Association for Bridge Construction and Design (ABCD)

29th Annual Fall Bridge Conference  (brochure) (brochure for advertising, exhibitor booth and sponsorships)

Up to 6 PDH Credits

IF REGISTERING AS A MEMBER(S) OF ABCD MAKE SURE YOU/EVERYONE IS A MEMBER BEFORE REGISTERING. IF REGISTERING BOTH MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS YOU NEED TO DO TWO SEPARATE TRANSACTIONS!
CLICK HERE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP LIST 11-2-17)

ENTER YOUR NAME AND COMPANY CORRECTLY - THIS IS YOUR NAME TAG!

Place: Millennium Hotel Buffalo, 2040 Walden Avenue, Buffalo, NY (located just off I-90 (Exit 52E), adjacent to the Galleria Mall.

Time: Registration, coffee and exhibits start at 7:15 am; Welcome & Introductions at 8:15 am; Conference programs from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Exhibitor Reception from 5:00 to 6:00 pm.      

Cost: ABCD Members - $120; Non-members $150 (does not include membership); Students - $35; Late Fee (applies after 11/3/17). Fees include breaks, lunch and cocktail hour.

Costs for Exhibitors, Sponsorships & Advertising - Exhibitor Booth - $400 (each booth receives one free booth attendant. Additional booth attendant(s) @$120); Sponsorships  - $250 (includes recognition in Conference Program, Sign at the Registration Table, Sign during Breaks, and verbal recognition at Intro & Closing); Advertising - Full page multi-color ad - $250 (4-1/2" W x 7-1/2" H), Half-page multi-color ad - $175 (4-1/2" W x 3-1/2" H). Ads should be sent as jpeg, tiff, gif, or png at 300 dpi or higher to - therochesterengineer@gmail.com.  Deadline for Exhibitor registration, sponsorships and advertising is Friday, November 3rd. You can choose sponsorship or advertising choices in your registration form.

TO REGISTER: CLICK REGISTER AND SELECT MEMBER OR NON-MEMBER (OR STUDENT) REGISTRATION.  PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU ARE REGISTERING FOR MORE THAN ONE PERSON AND YOU HAVE MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS, YOU WILL HAVE TO REGISTER EACH GROUP INDIVIDUALLY. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE IF SOMEONE IS A MEMBER, CLICK ON THE LIST ABOVE.

PAYMENT: When you finish filling out the registration(s) you have a choice of paying by credit card or paying by check. If you are paying by credit card fill in the details requested. If mailing a check, make checks payable to "Rochester Engineering Society" and mail to Rochester Engineering Society, RMSC Campus, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607. If you need help with registration email Lynne Irwin at RES, res@frontiernet.net.

For questions and additional information contact Ron Centola PE, 585-259-2042 or Bill Rugg PE, 716-989-3334.

Presentations Are:

* The Liberty Bridge: Investigating the Global Behavior due to Fire Damage

* Bridge Failures and Lessons Learned

* Truss Removal of the Canandaigua Road Bridge over the Erie Canal

* Large Scale, High Performance Preassembly and Erection of Girder Units of the New Tappan Zee Bridge

* Field Determination of Dead Load Stresses in Bridges

* Heat Management and Monitoring for Mass Concrete

* The Replacement of the Rexford Bridge - the Site, the History and the Bridges

* Steel Girder Erection of Replacement of Bailey Ave. Bridges Over Cazenovia Creek and the Buffalo River and the Steel Girder Erector's Considerations for Safety Erecting Bridge Steel