LAST CHANCE - 2023 AWARD NOMINATIONS

FRIDAY, MARCH 1 DEADLINE

It's time to submit your nominations for

an Exceptional Engineer or Safety Champion for a NACE Award

It's time to nominate a worthy individual for NACE's Annual Awards. NACE presents 3 Annual Awards. Criteria for each award can be found under the awards section of the National Association of County Engineers or by following the links below

• Rural County Engineer of the Year
• Urban County Engineer of the Year
• Project/Program Manager of the Year

In addition, one of the highest awards a NACE Member can receive, recognizing county road officials for their applications or management of efficient engineering management principles for the economic design, construction, maintenance and operation of public works facilities, roads, bridges or related projects is the David P. Brand Safety Award. This award recognizes an individual who has followed in Dave Brand's footsteps, having a positive influence on improving safety on the local, regional, state and national levels. Accordingly, since it considers life-time achievements, the Safety Award may not be awarded every year. To learn more or nominate a deserving colleague please David P. Brand Safety Award | National Association of County Engineers

DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS MARCH 1, 2024.

Award Winners will be announced at the 2024 Annual Conference in Palm Springs

2024 CONFERENCE UPDATES

Make your plans for Palm Springs!

All Registration is now open - Click here! Register by MARCH 1 to save $100

Housing Information- Click here! Hotel reservations are changing every day. The easiest way to get a room at one of the 2 NACE hotels is to call and request to be put on a waitlist. People on the hotel waitlists will be slotted into reservations as they become available. 

Hot tip: Visit the CVB's hotel page for hotels near the convention center: https://visitpalmsprings.com/palm-springs-convention-center/large-hotels-resorts/

Exhibit Hall: There is still space available in the Exhibit Hall. Click here for the exhibitor and sponsorship prospectus! Choose your space and register here.

Hours: Exhibit Hall open Tuesday (4/16) - 3:30-6:30pm and Wednesday (4/17) 8:30am-3:00pm | Move-in will be Monday afternoon (2:00-5:00 pm) and Tuesday beginning at 9:00 am.

What's included with a booth? Opening Reception on Tuesday evening in the hall with 2 drink tickets per person; Breakfast, lunch and happy hour in the hall on Wednesday. Exhibit Hall only badges don't include access to technical sessions, the conference wide event on Wednesday Night or the Banquet on Thursday night. You can upgrade all exhibitor registrations for $500 to include the entire slate of events and 30+ technical sessions.

NACE Exhibitor Services kit will be available on February 1 and will be emailed to exhibit contacts and posted in the exhibitor portal. 

Other important information:

Schedule of Events will be posted on the NACE website on February 1. Currently, there are 30+ technical sessions on the schedule.  

Guest Program Options

Important Scheduling Information for NACE 2024:

The NACE conference will have a different flow this year. Please review the new meeting pattern below and make your travel arrangements accordingly:

ARRIVAL DAY, Monday, April 15, 2024, with the Welcome Reception on Monday evening at the Renaissance Pool Deck.

Tuesday, April 16, 2024, State dinners will be held on Tuesday night.

Thursday, April 18, 2024, the banquet will be on Thursday night at the Renaissance. 

Due to Coachella Music Festival, there will not be hotel rooms available on Sunday night unless you are a NACE Board Member or EC Member. Golfers - please plan to arrive on Monday morning. The Golf Tournament will begin at 1:00pm on Monday. Golfers will not need to check in at registration prior to heading to the golf course due to the tight schedule. 

Don't forget to Bookmark the main NACE Conference page!

WELCOME NEW CORPORATE MEMBERS!

ALL MEMBERSHIP INVOICES HAVE BEEN SENT!

To access your invoice, please log into your member portal.

If you have not logged into the Member Portal since October,

you will need to do a password reset to log in. Click HERE for instructions on how to access your invoice.

Please note, if your county's dues are normally processed by your State Affiliate,

you should NOT pay your invoice online.

We kindly request dues payments be made at your earliest convenience and no later than March 31, 2023. If this will cause a challenge for your organization, please contact jvoshell@countyengineers.org.

Moving forward in 2024, please considering paying your dues by ACH Payment. ACH Payments are NACE's preferred payment method. Check Fraud is on the rise across the country, and ACH payments will ensure timely processing of your due's payment. Credit cards are also accepted for individual and corporate memberships.

Should you elect to pay by check, please use the below address:

P.O. Box 426064, Washington, DC 20042-6064

Please do NOT mail general correspondence to our PO Box. Any other correspondence can be mailed to: 660 N. Capitol St, NW, Washington, DC 20001.  If you have any questions on a pending invoice or pending payment, please contact Jen at jvoshell@countyengineers.org. 

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