Spring Edition ISSUE This newsletter is published three times

Spring Edition 2006 ISSUE 57 This newsletter is published three times per year by the Committee on Younger Members (CYM). CYM encourages all people to use any or all material published herein. However, we ask you please cite the source. Table of Contents Message From the Chair Calendar of Events Younger Member Travels Hawaii—Mad About Science Region 8-9 (Zone IV) Conference Overview Seattle—Snap, Crackle, Pop Zone II Conference Review NERYMC (Zone I) Conference Overview Problem Corner Hawaii—Storm Drain Stenciling Zone III Mascots Lehigh Valley—Year in Review 1 2 2 3 4 Message From The Chair Eric Fisher, PE Chair and Zone III Representative I hope the new year is treating each of you well thus far. The 2006 Zone Leadership Conferences have concluded, and I hope you were able to gain some valuable information and make some new acquaintances. ASCE President-Elect Bill Marcuson shared his wisdom with many of the students and younger members at the conferences. I’d like to reemphasize one of his points that was presented to all those in attendance: you must set goals to achieve them. He recommends that each year you reevaluate your goals because things change. Create a list in order of precedence and work on 3-5 of those goals; time is too short to meet them all, so you must prioritize. The most important goal will determine what you do on Sunday morning, whether it be God, golf, deer hunting, fishing, or football. Younger members particularly enjoyed the interaction with the students at the Leadership Conferences. However, we are only able to meet a small percentage of you at these conferences. There is a Younger Member Group (YMG) nearby, and we are available to help with most anything. Please contact your local ASCE Section/Branch for help in finding the YMG near you. We’d love an invitation to your student chapter meetings to speak or simply socialize; getting to know us now may make the career transition from student member to full member much easier. We appreciate the number of Younger Member Awards that were received this year. At the CYM Spring Meeting in May, we will discuss the Daniel Mead Prize, Collingwood Prize, Younger Member Group Award, Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement, Young Government Civil Engineer of the Year, and the Younger Member Group Website of the Year Awards. The Younger Member Employer Recognition Award has been posted to the ASCE website and eRoom, and it is due August 1, 2006. The nomination form has changed for 2006, so be sure to download the latest form. Nominations for CYM’s first Regional Representative will be discussed at the Spring Meeting to replace the current Zone IV Representative, Tony Lau, P.E. We will also be selecting CYM Corresponding Members at the Spring Meeting. Information for these positions are posted in eRoom. If you do not have access to eRoom, please contact your local Younger Member Group President/Chair for assistance. You may also contact any member of CYM for information on these positions. Start planning now for the 2006 ASCE National Conference to be held in Chicago, IL October 19-21, 2006. The Younger Member Pre-Conference program is scheduled for October 19, 2006. Please don’t hesitate to contact CYM if we can be of any assistance to you. Our contact information is located on the last page of the newsletter. 5 6 7 9 10 10 11 Quotes "Excellence can be attained if you Care more than others think is wise, Risk more than others think is safe, Dream more than others think is practical, and Expect more than others think is possible." - Author Unknown The Younger Member Newsletter is published three times a year; with Spring, Fall and Winter Editions. The YM Newsletter is edited by Loreen Choate, P.E., M.ASCE. Loreen is the CYM Member-At-Large and can be reached at asceymf@earthlink.net . 1 ASCE Younger Member Newsletter Spring 2006 CYM Calendar of Events 2006 National Conference October 18-22 ASCE Conference October 19 (tentative) YM Symposium 2007 Leadership Conferences January 12-14 Regions 4 & 5 January 26-27 Regions 1 & 2 & 10 February 9-11 Regions 3 & 6 & 7 February 23-25 Regions 8 & 9 Chicago, IL Chicago, IL Nashville, TN, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel Nashville Princeton, NJ, Hyatt Regency Princeton Milwaukee, WI, Hilton Milwaukee City Center Bellevue, WA, Hyatt Regency Bellevue Do you know a Membership Champion? ASCE needs your help to launch its latest program to grow our membership and increase the prestige of our Society. The ASCE Membership Division is implementing a new program called “ASCE Champions.” This program targets exceptional members at government agencies and corporations to promote ASCE within their companies by engaging potential members and facilitating the participation of existing ones. Champions represent the personal “face” of ASCE within an organization. They will act as a company liaison to ASCE, increasing the Society’s visibility at the grassroots level. They will also work closely with membership chairs. Tasks a Champion may perform are: • Asking prospective members to join ASCE • Reminding current members to renew on time • Inviting members to join an ASCE Institute, Section/Branch or Younger Member Group • Notifying current/prospective members of upcoming events such as the Annual Conference, the next Section/ Branch meeting or a workshop in their area • Distributing information about key services and programs ASCE offers and how members can participate • Informing current members about opportunities to participate on committees Younger Member Travels Have you visited a Civil Engineering Marvel? Send a picture (s) of your travels to asceymf@earthlink.net along with a short description of the place where you visited. To the right is an example: Loreen Choate, P.E., FL Section, East Central Branch I traveled to Seattle, WA in February 2006. We went to the Lake Washington Ship Canal/Hiram M. Chittenden Locks. The Locks were completed in 1917. It was dedicated as an ASCE National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1997. The Fish Ladder at the Locks is dedicated to the perpetuation and enhancement of anadromous fish runs of the Lake Washington Watershed. Check out the Younger Member Section on the www.asce.org website at http://www.asce.org/inside/youngermem.cfm View YM Publications, How to Get your own YM Group Started Awards, Contacts, and More! 2 ASCE Younger Member Newsletter Spring 2006 Younger Member Employer Recognition Awards FOR EXEMPLARY SUPPORT OF YOUNG ENGINEER INVOLVEMENT IN ASCE ACTIVITIES More details available at http://www.asce.org/pressroom/honors/cym_awrds.cfm, make sure to download the current 2006 form. Nomination Packages due August 1, 2006. Mad About Science Festival—Hawaii Section By Florence Ching, P.E. Hawaii Section YMF President On March 11, 2006, eleven volunteers from the Hawaii Section YMF volunteered at the Bishop Museum’s 2nd Annual Mad About Science Festival. This one-day event was open to the public and encourages children to discover the facts and mysteries of science through fun and interactive activities and programs. Outside the Science Adventure Center, volunteers assisted children with hands-on craft activities such as make your own volcano, crab/turtle head visor, and insect ring. Inside the Center, volunteers monitored immersive and interactive exhibits, which focus upon such areas as volcanology, oceanography, and biodiversity. Key exhibits include a 26-foot high “erupting” volcano, deep-sea remote operated vehicles, and live insect habitats. Later, volunteers relaxed by eating lunch on the Great Lawn and were able to view the other exhibits at the Bishop Museum. This event was made possible through support from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Thanks to all the Hawaii Section YMF volunteers for participating! NCAA Tournament Bracket Challenge The 2006 NCAA tournament found underdogs ruling the roost. From George Mason’s Cinderella run to Florida’s slam of UCLA, it proved to be one of the best tournaments ever! The 1st ASCE YM Madness bracket challenge was a big success with 36 entries among students and younger members. Eric Fisher of Houston, TX edged out the nearest competition by 1 point while Jennifer Tooley (Portland, ME), Greg Kuklinski (Bethlehem, PA), and one unknown individual tied for last place. CYM appreciates the interest at the last minute, and we hope you’ll consider a bracket next year. Reach Out to Students in Your Area Seniors graduating from college are faced with an overwhelming amount of decisions as they undergo a significant life change. For many Younger Members, this may have been a recent transition, while for others it seems too long ago. Regardless, ASCE Student Members continue to graduate into the workforce and look for, not only professional guidance in their career, but stability. Younger Member Groups continue to be a resilient bridge for students moving from their Chapter to a Section or Branch; however, the majority of students are unfamiliar with ASCE benefits and hesitate to upgrade to Associate or Affiliate grade. Help them discover the benefits of ASCE membership you’ve enjoyed and how it can contribute to success in their career at every stage. A Section and Branch representative can help you identify Student Members and newly upgraded Associate and Affiliate Members through the FTP site so that you may invite them to your meetings, involve them in fun outings and activities or plan joint service opportunities. Convey your own ASCE experiences to graduating students and help them find a home at ASCE. 3 ASCE Younger Member Newsletter Spring 2006 Utah Section hosts Regions 8 and 9 (Zone IV) Conference By Chris Siavrakas Greetings from the Utah Section YMF (USYMF). We are proud to report that the 2006 ASCE Zone Leadership Conference, was held in Salt Lake City on January 13-15. The Western Regional Younger Member Council (WRYMC) also met to amend and make recommendations for the governance of ASCE. The Utah Section YMF took on the challenge of planning for this conference and providing an opportunity to see what other YM Groups are doing, and how to expand the YMF’s. Our conference vision was “Committed ASCE Professionals Experiencing Utah by Participating in a Conference Beyond Traditional Expectations!” We would like to congratulate the committees who worked so hard planning this conference and Chris Siavrakas who chaired this effort, for a job well done. We accomplished our goal introducing Salt Lake City and the surrounding area to the visiting delegates. Some highlights of the conference were as follows: We had 18 YMF’s represented and 87 registered delegates (100 including the rest of our planning committee). This conference was an excellent opportunity to meet with ASCE President Dennis Martenson, President-Elect Bill Marcuson, and other Zone/Region Directors and Governors who were on hand to share ideas about the institutional needs of ASCE and the Civil Engineering profession. On Thursday, the day before the conference, we hosted two pre-conference events. First, we took about a dozen delegates skiing/ riding at Solitude. We were short a couple seats, so Blaine Leonard let us take his SUV to make sure we could get everyone up the mountain in comfort (Thanks Blaine!). Then, later that evening, we gathered 25 delegates (the skiers and other early arrivals) for dinner at the Skybox Sports Grille. It was a great opportunity to get our social icebreaking underway a day early. On Friday, our Technical Tour was to the Utah Olympic Park near Park City, where we bussed 84 delegates up Parleys Canyon to learn about the 2002 Olympic games. Friday afternoon was the official kickoff of the combined Zone Leadership Conference where we learned about ASCE’s organization, new endeavors, and heard from National Leaders. The Utah Section and Geico Direct hosted the evening’s icebreaker reception. The main portion of the WRYMC Conference was on Saturday. We had engaging presentations about Emergency Management and Military Engineering. Our business meeting recognized Blaine Leonard, P.E. (UDOT) for outstanding service as the Zone IV Vice-President and recommended the Southern Nevada Branch YMF, Las Vegas to host the 2008 Conference. We sank our teeth into challenging roundtable topics with National Leaders. For our Outreach project demonstrations and training, we had other YMF’s present their successful events. We learned of new ideas to potentially increase the outreach of the Utah Section YMF. Items presented by other YMF’s included Engineering Day at the Mall, Zoom into Engineering, Future City Competition (Sim City), West Point Bridge Design Competition, and Popsicle Stick Bridge Competition. We would like to thank the YMF’s from the Phoenix Branch, Seattle Section, Oregon Section, and San Diego Section for their efforts in preparing and presenting their respective outreach projects. The WRYMC exclusive portion of the conference concluded at the Banquet Dinner Saturday night at Buca Di Beppo. We jammed 112 delegates and National Leaders into a very cozy seating area to dine and recognize WRYMC’s best accomplishments in six award categories. While brainstorming on ideas for interaction with university students, we heard suggestions for our new liaison committee and in helping students retain membership in ASCE. Networking, Networking, Networking; this conference is like a support group for younger engineers to learn and talk about challenges in design, business, ethics, compensation, demand, and the emotions felt in career development. We had several companies Sponsor our conference. Their generous support helped make this conference a remarkable success. Thank you: ASCE Utah Section, Geico Direct, HNTB Corporation, A-Trans Engineering, Carter-Burgess, JUB, Jacobson Construction, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Sunrise Engineering, Fehr & Peers, Hansen Allen & Luce, Horrocks, Psomas, Ensign, and Maverik Country Stores. Next year’s conference will be in Seattle, February 23-25, 2007. Please visit http://younger.asce.org/utah/ or contact James Barron, P.E. ASCE Utah Section YMF President at 801-575-3422 or email: JBarron@HNTB.com for further information. ASCE Younger Member Newsletter 4 Spring 2006 Snap, Crackle and Pop—Seattle Outreach By Adam Slivers Seattle YMF successfully hosted their Popsicle Stick Bridge Contest for the 11th year in a row. The event was held on February 24th at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. The contest challenges teams of high school students in the greater Seattle area to build bridges made of Popsicle sticks and white glue. The bridges are load tested to failure and judged in categories of strength-to-weight and aesthetics. This year over 120 students entered from 21 schools. First place went to a student from Port Angeles High School whose bridge held over 900 pounds, while weighing only 12 ounces! Planning for this event started back in September when letters went out to math and science teachers in over 200 schools. About 25 younger members made phone calls to teachers and arranged school visits. From November through January, individual or pairs of young engineers spoke in over 30 classrooms. They spent one class period informing students about the field of engineering and highlighting the contest rules and building tips. This effort alone reached over 400 students, many of who were unaware of engineering as a profession. Taking on the challenge, students put in tremendous time and effort coming up with elaborate and beautiful designs. By event day, the challenge for organizers was to register over 50 teams and verify that all bridges met the requirements of dimensions and construction. Younger member volunteers were at each student’s side to guide them through the registration and judging. Each student received an event T-shirt, certificates, ice cream supplied by Good Humor – Breyers (Popsicle stick sponsor), and a free day pass to the aircraft exhibits at the Museum of Flight. Architects and designers judged the bridges on aesthetics and volunteers from the materials lab at Seattle Public Utilities operated the test machine. Students stood on stage with hard hats and safety glasses to watch their hard work go to pieces, a dramatic display that was covered in the evening news. The contest gains great support from the engineering community in addition to volunteers. The Puget Sound Engineering Council (an assembly of engineering societies) hosts the event space in conjunction with the Engineer’s Week Fair. This year over 700 people visited display booths and watched the contest. Local engineering firms donate money to support student prizes along with time for YMF volunteers. After such a positive event, students and volunteers alike are excited to plan for the next year. A picture is worth a thousand popsicle sticks! Restructuring—New Regions Younger Members Are Represented in Region 7 Jacqueline (Jax) Arcaris, a Younger Member in Denver, was appointed to serve a 3 year term as one of the Governors in Region 7. For more information about the Region 7 formation, Jax may be contacted at Jacqueline.Arcaris@tteci.com . 5 ASCE Younger Member Newsletter Spring 2006 Zone II Survives Pirate Invasion By Thomas Lanyon Chair 2006 Zone II YM Council It was a typical weekend in the Tampa Bay Area. The sun was shining. The weather was nice and cool, and lots and lots of tourists were running through downtown. What made this weekend different was the ASCE Zone II Conference was in town. It was also the annual Pirate Invasion of Tampa, also known as Gasparilla. Tourists and families lined the streets to watch the pirates’ invasion of Tampa. Along with the pirates sailing into port in vast flotillas of ships, fellow engineers from 15 states gathered to learn new ideas and tools to bring back to their branch/section. The conference began on Friday afternoon, January 27, 2006 with welcomes and messages from Randy Over, Zone II ASCE Vice President, Darrell Setser, Florida Section ASCE President, Dennis Martenson, 2006 ASCE President, and Patrick Natale, ASCE Executive Director. The program continued providing an abundance of information to the attendees from a variety of ASCE staff and ASCE volunteers. We ended Friday’s conference with a reception at the hotel. The reception was co-hosted by the Florida Section of ASCE, KCI Technologies, Inc., Chen & Associates, Inc., GEICO Direct, The Nielsen-Wurster Group, Inc., and the Zone II Younger Member Council. The reception featured a profusion of beverages, great food, laughter, and socializing. The evening continued with CYM and a few others adventuring over to Channel Side, a local hot spot for fun and entertainment. The group enjoyed the sight and sounds of Tampa and unwound for a few hours listening to music and shooting the breeze. Saturday, January 28, the CYM program began with a hearty continental breakfast followed by few words by Thomas Lanyon, Chair Zone II Younger Member Council. Jack Kinstlinger, P.E. Chairman Emeritus KCI Technologies, Inc. was the first CYM presenter. Mr. Kinstlinger roared into his presentation “The Romance of Being a CE and How to make the most of it”. Jack enlightened the audience with prolific examples and knowledge of his and other engineers’ work. He expressed the importance of our job in today’s market and where the industry is heading. Next on the CYM program was general information about the CYM. This was presented to us by Peter Moore, P.E. and Loreen Choate, P.E. The information shared by Peter and Loreen was extremely valuable. They gave information about CYM and the roles this committee has had in the past and the services CYM continues to provide to ASCE and to each section/branch. After Peter and Loreen’s presentation, the Society of American Military Engineers’ MAJ C. Patrick Hodgeboom IV, P.E. presented “Military Engineering 101 and How it is affects the careers of Young Engineers”. This presentation gave us information as to what an Engineer does in the Military. Next on the CYM program was “Fundraising Made Easy” presented by Jeanne Jacob, CAE. We all try to have successfully fundraising ideas. It is not an easy task, but with a few pointers provided by Jeanne, we can now get the fundraising job done in a successful and rewarding manner. After the President’s lunch, we held roundtable discussions. The CYM invited ASCE Directors and Officers to join in and take part at the tables. Each director sat at a table and discussed current topics ASCE is facing and answered questions asked by the delegates. The directors were very informative answering questions on various topics. Following the roundtable discussions, we had a Panel Discussion with local engineers. We welcomed Janice Ash, P.E., D. Dwayne Kile, P.E., and C. Ed Hilton, Jr. P.E. as our panel. Each of these panelists brought his or her expertise and wisdom, responding to question after question for the next 60 minutes. They were asked mentoring questions such as how they train brand new engineers, how they got started in their engineering career, what paths they had to choose to become who they are today, and finally, what advice they would give to today’s starting engineer. After a short break, the CYM program continued. The section/branch reports were shared. Each group shared their ideas, concerns, and achievements that they have experienced in the last year. This sharing of information helped the delegates with understanding that there are other section/branch delegates who are in need of help and that there are section/branches that can help you. The CYM evening activity took us to Ybor City. The adventure began while trying to leave the hotel. The pirate invasion left many pirates lurking around the hotel and streets of downtown Tampa. Sunday’s CYM program began with the President’s breakfast, followed by additional presentations and information. Overall the Conference was a success, we look forward to seeing everyone in Nashville next January! 6 ASCE Younger Member Newsletter Spring 2006 NERYMC 2006 (Zone I) : A Great Success– Snowed In By Matthew Shuman Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section And Gregory Kuklinski Lehigh Valley Section The Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section Younger Member Group hosted the 2006 Northeast Regional (Zone I) Younger Member Council. This leadership and strategic planning conference held at the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel in Boston as part of the ASCE Zone I Leadership Conference, included concurrent meetings of section/branch leaders and student groups. Younger Members from DC to Maine attended the weekend of February 10-12, 2006. The conference consisted of several presentations, plenary sessions, and networking mixers. The objective was for Younger Members to share ideas on how to increase membership and member participation, plan successful events, and interact with other technical groups. Several break-out sessions between the three groups of attendees throughout the conference were designed to allow everyone to share ideas and discuss ways to increase overall group interaction. Despite the predicted snowfall of +/- 20”, the attendance this year was very comparable to 2005 in Hershey, PA. There were 48 Younger Members in attendance from 17 different sections and branches. Of those, 32 attended the NERYMC for the first time. Friday evening before the main conference, Greg Kuklinski, EIT, CYM Zone I Representative, talked to the Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders (WSCL) regarding the transition from a student member to a Younger Member, and briefly described some of the activities of Younger Member Groups. Next year, we hope to have a joint activity between the Younger Members and Students to further emphasize one of the goals in CYM’s vision report, “Increase the transition of Student Members to Younger Members through increased activities and collaboration with Student Members at the National, Section and Branch levels.” The conference started off Friday with an introduction from Zone I Vice President and BSCES member, Anni Autio, P.E., and BSCES President Joel Lunger, P.E. The afternoon activities were held concurrently with the Workshop for Section and Branch Leaders and the Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders attendees, and included a presentation developed by Brian Brenner, P.E. from BSCES, entitled “Engineering Ethics Live.” This interactive presentation featured students role-playing typical ethical dilemmas that practicing engineers may encounter, such as adopting another company’s standard details for a project, and the ethics and consequences involved with such actions. After each ethics skit, each table was given six (6) different scenarios and asked to choose which scenario was considered ethically correct. After the ethics skits, we heard a presentation on strategic planning by Stefan Jaeger of ASCE. After Stefan, the lights dimmed in dramatic fashion as we had the Interactive Overview & Organization of ASCE given by the Geographic Services Department by Nancy Berson, Phillip Mariscal and Michael Cook. In between slides, a contest was held between each table asking us trivia question regarding ASCE. The afternoon concluded with a presentation by James O’Brien, P.E. of ASCE inviting the attendees to help coordinate a local West Point Bridge Competition. After the presentations, a reception was held which was co-hosted by BSCES and GEICO Direct. The Friday evening social was organized by BSCES YMG and consisted of a group outing to see the Boston Celtics play the Portand Trailblazers at the Garden. After the game, we all met for some drinks at the local Boston pubs. Saturday morning started off with an ice-breaker from the chair of the NERYMC, Weston Ruthven, P.E. and then went into the Younger Member group reports where each section or branch gave a brief description of some of their activities over the past year. After the group reports, we heard a presentation by BSCE’s Reed Brockman, P.E., on outreach activities. Dr. Thomas Sheahan P.E., from Northeastern University presented his work with the volunteer group, Engineers Without Borders (EWB). Northeastern University is partnering with EWB to provide water supply improvements to a village in Honduras. Based on evaluations from the past two years, this year we started a roundtable discussion on various topics. President Dennis Martenson, P.E. joined us to provide some feedback as well. The topics that were discussed were Planning E-week activities, the Roles of a Practitioner Advisor, Disaster Response and Younger Member Leadership within Sections and Branches. All those in attendance at each table will be receiving minutes from the table champion to distribute to their sections and branches. This years Business Session was a bit different than others in the past. The first 10 minutes were spent by Greg Kuklinski, EIT giving an overview of CYM activities during the past year. Next, Richard Pascual, EIT talked briefly about the proposed NERYMC awards for 2007 in Princeton. 7 ASCE Younger Member Newsletter Spring 2006 NERYMC 2006 (Zone I) : A Great Success– Snowed In CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7…. He distributed a draft version of the new NERYMC awards to be given out next year: Outstanding Young Civil Engineer in the Private Sector, Outstanding Young Civil Engineer in the Public Sector, Outstanding Younger Member Community Service Project, Outstanding ASCE Practitioner Advisor, Outstanding Younger Member in Community Activities, and the Outstanding Younger Member in ASCE Activities. Also during the Business session we heard from Andres Roda, P.E. and Audrey Karper, P.E. regarding Younger Member involvement in the Region 1 and Region 2 Formation Teams and Greg Kuklinski, EIT talked about the Future of NERYMC with the upcoming multi-regional conferences in 2008. Richard Pascual was appointed the chair of the 2007 NERYMC in Princeton, NJ and the following were recognized for their ASCE involvement with a certificate: Audrey Karper, P.E. for her work as YM Rep for the Region 2 Formation Team, Andres Roda, P.E. for his work as YM Rep for the Region 1 Formation Team, Weston Ruthven, P.E. for chairing the NERYMC and Richard Pascual, EIT for chairing the business session. For 2008, the Maryland Section and Philadelphia Section volunteered themselves as a possible host for the 2008 Multi-regional conference. Greg also asked those delegates present to ask their sections and branches to see if anyone else was interested. Mike McAtee, P.E. from the Philadelphia Section proposed a resolution thanking the Boston Society of Civil Engineers for hosting the NERYMC. That resolution was passed by those delegates present. The third speaker was Brian Pallasch from ASCE who talked about ASCE Government Relations with a presentation entitled, “Public Policy and You” and what we as engineers can do to help out our congressman (with an example being the Infrastructure Report Card and the Government Relations Podcast. A highlight for many of the attendees at the conference was a presentation by Bob Albee, who served as the state’s Director of Engineering and Design for the Central Artery/Tunnel Project. Mr. Albee gave an abbreviated discussion about the many engineering challenges associated with the “Big Dig” and spoke candidly about dealing with contractors, engineers, the media, and local residents. The final event for Saturday afternoon was the District Interface. This year, we tried to do a similar format as Zone IV and it was found to be highly successful. Each district was assigned to individual rooms as in the past and split into roundtables. Each table was given a list of topics to discuss as well as a sheet to take notes. All those present will be receiving all of the discussion notes from their District. The Directors thought that the format went well this year and it was much better than years past where everyone was in one group. The Saturday evening social was organized by the BSCES YMG and consisted of a pub crawl throughout the North Station section of Boston. We started off at the famous Boston Brew Works for dinner and then continued on to 4 other pubs in the area. On Sunday morning, all three groups had breakfast and heard a talk from President-Elect Bill Marcuson, P.E.. The morning also had a presentation from Curtis Nunley regarding Membership Retention in our sections and branches and concluded with Sunday Morning Live with President Dennis Martenson, P.E., President-elect Bill Marcuson, P.E. and Executive Director Pat Natale, P.E.. Despite the snowy weather outside, the attendance at all of these sessions was quite good. But once the morning sessions were over, most of us found out that the safest way was to stay in Boston and ride out the blizzard. After fighting the snow for a bit to get some lunch, the Younger Members and Students rented a suite for the day and spent some time in the evening with various District Directors and President-elect Bill Marcuson, P.E.. Those present were very happy to mingle with the President-elect and he enjoyed the time spent with the Younger Members and the students. Special thanks go out to Weston Ruthven, P.E., who was the chair of the NERYMC and Richard Pascual, EIT from the Central Jersey Branch of the New Jersey Section who was the business chair. Next year, Richard will be chair for the NERYMC in Princeton, NJ from January 26-27, 2007. 8 ASCE Younger Member Newsletter Spring 2006 Problem Page—Challenge your mind! Issue 56 Question and Answer Issue 56 Question A postman delivered letters every day. On the first day he delivered one letter, on the second day he delivered three letters, on the third day he delivered five letters, and so on, each day from the second on he delivered two letters more than the preceding day. The day he retired, he noticed that he had delivered a total of more than 100,000 letters. Something fun is that the total number of letters he had delivered has its digits arranged in ascending order. How many days had he worked, and how many letters had he delivered totally? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. Eric Martindale, P.E. Christopher Tiedt Adam Larky, P.E. Jason B. Dineen, E.I. Sarah M. Joyce, E.I. Hemant Khaneja Mike Reeves Mike Gavin Brian Blossey E.I.T. Jeremy Chrzan, P.E. Eric Magazu Saumya Ranjan Swain Matthew Van Liew Nicholas Andrew Reynolds Steve Hooper, P.E Jonathan Lessard, P.E. Shawn M. Stambaugh, PE Michael Igo, Wakefield, Joel B. Schmoyer, P.E. Chris Trboyevich, P.E. Daniel O'Brien Duane Craft, P.E. Spencer B. Maxwell, E.I.T. Tracey Martorano, P.E. Adam R. Hardy Matt Tobolski Steven C. Wurster Joseph R. Scariza Jennifer Greer, E.I. Spencer Chang Joseph M. McLean, E.I. Kevin M. Creagh, P.E. Alice M. Hammond, P.E. David M. Buechl, P.E., R.L.S. Vince Ramlochan Michael H. Kelly Jr., P.E. Allen DeSchepper Craig Schuenemann, P.E. Dana D. Race, P.E., CMC John Schexnayder, E.I. John Nelson, P.E. Murat Bozkurt Issue 56 Answer—The postman had worked for 367 days, and had delivered 134,689 letters. Congratulations to the following Younger Members and Students who provided the correct answer! Los Angeles Metro Branch Illinois Section Southeastern Michigan Nevada Section, Southern Nevada Branch Western Branch of the Montana Section. Florida Section Indiana Section, Metro Indy Branch, Rose-Hulman Student Chapter Texas Section, Dallas Branch Phoenix, Arizona Philadelphia ASCE Young Member’s Forum Student — University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate Student Hanyang University Ansan,Korea Central Jersey Branch Issue 57 Question Vanderbilt University Shasta Branch, Sacramento Section Send your solutions to Loreen Choate at Central PA Section asceymf@earthlink.net . Florida Section / Palm Beach Branch. MA and Tufts University, Boston Section Please include your respective Section and/ Lehigh Valley Section or Branch in your response. Correct Minnesota Section responses will be recognized in Issue 58. Good Luck! Boston Society of Civil Engineers Southern Colorado Branch MONEY crunch Fort Worth Branch, Texas Section A young man is a couple of months into his first Boston Society of Civil Engineers year of engineering school when he discovers Illinois Section that for college life to be all that he’d University of California San Diego anticipated, he’ll need an increase in funds. Southeast WI Branch Hoping to impress his father with his newly acquired knowledge, he has sent Dad a cryptic Metropolitan Section, Long Island Branch message which can be translated into the Florida Section, West Coast Branch amount of money he needs for tuition and fun Metro LA Branch next semester. How much money is he Maine Section asking for? Each letter must be represented Pittsburgh Section by a unique digit. Pittsburgh Section Southeast WI Branch Florida Section, Miami-Dade Branch Dad, an experienced engineer, sends the Minnesota Section following response. Dad uses the same digits Wisconsin Section, SW Branch for letters he reused from his son's message. Wisconsin Section How much money is Dad willing to send? Palm Beach Branch, Florida Section Baton Rouge Branch Illinois Section San Francisco Section, Golden Gate Branch 9 ASCE Younger Member Newsletter Spring 2006 Hawaii Section YMF Volunteers for Storm Drain Stenciling By Florence Ching, P.E. Hawaii Section YMF President And Aaron Kam, P.E. Hawaii Section YMF Community Service Co-Chairperson On November 19, 2005, twenty-two volunteers from the Hawaii Section YMF volunteered and partnered with the City and County of Honolulu to conduct their annual storm drain stenciling community service project. The volunteers scoured the neighborhoods of Waikele, Oahu with spray paint cans in hand to stencil “Mai Kiloi Opala Malama I Ke Kai” which translates to “Dump No Waste Take Care of Our Ocean” over the storm drain structures of Waikele. In addition, volunteers also helped pass out educational packets to homeowners detailing the hazards of dumping waste down the storm drain system. Afterwards, volunteers gathered at the local community park to socialize and enjoy lunch. In all, it was a productive half-day event with a total of 85 catch basins being marked and over 200 packets being passed out. A big mahalo (“thank you”) to Ms. Iwalani Sato of the City and County of Honolulu for helping to organize this event and thanks to all the Hawaii Section YMFers for coming out to help. Zone III Mascots Make Their Debut By Kirstin Hildahl and Marie Maly CYM Corresponding Members Smokey Joe and Erica the Ethical Monkey made their first appearance at the 2006 Zone III Leadership Conference in Houston. How did they come to be? Well, it all started as an innocent evening out on the town. When you put a bunch of young engineers in an arcade with free money, though, things don’t turn out to be so innocent. The evening turned into a team building exercise that allowed us to practice our ability to work together, our efficiency, and our organization and management skills. Our goal: to get the biggest stuffed animal possible by pooling everyone’s tickets at the end of the evening. We first set our sights on a tie-died monkey for about 1300 tickets, but apparently we underestimated the power of a challenge presented to a bunch of engineers. By the end of the evening we had enough tickets (3400 to be exact) to upgrade a couple levels to a ferocious dragon with enough left over to get him a sidekick. After all, every dragon needs a pet monkey. What can we say? The rest is history! While everyone eagerly pulled together to reach our goal, one thing we discovered as the evening progressed is that we could use more practice with our organization and management skills. It took us over an hour to gather tickets from everyone and decide what to buy with them. We would like to thank James Grandin, Eric Fisher and Brown & Gay Engineers Inc. for this entertaining experience. Smokey and Erica are fast becoming popular with everyone in our zone. The duo will be making their next appearance at the 2007 Zone III Leadership Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Just in case you were curious – Smokey Joe did field a question during Sunday Morning Live, but he’s a man (dragon) of few words. Smokey Joe and Erica also posed for photographs with Pat Natale, Nancy Berson, and Eric Fisher. See eRoom for the results! Sunday Morning Live Interactive Session in Houston Left to right: MC Chuck Kopplin, Executive Director Patrick Natale, President Dennis Martenson, President-Elect Bill Marcuson, Zone III Mascot Smokey Joe 10 ASCE Younger Member Newsletter Spring 2006 Lehigh Valley YMF Year in Review - 2005 By: Jessica B. Rehrig, E.I.T Lehigh Valley YMF Vice-President Alfred Benesch & Company Greetings from the frigid Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, which consists of Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton. The Lehigh Valley is located one hour north of Philadelphia and 1.5 hours West of New York City. 2005 has been a very busy, exciting and prosperous year for our YMF. The Lehigh Valley YMF started out the year very busy by co-hosting the NERYMC conference with the Central PA Section in Hershey, PA from January 28-30, 2005. We had 49 YMF’s in attendance! In February, June, and October we held social events at different local eateries. A good time was had by all in attendance. We had a joint event with the Central New Jersey Branch and Philadelphia Section in March. We went skiing at Blue Mountain in Danielsville, PA. We had 10 skiers enjoy the event! The YMF hosted our annual Reading Phillies Baseball Game outing in July. This event always proves to be a good time and have good attendance. In August, the YMF had a white water rafting trip booked for the Lehigh River in Jim Thorpe, PA. This was to be a joint event with Central New Jersey, however, mother nature did not cooperate with us and the scheduled dam release was unable to be completed due to low water levels in the dam. This event had approximately 50 people scheduled to participate. We were all disappointed that the “hot, dry summer” had set in! The YMF co-hosted the Lehigh Valley Section November dinner meeting with various speakers from Lafayette College on “Ethics in Engineering.” In April we held our annual Panel Discussion at Lehigh University. The panel discussion consisted of 6 local civil engineers who got grilled by the students with all different questions about the Civil Engineering field and life after college. As always, the Lehigh Valley Section of ASCE is grateful to CYM for their continual involvement in being a liaison between National ASCE and the YMF’s. This year we are proud to report that our YMF president Greg Kuklinski is also the Zone 1 Representative for CYM. Sudoku—Logic-Based Placement Puzzle Sudoku (Japanese: 数独, sūdoku) is a logic-based placement puzzle. The goal is to fill in the empty cells, one number in each, so that each column, row, and region contains the numbers 1–9 exactly once. Each number in the solution therefore occurs only once in each of three "directions", hence the "single numbers" implied by the puzzle's name. The solution for this puzzle 11 Answer to Issue 56 Sudoku Puzzle ASCE Younger Member Newsletter Spring 2006 Civil Engineering All Stars By Marie Maly, PE, M. ASCE Zone III CYM Corresponding Member From Friday, February 17, to Sunday, February 19, Houston, TX was inundated with Civil Engineers and All Stars alike (NBA All Stars, that is). The annual Zone III Younger Member Council was held in conjunction with the Workshop for Section and Branch Leaders and the Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders. Sessions officially began mid-afternoon on Friday with a welcome and greetings from Dennis Martenson (President) and Pat Natale (Executive Director). Three student chapter groups helped by acting out scenarios for an interactive session on engineering ethics, and further shattering any remaining doubts that all engineers are introverted. Stefan Jaeger introduced us to ASCE’s strategic planning process and assigned a little bit of homework. All of the conference attendees tested and expanded their knowledge of ASCE trivia with the help of the Geographic Services staff. Col. Jim O’Brien gave us tips on being a hero and playing with the West Point Bridge Design software. Official Friday activities wrapped up with a reception co-hosted by the Texas Section, the Houston Branch, and GEICO Direct. Unofficial activities picked up shortly thereafter with a caravan of cars headed to Rice Village where many of the YM’s spent the rest of their evening “networking.” Saturday found the YM’s with a full plate, even if they overslept and didn’t make it there in time for the continental breakfast. We attempted to have “short and sweet” group reports to help different YM groups compare notes, get ideas, and offer suggestions. Then, we had a private screening of “The Incident at Morales.” Chris Cotter of Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. presented his “Keys to Success: Motivation and Delegation,” which included a lot of group discussion on specific questions from the YM’s. The first round of breakout sessions finished off the morning’s activities. Facilitators included LeAnne Napolillo, who led a discussion of balancing your career and family life; Calvin Ladner, whose table talked about starting your own business; Richard Ruchhoeft, who offered some tips on public speaking; and Brian Pallasch, who discussed involvement with local government. At the President’s Lunch, Dennis Martenson shared his goals for ASCE, the tables turned in their strategic planning homework, and Zone III and National Awards were presented to their recipients. Round two of the breakout sessions followed lunch. A rousing match of JeopardASCE followed, with attractive prizes like mini office kits and mp3-less mp3 players. Tom Smith led an impromptu and rather lively discussion of ethics, email, and documentation. The Younger Member Council Business Meeting was chaired by James Grandin, and one resolution was passed by the Council, recommending two possible locations for the 2008 conference. District interaction with the YMs, Students, and WSBL attendees finished off the day. Saturday evening’s teambuilding exercises began with a shuttle (graciously driven by Houston Branch member Paul Voiles to Jillian’s, where Brown & Gay Engineer’s generous donation of game cards were put to good use by students and YM’s alike. The fun continued at Wild West where the call of the disco saddle beckoned all those who brought their dancing shoes. Sunday morning began with an Order of the Engineer induction ceremony and a presentation by Curtis Nunley on membership retention. President Martenson, President-Elect Bill Marcuson, and Executive Director Natale hosted Sunday Morning Live. After a quick summary of Saturday’s strategic planning brainstorming, the conference wrapped up. Thanks to James Grandin and Eric Fisher for putting together a successful conference and a fun weekend. The Houston Branch and many local companies were generous with both their time and money, without which the conference would not have been the same. It was great to spend a weekend with the Zone III Civil Engineering All Stars - see you next year in Milwaukee! International Relations Committee The Committee on Younger Members is working to create a connection between the Younger Members of the US and Younger Members in other countries. We're interested in hearing your ideas on how to do this. There is a folder in eRoom available for you to share your thoughts with the International Relations Committee, or you may email me at kirstin_hildahl@urscorp.com . We look forward to hearing from you! Thanks, Kirstin Hildahl, International Relations Committee Chair 12 ASCE Younger Member Newsletter Spring 2006 CYM Committee Members - Contact List Zone I Greg Kuklinski Alfred Benesch & Company 1550 Pond Road Suite 201 Allentown, PA 18104-2250 (610) 439-7066 (v) (610) 439-6349 (f) gkuklinski@benesch.com Zone III Eric Fisher, PE, Chair Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. 11490 Westheimer Suite 950 Houston, TX 77077 713-488-8183 (v) 281-558-9706 (f) efisher@browngay.com Member-at Large Loreen Choate, PE Florida Department of Transportation 133 S Semoran Blvd Orlando, FL 32807 407-482-7832 (v) 407-275-4187 (f) loreen.choate@dot.state.fl.us or asceymf@earthlink.net Zone I I I III III III III III III III IV IV IV IV IV IV IV Name Andres Roda, PE Michael McAtee, PE Christina Guzman Marie Maly, PE Amy Smith, PE Scott Berman, PE Kirstin L. Hildahl, PE Laura Gerold, PE Adam Spector, PE Robert W. Scholz, PE Ann Epler, PE Renee Schwecke, PE Jennifer Epp, PE Amy Haymaker Anh Ly, PE Tarelle Osborn, PE Chris Siavrakas, PE Zone II Peter Moore, PE, Secretary Chen & Associates, Inc. 5100 NW 33rd Ave Suite 250 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 954-730-0707 (v) 954-730-2030 (f) pmoore@chenandassociates.com Zone IV Tony Lau, PE, Past Chair Hawaii Pacific Engineers, Inc. 1132 Bishop Street Suite 1003 Honolulu, HI 96813 808-522-7426 (v) 808-538-0445 (f) tlau@hawaiipacificengineers.com Staff Contact Nancy Berson American Society of Civil Engineers 1801 Alexander Bell Drive Reston, VA 20191-4400 703-295-6010 (v) 703-295-6141 (f) nberson@asce.org Email Andres.Roda@FPAengineers.com mjmcatee@urbanengineers.com GuzmanC@pbworld.com mmaly@schemmer.com acsmith@golder.com sberman@halff.com kirstin_hildahl@urscorp.com laura.gerold@timps.com as@engdesignsource.com rwscholz@pbsj.com ann.epler@tetratech.com Renee.Schwecke@hdrinc.com jepp@ch2m.com Amy.Haymaker@parsons.com Anh.Ly@parsons.com tarelle@osbornconsulting.com 13 civilmaster@networld.com ASCE Younger Member Newsletter Spring 2006 Section New Jersey Philadelphia Baltimore Nebraska Duluth Texas Colorado Wisconsin St. Louis Texas Seattle Arizona Sacramento Arizona Los Angeles Seattle Utah