Massachusetts Association of Land Surveyors and Civil Engineers

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Why Join

Few sections within ASCE offer the breadth of services that the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE provide. With over 3,200 members across the Commonwealth, BSCES has a total of nine technical groups and institute chapters, over a dozen committees, and ten student chapters.

  • We are the only section that publishes an engineering journal
  • We have our own television show
  • We support a legislative fellow who serves as a staff member to the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Transportation
  • We give away over $40,000 annually in awards, donations, prizes, scholarships, and grants
  • Our members are volunteer participants with Engineers Without Borders, the Charles River Cleanup, and the Greater Boston Food Bank among others
  • We sponsor approximately 30 events each year
  • We celebrated our heritage with the 100th anniversary of the Cape Cod Canal and the 250th anniversary of Ipswich’s Choate Bridge
  • Our government affairs efforts include transportation financing advocacy at the local level and active participation at ASCE’s national Fly-In
  • We host a variety of outreach activities geared to the K-12 community including tours of Boston bridges, the Future City Competition, Model Bridge Contest, and On-Line Bridge Contest

Our efforts have been recognized nationally.

  • We have been awarded the best Very Large Section by ASCE five times
  • We have been awarded the Outstanding Section and Branch Website Award by ASCE in 2016 and 2022
  • We have been awarded the Section and Branch Diversity Award in 2015
  • We have been awarded the best Structural Engineering Institute Chapter in 2015
  • We have been awarded the best Geo-Institute Chapter in 2014
  • We are also the oldest engineering society in the United States

“Since I moved to Boston, I have found it highly valuable and in fact unique nationally to have such strong regional relations between industry, government, and academia to help drive our profession forward. Over the last several years, a lot of this success has been due to the efforts of BSCES.”

 

– Jerome F. Hajjar, Ph.D., P.E.
CDM Smith Professor and Department Chair Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University

Join a Technical Group Committee

BSCES has numerous Technical Groups who plan and execute over 30 industry events during the year. Each Technical Group has a dedicated committee who volunteers their time and efforts to accomplish the Group’s goals and objectives.

Learn more about the BSCES Technical Groups

Write an Article

BSCES members produce the highly regarded newsletter, BSCESNews, and the peer reviewed Civil Engineering Practice journal.

Learn how you can become a contributor to the journal

Learn how to submit a paper for the BSCESNews

Join an Operations Committee

BSCES has a variety of Operations Committees that provide specialized services and focus on operational matters that are critical to the success of BSCES.  These Society undertakings include government affairs, professional practice, membership, publications, public awareness, and outreach.

Learn more about BSCES Operations Committees

Become an Advocate

BSCES enables its members to become advocates for their profession in matters related to professional practice and the condition of our Commonwealth’s infrastructure. Learn how you can join the discussion and have an impact on the important matters impacting the civil engineering profession by contacting the current chair of the Government Affairs & Professional Practice Committee.

Spread the Word

BSCES members are actively engaged in efforts to educate students and the public about the importance of civil engineers and the projects we undertake. Producing the cable TV show Civil Engineering Today, hosting annual student contests, conducting tours and making classroom presentations for the benefit of K-12 students are some of the public awareness and outreach activities in which BSCES members are currently engaged

Learn how you can help shape the public perception of your profession

If you and your colleagues are not actively involved with BSCES, you are missing out on some great opportunities.

For more information please contact BSCES President, Michael Cunningham, or Executive Director, Rich Keenan.