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fRoM acec To YoU engineeringInc. the oFFICIal PublICatIon oF the amerICan CounCIl oF engIneerIng ComPanIes amerICan CounCIl oF engIneerIng ComPanIes cHaIRMan PResIDenT & ceo VIce PResIDenT, oPeRaTIons VIce PResIDenT, GoVeRnMenT affaIRs Celebrating Success and Tackling Critical Issues By the time you read this, more than 1,000 ACEC members and guests will converge on Washington, D.C., to take part in the 2007 Annual Convention to lobby for critical reforms and celebrate engineering successes. Our cover interview with Congressman James Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the powerful House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, highlights the important water legislation now winding its way through Congress as well as the need to find a solution to the anticipated shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund. The convention is also drawing an unprecedented turnout for the 2007 Engineering Excellence Awards— the “Academy Awards of the Engineering Industry.” The EEA award winners are featured inside this magazine. This magazine also reports on how engineering firms are working to help make our ports more secure, as part of our country’s response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. In addition, three multi-project case studies demonstrate creative, environment-friendly and cost-effective solutions to treating wastewater and solving drought and capacity problems. As this issue goes to press, we hear the tragic news at Virginia Tech. The entire ACEC family joins in expressing heartfelt condolences to the families involved. Jeff M. Daggett David A. Raymond Mary Ann Emely Steven Hall Jeffrey L. Beard Richard A. Belle Alan D. Crockett Andrea Keeney akeeney@acec.org (202) 682-4347 VIce PResIDenT, InsTITUTe foR bUsIness ManaGeMenT cHIef MaRkeTInG/ coMMUnIcaTIons offIceR DIRecToR, coMMUnIcaTIons and MeDIa sTaff eDIToR aCeC PublIC relatIons and edItorIal advIsory CommIttee cHaIRMan Edward J. Mulcahy the magazIne grouP Thomas Halligan Jeff Kibler PRoJecT ManaGeR Mary Mieszczanski ManaGInG eDIToR aRT DIRecToR advertIsIng sales patrick Brookover Sales Director ACEC 1015 15th Street, nW, 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005-2605 (202) 347-7474 pbrookover@acec.org Engineering Inc., Volume 18, number 3 (ISSn 1539-2694), is published bi-monthly by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), 1015 15th Street, nW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-2605. periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mailing offices. Annual subscriptions are $24 for members (included in dues as a non-deductible amount); $45 for U.S. non-members; $65 for institutional subscriptions. Back issues are $15. pOSTMASTER: Send address changes to Engineering Inc., c/o ACEC, 1015 15th Street nW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-2605. © 2007 American Council of Engineering Companies. All rights reserved. This publication may be copied, downloaded from the ACEC website, stored in electronic or hard-copy format, and disseminated to third parties for educational and information purposes. ACEC expressly disclaims any liability for damages of any kind in connection with such copying, downloading, storage, and/or dissemination. By copying, downloading, storing and/or disseminating this publication, the recipient of this publication expressly agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold ACEC, its officers, directors, employees, volunteers and agents harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, causes of action and liabilities, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or resulting from the recipient’s use of this publication. notwithstanding the above, no part of this publication may be altered, resold, licensed, or used for any other commercial purposes without the prior written permission of ACEC. Recipients may opt out of receiving the electronic version of this publication from ACEC by sending an email with the subject line “Unsubscribe” to ACEC at magazine@acec.org. For more current news on ACEC issues and developments, subscribe to the weekly electronic newsletter, Last Word. To subscribe, contact abrandstadter@ acec.org or pbrookover@acec.org. For members without electronic access, a fax-on-demand version is available. Contact Ann Brandstadter for information at 202-682-4333. Jeff M. Daggett ACEC Chairman David A. Raymond ACEC President & CEO WWW.acec.o RG enGIneeRInG Inc. MaY / JUne 2007

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