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• New! Check out North Florida AACEi’s Cost Escalation Survey results and our November panel discussion speaker presentations on the Resources page. • Awards: North Florida Section and board member Glenn C. Butts, CCC has recently been honored with two very prestigious regional and international awards. The 2008 CCTS Technical Achievement Award was presented to Glenn during Engineer’s Week last February. See photo and story below.
Glenn has also won the AACEi TCM Excellence Award for 2008. The Total Cost Management Excellence Award was created by the AACEi Board of Directors in 1995 to recognize exemplary current service and contribution to the Association. Glenn will be at the AACEi Annual Meeting in Toronto to receive his award. Congratulations to Glenn for these major achievements.
• Scholarships: Two university applicants from our Section have been awarded AACEi scholarships. Rizwan Farooqui of Florida International University and Tomeka Jordan of the University of Florida have both been awarded a $2,000 AACEi scholarship. Our Section has added another $500 each from its own scholarship funds, which qualifies for 50% AACEi matching funds. Congratulations to our local winners!
• Member survey results are in. Overall, we’re doing well, and the board has already made decisions based on your input to help improve Section services and benefits even more. Click here for a survey summary and news about upcoming changes.
• Election Results: Our first online election went very smoothly, and voting results have been verified for July 2008-June 2009. William Lennex was appointed for a one-year term as VP-Technical. For a list of current Board officers and directors, click here. |
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June 28-July 1, 2009: AACEi Annual Meeting, Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA.
September 21-27, 2009: 5th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, Las Vegas, NV. Theme: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions in Structural Engineering and Construction. For details and call for papers, visit http://ISEC-5.ce.unlv.edu.
June 27-30, 2010: AACEi Annual Meeting, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta, GA.
June 19-22, 2011: AACEi Annual Meeting, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, CA.
Continuing: 2nd Wednesdays: Canaveral Council of Technical Societies (CCTS). Umbrella organization comprised of 31 Space Coast area technical societies, including North Florida AACEi. Organizing agency of the Space Congress.
As you are aware, if you are certified, you must earn 15 or more recertification credits every three years to recertify. One way you can earn recertification credits is to assist the Certification Board by grading CCC/CCE papers or Part IV exam sections in your specialty. This can be done at your current location with no travel, and all communication will be handled by e-mail and telephone.
To be accepted as a grader, you must successfully grade a sample paper or Part IV question according to the guidelines provided. If interested please contact Sandy Willard at swillard@aacei.org or Anna Marie Smith at amsmith@aacei.org. |
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New New Certification Study Guides Available. The first editions of certification study guides for both the Earned Value Professional (EVP) and Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) are now available. Order them from AACEi’s Online Bookstore now!
New AACEi’s Credential Program. AACE International's online Professional Credential Programs are designed to provide participants with career training in various aspects of Construction Project Controls, Construction Project Management, and Green Construction by successfully completing required courses. Individual certificates will be issued for each course completed with a passing grade. Upon completion of the program, participants will receive a Credential Certificate.
These are fee-based, self-paced courses taken via the Internet, and you may register at any time. To register, or for more information, go to AACEi’s Distance Learning/Credential Programs. Please note that these Professional Credentials are not related to any of the AACE International Certification programs and do not confer AACEi Certification. |
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Opportunity for Re-Certification Credits |
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The new 2008 N. American & Global Cost/Reference Databases from Compass International are now available. To find more information click on “Reference Books” at http://www.compassinternational.net. The 2008 editions are as follows: |
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• For current Section newsletter issue, click here! |
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North Florida AACEI member Glenn Butts, CCC (left) receives CCTS Technical Achievement Award from Awards Chair William MacDonald at CCTS Engineers Week Banquet February 22, 2008. |
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Section Member Glenn Butts Receives CCTS Technical Achievement Award
Congratulations to North Florida AACEI Section member and member of the Section Board of Directors Glenn C. Butts, CCC, for receiving the 2008 CCTS Technical Achievement Award.
Presented at the recent CCTS Engineers Week Banquet at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL, this prestigious award recognizes outstanding technical accomplishments among CCTS’s 31 Space Coast area technical societies.
Currently a Cost Analysis Officer with NASA at Kennedy Space Center, Butts was honored for an outstanding record of research, development and technical achievement. This includes creation, documentation, testing and presentation of “Accurate Estimates in a Minute,” an exciting new tool critical to the Constellation space construction program, and authoring the 400-page “Cost Engineering Desk Reference,” soon to be published by NASA. Butts was also recognized for his professional dedication through leadership within AACEI, and sharing knowledge through many seminar presentations. |
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Susan B. Zimmerman, CCE has been an AACEi member since 2002, has earned the Certified Cost Engineer designation, and now serves as Administrative Vice President for the North Florida Section. She is also |
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co-chair of the Scholarship Committee.
“Susan is a talented, conscientious and very effective member of our board,” said Section President David L. Harrison. “Her contributions are thoughtful and worthwhile, and the Section is fortunate that she’s a member and one of its leaders.”
Currently a Construction Engineering Analyst for Space Gateway Support, Susan has worked at Kennedy Space Center since the launch of the first Space Shuttle in 1981, supporting NASA in cost estimating and analysis. She is a University of Central Florida graduate, with degrees in both Electrical Engineering Technology and English. A resident of Cocoa, FL, Susan’s hobbies include sewing and quilting, especially creating isolette quilts for babies at the local hospital. |
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