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Best Value: 20 Percent Discount On Job Posting 10-Packs If your firm advertises and hires several people each year, ACEC's Job Board 10-pack can provide you tremendous savings. Normally, the member rate for a 10-pack of postings is $1,500—25 percent less than the single posting price for 10 ads. Now you can save an extra 20 percent by keying the code "packsave" in the box that asks for a promo code just before you submit your credit card payment. The 20 percent "packsave" discount also applies to the 3-packs of postings. 10-packs are good for a year from purchase date, and 3-packs must be used within 6 months of purchase date. Receive extra value when you purchase a 10-pack between now and the end of November. Starting saving on the job board most used by the engineering industry: www.acec.org/jobbank/index.cfm For help with your ad placement, call the Job Board Help Desk, (888) 491-8833 M-F 9 am-5 pm Eastern Time. Nearly 600 Searchable Jobs Posted More Than 3,000 Searchable Resumes Available to Advertising Employers Last Five "Help Wanted" Open Positions: Civil Engineer— Portland, ME Environmental Project Manager— St. Paul, MN Public Works Director— Fountain, CO System Engineer— Pittsburgh, PA Manager, Engineering Design— Norfolk, VA Summary of Most Recently Posted Resumes: Civil Engineer—1,672 Construction—720 Project Management—212 Architectural Engineer—114 M/E Engineer—168 View These and Other Resumes and Jobs on ACEC's Job Board www.acec.org/jobbank Keep and Reward Valued Employees The ACEC Bookstore carries several publications with ideas for rewarding your employees. Keep your firm's most valuable assets with ideas from these featured books: The Manager's Guide to Rewards: What You Need to Know to Get the Best For—and From—Your Employees Doug Jensen, Tom McMullen & Mel Stark $24.95 Click here to order. Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business: 24 Ways to Hang On to Your Most Valuable Talent Leigh Branham $27.95 Click here to order. Design, Construction Law Immersion Course Near Capacity; Register Now November 9-10, ACEC Washington D.C. headquarters 50 Legal Concepts That Every Engineer Should Know will explore today's most important legal issues in the A/E industry—from contracts to contractor licensing issues, subcontracting, insurance and disputes in design and construction. Presenting the course is Michael C. Loulakis, nationally known for his expertise in project delivery systems, risk management and claims prosecution and defense. Participants will earn approximately 14 PDHs. Click here for information and to register. March Business of Design Consulting Educational Event Announced—Save the Dates! March 7-10, Portland, OR Plan now to sharpen your business practice knowledge to compete more successfully in 2007 by attending ACEC's intensive four-day Business of Design Consulting, March 7-10, 2007, in Portland, Oregon. Curriculum for this best practices learning event is specific to the A/E/C work environment-essential business topics not offered by engineering schools plus real-world technical examples not found in business school courses. Participants will earn approximately 28 PDHs. Click here for more information and to register. Next Featured Online Seminar: Developing Persuasive Proposals November 7, Online In today's environment, there's increasingly tougher competition for every available project. ACEC presents Developing Persuasive Proposals, an online seminar by a highly regarded marketing consultant specializing in the A/E industry. Gain valuable insights and details on what makes a proposal persuasive and effective, as well as 1.5 PDHs. Click here for details and to register.

New GSA Engineering Chief Details Capital Program; Emphasizes QBS GSA's William Holley provides an overview of his agency's 2007 capital construction program during the recent Market Forecast Series event. William Holley, new chief engineer of the General Services Administration (GSA), discussed opportunities for engineering firms and his agency's commitment to Qualifications-Based Selection (QBS) during the latest Market Forecast Series event held recently at ACEC headquarters. Holley reviewed GSA's capital program which currently has 194 active projects in 11 regions valued at $12 billion. He also detailed the agency's proposed fiscal year 2007 capital program, which plans new construction of border stations and major repair and alternation of 19 courthouses. "The PBS Capital Construction program grew from $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2003 to $1.65 billion in fiscal year 2006," said Holley, adding that repair and alterations projects are likely to continue to outpace new construction projects in the future. Click here for more contracting information for GSA's Capital Construction program.

State Organization Officials Applaud ACEC Leadership Orientation Kim Pham, ACEC director of finance and administration, addresses Leadership Orientation participants. The 2006 ACEC Leadership Orientation concluded this week to enthusiastic reviews from participating State Member Organization leaders. The one-and-a-half day briefing—conducted over three consecutive weeks for nearly 60 participants— featured detailed presentations by ACEC department heads highlighting specific benefits and services available to Member Organizations and firms. ACEC Chairman Jeff Daggett and President Dave Raymond led the program. "It was excellent. I really learned a lot," said Debby Cagley-Orsak, of Cagley & Associates, Inc. in Rockville, MD., and national director for ACEC/Metropolitan Washington. "The staff was wonderful and kept the presentations fun, interesting and informative." John Nelson, of Wright-Pierce, in Topsham, Maine and ACEC/Maine president-elect said: "It provided a great overview on the key aspects of the organization." "I am president-elect of ACEC/Louisiana," said O. Lee Underwood, Jr. of Balar Associates, Inc. in Shreveport. "I would strongly encourage that other president-elects attend this orientation so they are better prepared for their M.O. leadership years." Participants in the October 20 briefing were listed in the October 20 edition of Last Word. Participants in the October 27 and November 3 briefings are listed below:

October 27 Participants:
CELSOC/California President Richard L. Pool ACEC/Colorado President-elect Brien Gidlow National Director Mark Hamouz Assistant Executive Director Marilen Reimer ACEC/Georgia President Richard K. Little President-elect Doris I. Willmer P.E. Director of Operations Gwen Brandon ACEC/Indiana Secretary Ross E. Snider ACEC/Kentucky President-elect James G. Gallt National Director Randall W. Russell Executive Director George Binder ACEC/Louisiana President-elect O. Lee Underwood, Jr.	ACEC/Maine President-elect John R. Nelson ACEC/Metropolitan Washington National Director Debrethann R. Cagley Orsak Executive Director Hugh Cannon ACEC/Michigan National Director Mark W. Smolinski ACEC/Montana President William H. Anderson ACEC/New York President-elect Gregory A. Kelly ACEC/Oklahoma Chairman-elect Darold D. Davis ACEC/Life Health Trust President Pat Feyen
November 3 Participants:
ACEC/Alabama President-elect Randy Sain ACEC/Arkansas President-elect Dan Williams ACEC/Florida President Kimberlee B. DeBosier President-elect Michael T. Hermesmeyer National Director Robert H. Miller Executive Director Frank H. Rudd ACEC/Illinois President Peter H. Mesha ACEC/Maine President Jack Palmer ACEC/Maryland President Harvey M. Floyd President-elect George Wirth Alternate National Director Daniel T. Cheng Executive Director Jim Otradovec, III	ACEC/Massachusetts President Michael J. Hanlon President-elect Robin S. Greenleaf First Vice President James A. Pappas Second Vice President David F. Young ACEC/Metropolitan Washington President Philios Angelides ACEC/North Carolina President-elect G. Stuart Matthis, II ACEC/Utah President-elect Bob Davis Executive Director Michael Smith ACEC Retirement Trust Chairman Michael N. McGaugh

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