Events

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

Engineers and Land Surveyors Day at the State House

Thursday, May 28, 2026 (9:15 AM - 12:00 PM) (EDT)

Description


Before you register at the link below, look up the names of your state legislators:

–   To participate in the 2 morning appointments that we will schedule for small groups of constituents based on where you live and vote in Massachusetts,* you will need to look up the names of your State Senator and your State Representative.

–   Check for your state legislators’ names on the Legislature’s website: https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator

–   Enter your home address on the FindMyLegislator site, then press Search

–    Look for the names of your State Senator and your State Representative, shown on the page. Write those names down. Then register using the link below before May 14 and tell us their names.

Register Here before May 14

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If you have questions or need to change your participation prior to May 28, email TECET and  ACEC/MA or call 617-227-5551 during regular business hours.

More Information:

On Thursday, May 28, 2026, ACEC/MA, BSCES, and MALSCE members gather at the Massachusetts State House for our Annual Engineers and Land Surveyors Day at the State House along with leaders from other engineering and design-related associations. 

These organizations co-sponsor the day:

  • American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA)
  • Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE (BSCES)
  • Massachusetts Association of Land Surveyors and Civil Engineers (MALSCE)
  • Massachusetts Water Environment Association (MAWEA)
  • The Engineering Center Education Trust

We arrange for meetings with our members’  Massachusetts State Representatives and State Senators based on where our members live and vote. 

Advance Briefing Sessions for Engineers & Land Surveyors Day at the State House

Discuss the issues and plan how to get the most from your meetings before May 14: Join us for one of three optional, free Advance Briefing Sessions by Zoom:

  • Friday, May 22, 10:30 – 11:30 AM
  • Monday May 25, 4 – 5 PM
  • Tuesday, May 26, 1 – 2 PM

May 28 Schedule:

9:30 AM – 9:50 AM: Registration/Breakfast (continental) and receive materials, Hall of Flags, Massachusetts State House, 2nd Floor. 

9:50 AM – 10:30 AM: Issue Briefing and Briefing with a Legislator (TBA), Hall of Flags, Massachusetts State House, 2nd Floor. 

10:45 AM (Senate) and 11:30 AM (House), Scheduled meetings with your state legislators in offices in the Massachusetts State House

12:15 PM – Return your post-meeting summary forms to outside Hall of Flags, Massachusetts State 2nd Floor. 

Event concludes

Background:

On May 28, 2026, Engineering, Land Surveying and Public Works related-associations will gather at the Massachusetts State House for our Annual Engineers and Land Surveyors Day at the State House along with leaders from other engineering and design-related associations. 

We arrange for meetings with our members’ Massachusetts State Representatives and State Senators based on where our members live and vote. 

Lobbying in Massachusetts: Changes in the lobbying laws over the past few years have the effect of sweeping some activities into the category of “lobbying” which previously may not have been considered lobbying.   As long as you are participating in Engineers and Land Surveyors Day as a representative of at least one of our associations, discussing the issues set for the day, you do not have to register as a lobbyist. More information

An important part of our Advocacy efforts is Engineers and Land Surveyors Day; the one day each year when we as a profession gather in force at the State House and present our industry’s viewpoints in person to our local legislators. It is a chance for each of us to meet with your State Representative and State Senator to discuss issues pertinent to our industry, to you as an individual professional, and to you as a citizen. We coordinate this event annually to promote communications with our state legislators, arranging appointments, providing briefing sheets on key issues for ACEC/MA, BSCES, MALSCE, and coalition partner member associations to utilize, and establishing teams of local residents to meet with their legislators.

*Please only register for this event if you live in and vote in Massachusetts. If you live outside Massachusetts, please do not plan to participate in Engineers and Land Surveyors Virtually at the State House, unless you are serving as a team captain.
 

Questions?  If you have questions, email TECET and  ACEC/MA or call 617-227-5551 during regular business hours.

Massachusetts State House
24 Beacon Street
Boston, 02133
Room location to be announced
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ACEC/Massachusetts
(617) 227-5551
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Thursday, May 28, 2026 (9:15 AM - 12:00 PM) (EDT)
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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.

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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.