at the Hilton Frontenac, St. Louis, MO October 1- 6, 2012 Friday Morning – October 5
Monday – Tuesday, October 1-2
ICC-ES Committee Meeting and Hearings – Environmental and Evaluation Committees
Roll call and Member Organization Reports For Member Organization Executive Directors: Lessons Learned and Strategies Session ATC Cliff Notes: What You Should Know But Don’t Have Time to Read – Jon Heintz, P.E. S.E., and Ronald Hamburger, S.E., SECB
Friday Afternoon
Wednesday, October 3
ICC-ES Committee Meeting and Hearings – Structural engineering topics NCSEA Board Meeting NCSEA Committee Meetings Software and Non-Software Vendor Presentations AZZ Plant Tour and Lunch SECB Reception – Everyone invited. The Spirit of St. Louis…Design Trends for the Future
Overview of 2012 Codes and Standards Ron Hamburger, S.E., SECB Where ASCE 7 Wind Provisions Might Go in 2016 Don Scott, S.E. Seismic Anchorage and Appendix D Kevin Moore, P.E., S.E., SECB Strength Design of Masonry Ed Huston, S.E. ICC-ES Collaboration, Process, and Effect Bill Warren, S.E., SECB, and Jim Collins, Ph.D., P.E. Keynote: Structural Engineering Practice – Instilling “A Culture of Discipline” – Larry Griffis, P.E. Snow Load Provisions in ASCE 7-10 Michael O’Rourke, P.E., Ph.D. The Performance of New England’s Buildings in the Winter of 2010-2011 Joe Zona, P.E., SECB The 2011 Joplin Tornado Randall Bernhardt, P.E., S.E. and Malcolm Carter, P.E., S.E. Thursday Night – Welcome Reception
Friday night – Awards Banquet
Saturday, October 6 – NCSEA Business Meeting The NCSEA Business Meeting will be a little different this year. Member Organization(MO) reports will be given on Friday, from 8 a.m. – 9:45 a.m., per Delegate requests that they hear from each other, and therefore get to know each other better, earlier in the course of the Conference. Saturday, October 6, will be reserved for Committee Reports, followed by discussion of the following topics, brought to you by members of the NCSEA MO Ad Hoc Committee on Collaboration and Communication: • MO to MO Communications • NCSEA and MO Communication • Executive Directors • SE Exam • Webinars • Websites The NCSEA MO Ad Hoc Committee identified the above initiatives this past April, formed subgroups on these initiatives in May, discussed the initiatives with their subgroups in July, discussed and received input on their recommendations from the Delegates in a web-based meeting in August, and will be finalizing their proposed recommendations in September for presentation and discussion at the NCSEA Business Meeting on October 6. Ad Hoc Committee findings and recommendations will be addressed through the noon hour, with lunch tables earmarked for discussion on the topics above. Lunch table leaders will report additional feedback to members, and the NCSEA Business Meeting will conclude at approximately 1:30 p.m.
News from the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations
Thursday, October 4
Diaphragms and Wall Anchorage / Serviceability and Foundation Systems – Timothy Mays, Ph.D., P.E.
NCSEA News
NCSEA Annual Conference and ICC-ES Meeting
Encourage Young Members to Attend the NCSEA Annual Conference
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registrations by 25% (Young Members are members of SEA’s under the age of 35). Encourage and allow even more Young Members to attend NCSEA’s Annual Conference and learn from the best – sponsor a conference registration ‘scholarship’ of a deserving Young Member! Ben Nelson, upcoming NCSEA President, writes: “I feel Young Members are so vital to the future success of our individual firms, our local SEA’s, and to NCSEA, that my company will sponsor the first full conference registration ‘scholarship’ for a highly motivated Young Member to attend.” Please contact the NCSEA offices at 312-649-4600 to obtain more information on how to contribute to the scholarship fund.
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Consider three fundamental tenets of NCSEA that relate to local SEA’s and your individual structural engineering firm: NCSEA advocates for the practicing structural engineer. NCSEA and local SEA’s both seek to develop future leaders to assume leadership positions on their Boards. NCSEA, local SEA’s and our individual firms all seek to develop engineering skills of practicing engineers. What better way to infuse our profession with enthusiasm than with our young professionals? Beginning with NCSEA’s 2012 Annual Conference in St. Louis, the NCSEA Board of Directors announces an ongoing incentive to encourage Young Member attendance by discounting their conference
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