The Adventure Begins

JANUARY 2019 LUNCHEON
Speaker:
Mr. Layne Weight, Asst. Director, Construction/ Engineering, Clark County Department of Aviation

Topic:
"McCarran International Airport: Today and Tomorrow" 

Mr. Weight heads the department’s Construction and Engineering Division where he and his team work to manage the myriad of design and construction projects at McCarran International Airport as well as the county’s other four airports.  Over 48 million passengers passed through McCarran last year making it the eighth-busiest airport in North America.  Mr. Weight's presentation, titled "McCarran International Airport: Today and Tomorrow," will provide an overview of the airport’s current operations, and provide information about recent, ongoing and upcoming design and construction projects.  Mr. Weight is a graduate of UNLV where he earned both bachelor and master degrees in engineering and has worked as an instructor.  Mr. Weight worked for private structural engineering consulting firms in Nevada and Montana before joining Clark County in 2008 and is a Nevada Professional Civil and Structural Engineer.

​​Time & Location:
Wednesday, January 9th 2018 (11:30am to 1pm)
Lawry's Steakhouse
4043 Howard Hughes Pkwy, 
Las Vegas, NV 89169

RSVP here! 
THANK YOU OUR JANUARY 2019 SPONSOR!!
2019 ASCE Southern Nevada Branch
​OTY Nominations and Student Scholarship
Know an individual that has made substantial contributions to the local engineering community? Nominate yourself or someone for ASCE Southern Nevada Branch "Of The Year" Awads.
Accepting applications for the five awards to be given out. They are described below:
For a more detailed description of the awards, please click here. To download the nomination forms, click on the corresponding award above. 
We are also happy to announce applications for student scholarship! Click here for the Student Scholarship Application. 

​Nomination shall be submitted to Joe Cetrulo, Past President, ASCE Southern Nevada Branch by email jcetrulo@gcwengineering.com or by mail/hand deliver to:

Joe Cetrulo, PE
GCW, Inc. 
1555 S. Rainbow Blvd. 
Las Vegas, NV 89146

ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2019 by 12:00 PM.
NEVADA INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT CARD!
 Our official release of the 2018 Nevada Infrastructure Report Card will be next week Wednesday 12/19/18 at 10:00 am at the City of Las Vegas City Hall Outdoor Plaza. Our special quest will be Tina Quigley (Director of the RTCNSV) and Cole Mortensen (NDOT Assistant Director)

Parking:
City of Las Vegas parking structure across Main Street.
(2 hour FREE parking for attendees)
2018 E-Week Banquet
Congratulations to our ASCE Southern Nevada Branch award recipients for 2017! Awards were presented at the annual E-Week Banquet in which approximately 400 local engineers and their guests were in attendance. 
​
Public Engineer OTY - Steve Parrish
Private Engineer OTY - Joanna Opena
Young Engineer OTY - Jaffer Almosawy
Community Involvement - Casey Collins
UNLV Scholarship - Morgan Meyer

Congratulations to our own board member Kondala Rao Mantri for winning the ITE Transportation Engineer of the Year. 
DREAM BIG: CHANGING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT ENGINEERING
All around the world, engineers are pushing the limits of ingenuity and innovation in unexpected, imaginative, and amazing ways. Dream Big, a giant-screen film about engineering, will take viewers on a journey of discovery from the world's tallest building to a bridge highter than the clouds. Along the way, the audience will witness how today's engineers are shaping the world of tomorrow. Watch the trailer below for a sneak peek!
In partnership with Bechtel Corporation and MacGillvray Freeman Films, ASCE is proud to announce that Dream Big: Engineering Wonders of the World will premiere in giant-screen theaters during Engineering Week of February 2017! Combined with educational programming and powerful media, Dream Big will:
  • Inform the public about the important work eningeers do, helping to heighten interest and change perceptions abou the profession
  • Inspire young people to consider careers in engineering
  • Answer the demand for K-12 engineering education resources, in alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards
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