ASPRS 2020 Annual Conference Technical Program is Going Virtual JUNE 22-25
Bethesda, MD : The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: The Imaging and Geospatial Information Society announces its 2020 Annual Conference Technical Program schedule, originally to be held as part of Geo Week and now being conducted online, is now available! The ASPRS 2020 Annual Conference Virtual Technical Program is open for registration at http://conferences.asprs.org/geoweek-2020/sessions/. We have 63 confirmed oral presentations, 2 panel discussions, and a number of...
Bentley Systems Turns AASHTO Student TRAC Bridge Contest into a Virtual Event
Bentley Systems turns AASHTO Student TRAC Bridge Contest into a virtual event Originally Scheduled to Present in Kansas City, Middle and High School Students from Several States Pivoted to Showcase Bridge Design Projects in a Virtual Setting EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twin cloud services for the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, and the American Association of State Highway Tran...
Industry Leaders to Discuss the Impact of Technology on Engineering, Design and Construction in a Post COVID-19 Environment
Washington, DC - Technology was changing the face of the engineering industry before COVID-19 and it will certainly play an even greater role in the design process after the pandemic ends. To survive in such a dynamic and turbulent environment, engineering firms will need to think bigger. The question remains; how? How will engineering firms integrate technology to maintain workforce culture and collaboration during social distancing? How will machine learning, A.I. and VR change the design proc...
SSBA and University of Wyoming Launch Free Steel Bridge Student Summer Lecture Series
Three-week online series offered in July will help build knowledge and resumes WASHINGTON, DC — The Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA) is teaming up with the University of Wyoming, American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) and National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) to launch a free six-part live-lecture educational series that will cover the many aspects of designing, fabricating and constructing steel bridges. The “Steel Bridge Education Lectures: From Concept to Delivery...
The ACI Concrete Convention, Raleigh, NC, USA
Highlights Include Student Competition, Networking Events, and ACI Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards Gala FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Engineers, students, contractors, educators, manufacturers, and material representatives from around the world attend the ACI Concrete Convention. This year’s convention will be held at the Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh Marriott, and Raleigh Sheraton, Raleigh, NC, USA, October 25-29, 2020, where attendees will collaborate on concrete codes, sp...
Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2020 Conference is Going Digital
Annual Event for Infrastructure Professionals and Thought Leaders Launches—Virtually—in October EXTON, Pa., USA – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure today announced that its annual infrastructure event, the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Conference, is “going digital.” This new digital format will bring together, now for a broader global communit...
Invitation: The world’s first 3D virtual smart mobility congress takes place on June 11th 2020
Finnish mobility ecosystem joined forces to launch a green and smart mobility event to offer companies tools to reinvent their business to survive in the post-covid world and to explore the potential of smart mobility solutions in Green Recovery. The first-of-a-kind 3D congress, “Green & Smart Recovery – Mobility 2.0”, will take place virtually on Thursday 11 June 2020 at 10:00-16:00 CET. The event will gather influencers, policy makers and industry representatives as keynote speakers and att...
NIBS Hosts Limited Invitation Virtual Leadership Series for Women in the Building Industry
(WASHINGTON) – The National Institute of Building Sciences today hosted the first in a series of virtual events aimed at engaging and prioritizing women in leadership throughout the built environment. Twenty women executives were selected to join the May 28 Women Executives in Building: Virtual Leadership Series meeting, which was co-hosted by Lakisha A. Woods, CAE, President and CEO of NIBS, and Nancy Novak, Chief Innovation Officer with Compass Datacenters. “Data shows that the industry...
ARTBA Launches New “Fundamentals of U.S. Transportation Construction Safety” Course
WASHINGTON — A national association has developed the transportation construction industry’s most comprehensive safety training course to help dramatically reduce the 700 motorist fatalities and nearly 50,000 injuries that occur annually in and around the nation’s infrastructure improvement project sites. The online “Fundamentals of U.S. Transportation Construction Safety” features modules on falls, electricity, preventing struck-by and caught-in incidents, safety programs, workplace communi...
ACI Foundation Announces the Roger S. Johnston Memorial Scholarship
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The ACI Foundation announces the establishment of the Roger S. Johnston Memorial Scholarship. This new undergraduate scholarship is funded by Crimson Engineering Associates, Inc., Golden, CO, to honor the late Roger S. Johnston. A fellow of the American Concrete Institute, Johnston brought a wealth of field experience as well as technical knowledge to ACI and ACI Committee 347, Formwork for Concrete. Early in his career, Johnston worked with several large heavy const...