Size: 20992 bytes Desc: not available URL: