SEAKM 2024 Conference & Annual Meeting

The 2024 Annual Meeting & Conference will take place at the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel located in Overland Park, Kansas. The Committee has curated the following schedule at a glance eligible for 6.5 PDH credits.

7:00 - 8:30 AM       Exhibitor move-in

7:30 - 8:30 AM       Registration, Breakfast and Networking

8:30 - 9:30 AM       NCSEA Design Guide - Basic Seismic Design Workflow with Examples for Low Seismicity

Thomas F. Heausler, PE, SE, Structural Engineer

9:30 - 10:00 AM      Break

10:00 - 11:00 AM     Concrete Insulated Panels: Mechanics, Loading and Design

Marc Maguire, Ph.D., Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM  Being the Engineer-of-Record for a Metal Building Project

W. Lee Shoemaker, PE, Ph.D., Metal Building Manufacturers Association

12:00 - 1:00 PM      Lunch with Exhibitors

1:00 - 1:30 PM        SEAKM Annual Business Meeting

1:20 - 2:30 PM       Ethical Lessons from the FIU Bridge Collapse

2:30 - 3:00 PM       Break

3:00 - 4:00 PM       AISC 2024 Higgins Lecture: Review of Local Buckling Width-to-Thickness Limits

Benjamin Schafer, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

4:00 - 5:00 PM       Kansas City Zoo Sobela Ocean Aquarium

Wayne Hess, PE, Leigh + O'Kane and Robert Lee, PM, JE Dunn Construction

5:00 - 8:00 PM       Celebration Dinner and Party

Hosted and Sponsored by Computers and Structures, Inc.