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NACE Niagara Frontier Section is sponsoring NACE CIP training programs this February in Williamsville, NY. NACE CIP Level I will be held from Sunday, February 5th to Friday, February 10th 2012. NACE CIP Level II will be held Sunday, February 12th to Friday, February 17th 2012. All programs will be at Salvatore's Garden Place Hotel at 6615 Transit Road in Williamsville, NY, except for (1) Lab Day at a local coatings shop during the CIP I course. 5.6 CEU's (56 PDH's) are available. Special hotel room rates are available from Salvatore's Garden Place Hotel. Contact Lou Pinto at (716) 432-0789 or LouPinto@Verizon.net for information and to register. Click here for more information.
The Association for Bridge Construction and Design would like to thank everyone that took part in our 23rd Annual Fall Conference in Buffalo, NY on November 4, 2011.
Approximately 250 people took part in the day’s events highlighted by presentations about erecting the Lake Champlain Bridge, the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, the Delaware Avenue Bridge, the Replacement and Relocation of the historic Keller’s Covered Bridge, and the Buffalo Harbor Bridge Project. In addition, all in attendance learned about the recent results of testing performed on Erie County’s Hybrid Bridge along with the experiences of last year’s University at Buffalo’s Steel Bridge Team and the new Bridge Engineering program offered by the University at Buffalo. Links to the presentation materials can be found on here.
A talk on Coating inspection in the 21st century - New technologies will be given at the NACE Niagara Section Technical Meeting. The talk will be given by Mr. Russ Bachman of KTA Tator, and will cover inspection of coatings on a wide range of surfaces and structures including bridges, tanks, conduits, above and below grade pipelines, marine vessels and offshore petroleum platforms. The meeting is on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at Russell’s Steaks, Chops, & More (6675 Transit Rd., in Buffalo, (716)636-4900). The social will begin at 11:30 am with the luncheon to begin at noon and the presentation to follow. The cost will be $15 for members and guests and includes the luncheon. The reservation deadline is Monday October 20, 2011. RSVP to Bruce Stutz, (716) 946-7293, or swrep4627@sherwin.com
The annual UB Bulls Tailgating was held on the September 24th 2011, where the ABCD organization and UB ASCE student club accompanied many UB students (freshmen through seniors) and professional engineers, as well as many other non-engineer major students. The tailgate event included the barbeque food and many soft beverages, as well as opportunity for youth to interact with professional world. The event also included display of the UB ASCE steel bridge and concrete canoe.
As the missions of the various ABCD Chapters in the northeast include the support and implementation of bridge preservation activities, we would like to inform you of the upcoming 2nd annual meeting of the Northeast Bridge Preservation Partnership to be held in Saratoga, NY from September 28 – 30. The flyer is attached. Additional information can be found at www.tsp2.org.
The national Executive Director of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Mr. Patrick J. Natale, will be visiting and giving a presentation at RIT on Monday, September 26, 2011, at the invitation of the RIT NSBE (National Society of Black Engineers) and ASCE Student Chapters. You and Rochester area members of the Association for Bridge Construction and Design (ABCD) are invited to attend Mr. Natale’s presentation, entitled “Engineering the Future”, at the RIT campus from 2:00 – 2:50 PM on Sept. 26, followed by a short reception with light refreshments.