Civil Engineers to Host 140th Annual National Conference in Las Vegas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 12, 2010

***MEDIA ADVISORY***  

Civil Engineers to Host 140^th Annual National Conference in Las Vegas

Who & What:   The American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 140^th Annual Civil Engineering Conference.

When:             October 21-23, 2010—please visit http://www.asceannualconference.org for a full schedule of events.

Where:            Bally’s Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas

Why:               The theme of this year’s conference is Innovating a Dynamic Future, and sessions will run the gamut from career skills
                      and building sustainable cities to civil engineers’ roles in public policy to the impact of earthquakes that have occurred 
                      globally in 2010. There will also be several symposia and tours celebrating the 75^th anniversary of Hoover Dam.

NOTE TO EDITORS: Complimentary registration is available to accredited members of the press. For more information or to register, please contact: Leikny Johnson, 703-295-6413, ljohnson@asce.org.

Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 144,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America’s oldest national engineering society. For more information, visit www.asce.org.

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