ASCE
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| Motto | Civil engineers are global leaders building a better quality of life. |
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| Formation | November 5, 1852 |
| Type | Engineering Society |
| Headquarters | Reston, Virginia |
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Membership
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150,000+ |
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Official language
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English |
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President
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Mark Woodson, P.E., L.S, D.WRE, F.ASCE |
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Staff
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280 |
| Website | www |
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is a tax-exempt professional body founded in 1852 to represent members of the civil engineering profession worldwide. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, it is the oldest national engineering society in the United States.
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) was founded in New York City on November 5, 1852, when twelve engineers and architects, amongst them Julius W. Adams, Alfred W. Craven, Thomas A. Emmet, Edward Gardiner, George S. Greene and James Laurie, met at the offices of the Croton Aqueduct and formed the American Society of Civil Engineers and Architects. It was the first national engineering society created in the United States. Its constitution was based on the older Boston Society of Civil Engineers from 1848.In 1869 the "Architects" was dropped from the name, as the architects had formed their own society in 1857, the American Institute of Architects.
The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society. Through the expertise of its active membership, ASCE is a leading provider of technical and professional conferences and continuing education, the world’s largest publisher of civil engineering content, and an authoritative source for codes and standards that protect the public.
In 1999, the ASCE elected the top-ten "civil engineering achievements that had the greatest positive impact on life in the 20th century" in "broad categories". Monuments of the Millennium were a "combination of technical engineering achievement, courage and inspiration, and a dramatic influence on the development of [their] communities". The achievements and monuments that best exemplified them included:
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