Greetings!

 
 
On behalf of the Structural Engineering Institute and the American Society of Civil Engineers, I am pleased to invite you to the 2002 Structures Congress and Exposition. The Congress will be held in the Denver Marriott City Center Hotel, located in vibrant downtown Denver, Colorado.

The theme for the 2002 congress is Performance of Structures — From Research to Design. The congress program brings this theme to life — from sessions selected to exciting new concepts for presenting information. We’ve also made the sessions more attractive to design professionals and more accessible to younger engineers. Innovations for 2002 include:

  • Moving the congress from Monday through Wednesday to Thursday through Saturday to reduce the number of days you need to spend away from the office.
  • Adding several seminars — scheduled concurrently with the traditional technical sessions — to inform you of the latest developments in structural analysis, building code development, and structural design. Many of these seminars were developed by SEI’s Business and Professional Activities Division (BPAD) to provide in depth information on the design of structures and to offer a variety of sessions related to business practice and professional activities. These include developments in dispute resolution, status of S.E. registration, and pricing structural engineering services.
  • Inviting Maryann Phipps, P.E., president of ESTRUCTURE, Berkeley, California, to address the congress as the featured Plenary Speaker. Maryann will share her thoughts on the promises of Performance Based Engineering.
In addition to these enhancements, our traditional paper sessions offer you the opportunity to learn about the latest developments in a variety of critical areas:
  • One full track devoted to the 15 th Analysis and Computation Conference
  • Two sessions on fire engineering
  • Two sessions on analysis and design of tall buildings
  • Several sessions on timber structures, including two related to the behavior of light frame wood buildings
  • Issues on structural failure and forensic engineering
  • Sessions on improved performance through “smart damping” systems, base isolation, and passive/active control.
Because there are important lessons to be learned on the performance of structures under extreme loads, we have also scheduled special sessions related to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. These sessions will preview the reports produced by the special ASCE-FEMA teams investigating the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Last, but not least, all congress delegates are invited to attend the ASCE 150th Anniversary Celebration. The celebration will be held on Wednesday evening, April 3, high atop the breathtaking Pinnacle Club in downtown Denver. This exciting event will highlight the historical achievements of Rocky Mountain area civil and structural engineers.

I look forward to seeing you in Denver. Enjoy the congress, meet friends and colleagues, and visit the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains!

Sincerely,

Finley A. Charney, Ph.D., P.E.
Steering Committee Chairman

 

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