ACEC/MA hosts a variety of events to promote professional development and networking for Massachusetts engineers, land surveyors and related design professionals.
Building a professional career requires you to develop expertise in more than technical skills. In Genesis, learn about a range of appropriate protocols, values, ethics, reputation and relationship-building strategies to help you advance your career.
ACEC/MA’s Genesis Program provides a foundation for moving forward.
Three carefully designed instructional sessions address key topics identified by firm leaders as vital for the professional with 3-5 years experience. These engaging sessions will give you new techniques and insights through discussion and instructional exercises.
This course has 3 sessions on different dates, in-person only. Attendees are expected to attend all three sessions.
Each session is from 2 - 5 pm, please plan to arrive by 1:45 pm.
Session dates and descriptions:
Instructor: Mark Debowski, Senior Director Of Transportation, GPI
Skill-building in key communication areas that will improve your ability to work successfully with colleagues, supervisors and in teams. Topics include: Personal Mastery, Professional Conversation, and Interpersonal Collaboration. The goal is to build confidence in your ability to exchange information while enhancing rapport and working-relationships.
Instructor: Kevin Dandrade PE, PTOE, Principal, TEC, Inc. The Engineering Corp.
Focus on how and why an engineering firm makes a profit. Kevin covers project and firm economics, overhead, how billing rates are established, utilization importance, the difference between project and firm profits, plus how & why managers benchmark economic indicators against other firms. Key concept: to keep an engineering firm afloat, you need to know more than just engineering.
Instructors:
Lori Chicoyne, Affinity Business Development, Founder & Strategic BD Advisor
Becky Bozadjian, VP, Strategic Growth Team, WSP
What roles do marketing and business development play in running a successful firm? A big picture overview of marketing & BD for technical professionals where you’ll learn how you can contribute to winning work. Topics include: marketing & BD lifecycle, networking and building relationships, and how to deliver a winning pursuit. You’ll be an active participant, learning the importance of go/no-go decisions, how to network and develop your elevator pitch, best social media practices, & what goes into creating winning proposals.
ACEC/MA is grateful to Mott MacDonald for hosting this Genesis course.
ACEC/MA Members: $600
Non-Members: $850
Participation limited to 30. Registration is first-come first-served, initial limit of 2 per firm until 20 attendees are reached. There will be a waitlist.
Refunds for Cancellations must be made by 10/27/2025. No refunds after 10/27/2025.
Free parking onsite. Office is also walking distance from Rt. 128 Commuter Rail Station, 50 University Ave, in Westwood.
This course has three sessions: Nov. 3, 10, and 17. Each session is from 2-5 pm but please arrive by 1:45 pm.
Renaissance Boston Seaport District
606 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210
The ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence and Awards Competition recognizes engineering achievements that demonstrate the highest degree of merit and ingenuity.
Join us for the Academy Awards of the Engineering Industry as we celebrate the year’s outstanding engineering achievements. Hear about the best projects of the year and help us honor the firms and clients that created them.
If your firm is planning to submit a project for the FY2027 Engineering Excellence Awards, we will provide this information in September 2026.
Submissions for FY2026 are closed.
ACEC/Massachusetts is offering members the opportunity to present a business program at an ACEC/MA. These meetings may be held in conjunction with our Membership Meetings. Note: these programs MUST be educational in nature – no sales pitches.
Final selection for programs will be made by the Program Committee. Proposals will be considered in the order they are received. ACEC/Massachusetts guarantee attendance.
To submit your program for consideration, download the RFP form (to be posted soon) and email completed form to ACEC/MA.
ACEC/Massachusetts offers periodic, non-PDH webinars on timely and relevant business topics for engineering professionals.
Business webinars should be no more than hour and should provide information relevant to our membership (no sales pitches). These webinars does NOT qualify for PDH credit. However, it may meet requirements for other professional development programs. Check with the administrator of your professional program for more information.
For more information or to submit a proposal, contact ACEC/MA.