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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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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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Dallas Branch Changes Meeting Dates and Location

Posted by jen on 12/29/2010 12:00 am  /   Announcement

Dallas Branch Meetings Moved to Second Monday of the Month – The surveys we have conducted indicate overwhelming support to move the Branch Meetings to the 2nd Monday of the month. This change will help eliminate conflicts with holidays that we have had in the past with the first Monday of th...

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