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FRom ACEC To YoU engineeringInc. THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES CHAIRmAN PRESIDENT & CEo vICE PRESIDENT, oPERATIoNS Rising to the Occasion These are challenging times for our industry, but also times of opportunity. Most of the nation’s economic indicators point downward, and prospects for an imminent turnaround are unclear. The crises in the real estate and credit markets have hit the engineering industry hard. Individual firms not only are struggling with the vagaries of the market, but must do so in the face of a long-standing shortage of qualified engineers. In this issue of Engineering Inc., we look at how the industry is facing up to these challenges and creating opportunities. Our examination of the current economic situation also highlights the varied and novel steps Member Firms have undertaken to weather the economic storm. (See page 20.) As the industry continues to struggle to recruit qualified engineers, we take a look at the impact of the engineer shortage and how the industry, including many of our Member Organizations and Member Firms, are more aggressively promoting the profession to the source of our industry’s future—grade and middle school students. (See page 12.) This issue also features successful examples of “green design” increasingly embraced in the construction of education facilities. As we near year’s end, our focus will turn to another major challenge looming on the horizon—reauthorization of SAFETEA-LU, due for consideration next year, along with the overall future and funding of the nation’s transportation infrastructure. Rest assured, the Council will be a vocal and powerful force in these discussions to protect and promote the interests of our industry. John F. Hennessy III David A. Raymond Mary Ann Emely Steven Hall Jeffrey L. Beard Alan D. Crockett Andrea Keeney akeeney@acec.org 202-682-4347 vICE PRESIDENT, GovERNmENT AFFAIRS vICE PRESIDENT, INSTITUTE FoR bUSINESS mANAGEmENT DIRECToR, CommUNICATIoNS and mEDIA STAFF EDIToR ACEC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIRmAN Edward J. Mulcahy THE MAGAzINE GROUP EDIToRIAL DIRECToR Thomas Halligan Corey Murray ART DIRECToRS Jeff Kibler, Melissa Hamid PRoJECT mANAGER Mary Mieszczanski mANAGING EDIToR ADVERTISING SALES Nina Goldman Director Advertising & Sponsorships ACEC 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005-2605 202-682-4325 ngoldman@acec.org Engineering Inc., Volume 19, Number 6 (ISSN 1539-2694), is published bi-monthly by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-2605. Periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C., and at additional mailing offices. Annual subscriptions are $24 for members (included in dues as a non-deductible amount); $45 for U.S. non-members; $65 for institutional subscriptions. Back issues are $15. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Engineering Inc., c/o ACEC, 1015 15th Street NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005-2605. © 2008 American Council of Engineering Companies. All rights reserved. This publication may be copied, downloaded from the ACEC website, stored in electronic or hard-copy format, and disseminated to third parties for educational and information purposes. ACEC expressly disclaims any liability for damages of any kind in connection with such copying, downloading, storage, and/or dissemination. By copying, downloading, storing and/or disseminating this publication, the recipient of this publication expressly agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold ACEC, its officers, directors, employees, volunteers and agents harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, causes of action and liabilities, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or resulting from the recipient’s use of this publication. Notwithstanding the above, no part of this publication may be altered, resold, licensed, or used for any other commercial purposes without the prior written permission of ACEC. Recipients may opt out of receiving the electronic version of this publication from ACEC by sending an e-mail with the subject line “Unsubscribe” to ACEC at magazine@acec.org. For more current news on ACEC issues and developments, subscribe to the weekly electronic newsletter, Last Word. To subscribe, contact abrandstadter@ acec.org. For members without electronic access, a fax-on-demand version is available. Contact Ann Brandstadter for information at 202-682-4333. John F. Hennessy III ACEC Chairman David A. Raymond ACEC President & CEO WWW.ACEC .o RG 2 ENGINEERING INC. NovEmbER / DECEmbER 2008 http://www.ACEC.oRG

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