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Quick Fire Survey
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Leadership Resources At The ACEC Bookstore
The Confident Leader: How the Most Successful People Go from Effective to Exceptional
Larina Kase
Using cutting-edge research to help readers become true leaders in their fields, Larina Kase provides strategies to move readers out of their comfort zones and to better distinguish the positive decisions and actions that will dramatically propel their success.
Click here to order.
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Equipped to Lead: Managing People, Process, Partners, and Performance
Dan J. Sanders & Galen Walters
Create an organization that puts front-line people before bottom-line profits, allowing you and your organization to profit more than you ever thought possible.
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Click here to visit the ACEC Bookstore and view all of our Leadership publications!
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ACEC's Job Board: "Targeted To Our Industry"
"We at Stanley Consultants feel the ACEC Online Job Board is one of the most effective tools to find new hires. Our Human Resources staff trust and respect it and it is targeted to our industry."
—Gregs Thomopulos, P.E., FACEC
Chairman & CEO, Stanley Consultants, Inc.
Mass market job boards may not have the right candidates. More and more, employers are looking to niche job boards to cover all their recruiting bases. By adding a niche job board, such as the ACEC Job Board, you get direct access to a focused group of qualified engineering talent specific to your needs.
With over 800 posted A/E/C industry jobs and more than 12,000 candidate resumes, the ACEC Job Board's advanced search feature produces effective, specific results for both job seekers and employers.
The ACEC Job Board, your source for new employees. For more information, please contact Nina Goldman at 202-682-4325 or write ngoldman@acec.org.
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Over 800 Searchable Jobs Posted
Over 12,500 Searchable Resumes Posted
Over 1,900 Registered Employers |
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Last Five "Help Wanted" Open Positions:
Sr. Electrical Design Engineer—Binghamton, NY
Project Manager, Environmental Engineering—Raleigh, NC
Project Manager—Saratoga, WY
Sr. Civil Engineer, Bridges—Cincinnati, OH
Structural Engineer—Chicago, IL
A Sampling of Posted Resumes:
Geotechnical Engineers—999
Water Resources/Wastewater Engineers—1,629
Transportation—1,395
Civil Engineers—2,279
Structural Engineers—1,624
Environmental Engineers—1,445
View These and Other Resumes and Jobs on ACEC's Job Board
www.acec.org/jobbank |
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Upcoming Online Seminars
October
7—Risk Management Considerations for Green Building by Tim Corbett, A/E SmartRisk
8—Secrets to Successful Business Development by David Stone, Stone & Company
9—Forecasting GSA Projects: An Inside Look by William Holley, GSA; online and on site.
14—Tapping into the Power of the Press by Jerry Guerra, The JAGG Group
15—Negotiating Better Engineering Contracts: A Win-Win Situation by Gary Bates, Roenker Bates Group
16—Proven Strategies for Enhancing Performance by Dr. Deb Bright, Bright Enterprises
22—Show Me the Money: Maximizing the Benefits of Information Technology by Ty Kicklighter, Walter Schoel Engineering Company, Inc.
28—Fast Track Leadership Development in Engineering and Design Firms by Scott W. Braley, Braley Consulting and Training
29—Follow-Up! The (Misunderstood) Heart of Positioning and Business Development by Lynne Waymon, Make Your Contacts Count
30—How Economic Indicators Predict Business Sector Performance and Potential by Craig Schwartzhoff, Prudential Retirement
November
4—Where Does the Money Go? What Happens Between the Top Line and the Bottom Line by Robert vanArsdall, XL Design Professional
5—Organizing a Legacy Firm by Ray Kogan and Cara Bobchek, Kogan and Company
6—Developing a Cleantech Business Strategy by Scott Boutwell, C-Level Strategies LLC
11—Increase Your Win Rate with Powerful, Persuasive, Proposals by Clare G. Ross, The Clare Ross Organization
12—Using PowerPoint Effectively by David Stone, Stone & Company
13—USACE Levee Inventory and Certification Program, Market Forecast Series Seminar, by Tammy L. Conforti, Headquarters, USACE
18—Now That I Have Them, How do I Keep Them? by Greg Churchman, Churchman Consulting
19—Limiting Liability and Managing Risks Through Contract Provisions: Ceilings, Floors and Trap Doors, by Neal J. Sweeney, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
20—Professional Ethics: A Preventive Maintenance Approach, by Christopher Bauer, Bauer Ethics Seminars
Click here for an up-to-date listing of topics you won’t want to miss, and bookmark our Calendar of Fall '08 ACEC Online Seminars to visit often.
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| Cirque Performers To Greet Local Color Night Attendees At Fall Conference
Local Color Night will feature a performance by cirque entertainers at Le Windsor Ballroom. |
The popular Local Color Night event at the upcoming Fall Conference in Montreal, October 19-22, will take place at the renowned Le Windsor Ballroom, just a few steps from the Conference hotel—Le Centre Sheraton Montreal, and will feature the "incredible acrobatic artistry" of Montreal cirque performers.
Built in 1878, Le Grand Windsor Ballroom was considered the "Palace of Canada." Its spectacular ballrooms have been host to numerous world dignitaries such as Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
Local Color Night will be held 6:00-9:00 p.m. Monday, October 20, and includes a gourmet dinner in addition to the cirque performers.
If you have not reserved a room for the Fall Conference, call Le Centre Sheraton Montreal directly at 514-878-2000 and ask for in-house reservations; then request the "American Council of Engineering Companies" group rate.
As you know, ACEC changed the venue of the Conference from the Fairmont to Le Centre Sheraton Montreal because of a labor strike.
If you have any further questions, contact Krysta Perrault of ACEC's Meetings Department, at kperrault@acec.org or 202-682-4353.
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| Two ACEC Nominees Selected For National Committee On Levee Safety
Two ACEC nominees—Don Basham of Stantec and Dr. Les Harder of HDR—were selected recently to serve as the two private sector members on a national panel charged with developing safety policies for the nation's levees.
Basham is Stantec's senior consultant and advisor on water resources specializing in levees and dams. He previously served as Chief of Engineering and Construction with the U.S. Corps of Engineers.
Harder is HDR's senior water policy technical advisor, who previously held leadership positions with the California Department of Water Resources.
A provision in the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2007, required the Corps to develop a national levee safety and inspection program and create the National Committee on Levee Safety.
A key objective of ACEC during this effort is to prevent unreasonable liability for those who perform levee safety assessments.
"We were very pleased to have the opportunity to select two such highly qualified and well-respected professionals from the private sector as Don Basham and Les Harder for the National Committee on Levee Safety," said Eric Halpin, committee vice chairman and special assistant for dam and levee safety at the Corps.
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ACEC's Gregs Thomopulos Named
President-Elect Of FIDIC
ACEC Senior Vice Chairman Gregs Thomopulos. |
ACEC Senior Vice Chairman Gregs Thomopulos has been elected President-elect of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC), the worldwide organization representing the consulting engineering industry.
Thomopulos, who is chairman and CEO of Stanley Consultants, Inc. in Muscatine, Iowa, will assume the FIDIC presidency in September, 2009. FIDIC's membership includes associations from 75 countries including ACEC, the largest member.
Thomopulos has been on the executive committee of FIDIC since 2004, and will be the fourth American to serve as FIDIC president following Bill Moore (Dames & Moore), 1970-72; Wilson Binger (TAMS), 1981-83; and Bill Lewis (ASL Consulting Engineers), 1995-97. All three are former ACEC Chairmen.
"As the global voice of the engineering industry, FIDIC has taken the lead in advocating the use of QBS by foreign governments and the multi-lateral development banks," said Thomopulos. "In my leadership role in FIDIC, I plan to continue working on acceptance of QBS and to make advocacy a top issue in the same manner that ACEC has been so effective in the U.S."
"Since ACEC joined FIDIC almost 50 years ago, we have used the organization to establish best practices in the international market," said ACEC President Dave Raymond. "Gregs Thomopulos' ascension to the FIDIC presidency will give us new opportunities in this important organization."
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| ACEC Launches New Political Site To Promote Election Involvement
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ACEC has created a new comprehensive and interactive website—the ACEC Political Action Center—to help members become more informed and engaged in the election process.
Linked to the ACEC home page, the new website offers a variety of information and links on voter registration, up-to-date status on congressional races, and early voting deadlines. The website also has links to the ACEC Advocacy site for current Legislative Alerts and Calls for Action, political news and ACEC/PAC information.
"Our goal is to provide another tool to help educate ACEC members on both political and legislative issues, and then encourage them to make informed judgments on Election Day," said ACEC President Dave Raymond. "Elections this fall—whether at the local, state, or national level—will be determined by turnout, and we want to make sure the voices of ACEC members are heard loud and clear November 4."
Raymond also pointed out that more than a third of the electorate is expected to exercise their right to vote before Election Day this year through early voting, which opens in many states this week. The ACEC Political Action Center provides key information on how to obtain early voting materials and where to return completed ballots.
State Organizations are encouraged to provide their own links to ACEC’s new political website to help further engage their members in the political process.
Click here to access the ACEC Political Action Center. For more information about ACEC's political activities, or ACEC/PAC, contact Greg Knopp, gknopp@acec.org or Elizabeth Coit, ecoit@acec.org.
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GSA Design Opportunities Presented In Oct. 9 Market Forecast Seminar
Forecasting GSA Projects: An Inside Look
October 9, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
William T. Holley, chief engineer, GSA Public Buildings Services, will share an inside look at the agency’s 2009-10 plans and upcoming opportunities in design in an ACEC Market Forecast Series seminar, October 9.
Anyone interested in working with GSA will benefit from this important opportunity to hear the latest from the agency and participate in an interactive online session. For those interested in meeting Holley, the online event will be preceded by an on-site luncheon at ACEC headquarters, Washington, DC.
For details and to register for the on-site luncheon and seminar, click here. To register for the online seminar, click here.
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| BIM: The Promise & Reality for A/E/C Firms Encores In New Orleans In December
Building Information Modeling (BIM): The Promise and the Reality for A/E/C Firms
December 4-5, New Orleans
The highly regarded faculty presenting ACEC's popular BIM: The Promise and the Reality for A/E/C Firms, represents diverse perspectives and firsthand experience in adoption of this exciting new multi-dimensional project planning concept. Scheduled for December 4-5, New Orleans, this detailed overview course is ideal for firms considering or already on the way to BIM utilization.
Faculty for this course will:
- Examine BIM as a concept
- Demonstrate how it is being put into practice by the collaborative professional teams involved
- Show how firms can best prepare for a BIM future
- Present real-life BIM case studies of engineering firm experiences
- Explore BIM technology and interoperability
- Describe BIM transition plans and IT budgeting
- Outline risk management and legal issues associated with BIM
For details and to register, click here.
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October Is Forums Month, With IT, HR, Marketing, And Education/Training
Open to ACEC members and non-members, these highly popular Forum events cover timely topics of interest to the engineering firm's non-engineer specialists, and offer unique opportunities to exchange ideas and network at a national level.
Next week's IT Forum, October 6-7, Chicago, is nearing capacity, but will still accommodate last-minute registrations.
Both the Professional Sales & Marketing Forum and the new Education Forum, October 19, Montréal, will convene during the ACEC 2008 Fall Conference.
The HR Forum, October 27-28, Kansas City, is filling fast. Those interested in attending are urged to register now.
For details and to register, click on the Forum of interest.
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| Online Seminars Explore Liability Risks Of Green Building; Business Development
Risk Management Considerations for Green Building
October 7, 1:30-3 p.m.
The growth of green building design carries the potential for increased risk and liability for design professionals. Tim Corbett, A/E SmartRisk presents a timely online seminar, Risk Management Considerations for Green Building that offers a clear-eyed look at topics unique to green building design—including LEED certification requirements.
For details and to register, click here.
Secrets to Successful Business Development
October 8, 1:30-3 p.m.
The best business developers know how to build and maintain high quality relationships that provide a steady supply of profitable engineering design work. David Stone, Stone & Company details proven methods for developing and maintaining great relationships and methods for turning them into profitable business.
For details and to register, click here.
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New Course To Provide Expert Witness Training For Engineers
Because of their expertise, engineers are often asked to serve as expert witnesses in legal proceedings.
In response to interest expressed in the ramifications, expectations and qualifications for serving as an expert witness, ACEC is designing a new on-site course for spring 2009 that explores being an expert witness from all angles. Faculty, dates, location and additional details are being finalized. To have your name added to our VIP list for early notification when course registration opens, e-mail ebajer@acec.org.
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Phone: 202-347-7474 - Fax: 202-898-0068
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