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Local Leadership Conference Representatives from 27 local SEI groups (Chapters, Structural Technical Groups and Graduate Student Chapters) participated in the 2013 SEI Local Leadership Conference (LLC) September 11-12 in Dallas, co-located with the ASCE Texas Centennial Conference. The participants held a lively exchange on local chapter best practices, learned more about SEI/ASCE programs, and enjoyed networking with the Local Activities Executive Committee and members of the SEI Board of Governors. In addition to the general session meeting, the conference included a technical tour of the AT&T Dallas Cowboys Stadium, a joint dinner with the SEI Board of Governors, a technical presentation on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, and leadership training by ASCE’s Jim O’Brien.
If there is not an SEI Chapter or STG in your area, talk with your ASCE Section/Branch leaders about the simple steps to form an SEI Chapter. Some of the benefits of forming an SEI Chapter include: • Connect with other SEI local groups through quarterly conference calls and annual conference • Use of SEI Chapter logo branding • SEI Chapter announcements published at www.asce.org/SEI and in SEI Update • One free ASCE webinar (to $299 value) sponsored by the SEI Endowment Fund • Funding for one representative to attend the Annual SEI Local Leadership Conference to learn about new SEI initiatives, share best practices, participate in leadership training, and earn PDHs. • SEI outreach supplies available upon request
“This is one of the best events I have attended. Thank you for offering this opportunity to learn how to establish and run a Chapter, and be inspired by SEI leaders.” — 2013 SEI LLC Representative Join your local SEI Chapter or Structural Technical Groups (STG) to connect with colleagues, take advantage of local opportunities for lifelong learning, and advance structural engineering in your area.
Visit the SEI website at www.asce.org/sei for more information on how to connect with your local group or to form a new SEI Chapter.
Advance To SEI Fellow Grade The SEI Fellow grade of membership recognizes accomplished SEI members as leaders and mentors in the structural engineering profession. The benefits of becoming an SEI Fellow include recognition via SEI communications and at the annual Structures Congress along with a distinctive SEI Fellow wall plaque and pin, and use of the F.SEI designation. SEI members who meet the SEI Fellow criteria are encouraged to submit application packages online by December 1 to advance to the SEI Fellow grade of membership and be recognized at Structures Congress, April 3–5, 2014 in Boston. Visit the SEI website at www.asce.org/SEI to access the SEI Fellow application.
SEI Board of Governors Welcomes Newly Elected Board Members Congratulations to Andrew W. Herrmann, P.E., SECB, F.SEI, F. ASCE, representing the SEI Technical Activities Division, and Cheng Lok Caleb Hing, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, F. ASCE, representing the SEI Local Activities Division, on their election to the SEI Board of Governors. Each will serve a four year term beginning October 1, 2013. Mr. Herrmann is Principal at Hardesty & Hanover in New York City. He has served on the SEI Technical Activities Division Executive Committee, as Chair of the Technical Administrative Committee on Bridges, and Co-Chair of the 2005 SEI Structures Congress in New York City. For ASCE, he served as President in 2012, President of the New York City Metropolitan Section, and Director of Region 1. He also served on the Advisory Council for the 2003 and 2005 Report Cards for America’s Infrastructure and chaired the Council for the 2009 Report Card. Dr. Hing is a Senior Structural Engineer and Project Engineer with Michael Baker Jr., Inc., in Arlington, Texas and serves as Adjunct Faculty for the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). He serves on the SEI Local Activities Division Executive STRUCTURE magazine
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Committee as liaison to SEI Graduate Student Chapters, chairs the SEI Public Relations Committee, and serves on other SEI committees including Membership, Digital Media, the Structures Congress National Technical Program Committee, and the Business and Professional Activities Division Executive Committee. He also serves as ASCE Texas Section Centennial Technical Program Committee Chair and is Past President of the SEI Fort Worth Chapter. These SEI Board members will serve as FY2014 SEI Board Officers: • President: Don Dusenberry, P.E., F.SEI, F. ASCE • Vice President: Pat McCormick, P.E., F.SEI, M. ASCE • Treasurer: Ed DePaola, P.E., F.SEI, M. ASCE The SEI Board of Governors would also like to recognize Roberto Leon, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, F. ASCE for his service as Past President and representing the Technical Activities Division, and Taka Kimura, P.E., F.SEI, M. ASCE, for his service as Vice President and representing the Local Activities Division. Their terms conclude September 30, 2013. Thank you to Roberto and Taka for their distinguished leadership and service to SEI. November 2013
