ACEC Colorado

#DidYouKnow that the Colorado Springs - Combined Fall Social 2024 - hosted by **WTS, ITE, ASCE, APA**, is coming up next week on Wednesday, Oct. 9? https://ow.ly/AHjK50TEE2j Join us for a fun evening of networking and socializing with professionals in the transportation, engineering, civil engineering, and urban planning fields. The event will take place on **Wednesday, October 9, 2024** at Trainwreck in Colorado Springs, starting at 5:00 PM. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and expand your professional circle. See you there!

“7 AI Tricks for Work Productivity That You Should Try and 1 You Shouldn't: AI can't do your job for you. But it can make you more productive -- if you use it in these ways.” https://ow.ly/umB150TAiQr “There's a lot of things that artificial intelligence can't do well. But one of its best uses is as a productivity tool, and that can help you power through some of the more mundane work tasks faster each day. Here are some of the best ways to incorporate AI into your professional life, without compromising on the quality of your work. Remember: always double check the info any AI tool spits out at you. Even when all you've asked it to do is summarize a document, AI has been known to hallucinate and make up details that aren't accurate.” #AI #AItools #Adapt

#ThrowbackThursday to earlier this week for Coffee at CDOT https://ow.ly/evKF50TAhWF Thank you to the three Coffee at Colorado Department of Transportation experts for informative Oct. 1 presentations on Innovative Mobility, Planning and Resiliency and the more than 85 in-person and online attendees who joined the conversation! Also, special thanks to ACEC Colorado Member SLR Consulting for being today's Breakfast Sponsor. Mark your calendar for the next meeting on Nov. 5 focusing on Recreational Resources & Hazardous Materials. #Transportation #Networking

Join us Thursday, Oct. 10, 3-4:30 p.m. for ACEC Colorado’s Environmental & Water Resources Forum October Field Trip to Chatfield State Park https://ow.ly/xZXZ50TAhJS This event is open to all Employees of ACEC Colorado member firms, but you must register online. Meet at the Plum Creek Nature Area Parking Lot at 3 p.m. for the field trip, then stay for networking from 4:30-6 p.m. at Blue Spruce Brewing Company, hosted by ACEC Colorado. NOTE: Plum Creek Nature Area is on the east side of Chatfield State Park, Southeast of Marina. A $10 entry fee is required to enter the park, unless you have a state park pass or license plate pass. The Chatfield Reservoir Storage Reallocation Project reallocates 20,600 acre feet of Chatfield’s flood control storage to water supply storage to be used by municipal and agricultural water providers to help meet the diverse needs of Colorado. The project required large infrastructure improvements and environmental mitigation that would allow raising the operating water level up to 12 feet in Chatfield State Park. Among the natural resources of concern were the endangered Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse, migratory birds, and wetlands. #WaterResources #WaterSupply #EnvironmentalMitigation

#RegisterToday for Oct. 16, 2024, 7:30 - 10:30 a.m., to attend the upcoming AGC of Colorado's Breakfast with the Board in Colorado Springs. ACEC Colorado members receive membership pricing at $85/ticket, but must call to register at 303.388.2422 Join us to hear from a panel of workforce development champions as we discuss their programs, learn about the opportunities, and begin to discuss the need for a Southern Colorado Sector partnership. To succeed in these efforts, we not only need the buy-in and commitment of sector partners but also the buy-in and leadership of our industry. https://ow.ly/8xSN50TvLrE

#JoinUs Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for the ACEC Colorado Engineering Excellence Awards Luncheon, taking place at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center Register today https://ow.ly/43si50TvLag This year's luncheon begins with a pre-lunch reception and gallery to view the award entries' project boards and a special awards toast with our "Engineering Elixer" mocktail. A four-course luncheon includes a keynote address and Engineering Excellence Awards program, highlighting consulting engineering projects completed by ACEC Colorado member firms. The EEA competition annually pays tribute to the year’s greatest examples of engineering excellence by Colorado consulting engineering firms for their projects in the built and natural environments. These projects demonstrate an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement and value in designs for public and private market clients in the areas of transportation; energy; building performance; water resources; land surveying; and environmental, structural and geotechnical engineering. #EngineeringExcellence #EverydayEngineering

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! (Sept. 15 - Oct. 15) from ACEC Colorado. Still looking for resources to continue the celebration into October? Hispanic Heritage Month Speakers https://ow.ly/HCM250TvL5W U.S. Department of State https://ow.ly/SKtn50TvL63 University of Colorado, College of Engineering & Applied Science https://ow.ly/z76250TvL5V #HispanicHeritageMonth #ConsultingEngineering

#ThisCouldBeYou on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 | 11 a.m.-2 p.m. as we celebrate the upcoming ACEC Colorado Engineering Excellence Awards, taking place at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center. Register today https://ow.ly/b5p150TvKAa This year's luncheon begins with a pre-lunch reception and gallery to view the award entries' project boards and a special awards toast with our "Engineering Elixer" mocktail. A four-course luncheon includes a keynote address and Engineering Excellence Awards program, highlighting consulting engineering projects completed by ACEC Colorado member firms. The EEA competition annually pays tribute to the year’s greatest examples of engineering excellence by Colorado consulting engineering firms for their projects in the built and natural environments. These projects demonstrate an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement and value in designs for public and private market clients in the areas of transportation; energy; building performance; water resources; land surveying; and environmental, structural and geotechnical engineering. #EngineeringExcellence #EverydayEngineering

Be sure to join the ACEC Colorado Scholarship & Education Foundation’s booth at the annual Transportation & Construction GIRL event, coming up, tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 https://ow.ly/tbBr50TvK1e at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. We have been a long-time supporter of Transportation & Construction Girl, and look forward to meeting all of the new young people that will be attending tomorrow’s annual TCG Day. #GiveBack #STEM #TCGDay

Thanks again to all of the representatives that took the time to meet with ACEC Colorado members during our Colorado Fly-In to Washington D.C. Our members enjoyed watching advocacy in action. (Pictured below from L to R) Photo 1 Row 1 (l-r) Elizabeth Stolfus, PE, FACEC (Stolfus & Associates, Inc.) ; US Rep. Diana DeGette; US Rep. Yadira Caraveo; and Heidi Gordon, CAE (ACEC Colorado) Row 2 (l-r): Sarah Foster, PE (Olsson); US Rep. Brittany Pettersen; US Rep. Joe Neguse; and Holly Buck, PE (Felsburg Holt & Ullevig) Row 3: Dave Merritt, PE (AECOM); Dana Mack, PMP (Kimley-Horn); Tony Marcello, PE (Parsons Corporation); and Zach Stone, PE (STV Inc.) Photo 2 Row 1 (l-r) Elizabeth Stolfus, PE, FACEC (Stolfus & Associates); Senator John Hickenlooper; and Holly Buck, PE (Felsburg Holt & Ullevig) Row 2 (l-r): Sarah Foster, PE (Olsson); and Zach Stone, PE (STV, Inc.) Row 3: Dave Merritt, PE (AECOM); and Tony Marcello, PE (Parsons) Row 4: Dana Mack (Kimley-Horn); and Heidi Gordon, CAE (ACEC Colorado) #WaybackWednesday #Advocacy #Legislation #MembersMatter #MemberBenefit