Structures Congress

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

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Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
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Hi Stephanie,

You are welcome to the presentation on anchorage of headed reinforcing bars in concrete. I believe you will find it quite helpful as it will cover the new versatile design provisions for headed bars to overcome the shortcomings (inefficiency and congestion) of hooked bars and existing headed bar design provisions. The research conducted to develop the new design provisions is the largest of its kind with the tests of more than 650 full-scale specimens. Based on the findings from this research, ASTM A970 has been updated for head dimension requirements (ASTM A970-18) and the upcoming version of the ACI 318 Building Code (ACI 318-19) will incorporate the proposed design provisions. 

Please visit the above link for detail.

See you in Orlando.

Krishna Ghimire, Ph.D., M. ACI, AM. ASCE
Kansas State University
http://www.ce.ksu.edu/people/faculty/ghimire/


Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

I will be presenting on Friday 9:30 AM as part of the "Design & Construction Lessons & Considerations" session, on the LaGuardia Airport Parking Garage (link below), focusing on the unique challenges and issues associated with  planning, designing and constructing a major airport facility based on a public-private-partnership (PPP) method of delivery.

https://www.conferenceharvester.com/harvester2/login.asp?EventKey=

Camille Bechara, P.E., CCM
Vice President, PPM, Sr, Technical Principal
Northeast Manager-Transportation Facilities
617-960-4854 Direct
617-461-7284 Cell
WSP USA
75 Arlington Street
Boston, MA 02116

Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 12:31
From: Krishna Ghimire
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

Hi Stephanie,

You are welcome to the presentation on anchorage of headed reinforcing bars in concrete. I believe you will find it quite helpful as it will cover the new versatile design provisions for headed bars to overcome the shortcomings (inefficiency and congestion) of hooked bars and existing headed bar design provisions. The research conducted to develop the new design provisions is the largest of its kind with the tests of more than 650 full-scale specimens. Based on the findings from this research, ASTM A970 has been updated for head dimension requirements (ASTM A970-18) and the upcoming version of the ACI 318 Building Code (ACI 318-19) will incorporate the proposed design provisions.

Please visit the above link for detail.

See you in Orlando.

Krishna Ghimire, Ph.D., M. ACI, AM. ASCE
Kansas State University
http://www.ce.ksu.edu/people/faculty/ghimire/


Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

Stephanie,

My presentation, which will occur at 4:15 PM on Friday 4/26, will discuss The Adaptive Reuse of the Apex Hosiery Company Building. The presentation will describe how several fatalities, as a result of a building demolition collapse in 2013, lead to the enactment and enforcement of a Demolition Ordinance in the City of Philadelphia. As a result of the Ordinance, the Philadelphia Structural Division of Pennoni Associates, Inc. became involved with a number of demolition projects, one of which involved the partial demolition and adaptive reuse of an existing manufacturing building located in Philadelphia. The presentation will provide details on the requirements of the Demolition Ordinance, the fascinating history of the Apex Hosiery Company Building, and the interesting facets of Pennoni's involvement with pre and post demolition aspects of the project, including encountering an unusual and unique vintage reinforced concrete flat slab system that was used to construct a portion of the original building.

D. Matthew Stuart, P.E., S.E., P.Eng., F.ASCE, F.SEI, A.NAFE, SECB
Senior Structural Engineer
Pennoni
1900 Market St, Suite 300 | Philadelphia, PA 19103
Direct: +1 (215) 254-7895 | Mobile: +1 (908) 309-8657
www.pennoni.com | MStuart@...

D. Matthew Stuart P.E., S.E., P.Eng., F.ASCE, F.SEI, SECB - Senior Structural Engineer - Pennoni Associates | LinkedIn




Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

All,

For those interested in professional liability and how you might get sued for negligence there are three sessions you should attend. The first is at 9:00 AM Thursday where two attorneys and a practicing engineer will present differences in professional behavior required under design-bid-build versus bidder-design. The second is at 11:00 AM Friday where a panel of attorneys, who defend structural engineers, will present stories about recent claims. The third is at 3:30 PM Friday where an actual claim, full disclosure, will be presented, un-redacted. Presenters will be the engineer and the defense attorney.

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John Tawresey Dist.M.ASCE
Bainbridge Island WA
(206)6691989
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-17-2019 07:38
From: D. Matthew Stuart
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

Stephanie,

My presentation, which will occur at 4:15 PM on Friday 4/26, will discuss The Adaptive Reuse of the Apex Hosiery Company Building. The presentation will describe how several fatalities, as a result of a building demolition collapse in 2013, lead to the enactment and enforcement of a Demolition Ordinance in the City of Philadelphia. As a result of the Ordinance, the Philadelphia Structural Division of Pennoni Associates, Inc. became involved with a number of demolition projects, one of which involved the partial demolition and adaptive reuse of an existing manufacturing building located in Philadelphia. The presentation will provide details on the requirements of the Demolition Ordinance, the fascinating history of the Apex Hosiery Company Building, and the interesting facets of Pennoni's involvement with pre and post demolition aspects of the project, including encountering an unusual and unique vintage reinforced concrete flat slab system that was used to construct a portion of the original building.

D. Matthew Stuart, P.E., S.E., P.Eng., F.ASCE, F.SEI, A.NAFE, SECB
Senior Structural Engineer
Pennoni
1900 Market St, Suite 300 | Philadelphia, PA 19103
Direct: +1 (215) 254-7895 | Mobile: +1 (908) 309-8657
www.pennoni.com | <maskemail>MStuart@...</maskemail>

D. Matthew Stuart P.E., S.E., P.Eng., F.ASCE, F.SEI, SECB - Senior Structural Engineer - Pennoni Associates | LinkedIn




Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

Thanks, Stephanie.

My presentation, "Examination of the ICC Acceptance Criteria For Handrails and Guards", reviews ICC Publication AC 273 published in 2017 by the ICC Evaluation Service as a specification for the design of balcony guardrails.  The examination shows that the specification contains excessively permissive deflection limits, which may result in an exceedingly uncomfortable guardrail design.  Bayhill 29-30, on Friday, 9:30 am to 11:00 am.

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Felix Martin M.ASCE
Marcon Forensics
Laguna Beach CA
(949)929-5509
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

I am looking forward to speaking at this conference with so many other wonderful speakers.  I will be speaking on the topic of effective communication, the full description is below.  I will be challenging participants in my session to make real change in their communication efforts immediately after my session.

I will also be there with The Civil Engineering Podcast and will be conducting some interviews.  I look forward to meeting you Stephanie.

Developing Effective Communication Skills for Engineering Professionals
 
If you ask anyone how to be a successful engineer or a top engineering manager, they would tell you that you would need good communication skills. However, they will rarely tell you how to develop them. In this session, you will learn practical strategies that can be used on a daily basis to incrementally improve your communication skills and subsequently your ability to communicate with others. Implementing these strategies will put you on the fast track to becoming a top engineering manager because you will be in the small percentage of engineering professionals who can communicate effectively on a regular basis.

If you follow the strategies provided in this session, this one session alone can have a massively positive impact on your engineering career and life.

In this session, you will learn how to:

• Communicate effectively with team members,
• Say things in a way that will help you get the responses you are seeking,
• Listen more effectively (the key to communication),
• Be responsive so people want to communicate with you, and
• Apply strategies to effectively collaborate with your team members.

------------------------------
Anthony Fasano M.ASCE
Engineering Management Institute
Ridgewood NJ
(201) 857-2384
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-19-2019 11:23
From: Felix Martin
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

Thanks, Stephanie.

My presentation, "Examination of the ICC Acceptance Criteria For Handrails and Guards", reviews ICC Publication AC 273 published in 2017 by the ICC Evaluation Service as a specification for the design of balcony guardrails.  The examination shows that the specification contains excessively permissive deflection limits, which may result in an exceedingly uncomfortable guardrail design.  Bayhill 29-30, on Friday, 9:30 am to 11:00 am.

------------------------------
Felix Martin M.ASCE
Marcon Forensics
Laguna Beach CA
(949)929-5509

Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

Anthony, when is your presentation?

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David Cocke S.E.,F.ASCE
Structural Focus
Gardena CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-20-2019 05:21
From: Anthony Fasano
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

I am looking forward to speaking at this conference with so many other wonderful speakers.  I will be speaking on the topic of effective communication, the full description is below.  I will be challenging participants in my session to make real change in their communication efforts immediately after my session.

I will also be there with The Civil Engineering Podcast and will be conducting some interviews.  I look forward to meeting you Stephanie.

Developing Effective Communication Skills for Engineering Professionals

If you ask anyone how to be a successful engineer or a top engineering manager, they would tell you that you would need good communication skills. However, they will rarely tell you how to develop them. In this session, you will learn practical strategies that can be used on a daily basis to incrementally improve your communication skills and subsequently your ability to communicate with others. Implementing these strategies will put you on the fast track to becoming a top engineering manager because you will be in the small percentage of engineering professionals who can communicate effectively on a regular basis.

If you follow the strategies provided in this session, this one session alone can have a massively positive impact on your engineering career and life.

In this session, you will learn how to:

• Communicate effectively with team members,
• Say things in a way that will help you get the responses you are seeking,
• Listen more effectively (the key to communication),
• Be responsive so people want to communicate with you, and
• Apply strategies to effectively collaborate with your team members.

------------------------------
Anthony Fasano M.ASCE
Engineering Management Institute
Ridgewood NJ
(201) 857-2384

Original Message:
Sent: 04-19-2019 11:23
From: Felix Martin
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

Thanks, Stephanie.

My presentation, "Examination of the ICC Acceptance Criteria For Handrails and Guards", reviews ICC Publication AC 273 published in 2017 by the ICC Evaluation Service as a specification for the design of balcony guardrails.  The examination shows that the specification contains excessively permissive deflection limits, which may result in an exceedingly uncomfortable guardrail design.  Bayhill 29-30, on Friday, 9:30 am to 11:00 am.

------------------------------
Felix Martin M.ASCE
Marcon Forensics
Laguna Beach CA
(949)929-5509

Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

This Thursday morning at 9:30 am.

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Anthony Fasano M.ASCE
Engineering Management Institute
Ridgewood NJ
(201) 857-2384
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-22-2019 13:27
From: David Cocke
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

Anthony, when is your presentation?

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David Cocke S.E.,F.ASCE
Structural Focus
Gardena CA

Original Message:
Sent: 04-20-2019 05:21
From: Anthony Fasano
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

I am looking forward to speaking at this conference with so many other wonderful speakers.  I will be speaking on the topic of effective communication, the full description is below.  I will be challenging participants in my session to make real change in their communication efforts immediately after my session.

I will also be there with The Civil Engineering Podcast and will be conducting some interviews.  I look forward to meeting you Stephanie.

Developing Effective Communication Skills for Engineering Professionals

If you ask anyone how to be a successful engineer or a top engineering manager, they would tell you that you would need good communication skills. However, they will rarely tell you how to develop them. In this session, you will learn practical strategies that can be used on a daily basis to incrementally improve your communication skills and subsequently your ability to communicate with others. Implementing these strategies will put you on the fast track to becoming a top engineering manager because you will be in the small percentage of engineering professionals who can communicate effectively on a regular basis.

If you follow the strategies provided in this session, this one session alone can have a massively positive impact on your engineering career and life.

In this session, you will learn how to:

• Communicate effectively with team members,
• Say things in a way that will help you get the responses you are seeking,
• Listen more effectively (the key to communication),
• Be responsive so people want to communicate with you, and
• Apply strategies to effectively collaborate with your team members.

------------------------------
Anthony Fasano M.ASCE
Engineering Management Institute
Ridgewood NJ
(201) 857-2384

Original Message:
Sent: 04-19-2019 11:23
From: Felix Martin
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

Thanks, Stephanie.

My presentation, "Examination of the ICC Acceptance Criteria For Handrails and Guards", reviews ICC Publication AC 273 published in 2017 by the ICC Evaluation Service as a specification for the design of balcony guardrails.  The examination shows that the specification contains excessively permissive deflection limits, which may result in an exceedingly uncomfortable guardrail design.  Bayhill 29-30, on Friday, 9:30 am to 11:00 am.

------------------------------
Felix Martin M.ASCE
Marcon Forensics
Laguna Beach CA
(949)929-5509

Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

Original Message------

This Thursday morning at 9:30 am.

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Anthony Fasano M.ASCE
Engineering Management Institute
Ridgewood NJ
(201) 857-2384
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-22-2019 13:27
From: David Cocke
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

Anthony, when is your presentation?

------------------------------
David Cocke S.E.,F.ASCE
Structural Focus
Gardena CA

Original Message:
Sent: 04-20-2019 05:21
From: Anthony Fasano
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

I am looking forward to speaking at this conference with so many other wonderful speakers.  I will be speaking on the topic of effective communication, the full description is below.  I will be challenging participants in my session to make real change in their communication efforts immediately after my session.

I will also be there with The Civil Engineering Podcast and will be conducting some interviews.  I look forward to meeting you Stephanie.

Developing Effective Communication Skills for Engineering Professionals

If you ask anyone how to be a successful engineer or a top engineering manager, they would tell you that you would need good communication skills. However, they will rarely tell you how to develop them. In this session, you will learn practical strategies that can be used on a daily basis to incrementally improve your communication skills and subsequently your ability to communicate with others. Implementing these strategies will put you on the fast track to becoming a top engineering manager because you will be in the small percentage of engineering professionals who can communicate effectively on a regular basis.

If you follow the strategies provided in this session, this one session alone can have a massively positive impact on your engineering career and life.

In this session, you will learn how to:

• Communicate effectively with team members,
• Say things in a way that will help you get the responses you are seeking,
• Listen more effectively (the key to communication),
• Be responsive so people want to communicate with you, and
• Apply strategies to effectively collaborate with your team members.

------------------------------
Anthony Fasano M.ASCE
Engineering Management Institute
Ridgewood NJ
(201) 857-2384

Original Message:
Sent: 04-19-2019 11:23
From: Felix Martin
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

Thanks, Stephanie.

My presentation, "Examination of the ICC Acceptance Criteria For Handrails and Guards", reviews ICC Publication AC 273 published in 2017 by the ICC Evaluation Service as a specification for the design of balcony guardrails.  The examination shows that the specification contains excessively permissive deflection limits, which may result in an exceedingly uncomfortable guardrail design.  Bayhill 29-30, on Friday, 9:30 am to 11:00 am.

------------------------------
Felix Martin M.ASCE
Marcon Forensics
Laguna Beach CA
(949)929-5509

Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

Hi All, 

I am presenting on the topic on 'Integration of Structural Engineering Digital Practice Topics in Civil Engineering Curriculum'. The presentation will discuss about the latest structural engineering digital practices tools for design integration and how to prepare college students to be apply those in building and infrastructure projects.

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Jeena Jayamon Ph.D., LEED Green Associate
Structural Engineer, LeMessurier
Boston, MA
(805)455-3427
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-20-2019 05:21
From: Anthony Fasano
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

I am looking forward to speaking at this conference with so many other wonderful speakers.  I will be speaking on the topic of effective communication, the full description is below.  I will be challenging participants in my session to make real change in their communication efforts immediately after my session.

I will also be there with The Civil Engineering Podcast and will be conducting some interviews.  I look forward to meeting you Stephanie.

Developing Effective Communication Skills for Engineering Professionals

If you ask anyone how to be a successful engineer or a top engineering manager, they would tell you that you would need good communication skills. However, they will rarely tell you how to develop them. In this session, you will learn practical strategies that can be used on a daily basis to incrementally improve your communication skills and subsequently your ability to communicate with others. Implementing these strategies will put you on the fast track to becoming a top engineering manager because you will be in the small percentage of engineering professionals who can communicate effectively on a regular basis.

If you follow the strategies provided in this session, this one session alone can have a massively positive impact on your engineering career and life.

In this session, you will learn how to:

• Communicate effectively with team members,
• Say things in a way that will help you get the responses you are seeking,
• Listen more effectively (the key to communication),
• Be responsive so people want to communicate with you, and
• Apply strategies to effectively collaborate with your team members.

------------------------------
Anthony Fasano M.ASCE
Engineering Management Institute
Ridgewood NJ
(201) 857-2384

Original Message:
Sent: 04-19-2019 11:23
From: Felix Martin
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

Thanks, Stephanie.

My presentation, "Examination of the ICC Acceptance Criteria For Handrails and Guards", reviews ICC Publication AC 273 published in 2017 by the ICC Evaluation Service as a specification for the design of balcony guardrails.  The examination shows that the specification contains excessively permissive deflection limits, which may result in an exceedingly uncomfortable guardrail design.  Bayhill 29-30, on Friday, 9:30 am to 11:00 am.

------------------------------
Felix Martin M.ASCE
Marcon Forensics
Laguna Beach CA
(949)929-5509

Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

Hi All,

I will present my paper, Sliding-Type Tuned Mass Dampers for Tall Buildings at 1:30PM  Thursday 25th in Celebration 3-4. You all are welcome. My paper will introduce a compact and economical TMD system whose application can be determined later even middle of the construction stage to be installed around the topping-off. You would find a very attractive supplemental damping option for tall-to-medium size buildings. This will give you a new, different views about building dampers. Hope to see you then.

Regards,

Un Yong Jeong, PhD, P.Eng.
Principal
Gradient Wind Engineering
 
T 613 836 0934 x158 | M 613 327 7230
127 Walgreen Road, Ottawa, ON, Canada K0A 1L0
https://www.gradientwind.com



Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

Good morning, ​Stephanie,

Oscar Jones and I are excited to contribute to the technical program this year in effort to best equip structural engineers to protect the safety of the public. We will share an in-depth discussion of the design and environmental factors that affect the performance of post-installed anchors and will demonstrate simple ways to mitigate those factors. Our presentation will cover code provisions, design methods, new software solutions, and installation systems that help reduce human error from design to inspection. We'll also perform a live demonstration installing various types of post-installed anchors and open the opportunity to our audience members so that engineers can get a first-hand experience with the systems they specify.

The bottom line is: We want you to get the performance on the jobsite that you design for in the office. This is a holistic view of the simple changes you can make in your selection, design, and specification process to help ensure that structural connections perform as they're intended to.

Our session will be held Thursday afternoon from 1:30pm-3:00pm. We look forward to seeing y'all there!

Alexis Clark
Structural Engineering Trade Manager, Hilti North America
alexis.clark@...

Oscar Jones
Product Manager, Chemical Anchors | Hilti North America
oscar.jones@...


Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

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Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
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On Friday morning, we'll be doing an extremely fast paced presentation on what structural engineers should know about historic masonry.

We'll touch very briefly on everything from the pyramids, to the recent fire at Notre-Dame, to lighthouses, fortifications and museum houses, to proportions of modern day repair mortars, and we'll have fun the whole way through. The best part is that we have a rather solid handout, so you don't have to take notes through the whole thing. Look forward to seeing all Friday morning.

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Craig Bennett P.E.,M.ASCE
Bennett Preservation Engineering PC
Charleston SC
(843)5778850
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-23-2019 09:31
From: Alexis Clark
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

Good morning, ​Stephanie,

Oscar Jones and I are excited to contribute to the technical program this year in effort to best equip structural engineers to protect the safety of the public. We will share an in-depth discussion of the design and environmental factors that affect the performance of post-installed anchors and will demonstrate simple ways to mitigate those factors. Our presentation will cover code provisions, design methods, new software solutions, and installation systems that help reduce human error from design to inspection. We'll also perform a live demonstration installing various types of post-installed anchors and open the opportunity to our audience members so that engineers can get a first-hand experience with the systems they specify.

The bottom line is: We want you to get the performance on the jobsite that you design for in the office. This is a holistic view of the simple changes you can make in your selection, design, and specification process to help ensure that structural connections perform as they're intended to.

Our session will be held Thursday afternoon from 1:30pm-3:00pm. We look forward to seeing y'all there!

Alexis Clark
Structural Engineering Trade Manager, Hilti North America
<maskemail>alexis.clark@...</maskemail>

Oscar Jones
Product Manager, Chemical Anchors | Hilti North America
<maskemail>oscar.jones@...</maskemail>


Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

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Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

Hi Stephanie,

Thank you for this thread.

We are looking forward to provide attendees with a comprehensive example of how to design structures with seismic dampers from A-Z. 
Let's jump to the bottom line: What about our topic/presentation is so compelling that you shouldn't miss
The answer is: practicality!

When planning a retrofit or a new structure engineers always face challenges about building performance or code compliance. They also feel that by using additional damping it will be easier to make the structure comply with seismic demands. However, despite this correct gut feeling, they are usually confronted with a myriad of options that they either do not fully understand or that are difficult to compare. 

In this presentation we put ourselves in the shoes of a structural consultant and we provide you with the tools to compare and chose a system, as well as what to look out for in actual practice. From design to building specs, the attendee will gain a good understanding of the steps involved.  They will get insights on what are the key aspects to monitor, to increase the likelihood that the structure behaves according to the assumptions in the model. 

Our session will be held Thursday morning from 11:30am-12:30pm. We look forward to seeing you there!

Oscar Galindo
Building Solutions Manager, Quaketek Inc.
ogalindo@... 

www.quaketek.com


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Oscar Galindo
Quaketek
Saint-Laurent QC
1514 9033883 x104
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

Hello Stephanie,

I will be presenting Friday morning from 9:30am - 10:30am in Celebration 7-8 as a Vendor Session.  I represent Dlubal Software which develops structural analysis and design software including our nonlinear FEA program RFEM.

During the presentation, I will be discussing time-history analysis and in particular machine induced vibrations on a steel structure.  I want to draw comparisons of a linear vs. a nonlinear analysis.  Many engineers assume a linear analysis is sufficient even when their design project may include nonlinear elements (i.e. tension-only members, support failure with uplift, etc.).  I want to show you how such simplifications and assumptions can lead to drastically different results when we compare this to a dynamic analysis that truly considers such nonlinearities. 

Find more information here.  PDH credit will be available.  I hope to see you there!



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Amy Heilig, PE
Dlubal Software, Inc.
Philadelphia PA
(267)702-2815
a.heilig@...
www.dlubal.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

HI everyone, please join me for a Friday Presentation/workshop on CREATING STRUCTURAL RESILIENCY Friday 9:30 Baywood 22. We will crowd-source solutions on what we have done that has been successful, what we are currently doing and what we can do in the future to better create resiliency.  How do we incorporate time: time to repair, time to recover, and time to reoccupy?

Jill Nelson, PE, SE LEED AP
Associate Professor, CAL POLY

Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

Hi all,

"If everyone is a changemaker, there's no way a problem can outrun a solution". --Bill Drayton 

What does change mean in your personal and organizational life? How is it different than being innovative? How does any of those help you be more successful? Well, there's a lot to talk about here. 

I will have a talk on "Becoming an Agent of Change and Innovation" this Friday at SEI Congress. It's a 90 minute semi-interactive session with group activities to learn similarities and differences between change and innovation, discuss general sources of change and innovation and examine some typical traits of effective change agents. After this session you will be able to:

• Differentiate between change and innovation 
• List common sources of change and innovation 
• Employ traits of successful change agents 
• Describe opportunities for change and innovation 

This session is part of "The Professional Skills Series in Leadership and Management" provided by ASCE Committee of Leadership and Management. 

Looking forward to meeting you there. 

This session scheduled for Friday, April 26 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Bayhill 21-22, Hyatt Regency Orlando at 9801 International Dr. Orlando, FL 32819.

Best
Reza

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Reza Sheykhi Ph.D.,A.M.ASCE
Strategy Manager
Coordinator for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Florida International University (FIU)
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

Jeff Greenfield will be moderating a joint session hosted by CEP, CDI, and CLM, "Strong Leadership, Ethics, and Inclusivity Drive Corporate Culture to New Heights" on Friday, April 26 at 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in Bayhill 21-22. Hope you will join us!

We will engage attendees through a series of case studies to illustrate how effective corporate culture leads to more successful companies and impacts bottom line performance. Learn from industry leaders who are creating inclusive work environments, setting ethics as a priority and cultivating leadership. Take away tips to build an outstanding corporate culture and achieve bottom line performance from those who have achieved success. Participants will learn what to do and what to avoid from those who have succeeded in this area. Gain knowledge of principles and practices that are equally important, if not vital, to government agencies and educational institutions. Participants will make connections between these drivers of corporate culture and organizational success.

 

In this session, you will:

• Describe key lessons learned from case studies that caused and contributed to a successful corporate culture
• Identify connections between corporate culture and bottom-line performance
• Recognize how strong leadership, ethics, and inclusion drive corporate culture
• Assess how to apply lessons learned to your own company

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Lisa Black Aff.M.ASCE
ASCE
Reston VA
(703)295-6405
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Original Message:
Sent: 04-24-2019 15:20
From: Reza Sheykhi
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

Hi all,

"If everyone is a changemaker, there's no way a problem can outrun a solution". --Bill Drayton

What does change mean in your personal and organizational life? How is it different than being innovative? How does any of those help you be more successful? Well, there's a lot to talk about here.

I will have a talk on "Becoming an Agent of Change and Innovation" this Friday at SEI Congress. It's a 90 minute semi-interactive session with group activities to learn similarities and differences between change and innovation, discuss general sources of change and innovation and examine some typical traits of effective change agents. After this session you will be able to:

• Differentiate between change and innovation 
• List common sources of change and innovation 
• Employ traits of successful change agents 
• Describe opportunities for change and innovation

This session is part of "The Professional Skills Series in Leadership and Management" provided by ASCE Committee of Leadership and Management.

Looking forward to meeting you there.

This session scheduled for Friday, April 26 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Bayhill 21-22, Hyatt Regency Orlando at 9801 International Dr. Orlando, FL 32819.

Best
Reza

------------------------------
Reza Sheykhi Ph.D.,A.M.ASCE
Strategy Manager
Coordinator for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Florida International University (FIU)

Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

Alicia Karwoski and I will be facilitating the session, "Leading and Learning from Teams" on Saturday, April 27 at 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. in Bayhill 21-22 and hope you will join us!

 

We will engage you in a highly-interactive session to hone your leadership skills and help you become a more impactful team leader. After a brief discussion on the current trends and realities that impact teams today, we will examine qualities of high performing and dysfunctional teams in order to create and sustain successful teams, learn about coaching and have an opportunity to practice coaching techniques, and consider how unconscious biases influence us and our teams. We will also look ahead to consider what changes might impact our work in the future so we can prepare ourselves and our teams.

 

In this session, you will:

• Identify different techniques of leadership required for teams
• Contemplate how changes in team dynamics impact success
• Anticipate changes and be strategic about how civil engineering teams may utilize technology

------------------------------
Lisa Black Aff.M.ASCE
ASCE
Reston VA
(703)295-6405
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 04-24-2019 15:20
From: Reza Sheykhi
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

Hi all,

"If everyone is a changemaker, there's no way a problem can outrun a solution". --Bill Drayton

What does change mean in your personal and organizational life? How is it different than being innovative? How does any of those help you be more successful? Well, there's a lot to talk about here.

I will have a talk on "Becoming an Agent of Change and Innovation" this Friday at SEI Congress. It's a 90 minute semi-interactive session with group activities to learn similarities and differences between change and innovation, discuss general sources of change and innovation and examine some typical traits of effective change agents. After this session you will be able to:

• Differentiate between change and innovation 
• List common sources of change and innovation 
• Employ traits of successful change agents 
• Describe opportunities for change and innovation

This session is part of "The Professional Skills Series in Leadership and Management" provided by ASCE Committee of Leadership and Management.

Looking forward to meeting you there.

This session scheduled for Friday, April 26 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Bayhill 21-22, Hyatt Regency Orlando at 9801 International Dr. Orlando, FL 32819.

Best
Reza

------------------------------
Reza Sheykhi Ph.D.,A.M.ASCE
Strategy Manager
Coordinator for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Florida International University (FIU)

Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

Thank you for all the responses, there are some really interesting sessions here! I look forward to attending as many as I can and meeting some of you!

I also wanted to share the session I am moderating Thursday 1:30-3pm Bayhill 21-22. If you have been looking for business resources just for structural engineers, and especially if you are a current or aspiring manager, this session is for you. We're doing lightning talks (5-8 minutes long each) about 7 major business principals, and then break out tables where you can ask all your questions. This session is curated and presented by SEI's Business Practices Committee with a guest from the NCSEA SE3 committee.

Topics: Leadership development, Performance Reviews, Conflict Resolution, How to Fire Someone, Retention of Engineers, How to Read Financial Statements, and Sales/Marketing for Engineers. 



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Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------

Original Message:
Sent: 04-24-2019 20:51
From: Lisa Black
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

Alicia Karwoski and I will be facilitating the session, "Leading and Learning from Teams" on Saturday, April 27 at 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. in Bayhill 21-22 and hope you will join us!

 

We will engage you in a highly-interactive session to hone your leadership skills and help you become a more impactful team leader. After a brief discussion on the current trends and realities that impact teams today, we will examine qualities of high performing and dysfunctional teams in order to create and sustain successful teams, learn about coaching and have an opportunity to practice coaching techniques, and consider how unconscious biases influence us and our teams. We will also look ahead to consider what changes might impact our work in the future so we can prepare ourselves and our teams.

 

In this session, you will:

• Identify different techniques of leadership required for teams
• Contemplate how changes in team dynamics impact success
• Anticipate changes and be strategic about how civil engineering teams may utilize technology

------------------------------
Lisa Black Aff.M.ASCE
ASCE
Reston VA
(703)295-6405

Original Message:
Sent: 04-24-2019 15:20
From: Reza Sheykhi
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

Hi all,

"If everyone is a changemaker, there's no way a problem can outrun a solution". --Bill Drayton

What does change mean in your personal and organizational life? How is it different than being innovative? How does any of those help you be more successful? Well, there's a lot to talk about here.

I will have a talk on "Becoming an Agent of Change and Innovation" this Friday at SEI Congress. It's a 90 minute semi-interactive session with group activities to learn similarities and differences between change and innovation, discuss general sources of change and innovation and examine some typical traits of effective change agents. After this session you will be able to:

• Differentiate between change and innovation 
• List common sources of change and innovation 
• Employ traits of successful change agents 
• Describe opportunities for change and innovation

This session is part of "The Professional Skills Series in Leadership and Management" provided by ASCE Committee of Leadership and Management.

Looking forward to meeting you there.

This session scheduled for Friday, April 26 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Bayhill 21-22, Hyatt Regency Orlando at 9801 International Dr. Orlando, FL 32819.

Best
Reza

------------------------------
Reza Sheykhi Ph.D.,A.M.ASCE
Strategy Manager
Coordinator for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Florida International University (FIU)

Original Message:
Sent: 04-16-2019 10:14
From: Stephanie Slocum
Subject: Structures Congress Presenters - Share Your Session!

If you are presenting at Structures Congress next week, please reply to this thread with your topic, date/time of <g class="gr_ gr_2008 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="2008" data-gr-id="2008">session</g>, and what attendees can expect to get out of your session.

I'm starting to consider which sessions I'll attend, and figure I'm not the only one. I can certainly read the program descriptions, so what I'd really like to know for the "what attendees should expect" part is: What about your topic/presentation is so compelling that I shouldn't miss it?

------------------------------
Stephanie Slocum P.E.
Founder
Engineers Rising LLC
www.engineersrising.com
------------------------------