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2021-2022 ASCE Philadelphia Section Board

Please welcome the 2021-2022 ASCE Philadelphia Section Board!

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2021 Report Card for America's Infrastructure

Check out the newly released 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure! With an overall GPA of C-, outside of the D range earned over the last 20 years, we have made incremental progress toward restoring our nation’s infrastructure. The 2021 grades range from a B in rail to a D- in transit. Five category grades — aviation, drinking water, energy, inland waterways, and ports — went up, while just one category — bridges — went down. And stormwater infrastructure received its first grade: a disappointing D. Overall, eleven category grades were stuck in the D range, a clear signal that our overdue bill on infrastructure is a long way from being paid off. Learn more here and use this link to take action.

 

Teachable – New Webinar Library is Up and Running

The Philadelphia Section has now launched the new Webinar Library on Teachable.com. As a reminder, Teachable.com is an online platform where the ASCE Philadelphia Section will upload our recorded PDH-worthy webinars, which can be watched at one's own pace and time to earn your PDH. There will still be a delay from the live webinar to its availability online, so don't miss the chance to ask questions at the live event!

Each active member of the ASCE Philadelphia Section has been automatically enrolled in and will receive an email from Teachable.com in the coming days, confirming that you have been added to this program. If your email address hasn't already been used to create a Teachable.com account, you'll also receive instructions on how to do so. For further questions please see our FAQ page. If you haven't received this email, but think you are current on your Philadelphia Section dues, please fill out this form, and we'll get back to you.

Hopefully everyone has had a chance to check out the PDH-worthy, recorded webinars on our Webinar Library on Teachable. Active, dues-paying members of the ASCE Philadelphia Section receive this benefit for FREE. Webinars are also available for purchase by non-members for the same price as the live webinar ($15) or as a 1-year access bundle of $70. Please see our FAQ page if you have any questions about the platform. Please note that membership renewal is currently ongoing (as of January 1, 2021) so your FREE access to the Webinar Library will only remain so if you renew your membership with the Section. If you have not yet renewed, you will receive an email from the Section in the next couple of weeks. Click here to renew your membership.

We're very excited to bring this Webinar Library to our members!

 

Community Health and Safety Update

Like all of you, ASCE Philadelphia and its Technical Groups are carefully monitoring the COVID-19 situation, including Governor Wolf's statewide orders. Our Section will continue to make judgement calls and recommendations based on federal and state guidance regarding hosting upcoming events. The Section holds the member's health and safety as our top priority. For events that we determine should not be held as planned, we will send out a cancellation or postponement notice. We ask for your patience as we continue to navigate through this situation and urge our membership to follow CDC’s guidelines to stay safe and healthy.

While adjusting to this new norm of working from home, feel free to visit ASCE Society's COVID-19 Resource site.

If you have any questions regarding an event, please contact the event contact person listed on your registration and/or the event website.

Thank you for being a valued member of ASCE and its Philadelphia Section.

 

 

Government and Policy News

For the latest in Government affairs and policies, please see our Government and Policy page.

 

Thanks to Our Section Sponsors - 29th Season!

When we first rolled out our sponsorship program at the start of the 1991-92 season, a total of nine “pioneer” firms participated:

  • BCM Engineers Inc.
  • Lippincott Engineering Associates
  • National Timber Piling Council
  • Pennoni Associates, Inc.
  • Pickering Corts & Summerson, Inc.
  • The RBA Group
  • Reutter Engineering
  • Temple University
  • J. Richard Weggel, PhD, PE
 

Some of these sound familiar, some are no longer. This season, we have begun our 29th year of the Section Sponsorship program. Thus far, 12 companies have committed to be participate for this season. We extend our special and collective THANKS to each sponsor for their financial commitment and support.

As a sponsor, your business card will appear in each edition of THE NEWS from October through May. Sponsor logos are displayed in a special Sponsors section of our website. Additionally, we provide direct links to sponsors’ own websites so prospective employees can review all available and up-to-date positions. We also offer sponsors the opportunity to have a “spotlight” article in an edition of THE NEWS.

If you would like to join, renew or come back after a few years away, we look forward to bringing you into the Section Sponsor fold. All this could be yours for a mere $300 for the season.

Please contact Bob Wright at newseditor@asce-philly.org for more details.

 

Special Offer on ASCE webinars for Philadelphia Section Members

Did you know that as a Philadelphia Section member you get a discount on ASCE National Webinars? Plus some of the registration fee comes back to help fund other Section activities!

Live Webinars: http://mylearning.asce.org/diweb/catalog/t/2125/c/79

ASCE's live webinars provide cost-effective training for large and small groups. Use Promo Code WEBPHISEC to secure your preferred rate.

On-Demand Webinars: http://mylearning.asce.org/diweb/catalog/t/2135/c/79

ASCE's on-demand webinars provide real-world knowledge and convenient delivery to fit your demanding schedule. Use Promo Code WEBPHISEC to secure your preferred rate.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

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President's Message - April 2021

 

 

 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

 

Happy Spring!! For me, this season seems to bring not only sunshine and warmth but also hope. Hope to finally be able to connect with friends and family in person, hope to finally be able to pass by and wave hello to co-workers in the office hallway, and hope for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic. While these are things we are all hopeful for, we need to be mindful that there are steps we each can take to make this hope a reality. We need to continue to protect others and ourselves by continuing to follow the CDC and local government’s COVID-19 guidelines, get vaccinated when we are eligible, and continue to social distance and wear masks when around others not vaccinated.

CDC guidelines - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

PA guidelines – https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx

Philadelphia guidelines - https://www.phila.gov/programs/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/

 

Given the current CDC and local government guidelines, we will be unable to host our annual Spring Social in person this year but given our success at our 1st Virtual Social (Welcome Back Social and Awards held in September 2020), we are ready to provide a bigger and better 2nd Virtual Social! So be sure to mark your calendars for the evening of Thursday, May 13th and be on the lookout for more details in the upcoming weeks.

While we are nearing the end of our year, we still have numerous events planned in the next month including our 2nd Virtual Multi-Technical Meeting on April 15th and an ASCE Government Relations Meeting on April 27th.  Speaking of Government Relations, as reported last month, it is nice to see infrastructure being talked about and considered on such a large scale.  While we know politically the proposed federal bills will encompass much more than what us civil engineers can manage and handle, having a definite and positive plan of attack on this is exactly what we need to do the job and do it correctly. We would reiterate that now is the opportune time to reach out to your elected representatives and introduce yourself as an infrastructure expert. We know they rely on the knowledge and experience of professionals who are exposed and understand the needs of infrastructure, and your guidance and advice certainly cannot hurt.

We will continue to provide updates on the 2021 Report Card and potential infrastructure improvement bills that we, the experts, can assist in making the most positive impact and continue to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public while improving the quality of life for all humanity.  We are also looking forward to starting the update process on the 2022 Report Card for Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure; if you have an interest in being part of that process, please contact me.

It is hard to believe that nearly a year has passed since I was sworn in for this position but here we are with 1 month left in our 2020-2021 ASCE year. While it has been a challenging year, it has also been a productive and exciting one. I have enjoyed it all and will reflect more on that next month, along with the recognizing our current and next year’s Officers and Board members.

As always, check out our website for upcoming events and hope to (virtually) see you all at one soon!

 

Best,

Jen Reigle, PE
Philadelphia ASCE Section President
jreigle@pennoni.com
215-254-7723