January 2014   Welcome! The new ASCEnews Weekly introduces a monthly feature – news from the Sections, Branches, Younger Member Groups, Student Chapters and other international ASCE groups in Region 10. Help us make this new feature a benefit to you – and tout your group's achievements with the larger Region. See below. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT GROUPS United Arab Emirates university hosts regional CE competition Photo courtesy American University of Sharjah ISG In late November, ASCE's International Student Group at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates hosted Civil Engineering Competition Day 2013. More than 120 students from six universities participated: Abu Dhabi University, American University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates University, University of Sharjah, Manipal University, and hosting university AUS. At the opening ceremony, Osman Akan, civil engineering department head at AUS, and Rami Hawileh, ASCE-ISG advisor at AUS, encouraged and challenged participating students. Several faculty members from AUS served as judges for competitions including "spaghetti bridge" and "egg drop." The competition was a great accomplishment and allowed the students to apply their technical acquired knowledge into civil engineering applications in a competitive and fun environment.   Visit website>> INTERNATIONAL STUDENT GROUPS University in Peru launches new ASCE student group Photo courtesy Universidad Ricardo Palma The school of civil engineering at Universidad Ricardo Palma in Lima, Peru, has established a new ASCE international student group. Learn more about the university and its undergraduate and graduate civil engineering programs.    Visit website>> Wind energy market growing in Latin America A new report notes that Brazil and Mexico are capitalizing on robust wind resources to diversify their energy portfolios. Policy uncertainty in the United States and many European countries has produced a dramatic slowdown in the installation of new wind energy turbines there. But this slowdown is being offset by strong growth in Latin America, according to the research report by BTM Consult/Navigant Research. Learn why in Civil Engineering magazine online.   Read story>> Share your group's achievements here Are you a local ASCE leader whose group has had achievements and activities recently that have made you proud? Share your successes here with members of the overall international Region 10. We've set up an easy online form we hope you bookmark; feel free to share it with other leaders. Thanks for helping to make this new monthly feature interesting and beneficial. Submit items for consideration via the online form. Send this page via social media and email: