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May Main Speaker - Michael Bolin, P.E. (TxDOT)

Posted by jen on 05/06/2012 12:00 am  /   Keynote Session

May Meeting May 14th, Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum Hotel Main Speaker: Michael Bolin, P.E. - TxDOT North Region Support Center Topic: Consultant Contracts for Professional Services - TxDOT's North region Perspective Mr. Bolin, originally from Montana, has a BS in Civil Engineering from Mo...

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May Meeting Sponsor is Burns & McDonnell, Inc.

Posted by jen on 05/06/2012 12:00 am  /   Meeting Host

Founded in 1898, Burns & McDonnell is a 100 percent employee-owned, full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting solutions firm. We rank in the upper 5 percent of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms. The company’s multidisciplinary s...

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Geo-Institute Technical Seminar

Posted by jen on 05/06/2012 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

Topic – The Implications of Minerals Exploitation on Dam and Levee Safety Sands and gravels are used to make concrete and facilitate the construction of structures. In addition, sands and gravels are needed as free-draining backfill behind retaining walls. Low plasticity sandy clays are ...

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GB Mann Scholarship Fund Update

Posted by jen on 05/06/2012 12:00 am  /   Scholarships

About two months ago I asked you to support the ASCE Dallas Branch GB Mann Scholarship Fund. With interest rates on the fund being so low in recent years, the golf tournament, which we alternate hosting with the Fort Worth Branch, is the primary source of revenue for the scholarship at the present ...

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Joint Meeting Announcement

Posted by jen on 05/06/2012 12:00 am  /   Meeting Summary

Mark your calendars for the 2012 ASCE Dallas/Fort Worth Joint Meeting on July 9, 2012. Mr. Todd Smith, P.E., will be our main speaker and will be giving an overview on the design challenges of the US/Mexico border project. After the luncheon, we are offering eight (8) technical sessions (four begin...

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Symposium to Focus on Conservation Development

Posted by jen on 05/06/2012 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

On May 10 in Lewisville, the Upper Trinity Conservation Trust and the University of North Texas are hosting the 2012 Conservation Development Symposium. Themed “Protecting the Watershed - - Right Where We Live”, the Symposium will focus on conservation development design principles and p...

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2013 ASCE Pipelines Conference Volunteer Needed

Posted by jen on 05/06/2012 12:00 am  /   Volunteering

The ASCE Pipeline Conference will be coming to the Metroplex in 2013. The Dallas Branch is searching for a volunteer to represent the Branch at the steering committee meetings for the upcoming event. The representative will also coordinate between the steering committee and the Branch. The Pipeline...

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President's Message - April 2012

Posted by jen on 04/02/2012 12:00 am  /   President's Message

At our March Branch meeting, Julie Smith, of the Office of Environmental Stewardship at the City of McKinney, gave a very interesting presentation titled “City of McKinney Sustainability Plan - The Future of Infrastructure.” Following the luncheon, Jennifer A.K. Rivers, the Sustainable ...

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April Main Speaker - Nabeel Khwaja, P.E.

Posted by jen on 04/02/2012 12:00 am  /   Keynote Session

April Meeting April 9th, Dallas/Addison Marriott Quorum Hotel Main Speaker: Nabeel Khwaja, P.E., Assistant Director, Center for Transportation Research, University of Texas at Austin Topic: Enhancing Public Involvement with 4D Modeling Mr. Nabeel Khwaja has spent over 13 years working on ...

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April Meeting Sponsor is EJ

Posted by jen on 04/02/2012 12:00 am  /   Meeting Host

East Jordan Iron Works, Inc. (EJ), and its global affiliated companies are now all conducting business under the same name and brand, EJ. EJ is the leader in design, manufacture and distribution of the best infrastructure access solutions. EJ provides modern and innovative products for water, sew...

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