In his General Session remarks, Chairman Sam Graves discussed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s goals and timelines for the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill, as well as the importance of a strong bipartisan working relationship with Ranking Member Rick Larsen.Collaboration expert Erica Dhawan shared strategies for helping firm leaders and their organizations get communication right.ACEC and the ACEC Research Institute presented a session offering economic insights impacting the engineering industry.Severud Associates won the Grand Conceptor for the Sphere at Tuesday night’s Engineering Excellence Awards.