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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 Staying in the Political Forefront As we enter the final stretch of an exciting election season, ACEC is actively engaged on the national and state levels to make sure that the candidates hear our message on key challenges in infrastructure, energy and regulation. The 2008 election will have significant implications for the nation and the engineering industry. Our cover story provides a comparison of the two presidential candidates on critical industry issues, with perspectives from the media, academia and member firms. Many of those issues are now at crucial stages in the legislative process, including transportation funding and wetlands regulation; their fate will certainly be affected by the outcome of the election. If you look at where McCain and Obama stand on infrastructure, taxes and regulation, some of their positions may surprise you. This issue of Engineering Inc. also includes a report on the risk management challenges faced by multidiscipline firms, and an in-depth look at current trends in health care facilities design. In the coming months, we urge all ACEC members to take a politically active role in their local, state and national elections and to support ACEC/ PAC and state political efforts. All of us benefit through participation in the democratic process. This is a great time to make it work for our industry and our nation. John F. Hennessy III David A. Raymond Mary Ann Emely Steven Hall Jeffrey L. Beard Alan D. Crockett Andrea Keeney akeeney@acec.org 202-682-4347 VICE pRESIDENt, GoVERNmENt aFFaIRS VICE pRESIDENt, INStItUtE FoR bUSINESS maNaGEmENt DIRECtoR, CommUNICatIoNS and mEDIa StaFF EDItoR ACEC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHaIRmaN Edward J. Mulcahy THE MAGAzINE GROUP EDItoRIaL DIRECtoR Thomas Halligan Corey Murray aRt DIRECtoRS Jeff Kibler, Melissa Hamid pRoJECt maNaGER Mary Mieszczanski maNaGING EDItoR ADVERTISING SALES Nina Goldman Director Advertising & Sponsorships ACEC 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005-2605 202-682-4325 ngoldman@acec.org Engineering Inc., Volume 19, Number 5 (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. © 2008 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 e-mail 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. For members without electronic access, a fax-on-demand version is available. Contact Ann Brandstadter for information at 202-682-4333. John F. Hennessy III ACEC Chairman David A. Raymond ACEC President & CEO Ride-Along Enclosed WWW.aC EC .o RG 2 ENGINEERING INC. SEptEmbER / oCtobER 2008

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