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	<description>Improving the Business of Engineering</description>
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		<title>AELC Golf Tournament</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Announcing the 2010 AELC Golf Scramble at Echo Falls in Snohomish, WA. ACEC Washington is processing the registrations, which you can now do online here.
Or, you can download the registration form here.
This is a great opportunity to support the organization that fights for industry issues that affect architects and engineers. The tournament is a fantastic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://acec-wa.org/blog/?p=477</link>
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		<title>The Marketing Engineer Seminar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE MARKETING   ENGINEER: Long-term success begins with the relationships you build today.
Tuesday,   October 19, 2010 7:30 a.m. to Noon
The Coast Bellevue Hotel
625 116th   Ave. NE, Bellevue
EVENT INFORMATION
This workshop   focuses on specific techniques and strategies that engineers can use to   develop business for their firms. These [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://acec-wa.org/blog/?p=476</link>
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		<title>ACEC Washington/WSDOT Annual Meeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ACEC Washington / WSDOT MEETING
September   28, 2010 – 7:00 to 11:30 a.m. &#124; The Red Lion Bellevue Inn
7:00   a.m. Registration &#38; Breakfast; 7:30 a.m. Presentation
EVENT INFORMATION
With future workloads and future funding in question, ACEC Washington’s annual WSDOT meeting puts you with the leaders of WSDOT and the policymakers in Olympia for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://acec-wa.org/blog/?p=474</link>
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		<title>Business Practice Breakfast &#8211; October 6, 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“The   Value of LEED Certification” with Ryan Kline, LEED A.P.; Sr. Project Manager,   Special Projects Division
October   6, 2010 – 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. &#124; The Coast   Bellevue Hotel
7:00   a.m. Networking
7:20 Plated Breakfast
7:40 Presentation
EVENT INFORMATION
In   this LEED 3.0 Overview, we will discuss the changes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://acec-wa.org/blog/?p=473</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Miss these Events</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ACEC Webinar
"Responding to Requests For Discounts or Unilateral Fee Reductions" with P. Douglas Folk, Esq., Folk &#38; Associates, P.C. &#124; August 18, 2010 at ACEC Washington offices. Info &#124; Register
WSDOT SR520 Bridge Tour
WSDOT is preparing to issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) in August 2010 and a Request for Proposals (RFP) in late October 2010 for the SR [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://acec-wa.org/blog/?p=472</link>
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		<title>ENR.com Reports</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Clouds and iPads Have Inventors Rolling Out Tools
The Top 200 Environmental Firms
Public-Private Partnerships Need an Educated Public
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		<link>http://acec-wa.org/blog/?p=470</link>
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		<title>ACEC Business Insurance Trust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There's a new ACEC BIT flier available, highlighting the features of the Business Insurance Trust. Download it here.
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		<link>http://acec-wa.org/blog/?p=469</link>
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		<title>WSDOT 2010 SR520 Bridge Tour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From David Gitlin, WSDOT:

You’re   invited to the 2010 SR 520 Bridge Tour!
The   Washington State Department of Transportation is beginning the contracting   process for construction of the new SR 520 floating bridge. We would like to   invite you to join us on a tour of the SR 520 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://acec-wa.org/blog/?p=467</link>
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		<title>2010 Engineering Excellence Call for Entries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ACEC Washington firms were sent the 2010 Engineering Excellence Call for Entries last week to firm representatives. Last year we had over 40 entries, with seven Washington firms competing at the national conference, and two Washington firms winning national Grand Awards.
The Engineering Excellence competition is a great marketing tool that can promote your firm’s services [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://acec-wa.org/blog/?p=460</link>
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		<title>Robertson Named ACEC/PAC Champion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chris Robertson of Shannon &#38; Wilson (2010-11 Chairman of the Board for ACEC Washington), has agreed to also serve as PAC Champion. Chris has been a tireless and effective advocate for legislative involvement and for the PACs for years and he’ll now fill that role in a formal capacity. The role of the PAC champion [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://acec-wa.org/blog/?p=462</link>
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