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ABCD Board of Directors/Officer Nominations!

It's that time of year again and elections for the 2009-2010 Officers and 2009 - 2012 Board of Director seats are right around the corner. If you are interested or know someone who may be interested in helping our chapter continue growing, download the from below and send it to Mark R. Laistner, PE at Erdman Anthony. See the attached nomination form for more information.

2009 ABCD Nomination Form (requies Adobe Acrobat Reader)

All nomination forms MUST be recieved by the April 16, 2009 Meeting. Ballots will be distributed to the active membership by May 1, 2009.

Upcoming seminars and events that may be of interest to ABCD members:

SSPC / NACE T3 Event at the Turning Stone Casino

Technical Symposium Training Trade Show. Friday, March 27th, 2009 - 9:00am to 4:00pm (Please register by March 20th, 2009)

These events are not sponsored or endorsed by ABCD WNY and this information is being provided as a service to our members to further their own education.

Challenges in the 21st Century

This year's programs and speakers include:

  • Guidelines for Steel Bridge Erection
  • Erection Procedure/Plan - What's in it, and what doesit mean?
  • New York State Steel Construction Manual
  • Erection of US Route 219 Arches over CattaraugusCreek
  • Reinventing Squire Whipple's Bridge
  • Creating Structural Art with Everyday Bridges
  • The New I-35W Bridge - A Modern Concrete Bridge for the Future
  • Structural Health Monitoring - Tools andMethodology, Reducing Aging Bridge Asset Risks
  • Bridge Performance Monitoring and ConditionAssessment Using Dense Wireless Sensor Networks
  • Fire-Damage Evaluation of Bridges

Keynote Speaker: Thomas K. Sorel, Commissioner Minnesota Department of Transportation

Attendees can earn upto 6* NYS PDH credits!
(*Pending)

See the Calendar of Events for more details.

MiniSummary: 
Tailgate Party October 19, 2008

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) National Research Council is hosting the 10th International Bridge and Structure Management Conference at the Hyatt Regency in Buffalo New York from October 20 to 22, 2008.

This is an international symposium discussing all aspects of bridge and structure management, design and usage of management systems, inspection systems and methodologies, preservation and mainteneance of structures and other related topics.