February Joint Society Luncheon

The February 2012 Joint Societies Luncheon is hosted by the ASCE Norfolk Branch. 

 Connections through Transportation Choice

Ray Amoruso

Chief Planner & Developement Officer, HRT

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is pleased to announce that Ray Amoruso from HRT will present a project update on Virginia's First Light Rail Project, The Tide and how it has brought about change to the transportation system in Hampton Roads.  Please join us for this exicting and informative luncheon.

The luncheon will be held Wednesday February 15, 2012 at Springhill Suites, 6350 Newtown Road, Norfolk, VA 23502. 

Please visit www.jsl-february2012.eventbrite.com to register by close of business on Monday, February 13, 2012.

ECHR Engineering Excellence Banquet

The 2012 Engineering Excellence Banquet

When: Friday February 24, 2012
Social Hour begins at 6:00 p.m. (Cash Bar), Dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m.

Where: The Town Point Club, 101 West Main, Suite 300, Norfolk, Virginia 23510

(Third Floor – West, World Trade Center)

Cost: $70 per person, payable at the door, checks made out to ECHR. If you are paying by company check, please include a list of who is included. Electronic payments address noted below.

This annual event celebrates the achievements of Hampton Roads Engineers. It is the culmination of National Engineer’s Week activities in the Hampton Roads area. We encourage all engineers to attend regardless of discipline or membership! Come and enjoy the fellowship and camaraderie as we honor the outstanding engineers in our community!

Please R.S.V.P. NO LATER THAN February 21, 2012 to:
Dixon Tucker                                                             Email: Dixon.Tucker@vdh.virginia,gov
Phone: (757) 635-2718
Fax: (757) 683-2007 Attn: Dixon Tucker

Menu Selections:

• ·         Chicken Francaise with Jumbo Shrimp
• ·         New York Strip Steak with a Roasted Shallot-Green Peppercorn Cream Sauce
• ·         Vegetarian - Portobello Stack with Spinach, Grilled Zucchini & Squash, Roasted red & Yellow Peppers, Mozzarella Cheese

ASCE Happy Hour

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Norfolk Branch will be holding a happy hour / social next month at Red Star Tavern in Virginia Beach. Come out for food, drinks and networking opportunities. There is no cost for this event, but if you're interested in attending please let us know by registering online (see link below) so we can reserve sufficient space.

Date:               Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Time:              6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location:           Red Star Tavern
                        201 Town Center Dr.
                        Virginia Beach, VA

Register:           http://ymdecembersocial.eventbrite.com/

Trenchless Technology Seminar

MID ATLANTIC SOCIETY FOR TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY (MASTT)

 (A Non-Profit Corporation)

 AND

ASCE  NORFOLK BRANCH

Present

The Trenchless Technology Seminar

“Trenchless Technology, SSES and Buried Asset Management”

DATE:  Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 14^th & 15^th, 2011

PLACE:  Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel, Virginia Beach, VA

ROOM COST:  Hotel rooms are available at the discounted rate of $59 per room for this “MASTT” seminar, cut-off                 date is December 7, 2011. For hotel room registration: (757) 428-7025.

SEMINAR COST:  $245 per person includes program materials, refreshments, breakfast pastries, lunches, social hour and demos. Or, $195 each for two or more from same company or organization and Includes all of the above.  NASTT and ASCE member’s special fee is $175. Exhibitor’s table is $575 with one person and $100 per extra person.

PDH CREDITS:  Completion of Seminar offers a Certificate and 13 Professional Development Hours (PDHs).

CASH DRAWING:  Drawing for Two One Hundred Dollar Bills – Attendees only and they must be present.

TO REGISTER:  On line registration at: www.mastt.org or call Leonard Ingram or Darlene Tennimon

Toll Free 1-888-817-3788 or email: mastt@engconco.com. Invoice billing or credit card payment available.

PRESENTATIONS:    (See complete brochure at www.mastt.org under “Current Seminar”)

WELCOME! Seminar Format And "Liquid Assets" Video, Leonard Ingram, SESTT Executive Director

Overview Of Trenchless Technology And NASTT Education Efforts, Dr. Tom Iseley, P.E.,

IUPUI – Purdue School of Engineering and Technology 

Lateral Rehabilitation Per ASTM F2561, Rick Gage, LMK Enterprises, Inc.

Installation Methods Via Pilot Tube & Slurry Microtunneling, Troy Stokes, Akkerman, Inc.

Styrene Free Resins - A Manageable Alternative, Kaleel Rahaim, Interplastic Corporation

A Different Approach To Strategic Sewer Inspections, Alan McCloskey, Amtec Surveying, Inc.

Recent Advances In Sewer Pipe Rehabilitation Technologies, Dr. Ahmad Habibian, P.E., Black & Veatch

                                Guest Presenter:   “HRSD Trenchless Technology Program”

                        Mr. Bruce W. Husselbee, P.E., Director of Engineering,

                                         Hampton Roads Sanitation District       

Buried Asset Management Institute-International (BAMI-I) / Certification Of Training In Asset

                                  Management Plus (CTAM+) / Institute For Product Validation (IPV), Dr. Tom Iseley, Purdue University

Pilot Tube Microtunneling & Pipe Bursting With Ceramic Clay Pipe, David Gill, Mission Clay Products, LLC

Chemical Root Control, Hunter Dance, Vaporooter

Cured In Place Lining - Proper Procedures, Pete Kurz, Tri-State Utilities    

Sewer System "Fluid Grouting" Case Study, Aaron Nelson, P.E., Brown and Caldwell

Pipe Rehabilitation Using Pipe Bursting, Mike Schultz, TT Technologies, Inc.

Chemical Grout Solutions, Ed Paradis, de neef Construction Chemicals

The Basics Of HDPE, Jeff Cowan, ISCO Industries LLC

Condition Assessment: An Important Part Of Asset Management, Richard Thomasson, PE, Malcolm Pirnie

Rehabilitation Of Underground Structures, Jerry Trevino, Protective Liner Systems

Challenging Soils Pipe Bursting!, Ransom McElroy, Innovative Trenchless Systems, Inc.

Fusible PVC For Trenchless Applications, Gary Shepherd, Underground Solutions

Preventing After Hours Emergencies With Chemical Root Control, Mark Reynolds, Municipal Sales

WATERiD Water Infrastructure Database, Dr. Sunil Sinha, Virginia Tech

HDPE Pipe And Fittings In Trenchless Applications, Garland Isaacs, Georg Fischer Central Plastics LLC

The Value Of Water, Danny Warren, Warren Environmental

Trenchless Chemical Rehabilitation (5500 FT), Steven Carl, Progressive Environmental Services, LLC

FOOD SPONSORS:   AKKERMAN INC. *  INTERPLASTIC CORPORATION *  BLACK & VEATCH *  MISSION CLAY PRODUCTS, LLC *     

                                  BROWN AND CALDWELL *  MALCOLM PIRNIE *  UNDERGROUND SOLUTIONS

 

TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGIST, INSTRUCTOR AND REVIEW PERSON:

                               Tom Iseley, Ph.D., P.E., Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis,

         Professor and Construction Engineering Management Technology,

        Department of Engineering Technology, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology

Legislative Meet & Greet

The ASCE Norfolk Branch, in partnership with the Virginia Section and Richmond Branch, invite you to attend a meet and greet with the Virginia General Assembly. This event will take place on January 18th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, Virginia.