President's Message

I am excited for the upcoming Crew Stadium tour event with WTS International scheduled for the afternoon of May 11. All ASCE members are invited to this event which will be an in-person, outdoor event. Attendees will be asked to follow COVID protocols. Please sign up soon as we expect this event will fill up quickly. It will be great to be able to have our first in-person event in a year and will be good to see some people that we haven't been able to see in person for so long.

The Younger Members Group (YMG), led by acting President Justin Wilkinson and acting Vice President Andrew Gort, is also exploring in-person events in the summer. The YMG has, like most groups, had to forego in-person events for the last year and is excited to see everyone again. If you are 35 years old or under you are eligible to join the group for their events. In the past events have included an escape room, laser tag, brewery tours, Habitat for Humanity, and many happy hours! YMG is a great opportunity to meet other engineers in the early stages of their career just like you and create a network of engineers that you will have for the rest of your career. The YMG was my first interaction with ASCE after college and through that group I have gotten to know a lot of great people and had a lot of fun along the way! If you are interested in joining the YMG mailing list so you can be informed on all the YMG happenings, you can do so through the "Younger Members" tab on the Central Ohio Section website. I hope all of you that are eligible will sign up!

The Central Ohio ASCE YouTube channel is going strong. You can connect to our YouTube channel on the Central Ohio Section website by clicking the  icon on the homepage. We encourage you to subscribe for access to recordings of past virtual luncheons. If we can get to 100 subscribers, it may offer more opportunities to serve our members through the YouTube platform.

Be on the lookout for the ballot for election of the 2021-2022 Central Ohio Section Board. We appreciate your time, vote, and contribution to shaping the future of the Section.

Thank you and get outside and enjoy some of this great spring weather!

-Patrick

H. Patrick Karnes, P.E., ENV SP

President – ASCE Central Ohio Section
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Phone: 614-835-0460