WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2004  GENERAL TECHNICAL SESSIONS WILL COVER HOT ISSUES IN THREE SPECIALINTEREST TRACKS: WORKFORCE, LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT, AND SECURITY & SUSTAINABILITY. WORKFORCE Whether it is understanding issues related to the education of future civil and environmental engineering professionals or the development of inclusive work environments, Workforce track sessions will be of interest to you. Workforce includes a diverse range of presentations on issues ranging from the question of faculty licensure to opportunities for students through the exciting Engineers Without Borders program. Ethics, diversity, ABET, Policy 465, teaching: It's all here in the Workforce track! LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT Improve your skills and knowledge in the leadership and management arena with these relevant sessions. Participate in interactive activities to improve collaboration, explore the challenges of supervision, discover how to spark creative thinking, communicate in a global environment, and get a better grasp of ethics. Learn about career management and the workforce, whether you're right out of school or are experienced and looking for a change. Examine business practices for better management of the organization that include financial management, leveraging technology, managing public assets, and consensus building. Walk away a more effective leader and manager! Click here to view the leadership and management track sessions and schedule, including: When the Enemy Just Might Be Us: Improving Collaboration and Information-Sharing between Siloed Teams, Wednesday, October 20, 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Limited to the first 50 participants. Embracing the Challenge of Supervision (2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.) and Exploring Creativity for Both Right and Left Brainers (4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.), Thursday, October 21. Knowledge Management from the Beginning and End of the Civil Engineer's Career, Saturday, October 23, 8:00 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. And more! SECURITY & SUSTAINABILITY Benefit from Technical Sessions on the hottest issues in Security and Domestic and International Sustainability. Learn about the latest findings in risk management and acceptable risk against natural, accidental, and malicious threats. Explore innovation and challenge in sustainable planning, design, and engineering in the United States – in project areas as diverse as sustainable highways, the Everglades, and the new techniques to evaluate environmental performance of building products - and globally - in megacities and hands-on volunteer actions.