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Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Briefings

 

presented by (current invitee list)

City of Houston

City of Sugar Land

City of Missouri City

City of Pearland

City of Pasadena

Houston Port Authority

Texas Department of Transportation

Fort Bend County

Montgomery County

Harris County Flood Control District

Harris County Architecture and Engineering Division

Harris County Toll Road Authority

Houston Airport System

 

Hosted by

American Public Works Association –

Southeast Texas Branch

and

Society of American Military Engineers –

Houston/Galveston Post

 

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

 

9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Registration/Networking

10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Briefing Session #1 w/ Q&A

12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Lunch

1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. – Briefing Session #2 w/ Q&A

Marriott Houston Westchase

2900 Briarpark Drive, Houston, Texas 77042

 

Registration Fee

Public Agency Personnel/Retirees - $15

Members of SAME or APWA - $50

Non-Members - $80

Company Sponsorships - $150 (includes two Registrations and Recognition at the Event)

(Lunch included in registration fee)

Late Registration (after March 5, 2010) – add $5 to price above

 

Money/Checks to be collected at the door

Please make checks payable to: "A.P.W.A. – Southeast Texas Branch"

Please RSVP by March 5, 2010 to Debbie @ 281-496-0066

or electronically @ dkelley@huitt-zollars.com

 


 

2010 Public Works Young Leader of the Year

The Southeast Branch of the Texas Chapter of the American Public Works Association is proud to announce that Jillian Wangler, E.I.T. is the 2010 Public Works Young Leader of the Year.  Jillian has been a member of APWA since 2007, and since joining, she has been extremely active.  She is currently the Vice-President of the Southeast Branch, and she previously served as Secretary.  She was also an integral part of the planning committee for the 2008 TPWA Annual Conference in Galveston.

 

Jillian is employed at Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. where she works as a design engineer for water treatment facilities and pipelines group.  Jillian graduated from the University of Nevada with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on environmental engineering.

 

Jillian will be recognized as part of Engineers Week at the Young Engineer of the Year Dinner on Monday, February 15, 2010.  Please help me in congratulating Jillian!

 


 

Southeast Branch and Five Other Professional Societies

Sponsor Event for City of Houston Run-Off Candidates

 

On November 17, 2009, six engineering professional societies sponsored an event where the run-off candidates for the Mayor of the City of Houston and the Houston City Council At-Large Position 1 Candidates were invited speak to the engineering community.  Mayoral Candidates Gene Locke and Annise Parker and At-Large Position 1 Candidate Stephen Costello spoke to the group about their platforms and the runoff election to be held December 12th.  The event was held at the Houston Engineering and Scientific Society (HESS) Club, and approximately 150 people attended. 

 

Each candidate was introduced by a representative from one of the societies.  Attendees had the opportunity to hear the candidates’ positions on local issues and to ask questions of each candidate.  Questions ranged from concerns about funding the Houston Police Department to the potential drainage fee to investment in the City’s infrastructure.  Stephen Costello, P.E. is a Civil Engineer and owns a 110-person firm in Houston, so his speech was particularly effective for this group.

 

The professional societies that sponsored the event included:

 

  • The Southeast Branch of the Texas Public Works Association (TPWA)

  • The Houston Area Section of the Texas Institute of Transportation Engineers (TexITE)

  • The Houston Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

  • The Houston Chapter of Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) International

  • The Houston Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

  • The Houston/Galveston Post of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)

 

The Southeast Branch of TPWA was particularly excited to be involved in this event with the other societies.  The future of the City of Houston will change based on the upcoming elections, and the entire engineering community will be affected by the choices made by the voters whether they live in the City of Houston or the surrounding areas.  Providing opportunities to allow the Southeast Branch members to meet and question political candidates is just another advantage to our members!

 

 

From left to right:

 

  • Richard Smith, P.E. (City of Houston) – President of TxITE- Houston Area Section
  • Andrea Ranft, P.E. (TSCE Engineering) – President of ASCE- Houston Branch
  • Karen Coopersmith (HNTB) – President of WTS International- Houston Chapter
  • Katherine Mears, P.E. (Klotz Associates) – President-Elect of TPWA- Southeast Branch
  • Carla Fair-Wright, PMP, MCP, ASQ, CSQE – President of SWE-Houston Chapter
  • Lee Lennard, P.E. (Brown and Gay Engineers) – President of SAME Houston/Galveston Post 

 

 


ATTENTION SOUTHEAST BRANCH MEMBERS!

Do you have news or events to share on this webpage?  Send them to Katherine A. Mears, P.E. at katherine.mears@klotz.com.


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