CH2M HILL Chairman/CEO Lee McIntire will give the keynote address. HDR Chairman/CEO George Little, ARCADIS U.S. CEO Steven Blake, and Cardno Managing Director Andrew Buckley will highlight the CEO Panel.

The Convention also features Capitol Hill visits; legislative updates and projections; federal market opportunities; CEO, CFO and CIO roundtables; bottom-line focused educational sessions; Engineering Excellence Awards Gala; and a "teaming fair" for large and small firms to pursue partnering opportunities.

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These funds will be used to support political candidates who will advance ACEC's legislative and regulatory agenda.

"The leaders of every Member Organization understand that our PAC is the foundation of our advocacy efforts," said ACEC/PAC National Chairman Chris Borton of Borton-Lawson in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. "The tougher the times, the more we need ACEC/PAC looking out for us on Capitol Hill."

ACEC President Dave Raymond (right) and ACEC Executive Director of Political Affairs Greg Knopp select the winners of the ACEC/PAC Last Chance Raffle. Daniel Williams with Garver LLC in North Little Rock, Ark. won $1,000 and Jamie Davis with Ryan-Biggs Associates in Skaneateles Falls, New York won $500.

Final fundraising tabulations for each state will be available soon, as several states made strong late pushes, including Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania.

For more information on ACEC/PAC, contact Greg Knopp, ACEC executive director of political affairs (gknopp@acec.org) or Elizabeth Coit, ACEC/PAC director (ecoit@acec.org) at 202-347-7474.

ACEC and coalition allies raised concerns that P4R would have relaxed oversight in how developing nations use World Bank funds, potentially exposing U.S. firms to corrupt practices by foreign governments.

In response to these concerns, Congress limited the P4R effort to a two-year pilot program involving projects of restricted scope. At the end of the pilot, the program will be independently evaluated.

"ACEC really came through on this issue of key concern to our international practices," said Manish Kothari, chairman of ACEC's International Committee and president of Sheladia Associates in Rockville, Md.

Madison faces the task of maintaining and improving the 500-mile system during a period of slow economic growth and tight finances.

The Committee will use the survey to determine the extent of GSA Schedule use by the engineering industry and its importance to individual firms.

The survey will be emailed to the primary contact of all Member Firms on January 12.

Focusing on ethics from the individual engineer's perspective, this timely webinar will assist participants in their daily professional and personal decision-making.

In Ethical Decision-Making for PEs: Today's Standards and Benefits, Gerard Cavaluzzi, vice president and division counsel, ARCADIS U.S., Inc., will review the ACEC Professional and Ethical Conduct Guidelines and outline the beneficial results achieved when applying engineering industry ethical practices.

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Adopting Building Information Modeling (BIM) often requires substantial capital, training, and workflow disruption, but are firms getting a real return on investment?

In BIM and the Engineer, David Odeh, Principal, Odeh Engineers, Inc., uses real-world project outcomes to explore this question. The webinar provides a serious examination and frank discussion of the business realities of this new tool.

Odeh also examines the planning and project communication tools that contribute to the successful adoption of BIM.

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In this timely webinar, James Lee of the law firm Lee & McShane, highlights recent legal decisions of importance to engineers and updates often-recurring legal issues.

The webinar addresses the engineer's obligations involving site safety, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the standard of care. Discussion will also focus on typical business concerns such as corporate organization, copyright protection, and contract negotiation.

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You've heard it many times before—landing a new client costs 10, 25, even 100 times more than keeping an old one. So keeping your clients happy in a long-term relationship is just good business—higher profits, lower overheads, less stress and the peace of mind of a continuing supply of profitable work.

This webinar examines why clients leave and provides tried-and-true techniques for stengthening your client service practices and keeping your client relationships strong.

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ACEC presents U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 2012 Programmatic Outlook, a timely webinar on the latest status of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) marketplace.

Bruce Ware of the USACE Engineering and Construction Division will provide an update on changes in how A/E services are procured and the impact of fluctuating appropriations, new legislation, and changing regulations.

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