THE NEXT STEP

What

This free event held in Washington DC, on November 9th, 2018 will be a great opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to learn more about the structural engineering profession, connect with other local structural engineering students, meet with local professionals, participate in the career fair, and get exposure to future potential employers.

When

Nov 09, 2018

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Where

20 F Street Conference Center,
  20 F St NW, Washington, DC 20001

Student and Faculty Registration

The Next Step Forum 2018

Company Career Fair Registration

Keynote Speaker

The Structural Engineer at Mid-21st Century: Redefining our Roles

Glenn R. Bell: Chairman and Senior Principal, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.

Glenn R. Bell, PE, SE, C.Eng, is Chairman and Senior Principal of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH), a 600 person civil/structural engineering company with seven offices in the US.  He was SGH’s CEO from 1995 through 2016.   

Glenn has worked his entire 43 year career at SGH, in creative structural design and in leading major investigations of structural distress and failure.  One of his recent projects, the Bahai Temple of South America, has received numerous engineering recognitions, including the American Counsel of Engineering Company’s Engineering Excellence National Award and the Institution of Structural Engineers Award for Structural Artistry.

Glenn has been an invited lecturer globally on the topic of the future of civil engineering. He is President-Elect of the Structural Engineering Institute.  He has served on five academic advisory boards and is a Board Trustee of the UK-based Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE).  For his professional leadership Glenn received the 2018 SEI President’s Award.

Career Fair Companies