FY 2013 Summary of Activities

The FY 2013 program organized by the Cleveland Section featured a number of diverse activities ranging from technical presentations to
outreach events. A listing of the events is summarized in the following table.

Date Activity/Event Notes

September 4, 2012 Officers Meeting Briccos Restaurant

September 20, 2012 Board Meeting Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) (4:30 PM)

October 18, 2012 The 36th Annual City Club of Cleveland

G. Brooks Earnest
Award and G. Brooks Earnest award winner: Dr. Henry Petroski
Lecture Dinner
G. Brooks Earnest Lecture entitled: Success and Failure in Engineering: A
Hosted by the Paradoxical Relationship
History and
Heritage $45 for section members, $50 for non-members,
Committee $20 for full-time civil engineering students

October 17-20, 2012 ASCE National Montreal, Canada

Conference
Various Cleveland Section officers and directors attended the conference in order
to witness the installation of Randy Over as incoming national president.

October 25, 2012 Board Meeting NEORSD (4:30 PM)

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November 1, 2012 Government The City Club of Cleveland
Relations
Committee Speaker: Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur
Dinner Meeting
Topic: Updates on legislation and projects in Northeast Ohio

$45 for section members, $50 for non-members,

$20 for full-time civil engineering students

November 20, 2012 Board Meeting NEORSD (4:30 PM)

November 15, 2012 Cleveland/Akron- Taverne of Richfield

Canton Joint
Section Dinner Speaker: Lloyd MacAdam, PE, PS, CPM ODOT District 11 Deputy Director
Meeting
Presentation: A Road Use Maintenance Agreement (RUMA)

December 12, 2012 Board Meeting The Harp (4:30 PM)

December 12, 2012 Joint Professional The Harp (6:00 PM 9:00 PM)
Societies Holiday
Social Members of ASHE, ASCE, WTS, ITE, and ABCD, gathered at the Harp located at
4408 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, OH for the annual Joint Holiday Party.

Costs: $20 per member

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January 4, 2012 T&DI Live 1100 Superior Avenue, 12th Floor Conference Room, Cleveland, Ohio (12:00 PM
Webinar 1:00 PM)

Presentation: Process of Signal Coordination

Costs: $15 per member includes lunch.

January 16, 2012 Board Meeting NEORSD (4:30 PM)

January 11-12, 2013 ASCE Central Milwaukee, WI

Region
Leadership
Conference

January 23, 2013 T&DI Lunch Lakeside Yacht Club

Meeting
Speaker: Myron Pakush, PE ODOT District 12 Deputy Director

Presentation: ODOT Funding & Innovative Delivery

February 5, 2013 Younger Cleveland Monsters hockey game

Members
Committee

February 13, 2013 Board Meeting NEORSD (4:30 PM)

CWRU Career
February 18, 2013 Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Campus (6:00 PM to 9:00 PM)
Fair

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February 19, 2013 Engineers Week Sterle's Slovenian Country House (11:30 AM 1:30 PM)
Luncheon
Speaker: Frank Greenland, PE
Hosted by the 2012 Cleveland Section Outstanding Civil Engineer of the Year
EWRI Institute
Presentation: "Overview of NEORSD Wet Weather Programs: CSO Control and
Regional Stormwater Management"

Lunch Cost: $30 Members; $40 Non-Members, $10 Students

March 20, 2013 Board Meeting NEORSD (4:30 PM)

March 4 - 7, 2013 Northeast Ohio John Carroll University

Regional Science
Fair

March 19, 2013 Monthly Dinner Hilton Garden Inn (5:00 PM 7:00 PM)
Meeting
Topic: Syracuse Universitys Green Data Center
Sustainability
Committee Speaker: David Blair, Senior Vice President, GEM Energy of Toledo Ohio
Dinner presented on his experience in design/build of the world's greenest
data center.

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April 4 6, 2013 Ohio Valley Various venues around northeast Ohio
Student
Conference The OVSC is a regional conference of ASCE student chapters from the University
(OVSC) of Akron, Carnegie Mellon, the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati State Technical
and Community College, Cleveland State University, the University of Dayton,
Hosted by the Geneva College, the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, the Ohio
Student Chapter State University, Ohio University, the University of Pittsburg, Western Kentucky
at Cleveland State University, and Youngstown State University.
University
These student chapters meet and put their engineering skills to the test with
some friendly competition. The competition consisted of 9 events: Steel Bridge,
Concrete Canoe, AutoCAD, Balsa Wood Bridge, Environmental, Surveying,
Technical Paper, Concrete Horseshoes, and Concrete Bat.

The University of Louisville won the overall Steel Bridge Competition.

Youngstown State University won the overall concrete canoe competition. The
University of Louisville won the AutoCAD competition. The University of
Western Kentucky won the Balsa Wood competition. Cincinnati State Technical
and Community College won the Environmental competition. Cincinnati State
Technical and Community College won the Surveying competition. The
University of Akron won the Technical Paper competition. The University of
Western Kentucky won the Concrete Horseshoes competition. Youngstown
State University won the Concrete Bat competition

The Overall Conference Championship went to the University of Western

Kentucky. The best teams from each of the competition advanced to their
respective competitions at the national level.

April 17, 2013 Board Meeting NEORSD (4:30 PM)

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April 21, 2013 Earth Fest 2013 Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds (10:00 AM - 5:00 PM)

Organized by the The event is the longest running Earth Day festival in
EWRI Chapter the nation. Earth Fest is also Ohios largest
environmental education event, drawing thousands of
Outreach Event people and families with concern for the
environment.

ASCE volunteers organized and staffed a booth at Earthfest 2013. The exhibit
featured a working model of a rain garden, live sample of green roof, and ASCE
outreach materials.

April 23, 2013 CSU Student The City Club of Cleveland (5:00 PM 9:00 PM)
Dinner Meeting
A distinguished panel of representatives from regional infrastructure
organizations was convened to discuss the ASCE 2013 Report Card on Americas
Infrastructure. Representatives included

Mike Schipper GCRTA

Kellie Rotunno NEORSD
Frank Greenland NEORSD
Myron Pakush ODOT
Will Friedman Port of Cleveland
Renato Camacho Cleveland Airport System

Cost: $50 Members, $25 Students, $55 Non Members

May 6, 2013 100th After hours meeting at the Great Lakes Brewery
Anniversary
Committee
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May 8, 2013 SEI Lunch NEORSD (11:30 AM 1:00 PM).
Meeting
Webinar Title: Evaluation of Existing Wood and Masonry Structures

Lunch Costs: $30 Members; $35 Non-Members; $15 Students.

May 22, 2013 Informal Board City Tap Cleveland (5:00 PM)
Meeting

May 30, 2013 The 98th Annual Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, Ohio (5:30 PM 8:00 PM)
Meeting and
Recognition 2013 Outstanding Civil Engineer of the Year: Frank Greenland, PE
Dinner
Speaker: Randy Over, PE, F.ASCE 2014 ASCE National President

COST: $55 Members, $60 Non-Members, $25 Students

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July 26-27, 2013 Burning River Saturday, July 26rd 6-11 pm and Sunday, July 27th 1-6 pm. Coast Guard Station at
Fest 2013 Whiskey Island. Cleveland, OH.

Organized by the Cleveland Section ASCE volunteered at the Great

EWRI Chapter Lakes Burning River Fest on Saturday and Sunday
July 26 and 27, 2013 held at the Coast Guard Station
Outreach Event at Whiskey Island. Volunteers staffed the ASCE
booth designed to demonstrate some of the ways
civil engineers are contributing to building more
sustainable infrastructure. The exhibit featured a
working model of a rain garden, handouts, and fresh
baked cookies!

The event is intended to raise awareness of

environmental issues affecting the Great Lakes
region and Cuyahoga River ecosystem.
Remembering the 1969 burning of the Cuyahoga River the annual
Burning River Fest features educational exhibits from local
environmental groups, live music, and food from local eateries. Proceeds from
the event go to the Burning River Foundation, a non-profit organization, to help
fund their grant program which goes to support individuals and organizations
with pursuing environmental projects.

FY 2013 CLEVELAND SECTION ACTIVITIES