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• Ask the President town halls

  "Ask the President" is a town hall with the ASCE President Jean-Louis Briaud. It's an opportunity for members to meet with him to ask questions.

  Upcoming Ask the President: A year in review and a look ahead

  Date: Friday, October 1, 2021 | 1:00 PM Eastern 
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  Join ASCE President Jean-Louis Briaud as he concludes his “Ask the President” series with a conversation on what has been accomplished this past year and what’s ahead for ASCE and the future of civil engineering.

  Previous Ask the President Recordings:

  • Date: September 1, 2021 | Access recording
    In September, the ATP focused on government engineers.
  • Date: August 1, 2021 | Access recording
    In August, the ATP focused on Region 10 and global activities.
  • Date: July 1, 2021 |  Access recording
    In July, the ATP focused on ASCE Staff and the services and support they provide to advance ASCE and the profession and to help you get the most value from your membership.
  • Date: June 1, 2021 |  Access recording
    In June, President Briaud focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion in ASCE and in the civil engineering profession.
  • Date: May 3, 2021 |  Access recording  
    In May, President Briaud focused on students, such as student voting rights, student transition, and growth in student membership.
  • Date: April 1, 2021 | Access recording
    In April, President Briaud focused on the 2021 Report Card for America's Infrastructure. 
  • Date: March 1, 2021 | Access recording
    In March, President Briaud focused on answering questions about the new ASCE Code of Ethics.
  • Date: February 1, 2021 | Access recording
    In February, President Briaud focused on answering questions about ASCE's institutes and other general questions. 
  • Date: January 4, 2021 |  Access recording
    For January, President Briaud focused on answering questions from region, section, branch, and institute leaders.  
  • Date: December 1, 2020 | Access recording
    In December, President Briaud focused on "how ASCE works," including the budget and the business model. He invited members to share ideas with him on strengthening the Society. 
  • Date: November 2, 2020 | Access recording
    This was the first monthly "Ask the President" with the 2021 ASCE President Jean-Louis Briaud.

• Some of our recently recorded webinars

  Plastic Pipes: The Non-Corrosive, Terrain Resistant, Cost Effective Water System Super Highway

  Date: September 22, 2021
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  SPONSORED WEBINAR provided by JM Eagle

  Drinking water infrastructure earned a “D” grade for over a decade in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, before increasing slightly to a C- in 2021. Despite this modest improvement, significant work remains, and decision-makers are especially focused on eliminating lead service pipelines, which can lead to serious illness and even death. Cautionary tales like Flint have helped governments prioritize fixing our water infrastructure, and cost-effective solutions exist to modernize our existing pipeline system.

  One solution is installing pipe materials with a longer lifespan such as chemically inert plastic pipes that last for at least 100 years. Combining innovative engineering design, installation procedures and years of excellence in plastic pipe manufacturing, JM Eagle’s thermoplastic pipe offerings bring higher performance, lighter weight, and more cost-effective pipe solutions for all municipal applications. All JM Eagle plastic pipes are tested to meet or exceed standards set by AWWA, ASTM, ISO, NSF and many other internationally recognized standard-setting organizations.

  Presenters: Gilbert A. Garcia II, Technical Manager Quality Assurance, Product Assurance, and Research & Development, JM Eagle; Alex McKean, Sales Manager – Polyethylene, JM Eagle; Marcus Min, Marketing Communications, JM Eagle

  Understanding cyber threats to engineering firms from a hacker's perspective: how exposed is your business?

  Date: September 21, 2021
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  Cyber risk continues to be a matter of critical importance for businesses of all sizes. This 60-minute webinar will focus on creating awareness around the exposures that companies face, the emerging cyber threats and trends, and highlighting some best practices that firms can adopt to improve their security posture.

  Presenters: Aaron Kraus, CISSP, CCSP, Security Engagement Manager, Coalition, Inc.; John Keebler, Central Zone Leader, Business Development, Coalition, Inc.

  Drought is Here Again

  Date: September 14, 2021
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  Drought is a way of life here in California, and climate change means that dry years are becoming more common. Towey will discuss how EBMUD’s long-term planning has positioned it to respond to current and future water supply challenges. She will provide an overview of the agency’s drought management program and talk about the new programs and tools EBMUD is developing to respond to droughts.

  Presenter: Alice Towey, P.E., Manager of Water Conservation, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA

  Automatic ASCE Membership Upgrade for University Grads: Helping students navigate this new benefit

  Date: September 14, 2021
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  This webinar will help ASCE Student Chapter leaders, including students, faculty advisors and practitioner advisors, understand the new benefit to automatically upgrade student members to full Society membership upon graduation at no charge.  Knowing how to make the most of this benefit will ensure that ASCE’s valuable programs, experiences, and services continue uninterrupted while students search for jobs and begin their careers.  ASCE members and staff will share the ins and outs of when and how this upgrade will occur and the new fee structure for younger members under age 29.  You won’t want to miss this important presentation.

  Speaker: Hong Ting (Sam) Chiu, P.E., M.ASCE, Chair, Student Transition and Younger Member Retention Committee
  Moderator: Greg Kuklinski, P.E., M.ASCE, Region 2 Governor

  Exploiting the Cloud to Optimize Firm Profitability: Consolidating All Your Business Functions into a Single Source of Truth

  Date: September 8, 2021
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  SPONSORED WEBINAR provided by BQE Software

  Technology is constantly changing, and most engineering firms are so focused on delivering professional services that they rarely have time to work on improving their business operations. In this webinar, we will look at state-of-the-art solutions designed specifically for the engineering industry, all of which consolidate the disparate functions of a firm into a single, real-time platform.

  By migrating your firm’s operations into the cloud, you will begin to appreciate the benefits of data, the beauty of organization, the importance of analysis, and the value of truth. You’ll have instant access to all the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) your firm could ever need.

  These new technologies enable firms to identify where they make and lose money. You will instantly know which employees, partners, project managers, project types, and activities generate the most profit, as well as pinpoint where revenue is lost.

  Having access to this information will help refine your business strategy and help predict short and long-term growth. It literally has the potential to inform every decision you make, at every level of your firm.

  By attending this webinar, you will:

  • Discover which KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) every firm should be monitoring.
  • Better understand how project budgeting, scheduling, invoicing, and time and expense tracking can come alive in an integrated, cloud-native solution.
  • See how a properly configured Chart of Accounts can enhance your profitability.

  Presenter: Steven Burns, FAIA, Chief Creative Officer of BQE Software

  Future-Proofing Water Lines with PVCO, the Seismic Resistant Pipe

  Date: August 18, 2021
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  SPONSORED WEBINAR provided by JM Eagle

  Combining innovative engineering design and years of experience in PVC pipe manufacturing results, JM Eagle’s Ultra Blue PVCO Pipes bring higher performance, lighter weight, and a more cost-effective pressure pipe for force main systems. They are tested to meet or exceed AWWA C909 or ASTM F1483 specification requirements. Like conventional PVC, no lining, wrapping, coating, or cathodic protection is needed to prevent galvanic corrosion.

  PVCO is molecularly-oriented PVC resulting in a wall that is stronger than conventional PVC at nearly half the thickness. The thinner and stronger pipe walls allow for a larger inside diameter for improved performance and flow rates.

  Speakers: Gilbert A. Garcia II, Technical Manager Quality Assurance, Product Assurance, and Research & Development, JM Eagle;
  Marcus Min, Marketing Communications, JM Eagle

  Styles and Mindset — Tools For Adjusting Your Leadership Approach | **CAREER BOOSTER SERIES**

  Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2021
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  Leadership approaches can differ based upon the level of complexity in the problem we are solving or the people we are working with. In this webinar, we discuss two dimensions of adjusting your approach: styles and mindset. We discuss the resonant leadership style framework to give us some vocabulary on how and when to make adjustments. We also discuss how our mindset can enhance or inhibit our decision making process.

  Speaker: Kenneth Lamb, Ph.D., P.E., Faculty Advisor, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

  Answering the Burning Question – Wildfire Hardening Wood Utility Poles

  Date: August 2, 2021 
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  SPONSORED WEBINAR provided by Stella-Jones

  For most people “fire hardening” and “wood poles” don’t exactly go hand in hand. While common sense would dictate that you don’t throw steel or fiberglass on a campfire to get a good fire going, a protected wood pole continues to be the best option for hardening utility structures against fire. Through independent testing, wildfire exposure, and the development of several fire-hardened wood pole programs, we have gained knowledge and experience we would like to share.

  Speakers: Deepa Akula, P.E., M.ASCE, Head of Engineering, Stella-Jones; and Jeremy Meyer, Sr. Sales Director, Stella-Jones

  How Streamlined Asset Investment Planning (AIP) Helps Cities Embody Infrastructure Sustainability

  Date: July 14, 2021 
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  SPONSORED WEBINAR provided by DIREXYON Technologies

  Wastewater treatment plants, roads, highways are nearing the end of their lifespans. Despite decades of underfunding at the state and local government levels also contribute to worsening the outlook, there is still hope. Building resilience within this framework is easy with new AIP software automating and streamlining decision-making processes. With AIP, cities may now thrive to embody infrastructure sustainability objectives.

  Learn how an AIP solution can help you:

  • Anticipate future needs of aging infrastructures and achieve the desired network performance.
  • Optimize cross-asset decision policies as part of capital planning.
  • Assess uncertainty and evaluate large sets of potential outcomes.

  Speaker: William Perreault, M.Sc., is a Senior Modeling and Conceptualization Specialist at DIREXYON Technologies.

  Education Outreach — The Earliest Form of Advocacy | **CAREER BOOSTER SERIES**

  Date: July 13, 2021
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  Volunteering your time and effort to share civil engineering with K-12 students is fun and a great way to get young students excited about civil engineering, but did you know this is also the “earliest” form of civil engineering advocacy? There’s a lot of push (and rightfully so) to advocate for civil engineering investment and development at the highest levels of society (Capitol Hill, local reps, etc), but what if we could also advocate at the youngest levels of society? Visiting schools and teaching students the importance of civil engineering (or at least help them develop an appreciation of it, even if they don’t want to pursue it as a career) can help raise a generation of future society leaders that are already aware of and familiar with civil engineering and infrastructure.

  Speaker: Jonathan Brower, P.E., M.ASCE

  Gain Competitive Advantage with High-Res Geospatial Data: AI, 3D and Ortho Imagery

  Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 
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  SPONSORED WEBINAR provided by Nearmap

  Join us as we discuss how to advance your project capabilities with the advanced aerial intelligence and geospatial data provided by Nearmap. Discover the competitive advantage offered by our high-resolution imagery and detailed vantage points, including Vertical, Oblique, 3D, and AI.

  Presenter: Connor Tluck, Solutions Engineer, Nearmap

  Managing a Successful Engineering Firm in the Cloud

  Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2021
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  SPONSORED WEBINAR provided by  BQE Software

  So much has changed in business computing over the past few years and cloud computing represents the new normal. Why are so many businesses moving to the cloud? It’s because cloud computing increases efficiency, helps improve cash flow and offers so many more benefits.

  Join us in an exciting webinar presented by Steven Burns, FAIA, Chief Creative Officer of BQE Software, as he walks you through specific requirements for engineering firms and delves into solutions built around our industry. In addition, Steven will explain why your firm must begin moving all operations into the cloud, to not only increase productivity and profitability but also to be relevant and competitive into the next decades.

  Presenter: Steven Burns, FAIA, Chief Creative Officer of BQE Software

  Future-Proofing Water Lines with PVCO, the Seismic Resistant Pipe

  Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2021 
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  SPONSORED WEBINAR provided by JM Eagle 

  Combining innovative engineering design and years of experience in PVC Pipe manufacturing results, JM Eagle’s Ultra Blue PVCO Pipes bring higher performance, lighter weight, and a more cost-effective pressure pipe for force main systems. They are tested to meet or exceed AWWA C909 or ASTM F1483 specification requirements. Like conventional PVC, no lining, wrapping, coating, or cathodic protection is needed to prevent galvanic corrosion.

  PVCO is molecularly-oriented PVC resulting in a wall that is stronger than conventional PVC at nearly half the thickness. The thinner and stronger pipe walls allow for a larger inside diameter for improved performance and flow rates.

  Presenters: Gilbert A. Garcia II, Technical Manager Quality Assurance, Product Assurance, and Research & Development, JM Eagle; and Marcus Min, Marketing Communications, JM Eagle

  An Early Career Professional's Guide on the Transition From the Classroom to the Boardroom | **Career Booster series**

  Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2021
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  Are you a student about to graduate? Tune into this webinar to learn from Danielle Schroeder about her transition from college to her first full-time role and ways you can stand out at the beginning of your engineering career. Danielle will discuss several lessons she has learned over the past 3 years as well as provide examples that you can incorporate in your own career. Topics discussed will include how mentoring can help you achieve career goals and how professional organizations like ASCE can help you build the foundation for continued career success.

  Speaker: Danielle Schroeder, EIT, ENV SP, CBSI, A.M. ASCE, Associate Engineer, Pennoni

  Stretching the Dollar: Asset Management as a Tool to Improve Resiliency

  Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2021 
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  State and local governments face many competing priorities for limited funding. Meanwhile, the impacts of a changing climate are making the infrastructure challenges more dynamic. Utilities, local governments, and states are increasingly turning to asset management to set priorities and make smarter investment decisions. Hear from those using data collection and utilization as a tool to improve community resilience and better understand how to incentivize and improve asset management around the country.

  Moderator: Celine Hyer, P.E., M.ASCE, Senior Vice President, ARCADIS
  Speakers: Joanna Johnson, Chair, Michigan’s Transportation Asset Management Council;
  Anita Seitz, Mayor, Westminster, CO; Matthew Vega, P.E., National Director of Infrastructure & Government, US CAD; Darryl Street, Senior Financial Policy Advisor, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, District of Columbia

  Successful HDPE Installations

  Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2021
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  SPONSORED WEBINAR provided by the  Alliance for PE Pipe

  The third in a series of HDPE webinars sponsored by the Alliance for PE Pipe. HDPE Installation is a highly rated session covering the 7 major HDPE installation methods. It is a thorough overview session intended for the civil engineer and owner with moderate HDPE experience. Field videos, case studies and scores of photographs will demonstrate the large volume of successful installations that are available for you to learn from. Toward the end of the session, the team will explore several large diameter projects. Your confidence in HDPE as the go-to, best practice conveyance system will only grow further.

  Moderator: Peter Dyke, Executive Director, Alliance for PE Pipe
  Speakers: Alan Ambler with Core and Main; and Rusty Reeves with Core and Main

  Accelerating Sustainable, Resilient Infrastructure and How to Measure Success

  Date: Monday, May 10, 2021
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  Learn how to “future proof” the infrastructure in your community by investing dollars wisely. Strategies include the incorporation of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 7, a series of design standards that reflect the latest data on the wind, ice, and tsunami, and flood impacts and how our infrastructure should be built to withstand and protect against these big events. Meanwhile, ASCE’s new Sustainability Standard informs planners about social, economic, and environmental guidelines, and the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s Envision rating system gauges a project’s achievement in meeting long-term sustainability goals.

  Presenters: Tom Smith, ENV SP, CAE, F.ASCE, Executive Director, ASCE; and Anthony Kane, A.M.ASCE, President & CEO, Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure; Michael Mucha, P.E., ENV-SP, M.ASCE, Chief Engineer and Director, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District; and Samantha Medlock, Senior Counsel, House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis 

  Engineering — Bridging the Gap for a Sustainable and Resilient Recovery

  Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 
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  Note: This is a side event in connection with the Science & Technology Major Group, and the  Science & Technology Innovation (STI) Forum 2021 organized by  WFEO in collaboration with ISC.  

  In this event, they will present the second  UNESCO Engineering Report: "Engineering for Sustainable Development: Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals"; discuss the crucial role of engineering in the implementation of the SDG's and more importantly, how to bridge the gap and make sustainable and resilient recovery from this and any in the future pandemics.

  Moderator: 
  Alik Ismail-Zadeh Ph.D., DSc, MAE, FAGU, FIUGG, Hon. FRAS, Secretary of the ISC Governing Board and Senior Scientist, Institute of Applied Geoscience, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

  Speakers:
  Shamila Nair-Bedouelle, Ph.D., Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO
  GONG Ke, Ph.D., President, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)
  Marlene Kanga, AM, Ph.D., FTSE, Hon.FIEAust., Hon.FIChemE, Immediate Past President, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)
  Milda Pladaite, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) Younger Member
  K.N. Gunalan, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE, Chair WFEO UN Relations Committee / Immediate Past President of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

  The Report Card for America's Infrastructure | Student benefit of the month

  Date: Thursday, April 29, 2021 
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  Join this webinar to learn more about the 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, released on March 3. The newest ASCE Report Card includes 17 category assessments and recommendations to raise the grade. In addition to learning more about the newest report, better understand how the Report Card provides civil engineers with a seat at the policy-making table in Washington and in statehouses and how your involvement in the program can lead to a better, more resilient and sustainable future.

  Presenters: Lawrence D. Pierce, P.E., M.ASCE; Caitlyn Hall, Ph.D., S.M.ASCE; and Christy Prouty, Aff.M.ASCE

  Earth Retention Structures: Updates on GRS-IBS, IDEA, AND AASHTO MSE Design

  Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 
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  SPONSORED WEBINAR provided by Redi-Rock

  Earth retention structures are a critical component of many construction projects - especially in the transportation sector. Join Daniel Alzamora, PE, M.ASCE, as he shares important news and updates affecting earth retaining structure design and optimization, as well as tools and resources available to assist engineers.

  Presenter: Daniel Alzamora, P.E., M.ASCE, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Federal Highway Administration Resource Center, and a member of the Earth Retaining Structures, Geosynthetics, and Embankments, Dams, and Slopes Committees of the GEO-INSTITUTE.

  An Asset Management Approach to Municipal Water Infrastructure—Case Study and Lessons Learned

  Date: Thursday, April 15, 2021 
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  This panel discussion will focus on the why and how of applying an asset management approach to municipal water infrastructure and present a case study from the City of San Diego, where the principles of asset management were applied to stormwater infrastructure for the first time in the US. The panel will discuss the benefits and challenges to implementing asset management and share perspectives on the economic and legal risks of managing assets reactively in contrast to adaptive management.

  Presenters: Susan E. Smith, Beveridge & Diamond, San Francisco; Jose Almanzar, Associate, Beveridge & Diamond, New York; and Ed Othmer, PE, CPESC, CPSWQ, QSP/D ToR, QISP, ToR, ENV SP, PMP, Vice President and North America Wet Weather Leader, Stantec.

  H.R. and Financial Management Lessons Learned From the 2020 Work-From-Home Experiment

  Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2021
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  SPONSORED WEBINAR provided by BQE Software

  As the pandemic hit our country, the work-from-home trend dramatically accelerated. While some firms coped very well, others struggled. Join Dave Burstein, P.E., Senior Principal, PSMJ Resources, Inc. in an insightful presentation as he discusses the research PSMJ conducted with a study group of four A/E firms representing different geographic regions, different disciplines, and different clientele. The results will provide valuable lessons for engineering firms so that they can learn and adapt not only to the current situation but to the longer-term, post-pandemic world we will (hopefully) soon be entering.

  Presenter: David Burstein, P.E., is a Senior Principal with PSMJ Resources, Inc. 

  ASCE's Newest Sustainability and Resilience Resources

  Date: Thursday, April 8, 2021 
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  ASCE has created numerous resources for engineers and infrastructure owners to develop and track sustainable and resilient infrastructure performance. This presentation explores the society’s foundation for sustainable practices, including the Sustainability Roadmap and relevant policy statements. Educational courses, including “Making the Case for Sustainable Infrastructure” and those in the “Sustainable Infrastructure Certificate Program” will be described. Guides and manuals of practice will be presented, including the Envision rating system for sustainable infrastructure, the Sustainable Procurement for Infrastructure report, the Objective Resilience Manual of practice, and others. Attendees will be able to describe the role and responsibility of engineers in sustainable development, locate and use new resources, and apply sustainable thinking in their projects.

  Presenters: Denise Nelson, P.E., CFM, M.ASCE, ENV SP, LEED AP, Environmental, The Berkley Group; and serves on the ASCE Committee on Sustainability’s Advocacy and Communications Committee; and Fariborz M. Tehrani, Ph.D., P.E., ENV SP, PMP, SAP, F.ASCE, Associate Professor, CSU and the Director of ESCSI; and serves on the ASCE Committee on Sustainability, as the Liaison of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute.

  ASCE'S Construction Engineering Certificate now in blended delivery format

  Date: Thursday, March 25, 2021
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  The webinar discusses the new blended delivery format rolled out for ASCE’s Construction Engineering Certificate Program. Beginning in January 2021, all six elective courses of the certificate program will be offered in an asynchronous learning format. This would enable working professionals the flexibility they need to structure their continuing professional development around their regular working schedules.

  Additionally, the speaker will provide an overview of the certificate program and how it enables young engineers and their employers to bridge the critical skills gap that exists in the construction industry. During the discussion, the speaker will highlight the fundamental project management skillset in cost estimating, scheduling, construction contracts, and traditional and alternative project delivery methods, that you can gain through this certificate program.

  Presenters: Douglas D. Gransberg, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE; and Nils J. Gransberg, M.S., A.M.ASCE

  HDPE: Spotlight on Innovation

  Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2021
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  SPONSORED WEBINAR provided by the Alliance for PE Pipe

  The second in a series of webinars that will hold a spotlight on innovation within the HDPE industry. Topics covered will include innovation, fittings, connections, testing at the manufacturing facility and in the field, as well as disinfectants. We will explore innovation in the industry that has led us to become a best practice for many utilities. We will look at the fittings that are available to go with the pipe and we will discuss in detail connections to legacy materials. A feature of this session will address both factory and field testing and we will close with the impact of disinfectants on HDPE.

  Presenters: Alan Ambler and Rusty Reeves, with Core and Main; Richard Kolasa with WL Plastics; Stephen Boros with Pipeline Plastics.
  Moderator: Peter Dyke, Executive Director, Alliance for PE Pipe

  Bluebeam Studio 101

  Date: Thursday, March 11, 2021
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  SPONSORED WEBINAR provided by Bluebeam

  Did you know your license of Bluebeam Revu currently gives you access to collaborative cloud space for no additional charge? Bluebeam Studio allows users to utilize cloud-based collaboration in two complementary ways. Bluebeam Studio Projects provides administrative control over all project related files and folders, allowing access to a number of file types on a check-in/check-out basis. Bluebeam Studio Sessions allows for live collaboration over PDF files in real time or on your own time. In this webinar, we'll cover the creation, usage, reporting of sessions and projects. 

  Presenter: Molly Webber and Ashley Hanson, both are Technical Account Managers at Bluebeam, Inc. 

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