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November 2013 Dallas Branch Meeting

Posted by jen on 11/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Keynote Session

Topic: ASCE Centennial Habitat for Humanity House To commemorate the centennial anniversary of the Texas Section of ASCE and as a part of the Texas Section Fall Conference, the construction of the ASCE Centennial Habitat for Humanity house is in full swing. Habitat for Humanity’s goal is ...

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Technical Session - November 2013

Posted by jen on 11/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

Habitat for Humanity - ASCE Centennial House This year the Dallas Branch is sponsoring the build of the ASCE Centennial in west Dallas. The floor plan was based on the ‘Rice Centennial House’ designed by Courtney Benzon and Yonatan Pressman. Modifications were made to the original desig...

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Vote YES for Proposition 6: Water Plan Funding

Posted by jen on 11/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Announcement

On November 5, 2013, Texans will have an opportunity to vote for a constitutional amendment that will have one of the most significant impacts in history for funding our state’s water needs. Proposition 6 provides for the creation of the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) to fin...

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Engineer of the Year & Young Engineer of the Year Nominations

Posted by jen on 11/04/2013 12:00 am  

Each year ASCE participates in the annual E-Week Awards Luncheon, which has become one of the largest engineering events in Dallas. For 2014, the event will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at the Plano Centre and ASCE will present awards to our Branch’s Engineer of the Year and Young En...

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Education Outreach Volunteering Opportunities

Posted by jen on 11/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Education Outreach

ASCE Civil Engineering Club at Woodrow Wilson High School The Civil Engineering Club at Woodrow Wilson High School has gotten off to a great start. This past week a group of civil engineering students from UT-Arlington gave a presentation on careers in civil engineering and answered questions abou...

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Roller-Compacted Concrete: Design & Construction Symposium

Posted by jen on 11/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Institute Seminar

The Cement Council of Texas is pleased to announce the 2013 Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavement Design and Construction Symposium being held on November 20th and 21st near the DFW Airport in Irving, Texas. This biennial event is the only one if this magnitude in North America. Join us for two days of...

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Dallas Branch of ASCE Christmas 2013 Project

Posted by jen on 11/04/2013 12:00 am  /   Announcement



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Future City Competition - North Texas

Posted by jen on 11/04/2013 12:00 am  

America needs more engineers and technical professionals to fuel our innovation economy. Future City (an Engineers Week Foundation program) is a wonderful way to introduce 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to engineering and expose them to a rewarding career possibility. Post-program surveys show that a maj...

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Texas-Mexico Conference 2014 Steel Bridge Competition

Posted by jen on 11/04/2013 12:00 am  

Support for the UTA ASCE Student Chapter This year we have many activities going on for the ASCE Student Chapter at the University of Texas at Arlington. These activities include the concrete canoe, steel bridge, and ASCE Leadership Conference. We are also proud to announce that the University of T...

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ASCE Dallas Branch Articles: We value your input!

Posted by jen on 11/04/2013 12:00 am  

Do you have a news worthy article or announcement you would like to submit in the next Dallas Branch newsletter? Please contact Toddy Hyden, Newsletter Editor at [email protected] or at 214-201-1270 for submissions by the newsletter deadline, the last Wednesday of the month. Thank you in advance for ...

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