SEAONC SE3 Event Archive
SEAONC SE3 Fall 2022 Speed Mentorship Event
Date | Time: Thursday, November 17, 2022 | 5PM-6:30PM
Location: Zoom
Description: The Mentorship task group teamed up with the SEAONC Board to hold the third event in the 2022 SEAONC University Series. This virtual speed mentorship event brought in 14 mentors from throughout the profession to mentor students and young professionals in three 20-minute breakout sessions.
SEAONC SE3 and The Business Forum Present: Innovate Your Career
Date | Time: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | 12PM-1PM
Location: Zoom
Description: The DEI task group teamed up with the Business Forum to bring together a group of all-star panelists with experience starting their own firms or going off the beaten path within structural engineering. The panelists shared their own stories and tips on how to make your career in structural engineering what you want it to be!
2022 NCSEA Summit - Civil Engineering Pathways Research Presentation
Date | Time: November 1st-4th
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Description: SEAONC SE3 Co-Chairs Priscilla Nguyen and Kaat Ceder presented the work of the SEAONC SE3 Racial Equity task group at the 2022 NCSEA Summit in Chicago, IL. The presentation included data from both the Racial Demographics of Civil Engineering Pathways in California report and CE Student Survey topic briefs, all of which can be found on the publications page.
SEAONC SE3 2022 Long Mentorship Wrap Up Event
Date | Time: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 | 6PM-8PM
Location: Drake's Dealership, Oakland
Description: The Mentorship task group held an in person end-of-year event for all program participants to network.
SEAONC SE3 2022 Symposium
Date | Time: Thursday, June 16, 2022 | 1PM-7:30PM
Location: David Brower Center, Berkeley
Description: The third SEAONC SE3 symposium and first in-person event since the start of the pandemic had a packed house at the Brower Center in Berkeley! Sessions included:
SEAONC SE3: The Engineer's Role in Equitable Design Panel Event
Date | Time: Thursday, February 22, 2022 | 12PM-1:30PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: The Racial Equity task group brought together a panel of four AEC professionals to discuss how structural engineers and the AEC industry can participate in equitable design and enact positive change in our communities. Watch the event on the SE3 website here.
SEAONC SE3 2021 Long Mentorship Wrap Up Event
Date | Time: Thursday, June 24, 2021 | 5:30PM - 7PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: The Mentorship task group held a virtual end-of-year event for all program participants. This casual gathering involved a competitive game of jeopardy to celebrate a successful year or mentorship!
SEAONC SE3 Speed Mentorship Summer Event
Date | Time: Thursday, June 10, 2021 | 5:30PM - 7PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: This mentoring event is open to students and engineers with 8 years of experience of less. Participants will meet with 1-2 mentors in each of the three 15-minute breakout sessions. Each breakout session will consist of focused questions. Bring your best virtual background and beverage of choice.
SEAONC SE3 2021-2022 Long-Term Firm Leaders DEI Cohort Program: February 2021 Kick-Off Meeting
Date | Time: Thursday, February 18, 2021 | 5PM - 6:30PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: The SEAONC SE3 Committee is committed to equipping our membership for and facilitating the difficult but necessary conversations on racial equity within our profession. These cohorts will provide a forum in which firm leaders can frankly discuss their commitments to and the challenges in implementing strategies for racial diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their firms, the structural engineering industry, and future generations of structural engineers, over a yearlong cohort program dedicated to advancing discussions on DEI in the workplace. Each quarter will have a topic/theme with associated goals, e.g., DEI recruiting and hiring practices, inclusive office culture, engaging employees in public service/DEI efforts, and developing DEI conscious leaders. Each cohort of 6 firm leaders will meet quarterly with our facilitator Viva Asmelash. Viva and SEAONC SE3's Racial Equity task group will provide monthly discussion guides tailored for this cohort program.
SEAONC SE3 2021 Long-Term Mentorship Program: Mid-Year Event
Date | Time: Thursday, January 21, 2021 | 4:30PM - 6:00PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: The Mentorship task group held a virtual mid-year event for all program participants. The goal of the event was to meet others in the program, discuss strategies to make the most of the mentorship opportunities, and have fun by encouraging a casual evening of interactive discussion. The event began with a few program participants sharing unique insights about what has made their group discussions and logistics successful. Then there were two interactive breakout sessions in a “workshop” style where attendees were matched with a few participants from other groups in order to meet others in the program and discuss how to make their mentorship groups as productive as possible.
SEAONC SE3 January 2021 Bi-Monthly Racial Equity Book Club Meeting: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Date | Time: Thursday, January 14, 2021 | 4:30PM - 6:00PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: The SEAONC SE3 Racial Equity Book Club met in January 2021 for its inaugural bi-monthly meeting to discuss a book, article, or other form of media that discusses topics of racial equity. Discussions will be informal and no registration is required.
SEAONC SE3 2020 Firm Leader DEI Roundtable: Driving Innovation through DEI Strategies
Date | Time: Thursday, October 29, 2020 | 4:30PM - 6:30PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: As outlined in SEAONC SE3’s call to action, we are committed to equipping our membership for and facilitating the difficult but necessary conversations on racial equity within our profession. This firm leader roundtable will provide a forum in which Northern California firm leaders can frankly discuss their commitments to and the challenges in implementing strategies for racial diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the structural engineering industry. This roundtable was jointly presented by SEAONC SE3, SEAONC Business Forum and the SEAONC Board of Directors.
SEAONC SE3 2020 Summer Speed Mentorship Event
Date | Time: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 | 5:30PM - 7PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: SEAONC SE3 Speed Mentorship went virtual for the first time, trading physical conference spaces for Zoom breakout rooms. Over a brisk series of three Q&A sessions, participants engaged with structural engineering mentors throughout the Bay Area. It was an impressive turnout: 11 mentors and 43 participants who ranged from students to mid-level engineers.
SEAONC SE3 2020 Webinar: What Can We Learn from the 2008 Recession?
Date | Time: Thursday, May 28, 2020 | 12PM - 1:30PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: 2019-2020 SEAONC SE3 Co-Chairs Brenna Marcoux and Rachel Cohen moderated a webinar-format panel discussion on “lessons learned” from the 2008 recession. Our panelists feature SEAONC members who were at different points in their career during the last major economic downturn in the Bay Area - from entry level to Principal - and experienced a range of impacts on their work situations. Panelists will share stories and answer questions that are particularly relevant now, as we face the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the current reality of the global pandemic is in many ways unprecedented, SE3 hopes that sharing the past experiences of our community can provide help and comfort to those who have found their careers impacted, or are dealing with the uncertainty of how things will change moving forward.
SEAONC SE3 2020 A/E/C Roundtable: Inclusive Practices in Recruiting and Management
Date | Time: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | 5:45PM - 8:30PM
Location: AIA San Francisco, 130 Sutter St #600, San Francisco, CA 94104
Description: This roundtable discussion focused on recruitment and management strategies that help attract and support a diverse staff. The panel consisted of firm leaders, HR/recruiting managers, and professionals from structural engineering, architecture, and general contracting firms, who shared their experiences implementing strategies or programs to diversify their staff and improve their workplace culture and retention metrics.
NCSEA SE3 2019 Symposium
Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Location: National SE3 Symposium at Anaheim, CA
Description: Four sessions were presented by the NCSEA SE3 Committee:
SEAONC SE3 2019 DEI Workshop: Building an Inclusive Workplace for ALL in the 21st Century
Date | Time: Thursday, October 17, 2019 | 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Location: AIA East Bay
SEAONC SE3 2019 Webinar: Engineer Your Dream Career
Date | Time: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 | 10 AM - 11AM
Description: Webinar on career agency with career coach Dr. Amina Aitsi-Selmi, Mn.D, Ph.D.
SEAONC SE3 2019 Speed Mentorship Event
Date | Time: Thursday, August 8, 2019 | 5:30PM - 8PM
Location: HOK SF, One Bush St. Suite 200, San Francisco, CA
Description: SEAONC SE3 hosted its first ever Building Industry Speed Mentoring Event, where participants engaged in conversations with Architects, Contractors, Geotechnical Engineers, and Structural Engineers on how to work collaboratively to
deliver a successful project.
SEAONC SE3 2nd Symposium #ChangeXSE3: Changing Workplace | How to Engage, Retain, and Secure the Future of Our Profession
Date | Time: Friday, May 10, 2019 | 1PM to 7PM
Location: SPUR, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco
SEAONC SE3 2019 Long-Term Mentorship Program Kick-off Event
Date | Time: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | 6PM
Location: Thornton Tomasetti, San Francisco, CA
SEAONC SE3 2018 Panel Discussion on Work-Life Balance: Perspectives and Real Life Solutions
Date | Time: Thursday, October 11, 2018 | 5PM to 8PM
Location: Thornton Tomasetti, San Francisco, CA
SEAONC SE3 2018 Summer Speed Mentorship Event
Date | Time: Thursday, July 26, 2018 | 5:30PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Degenkolb, 375 Beale St, SF, CA 94105
Description: The event consisted of three rounds of speed mentoring followed by networking with food and drinks.
NCSEA's Newest Committee: SE3’s Mission & How Your SEA Can Benefit
Date | Time: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 | 11AM - 12PM
Description: SEAONC SE3 Past Co-Chairs Angie Sommer and Nick Sherrow-Groves presented on the history of SE3 and how other chapters of SEA can benefit from the formation of a local SE3 committee.
SEAONC SE3 2018 Spring Speed Mentoring Event
Date | Time: Thursday, April 5, 2018 | 6PM - 8PM
Location: Arup San Francisco, CA
SEAONC SE3 2017 Inaugural Speed Mentoring Event
Date | Time: Tuesday, August 3, 2017 | 6PM - 8 PM
Location: Thornton Tomasetti, 650 California St, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA
SEAONC SE3 Presentations on the 2016 SEAONC SE3 Survey Findings
SEAONC SE3 2017 Inaugural Symposium
Date | Time: Thursday, January 19, 2017
Location: SPUR, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco
Description: 120 attendees, 14 thought leaders and 25 sponsors.
SEAOC 2016 Convention
Date: October 2016
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Description: Rose McClure and Natalie Tse presented findings from the 2016 SEAONC SE3 Survey to approximately 80 attendees.
SEAONC 2016 September Dinner Meeting
Date: September 2016
Location: Thornton Tomasetti, 650 California St, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA
Description: Rose McClure and Natalie Tse presented findings from the 2016 SEAONC SE3 Survey to approximately 130 attendees.
Date | Time: Thursday, November 17, 2022 | 5PM-6:30PM
Location: Zoom
Description: The Mentorship task group teamed up with the SEAONC Board to hold the third event in the 2022 SEAONC University Series. This virtual speed mentorship event brought in 14 mentors from throughout the profession to mentor students and young professionals in three 20-minute breakout sessions.
SEAONC SE3 and The Business Forum Present: Innovate Your Career
Date | Time: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | 12PM-1PM
Location: Zoom
Description: The DEI task group teamed up with the Business Forum to bring together a group of all-star panelists with experience starting their own firms or going off the beaten path within structural engineering. The panelists shared their own stories and tips on how to make your career in structural engineering what you want it to be!
2022 NCSEA Summit - Civil Engineering Pathways Research Presentation
Date | Time: November 1st-4th
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Description: SEAONC SE3 Co-Chairs Priscilla Nguyen and Kaat Ceder presented the work of the SEAONC SE3 Racial Equity task group at the 2022 NCSEA Summit in Chicago, IL. The presentation included data from both the Racial Demographics of Civil Engineering Pathways in California report and CE Student Survey topic briefs, all of which can be found on the publications page.
SEAONC SE3 2022 Long Mentorship Wrap Up Event
Date | Time: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 | 6PM-8PM
Location: Drake's Dealership, Oakland
Description: The Mentorship task group held an in person end-of-year event for all program participants to network.
SEAONC SE3 2022 Symposium
Date | Time: Thursday, June 16, 2022 | 1PM-7:30PM
Location: David Brower Center, Berkeley
Description: The third SEAONC SE3 symposium and first in-person event since the start of the pandemic had a packed house at the Brower Center in Berkeley! Sessions included:
- Keynote: The Past, Present, and Future of SEAONC SE3
- Civil and Structural Engineering Pathways: A Closer Look at Undergraduates
- The Structural Engineer's Role in a Sustainable & Resilient SF Bay Area
- Equitable and Community-Oriented Design
- Creating and Maintaining Internal DEI Initiatives: An Open Forum
- Active Allyship in the Workplace
- Firm Leader DEI Cohorts Program Panel Discussion
SEAONC SE3: The Engineer's Role in Equitable Design Panel Event
Date | Time: Thursday, February 22, 2022 | 12PM-1:30PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: The Racial Equity task group brought together a panel of four AEC professionals to discuss how structural engineers and the AEC industry can participate in equitable design and enact positive change in our communities. Watch the event on the SE3 website here.
SEAONC SE3 2021 Long Mentorship Wrap Up Event
Date | Time: Thursday, June 24, 2021 | 5:30PM - 7PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: The Mentorship task group held a virtual end-of-year event for all program participants. This casual gathering involved a competitive game of jeopardy to celebrate a successful year or mentorship!
SEAONC SE3 Speed Mentorship Summer Event
Date | Time: Thursday, June 10, 2021 | 5:30PM - 7PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: This mentoring event is open to students and engineers with 8 years of experience of less. Participants will meet with 1-2 mentors in each of the three 15-minute breakout sessions. Each breakout session will consist of focused questions. Bring your best virtual background and beverage of choice.
SEAONC SE3 2021-2022 Long-Term Firm Leaders DEI Cohort Program: February 2021 Kick-Off Meeting
Date | Time: Thursday, February 18, 2021 | 5PM - 6:30PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: The SEAONC SE3 Committee is committed to equipping our membership for and facilitating the difficult but necessary conversations on racial equity within our profession. These cohorts will provide a forum in which firm leaders can frankly discuss their commitments to and the challenges in implementing strategies for racial diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their firms, the structural engineering industry, and future generations of structural engineers, over a yearlong cohort program dedicated to advancing discussions on DEI in the workplace. Each quarter will have a topic/theme with associated goals, e.g., DEI recruiting and hiring practices, inclusive office culture, engaging employees in public service/DEI efforts, and developing DEI conscious leaders. Each cohort of 6 firm leaders will meet quarterly with our facilitator Viva Asmelash. Viva and SEAONC SE3's Racial Equity task group will provide monthly discussion guides tailored for this cohort program.
SEAONC SE3 2021 Long-Term Mentorship Program: Mid-Year Event
Date | Time: Thursday, January 21, 2021 | 4:30PM - 6:00PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: The Mentorship task group held a virtual mid-year event for all program participants. The goal of the event was to meet others in the program, discuss strategies to make the most of the mentorship opportunities, and have fun by encouraging a casual evening of interactive discussion. The event began with a few program participants sharing unique insights about what has made their group discussions and logistics successful. Then there were two interactive breakout sessions in a “workshop” style where attendees were matched with a few participants from other groups in order to meet others in the program and discuss how to make their mentorship groups as productive as possible.
SEAONC SE3 January 2021 Bi-Monthly Racial Equity Book Club Meeting: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Date | Time: Thursday, January 14, 2021 | 4:30PM - 6:00PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: The SEAONC SE3 Racial Equity Book Club met in January 2021 for its inaugural bi-monthly meeting to discuss a book, article, or other form of media that discusses topics of racial equity. Discussions will be informal and no registration is required.
SEAONC SE3 2020 Firm Leader DEI Roundtable: Driving Innovation through DEI Strategies
Date | Time: Thursday, October 29, 2020 | 4:30PM - 6:30PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: As outlined in SEAONC SE3’s call to action, we are committed to equipping our membership for and facilitating the difficult but necessary conversations on racial equity within our profession. This firm leader roundtable will provide a forum in which Northern California firm leaders can frankly discuss their commitments to and the challenges in implementing strategies for racial diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the structural engineering industry. This roundtable was jointly presented by SEAONC SE3, SEAONC Business Forum and the SEAONC Board of Directors.
SEAONC SE3 2020 Summer Speed Mentorship Event
Date | Time: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 | 5:30PM - 7PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: SEAONC SE3 Speed Mentorship went virtual for the first time, trading physical conference spaces for Zoom breakout rooms. Over a brisk series of three Q&A sessions, participants engaged with structural engineering mentors throughout the Bay Area. It was an impressive turnout: 11 mentors and 43 participants who ranged from students to mid-level engineers.
SEAONC SE3 2020 Webinar: What Can We Learn from the 2008 Recession?
Date | Time: Thursday, May 28, 2020 | 12PM - 1:30PM
Location: Zoom Meeting
Description: 2019-2020 SEAONC SE3 Co-Chairs Brenna Marcoux and Rachel Cohen moderated a webinar-format panel discussion on “lessons learned” from the 2008 recession. Our panelists feature SEAONC members who were at different points in their career during the last major economic downturn in the Bay Area - from entry level to Principal - and experienced a range of impacts on their work situations. Panelists will share stories and answer questions that are particularly relevant now, as we face the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the current reality of the global pandemic is in many ways unprecedented, SE3 hopes that sharing the past experiences of our community can provide help and comfort to those who have found their careers impacted, or are dealing with the uncertainty of how things will change moving forward.
SEAONC SE3 2020 A/E/C Roundtable: Inclusive Practices in Recruiting and Management
Date | Time: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | 5:45PM - 8:30PM
Location: AIA San Francisco, 130 Sutter St #600, San Francisco, CA 94104
Description: This roundtable discussion focused on recruitment and management strategies that help attract and support a diverse staff. The panel consisted of firm leaders, HR/recruiting managers, and professionals from structural engineering, architecture, and general contracting firms, who shared their experiences implementing strategies or programs to diversify their staff and improve their workplace culture and retention metrics.
NCSEA SE3 2019 Symposium
Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Location: National SE3 Symposium at Anaheim, CA
Description: Four sessions were presented by the NCSEA SE3 Committee:
- A Reimagined Workplace: How to Navigate and Elevate the Future of our Profession
- How to Engage and Retain the Next Generation of Structural Engineers
- Inequities Within the Structural Engineering Profession
- NCSEA SE3 Committee Reception
SEAONC SE3 2019 DEI Workshop: Building an Inclusive Workplace for ALL in the 21st Century
Date | Time: Thursday, October 17, 2019 | 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Location: AIA East Bay
SEAONC SE3 2019 Webinar: Engineer Your Dream Career
Date | Time: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 | 10 AM - 11AM
Description: Webinar on career agency with career coach Dr. Amina Aitsi-Selmi, Mn.D, Ph.D.
SEAONC SE3 2019 Speed Mentorship Event
Date | Time: Thursday, August 8, 2019 | 5:30PM - 8PM
Location: HOK SF, One Bush St. Suite 200, San Francisco, CA
Description: SEAONC SE3 hosted its first ever Building Industry Speed Mentoring Event, where participants engaged in conversations with Architects, Contractors, Geotechnical Engineers, and Structural Engineers on how to work collaboratively to
deliver a successful project.
SEAONC SE3 2nd Symposium #ChangeXSE3: Changing Workplace | How to Engage, Retain, and Secure the Future of Our Profession
Date | Time: Friday, May 10, 2019 | 1PM to 7PM
Location: SPUR, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco
SEAONC SE3 2019 Long-Term Mentorship Program Kick-off Event
Date | Time: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 | 6PM
Location: Thornton Tomasetti, San Francisco, CA
SEAONC SE3 2018 Panel Discussion on Work-Life Balance: Perspectives and Real Life Solutions
Date | Time: Thursday, October 11, 2018 | 5PM to 8PM
Location: Thornton Tomasetti, San Francisco, CA
SEAONC SE3 2018 Summer Speed Mentorship Event
Date | Time: Thursday, July 26, 2018 | 5:30PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Degenkolb, 375 Beale St, SF, CA 94105
Description: The event consisted of three rounds of speed mentoring followed by networking with food and drinks.
NCSEA's Newest Committee: SE3’s Mission & How Your SEA Can Benefit
Date | Time: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 | 11AM - 12PM
Description: SEAONC SE3 Past Co-Chairs Angie Sommer and Nick Sherrow-Groves presented on the history of SE3 and how other chapters of SEA can benefit from the formation of a local SE3 committee.
SEAONC SE3 2018 Spring Speed Mentoring Event
Date | Time: Thursday, April 5, 2018 | 6PM - 8PM
Location: Arup San Francisco, CA
SEAONC SE3 2017 Inaugural Speed Mentoring Event
Date | Time: Tuesday, August 3, 2017 | 6PM - 8 PM
Location: Thornton Tomasetti, 650 California St, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA
SEAONC SE3 Presentations on the 2016 SEAONC SE3 Survey Findings
- SEAOCC Dinner Meeting: February 7, 2017: Natalie Tse
- ASCE/SEI Structures Congress: April 6, 2017: Rose McClure & Angie Sommer
- SEAOSC Dinner Meeting: April 19, 2017: Angie Sommer
- Groundbreaking Women in Construction Conference: May 2, 2017: Angie Sommer
- Buro Happold’s NY office: May 12, 2017: Ayse Hortacsu
- SEAOI meeting: May 16, 2017: Angie Sommer & Rose McClure
- SEAoNY meeting: June 21, 2017: Rose McClure
- ATC Webinar: December 2016: Nick Sherrow-Groves & Angie Sommer
SEAONC SE3 2017 Inaugural Symposium
Date | Time: Thursday, January 19, 2017
Location: SPUR, 654 Mission Street, San Francisco
Description: 120 attendees, 14 thought leaders and 25 sponsors.
SEAOC 2016 Convention
Date: October 2016
Location: Maui, Hawaii
Description: Rose McClure and Natalie Tse presented findings from the 2016 SEAONC SE3 Survey to approximately 80 attendees.
SEAONC 2016 September Dinner Meeting
Date: September 2016
Location: Thornton Tomasetti, 650 California St, Suite 1400, San Francisco, CA
Description: Rose McClure and Natalie Tse presented findings from the 2016 SEAONC SE3 Survey to approximately 130 attendees.