Southern Nevada Chapter
Las Vegas, Nevada
www.nspenv.org
Meeting Notice and Newsletter
December 2014
“Stuff the Stocking” Holiday Charity Luncheon:
NSPE will be joining the American Public Works Association (APWA) and several other associations
for the annual “Stuff the Stocking” Joint Holiday Charity Luncheon, which will be held at 11:30 A.M. on
Thursday, December 18, 2014 at the Palace Station Hotel Casino. This luncheon will be hosted by
the APWA, additional information and registration can be found on the APWA NV Chapter
website http://nevada.apwa.net.
Donations of cash, check (payable to APWA), Walmart gift cards and/or unwrapped new toys will be
collected now through December 18, 2014. This year's charity luncheon is to benefit kids at Childtime Las Vegas
(Early Learning and Child Care). A new item this year will be a silent auction. Bring a new item worth $50 or more for
the silent auction and all proceeds will go towards the kids at Childtime.
To RSVP for this luncheon, go to Luncheon Registration*. RSVP deadline is Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Please
remember that payment at the door is cash or check (payable to APWA) only.
The December 2014 Joint Membership Luncheon is being held in association with APWA, ACEC, ASCE, NSPE, AIA, ITE,
SWE, CMAA, SAME, and SMPS Members and Guests.
Sponsorship Opportunities:
We are looking for companies to sponsor the
2015 monthly luncheons. Your company logo and contact
information would go here. If you are interested in being a
sponsor, please contact a Chapter Officer.
Have a safe and happy holiday!!!
In This Newsletter:
Future City Competition .................................................. Page 2
Employment Opportunities .............................................. Page 2
STEM Bucket Assembly .................................................. Page 2
Call for NSPE Award Nominations ................................. Page 2
Opportunity Village Magical Forest Volunteer Event ....... Page 4
Calendar of Events:
Date
Activity / Location
Time
Thursday
12/18/14
Joint Holiday Luncheon at the
Palace Station
11:30 AM
Friday
12/19/14
Magical Forest Volunteer Event
4:30 PM
Tuesday
01/20/15
NSPE Luncheon at Lawry’s
11:30 AM
Saturday
02/28/15
E-Week Finale Dinner
at the Gold Coast
6:00 PM
Thank You to Black & Veatch
for sponsoring the
November luncheon. The NSPE Southern Nevada Chapter
and our Officers are grateful to all companies like Black &
Veatch who continue to support NSPE efforts. If your
company is interested in being a sponsor, please contact
Kathryn Leonardo at [email protected].
*If luncheon registration link above is not compatible with your Adobe Acrobat, visit the following website to register:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ea72qhmyd6feba5c&c=8d684550-7abf-11e3-bd07-d4ae5292bb50&ch=8e2a83e0-7abf-11e3-bd34-d4ae5292bb50
Season’s
Meeting Notice & Newsletter
Greetings
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STEM Bucket Assembly - The
STEM Outreach Committee of
NSPE is holding a bucket
assembly on Saturday, January
31, 2015 from 9 AM – 12 PM.
Please come and join us, all ages welcome. We will also
have training for the STEM Outreach activities. For
additional information, see attached flyer on page 6 or
contact
Brook
Demitropoulos
at
[email protected].
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Call for NSPE Award Nominations - Now that we are
coming to the close of this year, it is time to reflect on the
projects and the people that have helped make this past
year an awesome one. The Southern Nevada Chapter of
NSPE is seeking nominations for the following awards
that will be presented at the E-Week Finale Dinner on
February 28, 2014.
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Happenings & Follow Ups:
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Future City Competition - The 2015 National Engineers
Week Future City Competition (FCC) is taking place
January 24, 2015 at the Northwest Career and Technical
Academy. The FCC team is currently recruiting business
partners interested in sponsoring this event. NvSPE, a
strong supporter of FCC, is excited to invite you to
support the competition this year. Please see the letter
on page 7 for information on how you or your company
can get involved as a sponsor. If you have any additional
questions, please do not hesitate to contact this year’s
Sponsorship Coordinator, Courtney Warren at
[email protected].
• Engineer of the Year – Licensed Nevada Professional
Engineer
• Young Engineer of the Year – Licensed Nevada
Professional Engineer or intern under age 35
Career Center and Job Board –
Clark County has a position available
for General Manager/Chief Engineer.
If you or someone you know may be
interested, visit Clark County
Employment Opportunities. NSPE
National also posts employment opportunities on their
website as well as other useful information such as
resume writing services and salary information, which
can be found at http://www.nspe.org/resources/careercenter.
Get Linked In – Nevada Society of
Professional Engineers is a Group on
Linked-In, a premiere social media
outlet for professional and business
contacts. This Group is a way NSPE local
and State chapters can communicate with the local
professional engineering community. To join our Group,
search on “Groups” for “Nevada Society of Professional
Engineers”. If you do not have an account, please check
out Linked-In at www.linked-in.com to register.
T E M
• Project of the Year – Project completed during the past
year in Southern Nevada
• Ramona Leslie Distinguished Service – Open to
engineers or non-engineers who support the activities
of professional societies and promotion of outreach
programs
Please provide your nominations along with a brief
description to our Chapter President, Sarah Pelissier
([email protected]), by December 11, 2014. Your time
and thoughtfulness is very much appreciated and will help
to make a more meaningful awards ceremony.
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Opportunity Village Magical Forest Volunteer Event –
Volunteers needed for the 2nd annual Magical Forest
volunteer event being held Friday, December 19, 2014
from 4:30 PM to 9:00 PM. Volunteers provide assistance
as greeters, security, cash handling, food service, holiday
characters and more. For additional information see
attached flyer on page 4 or contact Sean Robinson at
[email protected].
Newsletter Attachments
1. Opportunity Village’s Magical Forest Volunteer Event
2. Employment Opportunity
3. STEM Bucket Assembly Event
4. Future City Competition Sponsorship Request
Magical Forest
2ND ANNUAL
VOLUNTEER EVENT!
Come volunteer at the
MAGICAL FOREST,
a family-friendly theme park with
100% of the proceeds to benefit
people with intellectual disabilities
at Opportunity Village.
December 19th
4:30PM – 9:00PM
DETAILS:
The Magical Forest features
a seasonally decorated forest with over 300 trees and
displays sponsored by local businesses. The magic continues
with amusement rides, a carousel, mini golf, trains carrying
visitors through the forest, and much more!
POSITIONS:
Volunteers provide assistance as
greeters and security, cash handling, food service, holiday
characters, ride and attraction monitors, and more.
LOCATION:
6300 W. Oakey Blvd. on Oakey between Torrey Pines and
Community College Drive. Enter the parking area from Community College Drive.
CONTACT: Please RSVP online at http://www.lasvegasymf.org/rsvp-page.html
or contact Sean Robinson at 702-862-3693, or by email: [email protected]
Come be a part of this Las Vegas tradition!
All groups are welcome.
National Society of
Professional Engineers
(Nevada)
NEVADA SOCIETY
OF
PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEERS
American Society of Civil
Engineers (Las Vegas),
Young Member Forum
American Public Works
Association (Las Vegas),
Young Professionals
Flyer design provided by
Employment Opportunity
GENERAL MANAGER/CHIEF ENGINEER
CLARK COUNTY NEVADA REGIONAL FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
SALARY: DOQ
www.clarkcountynv.gov
Clark County Nevada is accepting applications and resumes for General Manager/Chief Engineer for
the Clark County Regional Flood Control District.
The Clark County Regional Flood Control District was created in 1985 to develop a coordinated and
comprehensive Master Plan to solve flooding problems, to regulate land use in flood hazard areas, to
fund and coordinate the construction of flood control facilities, and to develop and contribute to the
funding of a maintenance program for Master Plan flood control facilities and to develop and
contribute to the funding of a maintenance program for Master Plan flood control facilities. The
District also provides public education regarding flood dangers and monitors rainfall and flow data
during storms, disseminating information to appropriate public works and safety crews. The service
area for the District includes Clark County and the incorporated areas of Boulder City, Henderson, Las
Vegas, Mesquite and North Las Vegas.
The General Manager will be responsible for developing and directing the implementation of goals,
objectives, policies, procedures and work standards for the district; directs the preparation and
administration of the district's budget and capital improvement program. Plans, organizes,
supervises, reviews and evaluates the activities of management staff that have responsibility for
specified administrative and/or operational areas of the district. Works with the RFCD Board, various
advisory boards and commissions, citizen groups and agency management to formulate and
implement policies and plans related to flood control, a comprehensive flood warning, mitigation and
control system; directs master plan and design criteria updates. Prioritizes and allocates available
resources; reviews and evaluates program and service delivery.
Requires: Equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in civil engineering, or a closely related field, and seven
(7) years of full-time progressively responsible experience in professional engineering and
engineering management, two (2) years of which were in flood control management and planning.
Possession of an appropriate advanced degree is desirable. Must possess valid registration as a
professional engineer in the State of Nevada. If registered in another state, must obtain Nevada
registration within one (1) year of date of hire.
Submit an application and resume online at www.clarkcountnv.gov by January 2, 2015. For any
questions, contact Diane Koksha, Employment Manager at 702-455-3176 or email at
[email protected].
SAVE THE DATE!
Who:
Nevada Society of Professional Engineers
STEM Outreach Committee
What:
When:
STEM Bucket Assembly
January 31, 2015 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where:
Southwest Gas Corporation
5241 Spring Mountain Road, Building C,
Las Vegas NV 89150
Calling all volunteers!
Please come and join us (all ages welcome) to help assemble STEM
Outreach bucket kits for several different activities (grades K-6).
We will also have training for the STEM Outreach activities and
will discuss ideas for presentations.
Light snacks will be served.
For questions, please contact:
Brook Demitropoulos at [email protected] or 702-953-1295
2013-2014 Sponsors
EDUCATIONAL PARTNER
Clark County School District*
GOLD
ASCE Southern Nevada*
Black & Veatch*
National Engineers’ Week of SNV*
National Securities Technologies*
Navarro-Interra, LLC*
NV Energy*
Southwest Gas*
Appreciation Financial
Brown and Caldwell*
Summerlin Energy
NV Society of Professional Engineers
SILVER
n/a
BRONZE
Carollo Engineers*
US Green Building Council
Terracon*
NCEES
CH2M Hill
*Sustaining Sponsor – 3 year commitment
Thank you for your
continued support!
Southern Nevada Region Future City® Competition
September 24, 2014
Sponsorship Request (2014‐2015)
Dear Future City Partner, The 2015 National Engineers Week Future City® Competition is taking place January 24, 2015 at the Northwest Career and Technical Academy. We are currently recruiting business partners interested in sponsoring this event and we’re excited to invite you to support the competition this year! The Future City Competition is a program designed for 6th, 7th and 8th graders to foster an interest in math, science, and engineering through hands‐on, real‐world applications. The students create and design a city of the future by engaging in the engineering design process ‐ identifying problems, brainstorming ideas, designing solutions, testing, retesting and building, and finally communicating their results. Through this process, the students build a scale model of their city, write an essay, give a presentation, work together as a team, and learn many other skills that are needed in any technical field the student may enter. Each year, one specific theme is highlighted for the essay portion of the competition ‐ this year’s essay topic is “Feeding Future Cities – design a way to grow enough of (1) vegetable and (1) protein within your future city limits to feed your citizens for at least one growing season.” As noted above, we invite you to help sponsor this year’s Southern Nevada Region Future City® Competition. Please review the levels of sponsorship and sponsor benefits on the following page – we’re hopeful you’ll become a sponsor at any level that is reasonable for you. All donations are tax deductible, and the 501c3 number is 23‐7381277. If you choose to sponsor the competition, please make your contribution payable to ASCE Southern Nevada Region Future City and mail it to our Treasurer, Crissy Riland, at 5160 Conough Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89149. On behalf of all our students, teachers, business partners, and the Regional Committee, we sincerely thank you for your support and look forward to working together into the future. Should you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact this year’s Sponsorship Coordinator, Courtney Warren by phone (913‐458‐3488) or e‐mail ([email protected]). Best regards, Courtney Warren Sponsorship Coordinator ®
Southern Nevada Regional Future City Competition www.snvfuturecity.org Enclosures: Sponsorship levels Logo & message instructions Sponsorship Levels and Benefits GOLD (STARTING AT $1000) 
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Present a special award to a team the day of the competition Logo and full page space for a message to the students in the event program Recognition for your generous contribution on the display boards Opportunity to contribute items for the student grab bags SILVER (STARTING AT $500)  Logo and ½ page space for a message to the students in the event program  Recognition for your generous contribution on the display boards  Opportunity to contribute items for the student grab bags BRONZE (STARTING AT $100)  Logo included in the event program  Recognition for your generous contribution on the display boards  Opportunity to contribute items for the student grab bags SUSTAINING SPONSOR A Sustaining Sponsor has pledged to support the Future City® Competition for a minimum of three years. These sponsors allow much needed continuity to ensure the long‐term success of the Future City® Program and will receive special recognition in the event program and on the display boards. If you would prefer to sponsor a specific aspect of the Future City® program such as lunches, prize drawings, trophies, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to contact the committee. We would be happy to work with you to accommodate your company’s specific preferences.