October 1998 Newsletter
October Branch Meeting Topic - Special Joint Meeting with SAME and TxITE
Engineering Management Seminar
A Panel Discussion on Engineering Fees
Presented by the Engineering Management Committee
Your firm has won the project, a scope of services is developed, and you are ready to proceed. First, an agreement must be struck on the amount of the engineering contract. In many cases, a fee is determined by the client prior to determination of the design team. In other words, you may be stuck with an unacceptably low fee. Our October presentation will investigate the methods that both municipal entities and consulting firms use to develop fees for projects.
The Engineering Management Committee will present another Engineering Management Seminar immediately following the Special Joint Meeting on Tuesday October 13, 1998 with the SAME and TxITE concerning the "Cost of Engineering Services". This will be a panel discussion consisting of two engineers form the public sector, David Dybala ,P. E., City of Dallas Director of Public Works and Transportation Department, and Tim Tumulty, P. E., City of Carrollton Director of Public Works and Engineering and a representative from the consultant community, Bob Reach, P.E., Vice President of Turner Collie & Braden in Dallas. This will be a very informative seminar and the Committee encourages all ASCE, SAME and TxITE Members to attend. The Seminar will begin at approximately 1:15 PM and will only cost $5.00 to cover the cost of the room. The meeting room will be announced at the monthly Meeting and a sign will be provided in the hotel lobby.
Happy Hour
Sponsored By The Younger Member Committee
Calling all younger and mature ASCE members. Join fellow ASCE Members at a Happy Hour at The Londoner on Thursday, October 15th. Enjoy darts, pool, and great networking opportunities from 5:30 - 8:00 PM. The Londoner is located on the Northeast corner of Midway and Beltline in Addison (MAPSCO 14B). Come and have a "bloody good time"!! Hope to see you there!! For more information, please contact the Younger Member Committee Chair, Lissa Whitehead, E.I.T. at (214) 948-4258.
City of Dallas News
Madonna Smith, P.E. of the City of Dallas Public Works and Transportation Department reports the following City news item of interest. The City of Dallas Water Utilities Department currently has plans to install a 48" water transmission line in Walnut Hill Lane from Harry Hines Boulevard to just east of Inwood. The new main will be able to accommodate the existing capacity of the Elm Fork Pump Station and will increase the delivery capacity of the water distribution system in the N-NE quadrant of the city by 25 million gallons per day. The Water Department anticipates the 48" main will protect the city from having to resort to extreme measures if weather similar to that experienced this summer is encountered in the future. The project is scheduled for a construction award date of December 1998.
September Newsletter
The September Newsletters were delivered late. Based on the available information, it appears that the Newsletters were lost in the Dallas Bulk Mail Center. This caused additional hardship due to special procedures for the September Meeting reservations. The Dallas Branch regrets this incident.
Branch Website
For an expanded version of the Newsletter and Meeting notices, see the Dallas Branch Website (www.flash.net/~dlsasce). The Website is often updated in advance of the Newsletter delivery.
Members News
If you have news of personal or professional achievement or items related to a milestone in your organization or firm and would like to share with other Members in the newsletter and the Website, please contact Roger Behgam, P.E., Newsletter/Website Editor at Rust Lichliter/Jameson, (214) 630-8867.
Help
Shohre Daneshmand, P.E., our fellow Branch Member needs our help. Chemotherapy is not working to cure her acute leukemia and she is in desperate need for a bone marrow transplant. None of her family members is a match, so she needs the help of her professional friends in order to find a donor. A volunteer donor needs to go through the National Marrow Donor Registry. To register for the National Marrow Donor Program, one must be between the ages of 18 and 60 and in good general health. The volunteer donor will be asked to complete a brief consent form and have a small sample of blood drawn from their arm. Request for further testing will be done only if there is a possible match. Tissue typing on behalf of Shohre will be conducted at the First Baptist Church of Coppell (590 South Denton Tap Road), Saturday, October 3, 1998, 10a.m. to 2p.m. For more information please contact: Pam Wilkerson: 393-1682, Sandy Capps: 393-2649, or Su Stevens: 462-1169. If you want to help, Shohre needs your help more than ever.
ASCE Renewal
It is that time of the year again. ASCE National will be forwarding the annual Membership Renewal Forms shortly. Please renew your membership promptly to avoid getting dropped from the ASCE database and discontinuation of your benefits including the Newsletter. The Branch Newsletters are mailed to the Members who have paid their National as well as the Section/Branch dues promptly and are in the ASCE database. If you have transferred from another section or branch, please ensure the database is corrected promptly by contacting the ASCE National. The Branch cannot make any revision to the database.
Business Card Advertisement
The second page of the Newsletters Business Card Advertisements has been filled. The Branch appreciates the support of the subscribing firms and requests their continued support. The ads cost $150 per year starting in October. The subscriber may place an employment ad in the Newsletter free of charge. The branch will be looking for more advertisers. If you are interested in placing a new ad, please contact Roger Behgam, P.E., Newsletter/Website Editor at (214) 630-8867.
Transportation Engineer
Rust Lichliter/ Jameson is seeking an E.I.T. with experience in TxDOT projects and MicroStation. Please fax or mail resume to Ms. Tamara Jenkins at (214) 831-8428, 1420 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 300, Dallas, 75247-4906. You may also send an e-mail to tamara_jenkins@ccmail.rustei.com
ASCE Awards
The 1999-2000 ASCE Awards nomination information is now available. If interested, please contact Sophia Iliadou, P.E., President.
1998 ASCE Specialty Conferences & Courses
Please mark your calendar for these upcoming conferences and Short Courses:
CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES |
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| October 1-2 | GIS and Global Positioning Systems, Dallas |
| November 15-16 | HEC-HMS Computer Workshop, San Antonio |
See ASCE Events www.asce.org/confconted/conf/cal2.html
Other Meetings
Urban Land Institute's 1998 Fall Meeting will be in Dallas, October 6-10 at the Dallas Convention Center. For more information, please call (800) 321-5011.
Annual Conference and Exposition of GIS/LIS, a multidisciplinary educational and scientific meeting for geographic information systems users will be held November 8-12 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. For more information contact American Congress on Surveying and Mapping at (301) 493-0200.
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