Quick Fire Survey
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- Has the down economy forced any job cuts in your firm?
- Did the federal stimulus package passed earlier in the year create any new jobs within your firm?
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Advertise Today on the 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 offers 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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Find Holiday Ideas at the ACEC Bookstore
Pop Quiz Watch
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Titanic: The Last Great Images
Signed by Legendary Explorer Robert Ballard!
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All EJCDC Documents Are 10% Off Through Dec. 31
All EJCDC documents are 10 percent off the regular price through December 31, 2009.
Download contracts immediately as Microsoft Word documents—no waiting for your purchase to arrive. Purchased documents can also be sent to you on a CD for an extra $6 ground shipping charge. Contact the publications department at 202-347-7474, ext. 327 to order EJCDC contracts on CD.
Click here to view the full catalog of EJCDC documents.
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Recruit for 2010 with the ACEC Job Board
Let the ACEC Job Board help you recruit new employees. As a niche job site, the Job Board gives you direct access to a focused group of qualified engineering talent specific to your needs.
The Job Board is a member of the Engineering & Science Career Network, so your job posting appears on 35 industry job sites, at no additional charge. Your firm will have exposure to thousands more job seekers and access to our resume database with over 17,000 searchable candidate resumes.
For the month of December, enjoy 15 percent savings on 3-packs and 10-packs of postings. Just enter the promotional code HOLIDAYPACK to receive your discount.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to save money and be seen by an exclusive audience of the industry’s best and brightest. The promotion ends on December 31, so start saving today.
The ACEC Job Board is 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 400 Searchable Jobs Posted
Over 17,000 Searchable Resumes Posted
Over 2,050 Registered Employers |
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Last Five "Help Wanted" Open Positions:
Environmental Engineer or Geologist—Greensboro, NC
Associate Manager of Airport Services—Syracuse, NY
Area Manager—Albuquerque, NM
Hydraulic Engineer—Ocean Springs, MS
Natural Gas Pipeline Design Engineer—Exton, PA
A Sampling of Posted Resumes:
Geotechnical Engineers—1,521
Water Resources/Wastewater Engineers—1,847
Transportation—1,532
Civil Engineers—2,425
Structural Engineers—1,662
Environmental Engineers—1,568
View These and Other Resumes and Jobs on ACEC's Job Board
www.acec.org/jobbank |
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Continuing Education: A Win-Win Investment
ACEC’s calendar of diverse online seminars offers a continually changing array of A/E business management topics relevant to success in a changing economic environment.
From new interpretations of the basics to the expertise and foresight of strategists looking at the next technologies, the next markets and the next challenges for A/E firms—all in the context of a stronger bottom line—ACEC online seminars are a cost-effective means of gaining new knowledge, earning PDHs, and building staff loyalty.
December
9—Change Your Thinking About the Way You Think by Gary Bates, Roenker Bates Group
10—AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: New Rules on Allowable and Reasonable Compensation by Dan Purvine, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., and Julie Garber, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
150—Engineering the Smart Grid: New Opportunities for Engineering Companies by Richard Zambuni, Bentley Systems, and Juan Torres, Iberdrola Engineering and Construction
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Insider Online Seminars You Missed Available On-Demand
For online “insider” seminars available for purchase as on-demand downloadable events—including Navigating Wetlands Work: Engineering During a Time of Transition—click here.
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| Oregon Surpasses 2009 ACEC/PAC Goal by Demonstrating "What's at Stake"
ACEC/Oregon PAC Champion Jack Beemer focused on increasing the number of PAC donors. |
ACEC/Oregon became the ninth Member Organization to meet its 2009 ACEC/PAC goal this year, joining Tennessee, South Dakota, Massachusetts, Alaska, Indiana, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Hawaii.
It marks the second consecutive year that the Beaver State has achieved its PAC fundraising objective—and it did so by demonstrating to its members “what was at stake legislatively, both nationally and for our state,” said ACEC/Oregon Executive Director Alison Davis.
PAC Champion Jack Beemer of David Evans and Associates in Bend, Ore. credited a team approach led by the ACEC/Oregon Board. “They formed the nucleus of our calling team,” he said. “We used our call lists, and expanded them; next year we will expand them again. Any state can meet their goal using this approach.”
Click here to see the progress of your state in achieving its ACEC/PAC goal for 2009 and for information on the PAC Champion(s) leading the state fundraising effort.
For more information about ACEC/PAC, contact Gregory Knopp, gknopp@acec.org, or Elizabeth Coit, ecoit@acec.org.
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| ACEC "Founding Father" Billy Sumner Dies
Billy Sumner served on many government and industry commissions during his distinguished career. |
Billy Sumner, who served as chairman of ACEC in 1975-76, died on December 1, 2009. He was 86.
A life-long advocate for the engineering industry, Sumner played an active role in the passage of the Brooks Act in 1972, which mandates the use of QBS in federal contracting.
In 1973, when the American Institute of Consulting Engineers (AICE) merged with the Consulting Engineers Council (CEC) to form ACEC, Sumner was one of three representatives from AICE (with Malcolm Pirnie and Wilson Binger) to serve as officers of the new organization. Two years later, he was elected chairman.
Richard Stanley, who served with Sumner as vice chairman and worked with him to implement the merger, recalled that “Billy was an outstanding professional engineer who was committed to exemplary practice and served as a role model for all of us.”
An environmental engineer specializing in the design of water and wastewater treatment facilities, Sumner was a co-founder of Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon, Inc., serving as both president and chairman.
“This week one of the pillars of engineering in Tennessee passed away,” said Candy Toler, executive director of ACEC/Tennessee. “His dedication and enthusiasm for the profession kept him involved in ACEC activities for many years. I will miss his dry sense of humor.”
Sumner’s funeral will be private. In lieu of flowers, his family asks that memorials be made to the First Presbyterian Church of Nashville, Cheekwood Botanical Garden, or the charity of one’s choice.
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| Minuteman Fund Supports Initiatives in Washington State, Wisconsin
The ACEC Minuteman Fund has awarded grants to ACEC/Washington and ACEC/Wisconsin to defray costs in a pair of important legal battles.
ACEC/Washington is filing an amicus brief with the state’s Court of Appeals to oppose a trial court decision that an engineering firm is liable for construction site injuries to employees of the client, even though the contract stipulates that the client is responsible for its employees’ on-site safety.
ACEC/Wisconsin is fighting unilateral efforts by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to reduce engineering fees on contracts that have already been executed. ACEC/Wisconsin has worked closely with the national staff in this effort.
The Minuteman Fund is ACEC’s powerful resource for helping Member Organizations pursue legislative and legal initiatives of national importance. All Member Organizations are encouraged to avail themselves of this resource. All Member Firms are encouraged to contribute to the Fund. Click here for more information or to make a donation.
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| Engineering Inc. to Highlight Successful Storm Water Treatment Projects
ACEC will highlight four Member Firms and their storm water treatment projects in the March/April 2010 issue of Engineering Inc.
If your firm has been or is currently involved in a storm water treatment and retention project, and you think your project would be of interest to Engineering Inc. readers, ACEC would like to hear from you. The project can be in an on-going phase or recently completed.
To submit a project for consideration, please e-mail the following information to Engineering Inc. Staff Editor Andrea Keeney at akeeney@acec.org by Thursday, December 17:
- Project name and location (firm may submit up to two projects);
- Brief project overview, including any unique aspects (limited to one page); and
- Name, title and phone number of the Member Firm executive who will be interviewed for the profile.
If your project is selected, a reporter will interview the Member Firm executive to discuss original project goals, what challenges were faced and how these issues were overcome. The firm also will need to submit a formal, color headshot of the executive interviewed (hi-resolution – 300 dpi), as well as project photo(s) for inclusion in the magazine.
If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Keeney at akeeney@acec.org.
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New Orleans Course Examines Green Opportunities and Emerging Markets
Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Communities: Opportunities in New Markets
Feb. 23-26, New Orleans
ACEC presents Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Communities: Opportunities in New Markets, February 23-26, 2010, New Orleans. Participants will examine sustainable development within a business context; sustainability audits, assessments and other design tools and techniques; and sustainable design specific to emerging engineering markets in urban water management, transportation projects, and state-of-the-art buildings.
Engineers and planners looking for a course that showcases applications of sustainable engineering by some of the leading practitioners in the U.S. will particularly benefit from this unique certificate program.
Click here for the course brochure with full agenda and faculty details.
Click here for details and to register at the lowest advance price.
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Sign up for Encore Presentation of AASHTO Audit Guide’s Compensation Rules
New Rules on Allowable and Reasonable Compensation (Repeat)
Dec. 10, 1:30-3 p.m.
Engineering firms often struggle over how to include compensation for executives in the firm’s overhead on state DOT projects. In an encore presentation, this online seminar will provide in-depth analysis on the proper way to include executive compensation in overhead, and what critical steps every firm should take to determine reasonable compensation that will be accepted by DOT clients.
Presenters Dan Purvine, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., and Julie Garber, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., were key members of ACEC’s negotiating team on the new AASHTO Audit Guide. They will walk participants through the new compensation guidelines in detail and help you stay ahead as your DOT clients begin using the Audit Guide in the coming months.
Click here for details and to register.
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Explore Benefits and Opportunities of the Smart Grid in Dec. 15 Online Seminar
Engineering the Smart Grid: New Opportunities for Engineering Companies
Dec. 15, 1:30-3 p.m.
The Smart Grid is changing everything for energy utilities.
This timely online seminar examines one of the industry’s hottest topics: Smart Grid. Participants will learn how Smart Grid is creating opportunities for engineering firms to team with energy utility owner-operators in re-engineering the grid to meet 21st century needs.
Presenters Richard Zambuni, Bentley Systems, and Juan Torres, Iberdrola Engineering and Construction, will discuss the issue from both the engineering industry and energy utility perspectives.
Participants in this interactive seminar will:
- Learn about the Smart Grid—hype or reality?
- Examine the physical infrastructure from “source to switch”
- Gain information to leverage Smart Grid funding from owner-operators and governments (Note the Administration’s commitment of $4.5 billion to Smart Grid projects)
- Hear how an international engineering company is taking advantage of Smart Grid opportunities
- Learn how new workflows and new information modeling technology will help engineers in delivering the Smart Grid more efficiently
- Engineering firms and consultants working with energy utilities and in environmental sectors will find this seminar of particular value.
For details and to register, click here.
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New Challenges Require New Ways of Thinking—Online Seminar Offers Ideas
Change Your Thinking About the Way You Think
Dec. 9, 1:30-3 p.m.
Still thinking like you did 20 or 30 years ago? Even 10 years ago? Out-of-date thought processes may be holding us back from more effective creative problem-solving. Gary Bates, Roenker Bates Group, offers innovative ways of thinking about challenges old and new, plus the communications tools to broaden your range of dealing with our changing business environment.
For details and to register, click here.
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Manage Your Personal Professional Development: Online, Free
Available with a free basic subscription, RCEP, the one-stop site for online recordkeeping and registry of education opportunities, is attracting a growing number of individual users.
Developed by ACEC’s Institute for Business Management and the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), the system allows subscribers to manage their personal continuing education activities and view their PDH history, search a Master Calendar for continuing education offerings nationwide, and download certificates for completed education activities through the system’s Registered Education Providers.
For those interested in additional features and flexibility, the Power Professional Subscription is available to individuals for a nominal annual fee, and as a firm subscription for individual professional staff at a special group price.
To explore RCEP’s benefits and possibilities and to choose a subscription that works for you personally or as a benefit for your professional staff, click here.
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