Events

ACEC/MA hosts a variety of events to promote professional development and networking for Massachusetts engineers, land surveyors and related design professionals.

Actionable Strategies to Prepare Your Teams for an AI-driven Future

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 (8:00 AM - 11:00 AM) (EST)

Description


Online registration will be open until Nov. 3 at 12pm. 
After this time registration will be available by email only: acecma@engineers.org.



Actionable Strategies to Prepare Your Teams for an AI-driven Future

Join ACEC/MA at CDM Smith in Boston for this ACEC/MA breakfast program.

8 AM Registration and Breakfast 

8:30 AM  Program Begins

Gerry Preble, ACEC/MA President as host to introduce:

Keynote: Mehdi Nourbakhsh, PhD, CEO at YegaTech

Followed by a roundtable of engineering leaders discussing organizational culture and implementation:

- Carrie Lavallee, PE, Deputy Administrator and Chief Engineer, MassDOT Highway 

- Todd Clark, PE, Senior Vice President & Principal Transportation Engineer, Hoyle Tanner

-  Michael Pelletier, PE, PMP, ENV SP, Senior Project Manager, CDM Smith 

-  Erik Zuker, PE, Structural Engineer, HNTB

-  Bill Ashworth, Chief Operating Officer & President-Elect, VHB

App: 10:45 AM: event concludes

Learning Objectives

1. Understand how AI is transforming engineering design, project delivery, and decision-making.

2. Explore real-world use cases where AI enhances creativity, efficiency, and client value.

3. Identify key opportunities and threats AI presents to engineering practices and business models.

4. Learn actionable strategies to prepare your teams for an AI-driven future.


Thank you to our 2025 ACEC/MA Corporate Sponsors -- contact acecma@engineers.org for sponsorship info.

PLATINUM

AECOM
Arup
GFT
Geocomp, Inc.
HDR
Jacobs
MG + M The Law Firm
Michael Baker International
Mott MacDonald
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Stantec
VHB
WSP

GOLD

AI Engineers, Inc.
Arora Engineers
Beals and Thomas
BETA Group, Inc.
BSC Group
CHA
Collins Engineers, Inc.
Dewberry
Fuss & O'Neill
GEI Consultants, Inc.
Green International Affiliates, Inc., A Lochner Company
H&H (Hardesty & Hanover)
HNTB
Horsley Witten Group
IMEG Corp.
Nitsch Engineering
Pare Corporation
STV
TEC, Inc. The Engineering Corp
Tetra Tech, Inc.
Tighe & Bond
Weston & Sampson

SILVER

Apex Companies, LLC
Benesch
CDR Maguire Engineering
CDW Consultants
Fitzemeyer & Tocci Associates, Inc.
French & Parrello Associates
GPI
Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP
GZA GeoEnvironmental
Howard Stein Hudson
Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc.
McFarland Johnson, Inc.
PKF O'Connor Davies, LLC
Samiotes Consultants, Inc.
Sanborn, Head & Associates
SLR
Stacey DePasquale Engineering, Inc.

CDM Smith
75 State St. Suite 701
Boston, MA 02109 United States

If you register to attend in person, check in with building security at 75 State Street, Boston at 8 am.


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ACEC/Massachusetts
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025 (8:00 AM - 11:00 AM) (EST)
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Engineering Excellence and Awards Gala

April 14, 2026

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.

Member Briefings

Building a Better Business Programs

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.

Building a Better Business Webinars

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.