Workshop Descriptions:

Elevation Certificate Workshop
The Elevation Certificate Workshop is designed for local floodplain administrators, surveyors, engineers, and others who deal with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). The course will provide an understanding of the information needed to properly complete an Elevation Certificate.

Registration fee: $25
The following hours have been approved for attendees: 
4 Continuing Education Credits for Certified Floodplain Managers
4 Professional Development Hours

Quick 2/BFE Determination Workshop
The Quick 2/BFE Determination Workshop is designed for floodplain administrators, surveyors, and engineers. Quick 2 is a simple computer program designed by FEMA to calculate BFEs for un-numbered A Zones.

Registration fee:  $25
4 Continuing Education Credits for Certified Floodplain Managers
4 Professional Development Hours

 A LAPTOP IS REQUIRED FOR THIS WORKSHOP!!
 * People wishing to attend this workshop must bring a laptop computer and have the ability to install Quick 2 software (provided) or have it installed on their laptop prior to attending. Software can be downloaded from the following website: (http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/dl_qck22.shtm).

Date, Time and Location of the Workshops: 

The following courses are being offered in 
St. Joseph, Missouri, at this location:
Remington Nature Center of St. Joseph
1502 MacArthur Drive
St. Joseph, MO  64505

June 5,   2012             Elevation Certificate Workshop                 1:00pm—5:00pm
June 6,   2012             Quick 2/BFE Determination Workshop     8:00am—12:00pm

 Registration for the 2012 Training Workshops is easy!  Regonline is an online course registration site designed to make workshop registration simple.  Access course registration at:      

www.mfsma.org/training  

Please contact Tami Soncrant with any questions. She may be reached by email, phone, or fax at the following:

Email:  tami.soncrant@sema.dps.mo.gov
Phone:  (573) 526-9115      Fax:  (573) 526-9198

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ASCE Spring 2012

Date: March 28^th, 2012

Location: Holiday Inn at the Country Club Plaza
                      1 East 45^th Street
                      Kansas City, MO 64111

Time: 11:30 AM – Registration
             12:00 PM  – Lunch
              12:30 PM – Presentation

Meal:   Spinach Salad with prosciutto, strawberries, almonds, and raspberry vinaigrette
                Pan-roasted Pork Chop with apple-bourbon demi-glaze
                Parmesan smashed red potato skins
                Julienne vegetables
                Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, and Iced Tea

Cost: $30.00

RSVP to: John Dowell at jdowell@burnsmcd.com or 816-823-7176 by Noon Tuesday March 20^th

Topic: A Summary on the City Of Kansas City Streetcar and Other Capital Improvement Projects and Programs. 

Speaker: Sherri McIntyre – Assistant City Manager of City of Kansas City, Missouri

Sherri McIntyre is an Assistant City Manager working primarily on infrastructure related issues for the City of Kansas City, Missouri.  She also serves as the recently appointed Director of Public Works.  She has a strong background in transportation and municipal infrastructure.  She has been in her current role for the City about two years, after spending time working for private engineering firms.  She has eight years of previous service with the City, working in Public Works Engineering, and over 10 years with Missouri Department of Transportation.

Sherri’s current duties include working with the internal City infrastructure departments of Public Works, Capital Projects, Water Services, and Parks and Recreation.  She serves as one of the City’s leads on the Downtown Streetcar proposal.  She also serves as a liaison between the City with external customers ranging from Missouri Department of Transportation, MARC, design professionals, and construction community.

PDH will be available. 

Upcoming Events

Come join Engineers Without Borders – Kansas City Professionals for their March General Meeting, Monday March 19^th at 5:30PM.  The Chief Environmental Officer for the City (KCMO) will be joining us to talk about Sustainability Initiatives in KCMO and around the Metro area.  We will also be providing ways to get involved both internationally and locally as we grow our chapter.   The meeting will be in the W1 Training Room at Black & Veatch (8400 Ward Parkway Kansas City MO).  Hope to see you there!

Date:  Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Location:   Plaza III Steak House

                  4749 Pennsylvania   Kansas City, MO    64112

                  816-753-0000

Time:  11:30 a.m. Social

           12:00 p.m. Lunch

           12:30 p.m. Presentation

Meal:      Steak, Salmon or Chicken, (Vegetable is Chefs Choice)

Cost:       $35.00 per person (For Students and Engineers between jobs, $17.50). Please make checks payable to ASCE.

RSVP to:  Tom Simmons at thomas.m.simmons@usace.army.mil  by Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Seating is limited to 100 so please RSVP soon to reserve your place.

TOPIC: “2011 Missouri River Flood and Silver Jackets”

Speakers:    Brian Rast, Project Manager and Planner, US Army Corps of

Engineers, Kansas City District

For additional announcements and more information about KC EWRI visit:

http://www.kcengineers.org/ewrikc/ewrikc.html

Topic – 2011 Missouri River Flood and Silver Jackets”

“Come see aerial photos of the 2011 flood on the Missouri River and learn how flood forecast inundation maps are becoming the Information Age’s tool for risk informed decision making.”

Speaker:    Brian Rast, P.E CFM, PMP

Mr. Rast has been a project manager and planner in the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Kansas City District, Planning Branch, since 2004.  He has worked as a hydraulic engineer and civil site development, since 1993.  He received a BS in Civil Engineering with a secondary major in Natural Resources and Environmental Science from Kansas State University in 1994.  In 2004 he earned his MS in Engineering Management from the University of Kansas.  He completed advanced training from the Institute for Water Resources’ Planning Associates Program in 2007.  He is a Professional Engineer in Kansas.  He is a Certified Floodplain Manager and a Project Management Professional.  He manages Civil Works water resource projects in flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, emergency streambank stabilization, and watershed planning.  As a Silver Jackets coordinator for the Institute for Water Resources, he is involved with state-level hazard mitigation in Kansas & Missouri, and under this program, he is conducting the Wildcat Creek Silver Jackets pilot project, which includes flood forecast inundation mapping with a partnership with other state and federal agencies. 

 Also, Please take a moment now to update your Outlook Calendars with the upcoming meeting date: EWRI Luncheon Meeting – March 7, 2012. Topic to be announced

The FIRST Lego League tournament needs volunteer judges for the FLL Qualifier Tournaments to be held on December 3 (Kearney Jr. High) and December 10th (Bingham Middle School, Independence, Mo). The championship event is held at Union Station on January 14th.  Visit http://www.firstlegoleague.org/ for more information about FLL.

The judges work in pairs to judge projects, core values and robot design. Training in using the scoring rubrics will be held on Wednesday, November 30th at Time Warner Cable, 6550 Winchester, KCMO, from 7-8:00 pm. (If needed, a separate training may be scheduled.)

If you are interested, contact Cindy Howard, FLL volunteer coordinator, at cindy@crhowardarchitect.com.

Learn how to receive a free drink and appetizers at the next Younger Members Meeting (details below)

Date: Tuesday December 13^th, 2011

Location: Lidia’s Italy
                       101 W. 22nd St.
                       Kansas City, MO 64112

Time:  11:30 am to 12:00 pm – Registration / Social
                12:00 pm to 12:30 pm – Meal
                 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm – Presentation

Menu:  
Insalata Cesare alla Lidia - Lidia’s own version of the American-born, Italian-named Caesar Salad, made with tender hearts of Romaine tossed in a mild dressing seasoned with mustard, a touch of anchovy, imported Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and crispy croutons

Pasta Tasting Trio - An endless sampling of three daily-made fresh and filled pastas, the selections change according to the season and the fresh market offerings. Lidia’s signature dish!

Pollo alla Limone e Olive - A classic dish of pan seared chicken breasts, paired with a sauce of roasted lemons, capers, and Sicilian olives, over a saute of seasoned spinach

Biscotti Platters - Fresh from our bakery, an assortment of house-made cookies & sweets

Cost: $35

RSVP:  RSVP to John Dowell at jdowell@burnsmcd.com or 816-823-7176 By Noon December 9th

Speaker: Matt Spencer, HNTB

Presentation Overview: Mr. Spencer is a Project Engineer/Squad Leader in the transportation section in the Kansas City office.  Prior to joining HNTB in 2005 he was a Field Engineer at a Kiewit Southern Corporation.  His experience includes interstate design, roadway design, rail design, construction, utility-relocation coordination, drainage design, and many other aspects of transportation design.  He is responsible for working with project managers to complete a variety of projects for the HNTB transportation section and other HNTB sections.

Mr Spencer will be discussing the topic of Diverging Diamond Interchanges.  The DDI (also referred to as a double crossover diamond) is a unique new interchange type that has recently been implemented to help ease interchange congestion.  A DDI reduces the total conflict points from 30 in a traditional diamond to only 18. It moves traffic faster, reduces congestion, and increases safety.

ASCE and ASCE Younger Members are teaming up with Harvesters — The Community Food Network, to sponsor a food drive at the ASCE December lunch. Donations received through the drive will help Harvesters’ network feed those in need throughout Kansas City.

It’s sometimes difficult to believe that hunger exists in Kansas City. Most people think of hunger in terms of famine and mass starvation — terrible tragedies, but not something that affects people every day in our own community.

Hunger in our community is often more subtle. It’s a child who stuffs his pockets during lunch at school so he has food to eat at home in the evening. It’s a parent who is—ironically—overweight, because sugar and carbohydrate-laden foods are often the least expensive at the local store. It’s a senior citizen who goes without food in order to buy medicine, further jeopardizing her already fragile health.

The reality is that there are hungry people in Kansas City. Harvesters’ agencies provide assistance to nearly 60,000 people every week. And fully half of those are children and the elderly.

A contribution on December 13 means much needed help, and hope, will be available to those who need it. Please bring a few items to our luncheon.  Your generosity makes a difference.

Attendees that bring 3 nonperishable items will be entered into a drawing for a gift card.  Attendees that bring 6 or more items will be entered into the drawing twice. 

Your donation makes a difference! (No Glass Please!)

Most Needed Food Items
Canned Vegetables
Canned Fruit
Boxed Meals (Hamburger Helper, Pasta Roni)
Canned Meats/Tuna
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Canned Soup
Hot & Cold Cereal

Most Needed Household Supplies/Personal Care Items
Soap
Deodorant
Shampoo
Toilet Paper

ASCE Younger Members Group Meeting
Tuesday December 13th @ 6 PM
The Cashew Bar
Bring/Donate a toy and receive a drink and appetizers for free!  All donations go to Toys For Tots

Questions? Contact Kyle Dieckmann at kyle.dieckmann@IBHC.com

PLACE:       UMKC , Room 402 New Student Union,  50^th and Cherry, KCMO

PARKING: Metered Lots are available (SEE ATTACHEDMAP).

TIME: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.     – Social / hors d’oeuvres – beverages
                 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.     – Presentation

COST: $10.00, $3.00 – for students

RESERVATIONS:     Contact Mike Schmidt w/ TSi, at mschmitz@tsi-engineering.com or 913-749-4010 by Monday, December 5th, 2011.  (Should you want to come and forget to confirm, please come anyway)

PROGRAM:         Landslides and the Development of Hazard Maps for Northeast Kansas

In 1997, the Kansas Geological Survey began an effort to map the landslide hazards of northeastern Kansas.  The pilot area was Atchison, because of the steep bluffs along the Missouri River.  For the Atchison pilot project, aerial photographs of several dates were combined with the data from the civil engineer’s office, and a field reconnaissance to produce a map of landslide features.  The map included recent landslides and slope areas that have features related to dormant landslides.  This data was digitized, along with a geologic map of the pilot area, and a digital elevation model (DEM).  The DEM was used to produce maps of the slope angle and slope aspect.  The next step was to produce quantitative landslide susceptibility map (landslide hazard map).  Because of the size of the area (two 7½ minute quadrangles) and a lack of knowledge of the distribution of soil properties, deterministic approaches based on soils mechanics could not be used in this area.  Thus, a probabilistic approach was used.  Although many researchers in this field use large numbers of data sets, the KGS approach selected datasets based on the key elements of the deterministic approach: material properties and slope angle.  Geologic data was used as a substitute for material properties that were not available.  The regression equation was solved using a statistical package producing an equation that could be used to determine the landslide hazard probability for each cell in the raster.  The pilot project produced four products: a new geologic map, a map showing the landslide features, landslide hazard map, and a report on the landslides.  Landslide feature and landslide hazard maps were produced for several other areas including the City of Leavenworth.

Eligible for 1.0 Professional Development Hour (PDH) for attending     

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NOTICE OF TECHNICAL PRESENTATION December 8

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