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Celebrating the Past, Engaging the Present, and Envisioning the Future
December 8, 2023   |   San Francisco
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ASCE Structures Congress in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 3-6, 2023, 50 Years of ATC: Impacts on ASCE Standards and Engineering Practice:
    • Jon Heintz, Applied Technology Council 50-Year Retrospective
    • Ron Hamburger, The Way it Was, 50 Years of Transformation of Structural Design Practice
    • Robert Pekelnicky, The Future Transformation of Structural Design Practice

      
Jon Heintz, Ron Hamburger, and Bob Pekelnicky at the ASCE Structures Congress, May 2023. 

 SEAOC Convention, Maui, Hawaii, September 6-9, 2023, 50 Years of ATC: Impacts on Evaluation and Retrofit and Engineering Practice:
    • Jon Heintz, Applied Technology Council 50-Year Retrospective
    • James Malley, ATC Past Impacts on Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit
    • Abbie Liel, ATC Future Impacts on Assessment and Design for Functional Recovery

 NCSEA Structural Engineering Summit, Anaheim, California, November 8-10, 2023, 50 Years of ATC: Impacts on Tools for Engineering Practice:
    • Jon Heintz, Applied Technology Council 50-Year Retrospective
    • Bret Lizundia, ATC Past Impacts on Pre-Disaster Screening and Post-Disaster Inspection of Buildings
    • Ryan Kersting, ATC Future Impacts on Reoccupancy and Functional Recovery in a Resilience Context

 18WCEE World Conference, June 30-July 5, 2024, Milan, Italy, ATC at 50: Advancing Earthquake Engineering Knowledge and Application in the United States and Beyond:
    • Jon Heintz, Retrospective of the Past, Present, and Future of Earthquake Engineering Technology Transfer
    • James Malley, Retrospective on Steel Moment Frame Design, Evaluation, and Retrofit
    • Ryan Kersting, Retrospective on Performance-Based Design for Functional Recovery, and the Need to Design for More than Life Safety

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Proceeds from the 50th Anniversary Technical Program and Awards Dinner will be used to grow the ATC Endowment Fund for use in supporting future projects of critical importance to the structural engineering profession.  Since its inception in 1989 as the Henry J. Degenkolb Memorial Endowment Fund, and its expansion in 2015 to incorporate the James Merriam Delahay Endowment Fund, the ATC Endowment Fund has invested more than $500,000 in engineering applications, reports, guides, small research projects, and training and dissemination of information to the profession.  A list of ATC Endowment Fund accomplishments can be found here. 

Sponsorship Opportunities and Benefits.
   The following sponsorship opportunities and benefits are available as part of the 50th Anniversary Technical Program and Awards Dinner. Sponsor ATC's 50th Anniversary here.

Anchor Sponsor
   Contribution amounts and benefits to be determined.  Contact ATC to inquire.

Endowment Legacy Sponsor: Contributions of $15,000 or more
   Endowment Legacy Sponsors will receive:
     • Recognition in 50th Anniversary materials, in ATC reports, and on the ATC website at the legacy sponsorship level in perpetuity
     • Electronic access to ATC’s historic library and future reports (excludes ATC-20 and ATC-45) for 10 years; hard copies of future reports available upon request
     • Up to 10 full registrations for the Technical Program and Awards Dinner
     • Exhibitor table, based on availability (20 maximum)

Endowment Supporter: Contributions of $7,500
   Endowment Supporters will receive:
     • Recognition in 50th Anniversary materials, in ATC reports, and on the ATC website at the supporter level for 5 years
     • Electronic access to ATC’s historic library and future reports (excludes ATC-20 and ATC-45) for 5 years; hard copies of future reports available upon request
     • Up to 5 full registrations for the Technical Program and Awards Dinner

Endowment Contributor: Contributions of $3,000
   Endowment Contributors will receive:
     • Recognition in 50th Anniversary materials, in ATC reports, and on the ATC website at the contributor level for 2 years
     • Electronic access to ATC’s historic library and future reports (excludes ATC-20 and ATC-45) for 2 years; hard copies of future reports available upon request
     • Up to 2 full registrations for the Technical Program and Awards Dinner

Awards Dinner Legacy Sponsor: Contributions of $15,000 or more
   Dinner Legacy Sponsors will receive:
     • Recognition in 50th Anniversary materials, in ATC reports, and on the ATC website at the legacy sponsorship level in perpetuity
     • Electronic access to ATC’s historic library and future reports (excludes ATC-20 and ATC-45) for 10 years; hard copies of future reports available upon request
     • Full table (10 seats) at the Awards Dinner

Awards Dinner Supporter: Contributions of $7,500
   Dinner Supporters will receive:
     • Recognition at the supporter level for 5 years
     • Electronic access to ATC’s historic library and future reports (excludes ATC-20 and ATC-45) for 5 years; hard copies of future reports available upon request
     • Half table (5 seats) at the Awards Dinner

Awards Dinner Contributor: Contributions of $3,000
   Dinner Contributors will receive:
     • Recognition at the contributor level for 2 years
     • Electronic access to ATC’s historic library and future reports (excludes ATC-20 and ATC-45) for 2 years; hard copies of future reports available upon request
     • 2 seats at the Awards Dinner

Lunch, Break, or Wine Sponsor: Contributions of $1,000
   Lunch, Break, or Wine Sponsors will receive:
     • Recognition in 50th Anniversary materials, and signage at lunch, break, and cocktail events

Program Advertisements: Contributions of $500
     • Half-page congratulatory advertisements in the 50th Anniversary Program materials
     • Full-page ($1000) and quarter-page ($250) options available upon request.

Sponsor ATC's 50th Anniversary Here

Applied Technology Council’s tax identification number is 23-7231360.  Sponsorships are tax deductible less the value of tangible benefits received (consult your tax advisor).

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ATC at 50:
Celebrating the Past, Engaging the Present, and Envisioning the Future 

Hyatt Regency San Francisco, Embarcadero Center
December 8, 2023
8:30 am – 5:00 pm (PST)

Opening Ceremonies, James Malley (Master of Ceremonies)
   Jon Heintz – Applied Technology Council 50-Year Retrospective

Morning Session 1 – Celebrating the Historic Past, Chris Rojahn (Moderator)
   James Harris – ATC-3-06 and Lasting Impacts on Design
   Chris Poland – ATC-14/ATC-33 and Evaluation of Existing Buildings
   Bret Lizundia – ATC-20/ATC-45 and Post-Event Safety and Recovery

Morning Session 2 – Celebrating the Recent Past, Mike Mahoney (Moderator)
   James Malley – ATC-41 (SAC) and Transformation of Steel Design
   Ron Hamburger – ATC-58 and Next-Generation of Performance-Based Design
   Charles Kircher – ATC-63 and Impacts of Collapse Performance

Afternoon Session 1 – Engaging the Present, Steve McCabe (Moderator)
   Ayse Hortacsu/Greg Deierlein – ATC-52/ATC-119 and Risk Mitigation Planning
   Maryann Phipps – ATC-69/ATC-120 and Better Nonstructural Design
   William Holmes – ATC-78 and Non-Ductile Concrete Mitigation
   Jonathan Stewart – ATC-83 and Soil-Structure Interaction Explained
   Kelly Cobeen/Janiele Maffei – ATC-110 and Solutions to Residential Deficiencies

Afternoon Session 2 – Envisioning the Future, Ron Mayes (Moderator)
   Ryan Kersting – Functional Recovery and Implementation of Resilience Concepts
   Lyle Carden – Current Actions for a Future Climate
   Maria Garlock – Future Visions for Climate Resilience
   David Prevatt – Providing Structural Engineering Needs for Residential and Minority Communities

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ATC would like to thank the many people who contributed their time and energy to the planning and implementation of the 50th Anniversary series of events, including:

50th Anniversary Technical Program, Master of Ceremonies:
     • Jim Malley, Degenkolb Engineers, San Francisco, California

50th Anniversary Awards Dinner, Co-Chairs:
     • Chris Rojahn (Executive Director 1981-2015), Applied Technology Council (retired), Redwood City, California
     • David Prevatt (ATC President), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
     • Charles Thornton, Charles H. Thornton and Company, Easton, Maryland

50th Anniversary Planning Committee:
     • Jim Malley (Chair), Degenkolb Engineers, San Francisco, California
     • Mike Cochran (ATC Secretary/Treasurer), Thornton Tomasetti, Los Angeles, California
     • Maria Garlock (ATC Board member), Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
     • Ryan Kersting (ATC Past President), Buehler, Sacramento, California
     • Ron Mayes (Executive Director 1979-1981), Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Oakland, California
     • David Prevatt (ATC President), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
     • Chris Rojahn (Executive Director 1981-2015), Applied Technology Council (retired), Redwood City, California
     • Jon Heintz (Executive Director), Applied Technology Council, Redwood City, California
     • Justin Moresco (Director of Projects), Applied Technology Council, Redwood City, California
     • Bernadette Hadnagy (Director of Operations), Applied Technology Council, Redwood City, California

50th Anniversary Awards Jury:
     • Doug Hohbach (Chair), Hohbach-Lewin, Palo Alto, California
     • Victoria Arbitrio, Gilsanz Murray Steficek, New York, New York
     • William Holmes, Rutherford + Chekene (retired), San Francisco, California
     • Anne Kiremidjian, Stanford University, Stanford, California
     • Jack Moehle, University of California, Berkeley, California
     • Ron Mayes (Executive Director 1979-1981), Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Oakland, California
     • Chris Rojahn (Executive Director 1981-2015), Applied Technology Council (retired), Redwood City, California
     • Jon Heintz (Executive Director), Applied Technology Council, Redwood City, California
     • Justin Moresco (Director of Projects), Applied Technology Council, Redwood City, California

ATC Awards Jury 2023

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 Welcome to the ATC Team!

Valley Mike cropMichael Valley As a former Principal at Magnusson Klemencic Associates in Seattle, Mike Valley comes to ATC with more than 30 years of structural engineering experience in new design, evaluation and retrofit of existing buildings, applied research, and codes and standards development. Mike’s design experience includes the landmark Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, and his research and development experience includes the FEMA 356 Prestandard and Commentary for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings, FEMA P-2012 Assessing Seismic Performance of Buildings with Configuration Irregularities (ATC-123 Project), and NIST GCR 10-917-9 Applicability of Nonlinear Multiple-Degree-of-Freedom Modeling for Design (ATC-76-6 Project).

Mike also has extensive experience as an ATC consultant serving as a reviewer, a technical contributor, and Project Director on multiple ATC projects. We look forward to how Mike’s unique experiences as a successful team member will contribute to ATC projects in the future.

Michael Mahoney
Michael Mahoney

Retired from federal service as a Senior Geophysicist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Mike Mahoney comes to ATC with more than 30 years of experience in hazard mitigation program management and policy development, post-disaster response and recovery, and problem-focused research and development in support of FEMA’s efforts under the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). He has led FEMA’s earthquake-related work with the International Code Council and has been involved with the development of national model codes and standards since 1984.

In his career at FEMA, Mike has led the development of countless major FEMA publications, including: FEMA 350 Recommended Seismic Design Criteria for New Steel Moment-Frame Buildings and its series of companion reports (ATC-41 Project series), FEMA P-58 Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings, Methodology and Implementation (ATC-58 Project series), FEMA P-695 Quantification of Building Seismic Performance Factors (ATC-63 Project), FEMA P-2018 Seismic Evaluation of Older Concrete Buildings for Collapse Potential (ATC-78 Project), and FEMA P-2090/NIST SP-1254 Recommended Options for Improving the Built Environment for Post-Earthquake Reoccupancy and Functional Recovery Time (ATC-137 Project). With Mike’s extensive knowledge of federal government programs, and past collaboration with state and local agencies, hazard mitigation partners, and code development organizations, we look forward to how his unique experiences will help serve ATC’s client needs and objectives in the future.