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New Strategic Plan Charts
Bold New Course for Council

e sincerely appreciate the overwhelming show of support for the
Council's new Strategic Plan, which was unanimously approved
by the Board of Directors at the recent Fall Conference.
Crafted over the past year by a distinguished Strategic
Planning Committee, the new plan paints an aggressive blueprint to establish
and support the Council position as The Thought Leader Driving the Delivery
of Valued Engineering and Related Professional Services for a Better World.
The plan puts greater emphasis on research and proactive advocacy to assist
policymakers and the industry in developing innovative solutions to these
challenges.
Members of the ACEC Executive Committee, the Planning Cabinet, and
state Member Organizations will join forces in the coming weeks to develop
a schedule of implementation for the Strategic Plan's core goals and objectives
(for more Strategic Plan details, see page 18).
This issue of Engineering Inc. offers an interesting view of advancements in
tunnel design which now allow engineers to locate tunnels in places previously
thought of as impossible (see page 12).
Also included is an in-depth report on issues involving the Standard of Care
and how failure between firm and client to achieve a mutual understanding of
this concept can lead to a myriad of liability issues (see page 26).
The nearly 1,000 ACEC members who recently attended the Fall
Conference in Chicago enjoyed an amazing collection of nationally renowned
speakers-each with a compelling story to share-along with more than
30 forward-looking business management sessions, several exciting new
Conference events, and of course all the Windy City attractions (see Conference
Wrap-Up, page 20).
Finally, we want to wish hearty congratulations to all of the 2019 ACEC
award winners who were honored for their invaluable contributions to the
Council, the industry and their communities. Thank you for all you do for
ACEC and the industry.

Mitchel W. Simpler
ACEC Chairman

Linda Bauer Darr
ACEC President & CEO

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES
CHAIRMAN

Mitchel W. Simpler

PRESIDENT & CEO

Linda Bauer Darr

CHIEF OPERATING
OFFICER

Laura O'Neill Kaumo

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
ADVOCACY AND
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Steven Hall

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
BUSINESS RESOURCES
AND EDUCATION

Marie Ternieden

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
MEMBERSHIP AND
MO SERVICES

Daphne Bryant

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
MEETINGS, EXHIBITS
AND AWARDS

Michael Pramstaller

DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC
COMMUNICATIONS

Jeff Urbanchuk

DIRECTOR, MEMBER
COMMUNICATIONS

Alan D. Crockett

STAFF EDITOR

Andrea Keeney
akeeney@acec.org
202-682-4347

SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS
WRITER
ADVERTISING SALES

Gerry Donohue
Rachael Ng
202-682-4337
rng@acec.org

IMAGINATION

Tim Gregorski
Jeff Kibler
PROJECT DIRECTOR Amy Stephenson Fabbri
MANAGING EDITOR

ART DIRECTOR

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