Technical Program - Annual 2003

As engineers we clearly hold the public trust in developing the ?means of living?, and when we operate in developing countries, even more is expected: we must be role models, and trainers, and mentors, in both technical and commercial matters, within the ?social fabric?. Examine our role, in concept and in practice, from several key perspectives.

Moderator:

Michael G Goode

Presentations:

The Perspective From Afghanistan: Starting with Nothing

A. Hadi Rakin, PE

The Perspective from Africa: Balancing of Multiple Legacies

Frederick Adu-Nyako

The Perspective of the Multilateral Lender/Developer

Eva Molnar

Focus with us on the changes in the engineering profession in the last two decades as more women have entered the general workforce. A panel of three accomplished women will give their impressions of the challenges they have experienced as engineers, their successes and what they attribute them to, and how these experiences shape their future. An interactive discussion will entertain general acceptance, measurable accomplishments, and a look into the future for women in the engineering profession.

Moderator:

Erika E Gomez

Panelists:

Carol Murray, PE

Rachel Carlson

Sonia Ytuarte Nasser, PE

Professional Engineers who become involved in politics bring a new approach. They are analytic in evaluating programs, proposed legislation and budgets. They are generally more pragmatic and detail-oriented than others. Their opinions on technical topics are usually highly respected and they bring a high level of integrity.

Moderator:

H. Edmund Bergeron, P.E.

Presentations:

John Alger, P.E.

Richard Weingardt, P.E.

Tom Berns

Leaders of national, regional and statewide organizations share initiatives from their organizations that provide insight into how to promote diversity in the civil engineering profession. They also address how to establish innovative methods to develop technology-based criteria to bolster engineering programs in colleges and universities.

Moderator:

Crespin Guzman, P.E.

Presentations:

Patsy White Smith

Dr. Yvonne B Freeman

Pamela Cook

Hear the results of PSMJs latest financial statistics survey of the engineering industry. In conducting this survey for the past 20 years, PSMJ has found that profitability is highly dependent on how well the firm manages project budgets to minimize project write-offs because of budget overruns, uncollectible accounts, etc. Learn simple, proven methods to dramatically improve project profitability.

Moderator:

Mike DAlessandro, P.E., P.M.P.

Presentations:

Financial Trends in the Engineering Industry

Bill Fanning

Successful Scope and Change Management Using Earned Value

Mike DAlessandro, P.E., PMP

Controlling Project Overruns Using Monthly Project Reviews

Dan Lovett, P.E.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) encompasses the ability of an enterprise to successfully leverage customer information to improve service, sales, and marketing activities to identify, attract, and best serve customers and execute a customer-centric business strategy. This session will explore the elements of CRM and its enabling technologies applicable to civil engineering.

Moderator:

A. Lee Barco, PE, F. ASCE

Presentations:

CRM Overview

A. Lee Barco, PE, F.ASCE

Oracle CRM Solutions for Civil Engineering Organizations

David Baker

The Editorial Board of the ASCE Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice (JPI) and the National Institute for Engineering Ethics (NIEE) are pleased to present ?Engineering Ethics Live!? Based on the NIEE Applied Ethics Case of the Month program, this high-energy forum features live performances of ethics cases in skits by students from the University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, as well as audience participation and commentary from a guest panel of ethics experts.

Moderator:

Master of Ceremonies

H. Dennis D Truax, Ph.D., P.E., DEE, F.ASCE

Presentations:

E. Walter LeFevre, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE

LTC Joe D Manous, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE

Jimmy H Smith, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE

Paul C Taylor, P.E., F.ASCE

Civil engineers are typically ignored for societal leadership roles at a time when just the opposite is needed. This session addresses why this must be changed ? and shows what civil engineers need to do to change it. Panelists, who have served in societal and community leadership roles, will discuss their experiences and what engineers must do to run things.

Moderator:

Richard Weingardt, PE

Presentations:

Why More Civil Engingeers Need to Show Up in Arenas Outside of Engineering and What They Can Do to Show Up to Lead

Richard Weingardt, PE

The Cost to Our Profession for NOT Running Things

Dr. Ray Chamberlain

Imperatives and the Impediments

Lt. Gen. Henry J Hatch, P.E.

What are US ethical values? Do we practice what we preach internationally? How are we perceived ?over-there?? Do overseas ethics and cultural values differ from the US? Listen and then share your experiences during the open discussion.

Moderator:

James L Lammie

Presentations:

Establishing the Baseline of American Ethics in Business

James L Lammie

A Global Consultants View of Ethics

Dr. Malcolm W Kennedy

Our View of US Ethics and Practices

Nazir Alli

Our View of U.S. Ethics and Practices

Igor Jovanovic (Invited)

Ethics from a U.S. Global Company Perspective - Conclusions and Summary

Frederic S Berger

We are on a steep technology growing curve and have years of room for improvement in both the development and use of information systems. Learn how technology is changing the way engineers work and what a manager needs to know about technology to make effective leadership and management decisions. Hear how firms are evaluating the cost-effectiveness of technology.

Moderator:

Ken Matsuoka

Presentations:

Effective Use of Business Information Systems to Stall Complacency and Build Enthusiasm in Meeting Organizational Goals

Scott Bash

Coping with the Tradeoffs: Knowledge Sharing versus Security

Charles A Rowney

Developed by the National Institute for Engineering Ethics (NIEE) and produced/directed by Emmy award-winning and Oscar-nominated Great Projects Film Company, "Incident at Morales" is a 35-minute ethics video that emphasizes the positive responsibilities of engineers and the resulting benefit to the public. Cast in an international context, the film was created by a team of engineers and philosophers from several universities and companies to dramatize a fictional but realistic case study in engineering ethics, with funding from a major National Science Foundation grant and donations from engineering organizations and individual NIEE members.

Moderator:

William D Lawson, P.E., M.ASCE

Presentations:

Video Screening and Guided Discussion

Jimmy H Smith, Ph.D, P.E., F.ASCE

Commentary on the NIEE Ethics Video

E. Walter LeFevre, Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE

See a PowerPoint presentation on results of an Engineers Leadership Foundation (ELF) survey, which looked into courses/activities that 200 senior engineering managers and leaders engaged in--or wished they had--while in college, to advance their careers. While few disagreed that engineering knowledge has been essential to their careers, almost all agreed that they would have achieved leadership positions much faster had they engaged in "non-engineering activities," such as management, public speaking, and association involvement. Personal experiences and anecdotes shared by senior managers will follow.

Moderator:

Walter T Marlowe, P.E., M.ASCE

Presentations:

Jump-Starting Your Career

Barry K Thacker, P.E., M.ASCE

How do you provide leadership after the kids have grown up and the dog died? Are you having difficulty relating to the personal values of your younger staff? Does leadership by example no longer work? Are some of your fellow principals ?burned out? and just putting in their time waiting for retirement?

Moderator:

H. Edmund Bergeron, P.E.

Presentations:

Frank Votapka, P.E.

James Colantonio, P.E.

Greg Ten-Eyck, P.E.

This session will present the new Manual 103 written by the Committee on Employment of Civil Engineers with the help of human resource experts. This manual provides information on how engineering employers can attract quality engineers and retain the talented engineers already on board.

Moderator:

Andrew Brozyna

Presentations:

A Guide to Hiring and Retaining Quality Civil Engineers

Harvey Gobas

Norm Haraguchi

Heather Audet

This seminar will provide an overview of GASB34, including its history and development, to give you an appreciation for its significance, purpose, and potential impacts. We will review implementation timelines - including the options available to public entities - and examine requirements set forth in GASB, with a distinct separation of the two approaches available, i.e. straight line depreciation and the modified approach. In order to utilize the modified approach available in GASB34, the speakers will present the concepts, principles, and actual examples of asset management implementation that specifically meet GASB34 requirements.

Moderator:

Cindy Orndoff

Presentations:

The Asset Management Approach to Decision Making

Charlie Nemmers

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