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Engineers and Land Surveyors Day + Water's Worth It Day at the State House - Thank you
5/1/2017
Announcements
Thank you for Registering for Engineers and Land Surveyors Day
+ Water Infrastructure Awareness Day +
at the State House
Wednesday,, May 22, 2019, 9 AM - 11:45 AM, 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Go to Great Hall, 2nd Floor, Massachusetts State House
to pick up registration materials and for the briefing
You are registered.
Link to Issue Briefing Materials - available after May 16
If you need to change your participation prior to May 22 email tecet@engineers.org and acecma@engineers.org
If you need to change your participation on May 22: Call (617) 227-5551
On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, ACEC/MA, BSCES, and MALSCE members gather at the Massachusetts State House for our Annual Engineers and Land Surveyors Day at the State House along with leaders from other engineering and design-related associations.
These organizations co-sponsor the day:
- American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA)
- Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE (BSCES)
- Massachusetts Association of Land Surveyors and Civil Engineers (MALSCE)
- Massachusetts Highway Association
- MMA Policy Committee on Public Works, Transportation and Public Utilities
- MMA Policy Committee on Energy and the Environment
- Massachusetts Water Works Association (MWWA)
- Massachusetts Water Pollution Control Association (MWPCA)
We arrange for meetings with our members’ Massachusetts State Representatives and State Senators based on where our members live and vote.
Download the 2017 Issue Briefing Sheets (available soon) for background on the issues.
Briefing Sessions for Design Professionals Day at the State House
Discuss the issues and plan how to get the most from your meetings before May 23: Join us for one of three optional, free Advance Briefing Sessions: in-person at The Engineering Center or by conference call:
- Thursday, May 18, 3:00 - 4:00 PM
- Friday, May 19, 10:30 - 11:30 AM
- Monday, May 22, 1:00 - 2:00 PM
May 23 Schedule:
9 AM - 9:20 AM
Registration/Breakfast (continental) and receive materials
Massachusetts State House, Great Hall - 2nd Floor.
9:20 AM - 10:15 AM
Issue Briefing and Briefing with a Legislator (TBA)
Massachusetts State House, Great Hall - 2nd Floor.
10:30 AM (Senate) and 11:15 AM (House)
Scheduled meetings with your state legislators
Massachusetts State House
11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
Water Infrastructure Awareness Day
Be sure to register for this if you can stay, or return any follow up materials and return to your office
Background:
On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, ACEC/MA, BSCES, MALSCE, MHA Public Sector and MMA Public members will gather at the Massachusetts State House for our Annual Engineers and Land Surveyors Day at the State House along with leaders from other engineering and design-related associations.
These organizations are co-sponsoring the day:
- American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA)
- Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE (BSCES)
- Massachusetts Association of Land Surveyors and Civil Engineers (MALSCE)
We arrange for meetings with our members’ Massachusetts State Representatives and State Senators based on where our members live and vote.
Based on where you live/vote. You need this information for online registration.
Lobbying in Massachusetts:
Recent changes in the lobbying laws over the past few years have the effect of sweeping some activities into the category of "lobbying" which previously may not have been considered lobbying. As long as you are participating in Engineers and Land Surveyors Day as a representative of at least one of our associations, discussing the issues set for the day, you do not have to register as a lobbyist.
More information
For more on the law, go to: http://www.engineers.org/index.cfm/pid/10269
Questions? Contact (617) 227-5551 or tecet@engineers.org
An important part of our Advocacy efforts is Engineers and Land Surveyors Day; the one day each year when we as a profession gather in force at the State House and present our industry's viewpoints in person to our local legislators. It is a chance for each of us to meet with your State Representative and State Senator to discuss issues pertinent to our industry, to you as an individual professional, and to you as a citizen. We coordinate this event annually to promote communications with our state legislators, arranging appointments, providing briefing sheets on key issues for ACEC/MA, BSCES and MALSCE members to utilize, and establishing teams of local residents to meet with their actual legislators.