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2009 - Against the Deluge: Storm Surge Barriers to Protect New York City

• Introduction - Dr. Douglas Hill, P.E., Consulting Engineer, Huntington, NY
• The New Orleans Levees: The Worst Engineering Catastrophe in U.S. History – What Went Wrong and Why - Lawrence H. Roth, P.E., G.E., F.ASCE, Deputy Executive Director, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA
• Quantifying Wind Risk: Present and Future - Dr. Kerry Emanuel and Dr. Sai Ravela, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
• Storm Surge Modeling and Climatology for the New York City Metropolitan Region - Dr. Brian A. Colle and Dr. Frank Buonaiuto, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

• Hydrodynamic/GIS Simulation of Storm Surge Flooding in the NY/NJ Harbor System - Nicholas Kim, Brian George and Philip Simmons, HydroQual, Inc., Mahwah, NJ
• Vulnerability and Potential Losses in NYC from Coastal Flooding - Joshua Friedman, Hazard Impact Modeler, New York City Office of Emergency Management, New York, NY
• Hydrologic Feasibility of Storm Surge Barriers - Dr. Malcolm Bowman, P.E., Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
• Review Panel: Should Barriers be Built in NYC? - Warren Kurtz, P.E., Chairman, Consulting Engineer, Armonk, NY; Joseph Seebode, Deputy District Engineer, New York District, US Army Corps of Engineers, New York City; Larry Roth, P.E., G.E., Deputy Executive Director, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA

• The Delta Project: Past and Future - Dr. Jeroen Aerts and W. Botzen, IVM-VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Regulatory Considerations for a Storm Barrier System - Michael Scarano, P.E., Deputy Chief, Regulatory Branch, US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, New York City
• Storm Surge Barriers: Several Ecological and Social Concerns - Dr. R.L. Swanson, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
• Geotechnical Aspects of Three Storm Surge Barrier Sites - Hugh S. Lacy, P.E., Hugh S. Lacy, P.E., Anthony DeVito, P.E., and Athena C. De Nivo, P.E., Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, New York, NY
• A Global Overview of Navigable Storm Surge Barriers from a Dutch Perspective - Piet Dircke, Arcadis NV, Arnhem, Netherlands

• Student Designs of Storm Surge Barriers for the New York Metropolitan Area - Dr. Anne Ronan, P.E., Cooper Union, New York, NY
• Conceptual Design of an East River Storm Surge Barrier - Michael J. Abrahams, P.E., F.ASCE, Parsons Brinckerhoff, New York, NY
• Verrazano Narrows Storm Surge Barrier - Peter Jansen and Piet Dircke, Arcadis NV, Arnhem, Netherlands
• Arthur Kill Storm Surge Barrier Design Concept - Lawrence J. Murphy, P.E. and Thomas R. Schoettle, P.E., Camp Dresser & McKee, New York City
• NY-NJ Outer Harbor Gateway - Dennis V. Padron, P.E., Halcrow Inc., New York City; Graeme Forsythe, FICE, FIES, Halcrow Group, United Kingdom
• Panel Discussion – Can Barriers be Built in NYC? - Dr. F.H. "Bud" Griffis, Chairman, Department of Civil Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, NY and the above speakers

2008 - New York City Infrastructure's Critical Needs

• NYC Infrastructure Critical Needs - Dr. F.H. Bud Griffis, P.E., Chairman, Department of Civil Engineering; Director, Center for Construction Management Technology, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY
• Role of Decision Making in Managing Infrastructures - Dr. Sreenivas Alampalli, P.E., Director, Bridge Evaluation Services Bureau, New York State Department of Transportation, Albany, NY
• Lives and Deaths of Infrastructures - Dr. Mohammad Ettouney, P.E., Principal, Weidlinger Associates, New York, NY
• Floating Bridge Concepts for Emergency Preparedness and Temporary Traffic Routing - Ted Zoli, P.E. and Joe Englot, P.E., Directors, HNTB Corporation, New York, NY
• Infrastructure Disruptions and Recovery Rates in Disasters - Dr. Rae Zimmerman, Professor/Director, ICIS, NYU-Wagner Graduate School, New York, NY
• Planning of Rehabilitation of Water Networks-Experiences, Challenges and Perspectives at the National Level - Dr. Annie Vanrenterghem-Raven, Research Assistant Professor, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY
• Managing NYC's Critical Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Needs - James G. Mueller, P.E., Director, Bureau of Engineering and Design, New York City Department of Environmental Protection, New York, NY
• The Importance of Performance Measures in Meeting New York City's Transportation Infrastructure Needs - John C. Falcocchio, P.E., Professor/Director, Urban ITS Center, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY

• Trenchless Technology Applications for Infrastructure Rehab of NYC Watermains - Dr. Ilan Juran, Professor/Executive Director, Urban Infrastructure Institute, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY
• New AASHTO Guide Specifications for LRFD Seismic Design of Bridges - Dr. Roy A. Imbsen, S.E., Principal, Imbsen Consulting, Sacramento, CA
• Need of Site-Specific Geo-Data and Analysis for Seismic Design - Dr. Sissy Nikolaou, P.E., Director, GeoSeismic Group, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, New York, NY
• MTA's East Side Access Project - Overview and Status - Peter Cap, P.E., Project Director- General Engineering Consultant (JV of PB/STV/PTG), New York, NY
• Will New York City have its own Katrina? - Dr. Douglas Hill, P.E., Consultant/Adjunct Professor, SoMAS, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY
• Infrastructure Risk Assessment for Prioritizing Cost-Effective Mitigation Actions - Dr. Stephanie A. King, P.E., Director of Risk Analysis, Weidlinger Associates, Inc., Mountain View, CA
• Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges - Fruma Narov, P.E., Principal, Osmos USA, New York, NY

2007 - New Trends in Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Infrastructures

• 2007 NYCDOT Seismic Design Guidelines - Ruben Gajer, P.E., Weidlinger Associates, New York, NY, Dr. Thomas Thomann, P.E., URS Corp.; Dr. Ricardo Dobry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dr. Walter Silva, Pacific Engineering
• Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Earthquake Events: An Emerging Field? - Dr. Mohammad Ettouney, P.E., Weidlinger Associates, New York, NY
• Seismic and Blast: Revisited - Dr. Mohammad Ettouney, P.E., Weidlinger Associates, New York, NY
• Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit Design of Masonry Arches - Dr. Serafim Arzoumanidis, P.E.; Li Wang, P.E., Parsons Corp., New York, NY; Dr. Tomas Kompfner, P.E., Anatech Corp., San Diego, CA
• Seismic Retrofit of San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Tubes - Thomas Jackson, P.E., Parsons Brinckerhoff, San Francisco, CA
• Seismic Retrofit of the Delaware River Turnpike Bridge - John Bryson, P.E., Parsons Brinckerhoff, New York, NY

• An Overview of the AASHTO Recommended LRFD Guidelines for Seismic Design of Highway Bridges - Dr. Roy Imbsen, P.E., Computers and Structures, Inc., Berkeley, CA
• Earthquake-Induced Kinematic Pile Bending - Dr. Sissy Nikolaou, P.E., Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, New York, NY
• Seismic Risk Assessment of Steel Highway Bridges - Dr. Michel Ghosn, Dr. Anil Agrawal, Dr. Ying Pan, Department of Civil Engineering, The City College of the City University of New York, New York, NY
• Seismic Analysis of the 6th Avenue MTA-NYCT Ventilation Plant - Aram Grigoryan, P.E., Parsons Brinckerhoff, New York, NY
• Design and Construction of the New San Francisco-Oakland Bridge - Dr. Rafael Manzanarez, P.E., TY Lin International, San Francisco, CA
• Design and Load Testing of Large Diameter Drilled Shaft Foundations of Major Bridges - Roupen Donikian, P.E., TY Lin International, San Francisco, CA
• Seismic Design of Segmental Concrete Bridges - Dr. Tim Ingham, S.E., TY Lin International, San Francisco, CA

2006 - Infrastructure Safety & Security

• The Creation of the ASCE Building Security Council - Dr. Mohammed Ettouney, P.E., Principal Weidlinger Assc.
• Threats and Vulnerabilities for Bridges and Other Structures - the Engineer's and Owner's Perspective - Ted Zoli, P.E., and Joe Englot, P.E., HNTB Corporation, New York, NY
• Explosive Threats to Bridges and Tunnels - Dr. Will McMahon, U.S. Army, Engineer Research & Development Center
• The Role of Field Testing in the Development of Mitigation Solutions for Bridges and Tunnels - Dr. Raymond P. Daddazio, P.E., President, Weidlinger Associates, Inc., New York, NY
• The Challenges of Implementing a Security Capital Program for Transportation Infrastructure - John Drobny, Director, Program Management, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Newark, NJ
• The Role of the Blast Analysis Expert in Infrastructure Planning and Design - Dr. Eve Hinman, P.E., Hinman Consulting Engineers, Inc., San Francisco, CA
• GSA Criteria for Security Design of Buildings - Bruce Hall, Office of the Chief Architect, GSA, Washington, DC

• Disaster Response Preparedness - MaryAnn E. Marrocolo, Director of Plan Management, New York City Office of Emergency Management, New York, NY
• Highlights of “Facts for Steel Buildings - Blast and Progressive Collapse" - Kirk Marchand, Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc., Houston, TX
• Designing to Prevent Progressive Collapse of Concrete Buildings - Michael C. Mota, P.E., Eastern US Regional Structural Engineer, PCA, Williamstown, NJ
• Performance Based Design for Fire Protection - Dr. James A. Milke, P.E., Department of Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
• Impact of Extreme Events on Critical Infrastructure - Dr. Michel Bruneau, P.E., Director, MCEER, SUNY, Buffalo, NY
• ASCE 7-05 / 2006 IBC: New Seismic Provisions - Ron Hamburger, P.E., S.E., Principal, Simpson, Gumpertz & Hager Inc., San Francisco, CA
• Consideration of Multi-Hazard Loadings for Design of Infrastructure - Dr. Mohammed Ettouney, P.E., Principal, Weidlinger Associates, Inc., New York, NY

2004 - Performance Based Earthquake Engineering - Seismic Retrofit of Structures

• Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Applications to Bridges - Dr. Mishac K. Yegian, P.E., Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
• The Evolution of Site Factors for Seismic Design in the New York Metropolitan Area - Dr. Sissy Nikolaou, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, New York, NY
• SEAoNY Code Review Seismic Committee - Findings and Recommendations - Dr. Mohammed Ettouney, P.E., Principal, Weidlinger Associates, New York, NY

• The NEES Network and the NEES Laboratory at SUNY Buffalo - Dr. Michel Bruneau, P.Eng., Professor and Director, MCEER, SUNY, Buffalo, NY
• Performance Based Design - Dr. Andrew Whittaker, S.E., Associate Professor, SUNY, Buffalo, NY
• Seismic Isolation Systems - Dr. Michael Constantinou, Professor and Chairman, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, SUNY, Buffalo, NY
• Energy Dissipating and Innovative Self-Centering Systems - Dr. Andre Filiatrault, P.Eng., Professor and Deputy Director, MCEER, SUNY, Buffalo, NY

• Seismic Resistance of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings - Dr. Michel Bruneau, P.Eng., Director, MCEER, SUNY, Buffalo, NY
• Seismic Retrofit of New York City Area Bridges - Michael J. Abrahams, P.E., Senior V.P., Parsons Brinckerhoff, New York, NY
• Seismic Evaluation of Movable Bridges Electromechanical Equipment - Dr. Charles Birnstiel, P.E., Principal Associate, Hardesty & Hanover, New York, NY
• Performance Based Design of Deep Foundations for Large Multi-span Bridges - Roupen Donikian, P.E., Senior Associate, T.Y. Lin International, San Francisco, CA

• Seismic Design for NYC Transit Facilities - Madan Naik, P.E., Chief Civil/Structural Engineer, MTA NYC Transit CPM, New York, NY
• Seismic Assessment of Port Authority Bridges - Joseph M. Englot, P.E., Assistant Chief Engineer/Design, Port Authority of NY& NJ, Newark, NJ
• Seismic Design of the New Carquinez Suspension Bridge - Gregory Orsolini, P.E., S.E., Senior Project Manager, Parsons, San Francisco, CA
• Discrete Element Analysis for Unreinforced Masonry Piers - Dr. Joe Wang, P.E., Senior Professional Associate, Parsons Brinckerhoff, New York, NY

2002 - Impact of 9/11 on Infrastructure

• Role of NYCDEP at WTC - Alfonso Lopez, Deputy Commissioner and Head, Bureau of Wastewater
• Treatment - Diane Hammerman, Process Engineer, New York City Department of Environmental Protection, New York, NY
• Impact on WTC Complex - Richard B. Garlock, P.E., Leslie E. Robertson Associates, New York, NY
• Impact on Verizon Infrastructure - Claudia Tacetta, Verizon Communications, New York, NY

• Satinder P. S. Puri, P.E., Arora and Associates, P.C., New York, NY

• Rick Bell, Executive Director, AIA New York Chapter, NY (Visions Report)
• Daniel Kaplan, Principal, Fox and Fowle Architects, New York, NY
• Eytan Kaufman, Principal, Kaufman Design and Development, New York, NY
• Nader Tehrani, Principal, Office dA, Boston, MA
• Denise McLee, Associate, SITE, New York, NY

2001 - Infrastructure for Earthquakes - Seismic Retrofit of Structures

• An Introduction to Seismic Isolation and Seismic Energy Dissipation - Dr. Michael C. Constantinou, Professor and Chair, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
• Seismic Isolation Retrofit of Bridges, Buildings and Industrial Structures - Dr. Victor A. Zayas, P.E., President, Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc., Richmond, CA

• Seismic Retrofit of the I-40 Bridge & Approaches across the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tennessee - Roy A. Imbsen, D. Eng., P.E., President, Imbsen & Associates, Inc., Sacramento, CA
• JFK Air Rail System - Seismic Engineering Aspects - Tony Taddeo, P.E., Koch-Skanska, New York, NY; Dr. Andy Ko, P.E., STV Engineers, New York, NY; and Amarnath Kasalanati, Dynamic Isolation Systems, Inc., Lafayette, CA

• Seismic Isolation of an Internet Service Exchange Facility: AboveNet - SF1 ISX Project - Peter L. Lee, S.E., Structural Engineer & Associate, Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP, San Francisco, CA
• Seismic Evaluation of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Cantilever-Retaining Wall Structures - Steven W. Bennett, P.E., Dr. Serafim G. Arzoumanidis, P.E., Parsons Transportation Group, New York, NY; Robert A. Dameron, P.E., Anatech Corp., San Diego, CA and Norik Tatevossian, P.E., New York State Department of Transportation, New York, NY

• Advancement in Passive Energy Dissipation & Practical Applications to Protect Intellectual Heritage and Historical Buildings - Nabih Youssef, S.E., President, Nabih Youssef & Associates, Los Angeles, CA
• Seismic Upgrade of the New Terminal at Ataturk International Airport, Istanbul, Turkey - Emmanuel E. Velivasakis, P.E., F.ASCE, Managing Principal, LZA Technology, a Division of the Thornton- Tomasetti Group, Inc., New York, NY

2000 - Management of NYC's Infrastructure

• Buildings - Design for Extreme Environment: Tornadoes, Earthquakes, Explosions - Dr. Mohammed Ettourney, P.E., Principal, Weidlinger Associates Inc., New York, NY
• Efficient Strategies for the Seismic Isolation Retrofit of Bridges - Dr. Anoop Mokha, S.E., Vice President, Earthquake Protection Systems, Richmond, CA

• NYC Water Supply and Wastewater Design Project - Robert Gaffoglio, P.E., Deputy Commissioner, Director, Bureau of Environmental Engineering, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
• NYC Water Supply, Quality and Protection - Dr. William Stasiuk, P.E., Deputy Commissioner Director, Bureau of Water Supply Quality and Protection, New York City Department of Environmental Protection

1994 - Metropolitan New York in the Greenhouse: The Baked Apple

• The Greenhouse Effect: The Science Base - Anthony J. Broccoli, NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton University
• Economics and Population Projections - Regina B. Armstrong, Senior Fellow, Regional Plan Association
• Waterfront Planning - Holly Haff, Former Director, Waterfront and Open Space Division, New York City Department of City Planning
• Land Use and Infrastructure Planning - Rae Zimmerman, Professor of Planning and Public Administration, New York University
• Water Resources and Wastewater Management - Robert Alpern, Co-Director, Reengineering and Strategic Planning Group, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
• Air Quality and Health Effects - Lawrence I. Kleinman and Frederick W. Lipfert, Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Transportation Planning - John Falcocchio, Professor of Transportation, Polytechnic University
• Building Design and Maintenance - Lindsay Audin, Energy Manager, Columbia University
• Energy Demand and Supply - Samuel C. Morris, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Ajay Sanghi, New York State Energy Office; Douglas Hill, Douglas Hill, P.E., P.C.

• Jeanne Fox, Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Rita Meyninger, Regional Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Raymond R. Ruggieri, Director, New York Metropolitan Transportation Council
• Philip Jessup, International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
• Edward A. Parson, JFK School of Government, Harvard University

1993 - The East River Tidal Barrage - A Multipurpose Addition to New York City's Infrastructure

• Tide Gates and Their Effects on Water Quality - Malcolm J. Bowman, Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY at Stony Brook; Prof. M.L. Thatcher, Department of Civil Engineering, Columbia University; Bruce Bergmann, Chief of Planning, New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; John P. St. John, P.E., Principal Engineer, HydroQual, Inc.
• Effect of Tide Gates on Sediment Transport - Prof. Henry Bokuniewicz, Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY
• Effect of Tide Gates on Fish Migration - Prof. Peter Woodhead, Marine Sciences Research Center, SUNY
• Another East River Crossing? - Dr. Lucius J. Riccio, Commissioner, New York City Department of Transportation
• Conceptual Designs of the East River Tidal Barrage - Prof. F. H. "Bud" Griffis, Department of Civil Engineering, Columbia University; Michael Abrahams, P.E., Structures Department Manger, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas; Eric Cole, P.E., Senior Vice President, TAMS Consultants
• Infrastructure as a Public Place - Prof. Anthony C. Webster, Graduate School of Architecture, Columbia University
• Prospects of Tidal Electricity Generation - George Bitman, P.E., Consulting Engineer

1992 - Ten Top Infrastructure Needs in the NYC Metropolitan Area

• Streets, Highways and Bridges Needs Assessment - Louis Riccio, Commissioner, New York City Department of Transportation
• Mass Transit Needs Assessment - Angelo Tomesetti, Jr., Chief Engineer, New York City Transit Authority
• Aviation Facility Needs Assessment - William Fife, General Manager, Aviation Planning, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
• Water and Sewer Needs Assessment - Albert Appleton, Commissioner, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
• Infrastructure Financing - Edward Regan, New York State Comptroller
• Solid and Hazardous Waste Needs Assessment - Carol Ash, Regional Director, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (Region II)
• Air Quality Needs Assessment – Conrad Simon, Director, Air and Waste Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Ports and Terminals Needs Assessment - Lillian Liburdi, Director of Port Department, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
• Parks and Recreation Facilities Needs Assessment - Diana Chapin, Deputy Commissioner, New York City Parks & Recreation
• Waterfront Development Needs Assessment - Ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President
• Infrastructure: The New York City Challenge - Rosina K. Abramson, Executive Director, City Planning Commission

Other Conferences and Seminars

• Second Civil Engineers Automation Conference
• Traffic Congestion in the Metropolitan Area
• Regional Sludge Conference
• Clean Air Act Impact on Local Transportation Issues