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Gregory Kuklinski, P.E. , M.ASCE Eastern Geographic Representative

American Society of Civil Engineers Committee on Younger Members (CYM). CYM OVERVIEW. Gregory Kuklinski, P.E. , M.ASCE Eastern Geographic Representative American Society of Civil Engineers. 2010 Eastern Regional Younger Member Council (ERYMC) ATLANTA, GA FEBRUARY 12, 2010. CYM Charge.

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  1. American Society of Civil Engineers Committee on Younger Members (CYM) CYM OVERVIEW Gregory Kuklinski, P.E. , M.ASCE Eastern Geographic Representative American Society of Civil Engineers 2010 Eastern Regional Younger Member Council (ERYMC) ATLANTA, GA FEBRUARY 12, 2010

  2. CYM Charge • Full professional development of civil engineers 35 years old and younger. • Increase participation in all levels of the Society. • Identify issues of concern to young engineers and help find solutions.

  3. Who is CYM? CYM 2009-2010 • Seven Member Committee • Four-year terms • Future members are recommended by current committee members and appointed by ASCE President-elect • One Staff Contact

  4. Who is CYM?Six Members and One Staff Contact Central Geographic Marie Maly, P.E., Past-Chair Nebraska Section Western Geographic Doug Knapp, P.E., Chair Seattle Section Coordination/International Andrés Roda, P.E., Secretary New Jersey Section YMLS At-Large, Eastern Geographic Gregory Kuklinski, P.E., Lehigh Valley Section Publications Stefanie Fishman, P.E. Seattle Section Student Relations At-Large Michelle Everett, P.E. Florida Section Staff Contact Nancy Berson & Maggie

  5. Who is CYM? • Corresponding Members • One-year term begins October 1; no term limits • Presently 26 CM’s serve on CYM for 2009-2010 • The Region 2 Younger Member Representative to the Board of Governors is a Corresponding Member to CYM • CM’s work with assigned Younger Member Group Chairs as a liaison to the Geographic Member

  6. Who is CYM?Corresponding Members - Two from Region 1 Arthur Alzamora, P.E. (2nd year) Region 1 – Metropolitan Section Kyle Twitchell, P.E. (1st year) Region 1 – Metropolitan Section

  7. Who is CYM?Corresponding Members - Five from Region 2 Christina Casole, P.E. (5th year) Maryland Section Todd Eckhart, P.E. (1st year) Maryland Section Andrew Deao, P.E. (1st year) Pittsburgh Section Kristin Smith, E.I.T. (1st year) Pittsburgh Section Jennifer Nolan-Kremm, E.I.T. (1st year) Pittsburgh Section

  8. Who is CYM?Corresponding Members - One from Region 4 Christina Ammens, E.I.T. (4th year) Virginia Section Norfolk Branch

  9. Who is CYM?Corresponding Members - Four from Region 5 Cuthbert Gibson, E.I.T. (1st year) Florida Section, West Coast Branch Bonnie McLeod, E.I.T. (4th year) Florida Section, Palm Beach Branch Joey Roselli, E.I.T. (1st year) Florida Section, East Central Branch Dennis Vandegrift, Jr., P.E. (1st year) Alabama Section, Birmingham Branch

  10. QUIZ #1 What is the maximum number of Corresponding Members that can serve on CYM?

  11. CYM Meetings • CYM meets two times annually • Fall meeting scheduled in conjunction with Annual Conference • Spring meeting held at a location determined by the Chair

  12. CYM Visioning Plan • Seven Major Goals Established • Student transition to Associate or Affiliate members • Increase Younger Member involvement within ASCE • Increase media attention of younger member activities • Increase Younger Member attendance at ASCE events • Facilitate voicing of Younger Member issues • Increase Younger Member involvement in public policy • Assist at-risk YMG’s to help them maintain their sustainability • 2009-2010 Focused Goal: • Student transition to Associate or Affiliate members

  13. What does CYM do? • Multi-Regional Younger Member Council Meetings • Annual Conference – Younger Member Leadership Symposium • Younger Member Publications • Younger Member Awards • CYM Summer / Winter Report • Student Interaction • Support all Younger Members of ASCE

  14. Multi-Region Younger Member Council Meetings 2009 ERYMC – Cherry Hill, NJ • Business meeting for the Regional Younger Member Groups • Discuss issues of concern to younger members • Submit resolutions to Board of Direction for consideration • Networking with other Younger Member Groups • ASCE Leadership and Management Seminars • Held concurrently with Workshop for Section and Branch Leaders (WSBL) and Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders (WSCL)

  15. Multi-Region Younger Member Council Meetings • Eastern Regional Younger Member Council (ERYMC) • Officially formed in January, 2008 in Baltimore, MD • Represents 53 Official Younger Member Groups from Regions 1, 2, 4 & 5 • 71 delegates at 2010 meeting in Atlanta, GA • Central Region Younger Member Council • Officially formed in December, 2007 • Represents 33 Official Younger Member Groups • 40 delegates at 2010 meeting in Cleveland, OH in January • Western Regional Younger Member Council (WRYMC) • Officially formed in 1979 • Represents 22 Official Younger Member Groups • 92 delegates registered for the 2010 meeting in San Diego, CA in 2 weeks

  16. Eastern Regional Younger Member CouncilRegion 1 YMG’s • Boston Society of Civil Engineers • Buffalo Section • Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers • Fairfield County Branch • Ithaca Section • Maine Section • Metropolitan Section • Lower Hudson Valley Branch • Long Island Branch • Mohawk-Hudson Section • Mid Hudson Branch • New Jersey Section • North Jersey Branch • Central Jersey Branch • South Jersey Branch • Rochester Section • Rhode Island Section • Syracuse Section • New Hampshire Section • Vermont Section

  17. Eastern Regional Younger Member CouncilRegion 2 YMG’s • Central PA Section • Delaware Section • Lehigh Valley Section • Maryland Section • National Capital Section • Philadelphia Section • Pittsburgh Section

  18. Eastern Regional Younger Member CouncilRegion 4 YMG’s • Arkansas Section • Indiana Section • Metro Indianapolis Branch • North Central Branch • Kentucky Section • Louisville Branch • Bluegrass Branch • North Carolina Section • Eastern Branch • Southern Branch • South Carolina Section • Upstate Branch • Tennessee Section • Nashville Branch • West Tennessee Branch • Virginia Section • Norfolk Branch • Richmond Branch • West Virginia Section • Northern Branch

  19. Eastern Regional Younger Member CouncilRegion 5 YMG’s • Alabama Section • Birmingham Branch • Montgomery Branch • Florida Section • East Central Branch • Palm Beach Branch • West Coast Branch • Broward County Branch • Miami-Dade Branch • Gainesville Branch • Jacksonville Branch • Tallahassee Branch • Georgia Section • Louisiana Section • New Orleans Section • Baton Rouge Branch • Shreveport Branch • Mississippi Section

  20. Eastern Regional Younger Member Council • NERYMC: 1984-2007 • ZONE II: 1984-2007 • ERYMC Formed in 2008 • Location recommended by ExCom • Location is suggested through resolutions at ERYMC Business Session • 2011 Conference hosted by the Maine and New Hampshire Sections in Portland, ME from January 14-15, 2011 • Early registration due October 30 • Travel subsidy for one delegate from each “official” YMG 2009 ERYMC – Cherry Hill, NJ

  21. Annual ConferenceYounger Member Leadership Symposium (YMLS) • 2009 National Conference was in Kansas City, MO from October 29-31 • YMLSFREEto all ASCE Younger Members • 65 Attendees in 2009 in Kansas City, MO • Sessions include Ethics, Leadership & Management, Daniel W. Mead Paper Presentation, and Joint Student Sessions • Website: http://www.asce.org/inside/cym_councils.cfm • Organized by CYM with local YMG assistance 2009 YMLS – Kansas City, MO 2009 YMLS – Kansas City, MO

  22. QUIZ #2 Where is the 2010 Annual Conference going to be held?

  23. Younger Member Publications Younger Member Newsletter • Distributed three times annually in Winter, Spring and Fall • Editor is CYM Publications Member (CYMNewsletter@gmail.com) • Information provided by YM’s with the help of CYM Corresponding Members • Sent to all Younger Members and Student Members WINTER 2010 EDITION YM NEWSLETTER

  24. Younger Member Publications Younger Member Council Handbook • Information for Sections/Branches interested in hosting a Younger Member Council meeting • Lists host YMG/YMF responsibilities as well as the responsibilities of CYM • Located on e-room at: https://eroom.asce.org/eRoom/GSD/CYM/0_d95c

  25. Younger Member Publications Is there life after College? • Information for Student Members to upgrade to Associate Members of ASCE after graduation • Lists Younger Members activities • Includes the ASCE Website for Student Members to locate their Section/Branch and valuable resources. • Located on e-room at: https://eroom.asce.org/eRoom/GSD/CYM/0_224d

  26. Younger Member Publications Getting Started – Starting a YMG • Information for Younger Members interested in starting a Section/Branch Younger Member Group • Details steps on how to begin the process • Located on e-room at: https://eroom.asce.org/eRoom/GSD/CYM/0_d95c

  27. Younger Member Publications Guide for Active Involvement • Information about CYM • Resource Guide for Society and YM Websites • Opportunities to be active within ASCE • Located on e-room at: https://eroom.asce.org/eRoom/GSD/CYM/0_d95c

  28. National Younger Member Awards • Recognition of Younger Members (due to ASCE on February 1) • Collingwood Prize • Daniel W. Mead Prize for Younger Members • Younger Member Group Award • Young Government Civil Engineer of the Year • Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement • Younger Member Group Website Award • Website: http://www.asce.org/pressroom/honors/cym_awrds.cfm • All past winners nomination forms posted on the ASCE website • Recognition by Younger Members (due to ASCE on August 1) • Employer Recognition Award

  29. 2009 National Younger Member Awards Collingwood Prize Suren Chen, Ph.D., P.E. Colorado Section Region 7 Daniel W. Mead Prize Howard Lubliner, P.E. Kansas Section Region 7 • Technical paper written by a Younger Member • Winning paper: “Equivalent Wheel Load Approach for Slender Cable-Stayed Bridge Fatigue Assessment under Traffic and Wind Feasibility Study” • Ethical paper on specified theme determined by CYM • 2009 Topic: “Is it ethical to relax design standards to achieve a sustainable design?” • Letter of Commendation: Jessica Keahey, Arkansas Section, Region 4

  30. 2009 National Younger Member Awards Young Government Civil Engineer Award Paulette B.L. Ujimori, P.E. Hawaii Section Region 8 • For Demonstrated Leadership Potential in, and for, Significant Contributions to Public Service Engineering • Presented annually to a distinguished young civil engineer employed in the public sector.

  31. 2009 National Younger Member Awards Younger Member Group Award Large Group Phoenix Branch, Arizona Section, Region 8 Certificates of Commendation Small Group West Virginia Section, Region 4 Small – Hawaii Section – Region 8 Large – Seattle Section – Region 8 • One (1) large group and one (1) small group winner • Large Group – Section membership greater than 1,500 or Branch membership greater than 1,000 • Small Group – Section membership 1,500 or less or Branch membership 1,000 or less

  32. 2009 National Younger Member Awards Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award Clay Forister, P.E. Houston Branch Texas Section Region 6 Alysen Abel, P.E. Kansas City Section Region 7 Stefanie Fishman, P.E., PTOE Seattle Section Region 8 • Young Engineer Award for Professional Development, and significant contributions to the profession • Up to 5 winners per year

  33. 2009 National Younger Member Awards Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award Brian Udovich, P.E. Southeast Branch Wisconsin Section Region 3 Peter Moore, P.E. Broward Branch, Florida Section Region 5

  34. 2009 National Younger Member Awards Younger Member Group Website Award Small Group Southeast Branch Wisconsin Section Region 3 Large Group Phoenix Branch Arizona Society of Civil Engineers Section Region 5 Certificate of Commendation Southern Nevada Branch, Nevada Section – Region 8 (Small) San Diego Section – Region 9 (Large)

  35. 2009 National Younger Member Awards Employer Recognition Award • 21 companies were recognized in 2009 Chapman Technical Group – St. Albans, WV (SUPERIOR PRIVATE AWARD) Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering – Los Angeles (SUPERIOR PUBLIC AWARD) AECOM – Los Angeles, CA Bain Medina Bain, Inc. – San Antonio, TX Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon, Inc. – Nashville, TN Black & Veatch – Las Vegas, NV Blackburn Consulting, Inc. – West Sacramento, CA Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc. – Houston, TX Brown and Caldwell – Las Vegas, NV Carollo Engineers – Las Vegas, NV Carollo Engineers – Walnut Creek, CA Fugro West, Inc. – Ventura, CA Keck & Wood, Inc. - Rock Hill, SC Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc. – New York, NY LJA Engineering & Surveying, Inc. –West Houston, TX Nitsch Engineering, Inc. – Boston, MA NTH Consultants, Ltd. – Detroit, MI Parsons Transportation Group – Memphis, TN Terracon Consultants, Inc. – Houston, TX Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. – Center Valley, PA Woodard & Curran – Portland, ME

  36. QUIZ #3 When are Employer Recognition Award Forms due?

  37. CYM Winter/Summer Report • Report to all YMG chairs from your Geographic CYM Representative • Contains useful information for your YMG’s • Distributed following CYM Spring and Fall Meetings to all YMG Chairs • YMG Activity Report: posted on Regional Website

  38. Student Interaction • Student Conferences • Concrete Canoe & Steel Bridge • Paper Competition • CYM has up to $2500 for YM Groups • 18 Conferences per year • If interested in helping, contact Michelle Everett • Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders (WSCL) • Focus Session • Younger Member Discussion at Opening Session • Joint Networking & Social Sessions • Younger Member Group Chairs Spreadsheet • Annual Conference • Joint Networking Session • Practitioner Advisors • Aid officers in leading Student Chapters

  39. Membership Upgrade • Are you an Associate Member of ASCE?? • Are you a P.E.?? • If you answered Yes to both of these • questions, then you need to go to • www.asce.org or call 1-800-548-2723 • and change your membership grade • to ‘Member’ for FREE!

  40. Items of Interest • Publicity • E-mail Stefanie Fishman (CYM Publications Member) if you have a big event coming up and want ASCE news to cover it. • Professional Development • Try and attend one of ASCE’s many webinars, the YMLS or the MRLC in your Region • Finding a Younger Member Group • Contact the CYM Member assigned to your Region • Help Planning a new event • Check out the MRLC websites for activities in your Region • Joining ASCE’s Society-Level Committees • ContactAndrésRoda from CYM • YMG Bylaws • Each YMG should have a set of bylaws. Contact the CYM Member assigned to your Region for assistance

  41. How do I join CYM?? Open Member Positions: • Eastern Geographic – 3 year term (currently held by Greg Kuklinski) • Central Geographic – 4 year term (currently held by Marie Maly) • YMLS At-Large Member – 4 year term (currently held by Greg Kuklinski) • Corresponding Members (1 year term) Nomination Forms: • Currently posted on CYM Website: www.asce.org/inside/cym.cfm • Sent to all YM Chairs to distribute to YM’s • Applications due March 1, 2010 • All terms begin at Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV in October, 2010 with exception of Eastern Geographic (April, 2010)

  42. QUIZ #4 What Region is CYM Chair Doug Knapp From?

  43. Need Assistance? CYM Website: http://www.asce.org/inside/cym.cfm CYM Contact List: http://www.asce.org/inside/cym_contacts.cfm CYM Councils and Conferences: http://www.asce.org/inside/cym_councils.cfm

  44. Network! – Last 5 Years Hershey - 2005 Boston - 2006 Princeton - 2007 Baltimore - 2008

  45. Network! – Last 5 Years Cherry Hill - 2009

  46. QUIZ #5 At the 2009 Annual Conference in Kansas City, MO, who was the keynote speaker?

  47. Network! Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows – Ben Stein

  48. HAPPY 30th Anniversary Nancy! CYM’s SURPRISE ANNIVERSARY PARTY – KANSAS CITY, MO

  49. Questions? 2010 ASCE National Conference Las Vegas, NV October 21-23, 2010 2011 ERYMC Portland, ME January 14-15, 2011

  50. THANK YOU!

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