October 20, 2000

SENH PRESIDENT’S NEWS LETTER

Fall is upon us and winter is now just around the corner.  The latest exciting news is that NCSEA has selected Manchester, New Hampshire as the site for their 2001 Annual Conference.  SENH will be helping with the activities so the Board has asked Bob Durfee, just back from San Antonio, TX, to set up a committee.  Bob’s report of this year’s convention should be posted on our website, (www.SENH.org), by the time you read this.

SENH MEETINGS

November 14, 2000     Light gage Steel Trusses            Portsmouth

January 17, 2001          NHDOT Bridge Rating             Concord

March 14, 2001            Business Development              Manchester

May 2001                    Annual meeting                          To be determined

NCSEA CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SEEKS MEMBERS

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that NCSEA has chosen New Hampshire as the location of the next National Conference, to be held in Manchester from October 3^rd to 6^th, 2001.  SENH has thus been chosen as the host Member Organization to help with the conference.

The Board has authorized the formation of a Conference Committee to assist NCSEA with the planning and organizing of the conference.  Bob Durfee, our NCSEA Delegate, will chair this committee.  Bob is seeking members to be on this committee and help with the organization.  If you would like to get involved with National Conference, contact Bob at: rhd@hta-nh.com.

NCSEA STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING WINTER INSTITUTE

NCSEA is presenting it’s Structural Engineering Winter Institute in Phoenix, Arizona from January 21^st to 24^th, 2001.  This year’s annual one-week educational program topic is “Environmental Loads on Structures: Wind, Snow & Seismic.”  Visit the NCSEA website at www.NCSEA.com or call (312) 372 – 8035 for registration information.

SSFNE STEEL BRIDGE CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION

The Structural Steel Fabricators of New England will be sponsoring their 6^th New England Steel Bridge Conference and Exposition on Thursday November 2^nd at the Holiday Inn in Boxborough Woods, MA.  Contact Emile Troup, P.E. at (781) 828 – 9408 or steelstruk@aol.com for registration information.

NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK AWARDS BANQUET AND EXHIBITION

NHSPE is organizing an awards banquet and exhibition to be held on February 21, 2001 at the Holiday Inn, Center of New Hampshire in Manchester.  National Engineers week is February 18^th – 24^th.  The evening program includes a social hour, dinner, “Engineer of the Year” and “Young Engineer of the Year” awards as well as the introduction of the 2000 Mathcounts winner.  This years keynote speaker is Dean Kamen, president of DEKA Research and Development Corporation and founder of the U.S. FIRST competition.  To help plan this year’s activities, plan an exhibit of your own or to just ask questions, contact George Fredette at (603) 647 – 8700, extension 215.

HOLLOW STRUCTURAL SECTIONS DESIGN SEMINAR

The October 3^rd HSS Design seminar was a success, thanks to the flurry of late registrations.  Those in attendance got a lot of good design information from Dr. Donald Sherman, member of the AISC Specification Committee and chairman of the Task Committee on Structural Tubing.  4 PDH’s were awarded to all participants and the HSS Connections Manual was also provided at a significant discount.

VERMONT ENGINEERS START TO ORGANIZE A STRUCTURAL GROUP

Richard Dall, P.E. of Durbrow Associates, Inc. has been in contact with SENH and is attempting to organize a statewide structural organization in Vermont.  Mr. Dall attended the New England Structural Engineering meeting at WPI in May of this year where I had the good fortune to meet him.  Emile Troup, P.E. has been playing a large role in organizing all of the New England states.

Sincerely,

Dennis LaBombard, P.E.

President - SENH