ASCE Mississippi Section Meeting
The 2018 Annual Meeting for the Mississippi Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will be held September 6-7 in Vicksburg, MS. This is your invitation to join us for great technical presentations and networking opportunities with peers from across the state. We anticipate that 12 professional development hours (including 1 ethics hour) will be available to provide you the opportunity to obtain needed continuing education credits at a very affordable price.
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Thursday's lunch will include a keynote presentation by the 2017 ASCE President Dr. Norma Jean Mattei, P.E., F.ASCE, F.SEI.
Norma Jean Mattei, Ph.D., P.E. is a professor and the Dean of Engineering at the University of New Orleans' (UNO) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. She has been active in ASCE for more than 20 years in local, regional and national leadership roles and was elected by the Society's membership as the 2017 ASCE President. In 2012, President Obama named Mattei one of three civilian members of the Mississippi River Commission. The governor of Louisiana appointed her to the state's licensing board for professional engineers -- LAPELS. She also serves on the board of directors for both the Louisiana Transportation Research Center Foundation and the Louisiana Technology Council. Mattei has been a member of the UNO faculty since 1995. Her technical research interests include large watershed management, material and structural testing, sustainable reuse of spent construction and fabrication materials, and residual stress measurement. She is also interested in diversity, licensure and ethics issues. Mattei earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1982 and a doctorate in 1994, both from Tulane University. |
Thursday's dinner will include a keynote presentation by the former Region 5 director for ASCE Dr. William P. Grogan, P.E. William Grogan, Ph.D., P.E. became the Deputy Director of the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) at the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Mississippi in May of 2005. GSL's mission includes developing technologies primarily within the realm of geotechnical and structural engineering and the geosciences, addressing both civil works and military engineering challenges for the warfighter and the nation. In his role as Deputy Director, Dr. Grogan is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Laboratory. These duties encompass leading the facilities, people, program, high performing organization activities, and the communications strategy for the Laboratory. Dr. Grogan began his career with the Corps as a Research Civil Engineer in the Pavements Systems Division at the former Waterways Experiment Station (WES) in Vicksburg in 1986. In 2001, he was selected to lead the Concrete and Materials Branch of GSL, and in 2005, he became the Deputy Director. Dr. Grogan has served as a Region 5 Director for the American Society of Civil Engineers and is the author of numerous journal articles, technical reports, conference proceedings and papers. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Mississippi. Dr. Grogan holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Mississippi State University, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. |
The meeting will be held at The Vicksburg Convention Center (http://vicksburgconventioncenter.com/) located at
1600 Mulberry Street
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Please click here to register online. A conference packet with additional information can be found here.
A block of rooms has been reserved for the conference at the Margaritaville hotel next door to the convention center. The rooms are $93/night and must be booked by August 15. Reservations can be made by contacting 228-271-6335 Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Ask for “MS American Society of Civil Engineers” group rate.
Sponsorship information was sent with the initial email and is also available at the registration page.