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        Stan R. Caldwell
        Halff Associations Inc.
        Dallas, TX
        scaldwell@halff.com

        Kenna M. Chapin
        Wallace Engineering
        Tulsa, OK
        kmc@wallacesc.com

        Mohammed M. Ettouney
        Weidlinger Associates
        New York, NY
        ettouney@wai.com

        G. Edward Gibson
        Univ. of Texas
        Austin, TX
        edward.gibson@engr.utexas.edu

        John L. Littrell,
        Treasurer
        LSW Engineers
        San Diego, CA
        littj@lswsd.com

        Bijan Mohraz,
        President
        SMU
        Dallas, TX
        bmohraz@engr.smu.edu

        Joseph P. Paoluccio
        President Elect
        PWNA
        San Diego, CA
        jpp@pwna.com


 AEI News

Message from AEI's President
The AEI President, Bijan Mohraz, Ph.D., Professor of Architectural Engineering at Southern Methodist University, communicates the vision of the Institute and its future initiatives and introduces AEI's new director, Susan Richardson, P.E.
  • President's Message
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    YOUR ACTION REQUIRED!
    Your Vote for the New ASCE Governance Is a Vote for the Architectural Engineering Institute
    In November 2003, the ASCE Board of Direction recommended a constitutional amendment to the membership that would alter the governance structure of the Society. This proposal must now be approved by two-thirds of those members who vote in the national election starting in June 2004.
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    Voting Schedule
    All AEI members who are also members of ASCE are encouraged to vote for the new governance structure. The June issue of ASCE News will include the ballots for the governance change. The election closes on AUGUST 13th, so please mail your ballot to the address indicated on the ballot before this date.

    For more information about the new governance and voting, please visit the ASCE Web site at http://www.asce.org/governance/

    Stan Caldwell, AEI Board Member, Appointed to the Texas Joint Advisory Committee on the Practice of Engineering and Architecture
    On April 5, 2004, Stan R. Caldwell, P.E., AEI board member, accepted the appointment by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers as the sole practicing architectural engineer on the Texas Joint Advisory Committee on the Practice of Engineering and Architecture.
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    Curtainwall Systems Workshop a Success
    On March 11-12, 2004, AEI held its first workshop on Curtainwall Systems: Current Issues and Case Studies in New York City at the McGraw - Hill Companies Conference Center in conjunction with the Ornamental Metal Institute of New York (OMINY). The great success of the event can be attributed to the dedication of the workshop chair, Mohammed Ettouney, Sc.D., P.E., AEI Board Member. AEI would also like to thank OMINY for its generous financial contribution to the conference that allowed us to offer an extremely reasonable registration fee.
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    Upcoming Events

    Full Day Masonry Design & Detailing Seminar
    Tuesday, May 18, 2004
    Livonia, Michigan
    Register by May 11th and Save $50!

    ALL ATTENDEES RECEIVE A FREE MSJC STANDARD - A VALUE OF $93.50!

    For only $185, attendees will receive a full day of instruction from experts in masonry design and detailing: David Biggs, P.E., and Trey Hamilton, P.E., PhD! The seminar includes the design and detailing of non-load bearing, load bearing and shear wall, lintels and beams, movement joints and masonry tolerances. Handouts with design examples will be provided. Attendees will receive 8 PDHs!

    Register on-line at     www.seinstitute.org, by phone at 1-800-548-2723, by mail to the address on the registration form (form on the Web site), or by fax to (703) 295-6144.

    National Park Service's Architecture and Engineering Program
    The National Park Service's summer institute will offer four courses about the preservation of historic buildings and landscapes including: Materials and Older Buildings (July 13-14), Building Pathology (July 16-17), Investigations & Diagnostics Methodology (July 19-20), and Treatment Strategies & Interventions (July 22-23). For more information, contact Andrew Ferrell, Research Fellow, Architecture and Engineering Program, at (318) 356-7444 ext. 237 or Andrew_Ferrell@nps.gov or visit the NCPTT Web site at http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/NCPTT2/EHPTI_summer_institute.stm .

    Emergency Management Institute – Multi-Hazard Building Design Summer Institute
    The Institute is designed to provide instructional tools to support engineering and architectural professors in conducting building design courses. Sessions will address state-of-the-art design research and applications to protect buildings against various hazards. This summer the institute is offering Flood Mitigation Design, Fire Safe Design and Wind Mitigation Design on July 19-22 and will cover Topics in Performance Based Earthquake Engineering on July 26-29. There is no charge for registration, tuition or text books. Partial funding for travel expenses will be available to most participants. Applicants should be full-time engineering or architectural faculty at a 4-year institution. Slots not filled by full-time faculty will be made available to part-time faculty and practitioners. For more information, go to the Emergency Management Institute's Web site at http://training.fema.gov/emiweb/MBDSI/ .

    Security Engineering Workshop
    Norfolk, Virginia
    June 7-11, 2004
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    DBIA 2004 Professional Design-Build Conference
    Teaming for Success - The Integrated Advantage
    2004 Call for Presentations
    Chicago, Illinois
    November 3-5, 2004
    Chicago, Illinois
    Deadline for submissions is this Friday, May 7, 2004
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    AEI Organizational Members

    Kwame Building Group, Inc., Construction Managers

    College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University

    Inner Wireless, Inc.

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