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So, You Live Behind a Levee! Most people know that levees are built near rivers and lakes to reduce flooding risk, but what does it mean to live behind one? Are your home and loved ones safe from floods? How much protection does the levee really provide? What do you need to know to be safe? ASCE's new public education booklet, So, You Live Behind a Levee!, was created to answer those questions and more, and to help individuals and communities better protect themselves against future flood threats. Written for both the engineering and non-engineering public, it covers issues such as flood size and risk, signs of trouble, ways to reduce risk, and how to prepare for and respond to emergencies.
Conference Wraps With Light Hearts, Generous Hearts The Society's 139th Annual Conference in Kansas City, Mo., came to a close with laughs, plus a desire by members to help the less fortunate. Comedian, pundit and actor Ben Stein provided the laughs at the closing general session breakfast, while also stressing that investment in infrastructure, and more of it, is what has and will keep our nation great. Sunday, members volunteered their time and labor at Heartland Therapeutic Riding in nearby Stillwell, Kan., in the annual post-conference community service event. Heartland provides therapy to children and adults with disabilities through interaction with horses. Next year's 140th Conference is set for Las Vegas — mark your 2010 calendar for Oct. 21–23.
Hear UNLV Professor, Distinguished Member's Insights
Get the latest thinking from civil engineering leaders on today's challenges in the profession in ASCE's monthly podcast series, Insights. The latest edition features David B. Ashley, Ph.D., Dist.M.ASCE, professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Ashley talks about the need to promote civil engineering innovation through greater investment in research and encouraging creativity in the engineering curriculum, particularly in the teaching of design. He also discusses the value of global thinking, strategic partnerships, and the need to understand and engage in sustainability. Ashley also highlights some of his greatest professional achievements, including his work on the expansion of the Panama Canal and creation of a new University of California campus at Merced.
Videos Prove Why They're 2009 Distinguished Members Get to know the people behind the names of the 10 new Distinguished Members who were inducted formally Thursday at the Annual Conference. Fascinating, brief video biographies highlighting the achievements of each professional are now available. Distinguished Membership is the highest accolade bestowed by ASCE, short of becoming President.
Society Helps Spy Museum Expose a Threat
ASCE's Report Card for America's Infrastructure is highlighted in a new gallery at the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. Weapons of Mass Disruption cites the energy findings in the 2009 Report Card to show how cyberspies, terrorists or other criminals could turn power lines into battle lines. The exhibit describes how a successful cyberstrike on America's power grid could cripple society through blackouts, breakdown of water and sewage treatment, stalling of transport and communications systems (including those of the military), and more, up to and including widespread civil unrest. At the museum, ASCE President-elect Blaine D. Leonard and Executive Director Patrick J. Natale joined Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair and former CIA Director R. James Woolsey, among others, for the gallery opening.
ASCE Adopts New Post-Disaster Assessment Manual
The Society has created and approved a new manual that outlines policies and procedures to be used when conducting engineering assessments of the damage caused by natural and human-caused disasters. The Post-Disaster Assessment Manual was developed by ASCE's Task Committee on Engineering Review Procedures in response to an independent task force's recommendation that the Society's procedures for such assessments be compiled into a single, readily accessible source. The task force, led by former U.S. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, the former chairman of the House Science Committee, was commissioned in late 2007 to review how the Society participates in engineering studies of national significance.
ASCE Develops Critical Infrastructure Guiding Principles
When critical infrastructure systems fail, as in Hurricane Katrina and the I-35W collapse, public safety, health, and welfare are endangered. In an effort to ensure the performance of these critical systems, ASCE developed a set of guiding principles intended to inform all aspects of infrastructure development. Last December, the Society gathered experts, officials and other informed leaders to help refine the requirements for successful, safe, resilient, and sustainable critical infrastructure and begin developing implementation strategies. The resulting Guiding Principles for the Nation's Critical Infrastructure were presented by ASCE President-Elect Blaine D. Leonard during the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Infrastructure Systems Conference in Cleveland, July 20-24.
Turn Kids On to Engineering — Send Them to ASCEville
The Society has launched its first online presence dedicated to encouraging kids to explore the impact of civil engineering in the world around them and see the exciting challenges that engineers experience in their jobs. ASCEville.org, a new kid-friendly Web site developed by ASCE's Pre-College Outreach program, is designed to show that civil engineering is creative, rewarding and plays a vital role in our everyday life. The site's fresh approach includes engaging graphics, interactive activities and compelling stories of inspiring young engineers. "We're providing children with a fun, online village where they can see how civil engineers make a difference in our world," explains ASCE President Wayne Klotz, P.E., D.WRE. Parents, educators, and school counselors also will find valuable information about the history of engineering, engineering disciplines and career fields.
Manage These Times With ASCE's Helpful Resource
Are you feeling the pinch of the recession, or are you fearing that you soon will? ASCE has a one-stop resource of what the Society has to offer that can help you continue to succeed and move forward in your professional and personal life. From assisting you in a job search, to building your professional skills, to making sure your personal finances can withstand the buffeting of the markets, Survive & Thrive includes links to a wide array of help available from ASCE.
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