serving engineers and the world for over 150 years to build a better quality of life
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Serving engineers and the world for over 150 years to build a better quality of life.
Overview
ASCE Facts
What’s In It For Me?
What Does ASCE Do?
Just the Facts
More than 25,000 students
10% of membership is international
As of October 1, 2010:
More than 140,000 Members
What’s in it for Me?
Your Student Chapter or Club has: prepared you to enter the civil engineering profession and the Society
Specifically: Professional matters Professional contacts/networking Leadership development
What’s in it for Me?ASCE Graduated Dues Schedule
First year $50
Second year $80
Third year $115
Fourth year $160
Fifth year and thereafter $210
What’s in it for Me?
FREE digital subscriptions to Civil Engineering magazine, ASCE News and ASCE’s bi-weekly e-newsletter keep you “in the know” on the civil engineering community and industry.
Sign-up for SmartBrief and receive daily e-mails with top civil engineering news stories from around the world
What’s in it for Me?
Build your career with Career Connections“CE jobs are expected to increase 8 percent between 2002 and 2012.”
-U.S. Department of Labor
Post your resume
Post open positions
Search our job/resume bank
Professional resume writing service
Hire a Career Coach
www.asce.org/careers
What’s in it for Me?
Mentoring Program will provide personal and
professional guidance to civil engineer protégés
New online mentoring
www.asce.org/mentoring
What’s in it for Me?
Salary Survey – Prepared to negotiate your first salary? You will be with the only comprehensive, civil engineering salary survey. Get information on salaries for your region and position and get paid what you’re worth.
What’s in it for Me? The Institutes propel the knowledge and practice
of specific civil engineering specialties by focusing on the technical, educational and professional issues within your area.
Stay on the cutting edge of your technical discipline by joining one of our eight (8) Specialty Institutes for FREE!
What’s in it for Me?
Aerospace
Cold Regions Engineering
Computers and IT
Disaster Risk Management
Energy
Forensic Engineering
Technical Activities Committees
Geomatics
Lifeline and Earthquake Engineering
Pipeline
Metrication
Sustainability
Wind Engineering
What’s in it for Me?
ASCE Sections & Branches mean more networking opportunities for you:
Exchange ideas Build leadership skills Create lifelong professional connections Find your nearest Section/Branch by visiting
www.asce.org/local
What’s in it for Me?Younger Members (35 & Under) Grow personally and professionally by taking advantage of
diverse programs and opportunities to help:• Leadership styles• Communication skills• An appreciation for skills in business development• Expanding your network• Fun activities
Easy transition from college to the “real world,” plus most Sections and Branches offer Younger Member Programs making them easily accessible
Stay up-to-date with Younger Member Activities with the Younger Member Newsletter, published three times a year
What’s in it for Me?Transferable Leadership Skills
ASCE Experience
team building
consensus building
negotiating
presentation skills
fiscal responsibility
fundraising/membership
Work Experience
staff management
decision making
negotiating
public speaking
setting priorities
sales/marketing
What’s in it for Me?Volunteer Your Skills with Engineers
Without Borders-USA
ASCE’s new partnership with EWB-USA gives members the opportunity to volunteer to help developing communities world wide
What’s in it for Me?
ASCE members enjoy a significant discount when joining EWB-USA
Supporting Members - $75
ASCE Members - $40
Professional Members - $100
ASCE Members - $60
What’s in it for Me?
Continuing Education Opportunities
Keep your civil engineering skills sharp with: Hundreds of seminars, workshops, webinars &
conferences each year Fulfill mandatory state requirements by earning Continuing
Education Units (CEUs) and/or Professional Development Hours (PDHs)
Take advantage of EIT and PE study courses
What’s in it for Me?
Publications Check your facts or dive into analysis with ASCE’s Civil
Engineering Database. Containing over 100,000 bibliographic and abstracted materials, it will meet your research needs.
The Research Library provides you with unprecedented access to more than 33,000 full-text papers from published ASCE Journals and Proceedings
What’s in it for Me?
ASCE Conferences – Use conference discounts to shake hands with industry colleagues, open doors to new professional opportunities, and exchange ideas with peers.
What’s in it for Me?
Control your membership preferences with MyProfile
www.asce.org/myprofile
Update your address
Provide education background
Sign up for ASCE publications
Customize the material you receive by filling out ASCE’s Personal Interest Inventory
ASCE Benefits/Affinity Programs
What does ASCE Do?
Located in Reston, VA
Second Office in Washington, D.C.
~250 staff
~$55 million budget
What does ASCE Do?ASCE Departments Working for Our
Members: Membership
Publications
Continuing Education
Professional Practice
Government Relations
Communications
Educational Activities
Institutes and
Technical Activities
Geographical Services
What does ASCE Do?
Promote Professional Practice with programs in:
Licensure
Ethics
Business practices
Career Development
Community Service
Leadership & Management
Diversity Awareness programs
Mentoring
What does ASCE Do?
Engage the next generation with programs like:
K-12 Outreach Zoom into Engineering West Point Bridge Design Contest Building Big Design Squad Liquid Assets
What does ASCE Do?
Excellence in Civil Engineering
Education
What does ASCE Do?
ASCE is a powerful voice for civil engineers in the public policy arena, ensuring your voice is heard with programs like:
Key Contacts
2009 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure
Key Contacts Send your federal or state representative a message on
current civil engineering legislation.
Click and Connect - receive a weekly e-mail update on legislative and regulatory issues affecting civil engineering
Learn about issues and bills affecting civil engineering that are active in congress and your state legislature.
Track how your U.S. Representative and Senators voted on key ASCE bills
2009 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure
What is the Report Card?
An assessment of 15 infrastructure areas that are
essential to the nation’s economic survival and quality of life
Why ASCE?
Civil engineers are stewards of the nation’s infrastructure, responsible for…
…design
…construction
…maintenance
If not civil engineers, then who?
What does ASCE Do?
ASCE Responds
ASCE’s response to infrastructure tragedies such as hurricane Katrina and the I-35 bridge collapse was immediate.
ASCE members were called upon as experts for the public appearing in multiple media outlets including:
The Washington Post The New York Times The Boston Globe National Public Radio… …and many others.
The Most Important Reason to Upgrade your membership
Make a difference in your profession by working to increase society’s
understanding of the importance of civil engineering.
“ASCE Membership is the single greatest investment you can make in the advancement of your career and your profession.”
-Pat Natale, P.E., F.ASCE
Executive Director
American Society of Civil Engineers
