NCSEA Eighteenth Annual Conference

September 30-October 2, 2010
across the Hudson River from
the Freedom Tower




Thursday, September 30, 2010
7:00 am - 8:00 am Registration and Breakfast
8:00 am - 8:15 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:15 am - 9:00 am Keynote Address
Robert D. LiMandri, Commissioner, NYC DOB
9:00 am - 10:00 am Wood Frame 7-Story Building on Shake Table in Japan
Steve Pryor, Simpson Strong-Tie
10:00 am - 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:45 am High Strength Concrete Design Including Freedom Tower
Caz Bognacki, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
11:45 am - 1:00 pm Lunch Sponsor | Cives Steel
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Emergency Responder Legislation
Vicki Arbitrio, Gilsanz, Murray, Steficek
2:00 pm - 8:00 pm Exhibits Open
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm Afternoon Break
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm Structural Performance in Fire Conditions
David Scott, Arup and Ramon Gilsanz, Gilsanz, Murray, Steficek
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Lake Champlain Bridge Projects
Ted Zoli, HNTB
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Welcome Reception For Exhibitors and Attendees
   
   
Friday, October 1, 2010
7:00 am - 3:00 pm Exhibits Open
7:00 am - 8:00 am Registration and Breakfast Sponsor | Girder Slab
8:00 am - 8:15 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:15 am - 8:30 am Roll Call and Introduction of Candidates
8:30 am - 9:30 am Protecting People and Neighboring Property During Excavations
Tim Lynch, NYC DOB
9:30 am - 10:00 am Coffee Break
10:00 am - 11:00 am Masonry Standards Joint Committee
Ed Huston, Smith and Huston
11:00 am - 12:00 pm How the Chile Earthquake Will Change Engineering in America
Ramon Gilsanz, Gilsanz, Murray, Steficek and Ron Hamburger, Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch Sponsor | “Steel Institute of New York Gary Higbee
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm East Side Access
Colin Barratt, MTA
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm Afternoon Break
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm AISC Seismic Design Provisions: Past, Present and Future
James Malley, Degenkolb Engineers
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Renovation of the Guggenheim Museum
Robert Silman and Nancy Hudson, Robert Silman Associates
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm Dinner at Carmine's in the Theater District - New York's legendary family-style Italian retaurant.
   
   
Learn about the future of NCSEA and honor the projects at the Excellence in Structural Engineering Award Banquet
Saturday, October 2, 2010
7:00 am - 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:00 am Roll Call and Member Organization Remarks
9:00 am - 12:00 pm Committee Reports:  Advocacy, Basic Education, Code Advisory, Continuing Education, Licensing, Publications, SE Emergency Response
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm NCSEA Strategic Plan 2011 - 2015
Promote the Profession
Represent the Profession
Improve the Profession
Enhance Communication with the Member Organizations
Energize Committee Activity
Ensure Financial Security
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm NCSEA Board of Directors Meeting
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards Banquet
Formal attire requested.

Hyatt Regency on the Hudson, Jersey City, NJ

Special $199 only until September 7!
Group Code G-NCSE for special $199 rate

     




Use American Airlines group code 4790AD for a discount when you travel to Newark, JFK, LaGuardia or White Plans airports for the NCSEA Annual Conference (Newark Airport EWR is closest airport to conference hotel)


     
Package Price
Thursday - Saturday $895
Thursday Reception - Saturday $745
Thursday Only $395
Friday Only $395
Thursday & Friday $595
       add Friday night $75
Friday night $150
Spouse $275
Awards Banquet $180



Exhibitors  
American Institute of Steel Construction  
AZZ Galvanizing Services  
CMC Steel Products  
Construction Tie Products  
Con Xtech, Inc.  
CSC Inc.  
DESIGN DATA.  
Fabreeka International, Inc.  
Fenner + Esler Professional Liability  
FYFE Company, LLC.  
Grace Construction Products  
Hardy Frames, Inc.  
Hilti  
ITW Red Head  
Lindapter North America, Inc.  
PLAN (Singer Nelson Chalmers)  
Powers Fasteners  
Quake Wrap  
RedBuilt, LLC.  
RISA Technologies, LLC.  
SidePlate Systems, Inc.  
Simpson Strong-Tie  
Steel Cast Connections, LLC  
Tekla, Inc  
TurnaSure, LLC.  
USP Structural Connectors  
Valmont Industries  
Vector Corrosion Technologies  
Voight & Schweitzer, Inc.  
Wheeling Corrugating  

Exhibit space going fast!  Contact

steelstruk@aol.com
 
   
   
Sponsors  
Steel Institute of New York   Friday Luncheon  
Cives Steel Company  Thursday Luncheon  
Girder Slab Technologies, LLC  Friday Breakfast  
Steel Institute of New York PLATINUM  
ACEC - New York GOLD  
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. GOLD  
Newforma SILVER  
Simpson Strong-Tie SILVER  
Urban Foundation SILVER  
USP Structural Connectors SILVER  
Concrete Industry Board, Inc. Friend  
ITW Red Head Friend  
Nicholson & Galloway Friend  
Powers Fasteners Friend  
Skyline Steel Friend  
West New York Restoration of CT, Inc. Friend  
Wheeling Corrugating Friend  
SE Solutions Friend  
Bentley Systems, Incorporated  
Sponsorship opportunities still available
email
 erica@murray-engineering.com