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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
NORTH CAROLINA SECTION
EASTERN BRANCH
LUNCHEON
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NOTICE: This meeting is offered in-person and virtually. See below for details.
In-person registration closes at 5pm on Monday, February 16, 2026. Virtual registration is open until the day of the event.
Speaker: Sue Kranes & Joe Angell
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026
Topic: Federal Program Briefing
Time: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
Summary: Sue Kranes from the NC Military Business Center and Joe Angell of Wiley Wilson will provide a federal program briefing and discuss the challenges to successfully execute federal contracts due to recent Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) revisions and new acquisition tools available to federal contracting officers.
Bio: Joe is a professional engineer with over 42 years of hands-on leadership experience infrastructure and facilities management from budgeting and resourcing. Joe served more than 20 years as a Navy Civil Engineer Corps Officer, retiring as a Commander. During his service, Joe served as a warranted contracting officer executing more than $2 Billion in federal facilities and infrastructure contracts. Since retiring from the Navy, Joe has worked tirelessly to improve the delivery of designs and construction to the federal government through several firms and professional associations.
Sue Kranes served in the federal government for more than 30 years as a warranted contracting officer. Sue joined the North Carolina Military Business Center in 2008 to support NC Businesses as a Federal Military Construction Specialist. In that capacity, she helped existing businesses identify, bid, and compete for architectural, engineering and construction contracts.
Location: This luncheon will be held at the beautiful NC State University Club at 4200 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27606. You can contact the NC University Club at (919) 828-0308 if you need assistance locating their establishment.
We are also offering a virtual-only option. Instructions and a link to the virtual meeting (via Zoom) will been sent to the registered participants. If you do not receive the login information, please contact us have the option to install software for a better viewing experience, but the video will otherwise play in a standard web browser. You will not need to create an account.
Fees:
$25 for ASCE Members
$30 for Non-ASCE Members and Guests
$10 for ASCE Life Members and Unemployed ASCE Members.
$10 for Virtual Only
Free for Students
Credit cards are accepted for pre-registration but not at the door. There is a Venmo payment option for pre-registration. If you are paying at the door, please bring cash or a check made out to "ASCE NC Eastern Branch".
RSVP: Our online system handles all registrations and payments. You can register and pay for the event online using your credit card. Even if you don't want to pay online, please use the online system to register. There are no additional fees, accounts, or passwords to remember. The online system will also allow you to specify if you prefer a vegetarian meal. Upon arrival at the event, just check-in at the registration table using your name.
We understand your schedule may change and you might not be able to make it to the event. Cancellations with refunds can be honored up until four days prior to the event by sending an email. If you are neither able to attend nor cancel in time, you may send a replacement.
PDH: To help Professional Engineers in attendance acquire 15 Professional Development Hour (PDH) units per license renewal period in accordance with 21 NCAC 56.1703, a one hour PDH certificate will be emailed to registered participants after the presentation.