American Society of Civil Engineers – ASCE 2023 Convention October 18-21, 2023 – Chicago

Reasons to attend ASCE 2023
Attend sessions examining emerging technologies and ensure the infrastructure you build today will be future ready.
Earn up to 19.5 PDHs
Get the latest on risk management, new funding for resilience, energy, broadband and more.
Upskill your team to be ready for what’s next in the labor market and stay competitive
Participate in technical tours of local engineering marvels
Network with your peers and meet new people
Gain in-depth knowledge from a variety of pre-conference workshops
Explore the exhibit hall and engage with the ASCE Innovation Contest
Attend the OPAL Awards Gala
Enjoy a screening of the Future World Vision film, Cities of the Future: Reimagining Our World, at our opening reception at the Museum of Science and Industry

Day 1 Wed: 
08:00 AM – 05:30 PM Registration open

09:00 AM – 01:00 PM Optional tour: Frank Lloyd Wright Tour
Short course: Managing Engineer’s Project Risks

09:00 AM – 12:00 PM Technical tour: Stickney Water Reclamation District Plant
Optional tour: Millennium Park Photo Walking Tour

10:00 AM – 01:00 PM
Optional tour: Architectural River Cruise
12:00 PM – 04:30 PM Short course: Alternative Delivery Methods
01:00 PM – 05:00 PM Technical tour: Chicago-style Bascule Bridge Tour
01:00 PM – 03:30 PM Technical tour: Northerly Island Park Restoration
01:30 PM – 04:30 PM Technical tour: DuSable Museum of African American History
02:00 PM – 03:30 PM Technical tour: Architecture Tour with the Chicago Architecture Center (1 of 2)
02:30 PM – 04:00 PM Special Session: Blame it on the Brain: the Biology of Unconscious Bias
04:00 PM – 05:30 PM Student & Emerging Leaders Mixer
05:30 PM – 08:00 PM Welcome Reception at Museum of Science and Industry

Day 2 Thurs:
06:30 AM – 06:15 PM Registration open
07:30 AM – 05:00 PM Experience ASCE & Exhibit Hall open
07:30 AM – 08:15 AM Student & Emerging Leaders Welcome Breakfast and Orientation
08:30 AM – 10:00 AM Opening Plenary Session: Preparing for the Next Wave of Innovation with Sheryl Connelly
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Networking break in Experience ASCE & Exhibit Hall

• 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Concurrent Sessions
• Reversal of the River
• Now What? How to Turn a Degree into a Career
• Dubai Storm Water Tunnel – Sustainability Lessons
• Mile Long Bridge Planning, Design and Construction
• Please Don’t Go: Retention of Women Engineers
• Future World Vision: Developing the Workforce of the Future

11:30 AM – 12:00 PMNetworking break in Experience ASCE & Exhibit Hall
12:00 PM – 01:45 PM Celebration of Leaders Luncheon
01:30 PM – 05:00 PM Innovation Contest
02:00 PM – 03:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions

• Stronger Teamwork, Project Delivery through Lean Design
• Innovation in Civil Engineering Education for Future Ready CEs
• The Competitive Workforce
• Construction Monitoring: Improved Reliability through Redundancy
• Future World Vision: Civil Engineering Standards for Smart Cities

02:00 PM – 03:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Ethical Behavior and leadership in the Face of Harassment & Bullying: Ethics Training 101
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM Networking break in Experience ASCE & Exhibit Hall
04:00 PM – 05:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions

• ASCE New Faces of Civil Engineering Alumni: Lights Camera Action!
• Using EJCDC Documents to Deliver Your Project
• Vulnerable Road User Planning and Design
• NEW! Tornado Loads in ASCE 7-22 and 2024 IBC
• Building the Mackinac Bridge

04:00 PM – 05:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Global Civil Engineering
05:30 PM – 07:00 PM Global Reception
06:00 PM – 09:30 PM Optional tour: Chicago Food Tour

Day 3 Friday
07:00 AM – 05:00 PM Experience ASCE & Exhibit Hall open
07:30 AM – 08:15 AM Networking breakfast in Experience ASCE & Exhibit Hall
07:30 AM – 05:30 PM Registration open
08:15 AM – 09:45 AM ASCE Annual Membership Meeting & Society Awards

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions

• Future World Vision: Off Planet Communities
• Me? Run for Elected Office? YES!!
• Raising Chicago from the Muck
• Messages Matter: Attracting the Engineer Workforce of the Future
• Fighting PFAS: Where should our money go?
• The Future of Transportation: Connected Automated Vehicles

10:15 AM – 12:30 PM Innovation Contest Meet the Teams
11:00 AM – 01:00 PM Lunch on your own

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions

• Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer: Charging Your Electric Vehicle While You Drive
• An Examination of Unethical Behavior Among Engineers
• What’s Up In Washington
• Water System Disaster Response: Wildfires & More
• ASCE New Faces of Civil Engineering Alumni: Persisting in a Male-Dominated Profession
• Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award Nominees Present

02:15 PM – 03:45 PM Industry Leaders Forum: Infrastructure Resilience—Natural Disasters and Beyond
03:45 PM – 04:15 PMNetworking break in Experience ASCE & Exhibit Hall

04:15 PM – 05:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions

• Bonnet Carre Spillway
• Creating Self-Innovating Organizations with Measurable Results!
• Future World Vision: Moving Research and Innovation into Practice
• ASCE Presents: 800 Fulton Market, Chicago’s Smartest Building
• Community Engineering Corps – Striving Towards Equitable Infrastructure
• Port Terminal Modernization and Zero Emission Strategies

06:30 PM – 10:00 PM OPAL Awards Gala

07:30 AM – 11:30 AM Registration open Experience ASCE & Exhibit Hall open

Day 4 Sat:

08:00 AM – 09:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions

• Chicago Subway System and Ralph B. Peck
• Collaborative Intelligence: Pairing Human and Machine Learning
• Success in Failure: Case Studies of Mistakes
• Future World Vision: From CGI to Reality
• Turkiye Earthquake of February 6, 2023 – Post-Event Reconnaissance Summary
• ASCE Online Presents: Public Speaking – Master this Hard Skill

09:00 AM – 09:30 AM Networking break in Experience ASCE & Exhibit Hall

09:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Integrating Future Climate into Codes and Standards
Advancing the Integration of IoT in Construction
Discussing Student Chapter Operations: Issues to Solution
Roswell B. Mason: Railroad Builder, Chicago Mayor
Design of the Giant Magellan Telescope Enclosure
Improvisational Theatre Techniques to Improve Communication Skills
Thinking Differently About Ethics
11:30 AM – 01:30 PM Closing Luncheon with Greg MacGillivray – Lights, Camera, Innovation: Exploring the intersection of artistry and technology
03:00 PM – 05:00 PM Technical tour: Architecture Tour with the Chicago Architecture Center (2 of 2)