ASCE - Houston Branch

Houston Branch Lunch Meeting

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:37:33 GMT

Houston Branch Lunch Meeting
Start Date: 16-Jun-09 11:30 AM
End Time: 16-Jun-09 1:00 PM
Speaker:

Event Details:

Main Speaker:

Nancy Cline, PE
Director of Public Works, Town of Addison

"A Cost-Plus-Time Bidding Procedure"

The Town of Addison has used an innovative alternative bidding procedure for the past five years. Several other municipalities in the Dallas area have also adopted this approach. A+B bidding is a cost-plus-time bidding procedure that selects the lowest bidder based on a monetary combination of the contract bid items (A) and the time (B) needed to complete the project.

Technical Speaker #1:

TBD

Please check the website for udpates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Technical Speaker #2:

TBD

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Agenda:

5:30 pm - Technical Sessions

6:00 pm - Social

6:45 pm - Dinner & Announcements

7:15 pm - Main Speaker

Cash, checks, and credit cards are now accepted at the meeting. To speed the process of checking people in at the meetings, you are encouraged to pay online before the meeting.

Meeting Sponsor:

ASCE Houston Branch thanks Fugro for sponsoring this month's meeting. Please click here for more information, or visit them at http://www.fugroconsultants.com/.

Houston Branch Lunch Meeting

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:36:39 GMT

Houston Branch Lunch Meeting
Start Date: 19-May-09 11:30 AM
End Time: 19-May-09 1:00 PM
Speaker:

Event Details:

Technical Speaker #1:

TBD

Please check the website for udpates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Technical Speaker #2:

TBD

Please check the website for udpates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Agenda:

5:30 pm - Technical Sessions

6:00 pm - Social

6:45 pm - Dinner & Announcements

7:15 pm - Main Speaker

Cash, checks, and credit cards are now accepted at the meeting. To speed the process of checking people in at the meetings, you are encouraged to pay online before the meeting.

Meeting Sponsor:

ASCE Houston Branch thanks Fugro for sponsoring this month's meeting. Please click here for more information, or visit them at http://www.fugroconsultants.com/.

Houston Branch Dinner Meeting

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:34:42 GMT

Houston Branch Dinner Meeting
Start Date: 21-Apr-09 5:30 PM
End Time: 21-Apr-09 8:00 PM
Location: HESS Club (The Houston Engineering and Scientific Society Club), Houston, TX 77056
Speaker: Nancy Cline, P.E.

Event Details:

Technical Speaker #1:

TBD

Please check the website for udpates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Technical Speaker #2:

TBD

Please check the website for udpates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Agenda:

5:30 pm - Technical Sessions

6:00 pm - Social

6:45 pm - Dinner & Announcements

7:15 pm - Main Speaker

Cash, checks, and credit cards are now accepted at the meeting. To speed the process of checking people in at the meetings, you are encouraged to pay online before the meeting.

Meeting Sponsor:

ASCE Houston Branch thanks Fugro for sponsoring this month's meeting. Please click here for more information, or visit them at http://www.fugroconsultants.com/.

HESS Club (The Houston Engineering and Scientific Society Club)

5430 Westheimer Rd.

Houston, TX 77056

Houston Branch Dinner Meeting

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:33:56 GMT

Houston Branch Dinner Meeting
Start Date: 17-Mar-09 5:30 PM
End Time: 17-Mar-09 8:00 PM
Location: HESS Club (The Houston Engineering and Scientific Society Club), Houston, TX 77056
Speaker: Nancy Cline, P.E.

Event Details:

Technical Speaker #1:

TBD

Please check the website for udpates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Technical Speaker #2:

TBD

Please check the website for udpates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Agenda:

5:30 pm - Technical Sessions

6:00 pm - Social

6:45 pm - Dinner & Announcements

7:15 pm - Main Speaker

Cash, checks, and credit cards are now accepted at the meeting. To speed the process of checking people in at the meetings, you are encouraged to pay online before the meeting.

Meeting Sponsor:

ASCE Houston Branch thanks Fugro for sponsoring this month's meeting. Please click here for more information, or visit them at http://www.fugroconsultants.com/.

HESS Club (The Houston Engineering and Scientific Society Club)

5430 Westheimer Rd.

Houston, TX 77056

Houston Branch Dinner Meeting

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:32:53 GMT

Houston Branch Dinner Meeting
Start Date: 17-Feb-09 5:30 PM
End Time: 17-Feb-09 8:00 PM
Location: HESS Club (The Houston Engineering and Scientific Society Club), Houston, TX 77056
Speaker: Nancy Cline, P.E.

Event Details:

Technical Speaker #1:

TBD

Please check the website for udpates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Technical Speaker #2:

TBD

Please check the website for udpates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Agenda:

5:30 pm - Technical Sessions

6:00 pm - Social

6:45 pm - Dinner & Announcements

7:15 pm - Main Speaker

Cash, checks, and credit cards are now accepted at the meeting. To speed the process of checking people in at the meetings, you are encouraged to pay online before the meeting.

Meeting Sponsor:

ASCE Houston Branch thanks Fugro for sponsoring this month's meeting. Please click here for more information, or visit them at http://www.fugroconsultants.com/.

HESS Club (The Houston Engineering and Scientific Society Club)

5430 Westheimer Rd.

Houston, TX 77056

Houston Branch Dinner Meeting

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:31:42 GMT

Houston Branch Dinner Meeting
Start Date: 20-Jan-09 5:30 PM
End Time: 20-Jan-09 8:00 PM
Location: HESS Club (The Houston Engineering and Scientific Society Club), Houston, TX 77056
Speaker: Nancy Cline, P.E.

Event Details:

Technical Speaker #1:

TBD

Please check the website for udpates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Technical Speaker #2:

TBD

Please check the website for udpates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Agenda:

5:30 pm - Technical Sessions

6:00 pm - Social

6:45 pm - Dinner & Announcements

7:15 pm - Main Speaker

Cash, checks, and credit cards are now accepted at the meeting. To speed the process of checking people in at the meetings, you are encouraged to pay online before the meeting.

Meeting Sponsor:

ASCE Houston Branch thanks Fugro for sponsoring this month's meeting. Please click here for more information, or visit them at http://www.fugroconsultants.com/.

HESS Club (The Houston Engineering and Scientific Society Club)

5430 Westheimer Rd.

Houston, TX 77056

Houston Branch Dinner Meeting

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:29:01 GMT

Houston Branch Dinner Meeting
Start Date: 16-Dec-08 5:30 PM
End Time: 16-Dec-08 8:00 PM
Location: HESS Club (The Houston Engineering and Scientific Society Club), Houston, TX 77056
Speaker: Nancy Cline, P.E.

Event Details:

Technical Speaker #1:

TBD

Please check the website for udpates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Technical Speaker #2:

TBD

Please check the website for udpates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Agenda:

5:30 pm - Technical Sessions

6:00 pm - Social

6:45 pm - Dinner & Announcements

7:15 pm - Main Speaker

Cash, checks, and credit cards are now accepted at the meeting. To speed the process of checking people in at the meetings, you are encouraged to pay online before the meeting.

Meeting Sponsor:

ASCE Houston Branch thanks Fugro for sponsoring this month's meeting. Please click here for more information, or visit them at http://www.fugroconsultants.com/.

HESS Club (The Houston Engineering and Scientific Society Club)

5430 Westheimer Rd.

Houston, TX 77056

Houston Branch Dinner Meeting

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:25:40 GMT

Houston Branch Dinner Meeting
Start Date: 18-Nov-08 5:30 PM
End Time: 18-Nov-08 8:00 PM
Speaker:

Event Details:

Technical Speaker #1:

TBD

Please check the website for udpates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Technical Speaker #2:

TBD

Please check the website for udpates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Agenda:

5:30 pm - Technical Sessions

6:00 pm - Social

6:45 pm - Dinner & Announcements

7:15 pm - Main Speaker

Cash, checks, and credit cards are now accepted at the meeting. To speed the process of checking people in at the meetings, you are encouraged to pay online before the meeting.

Meeting Sponsor:

ASCE Houston Branch thanks Fugro for sponsoring this month's meeting. Please click here for more information, or visit them at http://www.fugroconsultants.com/.

2008 Traffic Safety Conference

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:19:38 GMT

2008 Traffic Safety Conference
Start Date: 17-Nov-08 8:00 AM
End Time: 19-Nov-08 5:30 PM
Location: Mariott Houston Hobby Airport, Houston, Texas 77017
Speaker:

Event Details:

Please see the flyer for more details

Mariott Houston Hobby Airport

9100 Gulf Freeway

Houston, Texas 77017

Severe Storm Prediction & Global Climate Impact on the Gulf Coast

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:47:27 GMT

Severe Storm Prediction & Global Climate Impact on the Gulf Coast
Start Date: 29-Oct-08 7:30 AM
End Time: 31-Oct-08 12:00 PM
Location: Rice University, Houston, TX
Speaker:

Event Details:

Conference Theme

This conference will focus on prediction and warning; and emergency response and recovery strategies associated with tropical storms and hurricanes in the Gulf Coast . In addition, there will be sessions focusing on pre-disaster planning and preparedness; mitigation of severe storm impacts: and educational and social dimensions of disasters. This year's conference will highlight the impacts of global change on Gulf Coast climate and infrastructure. Participants from across the nation will include speakers from public, private and academic sectors (four keynote speakers). It will be broad in scope and have inter-disciplinary coverage.

Conference Topics

Severe Storms and Flood Prediction

1. Flood Prediction and Flood Warning Systems
2. Advanced Radar and GIS Technologies
3. Land Use Impacts in the Coastal Zone
4. Evacuation Planning from Disaster
5. Coastal Surge Modeling & Impacts
6. Critical Facility Needs
7. Flood Inundations Zones and Floodplains
8. Disaster-induced risk assessment of infrastructures
9. Katrina Response and Recovery
10. Water Quality Impacts in Severe Storms
11. Educational and Social Dimension of Disasters

Climate Change Impacts

12. Evidence for Recent Climate Change
13. Reducing anthropogenic effects on climate change
14. Sea level rise and Infrastructure
15. Climate Change and Severe Storm Frequency
16. Policy and Planning Issues

Rice University

6100 Main St

Houston, TX

Joint Houston Branch Dinner Meeting

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:23:29 GMT

Joint Houston Branch Dinner Meeting
Start Date: 22-Oct-08 6:00 PM
End Time: 22-Oct-08 8:00 PM
Location: HESS Club (Houston Engineering and Scientific Society Club), Houston, TX 77056
Speaker:

Event Details:

Main Speaker:

Harris County Judge Ed Emmett

"Lessons Learned from Hurricane Ike and Houston's Infrastructure"

This month we are pleased to welcome Harris County Judge Ed Emmett who will address Lessons Learned from Hurricane Ike and Houston’s Infrastructure. A question and answer session will follow his presentation. Please do not miss this interesting and informative discussion!

Edward M. Emmett was unanimously appointed County Judge by Harris County Commissioners Court on March 6, 2007, upon the resignation of former Judge Robert Eckels. On March 4, 2008, Emmett won the Republican nomination for election as County Judge.

A member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1979 to 1987, Emmett served East Harris County, from Kingwood to Baytown. He was chairman of the Committee on Energy, a member of the Transportation Committee, and represented the state on numerous national committees relating to energy and transportation policy.

In 1989, President George H. W. Bush nominated Emmett as a Commissioner at the Interstate Commerce Commission. After being confirmed unanimously by the United States Senate, he served on the commission for three years.

As County Judge, Emmett serves on numerous boards and commissions:

   - Harris County Juvenile Board, chairman
   - County Executives of America, board member
   - Texas Environmental Research Consortium, board member
   -Houston-Galveston Area Council, board member
   - Transportation Policy Council, board member and Legislative Committee chairman
   - Harris County Joint City/Council Commission on Children, member

Judge Emmett also serves on the Advisory Board of the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, the Board of Advisors to the Academy’s Global Maritime and Transportation School, the University of Houston College of Technology Board of Advisors and the Board of Directors of the American Society of Transportation and Logistics.

Prior to being appointed County Judge, Emmett founded The Emmett Company, a multi-faceted international consulting and marketing firm specializing in policies, products and services primarily related to the transportation industry. His previous private sector experience includes service as president and chief operating officer of the National Industrial Transportation League.

Judge Emmett has spoken at transportation conferences and meetings across the United States and in more than 15 countries. He was named one of the Top 20 Logistics Professionals by the Logistics Forum in 2003, and the Transportation Clubs International presented him its “Transportation Person of the Year” award in 2005.

Judge Emmett attended Bellaire High School. He graduated from Rice University in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and from the University of Texas at Austin in 1974 with a Master of Public Affairs degree.

Judge Emmett and his wife, Gwen, have been married for 33 years and have four children and two grandchildren.lease check the website for updates on this meeting's technical speakers.

Agenda:

6:00 pm - Social

6:45 pm - Dinner & Announcements

7:15 pm - Main Speaker

Cash, checks, and credit cards are now accepted at the meeting. To speed the process of checking people in at the meetings, you are encouraged to pay online before the meeting.

Meeting Sponsors:

ASCE, HCEC, SAME, TexITE, TPWA, TSPE & WTS.

HESS Club (Houston Engineering and Scientific Society Club)

5430 Westheimer Rd

Houston, TX 77056

ECH Leadership Development Conference

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:52:05 GMT

ECH Leadership Development Conference
Start Date: 18-Oct-08 8:30 AM
End Time: 18-Oct-08 12:30 PM
Location: Willow Street Pump Station Exhibition Room, University of Houston – Downtown, Houston, TX 77002
Speaker:

Event Details:

The Engineering, Science, & Technology Council of Houston (ECH) and constituent societies are sponsoring a half-day (morning) Leadership Development Conference on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at the Willow Creek Conference Center, University of Houston – Downtown campus. Cost for the conference is $15/person, which includes breakfast, conference materials and parking.

What is this Leadership Development Conference all about? Strategic Planning for your Organization The purpose of the conference is to enable local science and engineering societies to sharpen the leadership and management skills of their current and future leaders. Participating societies will better identify and achieve their desired long-term goals and provide more value to their members. The conference will include presentations by experienced leaders, case studies from local societies, question-and-answer periods, and networking opportunities.

This conference, the first in a series of semi-annual seminars, will address Strategic Planning and topics such as:

* What goes into a strategic plan?

* How to effectively determine what your members want

* How to formulate a strategic plan

* Learn how other societies define and implement their strategic plan

* How to identify opportunities for your society and intersociety activities

Who should attend?

* Officers of local science and engineering societies

* Committee chairs of local science and engineering societies

* Members interested in greater involvement in local societies

* Young professionalsThis is an event that can turn potential volunteers into active, engaged contributors!

Cost is $15/person, which includes breakfast, conference materials and parking.

BROCHURE

Willow Street Pump Station Exhibition Room, University of Houston – Downtown

811 N. San Jacinto

Houston, TX 77002