Engineers and Land Surveyors at the State House + Water's Worth It Day

Engineers and Land Surveyors at the State House + Water's Worth It Day

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 (9:30 AM - 12:30 PM) (EDT)

Description

On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 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 Works Association (MWWA)
  • Massachusetts Water Environment Association (MAWEA)
  • Massachusetts Highway Association
  • MMA
  • 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. 

Register Here before April 28

Before you Register on the Survey Monkey link above, 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 on the link below before April 28 and tell us their names.


Advance Briefing Sessions for Engineers & Land Surveyors Day + Water's Worth It 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 9, 10:30 – 11:30 AM
  •   Monday May 12, 4 – 5 PM
  •  Tuesday, May 13, 3-4 PM

May 14 Schedule:

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM: Registration/Breakfast (continental) and receive materials, Room 428, Massachusetts State House, 4th Floor. 

9:50 AM - 10:30 AM: Issue Briefing and Briefing with a Legislator (TBA), Room 428, Massachusetts State House, 4th 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 Room 428, Massachusetts State 4th Floor. Event concludes


Background:

On May 14, 2025, 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
Massachusetts State House 24 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02133 United States

Room 428 (Hall of Flags)

Event Contact
Abbie Goodman
(617) 227-5551
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025 (9:30 AM - 12:30 PM) (EDT)


9:30 AM - 9:50 AM: Registration/Breakfast (continental) and receive materials, Room 428, Massachusetts State House, 4th Floor. 

9:50 AM - 10:30 AM: Issue Briefing and Briefing with a Legislator (TBA), Room 428, Massachusetts State House, 4th 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 Room 428, Massachusetts State 4th Floor. Event concludes

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