Committee on Younger Members Your Resource and Voice in ASCE

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Committee on Younger MembersYour Resource and
Voice in ASCE
Central Region Younger Member Council / Denver,
CO / January 9-10, 2009
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Everything You Want To Know

• Who, What, Where of CYM
• Recognition of Award Winners
• News You Can Use
• QA

about Younger Members in ASCE
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Who is CYM?

• Board Level Committee
• Five Voting Members with Four Year Terms
• Three Representatives to Younger Member Councils
• One Coordination / International Member
• One Publications Member
• One Staff Contact
• Corresponding Members

www.asce.org/inside/cym_contacts.cfm
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CYM Members

• Coordination and International Member

• Secretary
• Western Geographic Member

• Chair
• CentralGeographic Member

• Past Chair
• Eastern Geographic Member

• Publications Member

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Corresponding Members

• One year term (no limit)
• Selected by CYM members
• Region 3 3 Corresponding Members (CM)
• Region 6 3 CM
• Region 7 0 CM
• 20 CMs Total
• Maintain contact with YM Groups Forums
• Seek articles for YM Newsletter
• Grade Collingwood Prize nominations

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Corresponding Members
Ken Maschke
Shawn Murphy
Justin Arndt
Travis Attanasio
Regina Lemons
Tom Stiles
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Join CYM

• Open Member Positions
• Eastern Geographic, Publications, potential new
  position
• Can be from any Region
• Four year term
• Open Corresponding Member Positions
• One year term, renewable
• Nomination Forms Available in early February
• Nominations Due April 1
• Terms begin in October

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What does CYM do?
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The CYM Charge

• Encouragement of professional development of
  engineers 35 years of age or younger
• Endeavor to increase their participation in all
  levels of the Society by
• Identifying issues of interest
• Facilitating the development of responses to
  such issues
• Developing, implementing, and reviewing programs
  which focus on the resolution of these issues
• Fostering interaction with Sections, Branches,
  and Younger Member Councils

www.asce.org/inside/cym.cfm
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CYM Visioning Plan Seven Goals

• Increase Student Member transition to
  Associate/Affiliate Member (2009 Focused Goal
  to complement the Strategic Plan)
• Increase YM involvement in ASCE
• Increase Media Attention of YM Activities
• Increase YM Attendance at National/Regional
  Conventions
• Facilitate Voicing of YM Issues
• Increase YM Involvement in Public Policy
• Assist At-Risk YMGs to Help Maintain Their
  Sustainability

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No, reallyWhat does CYM do?
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What does CYM do?

• Younger Member Leadership Symposium (YMLS)
• Younger Member Councils (YMC)
• Encourage YM Activity Interaction
• Publications Communication
• Awards
• Represent Younger Members to the Society

www.asce.org/inside/youngermem.cfm
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Younger Member Leadership Symposium

• Mead Session
• Professional Development
• Annual Conference
• Joint Younger Member / Student Member Activities
• Next Up Kansas City, MO (last week of Oct. 2009)

2008 YMLS(Pittsburgh)
www.asce.org/inside/cym_councils.cfm
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Younger Member Councils

• Concurrent with Workshop for Section and Branch
  Leaders (WSBL), Workshop for Student Chapter
  Leaders (WSCL)
• Business Meeting
• Discuss Issues
• Submit Resolutions to ASCE Board of Direction
• Officer / Committee Chair Training
• Networking
• 2010 in Cleveland, OH (Jan. 22-23, 2010)

Regions 3, 6 7 Central Region Younger Member
Council
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2009 Younger Member Councils

• Eastern Regional Younger Member Council (ERYMC)
• Regions 1, 2, 4, and 5
• Cherry Hill, NJ Feb. 6-7
• Central Region Younger Member Council
• Regions 3, 6, and 7
• Denver, CO Jan. 9-10
• Western Regional Younger Member Council (WRYMC)
• Regions 8 and 9
• San Francisco, CA Jan. 23-24

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Encourage YM Activity Interaction

• Suggestions Support
• Technical / Professional
• Outreach
• Community Service
• Networking
• Section / Branch Interaction
• Student Chapter / Member Interaction
• Coordinate YM Involvement at Student Regional
  Conferences
• YM Contacts
• Focus Session at WSCL

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Publications Communication

• Younger Member Newsletter
• CYM Summer/Winter Report
• Younger Member Group Handbook
• So You Want to Start A Younger Member Group?
• Younger Member Guide to Active Involvement
• Student E-News, ASCE News
• eRoom (An Online Community for YMs)
• Access for current YMG/YMF Chair/President
• Maintained by Stefanie Fishman
  (srfishman_at_gmail.com)

www.asce.org/inside/cym_pubs.cfm
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Awards

• Daniel W. Mead Prize
• Collingwood Prize
• Younger Member Group Award
• Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award
• Young Government Civil Engineer of the Year
  Award
• Younger Member Group Website of the Year Award
• Employer Recognition Award

Nominations for the first six awards are due
February 1stwww.asce.org/pressroom/honors/cym_awr
ds.cfm
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Recognition of2008 Award Winners
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2008 Daniel W. Mead Prize for Younger
MembersMatthew K. Swenty, P.E., M.ASCEVirginia
SectionRegion 4
2008 Topic Is it ethical for an engineer to
participate in a project they consider to be poor
public policy / not in the publics best
interest?
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2008 Collingwood PrizeM. Emin Kutay, Ph.D.,
AM.ASCEMaryland SectionRegion 2
Dynamic Effects on Moisture Transport in Asphalt
Concrete
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2008 Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for
Professional Achievement
Ann Bryant, P.E., M.ASCESeattle Section(Region
8)
Kristina Swallow, P.E., M.ASCESouthern
NevadaBranch (Region 8)
Sean Merrell, P.E., M.ASCEHouston
Branch(Region 6)
Eric Fisher, P.E., M.ASCENortheast Texas Branch
(Region 6)
Renee Schwecke,P.E., M.ASCEPhoenix
Branch,(Region 8)
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2008 Younger Member Group Award
Large Group Seattle Section YMF Region 8
Certificate of Commendation Orange County
Branch YMF (Region 9)
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2008 Younger Member Group Award
Small Group Hawaii Section YMFRegion 8
Certificate of Commendation West Virginia
Section YMF (Region 4)
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2008 Young Government Civil Engineer
Florence Ching, P.E., M.ASCEHawaii
SectionRegion 8
Major Richard Gash, P.E., AM.ASCEMohawk-Hudson
SectionRegion 1
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2008 Younger Member Group Website Award
Large Group East Central Branch YMF (FL
Section) Region 5www.eastcentralymf.com
Small Group Hawaii Section YMF Region
8www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html
Certificate of Commendation Southern Nevada
Branch YMF (Region 8)www.lasvegasymf.com
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2008 Employer Recognition

• Adams Streeter Civil Engineers, Inc.
• AECOM Pittsburgh, PA
• Anchor Environmental, L.L.C.
• Barge, Waggoner, Sumner Cannon
• Blackburn Consulting
• Brown Gay Engineers Houston, TX
• Brown Gay Engineers Tyler, TX
• Clough, Harbour Associates, LLP
• David Ford Consulting Engineers, Inc.
• Dibble Engineering
• Dyer, Riddle, Mills and Precourt, Inc.
• Environmental and Geotechnical Specialists, Inc.
• Gannett Fleming, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA
• Hall and Foreman, Inc.
• HDR New York, NY
• HDR Honolulu, HI
• HNTB Corporation Portland, ME
• Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering
• LJA Engineering Surveying, Inc.

Miller Legg Moretrench American Corporation MWH
Americas PBSJ San Diego, CA Penfield Smith
Engineers, Inc. Pennoni Associates, Inc.
Wilmington, DE Pennoni Associates, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA Ruekert/Mielke Sain
Associates Strand Associates, Inc. Traffic
Planning and Design, Inc. Camden, NJ Transpo
Group Kirkland, WA TRC Engineers Wallace
group Walter P. Moore West Yost
Associates Winzler Kelly Eureka, CA Wiss
Janney Elstner Associates
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2008 Superior Employer Recognition

• Chen and Associates (Private)
• Kansas Department of Transportation (Government
  Agency)

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News You Can Use
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News You Can Use

• New YMG Sample Bylaws
• Each YMG should have Bylaws
• Two Formats Chair or President/Board
• Posted to ftp site and eRoom (ftp//gsd.asce.org/
  Younger_Members/ or https//eroom.asce.org/eRoom/G
  SD/CYM/0_6d6d)
• Please post your YMG Bylaws to eRoom
• Contact CYM if you need assistance

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News You Can Use

• Pre-College Outreach
• Activity Resources
• ASCEville (new outreach website)
• Coming Soon from ASCE
• Mentoring Program
• Continuing Education on demand
• PE Review Course
• Publications widget
• Website (12-14 months)

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Get Involved!

• Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
• Local Professional Groups
• Section Champion
• Technical Advisory Committee
• Critical Infrastructure
• Infrastructure Champion
• Post-Disaster Assessment Training

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What if I need

• To Find a New YMG in My New City
• Help Planning a New Event
• To join one of ASCEs Society-level Committees
• Publicity
• Professional Development
• To Help at a Student Regional Conference

Contact CYM!
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Contact Information

• Marie Maly (mmaly_at_schemmer.com)
• Region 3 CMs
• Justin Arndt (jmarndtuw_at_yahoo.com)
• Ken Maschke (kmaschke_at_thorntontomasetti.com)
• Shawn Murphy (sjmurphy_at_hntb.com)
• Region 6 CMs
• Travis Attanasio (tnattansasio_at_annallc.com)
• Regina Lemons (regina.lemons_at_klotz.com)
• Tom Stiles (tstiles_at_browngay.com)

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Questions?
ASCE Annual ConferenceKansas City, MOOctober
2009www.asce.org
Central Region YMC 2010Cleveland, OHJanuary
22-23, 2010http//crymc.asce.org
Thanks for attending the Central Region YMC!
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Abbreviations

• AMF Associate Member Forum (predecessor to
  YMF)
• CGU Committee on Geographic Units
• CM Corresponding Member (to a committee)
• CSA Committee on Student Activities
• CYM Committee on Younger Members
• ERYMC Eastern Regional Younger Member Council
• WSBL Workshop for Section Branch Leaders
• WSCL Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders
• WRYMC Western Regional Younger Member Council
• YMC Younger Member Council
• YMF Younger Member Forum
• YMG Younger Member Group (specific
  Section/Branch group or general term for any
  YMG, YMF, or Younger Member Committee
• YMLS Younger Member Leadership Symposium