Make your plans today to attend the first-of-its-kind hurricane engineering conference. This event will focus exclusively on wind and flood design topics of interest to professionals who design, engineer, regulate and build projects in hurricane affected regions. Specific hurricane engineering topics include wind design using ASCE 7-10, building code changes in Florida and in the 2012 International Building Code, storm surge inundation modeling, discussion of wind pressure modeling using new wind tunnels, and more.

View the technical program and learn about the educational sessions given by industry luminaries such as Larry Griffis, P.E.; Chris Jones, P.E.; David Prevatt, Ph.D., P.E.; Ron Cook, Ph.D., P.E.; Scott Douglass, Ph.D., P.E.; Peter Irwin, Ph.D., PEng., and many more.

You will join practitioners, educators, federal and state government officials, business leaders, and students from across the nation and around the world. Discuss how design practices are evolving to meet the building and infrastructure challenges presented by powerful hurricanes. Much has changed in building codes and standards and in products designed to resist the effects from strong hurricanes, and much more needs to be improved upon. Hurricane engineering has evolved since Hurricane Andrew wreaked havoc on South Florida and Louisiana nearly 20 years ago. One of the most devastating natural disasters in United States history, Andrew taught us much about how these powerful storms affect our built environment.

Plenary Session Keynote Speakers Include:

• Leslie Chapman-Henderson, President and CEO, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH),
• Max Mayfield, WPLG-TV Hurricane Specialist, former National Hurricane Center Director,
• John Zarella, CNN Journalist (invited),
• Julie Rochman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety
• Timothy A. Reinhold Ph.D., P.E., Senior Vice President of Research and Chief Engineer, Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety

Thought-provoking, post-conference workshops allow for more in-depth discussions of key topics, while post-conference tours visit interesting local sites including the new Miami Dolphins Stadium, the RWDI wind tunnel, the National Hurricane Center and the Wall of Wind at Florida International University. 

The conference is taking place at the beautiful JW Marriott Marquis Miami - book your room today and take advantage of the special conference rate.

Register today for the ATC-SEI Advances in Hurricane Engineering Conference. Additional information can be found at www.atc-sei.org/