On behalf of the ASCE Met Section Officers I would like to welcome you back for another year of Met Section technical lectures and outreach activities. I would like to again thank the members of the Met Section for electing me Met Section President for 2010-2011. This is truly a great honor and one that I will take seriously. You may not know a lot about me, but I hope to change this in the coming year. I am the Chairman of the Department of Construction Management and Civil Engineering Technology Department at New York City College of Technology/CUNY. The college is located at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge in Downtown Brooklyn (Metro Tech). I have been involved with the Met Section for the past 10 years in various capacities.

As President of the Met Section, I hope to further ASCE's mission and to work closely with the schools and colleges of New York City. It is important that we support them as they are the future of the Civil Engineering and Construction professions. We need to get our message out to the Middle Schools and High Schools. It is our hope that our members and member firms join us in supporting the many great programs that are working to promote our profession. Programs such as ACE (Architectural, Construction and Engineering) Mentoring, the Future Cities Competition, Expo 2011 and the Met Section Scholarship program are some of the outreach programs that will facilitate our efforts to bring new students into our profession. We need Engineer Mentors! Together we can make a difference. Through the Board, Technical Groups and Committees, we will continue to offer state of the practice continuing education activities that are a staple of the Met Section.

On a sad note, I would like to dedicate this month's Met Section activities to Mr. Bob Olmsted who passed away suddenly in August. As many of you know, Bob was the Chairman of the Met Section History & Heritage Committee. Bob served in this capacity for many years and was instrumental in getting many of the New Your City Bridges designated by ASCE as National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks. Bob will be missed!

I am looking forward to meeting you this coming year and I invite all of you to contact me with any suggestions or comments that you may have.

Sincerely,
Prof. Anthony Cioffi, P.E.
President, ASCE Met Section
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