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The Convention for the first time combined Consulting Congress Day, and the Engineering Excellence Awards, with the spring annual meeting.

Highlights of the Convention included:

• Hundreds of ACEC "citizen lobbyists" visited 300 Congressional offices to lobby for legislation important to the engineering industry.
• 175 projects—an all-time high—were recognized at the Engineering Excellence Awards Gala. Kansas City-based Burns & McDonnell received the Grand Conceptor Award for its Everglades Restoration Project.
• U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao commended ACEC for helping establish new reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• President George W. Bush sent a letter praising ACEC members for their leadership in the industry.
• Astronaut Neil Armstrong received ACEC's 2005 Distinguished Award of Merit and credited his professional accomplishments to being an engineer.

Convention Photo highlights include:

Distinguished Award of Merit Honoree Neil Armstrong (left) enjoys the moment with ACEC Chairman Ed Mulcahy and his wife Jeanne at the Chairman’s Banquet.		Political Analysts James Carville (center) and wife Mary Matalin (left) greet ACEC Annual Convention attendees prior to their appearance at the Keynote Luncheon.
Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and 2004-2005 Chairman Bill Howard at the EEA Gala. Chao greeted Gala attendees and thanked ACEC for its role in reforming Fair Labor Standards Act requirements and encouraging passage of Association Health Plan legislation.		Galen Miller, (left) Burns & McDonnell associate VP and project manager, and Lennart Lindahl, a Governing Board member for the South Florida Water Management District, congratulate each other on winning engineering’s top honor, the ACEC Grand Conceptor Award at the EEA Gala.
Astronaut Neil Armstrong proudly receives the 2005 Distinguished Award of Merit.		Madeline and Chet Vogel of New York City dazzle the dance floor at the Chairman’s Banquet.
Lissette Miguel of Vollmer Associates, Rochelle Park, NJ & Nick Ivanoff of Ammann & Whitney, New York, NY enjoy pre-EEA Gala festivities.		From left to right: Jeff Novotny, Brian Misson, and Scott Korpi of the American Consulting Engineers, LLC in Land O Lakes, FL enjoy the EEA reception.
Ready for a Gala evening are left to right: Ken Wightman and wife Patty, along with David Evans and wife Marcella, all from Portland, Oregon.