We had a great meeting in October. We also had our 4th Annual Engineering Excellence Award Ceremony to recognize three of our member firms for their engineering excellence and their contributions to the community through engineering and surveying. Brad Diede and Christian Anger from the ACEC California joined us. Brad gave us a short presentation on upcoming ballot measures, and ACEC’s stand on those. Our guest speaker Jim Watson’s presentation on the Sites project was very timely and was of interest to many member firms as the project is about to take off. On behalf of the Sierra Chapter, I would like to extend our thanks to the event sponsors.
While we take pride in our technical prowess and engineering excellence in delivering various projects, we often time overlook other factors that play an important role in the success of a project. Any successful project requires the support of the community and leadership of the implementing public agencies. Success of a project, on most part depends on the quality of the leadership provided by the public agency during all stages of the project, from planning to execution. Good leadership by any agency is marked by their commitment to the project and the community, and their effort in building strong relationships with the A/E community. However, the effort and
commitment by the agencies often go unnoticed. In fact, we as general public are quick to point finger when things don’t go as planned.
Landon Blake, my predecessor, had come up with the bright idea of the Agency Excellence Award last year to recognize the dedication and commitment of public agencies. However, the event did not materialize due to a late start. We are committed this year to launch the event, and it is slotted to coincide with our monthly meeting in May. We are reaching out to our member firms and requesting them to submit award nominations. Additional information on the nomination and award process is included in this newsletter. Please take a moment to review. We will need your help to make this event successful. Let’s show our local agencies we recognize their dedication and hard work! See details on the next page. Nomination application coming soon!
By the time the newsletter reaches you, Halloween will be over, but most likely there will be a few days left before the election day. This is the last reminder on behalf of ACEC –CA to support/oppose Statewide ballot measures that would be beneficial to our industry. Remember, ACEC California strongly encourages you to vote YES on Prop 3 and No on Prop 6.
See you all on November 14th at our next meeting!
Debanik Chaudhuri
Chapter President 2018/2019
