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Join us on May 5-8, 2025, for the USSD Annual Conference and Exhibition, in the City of Fountains, Kansas City, Mo. During this event we will welcome more than 900 dam and levee professionals for multiple days of knowledge exchange, networking, and fun. The conference will still feature more than 130 technical sessions, a plenary session, a Legacy lecture, and a variety of workshops.

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Annually, USSD's Awards Program recognizes individuals and organizations that make significant contributions to the dam and levee industry. Submission and nominations for the following awards will open by December 31, 2024.
  • Excellence in Constructed Project Award
  • Exceptional Young Professional of the Year Award
  • Lifetime Achievement
  • Public Safety, Security and Emergency Management
The Kim de Rubertis Student Scholarship Program awards scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students in the field of dams, levees, and water resources. The program promotes career paths for young professions and provide opportunities in professional organizations. Information on criteria and application process will be available by December 31, 2024.
 
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All USSD members with a United States mailing address should have received their hard copy of the Winter Dams & Levees bulletin around mid-December. If you did not receive the most recent Fall issue, login to the Info Hub to make sure your mailing address is up to date. 

Members and non-members alike can read the digital version in our online Resource Center

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USSD Education and Events

 

 January 22, 2025 Alternate Delivery Methods (in person workshop) Learn more
 January 22-24, 2025 Structural Behavior of Dams (in person workshop) Learn more
 January 23-24, 2025 Hydraulic Fracturing (in person workshop) Learn more
 January 31, 2025 Earthquakes Committee Webinar Learn more
 May 5-8, 2025 USSD 2025 Annual Conference & Exhibition Learn more

View full list of USSD upcoming events

  

 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The Call for Abstracts has now closed. Authors will be notified of acceptance for full paper submission by Jan. 15, 2025.

 
DATES
Dec. 15, 2024: Abstracts submission deadline
Jan. 15, 2025: Notification of abstracts acceptance
March 16, 2025: Full papers submission
May 15, 2025: Notification of review results
June 15, 2025: Revised full papers submission
Early October 2025: Workshop in Atlanta, GA

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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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ICOLD News
  

The Chinese National Committee on Large Dams (CHINCOLD) will host the 28th ICOLD Congress & 93rd Annual Meeting in Chengdu, China, on May 15-23, 2025.

Click here to access the initial bulletin.

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Industry Events

The 32nd FEMA National Dam Safety Program Technical Seminar (NDSPTS) is scheduled for Feb. 19-20, 2025, at the Emergency Management Institute in Emmitsburg, Maryland. This year’s theme is “Innovations in Dam Safety: Collaborative State and Federal Efforts.” 
 
The program is now accepting abstracts for presentations, workshops, and training sessions for just one more week. This is your opportunity to reach over 300 dam safety professionals. We invite abstract submissions across a range of topics, with a focus on new innovations and advancements that are shaping the future of dam safety. 

Registration for the event closes January 28, 2025. Click here to get more information.

 

International Technical Seminar and Study Tour

The SEED Seminar is designed for managers, administrators, engineers, and geologists responsible for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and safety of dams. Lectures, case histories, and structured discussions covering all aspects of a dam safety examination program are led by Reclamation engineers or geologists with extensive experience and knowledge in the areas of design, construction, operation, maintenance, and dam safety. 

 Registration Deadline is April 18, 2025 

 Early registration is recommended.

 Event and registration details: USBR International Affairs | Technical Seminars

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