Austin ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers

ERWI Workshop – June 11, 2012

civilaustin — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:09:00 +0000

Please join the Austin Chapter of EWRI, in association with the Austin Branch of ASCE, for the 7th Annual Environmental and Water Resources continuing education event.

This technical workshop will focus on the theory and practice of modeling water quality BMPs in conjunction with their efficacy in protecting receiving waters. Speakers will include academics and practitioners who will present the results of their work on the Water Environment Research Federation (WERF) project, “Linking Stormwater BMP Systems Performance to Receiving Water Protection to Improve BMP Selection and Design.”

The project team will introduce the WERF Stormwater Research Challenge, summarize the state of knowledge regarding BMP performance, and present the theoretical background for tools developed in conjunction with a case study. The workshop will include a hands-on tutorial of the modeling tools (optional, afternoon session) to allow attendees to become familiar with how the tools facilitate the integration of multiple watershed/waterbody components of water quality modeling.

We are much honored to have Victoria Li, Director of the City of Austin Watershed Protection Division as our lunch time keynote speaker!

Attendees who wish to fully participate in the hands-on tutorial should BRING A LAPTOP *which meets the following specifications*:

1. Fully equipped with either of the following two configurations:
Operating System Version / Microsoft Office Version
Configuration 1: Windows XP / 2007
Configuration 2: Windows 7 / 2010, 32-bit installation of Excel (note that this is the
default configuration)

2. Participants must be able to import/load and Excel spreadsheet and several text files, and enable the use of macros on the spreadsheet.

Registrants will be provided with information for accessing the documentation manual and software prior to the workshop.

Attendees without laptops are also welcome to sit in for the hands-on portion of the workshop.

Event Logistics

The workshop will be held at the Thompson Commons Building (“The Commons”), located on the University of Texas J.J. Pickle Research Campus, 10100 Burnet Road – Building 137.

Monday, June 11, 2012
8:30am – 5:00pm
Lunch Provided
Social Event to Follow (details provided at workshop)

The regular registration fee is $100/$35 for government employees and students, available through June 3rd, 2012.

Late registration is available starting on June 4th, 2012 for an additional fee of $35 ($135 total/$70 for government employees and students).

This event qualifies for six hours of PE Professional Development Hours (PDH) for PE’s in Texas.

To register, please “Click Here”.

Download Event Info and Agenda

2012 Engineer’s Day at the Children’s Museum

civilaustin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:22:55 +0000

E-Week is on the way and so is the annual Engineer’s Day at the Austin Children’s Museum organized by the Austin Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Help kids build a hoop glider and see how far it goes…watch how high they can build a newspaper tower that supports a golf ball…lend a hand to help them build all kinds of structures with spaghetti and marshmallows – you’ll be surprised at their creativity!

On Saturday, February 18th, the Austin Branch of ASCE and the Greater Austin Contractors and Engineers Association (ACEA) will host the 11th Annual Engineer’s Day at the Austin Children’s Museum!

The Austin Branch of ASCE is seeking volunteers to commit to one of two shifts. Pass the word to anyone else who may be interested! Volunteers can choose a morning shift from 9:00 to noon, or an afternoon shift from 11:30 to 2:30. We anticipate up to 300 children will attend throughout the day. Training will be minimal and take place just before your shift. Volunteers will receive a certificate for PDH credit.

We’ve had over 200 children attend each day over the last eight years! The Austin Children’s Museum charges admission on the day of the event, and we make an effort to obtain sponsorship money to pay for as many admissions as possible in order to encourage attendance at the event. ACEA and the Austin Branch of ASCE help fund the admissions, however we are also looking for general event sponsors at the $150 or $250 level, and activity table sponsors at the $500 level to fund supplies for the activities and give-aways for the kids. In exchange for your sponsorship, your company name will be included on all press kits/media announcements, printed promotional materials handed out to the children and museum guests, and on a display board at the museum on the day of the event. Table sponsors will also have their company name on a sign at an activity table. If you wish, you may also provide small give-away items with your company name/logo to be placed in the take-home goody bags the kids receive.

If interested in sponsoring and/or volunteering for this great event, please contact Brandon Hammann at brandonh@mwmdesigngroup.com.

Click here for a flyer!

Sponsorship Form

Girlstart – Winter Wonderland

civilaustin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:22:10 +0000

Join Girlstart at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum for a FREE frosty STEM Extravaganza on December 17th from noon to 2:00 p.m.! Explore snowflake chemistry, igloo engineering, gingerbread architecture and more hands-on fun. The whole family will discover mysteries behind this magical time of the year!

Contact Brandon Klenzendorf for more information on how to get involved (bklenzendorf@geosyntec.com). Also visit: http://www.girlstart.org for more info.

Government Employee Grant Program

civilaustin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:52:02 +0000

The Austin Branch encourages local Civil Engineers starting out in their careers who are employed by government agencies to be active members of ASCE. The grant program will award up to two recipients reimbursement for a full year’s National and Local ASCE dues. Applicants must be: (1) a full-time employee of a government agency and (2) not be eligible for ASCE membership dues reimbursement from that agency. Applications are due on January 23rd, 2012 and can be downloaded directly from the ASCE Austin Branch website. For questions concerning the grant program, please contact Travis Michel (michelt@rpsgroup.com or 512.326.5659).

Download the application

2012 Bowl for Kids Sake

civilaustin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:49:35 +0000

For the 7th year, the Austin Branch will be participating in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas’ annual Bowl for Kids Sake fundraiser, with our bowling event scheduled for Saturday, March 3rd at 8:30 PM at Highland Lanes. The theme this year is “Las Vegas” so come dressed in your sparkly Vegas inspired attire.

Over the last 6 years, Austin ASCE has raised over $100,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters through this event! Last year the Austin Branch had 20 teams, and over 100 participants. Participants are asked to solicit donations from their friends, family and co-workers through a simple web based system with each bowler committing to raise at least $125, which is extremely easy.

We are looking for people who are willing to be Team Captains who would recruit co-workers or friends to form a team of 4 to 6 people. If you’d like to participate but don’t have a team, we can put teams together for you or you can just donate to one of our ASCE teams or bowlers as well. Absolutely no bowling skill is required for this event, it’s just for fun! For more information on how you can have fun bowling with your colleagues while raising money for a good cause, contact Dale Murphy (dmurphy@kfriese.com).

There are also several company sponsorship opportunities. Please let Dale Murphy know if your company would be interested in sponsoring the event.

EWB Austin Fundraiser

civilaustin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:54:16 +0000

Join Engineers Without Borders at their benefit show on Friday, September 9th, 2011 at Austin’s Pizza (2324 Guadalupe Street) for live music and more. Come learn about EWB’s projects, talk with current members about getting involved, and network with professionals and UT students. Mention you are there with EWB and 15% of the proceeds will go to EWB supporting their projects in Panama and Peru. See EWB’s website for more information.

ASCE Fall 2011 PE Review Course

civilaustin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:24:21 +0000

ASCE is currently registering for the Fall 2011 PE Review Course!!!!!!

Classes will be held Saturday September 10th through October 8th, 2011 at the University of Texas campus. Registration deadline is Monday, September 5th. Class size is limited and enrollment will occur on a first-come first-served basis. Please call first if registering late to verify if space is available. See registration form below for details.

Click here for the registration form.

Brought to you by the Austin ASCE Younger Member Forum.

Austin ASCE is Under Construction

civilaustin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:29:20 +0000

We are working on a brand new website for the 2011-2012 year. Many of the links, pages, functions are not operational as we put the finishing touches on the website. Check back soon!

ASCE Raises $18k for BBBS

civilaustin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:11:01 +0000

For the 6th year Austin ASCE participated in Bowl for Kids Sake, a fundraising event for Big Brothers Big Sisters. In 2011, we raised over $18,000, giving us an amazing total of over $109,000 raised by our members since 2006!! There were 21 ASCE bowling teams from various companies and organizations, and over 100 participants who participated in this year’s Prom themed event. Top fundraising teams included K Friese & Associates ($2,555) and URS ($2,455). For more information on this great event, call Dale Murphy, PE at 512-338-1704.

2011 Engineer’s Day at the Austin Children’s Museum

civilaustin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:10:59 +0000

On February 19th, ASCE and ACEA hosted the 10th anniversary of Engineer’s Day at the Austin Children’s Museum! The event is held annually in conjunction with E-Week to promote awareness of the engineering industry among our youth. Kids of all ages were able to experience engineering through various hands-on activities. Admission costs of about 300 children were paid for by the generosity of ASCE, ACEA, and our sponsors. An additional 100 admissions were donated to the Austin Children’s Museum. The Austin Children’s Museum expressed true appreciation for their partnership with ASCE. There is a lot of planning associated with this event and could not have been possible without the involvement of Sharon Hamilton. She, along with Linda Barlow and others, have been instrumental in the evolution of the event over the last decade.

Thanks to all of our generous sponsors…MWM DesignGroup, Encotech, Jacobs, Structural Engineers Association of Texas (SEAoT), and Baer Engineering! And a special thanks to our volunteers and students from UT who help out each and every year…your participation is valued and appreciated!