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June 6, 2015  

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12th NAMC & TMS Spring Meetings Huge Successes
Dr. Frederick R. Rutz with the University of Colorado Denver opens the 12NAMC
Hundreds Attend/Participate

 

The Spring Meeting of The Masonry Society and the 12th North American Masonry Conference that were held in May in Denver were very successful, assisting with moving forward a number of projects, and allowing numerous opportunities to learn, contribute and network.  A short report on actions taken during TMS's Spring meetings, is available here.

The 12NAMC presented 158 papers on a wide range of masonry topics that included evaluation, repair and retrofit of masonry, seismic design, energy and thermal performance of masonry systems, veneer, and water penetration resistance. Papers were presented by authors from around the world, with over 20 countries represented.  Over 200 attended the NAMC, with 40 others attending just TMS's Spring Meetings.  

 

Highlights of the Conference included an enjoyable Opening Reception, a special Keynote Address from Diane Throop of the International Masonry Institute on the the Great Cathedral Mystery, a keynote address from Guilherme Parsekian on Masonry's Booming Market in Brazil, an excellent construction demonstration by SAM the Robot, a Tour to Rocky Mountain National Park, and a social event to Coors Field to watch the Colorado Rockies play baseball. During the Awards Banquet 4 Best Paper Awards were presented and 4 honorable mentions were given. In addition 4  Outstanding TMS Journal papers were presented and 2 honorable mentions were given, and a  2015 James L. Noland Student Scholarship was presented.    

 

More than 30 sponsors helped ensure the success of the North American Masonry Conference.  

 

Photographs from the conference are posted on the conference app which can be accessed here using a password of 1912.

 

 
TMS Seeking Proposals for 13th NAMC
The Masonry Society is solicitng proposals for the 13th North American Masonry Conference until July 31, 2015. If you have interest in possibly hosting the conference that would be held in 2019 please contact TMS.

Presentations Sought for TMS Annual Meeting

TMS to Meet in Indianapolis, IN on October 15-20
The Masonry Society is planning an educational, productive, and enjoyable Annual Meeting program that will be held  on October 16-20 in Indianapolis. As part of the program, TMS is seeking technical presentations on masonry. If you are willing to present a topic, submit a title, a short 1 paragraph description, and a 1 paragraph bio to Phillip Samblanet no later than June 18th. Any topic related to masonry will be considered but topics must not be commercial or focused exclusively on proprietary products.The Meeting Committee will then consider topics in late June, and will notify speakers if they are selected as presenters in late June or early July.

The Sheraton Indianapolis City Center will host TMS's Annual Meeting this October 15-20. Details on the meetings will be posted to TMS's website later this summer.

Faculty/Professor's Workshop (UPMW) Planned for March 20-22 at UCSD

A 2016 University Professor's Masonry Workshop (UPMW), has been scheduled by The Masonry Society at the University of California San Diego for March 20-22 to assist faculty teaching or planning to teach masonry. Dr. Benson Shing at UCSD will serve as the host for the Workshop.

The UPMW is a forum for faculty who are teaching masonry, or will be teaching masonry, to learn about the design, specification, construction, and evaluation of masonry. Effective and innovative ways to teach this information to their students are discussed. The goal of the UPMW is simple: to assist professors teaching masonry so that students, who will be future designers and construction managers, are comfortable using masonry on their projects.

For additional information on the UPMW, click here.

 
Award Applications/Nominations Being Accepted

The Masonry Society is currently accepting applications and nominations for a number of Awards. Click on links below for details.

John B. Scalzi Research Award Nominations
June 30  

Student Thesis Awards
June 30  

Haller Award Nominations Due to TMS
June 30  

Clayford T. Grimm P.E. Student Scholarship Applications
July 31  

Fellow Member Nomination Packet Deadline
February 1 

Welcome New Members of TMS!

Member

Dariusz Alterman, The University of Newcastle

Rick Baxley, Brick Industry Association

Giuliana Cardani, DIS - Politecnico of Milan

Dmytro Dizhur, The University of Auckland

Wael W. El-Dakhakhni, McMaster University

Khaled Galal, Concordia University

Kenneth M. Itle, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Juan Jose Perez-Gavilan, Universidad Nacional Autonma de Mexico

P. Glade Schoenfeld, Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd.

Can Celalettin Simsir, Weidlinger Associates Inc.

Goran Simundic, University of Newcastle

Javier Suarez Medina, Universidad de Granada

Tony Yang, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

 

Junior

Prem Chane, Stantec

James Joseph Stein, IBI Group, Southfield

 

Student

Zuhair Khudher Al-Jaberi, Missouri S & T

Ariel P. Kousgaard, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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