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ESWP Annual Engineering Awards Banquet
2019-02-07 17:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Westin Pittsburgh, 1000 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
5:00pm Networking Reception; 6:30pm Dinner; Presentation of ESWP’s Annual Awards of Distinction to follow dinner
WESTIN CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL, Pittsburgh, PA

Details and Reservation form can be found here…..

ESWP President's Reception
2019-01-31 17:00 - 20:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Each year the members of the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania Board of Directors contribute countless hours of volunteer time towards the betterment of ESWP.
On one special evening, we pause to recognize their contributions, and give thanks for the time, efforts and outstanding leadership put forth on behalf of ESWP. Please mark your calendar now, and plan to join your fellow members and guests for an evening of good food and drink, entertainment and fellowship.
Join us at ESWP for this annual event with 2019 President of the Engineers’ Society of Western Pennsylvania, Robert J. Ward, P.E., LEED Green Assoc. and the members of the Engineers’ Society Board of Directors.

ESWP Presents the Station Square Train Derailment Recovery
2019-01-23 11:30 - 14:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
A Luncheon Program presented by Gregory O’Hare, P.E., of the Port Authority of Allegheny County
On August 5, 2018, several Norfolk Southern freight train cars derailed from a track near Pittsburgh’s Station Square, crashing onto the Port Authority’s light rail tracks below. This presentation addresses the Port Authority’s emergency response and restoration efforts due to the derailment and will center on emergency transit operations, assembling the team, railroad recovery, and Authority engineering, repairs, and restoration. Earn 1 pdh credit for this luncheon.

11:30 AM – Arrival & Networking
12:00 Noon – Lunch
Presentation to follow

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Future City Competitition
2019-01-19 08:00 - 14:00 | Carnegie Science Center, One Allegheny Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States
The 2018-2019 Future City Competition Theme is – Powering the Future!
Future City starts with a question—how can we make the world a better place? To answer it, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students imagine, research, design, and build cities of the future that showcase their solution to a citywide sustainability issue. Each city must incorporate a solution to a design challenge that changes each year. Past topics include stormwater management, urban agriculture, and green energy. The 2018-2019 challenge will be announced in July.
Students present their solutions via a virtual city design (using SimCity); a 1,500-word city essay; a scale model; a project plan, and a presentation to judges at Regional Competitions in January. Winners will represent Pittsburgh at the National Finals in Washington, DC in February. After the competition is over, student participants are not only prepared to be citizens of today’s complex and technical world, they are poised to become the drivers of tomorrow. To learn more about the Future City Competition visit – https://futurecity.org/pennsylvania-pittsburgh
Email t.bombalski@eswp.com if you are interested in volunteering at the competition as a judge.

Project Management Institute
2019-01-10 18:00 - 20:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
SAVE THE DATE!
Next meeting of the PMI Pittsburgh Chapter
Details and Registration

ASHE/ESWP Dinner Meeting
2019-01-09 17:30 - 20:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Operations, Inspection and National Research at PennDOT’s Tunnels, with Lou Ruzzi, P.E. and Ben DeVore, P.E., Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
District Bridge Engineer Lou Ruzzi and Tunnel Manager Ben DeVore pull back the curtain on Pittsburgh’s Tunnels to share with you what it takes to operate and maintain these critical pieces of infrastructure. From nationally recognized research to incident management, this presentation will show how they keep our tunnels safe and traffic moving every day. Purchase your tickets below….

All of the tickets for this event have been sold! Please send an email here to be placed on a wait list…

Registration and Networking – 5:30 pm
Dinner – 6:30 pm
Presentation following dinner

ESWP Member's Holiday Luncheon
2018-12-17 11:30 - 13:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The ESWP Holiday Luncheon is a tradition that members look forward to all year long.
This is a great chance to bring clients, associates, support staff, friends and family to your ESWP. Enjoy great food, live entertainment and camaraderie… mingle with old friends and make new ones. Purchase your tickets below!

Once again we will be having a “Chinese/Silent Auction” prize table:
In the spirit of giving…. Suggested donations include gift cards, sporting event tickets, or sports memorabilia. Please email or contact the ESWP at 412-261-0710, ext. 10 with any questions, concerns, or to make a contribution.
Thank you for donations received…..
CEC – 4 Pitt Basketball Tickets, Feb 9 vs NC State
Michael Baker International – (2) $100 Visa Gift Cards
Gannett Fleming – 2 Penguin Tickets, Jan 4
Menard – $100 itunes Gift Card
Nicholson Construction – $100 Home Depot Gift Card

ASCE EWRI Dinner Program
2018-12-12 17:00 - 20:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Planning for Success in an Uncertain Future
With Dr. Eric Merriam

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ESWP/WTS/ACTA presents Lunch with Jennie Granger
2018-12-12 11:30 - 14:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Lunch with Jennie Granger, PennDOT, Deputy Secretary for Multimodal Transportation

Here is your opportunity to meet PennDOT’s new Deputy Secretary for Multimodal Transportation, Jennie Granger, along with Jon Delano as the moderator of this informative session.

11:30 am – Registration and Networking
12 noon – Lunch with presentation immediately following (purchase your tickets below)

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ESWP Program Committee Lunch with Lance Chimka
2018-12-03 11:30 - 14:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Lunch with Lance Chimka, Director of Allegheny County Economic Development
11:30 am – Registration and Networking
12 noon – Plated Lunch with presentation immediately following (purchase your tickets below)

Lance Chimka became Director of Allegheny County Economic Development on September 10, 2018. As director, he leads the county agency responsible for business expansion, community development, planning, real estate development and affordable housing projects for the county.
With well over a decade of economic and community development experience at federal, state and local levels, Lance brings a broad range of experience to the role. Prior to working with the state, he led community development programs, commercial lending, business attraction and expansion activities for Allegheny County Economic Development.

AACE / ESWP Luncheon Meeting
2018-11-29 11:30 - 14:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Topic: Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
11:30am-Registration and Networking
12noon-Buffet Lunch with presentation immediately following (purchase your tickets below)

Join us for a luncheon meeting featuring Michael D. Sell’Sola, Crawford’s Expert Services Group
Owners today are increasingly committed to ensuring that facilities will provide the lowest overall Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while meeting capital budgets and addressing scope, goals and objectives.
Life-cycle costing (LCC) is the method used to ascertain and demonstrate the life cycle cost performance of facilities. LCC considers all significant costs of acquiring, owning, and using a facility over its projected effective useful life.
During design, alternatives need to be selected to reflect differing performance of systems relative to their functional requirements, useful life, required maintenance and energy consumption, all in order identify the most effective choice. Commissioning through construction is essential.
During operations, information is passed through from design and construction, often through Building Information Modeling (BIM), and updated on older facilities from Facility Condition Assessments. Maintenance and replacements should be planned and targeted to achieve effective and dependable use of facilities.
TCO has application over the entire life of a facility.
Presentation Objectives

Understand industry direction for TCO.
Responding to owner’s needs for lifecycle performance of facilities.
Using Lifecycle Costing (LCC) to manage the costs of acquiring, owning, and using facility over its useful life.
Developing and using an overall TCO model to serve as a benchmark for the facility.
How to implement TCO during planning, design, construction and operations.
How do professional estimators and engineers fit in?

Michael D. Dell’Isola, PE, CVS, FRICS
Mike, the head of Crawford’s Expert Services Group, has over 40 years’ experience in the construction industry and is an internationally recognized facilitator, speaker and author on cost, value, construction economics and project delivery.
He is one of the industry’s pioneers in life cycle costing (LCC) having contributed to the development of LCC standards for NAVFAC, the US Army Corps of Engineers, NASA and GSA and has provided training and education in LCC since the 1980’s.
He is co-author of the section on “Life Cycle Costing” in the AIA’s Handbook of Professional practice. His book, Architect’s Essentials of Cost Management, was published by John A. Wiley & Sons in 2002.

Inside HR
2018-10-22 17:00 - 19:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The ESWP’s University Outreach Committee invites you to attend a panel discussion: INSIDE HR
This event has been canceled for this evening. Our apologies for any inconvenience.

13th Annual Electric Power Industry Conference
2018-10-15 08:00 - 21:00 | The Energy Innovation Center, 1435 Bedford Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, United States
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER
SPONSORSHIPS AND EXHIBIT HALL SPACE

Tour of RMU's UPMC Events Center
2018-10-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Robert Morris University, 6001 University Boulevard, Moon Township, PA, 15108, United States
The ESWP Program Committee invites you to tour RMU’s new UPMC Events Center.

Attendees earn 2.0 PDH Credits
The group will meet and begin the day at 2:00 p.m. in Franklin Center – Room 203. There will be coffee, water, and soda available in the room for the group. There will be a short presentation, then the group will walk over to the Events Center for the tour.
Parking will be available in two different areas – please see map below.
Guests may park int the lot adjacent to the Event Center and walk to Franklin Center for the beginning of the meeting.
No fee to attend, BUT registration is required below!

Pittsburgh Chemical Day
2018-10-02 | Heinz Field, 1000 Art Rooney Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212, United States
REVITALIZING PITTSBURGH THROUGH CHEMISTRY
The Chemical Industry’s Largest, Premier One-Day Event
Uncover nuances in the current market, learn about industry innovations and gain valuable resources and contacts.

Keynote Speaker
Markus Klaehn, President & CEO, Brenntag North America, Inc.
Markus started his career in Germany with Brenntag’s parent company, Stinnes AG, in 1994 and has held various international Executive positions within the Brenntag Group during his career. His experience includes Head of Corporate Development, M&A and IT for Brenntag Group; Chief Financial Officer, Brenntag Latin America; and President, Brenntag Northeast, Inc.

Softball Hat Tournament
2018-09-29 10:00 - 17:30 | Donora/Lone Pine Fields, H2Q8+V4 Hampton Township, PA, Allison Park, PA, 15101, United States
Join us for the FIRST softball hat tournament between ASHE, ESWP and ASCE

DBIA presents Tappan Zee Procurement
2018-09-26 08:00 - 17:00 | The Chadwick, 10545 Perry Highway, Wexford, PA, 15090, United States
The Design-Build Institute of America Alleghenies Chapter Invites you to attend Tappan Zee Procurement – Understanding the Process
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The Board Serves You
2018-09-25 11:30 - 13:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Win a tour of U. S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant
2018-09-14
U. S. Steel is teaming up with Grounded Strategies to raise funds for Grounded’s efforts to revitalize vacant land in Braddock, Pa., and transform it into vibrant, productive community spaces. To support these efforts, U. S. Steel is offering a tour of its historic Braddock steelmaking facility – the Edgar Thomson Plant – as a prize in a Grounded Strategies’ fundraising raffle. One hundred percent of the raffle proceeds benefit Grounded Strategies and their work in Braddock. Learn more about Grounded and their work here.
Winners will receive:

A package of two or four tickets for a tour of U. S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant on Friday, October 12, 2018. Tour will last approximately three hours and will include a drive-by viewing of the plant’s blast furnace operations, walking tours inside the plant’s steelmaking facilities (basic oxygen furnace and continuous caster), and a brief question-and-answer session.

All tour participants must be 21 years of age or older and have valid government-issued photo identification to present on the day of the tour. The tour will involve a fair amount of walking and stair climbing in locations where elevators are not available. Tour participants will also be visiting working areas where air temperatures will be well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. All safety equipment will be provided by U. S. Steel. No photos or videos will be allowed during the tour.
Winners will be selected on Friday September 14, 2018. There is no limit to raffle entries. CLICK HERE to enter!
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YMF Summer Social
2018-09-07 17:00 - 19:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

WTS Pittsburgh Luncheon
2018-08-22 11:30 - 14:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
WTS Pittsburgh is hosting a luncheon featuring Katharine Kelleman, CEO of Port Authority of Allegheny County.
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ESWP Golf Outing
2018-07-23 11:00 - 19:00 | Treesdale Golf and Country Club, One Arnold Palmer Drive, Gibsonia, PA, 15044, United States
ESWP’s Annual Golf Outing is set to tee off at the Treesdale Golf & Country Club, Gibsonia, PA!
Get your swing ready, line up your foursome and join us for another fun day on the course. AND what a great way to support the ESWP Student Outreach Programs.
Click on the golf ball for more info and to reserve!

MASITE Western Area
2018-05-24 07:00 - 09:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Luncheon Seminar Series with Karina Ricks, City of Pittsburgh, Director of Mobility and Infrastructure
Includes Sit-Down Buffet Lunch
Cost: (click the link to register, re-directs to Paypal)
$5 Public Agencies & Students
$10 MASITE Member
$15 Non-MASITE Member

RSVP by Thursday, May 17, 2018
Questions? Please contact: Lindsey Ulizio, WRA • lulizio@wrallp.com • 724.779.7940 x243
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Northeast Sustainable Communities Workshop
2018-05-23 04:00 - 17:00 | New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, NJ, 07102, United States
Now in its 9th year, the conference brings together experts and attendees to discuss the most current and state of the art approaches and strategies that you probably will not hear anywhere else.
The Engineers’ Society of Western PA is a proud industry partner of this event!

Women's Roundtable Luncheon
2018-05-22 07:30 - 10:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Featuring Arletta Scott-Williams, Executive Director of ALCOSAN

Ground Improvement Seminar
2018-05-17 03:30 - 10:30 | Pittsburgh Marriott North, 100 Cranberry Woods Drive, Cranberry Twp, PA, 16066, United States
Join us for Menard Talks, a series of concise presentations designed to spark discussion and foster learning about ground-breaking ideas in ground improvement. Network with other industry professionals helping to build the region while earning 5 Professional Development Hours at this engaging educational seminar.
5 pdh credits available!
For more information and to register, click here

Point Park University's Playhouse Tour
2018-05-16 11:00 - 14:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Been wondering about that construction activity next to the Pittsburgh Engineers’ Building?
Now is your chance to find out and see what it is all about!
Presented by the ESWP Program Committee
The tour is limited, and reservations are required!
Simply CLICK HERE to make your reservation – a confirmation email will be sent to you within one business day.

3:00: Registration upon arrival at ESWP (1st FL Lounge), and brief presentation at ESWP.
3:30: depart for Point Park University’s Playhouse Tour (wear comfortable shoes)
4:30: return to ESWP for social hour and appetizers (optional)

Port Authority Luncheon Program
2018-04-30 07:30 - 10:00 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Katharine Kelleman recently joined the Port Authority of Allegheny County as their new CEO. Hear her vision for the Authority at our April 30 luncheon. Make your reservations below!
Registration & Networking 11:30
Luncheon at 12:00 noon; program to follow

The Board Serves You! Lunch
2018-04-24 07:30 - 09:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
NEW DATE! April 24 – Join us for lunch with ESWP Directors Cheryl Moon-Sirianni and John Nemmer serving you!

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PSPE Dinner Program
2018-04-19 13:30 - 16:30 | ESWP, 337 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Effective Communication In The Workplace
Join us on April 19th at ESWP for a presentation from Dan Hudock for a fun and informative session on personality types and effective communication in the workplace. Dan Hudock has been a 15-year franchise owner of the Sandler Training Company located in Wexford. As a graduate of Grove City College and with more than 30 years in sales and 26 years in sales management, Dan is recognized as one of the top Sandler trainers and speakers in the world and has trained over 180 different industries with local and national businesses. Dan will bring a wealth of real-life stories and humor to this presentation. He is able to provide hard-hitting insights into the world of management and selling that few people can equal. Humor, life stories, and a passion for results enable participants to truly change their world. We hope you take this opportunity to join us on April 19 for an informative and entertaining evening.
Cocktails – 5:30 pm Social (Cash Bar)
Dinner – 6:430pm
Presentation – 7:15 pm
For more information and to register, click here
