ALN Newsletter 13 September 2022

People are not assets. But spending time with people can be an asset when information is shared and intellectual property is generated in the form of education and insights. Spending time with people at the National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, this Friday 16 September for the ALN’s “A Culture of Value: Sustainable Infrastructure” will be a great asset for you – and for your existing and future colleagues. Register below to learn about a structured approach to infrastr...
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Richard Dietz – ALN Th@3

Richard Dietz runs the Capital Asset Replacement Scheduling System at DC Government Office of the Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Dietz has presented to the ALN in the past and has presented at GFOA, AWWA, and is pending acceptance for a presentation the IAM Annual Event in Denver. He will be talking about the culture of asset management established at DC Government Office of the Chief Financial Officer. https://youtu.be/qZ456jN-r5E
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ALN Newsletter 6 September 2022

You don’t know what you don’t know…Until you learn from people you respect.Understand their repeatable successes…Then, please, help others repeat your successes.All our organizations need to continuously improve the management of their assets. Join us for “A Culture of Value – Sustainable Infrastructure” at the National Academy of Sciences on September 16, 2022. This in-person event continues a series of high-level asset management information sharing that have positively impacted the le...
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ALN Newsletter 30 August 2022

Speakers for “A Culture of Value – Sustainable Infrastructure” at the National Academy of Sciences on September 16, 2022, include Emily Feenstra, Chief Policy and External Affairs Officer, American Society of Civil Engineers, who will be presenting a paper on ways to maximize value from infrastructure spending; Dr. Aimee Flannery, former U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Program Analyst and NAS TRB Asset Management Committee me...
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ALN Newsletter 23 August 2022

The New York Academy of Sciences’ “Infrastructure Architecture Framework” is the opening presentation on Friday 16 September A Culture of Value – Sustainable Infrastructure. Jerry Hultin, New York Academy of Sciences, Board of Governors Chair, will provide opening comments for the presentation. See more about the Former Under Secretary of the Navy below in People and Ideas. Register for in-person attendance at the National Academy of Sciences on September 16, 2022, see the speakers an...
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ALN Newsletter 16 August 2022

“Effective Altruism” is the focus of Time magazine’s cover story for the issue dated Aug. 22 / Aug. 29. See more below in Ideas. A structured approach to asset management is so highly effective, maybe it can’t be seen as altruistic. Maybe it just makes good sense. With many executives in government, institutions and private business sharing their successes so others can repeat their positive outcomes, there will be a discussion of many approaches to effective asset management at ALN’s A Cul...
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