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We will be having a joint meeting with the Salt Creek Chapter of ISPE. https://www.ispe-saltcreek.org/The featured guest will be Carl Schoedel, P.E., the Director of Transportation and County Engineer for Kane County.http://www.co.kane.il.us/DOT/ 7pm - Dinner8pm - Speaker9pm - Q & A Cost - $30See More

Instead of our usual monthly meeting, in December we are planning a social outing. Please join us for a holiday networking party at the Claddagh in Geneva. The Chapter will be picking up the tab on various appetizers, beer, and wine. So come on out and enjoy some tasty treats and some free drinks with your fellow engineers!See More

Please join us for our May meeting. We will conduct chapter business and have a presentation from Gage Consulting Engineers.Speakers: Steve Nargang, P.E., Vice President Gage Consulting Engineers - Steve Nargang has a combined 20 years of design, engineering, project management, technical sales and business development experience – with key background in mechanical engineering & technical consulting across a range of industries & applications. He leads the efforts towards overall…See More

Come join us for a tour of Geneva's award winning new (2 years old) RO water treatment plant! Cost: $0 (Box lunches will be provided if you RSVP)PDH's: 0.5GenevaWTParticle.pdf See More

Join us for our March chapter meeting! We will conduct chapter business, discuss current government affairs, and have a featured guest. Featured Speaker: Jon F. Sfura, Ph.D., P.E., S.E. Senior Associate at Wiss, Janney, Elstner Assoc. http://www.wje.com/ Abstract: Since the PTI Specification for Unbonded Single Strand Tendons was first published in 1985, there has been significant improvement in the performance of unbonded post-tensioned…See More

Please take this opportunity to support ISPE-DuKane and help us educate the future of our profession!DuKane Eweek 2011 Volunteer RequestSee More

Matt Smith from Navistar is our speaker. As part of Navistars' Certification and Compliance Dept. since 2006, Matt has been responsible for all CARB and USEPA certification activities for Hybrid and Electric vehicles. Matt has over 20 years experience in the area of mobile and stationary source environmental research with the USEPA, CARB, and SCAQMD. He is a graduate of the UC Davis MS Eng, and BS ME & MAt Sci. Topic: The history of vehicle emission regulations is covered from the 1970's to…See More

We take clean water for granted. Yet more than 900 million people in the world don’t have access to it.AquaVida is a company whose mission is to bring clean water to the world.http://www.aquavida.org/See More

New Clean Construction Demolition Debris LawDoes this new law affect you? The Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Department of Transportation and others are considering potential resolutions to concerns that have been raised. This link includes an overview of the new requirements:http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/ccdd/index.htmlISPE is closely monitoring the situation and will keep you appraised of any…See More

Space limited to 20 people, RSVP now!Cost: FreePDH: 1.0Illinois’ second largest city, Aurora, needed new facilities to house 400 public safety employees and better serve hundreds of visitors each day.Three-story 160,000-SF main building comprised of the police headquarters and branch court facility. Separate 40,000-SF training and support building facilitates evidence processing and provides long and short term evidence storage. Separate 200,000-SF parking deck for fleet services, employee and…See More

Speaker: Jeffrey T. KubesSince the legal aspects related to engineering are many, Mr. Kubes will tailor his presentation to match the areas of interest of all guests at the meeting. One particular area, which the board has asked him to discuss, is Contract Law, and how it affects both the owner and design firm/engineer. If you have specific topics of interest, please express them when you RSVP for the meeting, or during the social hour at the meeting. He will graciously adapt his discussion to…See More

.Here is your chance to Volunteer!This yearly event is very well organized and it is a joy to be a part of it.Fisher Middle School (see map link)This is on the southeast corner of Ogden Ave and Eola Road, across from Waubonsie Valley High.See More

Speaker: Dan Figola, P.E.An overview of the Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Sixth Edition, 2009The new edition recognizes advancements in products, technologies and the difference between storm and sanitary sewer design and construction.PDH: 1Cost:$15 - members, municipal employees$20 - non-membersRSVP by Friday Nov. 13, 2009See More