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06/17/2026

The conversations shaping structural engineering in California this year are happening in Scottsdale.

The 2026 SEAOC Convention brings together structural engineers, industry leaders, emerging professionals, and technical experts for three days of education, seismic design discussions, code insights, leadership conversations, and professional connection.

If you're involved in structural engineering, seismic engineering, building safety, retrofit design, or engineering leadership, this is where the profession gathers.

📅 August 26–28, 2026
📍 Scottsdale, Arizona

Early bird registration closes June 19. https://site.pheedloop.com/event/SEAOC2026/home

Save this as your registration reminder and send it to your engineering team or colleagues attending.

06/15/2026

Did you know June 15 is celebrated in Italy as Engineer's Day in honor of Leonardo da Vinci?
Before structural engineering existed as a profession, Leonardo da Vinci was already studying structural forces.

Long before modern seismic design, Leonardo explored bridge systems, mechanics, force distribution, architecture, and engineering concepts centuries ahead of their time. His notebooks reflected the same curiosity and systems thinking that continue to shape structural engineering today.

Engineering has always been about solving problems, understanding how things work, and imagining what could come next.

Today, on Engineer’s Day in Italy, we’re celebrating the engineers whose ideas continue to shape the built environment and improve public safety around the world.

Save this piece of engineering history and share it with an engineer who would appreciate it.

06/12/2026

The new SEAOC website is officially live and built for how structural engineers actually work.

Whether you're registering for Convention, looking for structural engineering resources, following California code updates, exploring professional development opportunities, or connecting with the SEAOC community, the new experience is designed to make it easier to find what you need faster.

Inside the new site:
• Improved navigation for committees and resources
• Brand new Member Compass
• Updated professional development access
• Streamlined member experience

Structural engineering in California moves quickly. Your professional resources should too.

Explore the new https://seaoc.org and save this post for future reference.

06/10/2026

Every year, SEAOC Convention brings together the engineers shaping California’s built environment.

From seismic design and code development to emerging technologies, retrofit engineering, leadership, and professional growth, Convention is where structural engineers connect with the ideas and people moving the profession forward.

Whether you're early in your engineering career or leading major structural projects, this is an opportunity to learn, collaborate, and engage with the structural engineering community across California.

📅 August 26–28, 2026
📍 Scottsdale, Arizona

Early bird registration closes June 19. https://site.pheedloop.com/event/SEAOC2026/home

Save this before pricing changes and tag someone you hope to see there.

06/09/2026

Ever wonder what goes into California's most exceptional structural engineering projects? Now you can hear it straight from the engineers who built them.

SEAOC's 2025 SEE Awards Webinar Series features live presentations by the teams behind this year's Structural Engineering Excellence Award winners.

📅 June 17: West Hollywood Aquatics and Recreation Center
📅 July 1: San Diego Symphony Jacobs Music Center + City of San Diego Balboa Botanical Building
📅 July 8: 500 County Center

Free and open to all. Register once for the full series.

🔗 https://www.seaoc.org/events/seaoc-see-awards-webinar

05/29/2026

This Building Safety Month, we’re spotlighting the next generation of structural engineers helping advance seismic resilience in California.

At San Diego State University, students built a 15-foot-tall testing machine nicknamed “King Kong” capable of simulating major earthquake forces on bridge and building components.

In December, researchers tested a quarter-scale bridge column to failure under cyclic seismic loading, ultimately reaching an explosive shear fracture at 6% drift — providing valuable insight into structural behavior during earthquakes.

This type of hands-on seismic research helps shape safer infrastructure, stronger design standards, and the future of earthquake engineering.
Special thanks to [Carlos Navea](https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosnavea), [Robert K. Dowell, Ph.D., P.E.](https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-k-dowell-ph-d-p-e-927640219), and Gloria Farone (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gloria-faraone/) for sharing project insights and visuals.

05/27/2026

Four cohorts. Hundreds of connections. One community.

SE Pathways continues to shape how students and early-career structural engineers experience the profession through mentorship, networking, honest conversations, and community.

From first-generation college students finding guidance, to young professionals navigating burnout and career uncertainty, participants consistently describe the program as one of the most meaningful parts of the SEAOC Convention experience.

The Fifth Cohort has now been selected and will join us this August at the 2026 SEAOC Convention in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Interested in supporting the future of structural engineering as a mentor, sponsor, or partner? We’d love to connect.

Source testimonials collected from 2025 SE Pathways participant surveys.

05/25/2026

Most people picture earthquakes as the ground cracking open. But for a building, what's happening is more complicated and it's what structural engineers spend their careers designing for.

When an earthquake strikes, the ground moves horizontally. The base of the building moves with it. But the upper floors lag behind due to inertia, creating lateral forces that stress every structural element.

A well-designed building channels and absorbs those forces. A poorly designed or aging building may not.

This is why structural engineering matters. Every beam, column, connection, and foundation detail is part of the answer to one question: what happens when the ground moves?

05/22/2026

Building Safety Month is the perfect time to take a few practical steps toward earthquake preparedness at home, especially in California, where seismic risk is a year-round reality.

Five things you can do right now:

1. Secure tall furniture and bookshelves to walls to prevent tip-over injuries
2. Locate your gas shutoff valve and keep the right wrench nearby
3. Store at least three days of water and emergency supplies per person
4. Make a household communication and reunion plan so your family knows what to do
5. Ask a licensed structural engineer if your home has been evaluated for seismic vulnerabilities

Structural engineers design the systems that protect buildings. Individual preparedness matters too. Both are part of building a more earthquake-resilient California.
https://www.earthquakecountry.org/

05/20/2026

The path from student to licensed structural engineer in California is one of the most demanding in the profession and has been preparing engineers for that journey for decades.

Cal Poly’s Architectural Engineering program focuses on the California practice of structural engineering, with an emphasis on seismic design, and has been recognized as one of the foremost programs in the country in this specialty. Students take significantly more structural engineering coursework than a traditional civil engineering program allows, by design.

And students get their hands on real problems from the start: testing structures against earthquakes in the Seismic Lab, designing actual buildings in intensive labs, and competing in the Annual Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition.

Cal Poly SLO is also home to an active SEAOC student chapter. The connection to our community starts on campus, long before licensure.

This Building Safety Month, we celebrate the programs building the pipeline that keeps California safe.

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