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CSCE & ASCE Events in 2023-24:
December 12 - CSCE Monthly Dinner Meeting at CT State at Three Rivers Campus in Norwich, CT - Earn 1 NYS PDH
5:30-6:30 p.m. Registration and Social Hour followed by the Dinner and Presentation at CT State at Three Rivers Campus in Norwich, CT
Co-Sponsored by the CT Chapter of the Environmental & Water Resources Institute and CT State Community College - Three Rivers
Presentation Topic: Wastewater Pumping Stations Rehabilitation Project in Stratford, CT
Speaker: Ryan Benoit, P.E., of Tighe & Bond
January 25-27 - MRLC for Regions 1, 2, 4 & 5
The purpose of the Multi Region Leadership Conference is to provide a venue for upcoming leaders to gain knowledge of the Society and their Region, interact with students, younger members, section, branch, and institute leaders, while gaining personal leadership skills and learning the importance of networking.
Participation in the Workshop strengthens and expands the programs and activities of Sections and Branches through the interchange of ideas, information and experiences, while it exposes incoming officers to the tools needed to be effective leaders. Concurrently, there will be the Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders and the Eastern Regional Younger Member Council annual meeting.
January 30 - CSCE Monthly Dinner Meeting at the University of Hartford - Earn 1 NYS PDH
5:30-6:30 p.m. Registration and Social Hour followed by the Dinner and Presentation
Co-Sponsored by the CT Chapter of the ASCE Transportation & Development Institute and the ASCE Student Chapter at the University of Hartford
Presentation Topic: Complete Streets
February 18-24 - Engineers Week
ASCE partners with DiscoverE (formerly the National Engineers Week Foundation) to shine a spotlight on engineering. Engineers Week is a time to:
- Celebrate how engineers make a difference in our world
- Increase public dialogue about the need for engineers
- Bring engineering to life for kids, educators, and parents
February 21 - CSCE Monthly Dinner Meeting at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, CT - Earn 1 NYS PDH
5:30-6:30 p.m. Registration and Social Hour followed by the Dinner and Presentation
Co-sponsored by the CT Chapter of the ASCE Structural Engineering Institute and the ASCE Student Chapter at CCSU
Presentation Topic: Widening of I-95N Exit 27A in Bridgeport
I-95 NB Exit 27A to Route 8 NB in Bridgeport carries 24,500 vehicles every day. The current configuration includes a one lane off-ramp transitioning to two lanes on Route 8. The proposed off-ramp will include two lanes, meant to reduce backups on I-95 and in-turn reduce the number of rear end collisions and sideswipes. The project features the reconfiguration of the steel girder splayed Bridge 00107 carrying I-95 NB and the widening of the curved steel girder Bridge 03532 carrying Exit 27A. Rehabilitation included new steel girders, steel strengthening, a new concrete counterweight, the addition of lateral bracing, deck patching, substructure widening and rehabilitation. The presentation will touch the project purpose and need, the design of these elements and the challenges that the team needed to overcome.
Speakers: Representatives from WSP
March 19 - CSCE Monthly Dinner Meeting in Norwalk, CT - Earn 1 NYS PDH
5:30-6:30 p.m. Registration and Social Hour followed by the Dinner and Presentation
Co-sponsored by the Fairfield County Branch
Presentation Topic: The Rochambeau Bridges – I-84 over the Housatonic River
Speakers: Christopher Hylas, P.E., and Tyler Parker, P.E., Lochner
This presentation will provide an overview of ConnDOT Project 0096-0201 for the superstructure replacement of the Rochambeau bridges (01218 & 04180) carrying Interstate 84 over the Housatonic River, bridging Southbury and Newtown, CT (Winner of 2023 Art Gruhn Excellence in Construction Award for project over $5 million.). This project was undertaken due to the non-redundant fracture critical design of the existing superstructures and the Department’s commitment to remove these types of structures from the State’s bridge inventory.
April 16 - CSCE Monthly Dinner Meeting at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy - Earn 1 NYS PDH
5:30-6:30 p.m. Registration and Social Hour followed by the Dinner and Presentation
Co-Sponsored by the Government Engineers Committee and the ASCE Student Chapter at the USCGA
Presentation Topic: Nonverbal Communication
Speaker: Dr. Brock E. Barry, Professor of Engineering Education and Director of the Civil Engineering Division in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point
April 19 - Annual Geotechnical Seminar - TPC River Highlands
May 15 - 17th Annual ACE Awards
Location: Glass Room, Aqua Turf Club, 556 Mulberry St., Plantsville, CT
June 28 (Tentative) CSCE/ITE Golf Outing at the Timberlin Golf Club, Berlin, CT
The CSCE of the present is the result of a merger of two organizations that occurred more than 35 years ago. The Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers was founded in 1884, while the Connecticut Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers was founded in 1919. In 1958, the Section had 523 members. In 1955 (the nearest comparable year for reliable numbers), the Society had 1,033 members. The two organizations met separately until they merged in 1981, by mutual vote of membership, to become the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers Section of American Society of Civil Engineers or CSCE.
