It is a start of another great year for the Long Island Branch (LIB).  I would like to begin by thanking the officers and the past president, George Moglia on a great job last year and for their continued support this year.  The beginning of a new year is always an exciting time to work with new people and to plan out events for 2007/2008.

The LIB officers are already assembling a great program for the 2007/2008 year.  We are going to continue to offer Professional Development Hours (PDH) accredited technical meetings that you can learn from and find interesting.  The Fifth Annual Golf Classic will be held on October 11th at Harbor Links in Port Washington.  It has been such a huge success for the LIB in past years, that we have organized it to be an eighteen hole course instead of nine.   

We will also be holding our December Transportation Luncheon at a new location, the Huntington Hilton, on Friday, December 7, 2007.  We will end our program this year with the annual May Awards & Dinner Dance at Westbury Manor.  For more information on these events and our monthly meetings, see the calendar on the right side of this page or call any of the LIB officers. Also, if you want to receive information on our events, please subscribe to the Met Section listserv.

In the last couple of years the importance of PDHs for our professional engineers became very evident.  The LIB knew that we had a duty to our members, so we have tried to host many events which provide PDH credits.  The branch is always looking for lecture ideas for our monthly meetings and welcomes the advice and input from our fellow engineers. We also look for nominations for our Annual Awards and Dinner Dance. It is important to recognize and celebrate our peers by honoring those who stand out and significantly contribute to the profession. It helps remind ourselves that civil engineers do important work that helps grow our society and improves the quality of life.

Finally, the LIB officers and I would like to thank everyone who has helped support our branch last year especially those who have sponsored the Golf Outings, December Transportation Luncheon, and May Awards Dinner.  Donations from those sponsorships help the LIB continue to hold events for the civil engineering communities and to continue offering PDHs to our members at our technical meetings.

I personally want to say that I am honored and proud to lead such talented and successful civil engineers this coming year and with the help of my fellow Board Members we will continue to bring the quality and professionalism that you all have been accustomed too.  Thank you again for your support and we look forward to having another successful year.

Sincerely,

Lorena Moschetta, P.E.
American Society of Civil Engineers - Long Island Branch
President