Plans for the most ambitious National Engineers Week in the 49-year history of the event have been unveiled by the National Engineers Week Committee. The week, February 20-26, 2000, will showcase a host of new projects and programs intended to spread the message of engineering's importance to society. Plans also include a concerted effort by engineering societies and businesses to actively recruit minorities and women into their ranks.
According to Phil Hall, chairman of CH2M Hill (Denver), which serves as National Engineers Week 2000 co-chair along with the ACEC, "Recruiting, retaining, and advancing a diverse engineering workforce is more than a moral imperative, it's good business."