The 2009 National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) World Steel Bridge Symposium is just around the corner. Here's a look at the some of the sessions you can expect, as well as the companies exhibiting:

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Pre Fabricated Bridge Elements and Systems Workshop
--Fabricators Perspective on PFBESRonnie Medlock, High Steel Structures
--Introduction to Tubular Steel PiersWill Reeves, TuboCo
--PreFabricated Connections forAccelerated Construction - Michael Culmo, CME Associates
--Folded Plate Technology for Accelerated Bridge Fabrication and Construction - Atorod Azizinamini, University of   Nebraska
--Orthotropic Deck Girders Bridges for Rapid & Long-Lasting Solution - Brian Kozy, Parsons Brinckerhoff
SSPC Workshop: Bridge Coatings – Today’s Systems, Tomorrow’s Performance

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Accelerated Construction Technologies Workshop
--Desoto Bridge—Fast Track Replacement Bridge Project - Manjula Louis, Minnesota DOT
--A Complete Bridge using an AcceleratedBridge Construction Method - Roe Enchayan, Nebraska DOR
--CSX Transportation Rehabilitates & Rebuilds with Steel - Michael Leonard, HDR, Inc.
--Simple for Dead Load/Continuous for Live Load for Modular Construction - Atorod Azizinamini, University of Nebraska
--Roll-In/Float-In of a PreFabricated Truss Bridge - Robert Cisneros, High Steel Structures
--Owners Perspective on ABC - Jim McMinimee, Utah DOT
8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.AISC Certification: The Importance and the Process

WSBS Technical Sessions
In addition to the workshops listed above, WSBS attendees can attend 15 technical sessions featuring 50 presentations that focus on steel’s long-life, low maintenance costs, quick erection, and environmentally sound attributes. If you need CEU credits, you may find something of interest in the list of session topics below:
--Steel bridge erection
--Steel bridge analysis
--Texas Topics
--BridgeSecurity
--Signature bridges
--Practical Solutions
--Skewed bridges
--Fabricator interest
--Curved steel girders
--Cost reduction
--Fatigue/Fracture
--Potpourri of many other bridge-related topics

Exhibitors
There are over 50 exhibitors attending this year’s Symposium: