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F R O M ACEC I T O YOU ENGINEERING NC. THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING
COMPANIES Katrina, Rita Bring Out Best of CHAIRMAN Edward Mulcahy ACEC
Family PRESIDENT David A. Raymond VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS Mar y Ann
Emely DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS and MEDIA Alan D. Crockett In a matter of
hours after Hurricane Katrina's wrath was delivered to southern Louisiana,
Alabama and Mississippi, ACEC member firms from across the nation STAFF
EDITOR Andrea Keeney participated in assistance efforts. For fellow ACEC
members whose operations akeeney@acec.org were crippled by the storm,
employment was offered to employees out of work, 202 682-4347 and work
site assistance, such as office and meeting space, and access to comput-
ACEC EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD ers, printers and networks, was offered.
Edward Mulcahy, TranSystems Corporation, Kansas City, Mo.; The ACEC
Life/Health Trust placed all Gar y Link , HNTB, Kansas City, Mo.; Judith
Nitsch, member firms in the affected areas on a Judith Nitsch Engineering,
Inc., Boston; Do Not Cancel status for lack of premi- David A. Raymond,
ACEC, Washington, D.C. ums for 60 days. The Trust also temporar- ACEC
STAFF EDITORIAL TEAM ily waived prescription co-pays to make it Ed Bajer,
Jeff Beard, Ann Brandstadter, Steve Hall, easier for members to obtain
necessary Charles C. Kim, Deirdre McKenna medications. THE MAGAZINE GROUP
ACEC firms now are heavily engaged MANAGING EDITOR in the region's
recovery and reconstruc- Richard Brunelli t i o n effort. A special
Engineering Inc. ART DIRECTOR report on the rebuilding effort, and what
Jeff Kibler lies in store for the region, begins on page PROJECT MANAGER
10. Mar y Mieszczanski For those of you who attended the Fall Conference
in Orlando or those who did not and want to know what you ADVERTISING
SALES missed a wrap-up begins on page 26. Our three guest speakers
humorist Dave Patrick Brookover Barry, General Barry McCaffrey and Jesse
Ventura were thought-provoking in Director their own unique ways. ACEC
Considerable discussion focused on unrealistic client expectations of
perfec- 1015 15th Street NW, 8th Floor tion, a growing concern within the
industry. A white paper on the subject, pro- Washington, DC 20005-2605
202-347-7474 duced by ACEC's Risk Management Committee, has generated a
great deal of pbrookover@acec.org interest among the membership. Another
issue sparking attention was the shortage of engineers in the workforce,
Engineering Inc., Volume 16, Number 6 ISSN 1539-2694 , is published
bi-monthly which the National Academy of Engineering has called a threat
to our world lead- by the American Council of Engineering Companies ACEC ,
1015 15th Street, NW, ership see page 7 . 8th Floor, Washington, DC
20005-2605. Periodicals postage paid at Washington, And don't miss the
upcoming Annual Convention, April 30
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