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THANK YOU to everyone that attended and help make USSD's 2024 Annual Conference and Exhibition a success!

During the event, attendees participated in sessions to enhance their technical knowledge and engage in insightful conversations with their peers. In addition, the conference provided valuable time for attendees to reconnect with friends and make new connections. Be sure to check out the Summer 2024 issue of Dams & Levees: Bulletin of the U.S. Society on Dams for a full recap of the 2024 event. The issue will be available on the USSD website in July.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!!!

                                

2024 Kim de Rubertis Student Scholarship Program Results
The winners for the 2024 Kim de Rubertis Student Scholarship have been selected.
2024 Awards and Recognitions
USSD's awards program recognizes individuals and organizations that make significant contributions to the dam and levee industry. The winners for 2024 were recently recognized at the Awards Ceremony during the USSD Annual Conference and Exhibition.
Winners of the Outstanding Paper Awards
Each year, USSD recognizes Outstanding Papers presented during the USSD Annual Conference and Exhibition. Congratulations to the following winners of the 2024 Outstanding Paper and Outstanding Young Professional Paper!
  

Did you have some fun while you were in Seattle?

This year our conference planning committee shared list of thrilling activities for conference attendees to discover while they visited in Seattle. NOW, we want to hear more about your experiences.

Send USSD pictures and stories about your experiences during conference events and about town in your down time. Be sure to include details for images such as individual names, location, date and brief description.

Share your pictures and stories today!

*Please note that by sharing your images and stories, you are granting USSD permission to use on social media, website, and/or other event related advertising.
Submit Content to USSD's Dams and Levees Magazine!
  
Dams & Levees: Bulletin of the U.S. Society on Dams is the official publication of USSD and is published four times a year for USSD Members and others in the dam and levee profession. You are invited to submit news items and technical articles. 
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USSD Education and Events

 

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on the events listed below and other activities.
USSD Membership
  
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.
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Are You Interested in Giving Back to the Industry?
  
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 for your interest and goals.
 
Contact Tonia Bengtson for more information.
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Flow Science Inc.
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May 2024
 
INCA Event: International Symposium on the Safety of Dams
May 21-23, 2024, Puerto Rico
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Jul 2024
 
Best Practices in Dam and Levee Safety Risk Analysis (virtual & in person)
July 10-12: Virtual
July 16-18: Lone Tree, CO
9
Sep 2024
 
Fundamentals of Facilitating a SQRA (virtual & in person)
Sept. 9: Virtual
Sept. 11-12: In Person (site TBD)
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General Industry News

Earthquake Engineering for Concrete Dams: Analysis, Design, and Evaluation
By Anil K Chopra

Earthquake analysis and design of concrete dams has progressed from static force methods based on seismic coefficients to modern procedures that are based on the dynamics of dam–water–foundation systems. Earthquake Engineering for Concrete Dams offers a comprehensive, integrated view of this progress over the last fifty years. The book offers an understanding of the limitations of the various methods of dynamic analysis used in practice and develops modern methods that overcome these limitations. 

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*If you have any issues using the link above, visit www.wiley.com and search for Earthquake Engineering for Concrete Dams: Analysis, Design, and Evaluation.

Industry News & Updates
Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency

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. 

Visit the Dam Sector webpage to view up-to-date information and resources.

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ICOLD News
INCA Event: International Symposium on the Safety of Dams
  
Join your colleagues in Puerto Rico for a three-day event focused on comparing best practices in dam safety and engineering across countries in the Western Hemisphere.
 
 
 
Registration open for ICOLD 2024

Dates for the 92nd ICOLD Annual Meeting have been changed to Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2024. Visit the ICOLD 2024 website for detailed event information.
12th East Asian Area Dam Conference
  

The East Asian Area Dam Conference (EADC) was formed in 2004 by the Japan Commission on Large Dams (JCOLD), the Chinese National Committee on Large Dams (CHINCOLD), and the Korea National Committee on Large Dams (KNCOLD).

JCOLD will be hosting the 12th East Asian Dam Conference on June 3-7, 2024, in Nagoya, Japan. Event and registration details can be viewed online.
Industry Events
International RCC Dam Seminar and Study Tour
SAVE THE DATE! Schnabel Engineering is proud to announce the International RCC Dam Seminar and Study Tour will be held June 10-12, 2024, in Denver, Colorado!
DFI 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations

DFI's 49th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations is Oct. 7-10, 2024, in Aurora, Colorado — just outside of Denver. The theme of this international conference is Water — Resiliency — Infrastructure.

Visit DFI49 event website for more information.

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