2023 Fall Forum & Engineering Excellence Awards

2023 Fall Forum and Engineering Excellence Awards

Wells Conference Center, University of Maine, Orono

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Agenda

8:00 am - 8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 am - 8:40 am Welcoming Remarks

• Theresa Patten, President, ACEC of Maine

8:40 am - 9:00 am PAC Champion and National Director Update

• Dan Diffin, P.E., National Director/PAC Champion, ACEC of Maine

1. Research & Development Tax Update
2. Wage Cap Recap

9:00 am - 9:30 am Federal Permitting Process

• Amanda Sayles, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NE District

9:30 am - 10:00 am Internships and Hiring: How to Connect with UMaine Students

• Renee Kelley, UMaine Associate VP of Strategic Partnerships, Innovation and Engagement

10:00 am - 10:15 am Break

10:15 am - 10:45 am Maine Department of Transportation

• Jeff Folsom, P.E., Assistant Director of the Bureau of Project Development

10:45 am - 11:15 am UMaine Update on Engineering and Computing Programs and Initiatives

• Dr, Giovanna Guidoboni, Dean, University of Maine College of Engineering and Computing

11:15 am - 11:45 am UMaine Composites Center Updates and Initiatives

• Dr. Habib Dagher, P.E., Director of the Advanced Structures & Composites Center, UMaine

11:45 am - 12:45 pm Lunch & Networking

12:45 pm - 1:00 pm Legislative Update

• Bill Ferdinand, Eaton Peabody

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EEA Award Presentations

2:00 pm ACEC/PAC Silent Auction Winners Announced

2:15 pm Optional Tour of the Composite Center

• Pre-registration Required

 

Thank you to our sponsors!

Annual Sponsors:

• McFarland Johnson
• Sevee & Maher Engineers
• Credere Associates
• Clark Insurance
• S. W. Cole Engineering
• Haley Ward

Event Sponsors:

• Kleinfelder
• Sebago Technics
• Wright-Pierce
• Stantec
• Kleinschmidt
• Ames & Gough
• WBRC
• HNTB

If you would also like to be a sponsor, please contact Tanya Griffeth at ExecutiveDirector@acecmaine.com or call 207-557-0939.