The Pittsburgh Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI), and Sustainable Pittsburgh are hosting a day long Sustainability Conference. The day begins with this year's keynote speaker, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Michael Krancer, and will culminate with a tour of Phipp's Conservatory's current construction project the Center for Sustainable Landscapes.

The ASCE Cincinnati Section Geotechnical Group would like to invite you and any of your colleagues to the 42nd Annual Ohio River Valley Soils Seminar (ORVSS). This year’s topic is Lessons Learned: Failure and Forensics. The one-day seminar will be on Friday, October 21st at the Millennium Hotel in downtown Cincinnati. Attendees will be eligible for 7.5 PDHs.

For more information and to register, go to the Cincinnati Section's website at sections.asce.org/cincinnati/orvss

2011 Ohio Construction Conference – The Changing Economic Landscape in Ohio

The Ohio Construction Conference is pleased to bring relevant business practices and economic issues facing the central Ohio construction community. Using a balance of best practices and risk management strategies, the Conference provides managers an opportunity to network and hear about issues without taking days away from work to attend a program out of state.

Is there a sustainable fuel alternative in our transportation future? If so, what will it look like and who will lead the way? Can alternative energy cars save the U.S. automotive industry? And what is "clean" energy and how should it best be used in our transportation systems?

Those and other questions will be discussed May 2-4 at "Moving Ahead 2010: Sustainable Transportation Solutions for the 21st Century."

http://www.movingahead2010.com/unite/

The second annual Marshall University Society of American Military Engineers Winter Technical Conference will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2010 from 8:00 am until 4:15pm. Seven technical presentations are on the agenda which includes a continental breakfast and lunch. If you are interested in attending, please fill out and return this registration form no later than January 20, 2010.

MORPC is having a Summit on Sustainability & the Environment on Tuesday, October 6. The Summit is packed full of breakout sessions on sustainability, the environment, being green, local foods, and more. Jack Hanna of the Columbus Zoo, will give thrilling stories of exotic creatures, diverse cultures and their relationship to central Ohio – and he is bringing some of his animals along. The panel of experts from AEP, Battelle, and the Columbus Council on World Affairs will discuss local “green” initiatives that are having global impacts.

The APWA International Public Works Congress and Exposition will be in Columbus, Ohio September 13-16. If ASCE members are interested, below is a link to a Free Exhibit pass that you can use ($35 value) for the expo on any of the days the exposition is open (September 13-15). Feel free to share with your colleagues also. Just complete the pass and fax it to the fax number on the form or bring it with you to the registration desk.

http://www.apwa.net?SC=OhioCounty&SCN=1

For more information:
http://www.apwa.net/meetings/congress/2009/

Change/Collaboration/Communication:
the Three Cs of Commercial Construction

Find out what your clients want and need as some of the area's leading construction project owners discuss what's on their minds about sustainability, technology, safety, quality assurance and more!

See http://www.bx.org/events/ConstConference_index.html
for more information.

Midwest Traffic Monitoring Data Workshop
Successful Strategies in the Collection and Analysis of Data
March 24–25, 2009

This workshop, targeted at a Midwestern audience, will bring together those producing and using traffic data. The program is oriented to sharing experiences, approaches and challenges among the public agencies, especially those using traffic data as a fundamental input to corridor management plans.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science and the College Engineering will host the 8th Historic Bridges Conference in Columbus, Ohio, on April 28-29, 2008. The conference will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas between engineers and preservationists. A preliminary program is now available, including registration materials. Pre-registration is highly encouraged by April 15th, as space is limited.