The Masonry Society with support of the masonry industry is planning a Virtual Masonry Educator's Workshop (MEW) for June 21-23. The workshop is targeted towards professors and educators teaching undergraduate and graduate design and construction management classes on masonry, and seeks to assist them on teaching future designers and construction professionals. Some of the topics include:

Discussions will be lead by Craig Bennett, Bennett Preservation Eng. PC, Richard M. Bennett, University of Tennessee, Ece Erdogmus, Georgia Tech. University, W. Mark McGinley, University of Louisville, Patrick Rand, North Carolina State University, and a number of industry leaders.

Watch TMS's website this spring for additional information on the Workshop.

The Masonry Society depends on our membership to help us meet our mission of advancing the knowledge of masonry. 2021 Memberships are ending at the end of the month, and membership renewals are needed by December 31st in order to take advantage of subscription offerings, member discounts, and other member benefits. The fastest and easiest way to renew is to login here, where you can also take advantage of discounted subscriptions to several masonry magazines, order publications at Member discounts, and take advantage of other membership benefits. We express our thanks to our 2021 Members, and look forward to working with our 2022 Members to accomplishing more great things in the coming year!

Starting on February 9, and continuing for the 6 Wednesday evening sessions, The Masonry Society will offer a new Night School on Allowable Stress Design of Reinforced Masonry. Presented by W. Mark McGinley, Ph.D, PE, FASTM,FTMS, Professor and Endowed Chair for Infrastructure Research, Civil and Environmental Engineering, J.B. Speed School of Engineering University of Louisville and Scott W. Walkowicz, P.E., owner of Walkowicz Consulting Engineers, LLC in Lansing, Michigan, and incoming TMS 402/602-28 Chair, this night school will mirror in form the 2020 Night School on Strength Design of Masonry with the following sessions:.

Click here for additional information on these sessions and to register. When registering for the entire series there is a $30 discount. TMS Members also receive a 25% discount on these and most other TMS Webinars, Events, and Publications.

TMS Sustainability E-News is produced two times monthly to keep TMS Members and subscribers interested in sustainable design informed of new trends and products, and how masonry can assist in making the built environment more sustainable, resilient, and safe. Sponsorships for 2022 are now being accepted. The e-newsletter is distributed to over 4000 directly by TMS, is posted to TMS and other websites, and is distributed by other groups to their members and subscribers so that sponsors get exposed to a very large group, 24 times a year, at a nominal cost. For additional information on sponsor levels, click here.

The Masonry Society is planning to hold its Spring Business Meetings on April 7-9 at the Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Most TMS Committees will meet during this time, and these meetings are expected to be the last of the TMS 402/602-22 Committee and the first of the TMS 402/602-28. Committee.

The Preliminary Schedule is posted here. Registration will open in early 2022. We hope to see you there!

The Masonry Society is now accepting nominations for Fellow Members. To qualify for Fellow Membership status, a TMS Member must have made outstanding contributions to the Society and have been a Member for no less than 10 consecutive years. Recent modifications to the nomination process have made it easier than ever to nominate a deserving TMS Member!

Nominations are due by February 1st each year. Those granted Fellowship status will be honored at the following Annual Meeting of TMS, and will carry the designation FTMS, Fellow of The Masonry Society. Nominating leaders and supporters is a wonderful way to recognize those that have helped you and helped the Society.