ASCE Call for Submissions by February 16 for
ASCE Annual Meeting to be Held October 23-26, 2022
at the Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, California, USA
Authors should select from the 7 topic areas for the general subject,
then choose the more specific sub-topic to better describe
the presentation & learning objectives for the proposed session.
Schedule-at-a-Glance:
Day 1 / Sun, Oct 23, 2022 | Day 2 / Mon, Oct 24, 2022
Day 3 / Tue, Oct 25, 2022 | Day 4 / Wed, Oct 26, 2022
Scheduling of Program Sessions are scheduled throughout the convention from
Monday October 24 through Wednesday October 26
8:00 am to 6:00 pm (PST)(USA)
ASCE 2022 Annual Meeting and Convention Purpose
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Convention and Annual Meeting (A.M.) is the Society’s premiere membership event. It is the single annual opportunity where the entire Society joins together reflecting the diversity that ASCE encompasses. The convention PROGRAM is designed to have integrated, multi-disciplinary, technical, and educational components to meet the needs of the profession. Attendees return year after year due to a well-rounded mix of sessions within the 7 convention topics to appeal to the broad and diverse groups within the engineering professions. The program provides benefits to attendees on an educational and professional level and value to their employers by enhancing staff’s technical, managerial, and leadership skills.
Reasons to attend 2022:
- Compelling plenary speakers
- Unprecedented learning opportunities: cross-cutting and innovative concurrent sessions
- Innovative technical tours
- ASCE Innovation Contest
- Pre-conference Innovation BOOTCAMP: Tuesday | October 5, 2021 | 11:00 am–5:00pm EDT
Paul F. Boulos, Ph.D., NAE, Dist.D.NE, Hon.D.WRE, Dist.M.ASCE
Anne Ellis, P.E., Hon.M.ACI, F.ASCE, NAC, Executive Director-Pankow Foundation
Innovation, Intrapreneurship and Entrepreneurship! Learn from 2 renowned experts driving industry transformation through innovation. Topics include:
-building effective
-collaborative teams who lead and fuel innovation-oriented organizations and building vibrant
-vital businesses that capitalize on innovative products and services
REGISTER FOR BOOTCAMP: https://convention.asce.org/program/pre-conference-innovation-bootcamp - Network opportunities with peers
- Honor the OCEA winners at the OPAL Awards Gala—Truly a night we “celebrate civil engineering’s best”!
The awards program honors outstanding civil engineering leaders whose lifetime accomplishments contributed to the creation of thriving businesses and the local economies they serve. The OPAL Showcase traditionally draws hundreds of civil engineers – practitioners, educators, military engineers, and researchers. 5 individual OPAL Leadership Awards are extended in the categories:
-construction
-design
-education
-government
-management
OPAL AWARDS: https://convention.asce.org/program/opal-awards-gala - Network opportunities with your peers
Paper AUTHORS: The program topics cover 7 key topic areas within the profession with a set of sub-topics to clearly define presentation proposals:
• Should select from the 7 topic areas for the general subject, then choose the more specific sub-topic to better describe the presentation & learning objectives for the proposed session.
• May submit a full or partial session idea and the Technical Program Subcommittee will work with selected submitting authors to merge similar ideas within a category to create a session
• Submitting a proposal to the convention constitutes an agreement that, if your proposal is accepted, the author(s) will register for the convention (either at full or daily rate), attend the convention, and present their work in person. (Virtual “live” participation IF the convention is virtual again in 2022)
Submission Requirements:
• All proposals must be submitted via ASCE’s online paper management system.
• Proposal must be free of materials and/or language that discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, physical ability, or sexual orientation.
• All submissions must include the submitting author’s full name, telephone number and email address.
• Proposal must be free of personal/corporation-specific marketing.
• Both the main topic and a sub-topic must be selected to be considered
• Submitting authors must include 3 learning objectives for each session—SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Timely, Clear, Concise, and Reflect what the attendees will achieve/learn by participating in the session. Submissions without learning objectives will not be considered for inclusion in the Convention program.
• Learning objectives are needed to identify and award PDHs during the Convention.
All submissions due | February 16, 2022
Author notification | Late March 2022
Convention Topics and Sub Topics:
1: State of the Industry/Profession: Presentations from leaders in: Recognized Thought, Corporate Engineering, Corporate-related Fields, Institutes, Engineering Education, Cooperating Industry Organizations, and Politics. Presentations are intended to introduce industry and profession level topics from a leadership outlook, explore multi-discipline viewpoints, examine the civil engineering profession and how it functions, and show how civil engineering affects industry and the public.
• Innovation • Workforce • Globalization • Technology • Education • Life cycle • Big data • Smart cities
2: Professional Development: To provide sessions based on the needs assessment of attendees and engineering firms. The sub-topics are designed to educate and enhance the individual skills, contribute to career development, and provide knowledge that can be applied to their jobs.
• Leadership • Ethics • Management skills • Marketing • Business development
• Small business ownership • Public relations • Project management • Value engineering
• Employee development • Diversity • Communications • Risk analysis & management • Remote culture
3: Multi-Disciplinary Technical: To bring the best of the Institutes’ conferences, ASCE conferences and other profession’s conferences, multi-discipline issues, innovation, best practices, hot issues, case studies, perspectives from allied professions affecting civil engineers, and new concepts.
• Forensic investigations (case study) • Risk analysis • Infrastructure
• Sustainability • Environmental • Unique project approaches/solutions
4: Natural and Man-Made Disasters: Explore disasters from a multi-disciplinary point of view. It will look at the natural and/or man-made causes, prediction, present codes and standards and suggested revisions, effects, and how to mitigate effects by component or macro approaches.
• Causes • Effects • Resiliency • Mitigation • Risk asset-management
• Response • Adaptation to a changing climate • Changes to design standards or codes
5: History & Heritage: Significant civil achievements within the region of t city and/or of national importance appeal for all attendees. Presentations on projects close to the convention site, National Historical Civil Landmarks should be highlighted.
• Landmarks and other significant projects • Major events
• Lasting significance and relevance modern practice • Biographies
6: Strategic Issues/Public Policy: A forum to discuss the progress and direction of public policies and their effect on the profession. Sessions to present public policy current status, drill down on practicable application of policies, how to utilize ASCE policies to affect political and legislative changes, to present case studies, and investigate future directions.
• ASCE Strategic issues • Strategic issues impacting the profession • Infrastructure funding
• Implications of not funding infrastructure • Report Cards (national, state, regional)
• Public-Private Partnerships • Changing regulations • Political advocacy
7: Significant Projects: Mega projects and multidisciplinary views, of the project discussed, on the:
• Feasibility • Planning • Design • Construction • Costs • Public process • Value
• Innovation • Environmental • Sustainability • Resiliency
Many technical sessions will include various presentation styles. The Technical Program Subcommittee will work with session leaders to ensure the presentation components for a particular session involve a suitable mix of topics, and the proposed presentation style is the most appropriate format for the subject matter.
Types of Concurrent Program Sessions:
Sessions are scheduled concurrently throughout the convention:
—Roundtable Discussion (60 or 90 minutes)—Theater-style with riser and chairs for speakers at the front of the room; and group of experts review and discuss specialized, professional matters before the audience. No moderator or facilitator, conversation format, no formal Q & A period, but audience will participate and ask questions throughout the entire session.
—Lecture Style and Interactive (60 or 90 minutes)—Typically set theater-style with a lectern in the front of the room, 1 – 3 speakers present lecture-style and interactive sessions on different aspects of the same topic. No moderator. Authors may propose 30, 60 or 90 minutes.
—Point / Counterpoint with Questions & Answers (90 minutes)—Typically set theater-style with two head tables, panel with a max of 6 individuals (up to 3 per side) with a facilitator lead discussion using a group of individuals chosen to debate a topic in the presence of an audience.
—Panel Discussions (60 or 90 minutes)—Typically set theater-style with a head table, a panel of maximum of 4 speakers, and a moderator/facilitator will lead instruction using a group of people chosen to discuss a topic in the presence of an audience. The Q&A session with audience is typically between 10 to 20 minutes.
Proposal/Abstract Submission Process: Your proposal must contain all 3 components described below including your email address and telephone number. Only submissions with completed information in full and containing a comprehensive session topic description will be considered.
- A statement that clearly communicates what the participant will be able to demonstrate at the conclusion of the session, including conditions and criteria of performance
- Measurable
- Feedback from participants demonstrating skills or knowledge obtained
Founded in 1852, The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents
more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide and
is America’s oldest national engineering society.
ASCE’s VISION: To position engineers as global leaders building a better quality of life
ASCE’s MISSION: To provide essential value to members, their careers, our partners,
and the public by developing leadership, advancing technology,
advocating lifelong learning, and promoting the profession.
For the ASCE PROGRAM and website, please go to: https://convention.asce.org
To SUBMIT PROPOSAL by Feb 16 and for all information, please go to: https://convention.asce.org/program/call-for-submissions?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io
For all details on the Program Abstract (200-250 words), Session Format, Guidelines, and Learning objectives, please go to: https://convention.asce.org/program/call-for-submissions?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io
QUESTIONS, please contact:
Phone: (800) 548-2723 | Phone: +1 (703) 295-6300 | Contact E-mail: https://convention.asce.org/contact
HOTEL: Disneyland Hotel | 1150 West Magic Way | Anaheim, CA 92802 USA
Phone: (714)778-6600 | Website: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/hotels/disneyland-hotel/