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Volume XXIII,
Number 19
June 7, 2002
1015 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-347-7474
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202-898-0068
www.acec.org
E-mail acec@acec.org
Ellen
Mullally, Editor
Francis George, Production Manager
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Business
Save The Date!
The 2002 ACEC Fall Conference will be held Oct. 23-26 at Puerto Rico's breathtaking Westin Rio Mar Beach Resort. ACEC attendees are being offered the following discounted room rates: Mountain View — $175 single/double; Ocean View — $200 single/double; and Ocean Front — $215 single/double. Contact the Westin for reservations at 1-800-4-RIO-MAR (474-6627) and reference "ACEC" to receive the discounted rates. Look for registration details to be mailed in late July. For more information, call ACEC's Meetings and Conventions Department at 202-347-7474.Happy Employees Are Long-Term Employees
ACEC's new seminar, Human Resources: The Art of Compensation and Transition (HR A.C.T.), focuses on employee retention and succession planning from the perspective of an HR director or administrator. The Coxe Group, one of the oldest and largest multi-discipline management-consulting firms serving the design profession, will explore more than 15 kinds of opportunities that will help you retain employees.There are eight dates and locations to choose from. Click here for a complete list or contact Anna Johnson (ajohnson@acec.org or 202-682-4349) for more information.
Principals Bootcamp: Something For Everyone
As a firm principal you need to carry out many tasks, many times simultaneously. Are you doing things effectively, efficiently and productively? You definitely will if you participate in A/E/C Principals Bootcamp, brought to you by ACEC and PSMJ. There's something for everyone, including the latest information on principal-level marketing, strategic planning, project delivery, financial management, ownership transition, human resources, and leadership development.Upcoming locations and dates include San Francisco, June 13-14; Seattle, June 27-28; and St. Petersburg, Fla., July 11-12.
Contact Roger Doucette (rdoucette@acec.org, 202-682-4330) for more information.
More Seminars!
In addition to H.R. Act and Principals Bootcamp (see related stories above), there are a number of other ACEC and ACEC-endorsed educational programs being held this month:-
Financial Management in Design and Design Build
June 12-14
Chicago
Good to Great: How Design/Construction Firms Can Make the Leap
June 21-22
Vail, Colo.
Shape Your Firm's Future With OPR!
Organizational Peer Review (OPR) provides a confidential review of your firm's processes and procedures. Administered by trained professional engineers with at least 15 years of design experience, OPR can help you shape your firm's future.More than 1,100 design firms have used ACEC's Peer Review Program to improve firm and client communications. "I would strongly recommend the ACEC Peer Review Program to all member firms," said David Fuller of Topsham, Maine-based Wright-Pierce. "This was our second Peer Review, and we benefited significantly."
For details on the Peer Review Program, contact Emily Guerrero (peerreview@acec.org, 202-682-4324).
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GA Report This week's edition: June 7, 2002 |
Transportation Secretary Mineta Supports Outsourcing And Environmental StreamliningTransportation Secretary Norman Mineta expressed his support for several key ACEC issues, including outsourcing and environmental streamlining, during a private interview this week with ACEC Chairman Dan DeYoung and President Dave Raymond. Secretary Mineta also outlined the core principles and values shaping the department's TEA-21 reauthorization effort, including ensuring adequate funding for the nation's transportation system and preserving state and local government funding flexibility for transportation solutions. The full text of the interview will appear in the July/August issue of Engineering Inc.Highway Funding Increased In SenateMomentum is growing in the Senate to provide even more funding to help restore a proposed $4.4 billion reduction in highway funding. On Tuesday, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee approved an amended version of the Highway Restoration Act (S. 1917) that authorizes $1.3 billion more than the $4.4 billion included in the original bill, and protects that funding so that it is spent only for highways.The revised bill funds highways at $28.9 billion in 2003, still far below the $31.8 billion provided in 2002. Efforts are underway to tuck the measure into the Senate version of the supplemental spending bill. The House-passed supplemental measure includes language that restores highway funding to the TEA-21 authorized level of $27.7 billion. "Restoring the crippling cut in highway funding has been a top priority for ACEC this year, and we applaud the action taken by the EPW Committee," ACEC President Dave Raymond said. "We are working with Congressional leaders to restore highway funding to the highest possible level." ACEC Signs Partnering Agreement With AGCACEC signed a partnering agreement this week with AGC stressing the two organizations' "desire to work together to promote innovative quality designs and efficient construction services and processes in the advancement of public and private sector construction throughout our nation."
ACEC Chairman Dan DeYoung noted that, "This agreement reaffirms our commitment to work together to promote unified positions for key issues affecting both the design and construction industries." Demographics Don't Lie: New Issue Of ACEC Market Watch Forecasts Key Growth SectorsEach month, ACEC Market Watch delivers insightful, creative analysis of key economic trends and market developments that impact the design industry and your business. Subscribers have already received the latest analysis of the manufacturing sector's outlook, information on business opportunities at the Veterans Health Administration, and details on the impact of population demographics on schools and other design markets.Subscriptions are available now. For a free sample copy, visit www.acec.org/education/0502.pdf or contact Michele Moore (mmoore@acec.org, 202/682-4326).
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