1. Rice ASCE Spring 2011 First Meeting Benjamin Berryhill Friday, Jan. 21, 2011

2. Agenda Resources & Programs Spring Events New Office Space! ASCE National Membership Electing New Officers Q & A 2

3. Resources Officers asce.rice.edu – View the calendar – Access to minutes for past meetings asce.org – Access to scholarship applications and civil engineering scientific journals – ASCE infrastructure report card ASCE National Membership 3

4. National membership is free With membership, you can attend ASCE Houston-branch meetings for free – free dinner – casual interaction with many professional civil engineers ASCE student conferences are also free for members. 4

5. Programs Interaction with industry – ASCE-Houston branch dinner meetings – Rice ASCE company presentations – Rice ASCE Spring Career Fair (Feb. 23 rd, 7-9pm) Ongoing CEVE book sale – Can be cheaper than online – No waiting for shipping – Supports your fellow CEVEs Concrete Canoe (Arrrrr) 5

6. Spring Events General Meetings -biweekly on Fridays Canoeing trip -March 26 Concrete canoe -April 29-30 competition at Texas A&M ASCE spring career fair -Feb. 23 ASCE-Chi Epsilon banquet -April 12 6

7. New Rice ASCE office space! MEL 109 Current Furnishings – Desks & tables – Computer – Refrigerator Future furnishings – Couch? Microwave? – Printing Station? – Disco ball? 7

8. Canoeing trip March 26, Free to attend! 8

9. Spring Career Fair February 23 rd, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Farnsworth Pavilion Broad variety of engineering firms come to recruit 9

10. Officers This semester we will elect new officers for the 2011-2012 academic year. Available positions: – President – Vice President – Concrete Canoe Captain (up to two positions) – Treasurer/Secretary 10

11. 11 Q & A