Daily Schedule of Special Events

[ Tuesday, November 11 | Wednesday, November 12 | Thursday, November 13 ]
[ Friday, November 14 | Saturday, November 15 ]

Tuesday, November 11


7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Board Zone Breakfast Meetings
By invitation only.

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Board of Direction Meeting

Members of the Society are encouraged to attend this meeting to observe discussions and organizational procedures.
(Please note: The Board may consider some agenda items in closed executive session.)

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINAR, DAY 1: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Board VIP Reception & Dinner

By invitation only.
Sponsored by The Boeing Company

Wednesday, November 12

 REGISTRATION: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

8:00 AM - 12 NOON
Board of Direction Meeting

Members of the Society are encouraged to attend.
(Please note: The Board may consider some agenda items in closed executive session.)

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
CONTINUING EDUCATION SEMINAR, DAY 2: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
ASCE First Ladies' Brunch
By invitation only.



12 NOON - 2:00 PM
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
ASCE Concurrent Technical Sessions I

3:30 AM - 4:00 PM Refreshment Break
Sponsored by International Code Council

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ASCE Concurrent Technical Sessions II

6:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Past & Active Officers' Dinner
By invitation only.

Thursday, November 13


REGISTRATION: 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
EXPOSITION HALL OPEN: 12 NOON - 7:30 PM

8:00 AM - 6:30 PM
GEO-DAY!

8:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Thursday is EWRI DAY!
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Speakers' Breakfast
Thursday speakers, enjoy your morning breakfast as you meet with others in your session to plan today's presentations.

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
History & Heritage Breakfast
Join us at breakfast for a dramatic look back at civil engineering history and accomplishment in our host state.

SPEAKER:
Martha Carver, Historic Preservation Manager Tennessee Department of Transportation, Nashville, TN
Historic Roads and Roadsides of Tennessee
Sponsored by ARCADIS
Tickets: $28.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
ASCE Concurrent Technical Sessions III

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Rogers Group, Inc.

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM & 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
TECHNICAL TOUR:
Nissan North America Inc., Smyrna Manufacturing Plant

We will take two separate tours through the Nissan assembly plant in Smyrna, TN, some 25 miles southeast of Nashville. The 20-year-old plant employs nearly 6,000 workers and is con-sistently ranked among North America's top plants for manufacturing efficiency. Having tweaked operations through the judicious use of automation to improve efficiency and through-put, the plant builds Altima sedans, Frontier pickups, and Xterra SUVs in a mere 17.37 hours apiece. Its goal for 2003 is production of 500,000 vehicles.
Cost: $15. per person. Limited to 50 persons per tour.

10:00 AM - 12 NOON
OPENING PLENARY

12 NOON - 2:00 PM
Exposition Hall Lunch

Enjoy a buffet lunch, then stroll through our Exposition Hall to introduce yourself to vendors who can assist you in future projects.
Tickets are included in Full, Younger Member, Student, EWRI Day, and Thursday-Daily Registrations. Additional tickets: $40.

12 NOON - 4:30 PM
Past President's Council Luncheon & Meeting
By invitation only.

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
ASCE Concurrent Technical Sessions IV

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CE Magazine Presents...Milwaukee Art Museum Addition

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Gaylord Center
Outreach Training Seminar

ASCE has developed outreach tools to help members deliver the excitement of civil engineering to school kids. Learn how to organize and conduct outreach events, train other volunteers, and identify and work with partners including PBS stations, museums, and kids groups. Whether you're interested in developing a special E-Week program or you have a local Career Day appearance scheduled, this seminar will help you spread the word about civil engineering to kids of all ages. Featured programs include ZOOM Into Engineering and Building Big TM

2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Younger Member/Student Workshop

This presentation includes an activity to test participants' project management and team-building skills. This is the fourth year the Committee on Younger Members has hosted this highly popular event, which introduces Student Members to Younger Member activities. You won't want to miss it! We will break for refreshments at 3:30 PM.

MODERATOR:
Tony Lau, P.E.
Hawaii Pacific Engineers,
Honolulu, HI

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Refreshment Break in the Exposition Hall
Sponsored by West Tennessee Branch, ASCE

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ASCE Concurrent Technical Sessions V

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ASCE Foundation Estate Planning Seminar

Gather invaluable financial information and useful tips at the ASCE Foundation's free Estate Planning Seminar. Learn how estate planning can benefit both you and civil engineering!

Stephen F. Peluso, Senior Vice President and Financial Planning Specialist, AmSouth Investment Services, Inc., Nashville, will lead the seminar and reveal how, through careful planning, you can use wills, trusts, IRA's, and 401(k)s to support your retirement, your family's future, and charity.

The Foundation also will offer free individual consultations on estate planning issues with AmSouth staff at the Foundation's booth in the Expo Hall on Thursday and Friday, 12 Noon to 4:00 PM.

The seminar and consultations are offered free, but space and time are limited, so please contact Jeanne Jacob, Executive Vice President, ASCE Foundation, at 202-326-5137 or jjacob@asce.org to reserve space for yourself, spouse, and/or guest. For more information about the Foundation, visit http://www.asce.org/foundation.

5:45 PM - 7:30 PM
Icebreaker Reception in the Exposition Hall

We promise you an overture to Nashville's rhythms and vibes at our Icebreaker Reception! Come and browse the hors d'oeuvres buffets. Relax and chat with colleagues and friends. Take a turn around the floor and visit with vendors throughout our large and exciting Exposition Hall. Enjoy the evening!
Sponsored by Nashville Branch, ASCE


Nashville Branch

Tickets are included for Full, Younger Member, Student, Spouse/Guest, GEO-DAY, and EWRI DAY Registrations. Additional tickets: $40.

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Younger Member Social

Friday, November 14

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Francis C. Turner Lecture Breakfast

Start your Friday morning off by hearing a renowned transportation leader present the 2003 Francis C. Turner Lecture. This year's award recipient is Mr. Herbert S. Levinson. Mr. Levinson's presentation is titled, Highways, People and Places - Past, Present and Future. Everyone is invited to join ASCE and the Transportation and Development Institute in honoring one of the leading transportation engineers for his lifelong achievements. Tickets: $28.

CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE DAY!

Friday is TENNESSEE SECTION DAY!

Friday is the special reduced rate day for ASCE Tennessee Section Members. Tennessee Section Day activities include the Tennessee Section Luncheon and Networking Reception.
Tennessee Section Day participants are also welcome to take part in the day's general Conference sessions, which include the CEO Forum, and to visit the Exposition.

Special One-Day TENNESSEE SECTION DAY Registration Fee for ASCE Tennessee Section Members only: $150.

1:00 PM - 5:15 PM TECHNICAL TOUR:
Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC)

Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), an Air Force Material Command facility in Tullahoma, TN, is the most advanced and largest complex of flight simu-lation test facilities in the world. Its mission is to test and evaluate aircraft, missile, and space systems and subsystems at the flight conditions they will experience during a mission; to conduct research to develop advanced testing techniques and instrumentation; and to support the design of new test facilities. AEDC operates 58 aerodynamic and propulsion wind tunnels, rocket and turbine engine test cells, space environmental chambers, arc heaters, ballistic ranges, and other specialized units. Facilities can simulate flight conditions at altitudes from sea level to 300 miles and from subsonic velocities to Mach 20. Tour the facility with an expert guide. Tour lasts 2 to 2.5 hours. (See http://www.arnold.af.mil/)

Cost: $30 per person (Minimum 40 persons)

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Speakers' Breakfast

Friday speakers, enjoy your morning breakfast while meeting with others in your session to plan today's presentations.

7:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Council of Presidents' Meeting

Hosted by the Council of Vice Presidents, this event gives Section and Branch Presidents the opportunity to network and discuss challenges and successes. It allows Section and Branch leaders to join with their Zone Vice President and District Directors to share insights into new programs and issues within the organization.
By invitation only.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
ASCE Concurrent Technical Sessions VI

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Daniel W. Mead Award Symposium

This year's Mead topic invites Students and Younger Members to discuss whether it is ethical to profit from engineering work arising from natural or manmade disasters. Winners of both the Student and Younger Member Mead Paper contests will present their papers at this session, which will include further perspectives on ethics and professionalism in civil engineering from a professional speaker. Door prizes will be awarded!
Sponsored by Civil Constructors, Inc.

MODERATOR:
Chris Garlick, E.I.T., HNTB Corporation, Portland, ME

PRESENTERS:
National Student Paper Winner
National Younger Member Paper Winner
Professional Speaker

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Refreshment Break


Sponsored by the Tennessee Concrete Pipe Association


10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sink-or-Swim: The ASCE Student Chapter's Choice

The Committee on Student Activities (CSA) annually recognizes the top ASCE student chapters/clubs in several categories. In Nashville, award-winning ASCE chapters and clubs will present success stories and lessons learned to encourage student chapter leaders to strive toward excellence on their campus. CSA representatives as well as representatives from the Robert Ridgeway award-winning student chapter, outstanding student club, and one outstanding community service project winner will present timely information on how they were able to swim their way to success!

MODERATOR:
Committee on Student Activities Representative

10:00 AM - 12 NOON
8th Annual CEO Forum

12 NOON - 2:00 PM
CEO Forum / Leadership & Management Luncheon

12 NOON - 2:00 PM
Exposition Hall Lunch

The Exposition Hall is open! Come in to review the exhibits, speak with vendors of state-of-the-art technologies and services, and enjoy your lunch!
Tickets are included in Student, and Friday-Daily Registrations. Full and Younger Member Registrants may choose this lunch or the CEO Forum/Leadership & Management Luncheon when registering. Additional tickets: $40.

12 NOON - 2:00 PM
Tennessee Section Luncheon


Tennessee Section


ASCE Tennessee Section members are invited to attend this lunchtime business meeting, which includes Section Awards and installation of officers.
Included for Tennessee Section Day Registrants. Additional tickets: $40.

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
ASCE Concurrent Technical Sessions VII

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CE Magazine Presents...The Pentagon Building Performance Study Team Findings

2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Younger Member Leadership Symposium I

This session will begin with Younger Member Group reports, followed by presentation guaranteed to be an interesting and lively session!
We will break for refreshments at 3:30pm.

MODERATOR: Deepal S. Eliatamby, P.E.
B.P. Barber & Associates, Inc.
Columbia, SC


Sponsored by Parsons Brinckerhoff



3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Refreshment Break in the Exposition Hall
Sponsored by STRUCTURAL DESIGN GROUP

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
ASCE Concurrent Technical Sessions VIII

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
University/Alumni Reunion Receptions

Join our homecoming of sorts! Gather at university reception tables with faculty, current students, and fellow alums to relive the good old days, reconnect with today, and reaffirm ties for the future.
Please contact Christina Childs at 703-295-6030 or cchilds@asce.org to arrange your school's reunion table. Cash bar.

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Nashville Networking Reception

Rub elbows with the world's leading civil engineers at this after-hour soirée, designed for a special informal setting to help you meet more colleagues and foster the day's buzz of exciting industry ideas.

Included for Full, Younger Member, Student, Construction Institute Day, and Tennessee Section Day Registrations. Additional tickets: $40.

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

President-elect's Reception
By invitation only.

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
International Program: 2003 PRESIDENT'S INTERNATIONAL DINNER
All Conference attendees are welcome to attend and join ASCE President Thomas L. Jackson and the leaders of the world's civil engineering societies in a gracious evening of harmony and fine dining - Nashville style!

7:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Champagne Reception

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
President's International Dinner

MASTER OF CEREMONIES:

Thomas L. Jackson, P.E., F.ASCE
ASCE President 2003

Dinner Menu: At registration, dinner attendees are asked to select from these entrÉes: Pecan-Crusted Chicken Breast, Chilean Sea Bass, and Vegetarian. Those who do not specify an entree will be served Pecan-Crusted Chicken Breast.

Business attire is encouraged. Complimentary tickets are included for officers from ASCE's Agreement of Cooperation Societies. Other guests are welcome. Additional tickets: $90.

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Younger Member Social



Saturday, November 15

 REGISTRATION: 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Speakers' Breakfast

Saturday speakers, enjoy breakfast as you meet with others in your session to plan out today's smooth-running presentations.

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Education Breakfast

Join the education community of ASCE for a breakfast that includes networking, awards, and an education topic of interest to all civil engineers. Educators, students, and practitioners are welcomed to this eye-opening event.

The presentation will offer an overview of the structural systems used to create the Gaylord OprylandTM Resort & Convention Center.

The Hotel/Convention Center was built in four major phases - in 1975, 1981, 1986, and 1993 - to offer 2,881 hotel rooms and 600,000 square feet of convention center space. The complex also includes the Springhouse Golf Club located nearby on the Cumberland River and the Wild Horse Saloon on historic Second Avenue in downtown Nashville. Major on-site support buildings include a Powerhouse for steam, chilled water, and electricity generation; a Laundry and Wardrobe building connected to the hotel by a tunnel; and a Central Kitchen for all resort food preparation.

Ross Bryan Associates, Inc., was involved in every phase of facility construction and continues to provide structural engineering services for minor additions and renovations.

(See: http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylordopryland/)

PRESENTERS:
R. Mark Dunning, P.E., James L. Smithey, P.E. & Edwin A. McDougle, P.E., Ross Bryan Associates, Nashville, TN

Tickets: $28 per person

Sponsored by S&ME, Inc.

7:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Leadership Breakfast

The 2004 President-elect will share insights and attendees will have an excellent opportunity to engage in a meaningful exchange with ASCE's national officers.

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
ASCE Concurrent Technical Sessions IX

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Editors' Workshop

The Editors' Workshop provides an annual forum for the ASCE journal editors to discuss problems and opportunities of common concern. This year's workshop addresses issues shared by new and seasoned editors alike, including electronic publishing, challenges in peer review, and other policy issues.

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
ASCE EDUCATION SESSION: ExCEEd Student/Educator/Practitioner Teaching & Learning Seminar

This seminar, sponsored by Project ExCEEd, introduces participants to the fundamentals of effective teaching and provides a suite of practical tools to improve teaching effectiveness. The program covers principles of effective teaching, student learning styles, writing and using lesson objectives, organizing classroom instruction, and interacting with students. The seminar also includes a demonstration class in which various techniques presented in the seminar are modeled in the context of an actual engineering class, with participants role-playing as undergraduate students. Seminar instructors draw on extensive experience in teacher training that includes service as program coordinators for week-long ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Workshops that have been offered annually at the US Military Academy and University of Arkansas since 1999.

Who Should Attend?
  • Faculty who have never received formal instruction in teaching and learning, and faculty seeking to improve their teaching
  • Adjunct faculty and practitioners seeking more information about teaching and learning
  • Graduate students planning to enter teaching careers

INSTRUCTORS:
Col. Stephen J. Ressler, Ph.D., P.E.
US Military Academy, West Point, NY

Norman D. Dennis, Ph.D., P.E.
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Advance Registration by 10/22/03, ASCE Member $50 / Non-Member $100; On-site Registration, ASCE Member $75 / Non-Member $125. Incl. Continental Breakfast & Lunch

1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
TECHNICAL TOUR:Metro Nashville District Energy System & TDOT Transportation Management Center
Our tour will take you to two fascinating state-of-the-art engineering operations in Nashville.

The Metro Nashville District Energy System (DES) has provided heating and cooling from its central plant to nearly 40 buildings in downtown Nashville for nearly three decades. The current facility, operated by Nashville Thermal Transfer Corporation (NTTC), is undergoing improvements and a new facility is sched-uled to begin operation in late 2003.

At the central plant, natural gas produces steam, hot water, and chilled water that are piped through an underground network for space and water heating and air conditioning. The individual buildings don't need their own boilers, furnaces, hot water heaters, chillers, or air conditioners. DES does that work for them. The site of the new 43,450-sq.-ft. Energy Generation Facility (EGF) is south of the existing NTTC plant. The new EGF could save Nashville about $66.9 million by 2014 and lower heating/cooling costs for downtown customers at no cost to taxpayers, because the project is financed by revenue bonds and supported by revenue from sale of the chilled water and steam. (See: http://www.nashville.gov/des/about_des.htm)

In addition, you are invited to see first-hand the Tennessee Department of Transportation's Intelligent Transportation System, which is housed in a new Transportation Management Center, opened in Spring 2003. It is from this Center's 2,000-sq.-ft. Operations Control Room - with its notable video wall that all the state's interstate highway traffic cameras are monitored to spot problems and improve response to incidents. Our tour will begin with a short presentation on the TDOT ITS System in the Nashville Region and other cities in the state, and information on TDOT's Freeway Service Patrol Program (HELP).
(See http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/its/tmcpage.htm)
Cost: $15 per person (Minimum 40 persons)

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
ASCE Award Winners' Breakfast
By invitation only.

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:00 AM - 12 NOON
ASCE Annual Business Meeting, Awards Presentation & Presidential Inauguration
All ASCE members are encouraged to attend!
Don't miss the pageantry that marks the Society's annual recognition of its prize and award recipients and the organization's leadership accession.


PRESIDING:
Thomas L. Jackson, P.E., F.ASCE,
ASCE President 2003
  • National Anthem
  • Presentation of the Colors
  • Presentation of Professional & Technical Achievement Awards



REPORT ON THE STATE
OF THE SOCIETY:
Patrick J. Natale, P.E., M.ASCE
ASCE Executive Director





Induction of Officers with Multimedia Introduction of:
Patricia Galloway, P.E., F.ASCE, PMP
ASCE President 2004
  • Presentation of Pins & Gavel
  • Inaugural Address by President Galloway


12 NOON - 2:00 PM
ASCE Honorary Members' Luncheon

12 NOON - 2:00 PM
Annual ASCE/Chi Epsilon Luncheon

Chi Epsilon, the Civil Engineering Honor Society, provides a forum to recognize academic excellence and promote improvement in civil engineering education. Greg Reed, the Cumberland District Councilor, will give an update on what is going on in Chi Epsilon. Featured speaker Jack Wood will describe the Tennessee Engineering Center (TEC) and its role in getting children interested in engineering and serving the profession. Mr. Wood led development of the TEC as part of the Adventure Science Center (ASC), an interactive children's science museum one of whose major exhibits is a hands-on engineering module.
You do not have to be a member of Chi Epsilon to attend.

MODERATOR:
Gregory D. Reed, Ph.D., P.E., DEE
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

SPEAKER:
Jack L. Wood, P.E., F.ASCE
2003 Conference Chair,
Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon, Inc.
Tennessee Engineering Center
Tickets: $40.

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
ASCE Concurrent Technical Sessions X

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CE Magazine Presents... Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Younger Member Leadership Symposium II

MODERATOR:
Deepal S. Eliatamby, P.E.


B.P. Barber & Associates, Inc., Columbia, SC
Sponsored by Parsons Brinckerhoff



2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Student "Engineering Squares!" Competition
Students are invited to take part in a rollicking and challenging afternoon: Engineering Squares! No, it's not a stereotypical description of an engineer's personality trait or a capstone design project due before graduation. It's the 2003 Annual Conference Student Competition. During the contest, student teams representing various schools will face-off in a tic-tac-toe game, fashioned after the long-running game show. "Celebrity" ASCE members will fill the center square as the host poses engineering questions to the squares and the teams compete for Xs and Os on the game board. Three-in-a-row wins as ASCE looks to crown the 2003 Engineering Squares Champion in Nashville! We will break for refreshments at 3:30 PM.

MODERATOR:
Jeff Hooper
Barge Cauthen & Associates, Nashville, TN

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Refreshment Break

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
ASCE Concurrent Technical Sessions XI

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Grand Finale Evening!

The evening begins with a receiving line and your opportunity to offer personal congratulations to ASCE's new President and President-elect. Then, join our new leaders at a beautiful dinner and join in celebrating the accomplishments of Nashville 2003! You will be entertained by a sampler of country music and humor that should send you home smiling!

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
ASCE Presidential Reception
Sponsored by New Jersey Section, ASCE


New Jersey Section

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Gala Banquet

This is a ticketed event, with limited space. Gala Banquet tickets are included in all Full and Spouse/Guest Registrations. Black Tie Optional.

Banquet Seating: All seating for the Gala Banquet is reserved. Those who wish to dine together should make their requests when selecting seating assignments at the Banquet Reservation Desk in the Convention Center during registration hours. Banquet seating reservations will close on Friday, November 14 at 6:00 PM.

Banquet Menu: At registration, Gala Banquet attendees are asked to select from these three entrÉes: Filet of Beef in Port Wine, Grilled Salmon, or Vegetarian. Those who do not specify an entrÉe will be served Filet of Beef.

Tickets: $90


Sponsored by Tennessee Section, ASCE


Tennessee Section