If not, there is still time to register for USSD's upcoming virtual workshop – Leveraging PFMA to Perform SQRA on May 15-17 & May 22-23, 2023. 

 

This live online course will take place over five days and will cover a review of the PFMA process, TRG’s, using the PFMA results to perform an SQRA (including additional required input and how to obtain it), estimating consequences including, but not limited to, life safety, assessing the results, building the dam safety case and prioritizing risk reduction actions.

The US Society on Dams, in association with Kenneth D. Hansen, is pleased to announce the Kenneth D. Hansen Concrete Dam Paper Award. This award, which will be funded annually by Ken Hansen, will include a $10,000 prize for a paper focused on concrete dams, with the intent being to instill greater confidence for owners, engineers and regulators in the benefits of innovative design and construction techniques of concrete dams. Ken identifies concrete dams as “First Class Dams,” meaning they do not erode when overtopped nor settle when shaken in a seismic event.

 

Did you know that USSD has technical content that is ALWAYS accessible online?

USSD is a world class organization of engineering professionals who advance the environmentally sustainable science of planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of dams, levees and associated civil engineering projects. Our members lead the nation, and work with partner organizations worldwide, to resolve the world’s most critical resource problem: access to clean water.

Are you a flood engineering professional? Researchers from Stony Brook University and the University of New Hampshire are conducting research on flood infrastructure design with the National Science Foundation. Click "Learn More" to take their 10-20 minute survey.

Then consider volunteering some time to USSD! 

 

USSD has immediate and ongoing options that provide short-term and long-term volunteer opportunities on several committees. Visit the Committees page of our website to learn more about our committees and find a match your interest and goals.

 

Contact Tonia Bengtson for more information.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) leads the national effort to protect and enhance the resilience of the nation's physical and cyber infrastructure. 

WSP USA, one of the world's leading engineering, environment and professional services firms, is pleased to announce this week’s release of "Future Ready: Your Organization’s Guide to Rethinking Climate, Resilience and Sustainability," an essential book that explores how organizations can rethink their climate mitigation and resilience practices for greater impact.

You are invited to join your colleagues from around the globe at the 91st ICOLD Annual Meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden on June 11-15, 2023. The Swedish National Committee of ICOLD, SwedCOLD, is working diligently to host its 4th ICOLD event.

 

Be on the lookout for future eNewsletters for USSD activities during the event. 

Don't forget that as a member of USSD you have access to all the publications and programs of ICOLD!