Welcome to the Website of the Maine Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Our meetings are under way, and our calendar of events below will guide you to our activities. Please check back often, as we update our meetings and activities, as well as other meetings you may find interesting
- The FEBRUARY issue of our Award-Winning newsletter, The INFORMANT, is
posted on the Informant Web page.
More Info >
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Maine ASCE to kick off 2012 Report Card Development:
On January 31, in Portland the Committee on Maine's Infrastructure will have its first meeting to kick off the planning for the 2012 Report Card on Maine's Infrastructure. Peter Merfeld, Chair of the committee is still looking for volunteers to assist the effort. Though assistance in all areas is welcome, Rails, Passenger Transportation, Ports, Wastewater, Solid Waste, and Contaminated Sites and K-12 Schools all need additional help or a "champion" to step up. Please call or email Peter at 485-2036 or pmerfeld@roadrunner.com if you would like to learn more."
Saturday, February 4
, 2012, from 9 AM to 12 PM. The Maine Section Younger Member group is looking for adult volunteers and students (ages 8-17) to participate in an Engineering badge day, which is will be attended by boy scouts, cub scouts, girl scouts and brownies of all ages hoping to earn their respective Engineering badges. We need at least 12 volunteers to help make the day a success. Please sign up with Lynn Farrington by emailing LFarrington@HNTB.comFriday, February 17, 2012 The Maine Section hits the slopes for a Sunday River Snow Flake Factor Tour and a Presentation on Facilities Engineering at the Sunday River Ski Resort, Newry, ME. You won't want to miss this meeting. More information
March 2 - 3, 2012. Maine Engineers Week Banquet and Expo will be held on Friday March 2 and Saturday March 3, 2012 at the University of Maine, Orono Maine. Advance Information
March 15, 2012 Our Annual Technical Seminar will be held from 8am to 4pm, at the Ramada Inn, in Lewiston, Maine. The topic this year will be on Civil Engineering and Climate Science, Alternative Energy, and Sustainable Design. This event will also include a tour of Baxter Brewing! Save the date.
The page is continuously updated through the year, so check back for upcoming
meetings or download copies of previous presentations. As always, we
enthusiastically welcome suggestions for meeting topics and speakers.
Contact the
Program Committee Chair with your ideas!
- A Maine Section Past-President Peter Merfeld,
P.E., Chief Operating Officer for the Maine Turnpike
Authority, has just been appointed to serve on National ASCE's Committee on America's Infrastructure through
September 2013. This is tremendous news and will certainly provide
great insight and resources to Peter and the Maine Section as Peter
also begins to organize for the update of the Maine Section
Infrastructure Report Card. Congratulations Peter!
See our other Maine
Section Members who serve on National Committee's
- University of Maine Bridge-in-a-Backpack wins
ASCE 2011 Pankow Award.
Click here for Video
Click here for Article
- 2011 Awards - The Maine Section has been recognized with the following awards:
- 2011 National Outstanding Section or Branch Newsletter Award, and
- 2011 National Honorable Mention for Diversity
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Maine Section ASCE, PO Box 66752 , Falmouth, Maine 04105 CONTACT US
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Last Edited: Monday, January 30, 2012
