Are You an Advocate?
Contributed by
Brian Dekker, P.E., S.E., LEED AP
NCSEA Past President
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How many times have you described your job to someone and had them respond, "So, you're an architect?" Members of the general public often have an incomplete, and sometimes distorted, view of the structural engineering profession. What are you doing to change that?
The greatest opportunity for us to change the image of structural engineering is with children; children are eager to learn, they learn quickly, and they will carry our society into the future. It's also easy to speak to an audience of children - at your local schools.
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SE Curriculum Practitioner Survey
Please help the NCSEA Basic Education Committee by providing your input on NCSEA's recommended structural engineering curriculum. Currently NCSEA recommends a curriculum that includes 12 courses in 9 core topics (Analysis, Matrix Methods, Steel, Concrete, Timber, Masonry, Dynamics, Foundations/Soils, Technical Writing). Do the current course recommendations meet the needs of our industry? Take the survey to share your input.
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The National Council of Structural Engineers Associations' 2016 Structural Engineering Summit drew more than 300 attendees from across the country to Disney's Contemporary Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, from September 14-17. The annual event features educational sessions for the practicing structural engineer, social and networking events, and a trade show.
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 s event featured a keynote by Kent Estes, S.E., Ph.D., a senior structural engineer for Walt Disney Imagineering. Estes spoke about his experience designing Disney theme parks, including the recently opened Shanghai Disney. The remainder of the 14 education sessions featured technical and non-technical presentations by leading structural engineers including sessions on wind, seismic, concrete, and masonry.
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For the second year, the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) has awarded grants to its Member Organizations through the NCSEA Grant Program. The program was developed in 2014 to assist NCSEA Member Organizations in growing and promoting their organizations and the structural engineering field. In 2015, five grants were presented in the inaugural year. In 2016, eight grants totaling $20,670 will be disbursed, nearly double the amount of the previous year. Any NCSEA Member Organization or member(s) of a Member Organization are eligible to apply.
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Upcoming Webinars
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Do you need a speaker for an upcoming meeting? Are you trying to increase member engagement? Could your MO benefit from a steady revenue stream? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this webinar from the NCSEA Communications Committee is for you. NCSEA Director Ed Quesenberry will provide an update to the MO Toolbox; review the brand new speaker directory; and walk through MO resources available on the web.
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