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President's Message - February 2011

Posted by jen on 02/02/2011 12:00 am  /   President's Message

2011 Changes Have Been Well Received…Keep the Momentum throughout the New Year January ASCE Dallas Branch Meeting a Success - Despite the threat of inclement weather, freezing temperatures, and bit of snow and ice, the first Branch Meeting of the year went off without a hitch! There we...

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February Meeting Main Speaker

Posted by jen on 02/02/2011 12:00 am  /   Keynote Session

Mr. Gary C. Thomas, P.E., is president/executive director of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). DART's Board of Directors named him to that position August 3, 2001. As president/executive director, Thomas is responsible for a 13-city multi-modal transit system over a 700-square mile area. He direc...

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February Technical Seminar: Digital Flood Risk Technology

Posted by jen on 02/02/2011 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

Presented by: Noelle Gaspard, PE, CFM, GISP and Jessica Baker, PE, CFM, PMP, Halff Associates This one hour presentation will cover a variety of flood risk topics including how to access free digital tools to enhance water resources project efficiency and sources for free digital data. An update on...

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New Year, New Location for Dallas ASCE

Posted by jen on 02/02/2011 12:00 am  /   Meeting Summary

On Monday, January 10th, Joe Chow, Mayor of Addison, Texas, kicked off the first meeting of the New Year for the Dallas Branch of ASCE, the first of many meetings to occur at the Addison/Quorum Marriott Hotel. Over 290 members and guests were in attendance and to hear Mr. Ruben Delgado, PE, Collin C...

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E-Week is here! Volunteer Opportunities Still Available

Posted by jen on 02/02/2011 12:00 am  /   E-Week

Please click here for volunteer opportunities for E-Week activities for the ASCE Exhibit and Discover Technology, to be located at the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science at Fair Park. You will help kids do a simple activity to demonstrate what civil engineers do in their careers and discuss what A...

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E-Week Gala Awards Luncheon

Posted by jen on 02/02/2011 12:00 am  /   E-Week

The 2011 Engineering Week Gala Awards Luncheon, co-hosted by the TSPE Dallas and Preston Trails Chapters will be held Thursday, February 24, 2011, from 11:30 to 1:30 PM at the Westin Park Central Hotel, 12720 Merit Drive, Dallas TX 75251. Participating Societies include ASCE, AIChE, ASME, IEEE, SPE,...

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UPDATED - Future Cities Competition

Posted by jen on 02/02/2011 12:00 am  /   E-Week

On January 22nd, several ASCE volunteers helped judge the models and presentations at the 2011 North Texas Future Cities Competition held on the UT-Arlington campus. The annual Future Cities Competition, the nation's largest not-for-profit engineering education program, offers students a fun way to ...

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Structural: Wood Framing and Wall Bracing IRC February Workshops

Posted by jen on 02/02/2011 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

On Thursday, February 17th, the Construction Research Center of the University of Texas at Arlington and Simpson Strong Tie is co-sponsoring a workshop on “STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WOOD FRAMING IN 2009 IRC”, from 9 AM to 12 PM, and “WALL BRACING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 2006 & 2...

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Structural: Wood Framing and Wall Bracing IRC February Workshops

Posted by jen on 02/02/2011 12:00 am  /   Technical Session

On Thursday, February 17th, the Construction Research Center of the University of Texas at Arlington and Simpson Strong Tie is co-sponsoring a workshop on “STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR WOOD FRAMING IN 2009 IRC”, from 9 AM to 12 PM, and “WALL BRACING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 2006 & 2...

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President's Message - January 2011

Posted by jen on 12/30/2010 12:00 am  /   President's Message

Reflecting Back on 2010, and Looking Ahead to the New Year… I would like to start the January President’s Message with some great news. Since our last meeting, we learned that the ASCE Dallas Branch received three tremendous ASCE National Awards for performance over the last f...

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