In today’s world, you need dynamic solutions that can adapt to their environment. The 2021 Structural Engineering Summit is a solution designed for you. This year's event is an immersive in-person & virtual event perfect for reconnecting with other structural engineering professionals. Join us in-person in New York City at the Hilton Midtown on October 12-15, or virtually from September 27 to October 21. Attendees of both events will have access to engaging educational sessions led by experts in the field, riveting networking opportunities, and access to our industry leading Trade Show.

We understand that things are changing and evolving on a daily basis. To ease any worries, not only is Summit registration worry-free guaranteed until 9/28/21, but if attendees purchase a Virtual registration now, they will have the opportunity to upgrade to All Access later (locking in the current rate). NCSEA is committed to the Summit being a safe and healthy event. We are monitoring how Covid is impacting New York and the host hotel. Click here for the latest information.

The host hotel for the Summit, the Hilton Midtown, is located in the heart of midtown Manhattan just a short distance from Central Park, Radio City Music Hall, the MoMA and just a few blocks away from Times Square. Reservations can be made at the Hilton Midtown with NCSEA's guest rate until September 28, 2021. Click here to reserve your room.

Welcome to this installment of Read.Watch.Listen: a monthly forum hosted by the NCSEA SE3 Committee to share and promote conversations on diversity, equity and inclusion within the structural engineering profession. Each month, we will curate a series of articles, audio-visual and digital media to facilitate self-education in matters that affect our professional practice as structural engineers. Whether you choose to read, watch, or listen (or all three!), we hope you will join us in this important conversation.

This month our focus is on Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and other internal equity groups - what they are, how to start one, and how to make them effective. Employee resource groups are employee-led groups formed with the goal of creating an equitable, inclusive workplace. They typically comprise employees who share a common gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation. Below, you will find resources with suggestions and tips for leaders and entry-level engineers alike. You will also learn how to make a case for the creation and/or continued support of Employee Resource Groups while learning what pitfalls to avoid to create the best environment for you and your colleagues.

Missed the previous installment? Check out the NCSEA SE3 Committee News and Publication page. Share your thoughts and/or recommended resources for the next issue at ncsea@ncsea.com.

The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center invites anyone in the structural engineering field to participate in the prediction of the response of a reinforced concrete column subjected to lateral deformation. This invitation is based on an experimental test of a concrete column conducted in 2020, the results of which have not yet been published. The test column is representative of gravity columns common in concrete buildings designed prior to the 1990s.

Participation requires predicting only a few quantities (strength, stiffness, deformation capacity, and behavior mode) for one cyclic-static test. Entrants can use hand or spreadsheet calculations from approaches defined in building codes, guidelines, or published research, perhaps spending just a few hours to make their predictions.

This year's recipients will receive free registration to the Summit which includes all educational sessions, access to the trade show, and an invitation to the NCSEA Awards Event, as well as a travel stipend of $1000 to use toward transportation and hotel costs.

This award recognizes YMGs that are providing a benefit to their members, member organization, and communities. Each finalist will receive complimentary registration to send a representative to the Structural Engineering Summit, and a $1,000 travel stipend. The winning Group will be announced at the Summit and will receive an additional $2,500 for their YMG's future activities.

The funds for these awards have been generously sponsored by Computers & Structures Inc. 

The NCSEA Resilience Committee seeks to provide a multidisciplinary collaboration platform to formulate recommendations and innovations to enhance resilience in the built environment. In an effort to further the Committee’s goal to educate the structural engineering community on resilience approaches to planning, design, and construction, the following resilience-focused content addresses strategies, practices, and ways of thinking to meet the challenges of designing in a multi-hazard environment. Acknowledging that resilience-thinking is cross-disciplinary, the content highlighted will be from many different perspectives and disciplines intentionally.

Structural engineers are key to the recovery of our communities affected by hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and other disasters. The NCSEA SEER Committee advances NCSEA’s commitment to safe structures and resilient communities by promoting post-disaster recovery through building safety evaluations.  The Committee supports this by facilitating the education and espousal of post-disaster building safety evaluators, and advocating for the expeditious, efficient, and effective engagement of post-disaster building safety evaluators.

This committee is chaired by Colby Baker, U.S. Forensic, and David Troxell, Caruso Turley Scott, Inc.

If the SEER Committee isn't the committee for you, NCSEA has a variety of committees that work to further the association’s mission to constantly improve the level of standard of practice of the structural engineering profession throughout the United States, and to provide an identifiable resource for those needing communication with the profession. Click here to learn about NCSEA's committees.

Volunteers interested in joining the SEER Committee will need to: