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countless examples of projects and
programs from across the country that
demonstrate progress is being made.
The 2013 Report Card will feature
these “success stories” to demonstrate
how public and private organizations
have addressed specific infrastructure
problems with some creativity and
determination.
As ASCE develops the 2013 Report
Card, we need your help to tell these
stories. We would like to identify a
diverse set of success stories for each
of the 16 categories that will be cov-
ered in the 2013 Report Card: Avia-
tion, Bridges, Dams, Drinking Water,
Energy, Hazardous Waste, Inland
Waterways, Levees, Public Parks and
Recreation, Rail, Roads, Schools,
Solid Waste, Transit, Wastewater, and
the new category of Ports. Projects
or programs cited as success stories
should be integrate at least one of
ASCE’s Five Key Solutions:
• Increased federal leadership
• Promotion of sustainability and re-
silience
• Develop federal, regional, and state
infrastructure plans
• Address life-cycle costs and ongo-
ing maintenance
• Increase and improve infrastructure
investment from all stakeholders
Tell us about the success stories that
we should include in the 2013 Report
Card for America’s Infrastructure.
Complete the online form on the
ASCE website Include photos or web
links with your submission. Ques-
tions? Contact Aaron Castelo at
acas-
telo2asce.org
.
Visit the new G-I ethics web
page
Earn PDH’s by viewing current and
future videos by visiting the G-I web-
site’s new ethics page at
www.asce.
org/geo/Ethics/Ethics/.
The Academy of Geo-Professionals
hosted its inaugural ethics session dur-
ing the 2012
Geo-Congress in Oakland, CA. During
the session,
Ron Smith, P.E., D.GE,
F.ASCE
, provided real-life examples
of business ethics situations. His
presentation was recorded and is avail-
able for viewing on the ethics page.
Highlights of the recorded lecture
include:
• Personal, Business and Professional
Ethics
• ASCE Fundamental Ethical Prac-
tices
• ASCE Cannons of Ethics
• ASCE Bylaws Regarding Ethics
You can earn up to 2.0 PDHs when
combined with a review of the case
history presentations on the AGP
website at
www.geoprofessionals.org/
ethics2.html.
Upon completion, send
an email to
info@geoprofessionals.org
to receive your credit.
An AGP-organized ethics course is
planned for the 2013 Geo-Congress
and is tentatively scheduled for Sun-
day, March 3, 2013.
Members: Are you reading
Geo-Strata online?
Geo-Strata
online offers a new page-
turning format which makes reading
current and past issues of the maga-
zine easier. ASCE/G-I members or G-I
only members can access
Geo-Strata
magazine online with its new format
at
www.asce.org/geo/Members-Only/
View-Geo-Strata-Magazine/.
Let us
know what you think by sending your
comments to geo-strata.org.
Know an award-winning
colleague?
While the 2012 ASCE/G-I awards
cycle is winding down, it’s a great
time to consider the variety of awards
available for members and non-mem-
bers. Get a jump on thinking about
which of your colleagues deserve
these renowned honors. Note, the
Geo-Institute Board of Governors are
ineligible to receive awards (i.e., the
Terzaghi Lecture and the Cross-USA
Lecture) while serving on the Board,
and for a period of one year following
their term of service.
View the awards list at:
www.asce.org/
geo/Awards/Geo-Institute-Awards/
A calendar for bridge lovers
A must-have for bridge lovers, the
ASCE Bridges 2013 calendar con-
tinues to delight and inform. With
a visually stunning, elegant design,
this full-size wall calendar showcases
12 extraordinary bridges from the
United States and around the world.
To order:
www.asce.org/Content.
aspx?id=25769811198