Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2020 Conference is Going Digital
Annual Event for Infrastructure Professionals and Thought Leaders Launches—Virtually—in October EXTON, Pa., USA – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure today announced that its annual infrastructure event, the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Conference, is “going digital.” This new digital format will bring together, now for a broader global communi...
Invitation: The world’s first 3D virtual smart mobility congress takes place on June 11th 2020
Finnish mobility ecosystem joined forces to launch a green and smart mobility event to offer companies tools to reinvent their business to survive in the post-covid world and to explore the potential of smart mobility solutions in Green Recovery. The first-of-a-kind 3D congress, “Green & Smart Recovery – Mobility 2.0”, will take place virtually on Thursday 11 June 2020 at 10:00-16:00 CET. The event will gather influencers, policy makers and industry representatives as keynote speakers and att...
NIBS Hosts Limited Invitation Virtual Leadership Series for Women in the Building Industry
(WASHINGTON) – The National Institute of Building Sciences today hosted the first in a series of virtual events aimed at engaging and prioritizing women in leadership throughout the built environment. Twenty women executives were selected to join the May 28 Women Executives in Building: Virtual Leadership Series meeting, which was co-hosted by Lakisha A. Woods, CAE, President and CEO of NIBS, and Nancy Novak, Chief Innovation Officer with Compass Datacenters. “Data shows that the industry...
ARTBA Launches New “Fundamentals of U.S. Transportation Construction Safety” Course
WASHINGTON — A national association has developed the transportation construction industry’s most comprehensive safety training course to help dramatically reduce the 700 motorist fatalities and nearly 50,000 injuries that occur annually in and around the nation’s infrastructure improvement project sites. The online “Fundamentals of U.S. Transportation Construction Safety” features modules on falls, electricity, preventing struck-by and caught-in incidents, safety programs, workplace communi...
ACI Foundation Announces the Roger S. Johnston Memorial Scholarship
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The ACI Foundation announces the establishment of the Roger S. Johnston Memorial Scholarship. This new undergraduate scholarship is funded by Crimson Engineering Associates, Inc., Golden, CO, to honor the late Roger S. Johnston. A fellow of the American Concrete Institute, Johnston brought a wealth of field experience as well as technical knowledge to ACI and ACI Committee 347, Formwork for Concrete. Early in his career, Johnston worked with several large heavy const...
WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition announces cancellation of 2020 event
LAS VEGAS — The Southern Nevada Water Authority, organizers of the annual WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition (WSI), today announced it is cancelling this year’s event, originally scheduled for Sept. 30-Oct. 1 in Las Vegas. “After much deliberation, we’ve decided the conference would be less effective and appealing if social distancing measures are still in effect,” said WSI Program Chairman and SNWA Conservation Manager Doug Bennett. While this year would have marked WSI’s 13th...
Entries Open: 2020 North American Copper in Architecture Awards
The Copper Development Association and Canadian Copper & Brass Development Association seek to recognize excellence in Copper architecture and design (McLean, VA) ─ Entries are now open for the 2020 North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) awards. Architects, designers, and sheet metal contractors are invited to submit their building projects for consideration through June 1, 2020. For over a decade, the NACIA program has been North America’s premier award program in the field of copp...
Tensar Announces Civil Engineering Scholarship and Faculty Curriculum Support Program
The global geosynthetics firm is offering educational resources to build next generation expertise. (ATLANTA, GA) May 22, 2020 – Tensar International, a leading geosynthetic products innovator known for its unique geogrid solutions, is offering two $1000 scholarships to engineering students who compete in a construction design challenge. The scholarship is one component of the company’s ongoing professional education efforts to share the expertise behind its geogrid technology and its 40-yea...
AU 2020 Call for Proposals is now open
With AU going digital this year, now is the opportunity to share your knowledge with a global audience. We're excited to hear your ideas. Are you moving your industry forward? Have a breakthrough to share? Submit a proposal to teach a class, give a Theater talk, or write an article for publication on the AU website. Get Started Important 2020 dates Call for Proposals | May 20 - June 22 Community voting | June 1 - July 13 Speakers notified | Early August
Virtual AEC/RE Pitchathon to Assist Innovative Startups in Wake of COVID-19
Spearheaded by Shadow Ventures, June 2-3 Pitchathon Will Virtually Connect Startups With Potential Investors and Partners Seeking Market-Disrupting Solutions ATLANTA - Venture capital investment firm Shadow Ventures announced today a virtual AEC/RE Pitchathon that will connect a global community of investors, architects, engineers, contractors, and real estate professionals with 60-plus pre-seed to Series B startups offering groundbreaking innovation in their market segments. The first-e...