AAEE Highpoints - AAEE's Monthly Newsletter
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AAEE Meetings & Events
Click here to view the AAEE Events Calendar. These are great opportunities to both learn and network with fellow AAEE members as well as opportunities to earn PDHs.
K-12 Committee Contest is Rocking and Rolling - How Much Energy Can You Conserve?
The K-12 Committee is at it again. They've created a wonderful new contest for K-12 students, and we will fly the winning middle school and high school student (along with a parent and a teacher to Washington DC to accept their awards and be a part of the AAEE Exhibit at the US Science & Engineering Festival, April 28-29. The Academy is only asking three favors: 1) Please distribute the contest to your local-area schools using this link: http://www.aaee.net/DownloadCenter/AAEEContest-HowMuchEnergyCanYouConserve.pdf; 2) Consider volunteering to help out at the booth (email jcava@aaee.net; and 3) We need sponsors and donations as we need to raise between $7,000 and $10,000. Single sponsorships will also be considered. Tax deductible donations are through the Environmental Engineering Foundation.
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27th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management
March 11-14, 2012, Philadelphia, PA: The Twenty-Seventh International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management. AAEE will have a booth at this event and encourages you to come to this prestigious event attended by more than 1,000 solid waste professionals from around the world. For details, click here.
Member Get A Member! Win a Canon EOS Rebel T3!
It's time to encourage your worthy colleagues to join the Academy. Do you remember who encouraged you to join? Most of us were encouraged by a colleague to become Board Certified, usually in a brief conversation. You can play that same role today with only a small investment your of time. This year, for each applicant who lists you as referring them, your name will be entered in a drawing for a Canon EOS Rebel T3 digital single lens reflex camera ($500 value). The more people you stimulate to apply, the more chances you have to win this fine camera. Remind them to list you in the space labeled "Referred By" on the application form. The streamlined certification process now begins with a short on-line application available at AAEE.net, and if support is needed, please contact Sammi Olmo at jsolmo@aaee.net or 410-266-3311. Subsequent submittal of the more detailed qualification information is required by March 31, 2012, so recommend that candidates apply early. All the information an applicant would need such as benefits of membership, information about the Academy, and how to apply can be found at AAEE.net. More important than winning the camera, you will be making a difference in someone's career. They will appreciate that you think highly of them and will remember you, just as you remember who encouraged you to become Board Certified.
AAEE Approves Environmental Scientist Certification/Name Change
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The AAEE Board of Trustees votes to offer separate certification for environmental scientists and to change the Academy's name to American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.
Have You Visited The AAEE Center?
BCEEs, BCEEMs, DEEs, Members, and Student Members. You may now renew and update your membership records online! Additional members-only benefits includes an online directory, search for other members, view updated committee and board rosters, and purchase lapel pins, certificates, and other apparel!
Non-members and guests are also able to use the AAEE Center to apply for membership, subscribe to Environmental Engineer, and to purchase AAEE publications. Click on the Login button on the home page to visit the AAEE Center or click on the following link: https://netforum.avectra.com/eWeb/StartPage.aspx?Site=AAEE. The AAEE Center is a secure site!
Environmental Engineer Ranks for Best Jobs in America
Money Magazine/PayScale.com have published their 2011 Best Jobs in America lists. Environmental Engineer came in at #10 for Best Jobs for Fast Growth and #6 for Best Jobs for Saving the World.
The AAEE Career Center
The Boxwood Conference Board reported this morning that online job demand rose by nearly 60,000 ads in September. Even in this so-called "jobless recovery," highly skilled workers are in demand. Unemployment for individuals with a bachelors degree or higher has gone from 5.2% to 4.6% in the last 12 months. The AAEE online career center is the resource for this talent in your industry. Place your open positions on the AAEE Career Center at http://www.aaee.net/AAEECareerCenter.php.
New Marketing & Communications Competition
We all know how important proper messaging is in this world of trying to convey often complex and challenging issues to the public at large and other constituents. With this in mind, AAEE would like you to consider entering the inaugural year of this important new award. In cooperation with the International Water Association and the PIA Awards, the Academy is proud to offer a new area of competition and invites Consulting firms and municipalities alike to enter. The winner will be announced at the Excellence in Environmental Engineering Awards Banquet & Conference. The winner will also automatically qualify to enter the IWA's International competition in the North American section. For details, and to enter, email jsolmo@aaee.net.
2012 Kappe Series Lecturer
The 2012 Kappe Series Lecturer has been announced. The 2012 Kappe Lecturer is Dr. Vladimir Novotny, CDM Chair & Professor & Director, Northeastern University. His lectures will be presented during the Fall 2012 semester. Details on his lectures will be reported in the Winter issue of Environmental Engineer. His profile and abstracts for the lectures offered can be found on the Kappe Lecture section of the website. If you are interested in having Dr. Novotny present his lectures at your school, contact JCava@aaee.net.
Environmental Engineer
The Winter issue of Environmental Engineer (Volume 48, Number 1) is now available. Featured stories include the Class of 2011, a profile of the 2012 Kappe Lecturer Dr. Vladimir Novotny, and Board Certified Environmental Scientist (BCES); Environmental Engineer: Applied Research and Practice: The Role of Landfills in US Sustainable Waste Management.
For more information on Environmental Engineer, click here. If there are stories or features that you are interested in seeing profiled, you can email your ideas and suggestions to YMoulden at aaee.net.