CHICAGO - NASCC: The Steel Conference, the can’t-miss event for anyone involved in the design or construction of steel buildings and bridges, is heading to Atlanta in April--and registration is now open! 

“The value of attending the Steel Conference isn't simply the things you'll learn that will make you better at your job (though of course the 300+ technical sessions certainly accomplish that),” said Scott Melnick, senior vice president of the American Institute of Steel Construction and the conference’s main organizer. “To me, the real benefit is the people you meet. And while we often talk about the conference as a place to meet the top designers, fabricators, and educators, I think it's even more valuable to meet your peers who are encountering the same issues you are and to share the solutions you're exploring.”

Those who register today get the best price on the industry’s top education event, featuring more than 300 sessions full of must-have practical information that you can implement as soon as you get home, exhibition spaces packed with more than 350 innovative suppliers you need to know about right now, and a chance to network with thousands of the nation’s preeminent designers, fabricators, erectors, and educators! The 2026 NASCC: The Steel Conference takes place from April 22 to 24; nearly 7,000 participants are expected to attend the main conference as well as specialty subconferences.

This year’s agenda
These are just a few of the nearly 300 technical sessions at this year’s Steel Conference.

Participants can earn up to 17.0 PDHs (plus another four in pre-conference workshops)!

• Architecturally exposed structural steel legend Terri Meyer Boake on what makes AESS beautiful
• T.R. Higgins Lecturer Caroline Bennett, PhD, PE, on fracture beyond fatigue
• How to take charge in an ever-changing world
• What iconic connection designers Bo Dowswell and Larry Muir have learned in the last 20 years
• When to use high-strength steel
• Practical applications of 3D printing with steel
• Straight answers on skewed weld design
• What a design connection engineer wants you to know about connections to HSS columns
• And much, much more!

The Steel Conference incorporates six specialty conferences: the World Steel Bridge Symposium, QualityCon, Architecture in Steel, SafetyCon, the SSRC Annual Stability Conference, and the NISD Conference on Steel Detailing.

Details

The Steel Conference takes place at the Georgia World Congress Center, April 22 to 24.

Registration starts at $415 for members--and the price increases each week, so hurry! You’ll also want to book early to take advantage of special rates at local hotels.

AISC offers special rates for multiple registrants from the same firm, architects, recent graduates, educators, public agency employees, and professionals under the age of 30. Student members can attend the Steel Conference for free and may be eligible for help with travel costs.

Press registration 
AISC is pleased to offer complimentary full registration and travel cost reimbursement; journalists can contact Dani Friedland at friedland@aisc.org for details.