PEOPLE WATCH
Managing Principal Kirk Marchand, P.E.; Senior Principal David Stevens, Ph.D., P.E.; and Senior Principal Charles J. Oswald, Ph.D., P.E., have announced the formation of Protection Engineering Consultants—specialists in blast-resistant structural design and analysis, weapons effects, explosive safety, and protective design for people, systems, and the built environment. The firm’s office is located in Spring Branch, Texas.
Jimmy Lim has joined Chicago-based, structural engineering firm Halvorson and Partners as a senior project engineer. He was previously a senior project engineer with A. Epstein and Sons International, Inc.
STRUCTURAL EVENTS
Risk Management Program’s Annual Convocation, San Francisco, Oct. 19-20. Co-sponsored by the Council of American Structural Engineers’ Risk Management Program and the Structural Engineers Association of California. Call 202-347-7474 or visit www.acec.org/rmp.
American Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference, Chicago, Oct. 19-20. Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Call 800-548-2723 or visit www.asce.org.
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institutes’ Convention & Expo, Grapevine, Texas, Oct. 22-25. Sponsored by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute. Call 312-786-0300 or visit www.pci.org.
The Zweig Letter Hot Firm 2006 Conference & Celebration, San Francisco, Oct. 25-27. Presented by ZweigWhite. Call 800-466-6275, or visit www.zweigwhite.com.
AISC Specification/Manual Seminar, Phoenix, Nov. 7; Indianapolis and Albuquerque, N.M., Nov. 8; Houston, Nov. 9; Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 29; Tampa, Fla., Nov. 30. AISC Seismic Provisions Seminar, Cincinnati, Nov. 9; Omaha, Neb., Nov. 29; Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 30. Presented by the American Institute of Steel Construction. Call 800-809-2364 or visit www.aisc.org.
GreenBuild Conference & Expo, Denver, Colo., Nov. 15-17. Sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council. Call 202-742-3818 or visit www.greenbuildexpo.org.
Structural Engineers’ Buildings Conference & Expo, Washington D.C., Nov. 29-30. Presented by ZweigWhite in association with Structural Engineer magazine. Call 800-466-6275, or visit www.zweigwhite.com.









