Structural Columns
The Newsletter of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE
Session and Abstract Proposals due by June 12, 2012 Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the Structures 2013 Congress in the beautiful and historic city of Pittsburgh, from May 2-4, 2013. You are invited to submit session proposals and/or paper abstracts. Visit the SEI Website at www.asce.org/SEI for details about abstract and session proposals, as well as suggested topics and subtopics.
Key Dates All Session and Abstract Proposals Due: June 12, 2012 Notification of Acceptance: September 18, 2012 All Final Publication Ready Papers: January 15, 2013 (no extensions)
How to Submit a Proposal For detailed instructions on how to upload a session proposal or paper abstract, visit the SEI Website at www.asce.org/SEI. Proceedings Authors of accepted abstracts are strongly encouraged to submit a 10-12 page final paper for inclusion in the proceedings. The proceedings will be copyrighted and published by ASCE. Questions? Contact Debbie Smith at dsmith@asce.org or 703-295-6095 For information on Sponsoring and Exhibiting, please contact Sean Scully at sscully@asce.org or 703-295-6276.
Errata
ASCE 7 Committee Call for Proposals for the 2016 Edition Deadline extended to December 31, 2012 The Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of ASCE is currently accepting proposals to modify the 2010 edition of ASCE 7, Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures Standards Committee to prepare the 2016 revision cycle of the standard. Interested parties may download the proposal form from the SEI Website at www.asce.org/SEI. The committee will accept proposals until December 31, 2012. For additional information please contact Jennifer Goupil, SEI Director, at jgoupil@asce.org.
SEI posts up-to-date errata information for our publications at www.asce.org/SEI. Click on “Publications” on our menu, and select “Errata.” If you have any errata that you would like to submit, please email it to Paul Sgambati at psgambati@asce.org.
Save the Date 2012 Electrical Transmission and Substation Structures Conference Columbus, Ohio November 4-8, 2012 Mark your calendars now and plan to attend this forum where transmission and substation engineers can share technical knowledge and explore emerging issues, while bringing new engineers up to speed on core issues. For more information visit the ETS conference website at http://content.asce.org/conferences/ets2012/index.html.
Registration Now Open Miami, Florida October 24-26, 2012 This is the first hurricane conference to focus exclusively on topics of interest to professionals who design, engineer, regulate and build projects in hurricane affected regions. This event will bring together practitioners, educators, federal and state government officials, students, and business leaders from across the nation and around the world Hurricane engineering has evolved since Hurricane Andrew wreaked havoc on South Florida and Louisiana nearly 20 years STRUCTURE magazine
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ago. Andrew taught us much about how these powerful storms affect our built environment. Much has changed in building codes, standards and products designed to resist the effects from strong hurricanes, and much more needs to be improved upon. Join the Applied Technology Council and the Structural Engineering Institute for this informative conference at the JW. Marriott Marquis in Miami, Florida, October 24-26, 2012. Visit the conference website at www.atc-sei.org/ for more information and to view the technical program. June 2012
