140th ASCE Annual civil engineering conference

Today’s civil engineers: Innovating a dynamic future

Our world is rapidly changing, presenting new challenges in globalization, local and national economies, and the sustainability of our planet. In this dynamic environment, the public depends on the expertise and creative thinking of civil engineers to design, build, operate and maintain the world’s public infrastructures, sustaining and improving the lives of people everywhere. Are you ready? Do you have the skills and experience? Join ASCE’s 140th Annual Civil Engineering Conference to share knowledge, set the stage for multidisciplinary collaboration, develop game-changing ideas, and BE a leader in Innovating a Dynamic Future.

Selection of  sessions:

Vision 2025 - Managers of Risk

ASCE’s Vision 2025 calls for civil engineers to serve competently, collaboratively, and ethically as managers of risk and uncertainty. While it is not possible to eliminate risk, design professionals can certainly strive to reduce risk exposure. Learn how initiatives such as the National Incident Management System’s (NIMS) nationwide credentialing system and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWDSC) Energy Management and Reliability Study aim to minimize risk. Walk away with a better understanding of risk assessment, asset management, and communication.


Hoover Dam Symposium Session

The History and Heritage Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the completion of the Hoover Dam’s construction with a two-day Symposium covering everything from the advances in concrete technology to performance of spillway structures and seismic evaluation of power plants. A proceedings consisting of the presentations and other accepted papers will be presented to the attendees as part of this event.

General Sessions

The 2010 Earthquakes - Deadly and Large - January 12th - the fifth deadliest recorded earthquake struck Haiti with over 220,000 dead and 1.3 million people displaced. February 27th - the fifth largest earthquake struck off the Chilean coast, recording a magnitude of 8.8. ASCE dispatched teams to both areas to help the US engineering community. Learn from these enormous events as members of those teams present and discuss their observations, findings, and recommendations.