CEO Forum Sponsored by Industry Leaders Council Addresses Future Workforce

摘要

In light of today's crumbling infrastructure and struggling economy, the civil engineering industry needs intelligent and innovative individuals to enter its workforce, and the need may be greater now than at any time in our nation's history. Yetmanystudentschooseotherfieldsbecause they perceive them as being more exciting or more lucrative. At this year's CEO Forum, which washeld on November 7 as part of ASCE'S 138th Annual Civil Engineering Conference, five prominent leaders of the engineering community discussed the industry's workforce and its uncertain future. The event was hosted by ASCE'S Industry Leaders Council (ILC), a new entity designed to bring leaders of the civil engineering profession together to develop strategies for improving the civil engineering industry.