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Younger Member's Report

Happy New Year everyone!

The ASCE Younger Member Forum is ecstatic about all that 2017 has in store.

The YM Forum wrapped up 2016 with volunteers turning out to support the CYCLE build, young engineers attending the PE luncheon, and an unforgettable Ugly Sweater Contest & Social. Take a look at event photos for a recap.

We hope you’re prepared for a busy year. E-Week is just around the corner and it promises to be eventful and memorable.

On behalf of the Younger Member Forum, I’d like to congratulate Julia Clark, P.E. on being selected as the 2017 Edmund Friedman Young Engineer of The Year! Julia’s contributions to the ASCE Houston chapter have been exceptional and we are proud to recognize her outstanding service and achievements. Keep an eye on the chapter calendar for YEOY banquet registration details among other E-Week events.

I want to take the time to share with you a special program that ASCE is participating in, spearheaded by Omar Oweis, with the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME). The program is called the Younger Member Initiative, and is meant to create a platform for younger members of all organizations to collaborate on a more streamlined and organized fashion. Each organization will have 1 to 2 events a year where all other organizations will be invited to and could lead to having 100-200 people show up. This is a great fundraising opportunity for all organizations, along with a good way to network and recruit new members.

So far, the organizations participating are as follows:

1. Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)

2. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

3. American Society of Indian Engineers (ASIE)

4. (ECH)

5. (SHPE)

6. American Public Works Association (APWA)

7. Water & Environmental Association of Texas (WEAT)

8. (WTS)

The program’s inception began right around April, and this past September marked the kickoff event happy hour in which over 75 engineering young professionals from across the City were in attendance.

In the meantime, check out this month’s events below:

Houston Food Bank – Saturday, January 14^th 8am-12pm

Join ASCE for our next community service event at the Houston Food Bank (535 Portwall St., Houston, TX 77029) from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm on Saturday, January 14^th. Please refer to the link below for registration information as well as important safety considerations.

http://ascehouston.org/meetinginfo.php?id=152

This event will be the second installment of SAME’s city-wide “Younger Member Initiative” and will include participants from over 9 professional organizations. Needless to say, this is a great networking opportunity for younger members as well as an important time of year to give back to the community.

Please don’t hesitate to contact Carrie French at [email protected] for more information.

Hope to see you all there!

ASCE-TAWWA-WEAT Joint Happy Hour – Tuesday, January 17^th 5:30pm- until

Join ASCE along with TAWWA & WEAT at The West End on Tuesday, January 17^th at 5:30 pm for a joint happy hour. This event promises to be a great way to kick off 2017 with networking and free appetizers.

Go the ASCE calendar to rsvp early as space may be limited later. Contact Amanda Retta at [email protected] for more information.

Rinker Plant Tour – Thursday, January 26th 10:45am-1pm

It is the time of the year that we all think about our resolutions. Let’s set a goal to become a better civil engineer by educating ourselves through technical tours.

Our first technical activity of the year will be our third annual tour of the Rinker Materials concrete plant on Langfield Road on Thursday, January 26^th at 10:45 am. A short presentation will be provided (along with lunch) with a tour of the facility to follow. The event will last approximately two hours.  Please follow the link below to register. As always, PDHs will be provided upon request.

http://ascehouston.org/meetinginfo.php?id=147

Again we’re excited about all that 2017 has in store and we hope to see you at an event soon!

Ashley Francis, P.E.

YM Forum Chair