Highpoints | Volume 35, No. 1 -- January 2019

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2019 Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science (E3S) Competition

The E3S Awards Competition is the gold standard for identifying state-of-the-art projects in environmental engineering and science. Get the recognition and exposure your leading edge projects and your team deserve! The submission process is entirely electronic, allowing you to submit your completed entry directly online. Judging is also conducted electronically with an unlimited geographic representation of judges. Completed entries for the E3S Awards Competition must be uploaded by February 1, 2019. You may submit the reservation form at any time, but it is advised that you do so prior to the February 1st deadline to allow time to review instructions for, and test, your secured drop box.

For entry forms and guidelines, go to http://www.aaees.org/e3scompetition/.

2019 Environmental Communications (EComm) Awards

Communicating with the public at large and other constituents can be a complex and challenging issue. Communication and marketing plans must be designed to address the objectives and strategies of the campaign to reach a target audience. With this in mind, AAEES is proud to offer this area of competition and invites consulting firms and municipalities alike to enter. Completed entries for the EComm Awards Competition must be uploaded by March 1, 2019. You may submit the reservation form at any time, but it is advised that you do so early to ensure that you have sufficient time to review instructions for, and test, your secured drop box before the March 1st deadline.

For entry forms and guidelines, go to http://www.aaees.org/ecommcompetition/.

BCEE/BCEEM/BCES Audit

We still have members that have not submitted their Annual Professional Development Credit Reporting Form and documentation. If you have not submitted your documentation for the audit yet, please contact Joyce at JDowen@aaees.org. If you are a Life Active member and have been selected for the audit, you still have to meet the professional development hours. You can always transfer your status to Life Inactive or Inactive status. If you have any questions, please contact Joyce Dowen at 410-266-3311.

2019 Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook - Sign Up for Your Listing

The Academy invites you to have your organization sign up for a listing in the 2019 Environmental Engineering and Science Resource Guidebook. We are releasing the Guidebook in both electronic and print format to make this year's edition easier to use and easier to distribute to individuals and organizations looking to connect with environmental specialists. We are expanding the content that each listing receives - enabling web links in the e-version and providing more room to post information on your specialties in both versions. We expect to print and distribute the new publication more widely than we have in the past, with a special focus on outreach at the trade events and conferences we attend during the year. We are also planning an expanded role for the Guidebook in making federal, state, and local agencies aware of the capabilities of our members in helping deal with current environmental engineering needs.

Have your organization reserve its space by March 15, 2019. It's great exposure for a low cost. For details, email JSOlmo@aaees.org. To download the reservation form, click here.

It's Simple - Nominate a Colleague to Apply for Board Certification

1. Click here for the simple one-page nomination form for Board Certification
2. Complete the form
3. Click on the Submit This Nomination button on the form
4. Your default email application will open
5. Click on the Continue button
6. Click Send

Annual Certification Renewal for 2019

Please remember to submit your 2019 Specialty Certification renewal, the due date has been extended to January 31, 2019. If you want your information to be in the 2019 Edition of Who's Who in Environmental Engineering and Science, please submit your renewal by then.

AAEES Career Center

The interactive job board is free to members who are seeking employment. The site provides employers and recruiters with highly qualified environmental engineering job candidates. Employers may post available positions directly to the Career Center for a fee of $495/position for a 30 day listing. Payment is made online by credit card. Internship postings are free! For more information, go to https://careers.aaees.org/.

Committee Appointments

2019 President Kristin Morico has finalized committee appointments for the Academy's next program year (January 1 to December 31) and appointment letters will be mailed to those newly appointed this year. The following is a list of those who will chair the Academy's committees:

• Audit Committee - Joseph J. Delfino
• Awards Committee - C. Hunter Nolen
• AAEESP/AAEES Joint Awards Committee - Edward J. Bouwer
• Bylaws, Policies & Procedures Committee - Robert C. Williams
• Admissions Committee - Sandra L. Tripp
• Certification by Eminence Committee - Cecil Lue-Hing
• Membership, Development & Outreach Committee - C. Hunter Nolen
• Re-Certification Committee - Robert L. Matthews
• Development & Upgrading of Examinations - Robert H. Gilbertsen
• Air Resources and Pollution Control Committee - Mark P. Cal
• Environmental Chemistry Committee - Farhana Mohamed
• Environmental Life Sciences Committee - Masahiro Dojiri
• Environmental Sustainability Committee - Steven A. LaMere
• General Environmental Engineering Committee - Findlay Edwards
• Hazardous Waste Management & Site Remediation Committee - James D. Fitzgerald
• Industrial Hygiene Committee - Frederick W. Boelter
• Radiation Protection Committee - Jafir Abbas Jaferi
• Solid Waste Management Committee - Robert B. Gardner
• Surface and Groundwater Resources Committee - Leslie Lopkee Chau
• Water Supply and Wastewater Committee - Jeffrey H. Greenfield
• Engineering Education Committee - David A. Chin
• Excellence in Environmental Engineering Committee - Vacant
• Finance Committee - Daniel B. Oerther
• K-12 Committee - Richard J. Pope
• Nominating Committee -C. Hunter Nolen
• Planning Committee - Kristin Morico
• Publications Committee - C. Herb Ward
• Seminars and Workshop Committee - Shuang (Sharon) Yin
• Students & Young Professionals - David Vaccari

AAEES Activities

Elevate Your Visibility Today Through the Academy

It's easy and free to host an Academy Workshop or Seminar in your locale - If you would like to learn more, please email Workshops and Seminars Chair Sharon Yin, SYin@ocsd.com, and copy JSOlmo@aaees.org. Be sure to give an approximate date and suggested topic (if any), possible speakers, and possible location. For three easy steps to hosting an event, click here.

February 3-6, 2019, New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA) 91th Annual Winter Meeting at the Marriott Marquis, Times Square, NYC. For more details, go to http://www.nywea.org.

April 25, 2019, AAEES Awards Luncheon and Conference, National Press Club, Washington, DC. Additional details forthcoming.

May 6, 2019, AAEES's 10th Annual Workshop (with TCHs, PDHs and CEUs); includes breakfast and/or lunch at NJWEA's Conference, Atlantic City, NJ: For registration or exhibitor information, visit http://www.njwea.org.

May 7, 2019, AAEES's Annual Breakfast at NJWEA's Conference. For registration or exhibitor information, visit http://www.njwea.org.