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    OPAL Awards Gala

    • OPAL Awards Gala

      March 13, 2020
      Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
      Washington, DC

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    • Nominations & Gala Information

      Jane Moran Alspach
      Phone: (800) 548-ASCE (2723)  ext. 6382 or +1 (703) 295-6382

      Venue

      Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
      400 New Jersey Ave NW
      Washington, DC 20001

      OPAL Gala Registration Opens December 4, 2019

      Please join us by registering for the 2020 OPAL Awards Gala where we will honor remarkable projects and individuals. The Dress Code for the Evening is Black-Tie Optional.

      Purchase your Gala tickets

      Individual Ticket Prices:

      • $295 if purchased by February 12, 2020
      • $350 if purchased February 13-28, 2020

      Book Your Hotel by February 18, 2020

      • $299.00 per night

      Book your Hotel Group Rate

      Reserved Table Prices (10 seats):

      • $2,500 if purchased by February 12, 2020
      • $3,200 if purchased February 13-28, 2020

      Purchase your reserved table

      Schedule

      6:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Reception
      7:00 - 9:45 p.m. | Dinner & Awards Ceremony
      9:45 - 11:00 p.m. | Afterglow Reception

      Transportation/Parking

      Valet Parking

      • 0‒2 hours: $33
      • 2‒10 hours: $46
      • 10‒24 hours: $62

      Airport

      Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport - DCA
      Approximately 5 miles from venue.

      Amtrak

      Union Station, Washington, DC
      Approximately 0.6 mile from venue.

      DC Metro Station

      Red Line, Union Station
      Approximately 0.4 mile from venue.

    • 2020 Honorees

      OCEA Honor Awards

      These ten projects were selected for excellence. On March 13, 2020, two runners-up and the OCEA winner will be chosen from among the Honor Awards.

      • Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program, Seattle, WA
      • Bayonne Bridge: Replacement of Main Span Roadway and Approach Structures, Bayonne, NJ – Staten Island, NY
      • Marc Basnight Bridge, Outer Banks, NC
      • Olmsted Locks and Dam, Olmsted, IL
      • Queensferry Crossing, Edinburgh & Fife, Scotland
      • Salesforce Tower, San Francisco, CA
      • Spillways, Oroville Emergency Recovery, Oroville, CA
      • The Big Lift - Macdonald Bridge Superstructure Replacement, Halifax, Nova Scotia
      • West Vancouver Freight Access, Vancouver, WA
      • Zoo Interchange Core and Adjacent Arterials, Milwaukee, WI

      OPAL LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNERS

      These five civil engineers were selected for excellence in the areas of Construction, Design, Education, Government and Management.

      • Ted E. Craddock, P.E., M.ASCE
      • Ronald M. Noble, P.E., L.S., D.CE, D.PE, D.WRE, Dist.M.ASCE
      • Raymond J. Krizek, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, Hon.M.ASCE, NAE
      • James Starace, P.E., M.ASCE
      • Sergio A. Pecori, P.E., F.ASCE

      Charles Pankow Award for Innovation

      The 2020 award is presented to the first commercially available brick-laying robot for on-site masonry construction.

      • SAM100 Construction Robotics, Victor, NY

      Henry L. Michel Award for Innovation in Research

      This annually presented award recognizes professionals for their research in the design and construction industry.

      • Kent S. Sorenson, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.

    • Sponsorship Opportunities

      To reserve your sponsorship preference, or for more information, please contact:
      Sean Scully
      Phone: (703) 295-6154

      OPAL Sponsorship Prospectus & Commitment Form (PDF)

      OPAL Ambassadors

      • Patrick J. Natale, P.E., Dist.M.ASCE
      • Anthony S. Bartolomeo, P.E., M.ASCE
      • Glenn R. Bell, C.Eng, P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE
      • Dr. Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., NAE, Hon.D.WRE, Dist.D.NE, Dist.M.ASCE
      • Jon D. Magnusson, P.E., S.E., F.SEI, Dist.M.ASCE
      • Gunalan N. Kancheepuram, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE, F.ASCE
      • Thomas W. Smith III, ENV.SP., CAE, F.ASCE
      • Terry Neimeyer, P.E., BCEE, M.ASCE, FACEC

    • Past Winners

      These individuals crafted engineering wonders that have contributed to the creation of thriving businesses and the local economies of the communities they serve. Lifetime recipients represent a model of achievement to which future generations of engineers aspire to match or exceed.

      View 2019 OPAL winners

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