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Hurry, seats are going fast!
The Banquet is less than a month away!
The AAa/e Awards Banquet was sold out last year and we're on track to sell out again. So hurry and register so you don't miss out on one of the industry's most glamorous events! We will see you on Thursday, October 1, 2015, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. We appreciate the support of our generous Platinum Sponsors: Glumac, Lend Lease, RTKL, and Swinerton; Gold Sponsors: Metro and Metropolitan Water District; Silver Sponsor: Gensler; Bronze Sponsors: AECOM, HDR, Hensel Phelps, JCE, Ninyo & Moore, Saiful Bouquet, Skanska, Steinberg, Tangram, tk1sc, Transpogroup, VCA Engineers, and WJE; and Community Sponsors: AHBE, Arup, Balfour Beatty, Bluebeam, Cannon Design, Clark Construction, Diana Ho Consulting Group, Gruen Associates, IEY Key International, Infrastructure Factor, Kimley Horn, MATT Construction, McCarthy, Miyamoto, Navien, PCL Construction, Port of Long Beach, Thornton Tomasetti, Turner, VCA Engineers, and Woodbury University. Click here to register or sponsor now!
Click here to register or sponsor now!
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Back to school with LAUSD
Thursday, September 17, 2015, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, CITY CLUB
Don't miss out on this exclusive opportunity to learn about how LAUSD is updating existing facilities to keep up with the demands of growing populations, seismic deficiencies, sustainability requirements, and technological advances. Panelists Christos Chrysiliou, Director of Architecture and Engineering; and Alix O'Brien, Director Planning and Design Management will showcase LAUSD's $7 billion Measure Q Bond Program and the multitude of project opportunities in store for AEC firms. AAa/e appreciates the generous support of our Premier Sponsors Gonzalez Goodale Architects and NAC Architecture, and Event Sponsor RMA Group.
City Club, 555 S. Flower Street, 51st Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
Members: $50 / Non-Members: $85 / Student Members: $20 w/ID / On-site: Add $15
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Remember to VOTE!
AAa/e Board of Directors Ballots are due October 1, 2015
AAa/e's success depends upon the active participation of our members. Current AAa/e members have the opportunity to shape the future of our organization by voting for our Board of Directors. Electing new board members provides for a constant revitalization of our leadership. This year, the AAa/e has a slate of 12 candidates for the 8 open positions on the 2016-2017 Board. Members in good standing received their ballots via email. We look forward to receiving your ballots - the last day to vote is at the Award Banquet on October 1, 2015.
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Corporate Member Profile
Steinberg Gains New Leadership: Charrisse Johnston, Principal
 Steinberg is an award-winning design firm with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, and Shanghai. The entrepreneurial company is consistent to three core values: design, relate, and innovate. With a staff of more than 150 professionals, Steinberg has built a multidisciplinary practice that works on a broad range of project types including education, urban mixed-use development, hospitality, master planning, and senior living. Charrisse Johnston recently joined Steinberg as its new Principal and Interior Design Practice Leader. Based in the Los Angeles office, she works closely with Principals, Project Managers, and Designers firmwide to bolster Steinberg's ability to deliver sophisticated and world-class interior design to its regional and global clients. A recognized leader in the industry, Charrisse is the ASID chair-elect and currently serves on the UCLA Extension Dean's Advisory Board and the Cal Poly Pomona and UCLA Extension Master of Interior Architecture Guidance Committee. For more information, please visit www.steinberg.us.com.
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Rail luncheon sells out
Members and guest network with Metro, Metrolink, and CHSRA
On Thursday, August 20, AAa/e members and guests learned about how Metro, Metrolink, and CHSRA will integrate the rail service of three agencies at Union Station. Don Sepulveda, Executive Officer of Metro's Regional Rail, moderated our outstanding panel comprised of: Bryan Pennington, Metro's Executive Director of Engineering and Construction; Art Leahy, CEO of Metrolink; and Melissa de la Peņa, Regional Manager for California High Speed Rail's Burbank /Los Angeles/Anaheim corridor. At this exclusive networking event, attendees learned about the numerous Measure R rail transit, station, infrastructure, and multi-modal hub project opportunities for their firms. AAa/e thanks our Spotlight Sponsor HDR, Premier Sponsor J.L. Patterson & Associates, and Event Sponsors HNTB, Kimley Horn, and VCA Engineers for their generous support of our successful, sold-out program!
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CA High Speed Rail Project UpdateBAC representatives Linden Nishinaga Reports:
At the August 20, 2015 BAC Meeting in Sacramento, Ben Tripousis, Northern CA Regional Director, spoke on the Northern CA segments. This included an update on the RFQ (HSR 15-35) for Environmental and Engineering Services on SF to SJ and SJ to Merced project sections.
Action items at the associated PSC Meeting included follow-up work on the safe harbor rate issue; prompt payment to subs on A&E contracts; pursuit of 30%/10%/3% SBE/DBE/DVBE goal for all Project-related contracts including those involving private firms; revising the post-contract award debriefing process to include subs; equal separation of the said 30/10/3 goal between professional services and construction on DB contracts; and providing small contract set-asides for SBEs.
The design-build prime contractor for CP-1, Tutor Perini/Zachry/Parsons (TPZP) began the installation of three cofferdams in the dry channel of the Fresno River in Madera County in preparation for the construction of the Fresno River Viaduct.
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AAa/e salutes Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary (Rose Hills), a long time sponsor of AAa/e's Scholarship Fundraiser, for its commitment to use 100% percent recycled water on its sprawling grounds and decorative fountains by the end of the year. Keeping the grass green in America's largest cemetery once required 293 million gallons of potable water a year, as much used in several cities. Kudos to Bruce Lazenby, Rose Hills' Executive Director of Business Development and AAa/e Foundation Board Member, who pushed for recycled water legislation, Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District who assisted Rose Hills in securing the funding and Metropolitan Water District for providing grant funding for this critical, water-saving project. This important project was highlighted in a news story on NPR last month.
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AAa/e Membership "Bundle"
AAa/e has launched its Membership Bundle. Non-members and renewing members will benefit from an AAa/e Membership and 6 events for the price of 5.
General Members - $375
Associate Members - $325
Includes AAa/e Membership and 6 events
Benefits:
- Savings of $50
- One-time payment
Click here to sign-up!
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Elevate the exposure of your firm, services or products with new AAa/e event sponsorship opportunities, including our monthly luncheons, Masters Series, Student and Grad Networking Events, Scholarship Fundraiser, and Annual Awards Banquet. Click here to find out more!
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The AAa/e has made great strides to increase members' benefits and add value to each level of membership. All members enjoy:
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