MARCH=20 - APRIL 2010

2011 ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING=20 CONFERENCE =20 Building Integration = Solutions

Oakland,=20 = California &nb= sp; &nbs= p; =20 March 30 - April 2,=20 2011

Mark = your=20 calendars!

The Architectural Engineering = Institute (AEI) is=20 pleased to announce its 2011 AEI=20 Conference. The meeting will include several workshops, = technical=20 papers presentations, invited technical sessions, panel = discussions and=20 local tours of technical interest. The conference is geared toward = a=20 balance of academics and practitioners. Professionals will = benefit from=20 the conference because it will include meetings of = AEI=E2=80=99s technical=20 committees, a job fair for students and AE companies and industry=20 exhibits. =20

Conference=20 Co-Chairs

Abe Lynn, Ph.D., = P.E.,=20 Professor, Architectural Engineering Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo &n= bsp; =20

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Robert Reitherman, = M.Arch.,=20 Executive Director, Consortium of Universities for Research in = Earthquake=20 Engineering

Important=20 Dates:

Abstracts = Due: &nbs= p; May=20 26, 2010

Notification of Authors: =20 July 7, 2010

Draft Papers Due: &nbs= p; September=20 19, 2010

Comments to Authors: October=20 27,=20 = 2010 &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 Final Papers Due: = ; =20 December 1,=20 2010

View a list of the Conference = Topics.

For more information on the conference, = contact us=20 at: aei@asce.org

Call for=20 Nominations
AEI Board of=20 = Governors = &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20

The Nominations = and Election=20 Committee of AEI is currently seeking nominations for the = AEI Board=20 of Governors. Please refer to Article=20 VIII of the AEI bylaws for the listing of required=20 qualifications. Nominations must be in the form of a letter = and can=20 be sent to the Director of AEI, Amar Chaker (achaker@asce.org) by May 31, = 2010. =20 =20

Call for=20 Nominations
Membership Grade of=20 = AEI Fellow = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; =20

If you wish = to nominate an=20 active AEI member for the grade of Fellow please see the = list of=20 qualifications below:

AEI Fellow=20 Criteria

AEI Fellows=20 occupy the Institute's highest membership grade. Fellow = nominations=20 are reviewed by the AEI Board of Governors. To be eligible = for=20 advancement to the grade of Fellow, an AEI Member = must:

Be a legally=20 licensed engineer or architect; and
Have had=20 responsible charge for not less than ten years (in the = grade of=20 Member) of important work in engineering or architecture = and be=20 qualified to direct, conceive, plan, or design building = works; or=20
Have had=20 responsible charge for not less than ten years (in the = grade of=20 Member) of important industrial, business, construction,=20 educational, editorial, research or engineering society = activity=20 requiring the knowledge and background gained from = engineering or=20 architectural training and experience. =

To nominate a=20 colleague for the Fellow Member grade in AEI please send the = vita of=20 the nominee and a 200-word statement citing your reason for = the=20 nomination to the Director of AEI, Amar Chaker (achaker@asce.org) by =20 May 31, 2010.

Student Competition=20 Finals
Kansas City, = MO

The finals of = the ASCE Charles=20 Pankow Foundation Annual Architectural Engineering Student=20 Competition was held at the AEI National Student = Conference,=20 April 9th and 10th, 2010 in Kansas City, = MO. There were=20 six (6) teams competing in the finals, with = the following=20 results in each category:

Structural = systems=20 design - Drexel University (1st Place); = Cal Poly=20 (2nd=20 = Place) &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 Mechanical systems design = - Drexel=20 University (1st Place); Kansas State University (2nd=20 = Place) &= nbsp; &n= bsp; =20 Electrical systems design - Kansas = State=20 University (1st=20 = Place) &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; =20 Building Integration - Kansas State University = (1st=20 Place); Drexel University (2nd=20 = Place) &= nbsp; &n= bsp; =20 Innovative construction management and construction methods = -=20 Illinios Institute of Technology = (1st Place)

Photos of=20 the finalist teams and videos of their = presentations will=20 be posted shortly at: http://c= ontent.asce.org/studentcompetition/archive.html =20

To learn more = about the 2010=20 and 2011 competitions, visit: ASCE=20 Charles Pankow Foundation Annual Architectural Engineering = Student=20 Competition.

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National AEI Student=20 Conference
Kansas City,=20 MO

The second Architectural=20 Engineering Institute National Student = Conference=20 was held in Kansas=20 City, Missouri on = April=20 9^th and 10^th. Twelve schools = sent=20 representatives to attend this conference from around the=20 country. The = conference=20 provided technical sessions with presentations by = distinguished=20 professionals, a site tour, general student meetings, = student=20 elections, and the student competition. (Final=20 Program)

This conference included the first ever = Charles Pankow=20 Foundation AEI Student Competition. There, finalists = for the=20 competition presented integrated, structural, construction,=20 mechanical, and electrical designs. The competition = highlighted=20 the talents of architectural engineering students across the = nation. = Presentations=20 lasted from Friday through Saturday morning, and the winners = were=20 announced Saturday afternoon. =20

The student elections resulted in new = executive=20 officers for the student chapter of AEI. Congratulations to = all our=20 new 2011 student officers. =20 The president will be Karen Reiboldt = of=20 Kansas=20 State = University. The vice president = will be=20 John Eggert of Milwaukee School of=20 Engineering. = The=20 secretary will be Joshua Wilsmann of = Milwaukee=20 School of Engineering. =20 The treasurer will be Emily Carlip of California=20 Polytechnic = State University. =20

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SOS2010 = Conference=20 Celebrates its 6th Year

Lawrence = Tech

Southfield, = Mich. = =E2=80=93=20 The Student Organization Summit on the = Environment, SOS=20 2010 Conference was held on the campus of Lawrence Tech on = Thursday=20 and Friday February 25^th and 26^th. = Formerly known as = Seminars on=20 Sustainability, this sixth annual meeting of green minds was = coordinated by a diverse group of students, staff, and faculty from Lawrence=20 Technological=20 University=20 including student members of the ASHRAE, AEI and AIAS = student=20 branches. The = conference was a successful collaboration between the = University=E2=80=99s=20 Center for Sustainability, College of Architecture and Design, and the = College of Engineering. = (press=20 release - excerpt) &nb= sp; &nbs= p; =20 Read the full = Press=20 = Release.

Pictures can be = accessed=20 at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48057845@N06/sets/7215762341828= 5677/

Free Webcast on Commissioning for = High=20 Performing Buildings &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; =20 ASHRAE=20

ASHRAE Webcast - "Right from the = Start -=20 Commissioning for High Performing Buildings. ASHRAE's = Chapter=20 Technology Transfer Committee with support from ASRAE's High = Performing Buildings Magazine, will present a free= webcast,=20 on Wednesday, April 21, = 2010. The=20 webcast will provide tools to help you overcome the hurdles = of=20 Commisssioning. Learn the "What, Why, When, and Who" = of the=20 process, and how you can make it "business as usual." = Visit:=20 www.ashrae.org/Cxwebcast = for=20 information regarding online registration, the webcast = program,=20 and the presenters. Learn=20 more.=20

APT International=20 Workshop
May 23 - 25, 2010

APT International presents the workshop titled: = An=20 Interdisciplinary Approach To Preserving Wood in Historic = Structures=20 on May 23 - 25, 2010 in Spring Green, Wisconsin. = Registration deadline is=20 May 3, 2010. Learn=20 more.

Architectural = Engineering Exam
Cut Score Workshop = Announcement=20 and Call for Volunteers

The Architectural Engineering = Exam=20 Development Committee will conduct a cut score workshop on = Friday,=20 May 21, and Saturday May 22, 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri.=20 Learn more.

The 2nd Edition of the = PE exam book=20 is now available! To purchase your copy, = visit:=20 Principles=20 and Practice of Engineering: Architectural Engineering = Sample=20 Questions and Solutions, Second Edition.

The Technical Region = Directors'=20 Report
January 14,=20 2010

The ASCE Board=20 of Directors met on January 14, 2010. View a copy of=20 the Technical Region Directors' report on the = meeting=20 at: Report.

New=20 Online Course Available Now from ASCE Continuing=20 Education!

Accounting=20 for the Non-Accountant

(link to = https://secure.asce.org/ASCEWebSite/ESTORE/ProductSearchR= esult.aspx?ProdId=3D16578)

This online = course is=20 intended for engineers, project managers, firm managers and = other=20 staff that have minimal accounting experience yet need to = understand=20 basic accounting principles for their present position = and/or to=20 advance in their career. View=20 here

(link to https://secure.asce.org/ASCEWebSite/ESTORE/ProductSearchR= esult.aspx?ProdId=3D16578)=20 for more information or to order. Earn 12.0 PDHs!

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Upcoming ASCE's Public Seminars=20

Structural Design of Buildings and = Industrial=20 Facilities for Blast Loads and Accidental Chemical=20 Explosions

May=20 19-21, 2010 - Washington, DC Metro=20 Area

Design-Build=20 Contracting

May=20 20-21, 2010 - Chicago, IL

Earthquake-Induced Ground = Motions

May=20 20-21, 2010 - Portland, OR

Progressive Collapse Mitigation: Practical = Analysis=20 Methods and Proven = Solutions

May=20 20-21, 2010 - Atlanta, GA

Structural Condition Assessment of Existing=20 Structures

May=20 20-21, 2010 - San=20 Diego, CA

June=20 10-11, 2010 - Memphis, TN

Structural Design of Residential Buildings = Using the=20 2009 International Residential Code ~Newly=20 Updated!

May=20 20-21, 2010 - Seattle, WA

June=20 17-18, 2010 - Scottsdale, AZ

=20 Design of Buildings in Coastal=20 Regions = ~Newly=20 Updated!

=20 June 10-11, 2010 - = Pensacola, = FL

Design of Cold Formed Steel=20 Structures = ~Newly=20 Updated!

June=20 10-11, 2010 - Portland, ME

Design, Construction, and Renovation of = Masonry=20 Structures=20

June=20 10-11, 2010 - Denver, CO

Seismic Loads for Buildings and Other = Structures=20

June=20 10-11, 2010 - Reno, NV

Construction Contract=20 Management

June=20 17-18, 2010 - New York=20 City Metro = Area

Design and Renovation of Wood=20 Structures=20

June=20 17-18, 2010 - Tampa, FL

Structural Vibration Analysis, Design and=20 Troubleshooting=20

June=20 23-25, 2010 - Washington, DC Metro=20 Area

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2011 ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING=20 CONFERENCE =20 Building Integration = Solutions

Oakland,=20 = California &nb= sp; &nbs= p; =20 March 30 - April 2,=20 2011

Call for=20 NominationsMembership Grade of=20 = AEI Fellow = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; =20

AEI Fellow=20 Criteria

Call for=20 Nominations
Membership Grade of=20 = AEI Fellow = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; &nb= sp; &nbs= p; = ; = &= nbsp; &n= bsp; =20