April 13, 2011 – SEC Seminar and Dinner Meeting

Light Structures and Structural Glass
Presenter: Michael Stein, P.E.

•    creativity in the engineering profession
•    tension vs. compression structures
•    the efficiency of thinking in three dimensions
•    structural glass, transparent materials, high strength materials
•    retractable/moveable structures

About the Speaker:
Michael Stein, P.E. founded the branch office of Schlaich Bergermann and Partner in New York City in 2004 and currently leads the U.S. operations as Managing Director. In his 16+ years with Schlaich Bergermann and Partner, he has led worldwide projects in different fields of demanding structural engineering like lightweight cable roofs, transparent glass facades, moveable structures and innovative bridges.
Michael is currently busy with the ongoing construction of the cable suspended roof over the B.C. Place Olympic Stadium in Vancouver, which includes an 80,000 sf retractable membrane cushion in the center and a 100,000sf ETFE façade, the final design for the Transbay Terminal in San Francisco with Pelli Clarke Pelli and the design for the Freedom Tower Antenna at Ground Zero, a 450ft structure using Kevlar Cables and RFP Sandwich Panels as cladding material.  Michael Stein is also the Bedford Visiting Professor at the Schools of Architecture and Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. In his position he teaches interdisciplinary courses for Architects and Engineers targeting the improvement of their cooperation in their future professional careers.

Attendance to this seminar is worth 1.0 New York PDH Credits

 


Dinner Menu:  Penne Provencal, Garden Salad and Chef’s Choice Layer Cake
Choice of:
1.)    Chicken Marsala – served with portabella mushrooms dressed in a marsala wine sauce or
2.)    Prime Rib Cut – 12 oz beef ribeye accompanied by horseradish sauce
Plated dinners are served with Tri Color Roasted Potatoes and Vegetable Medley
          



DATE:  Wednesday, April 13, 2011

PLACE: Holiday Inn of North Haven, 201 Washington Ave., North Haven


TIME:       

5:30 – 6:30 pm    Registration, Social Hour
6:30 – 7:30 pm    Program
7:30 – 8:30 pm    Dinner

COST: SEC Members: $40.00 per person ; Non-Members: $50.00 per person


RESERVATIONS:    Reservations are required.  Please reply by 4:00pm, Wednesday, April 6th.
Dinner choices cannot be guaranteed for registrations received after April 6th.