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Texas Section Update

Contact your Texas Section Director, Brad Hernandez at[email protected] for more information.

SAVE THE DATE! 2013 TEXAS SECTION SPRING CONFERENCE AND CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION: MARCH 19-23, 2013 IN CORPUS CHRISTI

Come to Corpus Christi - the Sparkling City by the Sea - and be part of the Texas Section's Centennial CELEBRATION at the Spring 2013 Conference! Online registration will open this fall. If you are interested in more information, please go to the Texas Section website (http://www.texasce.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=27 ) for more details.

CALL FOR PAPERS! 2013 TEXAS SECTION SPRING CONFERENCE AND CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION: PAPERS DUE DECEMBER 14, 2012

This is a general call for papers to be presented and posters to be displayed during the Texas Section Spring Conference in Corpus Christi. If you are interested in more information, please go to the Texas Section website (http://www.texasce.org/associations/10803/files/Sp13%20CallforPapers.pdf), contact Robert Pierry, Jr., P.E. ([email protected]), and/or Keith A. Rutherford, P.E. ([email protected]) for more details.

CENTENNIAL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE 

INVITE all your civil engineering friends to join ASCE!   The TEXAS SECTION has a goal to reach 10,000 members in 2013.  Each new member you bring to ASCE TX Section, you’re entered in a monthly drawing for $100 Prize and the $2013 grand prize!  There are many more prizes --- see the Texas Section website (http://www.texasce.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=24) for more details.

SAVE THE DATE! ASCE TEXAS SECTION WEBINAR: JANUARY 16, 2013
From Austin to Washington: A Legislative Update for Civil Engineers

Join ASCE Government Relations staff in a discussion about current public policy trends affecting civil engineering, both in Washington and also here in Texas on January 16, 2013 at 12noon CST. If you are interested in more information, please go to the Texas Section website (http://texasce.affiniscape.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=212) for more details.

REQUEST JUDGES FOR STEEL BRIDGE

The Steel Bridge Texas-Mexico Regional Competition is being hosted by the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) on January 18th and 19th. If you are interested in being a judge, please contact Trent Perez, P.E. ([email protected]) or if you are interested in more information, please go to the competition website (http://utepasce.wix.com/2013tx-mxregionalsbc) for more details.

REQUEST JUDGES FOR CONCRETE CANOE

The concrete canoe competition will be hosted by the University of Texas at Kingsville and held on March 21st thru March 23rd in conjunction with the ASCE Texas Section Spring Meeting in Corpus Christi. If you are interested in being a judge, please contact Trent Perez, P.E. ([email protected]) or if you are interested in more information, please go to the Texas Section website (www.texasce.org) for more details.

REQUEST FOR THE 2013 DANIEL W. MEAD YOUNGER MEMBER ETHICS PAPERS

ASCE Texas Section is requesting papers from younger members. The paper competition topic will be, “Is it ethical to maintain current licensure requirements in light of the ever increasing technical complexity of our profession?” The deadline for the Texas Section is January 18, 2013. If you are interested in submitting a paper, please go to the ASCE website (http://www.asce.org/Content.aspx?id=25769811249) or contact Brian Ridley, P.E. ([email protected]) for more details.

REQUEST FOR EDMUND FRIEDMAN YOUNGER MEMBER AWARD NOMINATIONS

The following awards are available for nominations:

• Outstanding Young Civil Engineer in the Private Sector
• Outstanding Young Civil Engineer in the Public Sector
• Outstanding Younger Member in Community Activities
• Outstanding Younger Member Group Community Service Project
• Outstanding ASCE Practitioner Advisor

The ASCE National deadline is February 1, 2013. If you are interested in submitting a paper, please go to the ASCE website (http://www.asce.org/Younger-Member-Groups/CRYMC/Awards) or contact Brian Ridley, P.E. ([email protected]) for more details.

ASCE RAISE THE BAR FOR ENGINEERS

ASCE National is supporting the Raise the Bar program which will prepare new professionals solve the challenges of tomorrow. If you are interested in more information, please go to www.raisethebarforengineering.org.