• CH2M HILL's Udai Singh to lead group
OAKLAND, CA, Oct. 26, 2010 -- CH2M HILL Vice President Udai P. Singh, in his role as 2009-10 President of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), will lead a U.S. delegation of environmental and water resources professionals to China from November 2 to 13.
The primary objective of the visit is to dialogue with Chinese counterparts on topics of mutual interest regarding technical expertise and public policy associated with the planning, design, construction, and operation of environmentally sound and sustainable infrastructure impacting air, land, and water resources. The 20 U.S. delegates from federal, state, and city governments, universities, utilities, and consulting firms will discuss best practices, emerging technologies and approaches, and research needs.
The delegation will meet in Beijing, Guilin and Shanghai with organizations such as the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, College of Water Science at Beijing National University, and the Shanghai Water Resources Foundation. Tours will occur at the Beijing Gaobeidian Sewage Treatment Factory and the Two Rivers and Four Lakes Project.
"I am looking forward to representing my profession and participating in bilateral exchanges with our professional counterparts in China," says Dr. Singh, who is based in CH2M HILL's Oakland, California office. Dr. Singh was elected the 2009-10 President of EWRI, a specialty organization of approximately 27,000 environmental and water resources engineers and scientists within ASCE.
People to People, an organization founded by President Eisenhower to foster one-on-one dialogue with our overseas counterparts, is sponsoring the U.S. delegation of members from professional societies, including American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Water Environment Federation, American Water Works Association and the American Water Resources Association.
Headquartered in Denver, Colo., employee-owned CH2M HILL is a global leader in consulting, design, design-build, operations and program management for government, civil, industrial and energy clients. With $6.3 billion in revenue and 23,500 employees, CH2M HILL is an industry-leading program management, construction management and design firm, as ranked by Engineering News-Record (2010). The firm's work is concentrated in the areas of water, transportation, environmental, energy and power, and facilities and infrastructure. CH2M HILL established its first permanent offices in China in the 1980's and currently has more than 250 employees working on projects and has four major offices located in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Hong Kong. CH2M HILL is one of the first American companies to be licensed in China as a general construction contractor for general buildings and public works projects. Visit www.ch2mhill.com.
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