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July 2014 Main Speaker

Posted by newsletter on 06/19/2014 12:00 am  /   Keynote Session

Perfecto M. Solis, P.E. is the Vice-President of Airport Development and Engineering for Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport. He provides key leadership for planning, programming, and developing strategies to manage the design and construction of facilities in fulfillment of the Airport’...

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CI July Technical Speakers

Posted by newsletter on 06/18/2014 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

Time: 10:00am - 10:50am Topic: Overview of the DFW Connector Design-Build - The DFW Connector was TxDOT’s first Design-Build project in the North Texas Area. The original contract had a value of $917 million and included $250 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, making it the l...

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Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) July Technical Seminars

Posted by admin on 06/18/2014 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Technical Seminar Topics & Speakers for the Dallas / Fort Worth Joint Meeting Time: 9:00am - 9:50am Topic: Cowboys Stadium - World's Longest Single-Span Roof - The 14,100-ton, structural steel, domed roof is supported by two 17-foot-wide by 35-foot-deep a...

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Geotechnical Institute (GI) July Technical Seminars

Posted by admin on 06/18/2014 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

Geotechnical Institute (GI) Technical Seminar Topics & Speakers for the Dallas / Fort Worth Joint Meeting Time: 9:00am - 9:50am Topic: USACE Dam Safety Program - A key mission of the USACE dam safety program is to achieve an equitable and reasonably low level of risk to the public from its dam...

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EWRI July Technical Seminars

Posted by admin on 06/17/2014 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) Technical Seminar Topics & Speakers for the Dallas / Fort Worth Joint Meeting Time: 9:00am - 9:50am Topic: Basic Pump Hydraulics - We will cover basic centrifugal pump hydraulics including how pumps work, volute and diffuser pump types, hydr...

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T&DI July Technical Seminars

Posted by newsletter on 06/17/2014 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) Technical Seminar Topics & Speakers for the Dallas / Fort Worth Joint Meeting Time: 9:00am - 9:50am Topic: Ft. Worth to Dallas High Speed Rail - This seminar covers the current efforts to advance high speed rail development in Texas and spe...

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July Meeting Sponsor - Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc.

Posted by admin on 06/17/2014 12:00 am  /   Meeting Host

Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. (BGE) is a privately owned, Texas-based civil engineering consulting firm founded in 1975. The firm has approximately 400 employees in Texas with offices in Dallas, Frisco, Fort Worth, Houston, Katy, The Woodlands, Austin and San Antonio. BGE’s North Texas offi...

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Ethics Seminar after the July Joint Meeting

Posted by admin on 06/16/2014 12:00 am  /   Ethics Seminar

The Dallas Branch will be conducting an ethics seminar after the July joint meeting in Arlington. This seminar will fulfill your yearly ethics requirement for your P.E. renewal. Speaker: Charles B. Pennington, P.E., Texas Board of Professional Engineers, Engineering Specialist The Board employed ...

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President's Message - June 2014

Posted by admin on 06/02/2014 12:00 am  /   Announcement, President's Message

I’d like to start off this month’s newsletter by saying a big ‘thank you’ to all of the Younger Members who volunteered to help run our May meeting for Younger Member Month. You were a great examples to the high school and college students in attendance of the contributions ...

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June 2014 Main Speaker

Posted by admin on 06/01/2014 12:00 am  /   Keynote Session, Main Presentation Overview

Bill Brown - Stormwater Executive Manager for the City of ArlingtonTopic: Greening a Grey System, LID Practices in Arlington Bill Brown is the Stormwater Executive Manager for the City of Arlington, Texas. He is responsible for all stormwater and floodplain management related activities and serves ...

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