NEESinc News and Announcements http://www.nees.org/ NEES Consortium, Inc. This update on NEES activities is taken from the Seismos enewsletter, jointly published by NEESinc and NEESit. To subscribe, contact Tiffany Lawhorn. http://www.nees.org/About_NEES/Announcements/announcement.php?news_id=132 Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT On May 7th, NEES@UC San Diego conducted a test of a one million-pound precast concrete structure with the largest footprint of any structure ever tested on a shake table in the United States. http://www.nees.org/About_NEES/Announcements/announcement.php?news_id=133 Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT NEES Experimental Facilities are hosting six researcher-focused outreach events between now and October. All programs are free to attend and many offer limited travel support. For more information, see the Workshop Flyer. http://www.nees.org/About_NEES/Announcements/announcement.php?news_id=131 Fri, 09 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT This hands-on workshop will be held on June 5-6, 2008 at NEES@UIUC. The workshop agenda is available online. To register, contact Hussam Mahmoud http://www.nees.org/About_NEES/Announcements/announcement.php?news_id=130 Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT NEES is featured in the cover story of the National Society for Professional Engineers April edition. With approximately 45,000 members, this story reaches an important group of engineers that may not be familiar with the history and impact of NEES research. The story is available online. http://www.nees.org/About_NEES/Announcements/announcement.php?news_id=129 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PDT NEES community members are encouraged to submit entries for the 2008 NEES Awards to be presented at the 6th Annual Meeting. Entries must be submitted on or before May 14, 2008. more... http://www.nees.org/About_NEES/Announcements/announcement.php?news_id=128 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PDT The NEES 6th Annual Meeting will be held in Portland, Oregon on June 18-20. For registration and detailed agenda, see the conference website. http://www.nees.org/About_NEES/Announcements/announcement.php?news_id=127 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PDT NEES@Minnesota staff were featured in a news story about the 5.2 magnitude earthquake that shook the midwest this morning (4/18/08). The news story features the Minnesota site and the research performed to reduce earthquake damage. To view the video clip. visit the news website. http://www.nees.org/About_NEES/Announcements/announcement.php?news_id=126 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PDT