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2020 Board Election
  
All USSD members will receive a link to the e-board ballot on Jan. 22. Check your inbox and spam folders, and to ensure delivery of your ballot, please add associationvoting.com to your safe sender list. The election will be open through Feb. 12.
Only 96 Days Until the Annual Conference. Have you Registered Yet?
Early bird pricing ends March 6, 2020.
2020 Exhibit Hall and Sponsorships
The Exhibit Hall has long been sold out. While you may have missed the opportunity to exhibit, there are still a number of sponsorships available at levels from Platinum to Bronze. Add your name to the list of current sponsors and increase your visibility, while letting others know that you are a supporter of USSD and the dam industry.
Seismic Hazard: What it Means for Your Project
Gannett Fleming
Did you know that most older dams were designed using seismic design criteria and dynamic analysis methods considered obsolete today? Don’t allow your dam’s seismic safety to be an unknown risk. Contact Gannett Fleming’s nationally recognized experts in structural and seismic hazard analyses to discuss Seismicity and Concrete Structure Analysis.
Learn more here
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USSD Award Nominations Open
Deadlines are fast approaching to submit nominations for the USSD Awards to be presented during the USSD Annual Conference.
USSD Scholarship Award Applications Being Accepted through Feb. 14, 2020

The scholarship award is given annually to students whose academic program and research studies have the potential to develop practical solutions to design and construction challenges related to dams and levees. USSD will award up to $20,000 in scholarships in addition to funding travel and conference registration fees for the finalists.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in U.S. academic institutions.

USSD Scholarship Awards

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USSD Education and Events
USSD Fall Workshop Series

USSD will hold its fall workshop series in October in the Denver area. Details are being finalized and will be released in the coming weeks. 

Kleinschmidt Associates
Naylor Association Solutions
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Apr 2020
 
88th Annual ICOLD Conference & Symposium on Sustainable Development of Dams and River Basins
April 4-10, 2020 New Dehli, India
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Apr 2020
 
USSD Annual Conference & Exhibition
April 20-24, 2020 Hyatt Regency @ Convention Center Denver, CO
Industry News & Updates
DHS-CISA Holds Important Briefing Calls on Iranian-U.S. Tensions
USSD notified its membership this month regarding important situational updates put out by the Department of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). CISA is providing important updates as it pertains to critical infrastructure resilience and safety of the public in light of the recent Iranian-U.S. tensions.
 
All organizations should remain diligent with both cyber and physical security procedures and report any unusual activities to CISA through their website at CISA.gov and click the yellow report button in the upper right corner.

USSD will continue to keep members updated and notify you when CISA schedules these update calls.
Typically, they occur with a one day notice so keep an eye on your inbox.
Industry Events
Expose a Student to the World of Engineering
Participating in Engineers Week? Let USSD know by providing pictures and details of your week's events!  
 
CDA Call for Posters - Deadline Jan. 31
The Canadian Dam Association is accepting abstracts for poster submissions at CDA 2020. Individuals are encouraged to submit an abstract of 300-500 words in either English or French to 2020technical@cda.ca