AACE International Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas
(photo taken while being squished in back of the elevator by Mary Kay conventioneers)

Rocky Mountain Section had good representation at the Dallas annual meeting. There were five section members at least, that attended and got together after the daily sessions and sampled some of the diverse flavor of Dallas (see below). There may have been more among the over 500 AACE attendees who tended to get lost among the thousands of Mary Kay people in the same hotel having their annual meetings. You never had an empty elevator ride! If you didn't get enough of Mary Kay at the Meeting, follow this link

While at the annual meeting we learned that our Executive Director M.Melissa Moore was leaving the AACE International. So now we begin the search for a new Executive Director and look forward to the exciting new ideas they will bring to our organization.
While some of us were off in Dallas, here in Denver John Berka, Shawn Krier and Maria Martinez were proctoring the Certified Cost Engineering examination. Four people from around the region sat for the examine, the same day as many others were taking the exam around the world. Best of luck to all the people who are trying to become Certified.

The SUPERIOR Section Award is accepted by Section President Bill Seyfer
Leading up to the AACE International Annual meeting in Dallas, Bill Conn our Section Treasurer was working very hard on the application for Outstanding Section Award. All of his efforts and the work our section had done over the year, came to fruition when I got to take the stage on Sunday night at the Dallas annual meeting and accept the "Superior Section Award" for outstanding accomplishment and performance during the '96-'97 season. This was truly a proud moment for our section to be so recognized in our international organization with over 100 sections. - Bill Seyfer

Bill Seyfer and Jim Daley proudly display the award plaque, and provide an excellent photo opportunity, for the local & international media outlets in attendance.

More information on Monica's ACA Y ALLA

Sandy Singer took the Rocky Mountain Section attendees to

her good friend Monica's Restaurant, the ACA Y ALLA
to sample some of the diverse flavor of Dallas

Bill Seyfer & Bill Kraus enjoyed the personal attention the owner gave our group. Everyone enjoyed the great food. Monica, demonstrating true cost engineering skills, value engineered our tab down to half the going price !