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ASCE Dallas Branch Budget

Posted by jen on 02/02/2011 12:00 am  /   Membership Update

The link below is the 2010-2011 ASCE Dallas Branch operating budget for the fiscal year. The balanced budget lists income and expense totals per line item for branch programs. If you have any questions or comments about the budget, please feel free to contact Lena Peter, ASCE Dallas Branch Treasur...

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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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January Meeting Main Speaker

Posted by jen on 12/30/2010 12:00 am  /   Keynote Session

Ruben Delgado, P.E., has served as the Collin County Director of Engineering since 1995. He started as project engineer with Collin County in January 1982, and also served the county as the Asst. Director of Public Works Engineering from 1985 to 1995. His major focus is on the implementation of the ...

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January Technical Geotechnical Seminar

Posted by jen on 12/30/2010 12:00 am  /   Institute Seminar

Tom Szynakiewicz, P.E. is the Area Manager for Hayward Baker’s Dallas/Ft. Worth and Houston Offices. His current responsibilities include supervision of design, estimating, and project management for a variety of Geotechnical Construction projects using micropiles, vibro-systems, compaction, ...

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Fall 2010 Meeting and other TX Section News

Posted by jen on 12/29/2010 12:00 am  /   ASCE Texas Section

Angela Matthews, P.E.Dallas, Texas Section Director In the first week of October, many fellow engineers converged in the desert of El Paso at the historic Camino Real Hotel for the recent Texas Section Fall Meeting. The El Paso meeting focused on the “Sustainability in the Desert Southwest&r...

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