Count Down to the Spring Meeting
 “We’re TEXASCE – Engineering Excellence: Texas Proud” will convene Sunday, April 11, 2010 through Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center. Located on the University of Texas at Austin campus, this state-of-the-art facility features a sophisticated learning environment in quintessential Texas style, providing the epitome of hospitality.
This Section Meeting will be like no other you have ever attended! First we’re replacing the traditional Wednesday, Thursday, Friday format for a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday format. Come in early and enjoy Barton Springs, the Bob Bullock History Museum, the Capital and 6th Street on Saturday, and attend the Concrete Canoe races or run in the Capital 10K on Sunday morning. Second, our meeting venue is the new AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, a state of the art facility which strikes the ideal balance between productivity and pleasure. Check out the amenities! Third, magician Kent Cummins will ensure that its Big and Bright at the Stars at Night Awards Banquet on Monday. You will want to be there as Kent saws an ASCE member in half!
If your kind of magic is making a concrete canoe float, you will want to be in Austin on Sunday morning when the students of the Texas-Mexico Student Conference compete in the concrete canoe races. Come on Saturday and mingle with the next generation of civil engineers during the student paper presentations.
An exceptional offering of Continuing Professional Development Classes are offered on Monday, including:
- Slab on Ground Foundation Design using the PTI 3rd edition/ TCEQ Dam Safety Seminar
- HEC Users Conference
- ASCE Public Relations Training for Civil Engineers (limit 40 attendees)
- ASCE Post Disaster Assessment Workshop (limit 45 attendees)
- Intelligent Transportation Systems Seminar
- Engineering Ethics
Civil engineering sessions will be held Tuesday, with thirty-nine papers being presented in an expanded 45 minute time frame, allowing ample time for Q&A. A special 1 ½ hour session “Leadership Training for Branch Leaders” will be offered. The Texas Round Up Lunch will include the Order of the Engineer Ceremony. CEOs from Texas based consulting and construction firms and the executive director of governmental agency will share stories of success and hardship during the afternoon plenary session, “Tall Tales and True Stories of Texas Engineering”.
This Meeting promises to be an exceptional experience for ASCE members in Texas, from the format to the facilities. Come see why this meeting will be like no other Texas Section meeting you’ve ever attended!
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Students Bringing it to Austin
The 2010 Concrete Canoe Competition and Student Conference will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 10-11, 2010 in Austin. Saturday activities will take place on the UT campus. Sunday activities will be in the heart of Austin at Lady Bird Lake. For the latest updates, see the information on the UT-Austin Student Chapter website.
Branch Happenings
The Dallas and Fort Worth Branches held their combined meeting this summer at the newly completed Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Those in attendance were treated to behind-the-scenes tours of the $1 billion facility after an informative presentation by Scott Woodrow, Director of the Dallas Cowboys Stadium Engineering. Read more about the meeting and the facility here.
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