Past Events

NJDEP's MARTIN HEADLINES APRIL BREAKFAST - April 17, 2014

MONROE - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin was the keynote speaker at ACECNJ's April General Membership Breakfast today at Forsgate Country Club in Monroe.

Martin spoke to a full room of ACECNJ members and supporters and discussed progress on NJDEP's Transformation Agenda, the Christie Administration's ongoing Sandy relief efforts, and the success of the LSRP program to date.

Ileana Ivanciu, Chair of ACECNJ's Environment Committee, introduced Martin and spoke of the engineering industry's successful partnership with NJDEP on initiatives including the Barnegat Bay Blitz. Ivanciu pledged continued partnership with the Department and called on Commissioner Martin to challenge New Jersey's engineering profession with the goal of enhancing this partnership.

ACECNJ thanks the sponsors of the April General Membership Breakfast, whose generous support made this event possible:
Dewberry; Greenman-Pedersen, Inc.; Rowbear Consulting, P.C.; Stokes Creative Group, Inc.

ACECNJ's General Membership Breakfast Series brings together New Jersey's engineering profession with key public and private sector stakeholders to discuss issues of importance to the industry and to our State.

Please refer to ACECNJ's Events Calendar for information regarding upcoming events, including:

May 17, 2014: New Jersey's Legislative Leaders discuss the 2014-2015 Legislative Session

May 21, 2014: ACECNJ/NJDOT/FHWA 2014 Design Summit

September 14-15, 2014: 2014 Fall Conference

February 25, 2014
JAMESBURG, NJ – This week, ACECNJ hosted its membership breakfast meeting ‘NJDOT Spotlight and Transportation Committee Meeting’ at the Forsgate Country Club in Jamesburg, NJ. Nearly 100 engineering professionals representing over 50 firms from throughout the region were in attendance.

Keynote remarks were made by New Jersey Department of Transportation Chief of Staff Joe Bertoni who presented NJDOT’s upcoming capital program, a discussion of NJDOT's disbursement of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds related to Sandy recovery, and procurement and policy matters affecting New Jersey's consulting engineers.

Bertoni's keynote remarks were followed by an open meeting of ACECNJ's Transportation Committee. Various agency committees chairs provided brief reports on their subcommittee's recent activities, which were followed by Q&A and discussion. ACECNJ Chairman Sanjay Naik, President Joe Fiordaliso and Transportation Committee Chair Sam Mody also discussed the reorganization of ACECNJ's Transportation committee and efforts to expand participation opportunities to a greater number of member firms.

January 29, 2014
CHERRY HILL, NJ - ACECNJ kicked off its 2014 schedule with a splash yesterday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill. Nearly 150 engineering professionals representing over 70 firms from throughout the region attended a high level discussion of issues facing various Delaware River authorities.

Keynote speakers from the Delaware River Port Authority, Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, Delaware River Bay Authority and Burlington County Bridge Commission proved a substantial draw for members of ACEC/PA and ACECNJ, who jointly hosted the event.

"This morning's event was valuable opportunity for consultants to hear directly from key decision-makers at these agencies," said ACECNJ Chairman Sanjay Naik. "Pennsylvania and New Jersey not only have many ACEC members in common, but many issues and challenges our state agencies face are the same, making collaboration between our state member organizations logical and beneficial."

The presentations were highly informative and gave a six-month look-ahead of the agencies' focus, covering important topics about specific projects, rough cost estimates, details regarding anticipated schedules, and any alternative delivery methods being considered. Generous sponsorships by Gannett Fleming and Pennoni made this important event possible.

Speakers included: Michael P. Venuto, PE, PLS, Director of Engineering/Chief Engineer of the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA), Shoukry Elnahal, Chief Engineer of the Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA), David S. Lowdermilk, PE, Program Manager of the Burlington County Bridge Commission (BCBC), and Joseph J. Resta, Executive Director of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (DRJTBC).

ACECNJ and ACEC/PA will continue to look for opportunities to collaborate to maximize the value to member firms. The organizations have already announced they will hold their second tri-state fall conference - which will also include ACEC-NY - in September 2016 in West Point, NY.