2024 UAS Summit & Expo Now Accepting Speaker Abstracts
Produced by UAS Magazine, the UAS Summit will provide attendees with a comprehensive overview of the current state of the unmanned aircraft systems industry. Grand Forks, ND – (March 2024) – UAS Magazine has announced the dates for the 18th annual 2024 UAS Summit & Expo. Taking place October 8-9, 2024, in Grand Forks, North Dakota at the Alerus Center, the UAS Summit has become recognized as one of the nation’s premier conferences within the unmanned aircraft systems industry. "We are thri...
IBR Program Hosts Event for the Region's Construction Industry
On May 6, more than 300 people representing construction-related firms of all sizes came to the Portland Expo Center for an event hosted by the Interstate Bridge Replacement program. The gathering was intended to provide information to contractors, subcontractors, consultants, suppliers, specialty service providers, minority and women-owned businesses about the proposed packaging and delivery of IBR investments, kindle interest in future opportunities and share how they can get involved. Att...
Trimble Opens Registration for 2024 Insight Tech Conference
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) opened registration for its 2024 Insight Tech Conference, which will be held September 15-17 at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas. In its seventh year, Trimble's Insight Tech Conference will bring more than 1,500 transportation industry influencers together for an unparalleled array of innovation, networking and collaboration. With over 200 educational sessions, including the executive-focused Leadership Series, attendees will hear from a range of e...
Suffolk Hosts Ace Mentor Students to Teach Careers in Construction and Advanced Construction Technology
NEW YORK - On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, Suffolk, a premier construction management company, welcomed students from the ACE Mentor Program, a free after-school program that connects high school students with experts from the design and construction industry, to their New York office to meet the robot dog Spot, the newest member of the company’s team. Designed by Boston Dynamics, Spot is a data collection tool that focuses on safety, efficiency, scheduling, and accuracy on job sites. Spot allows...
Keynote Speaker Announced for DFI’s 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations
October 7–10 in Colorado Hawthorne, N.J.: Barbara Jackson, Ph.D., FDBIA, CEO and president of Barbara Jackson LLC, is the keynote speaker for the opening plenary session at DFI’s 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (DFI49). The international conference is being held October 7–10, at Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora, Colorado. Her presentation is titled “Shifting from Order Takers to Value Generators — Proactively Evolving Our Role as Professionals & Service Pro...
Educational Seminar: PVC Pipe Association Virtual Open House - Specifying, Designing and Installing PVC Water and Sewer Pipe
Ideal for Utility Engineers, Designers, Inspectors, Consultants, Contractors, and Government Agencies According to ASCE’s infrastructure report card, underground water and sewer infrastructure across America is in dire need of repair and replacement. Public funds are in short supply. Today's marketplace offers North American utilities a wide variety of piping to choose from. Pipe materials can differ significantly in performance capabilities and in the applications for which they are suitable...
CONEXPO-CON/AGG Launches Comprehensive Mental Health Resource Hub
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and CONEXPO-CON/AGG, North America’s largest construction trade show, is shining a light on mental health issues in the construction industry. Recognizing the unique challenges faced by professionals in this field, the organization has launched a comprehensive resource hub dedicated to mental wellness. The initiative aims to change the industry's approach to mental health by providing actionable resources, sharing inspiring personal stories, and offering p...
Engineering Tomorrow & Bridges to Prosperity Inspiring the Next Generation of Infra Engineers
Engineering Tomorrow brings notable private sector engineers to participate in timely and engaging labs at schools across the U.S. The organization is scaling quickly and has just reached a major milestone – reaching 500K high school students this school year alone. Engineering Tomorrow’s goal is to greatly expand the US engineering pipeline and create the larger and more diverse workforce necessary to meet the world’s current and future engineering challenges. The organization’s upcoming...
Registration Open for 2024 ACI Professors' Workshop
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.: Registration for the American Concrete Institute’s 2024 Professors’ Workshop is now open. The Professors’ Workshop is designed to provide instructors in civil engineering, architecture, architectural engineering, materials science, and construction management programs the latest tools and teaching techniques to effectively engage students in courses that cover structural concrete design, construction, materials, and pavements. This year’s event will be held in three stag...
Speakers Announced for DFI’s SuperPile ‘24
Hawthorne, N.J.: Registration is open for SuperPile ’24 taking place June 12–14 at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. This three-day event is supported by technical committees of both DFI and ADSC. A highlight of the program is the keynote address “Life-Cycle-Based Considerations in Design of Driven Piles,” being delivered by Jason DeJong, Ph.D., University of California, Davis. DeJong is also the director of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Natural Hazards Engineering Research In...