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Since its founding in 1956, the San Jose Branch has provided professional development, networking, and community service opportunities to its members.<\/p>\n<p>The San Jose Branch is led by a five-member executive board who serve one-year terms on a volunteer basis. The executive board is responsible for<span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align);color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight )\">&nbsp;coordinating and executing events year-round. 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Commitment to our members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d75271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d75271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight )\">Engineered and natural systems work in harmony for the bene\ufb01t of humanity<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1135cf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1135cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight )\">Lead the civil engineering profession to sustainably advance and protect the health, safety and welfare of all.<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-035fbcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"035fbcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight )\">Inspire, connect, and serve our global membership to maximize their professional and personal growth and magnify their lifelong professional impact.<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c78ef39 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c78ef39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b02b4e elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b02b4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>About the American Society of Civil Engineers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac88cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ac88cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The American Society of Civil Engineers represents more than 160,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation\u2019s oldest national civil engineering society.<\/p><p>ASCE stands at the forefront of a profession that plans, designs, constructs, and operates society\u2019s economic and social engine \u2013 the built environment \u2013 while protecting and restoring the natural environment. Through the expertise of its active membership, ASCE is a leading provider of technical and professional conferences and continuing education, the world\u2019s largest publisher of civil engineering content, and an authoritative source for codes and standards that protect the public.<\/p><p>The Society advances civil engineering technical specialties through nine dynamic institutes and leads with its many professional- and public-focused programs.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a39c613 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a39c613\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a9a2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6a9a2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0f9d01 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0f9d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Organization<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28a88f2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28a88f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ASCE is divided into ten (10) geographic regions. Regions 1-9 comprise North America including the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Puerto Rico.\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );text-align: var(--text-align);font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight )\">Region 10 is an international region covering 10,000+ members in all countries outside of North America.<\/span><\/p><div><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );text-align: var(--text-align);font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight )\">Regions 1-9 are further split into 3 national regions:<\/span><\/div><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );text-align: var(--text-align);font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight )\">Western Region: Regions 8 &amp; 9<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );text-align: var(--text-align);font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight )\">Central Region: Regions 3, 6, &amp; 7<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );text-align: var(--text-align);font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight )\">Eastern Region: Regions 1, 2, 4, &amp; 5<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text );font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );text-align: var(--text-align)\">The San Jose Branch is located within Region 9 which is the only region comprised solely of one (1) state &#8211; California.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ebb3fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ebb3fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39f5bf4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39f5bf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/elementor\/thumbs\/asce-north-american-regions-rbh6mum1mm8u4hr1pj1u7jeatdfbfaxwch9llhtmzc.jpg\" title=\"asce-north-american-regions\" alt=\"asce-north-american-regions\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ae6f3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ae6f3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a84bb2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a84bb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4819eb7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4819eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/07\/Region-9_Blues_Names-300x279.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-331\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/07\/Region-9_Blues_Names-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/07\/Region-9_Blues_Names-768x714.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/07\/Region-9_Blues_Names-24x22.jpg 24w, https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/07\/Region-9_Blues_Names-36x33.jpg 36w, https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/07\/Region-9_Blues_Names-48x45.jpg 48w, https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/07\/Region-9_Blues_Names.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e107278 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e107278\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f7f51a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f7f51a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Region 9<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b239be5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b239be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Region 9 is the only ASCE geographic region that encompasses only one state, California, due to its 18,000+ membership. The region consists of four (4) sections: Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco. Sections operate locally and govern the Branches, Younger Member Forums, Life Member Group, and Student Chapters that operate under their purview.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>The San Jose Branch is located within the San Francisco Section and serves the counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey. The Branch supports the <a href=\"https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr-ymf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Jose Younger Member Forum<\/a> and the ASCE Student Chapters at San Jose State University, Santa Clara University, and Stanford University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a931313 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a931313\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff43d94 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-194 elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3ff43d94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f79a53d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f79a53d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-395 elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASCETweets?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-x-twitter-square\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-392 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-392 elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/asce-san-jose-branch\/?viewAsMember=true\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-389 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-389 elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/sekyNEkuNs\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-discord\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-401 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-401 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<pre><span style=\"color: #303030;font-family: avenir-lt-w01_35-light1475496, avenir-lt-w05_35-light, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;letter-spacing: 0.56px\">\u00a9 2024 by American Society of Civil Engineers San Jose Branch<\/span><\/pre>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) San Jose Branch is a professional organization serving the counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Monterey. Since its founding in 1956, the San Jose Branch has provided professional development, networking, and community service opportunities to its members. The San Jose Branch is led by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1334,"href":"https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/1334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asce-staging.org\/sjbr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}