April 7, 2000
SENH PRESIDENT’S NEWS LETTER
Greetings!
The snow is just about gone, the ground
is thawing, the rains have come, therefore, it must be mud season in New Hampshire! The true spring season will soon follow, and with
it several activities of our organization. Read
on to find out more on what is happening with SENH!
May 16, 2000 Membership Meeting (Annual
Meeting)
The annual membership meeting this year
will be held at C.R. Sparks in Bedford, NH Our guest speaker will be Mr. David Scott, P.E.
of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation. Mr.
Scott will discuss the NHDOT’s use of fiber-reinforced plastic in concrete bridges. Mr. Mark Richardson, P.E. the new Administrator
for the Bureau of Bridge Design will also be present and make a few remarks. More information on this meeting including cost,
reservations, etc. is included in this mailing.
March 14, 2000 Membership Meeting
Our March meeting was held in
Manchester, NH at Fratello’s Restaurant. This
was a joint meeting with the New Hampshire Section of AIA.
This meeting was attended by over 50 members from the structural engineering
community and 30 members from the architectural community. Our guest speaker Mr. Dan
McDonald gave a very enlightening presentation on "Selling Value for Increased
Revenues and Profits". Minutes of this
meeting are included in this mailing for your review.
IBCO Seminar
Last call for the International
Building Code Officials Administration (IBCO), seminar. This one-day seminar will cover
the structural provisions (chapters 16 through 23) of the new IBCO Code. Seminar dates and locations are; May 3rd Portland,
Maine, May 4th White River Junction, Vermont, and May 5th Boston,
MA. As an SENH member, you can attend this
seminar at the IBCO rate, a 15% discount. For
more information check out the IBCO Website at www.ICBO.org.
NCSEA Structural Awards Program
Last call for entries to the NCSEA
Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards Program.
The program recognizes outstanding Projects and Publications in the
structural engineering field.
SENH encourages our membership to enter
this prestigious awards program. A 1 to 2
page abstract must be submitted to the Board no later than May 12th. SENH will pay all entry fees for each entry chosen
by the Board to represent New Hampshire. For
more information in this program go to the NCSEA website at www.ncsea.com.
ACI 318-99 Seminar
SENH is officially announcing
sponsorship of a seminar on the new ACI 318-99 code.
This seminar will be held on June 15th at the Highlander Inn in
Manchester, New Hampshire. This one-day
seminar will be provided at a substantial reduced cost to our members over the normal ACI
seminar price. Also you will be able to
purchase ACI reference material and publications at a substantially reduced price. Registration information is included in this
mailing.
Registration for this seminar is on
a first come, first served, basis. Seating
is limited! We expect to fill this seminar! If you wish to attend this seminar register
early in order to assure a seat and to receive ACI publications.
Board of Directors Vacancies
Two vacancies will occur on the Board
of Directors this June. No nominations have
been received from the membership, therefore the Board nominees of Dennis LaBombard, P.E.
of LaBombard Engineering and Matthew J. Low, P.E. of Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc.
will be voted upon at the annual meeting.
Steel Structures Technology Center
Handbook
Enclosed you will find information on
the new "Structural Weld and Quality Handbook" recently published by the Steel
Structures Technology Center. The center
offers other reference material on welding and bolting of steel connections.
Parting Thoughts
As you may well know, I will be retiring from the Board of Directors as the last of the five “Founding Directors” and as your President this June. In accordance with our By-laws this retirement is mandatory, in that no Director can hold office for more than 6 years (3 consecutive 2 year terms).
As I look back on the 7 years I have
been associated with SENH, I see an Organization that has grown substantially, and has
established itself as an Organization that serves the needs of its Members very well.
I do not leave the Board with any
reservations. It is time to turn over the
leadership of our Organization to the current Board and the new Board Members. The Board is a very hardworking and dedicated
group, as well as our Committee Members. It
is this dedication that has made SENH such a success.
I have enjoyed serving SENH and you,
its Members. I will continue to be involved
and I look forward to seeing you at our meetings. I
hope that you, the Members, will continue to volunteer for Director and Committee
positions. It is your support and
involvement that has made SENH a success.
Sincerely,
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Robert H. Durfee, P.E.
President
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