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The Francis M. Keville Memorial Fund was established in 1989 from donations in recognition of Mr. Francis M. Keville’s efforts and abilities to take his vision of large public transportation projects and make them a reality. The fund provides a forum to discuss important aspects of transportation and construction related matters through an annual function. Learn more

The Future City Competition is a project‐based learning experience where student teams, led by an educator and volunteer mentor, spend four months developing a virtual city (using SimCity), researching and designing a solution to a city wide issue (this year’s challenge—Public Spaces—asks students to include in their future city a distributed network of innovative, multi-use public spaces that serves the city’s diverse population), and building a scale model of their city using recycled material. Learn more

The event should be attended by anyone with an interest in all things construction and construction engineering (history through innovative techniques) including structural engineers, geotechnical engineers, civil engineers, architects, planners, contractors, real estate developers, construction law and facility managers, both public and private. Learn more

This training will revolve around two key principles: user type – which ranges from experienced cyclists to people who are interested in bicycling but concerned for their safety – and the bicycle network. Topics for this training include: bike lanes, separated bike lanes, shared use paths and trails, markings and signing, and intersection design treatments. Learn more

Join the Transportation & Development Institute Boston Chapter and the Construction Institute Boston Chapter for an evening of networking on the Boston Harbor waterfront. Learn more

Please join us to hear Ms. Garner speak on how the Flint Water Study team at Virginia Tech uncovered the water quality issues in Flint. Emily Garner is currently a PhD student at Virginia Tech studying Environmental and Water Resources Engineering. She is a member of the Flint Water Study team led by Dr. Marc Edwards that worked with citizens of Flint, Michigan to identify unsafe levels of lead in their drinking water and advocate for a resolution. She will present about her team's journey to provide the citizens of Flint with scientific evidence to support their claims that their drinking water was unsafe for consumption. Learn more

Do you think you're a civil engineering Einstein? Are you filled with civil engineering facts? Do you just enjoy trivia? Please join us for a 21+ social evening of trivia including appetizers and a cash bar! Learn more

Every spring, BSCES attends the Cambridge Science Festival. The founding collaborators are MIT, Harvard University, the City of Cambridge and the Museum of Science. BSCES is invited to attend the Science Carnival and Robot Zoo Event, which is an expo‐style event with almost 100 booths providing hands on activities and demonstrations for the public. It is the largest and most publicized exposition that the BSCES Outreach Group attends. Learn more

The Francis M. Keville Memorial Fund was established in 1989 from donations in recognition of Mr. Francis M. Keville’s efforts and abilities to take his vision of large public transportation projects and make them a reality. The fund provides a forum to discuss important aspects of transportation and construction related matters through an annual function. Learn more

MassDOT has indicated that individuals with NHI “Inspection and Maintenance of Ancillary Highway Structures” training will be a preferred qualification for its upcoming RFP for on-call services for Ancillary Highway Structures. This two-day course provides training in the inspection and maintenance of ancillary structures, such as structural supports for highway signs, luminaries, and traffic signals. Learn more

This COPRI-sponsored presentation will provide an overview of the latest ASCE Manual of Practice (MOP 130) that details the methods and techniques for the inspection and assessment of waterfront facilities. Learn more

New England school teams, having been planning and working for several months, will compete to have the most innovative and effective future city design. Learn more