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Advertise On The New ACEC Website
Member Firms and vendors can now promote products and services on the newly revamped ACEC website.
With more than 28,000 unique visitors each month—and with each visit averaging more than 18 minutes—advertising on www.acec.org provides you with a great opportunity to build your brand, promote your firm and grow your business.
Click here to view pricing and sizes, or contact Nina Goldman at ngoldman@acec.org today to reserve your space.
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Shop The ACEC Bookstore for Father's Day Gifts
Shop early for the best selection of Father's Day gifts from the ACEC Bookstore, such as our large selection of ties.
ACEC Ties
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Engineering Ties
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Click here to visit the ACEC Bookstore and view our full catalog of publications and merchandise.
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EJCDC Documents On Sale
Through July 31, 2009, all EJCDC documents are 10 percent off regular price.
Contracts are available immediately as downloadable Microsoft Word documents—no waiting for your purchase to arrive.
Documents can also be purchased and sent to you on CD for an extra $6 ground shipping charge. Contact the publications department at (202) 347-7474 ext. 327 to order EJCDC contracts on CD.
This offer does not apply to previously-placed orders or other contract documents for sale at the ACEC Bookstore. All purchases of EJCDC Contract Documents are final sales only—no refunds or exchanges.
Click Here to see the list of EJCDC documents available through the ACEC Bookstore.
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ACEC's Job Board Continues To Grow
Your job postings on the ACEC Job Board now appear on 30 association job sites—for the price of one. As a founding member of the Engineering & Science Career Network, ACEC's Job Board penetrates the association niche like no other recruitment tool.
With more than 16,800 candidate resumes, the ACEC Job Board's advanced search features produce effective, specific results for both job seekers and employers.
To get you started, we are offering a 20 percent discount on posting in the month of June. Just enter the code JUNE20 to receive your discount. Don't miss these big savings.
Visit the ACEC Job Board to create an account and post your job today.
For more information, contact Nina Goldman at 202-682-4325 or write ngoldman@acec.org.
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Over 425 Searchable Jobs Posted
Over 16,800 Searchable Resumes Posted
Over 2,000 Registered Employers |
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Last Five "Help Wanted" Open Positions:
Project Manager—Madison, WI
Sr. Electrical Engineer—Montana
Professional Civil Engineer—Anchorage, AK
Bridge Engineer—Irvine, CA
Design/Project Engineer—Lake Mary, FL
A Sampling of Posted Resumes:
Geotechnical Engineers—1,127
Water Resources/Wastewater Engineers—1,712
Transportation—1,467
Civil Engineers—2,358
Structural Engineers—1,690
Environmental Engineers—1,536
View These and Other Resumes and Jobs on ACEC's Job Board
www.acec.org/jobbank |
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Online Seminars Are Cost-Effective Source For Business Tools, PDHs
With one registration fee payable per Internet connection, a roomful of staff can participate in an ACEC online seminar at no additional cost—a welcome and cost-effective way to gain knowledge and earn needed PDHs. ACEC's 2009 calendar of online seminars features a wide variety of topics in support of better A/E business management knowledge and the techniques needed to weather an uncertain economy.
June
9—Negotiating Better Engineering Contracts: A Win-Win Situation by Gary
Bates, Roenker Bates Group
10—A Tool Box You Can Actually Use for Risk Management by Doug Ashcraft, Walter P Moore and Associates and Corey Matsuoka and Mike Matsumoto, SSFM International, Inc.
16—Risk Taking Under the 2007 AIA, Consensus and EJCDC Documents by Roger Sabo, Schottenstein Zox and Dunn
17—If You Haven't Planned It, You Can't Control It by Gary Bates, Roenker Bates Group
23—How Can You Exceed My Expectations If You Don't Know What They Are? Looking for Real (and Useful) Client Feedback by David Stone, Stone & Company
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Former Mexico President Vicente Fox Set
For ACEC Fall Conference In Palm Springs
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox will speak about the global economy and America's role at Fall Conference in Palm Springs. |
Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico, will highlight the upcoming 2009 ACEC Fall Conference, October 7-10 at the La Quinta Hotel, in Palm Springs, Calif.
As Mexico's president from 2000-2006, Fox is considered a visionary leader and one of the world's most important voices on contemporary political and business issues.
The Fall Conference also features world-class education sessions which target critical strategies for firms to succeed in challenging economic times.
The historic La Quinta Hotel offers championship golf amidst 45 acres of spectacular grounds. Palm Springs also has outstanding shopping, art and dining.
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Twice named one of the 500 top hotels in the world by Travel & Leisure magazine, the La Quinta in Palm Springs provides top-notch meeting and recreational amenities. |
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| For more Conference information and to register, click here. For hotel reservations, contact the La Quinta directly at: (760) 564-4111 and reference "ACEC."
For other questions or information, contact the ACEC Meetings team at meetings@acec.org.
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| ACEC-Backed FHWA Nominee Outlines Transportation Priorities, Challenges
FHWA nominee Victor Mendez has pledged to develop solutions to finance needed infrastructure improvements. |
ACEC has voiced its support for President Obama's nomination of Victor Mendez, a civil engineer and former director of the Arizona Department of Transportation, to lead the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
At his confirmation hearing this week, Mendez outlined many challenges facing FHWA, including an impending cash shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund.
Mendez told the Senate panel that he will "develop a robust transportation reauthorization solution in partnership with Congress, the Administration, Secretary LaHood, and the various transportation stakeholders."
In a letter of support for the appointment, ACEC President Dave Raymond noted Mendez's successful track record of industry collaboration in expanding Arizona's transportation system. "We believe that Mr. Mendez's instincts for gaining broad advice and applying critical thinking and management skills will serve the American public well," Raymond said. Click here for a copy of Raymond's letter.
Mendez is expected to be confirmed by the Senate in the near future.
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| Help ACEC Tort Reform Efforts—Complete ACEC's Professional Liability Survey Today
The 2009 ACEC Professional Liability Insurance Survey of Member Firms for Fiscal Year 2008 will conclude at COB Friday, June 5.
This annual survey collects information on Member Firms' professional liability insurance, their claims experience, and the impact of the threat of litigation. The survey results can help Member Firms make important decisions regarding their professional liability insurance coverage and carrier.
"This information is crucial to determining the professional liability insurance landscape which our members must work with. It also provides important data for our tort reform efforts in Congress," said Charlie Geer, senior vice president of Kimley-Horn and Associates and chairman of the ACEC Risk Management Committee. "I strongly encourage each Member Firm's headquarters office to participate in this survey."
An email with a link to the survey has been sent to the key contacts of the Member Firms. If your firm has not yet received this link, click here to access the survey.
Member Firms that respond to the survey will receive a free copy of the complete results upon request. The survey results will also be available for sale through the ACEC Bookstore.
A summary of the survey results will be published in the July/August 2009 issue of Engineering Inc.
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| ACEC/PAC Holds San Antonio Fundraiser For Texas Congressman Ciro Rodriguez
ACEC members show their support for Congressman Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) at a fundraiser last week in San Antonio. From the left are: David Covarrubias of Structural Engineering Associates; Richard Kelly of Freese and Nichols; Don Durden of Civil Engineering Consultants; Sam Dawson of Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc.; Congressman Rodriguez; Ken Thomas of Civil Engineering Consultants; Pamela Bain of Bain Medina Bain, Inc.; Jesse Covarrubias of Structural Engineering Associates, Inc.; and Joe Duemenil of LNV Engineers. |
ACEC members in Texas hosted a fundraising event last week to support the 2010 re-election campaign of Congressman Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), a member of the House Appropriations Committee and the Homeland Security and Transportation subcommittees.
Event co-hosts were Pamela Bain, Bain Medina Bain, Inc.; Jesse Covarrubias, Structural Engineering Associates, Inc.; Sam Dawson, Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc.; Don Durden, Civil Engineering Consultants; and Derek Naiser, LNV, Inc.
"It was a great event. Congressman Rodriguez knows our industry and understands the importance of infrastructure investment and other key industry priorities," said Durden. "The more events like this we do, the more we help to keep good people in Congress, which will help to ensure that our voice is heard. Having ACEC/PAC support is critical to that effort."
For more information on the ACEC/PAC or Congressional candidate fundraising events, please contact Gregory Knopp, ACEC's executive director of political affairs (gknopp@acec.org) or Elizabeth Coit, ACEC/PAC director (ecoit@acec.org) at 202-347-7474.
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Now Available On-Demand
ACEC’s May 21 presentation, Economic Stimulus Program Funding: EPA Local Water & Sewer Projects, with James A. Hanlon, director of the EPA Office of Wastewater Management, is now available for purchase in downloadable format. Click here for details and to order. |
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Still Time to Gain Courtroom Skills, Add Legal Services With June Course
Applying Expertise as an Engineering Expert Witness
June 18-19, Philadelphia
In challenging economic times, adding new services that capitalize on your firm's existing skills and expertise is smart business strategy. Only the court-savvy, prepared and prudent engineer should take on the potentially lucrative assignment of being an expert witness in legal proceedings.
A sell-out in its recent debut, ACEC's Applying Expertise as an Engineering Expert Witness course will again be presented on June 18-19 in Philadelphia. The course will prepare participants for legal service with recognition and a certificate of course completion and 11 PDHs.
Designed for professional engineers, architects and surveyors interested in earning credentials for legal service engagements, attendees will learn from expert faculty about courtroom demeanor, how to maintain credibility, the differences between a fact witness and an expert witness, deposition behavior, permissible out-of-court statements, ethics, pre-courtroom testimony preparation, visual aids and more.
For agenda details and to register, click here.
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July Course Builds Business Case for Sustainable Engineering Practice
Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Communities: Opportunities in New Markets
July 13-16, Denver
Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Communities: Opportunities in New Markets, July 13-16 in Denver, will analyze the current and future opportunities for sustainable engineering. Presented in partnership with Colorado State University, the course will examine sustainable development within a business context; audits, assessments and other design tools and techniques; and sustainable design specifically for transportation, buildings and urban water management engineering markets.
This will be the only presentation of this course over the next 12 months—don't miss it.
The faculty will include leading practitioners and experts: Larry A. Roesner, professor, College of Engineering, Colorado State University; Callie W. Babbit, assistant professor, Golisano Institute of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Sustainability; David Carlson, senior environmental protection specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Terry D. Bennett, senior manager of industry solutions, A/E/C Group, Autodesk; David R. Stewart, president and CEO, Stewart Environmental Consultants; Mark vanSoestbergen, founder, International Carbon Bank and Exchange; and Bill Wallace, author, founder and president, Wallace Futures Group LLC.
Click here to browse the brochure, get the details and register at lowest advance price.
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• Special Stimulus Extra •
For a limited time, participants in on-site, multi-day ACEC courses will take home a $200 BONUS coupon—for personal or firm use—to apply to the registration fee of a future ACEC on-site course. |
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Explore How BIM is Pushing Productivity, Changing A/E/C Practices
Building Information Modeling (BIM): The Promise and The Reality for A/E/C Firms
POctober 29-30, Seattle
Is BIM a competitive edge? Is it an increasing factor in gaining new business? According to McGraw-Hill's SmartMarket Report, "the benefits are tangible and the risks of not participating outweigh those of getting engaged."
Building Information Modeling (BIM): The Promise and The Reality for A/E/C Firms will address present and future industry challenges, October 29-30 in Seattle. This 2009 version of the popular course will look into the many components of the increasingly popular BIM interdisciplinary project delivery system.
Course faculty members will have both diverse perspectives and firsthand experience in the adoption and implementation of BIM. The agenda will be segmented into reasons for change; technology and interoperability; implementation strategies and IT case study; risk management and insurance for "BIM-ready" firms (updated); and a new segment on BIM from the M/E/P perspective.
For details and to register at best advance price, click here.
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Next Week Online: Win-Win Contracts; Risk Management Tool Box
Negotiating Better Engineering Contracts: A Win-Win Situation
June 9, 1:30-3 p.m.
Acquire the insights needed to negotiate a win-win engineering contract every time. Gary Bates, Roenker Bates Group, will lead participants through the proper sequence to achieve effective conflict resolution. Participants will also learn how to recognize various negotiation techniques, discover which skills are required to be an effective negotiator, understand the importance of proper planning for negotiation, and practice the methods for conducting an effective negotiation session.
For details and to register for this seminar, click here.
A Tool Box You Can Actually Use for Risk Management
June 10, 2:30-4 p.m. (Note special time)
Understand the specific tools needed to mitigate risk in each of the Foundations of Risk Management areas: culture, prevention/proactivity, planning, communication, education, scope, compensation, contracts, contract documents, and construction. Doug Ashcraft, Walter P Moore and Associates, and Corey Matsuoka, SSFM International, Inc., will present "tools you can use," with a special emphasis on the tool for mitigating construction risk.
For details and to register for this seminar, click here.
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A/E Finance Leaders to Meet in Sept. 14-15 Chicago Forum
ACEC's Finance Forum for industry finance professionals has opened registration for the next meeting, set for September 14-15 in Chicago. The popular Forum event gives attendees the opportunity to network with peers and exchange valuable information and best practices.
Planned topics for the fall meeting include the economic downturn, the stimulus package, cash flow, acquisitions, ESOPs and additional areas of interest that may arise. The Forum is open to members and non-members.
Click here to register.
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