The 2012 Central Texas Infrastructure Design & Construction Symposium - April 18, 2012
The Central Texas Infrastructure Design & Construction Symposium provides an opportunity for individuals, companies, cities, counties, permitting agencies, owners, developers, engineers, and builders to come together for the day to discuss topics within the infrastructure design and construction industry.
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If you are interested in serving on the 2013 Symposium Committee, contact Jim Brewer at jbrewer@gaiaustin.com
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Committee Report
On April 18, 2012 ACEA held its 2012 Central Texas Infrastructure Design and Construction Symposium at the Austin Convention Center. This was our 9th year to sponsor this event. We had over 425 engineers, contractors, suppliers, city and municipal employees, lawyers, and many other professions represented from the Central Texas area. Individuals came from San Antonio, Marble Falls, Georgetown, and Manor, as well as a few visitors from the Dallas/Fort Worth area. It was nice to see that we are reaching out to a much more diverse population than when we started this Symposium back in 2003.
It was great to see so many familiar faces and quite a few new ones. I like to think of the Symposium not only a place where one can gather information on topics of interest, but as a function where you can get caught up on the advancement of your peers, who is working for whom, and how the overall work climate is doing. It is very much like a high school reunion of sorts. Some faces you recognize, but can’t put a name to, and those names of people you have talked to on the phone many times, but never got to meet in person. What a great venue for social networking. Not to mention the PDH hours you can earn for your Professional Engineer license renewals.
This year our luncheon speaker was Bob Rose, Chief Meteorologist for the Lower Colorado River Authority. Bob gave an excellent presentation on the current status of the drought and what Central Texas can expect in the form of rainfall and water supply from both the inland lakes and aquifers. It was welcomed news that we should experience moderate amounts of rainfall this summer and fall, but we should still be concerned about water supplies that will remain in short supply. Bob presented interesting graphics on rainfall and drought conditions state-wide, as well as temperature conditions in the oceans that drive our chances of rainfall in Central Texas. If you would like more information on the state of the weather, please follow Bob Rose’s blog at http://www.lcra.org/water/conditions/weather/weather_column.html.
I would like to thank the Symposium Committee members for their donation of time and talents to pull together some of the best technical panels we have seen. We received great reviews. I would also like to thank the panel moderators and technical presentors for their time and energy to share their knowledge with the rest of us. If you have any ideas on topics or ways we can improve for next year, please contact Michele at the ACEA office. We are always looking for new volunteers for next year’s event.
On behalf of the Symposium Committee, I would like to thank everyone who came out this year and we hope to see you again next year on Wednesday, April 17, 2013.
We look forward to seeing everyone there!
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2012 Symposium Committee
Jim Brewer, P.E., Chairman
Aaron Pesek, P.E., Past Chairman
Mike Chaney, FT Woods Construction
Frank DelCastillo, MWM DesignGroup, Inc.
Michael Ehrhardt, Ranger Excavating
Mike Fisher, P.E., Baker-Aicklen & Associates, Inc.
Arnie Hammock, PSI
Larry Hans, Hanes Geo Components
Ken Heroy, P.E., Jones-Heroy & Associates, Inc.
James Huffcut, P.E., Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc.
Justin Lange, P.E., Texas Engineering Solutions
Yuejiao Liu, P.E., PMP., COA Public Works Dept.
Chris Spandau, Laguna2 Real Estate Group
Scott Swiderski, P.E., H.R. Gray
Derek Wiatrek, P.E., Contech Construction Products
Carey Witt, P.E., GeoSolutions, Inc.
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