“Ask the President” is a town hall with the 2021 ASCE President Jean-Louis Briaud. It’s an opportunity for members to meet with him to ask questions.
It will be held on April 1, 2021 at 01:00 PM, ET.
This month President Briaud will focus on answering questions about the 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure.
The ASCE 2021 Multi-Region Leadership Conference MRLC will be held virtually April 7 through 10, 2021, and is free to attend. The conference agenda is available on ASCE Collaborate. Topics include Government Relations, Membership, Foundation Grants, Mentoring Training, Engineering Ethics for Volunteer Leaders, Engaging Students, and Community Outreach. There are also opportunities to interact with Society Leaders in Q&As. They are planning for 2 1/2-hour sessions each afternoon, from 2pm to about 4:30pm.
MRLC Zoom link: https://asce-org.zoom.us/j/94594068965?pwd=R1BKZmV3V0RXU3I2UUczYTRVTzg0dz09
Find your local number: https://asce-org.zoom.us/u/abItjjuaGK
Meeting ID: 945 9406 8965; Passcode: 728341
The Carolinas Conference kicks off on March 25, 2021, and runs through the March 27, 2021. Conference is held virtually and hosted by the University of South Carolina. If you are interested in being a judge for one of the competitions, be sure to reach out!
AIA North Carolina, in collaboration with the Structural Engineers Association (SEA) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is organizing a post disaster volunteer inspector program. Our organizations have a partner agreement (MOU) with the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Division of Emergency Management. The goal is to provide the State with the manpower necessary to efficiently and effectively evaluate buildings and infrastructure so our residents can return to their homes and businesses as quickly as possible following a hurricane or other disaster.
The goal is to train and equip professionals with the credentials to gain access to disaster sites and assigned public safety escorts to accompany inspect teams during evaluations. This course and certification process will add volunteers to the established database of certified volunteers that can be called up in the event of a disaster. In addition, the course can be taken to renew your Cal OES certification for another 5 years.
You must meet the following to be certified as a volunteer inspector and included in the volunteer database:
1. Licensure as a Professional Engineer or Registered Architect
2. Completion of the Post Disaster Emergency Assessment Course (6 HSW Hours, registration below).
3. Completion of two (2) online FEMA training courses on the Incident Command System**
a. Course IS-100.C “Introduction to the Incident Command System”
b. Course IS-200.C “Single Resource and Initial Action Incidents”
**The FEMA courses are free, can be completed on your own and at your own pace. Each course will take you 2 to 3 hours to compete.
Register for Post Disaster Emergency Assessment Course and Earn 6 HSW Hours!
Date: November 22, 2019
Time: 8:00 am until 4:00 pm
Location: NC National Guard Joint Force Headquarters at 1636 Gold Star Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699
Cost: Early prices are $125 for members, $150 for non-members. Early Prices expire November 8th!
RSVP: Register online!
The NC Section has opportunities for an officer and committee members for the 2019-2020 year. The 2019-2020 NC Section Board will be installed at the end of October during a section meeting. All applicants will be notified no later than October 31st with the election results.
ASCE 2019-2020 ASCE NC Section Application
The NC Section Officer position available is Vice President
The NC Section is also looking if you are interested in joining or starting a new committee you can indicate that within the application The active committee positions we are looking for are the following:
2020 Report Card Committee
NC Section Budget Committee
NC Section Scholarship Fund Committee
Please be sure to have your ASCE member number available for the registration form. Officer Nominations will be accepted until 5:00PM on Friday, October 25th, 2019.
The North Carolina Section's Awards Committee is seeking nominations for the following awards:
2019 Project of the Year
2019 Engineer of the Year
2019 Young Engineer of the Year
2019 Student Chapter Member of the Year
The Awards Committee requests that North Carolina Section Members of ASCE please submit recommendations for each award. In making recommendations, please submit appropriate biographical and/or documented data as requested in the award statements. There are no special forms to submit. A resume, letter of recommendation, and any other pertinent information will be acceptable.
Please review the enclosed information and submit recommendations. It is preferred that recommendation packages are submitted as a Microsoft Word document (.doc) or PDF, and submitted electronically. It is requested that each ASCE Section member submit to the Awards Chair in one e-mail message.
The deadline for recipients of recommendations is by COB Friday, September 13th, 2019. If you have any questions about the awards process, please contact us at brian.pownall@kimley-horn.com.
At-large Region 4 Governor Raymond Dow “RD” Odell, past president of the North Carolina Section, passed away on June 13, 2019, at the age of 61. As governor, Odell was serving a term that began in 2017. He remained active with the section as a member of its Raise the Bar Committee and on its Scholarship Board of Trustees. He also was a past president of the section’s Eastern Branch. Professionally, Odell was senior design engineer with Louis Berger in its Raleigh, North Carolina, office, and focused on traffic noise analysis and highway and rail design.
Welcome Past, Present, and Future Civil Engineer & Advocates,
It is an absolute pleasure to serve as your 2018 – 2019 President for the ASCE North Carolina Section. I started my ASCE career during my undergraduate days at the University of Pittsburgh. Once my career at Kimley-Horn relocated me to Raleigh, I decided to continue my professional growth and immediately got engaged with the professional society again. The initial involvement and desire to contribute within the NC Eastern Branch lead to my Eastern Branch Representative role and eventually shifted my volunteer time to the NC Section board that I am once again privileged to be a part of today.
In such a “business is boomin’ ” and busy time for our industry, I and your Section Board hope to help promote the success of each and every one of our branches, YMGs, and members by creating an inviting, supportive, and responsive environment. Through our bi-annual conferences and monthly meetings, hearing the needs of each part of our section, it is my goal to help all ASCE members prosper in whatever civil engineering field it is they love and contribute to opportunities to learn and grow for the greater good of the public. I also want to impart, as members of such an honorable profession, that we should consciously put into daily practice the eight cannons of the ASCE Code of Ethics:
1) Hold Safety Paramount
2) Service with Competence
3) Issue True Statements
4) Act as a Faithful Agent
5) Reputation by Merit
6) Uphold Professional honor
7) Continue Professional Development
8) Treat All Persons Fairly
Everyone’s time is limited and an extremely valuable investment and therefore anyone that decides to invest theirs into any part of the ASCE NC Section, we hope to make it both fulfilling and worthwhile.
Thanks again for this opportunity and feel free to contact me at kfree.ASCE@gmail.com.
Best regards,
Kyle Freehart, P.E., A. M. ASCE