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23rd annual general meeting Proceedings STEEL STRUCTURES EDUCATION FOUNDATION FONDATION POUR LA FORMATION EN CHARPENTES D'ACIER Steel Structures Education Foundation Friday, June 19, 2009 Winnipeg, Manitoba SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Facts About The Steel Structures Education Foundation (SSEF) Organization The Steel Structures Education Foundation (SSEF) was incorporated in December 1985. Membership is open to any organization or individual interested in advancing the application and use of steel in structures, through education. Administration A Board of Governors directs the work of the SSEF. Governors are elected from among the sponsors of the Foundation and from among distinguished individuals from the construction community invited to sit on the Board. Mr. Rob Third, is Chairman of the Board of Governors. The Executive Director is Mr. David MacKinnon, P.Eng., and Ms. Donna McQuillen is Secretary. Objectives (a) To provide financial support, through programmes such as University Research Grants, and education opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate students, in engineering and architecture, to learn modern steel design and construction technology. (b) To provide continuing education opportunities for practising engineers, architects, contractors and educators to upgrade their knowledge of the practical and economical application of steel design and construction technology. (c) To disseminate information to owners, builders, developers, architects, engineers, project managers, quantity surveyors and others with respect to the advantages of using steel in construction. (d) To encourage practising engineers, technologists and educators to organize and participate in regional educational meetings and the preparation and dissemination of a technical journal. (e) To generally advance the application and use of steel. Renseignements sur la fondation pour la formation en charpentes d’acier (FFCA) Organisme La Fondation pour la formation en charpentes d'acier fut mise sur pied en décembre 1985. Toute organisation ou personne intéressée à promouvoir l'utilisation de l'acier dans la construction de bâtiments, par l'intermédiaire de moyens éducatifs, peut devenir membre de la Fondation. Administration La Fondation est dirigée par un conseil des gouverneurs. Les gouverneurs sont élus parmi les parrains de la Fondation, et des représentants de l'industrie de la construction sont invités à faire partie du conseil. M. Rob Third est président du conseil des gouverneurs. Le directeur exécutif est M. David MacKinnon, P.Eng. Le secrétaire de la Fondation est Donna McQuillen. Objectifs (a) Offrir aux étudiants de 1er et 2ème cycles en ingénierie ou en architecture une aide financière et des programmes éducatifs se rapportant aux plus récentes technologies en conception et en construction de charpentes d'acier. (b) Offrir un programme de formation continue pour ingénieurs, architectes, entrepreneurs et professeurs démontrant l'utilisation pratique et économique des technologies en conception et en construction de charpentes d'acier. (c) Distribuer de l'information aux propriétaires, entrepreneurs, architectes, directeurs de projet, métreurs, etc., Indiquant les avantages à utiliser l'acier dans la construction de bâtiments. (d) Encourager les ingénieurs, technologistes et professeurs à organiser des assemblées éducatives régionales et à participer à la préparation et à la distribution d'un journal technique. (e) Aider au développement et à l'utilisation de l'acier en général. -1- SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Membership / Membres Supporting Members Atlas Tube Canada ULC Canadian Institute of Steel Construction CWB Group Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Nucor-Yamato Steel Company SSAB North American Division SSEF Board of Governors 2009 / 2010 Conseil des gouverneurs de la FFCA Chairman / Président Rob Third, George Third & Son, Burnaby Treasurer / Trésorier Kevin Kelly, Atlas Tube Canada ULC, Buffalo, NY Steve Benson Benson Steel Ltd. Bolton, ON Paul Mikolich Gerdau Ameristeel Whitby, ON Marc Robitaille Supermetal Structures St. Romuald, QC Stig Skarborn Skarborn Engineering Ltd. Frederiction, NB Craig Taylor Essar Steel Algoma Inc. Burlington, ON Robert Tremblay École Polytechnique Montréal, QC Paul Zubick Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd. Edmonton, AB Sam Blatchford Canam Canada, une division de Groupe Canam Inc. Boucherville, QC Michael F. Engestrom Nucor-Yamato Steel Weston, FL Loraine Fowlow University of Calgary Calgary, AB Sean P. Keenan SSAB North America Lislie, IL Fred B. Marr International Association of Bridge, Structural Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers Sarnia, ON Brian J. McQueen CWB Group Mississauga, ON Executive Director SSEF / FFCA Administrateur exécutif David MacKinnon Toronto, ON -2- SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Chairman of The Board Of Governors / Président du conseil Rob G. Third Rob G. Third, was elected Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Steel Structures Education Foundation (SSEF) on June 14, 2001. Rob G. Third, a été élu au poste de président du conseil des gouverneurs de la Fondation pour la formation en charpentes d'acier (FFCA) le 14 juin 2001. Mr. Third served as Chairman of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) from 1999 to 2001, and has been very active in the CISC for the last 10 years. He served first as BC Regional Chairman and then on the Marketing Committee as National Chairman. M. Third a occupé le poste de président du conseil de l'Institut canadien de la construction en acier (ICCA) de 1999 à 2001. Il a été très actif au sein de l'ICCA lors des dix dernières années, d'abord comme président du comité régional de la Colombie-Britannique, puis comme président national du comité de marketing. Rob was born on February 21, 1955, and is the grandson of company founder George Third. After graduating from Centennial High School with Fine Arts training, in 1973, he started his own graphic arts company. After two years of being a starving artist, Rob settled down, marrying his high school sweetheart, Cherie, and made the move to the family business. Rob spent four years on the plant floor learning the trade. He then joined his elder brother, Brett, upstairs in the management of the company in 1988. Recently George Third & Son acquired the platework company, Westminster Boiler & Tank and moved into their new steel fabricating facility in Burnaby. Rob is heavily involved in the community and serves as President of Vancouver's most prestigious charity, the Endeavour Society, who raise some $350,000 each year for 15 beneficiary organizations. A long time soccer player, Rob coaches soccer, loves to ski and he plays squash and volleyball. He is devoted to his three children and hopes all of them will join him in his business to carry on the “Third” name, in steel, for a fourth generation. -3- Né le 21 février 1955, Rob est le petit-fils de George Third, le fondateur de l'entreprise. Après avoir terminé ses études à l'école secondaire Centennial en 1973 avec concentration en beaux-arts, il a fondé sa propre compagnie d'arts graphiques. Après un début sans grand succès, il a épousé Cherie, sa blonde de l'école secondaire et a enfin trouvé sa place dans l'entreprise familiale. À l'usine, Rob a d'abord appris son métier pendant quatre ans; il est ensuite monté au bureau du deuxième étage en 1988 pour gérer la compagnie avec son frère Brett. George Third & Son a récemment acquis l'entreprise de tôlerie Westminster Boiler & Tank et a déménagé dans sa nouvelle usine de fabrication d'acier à Burnaby. Rob participe très activement au sein de sa communauté à titre de président de la Endeavour Society, la plus prestigieuse société de bienfaisance de Vancouver, qui amasse des fonds d'environ 350 000$ par an au bénéfice de 15 organismes. Un mordu du soccer, Rob est également entraîneur d'une équipe de soccer. Il aime le ski et joue au squash et au volley-ball. Il est dévoué à ses trois enfants et espère qu'ils se joindront à lui pour perpétuer le nom « Third » dans l'industrie de l'acier pour une quatrième génération. SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Table of Contents / Table des Matières Chairman’s Remarks Discours du président.................................................................................. 5 Opening of the 23rd Annual General Meeting Ouverture de la 23e Assemblée générale annuelle..................................... 6 The G.J. Jackson Fellowship Award Bourse G.J. Jackson................................................................................... 6 SSEF Architectural Student Design Competition 2008 / 2009 Concours pour étudiants en architecture de la FFCA 2008 / 2009........... 10 Report of the Executive Director Rapport du directeur exécutif.....................................................................11 H.A. Krenz Research Award Prix de la recherche H.A. Krenz................................................................ 20 Minutes of the 22nd Annual General Meeting Procès-verbaux de la 22e Assemblée générale annuelle......................... 21 Treasurer’s Report Rapport du trésorier.................................................................................. 21 Appointment of the Auditor for the 2009 Fiscal Year Désignation du vérificateur pour l’exercice 2009....................................... 22 Acts of the Current Board of Governors Actes du conseil d’administration ............................................................. 22 Election of the Board of Governors Élection du conseil d’administration.......................................................... 22 SSEF Board of Governors 2009 / 2010 Conseil d’administration de la FFCA 2009 / 2010..................................... 23 CISC Annual Convention Meetings and Social Functions Réunions et activités sociales du congrès annuel de l’ICCA..................... 23 Registered Attendance Présences................................................................................................. 26 -4- SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Chairman’s Remarks / Discours du président Mr. Rob Third called the meeting to order at 11:00 am and began with the following remarks. Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Twenty-Third Annual General Meeting of the Steel Structures Education Foundation. My name is Rob Third and I will be chairing the meeting this morning. With me at the front are Dave MacKinnon, Executive Director of the Foundation and Donna McQuillen, Secretary of the Foundation. The Education Foundation continues to provide great value for our industry, and the engineering and architectural professions, with a very modest budget. I am pleased to report that despite the economic uncertainty of the past year, pledge commitments are relatively unchanged in 2009, which clearly underlines the value our Members see in the work of the Foundation. You will hear from Kevin Kelly, Acting Treasurer, that 2008 was an excellent financial year for the SSEF. Education courses developed by the Foundation, and delivered by the CISC, continue to be praised by design and steel industry professionals. Last year I told you about the pairing of Robert MacCrimmon, Hatch, a North American authority on industrial buildings, with Paul Reinis, then a new CISC employee with a similar background, to co-develop a one-day course on the Design of Industrial Buildings. This course has now been completed and successfully delivered by CISC to roughly 300 consulting engineers and steel fabrication engineers across Canada, with more to come. SSEF is now underwriting the translation of the design notes into French for delivery by Richard Vincent, Canam Canada and Julien Richard, Hatch later this year. With Canada’s economic stimulus packages focusing on infrastructure improvements, bridges are a hot topic and the SSEF Board approved a grant at their fall meeting to update the Bridge Design course for delivery by CISC this fall. It is also very timely that the CISC/SSEF co-funded update of the SSEF video on weathering steel bridges entitled “Naturally Steel” has been released to DVD and Yahoo Video. You will hear more about this in a few minutes. As Chairman of the Foundation, I find it gratifying to work with the excellent people who serve on the Board of Governors, and I am always sorry to see Members leave the Board. However, three Members of the current Board will not be seeking re-election this year. Mario Bernard of Canam Canada, Mark Mittleman of Essar Steel Algoma and Jean-François Blouin of Supermétal Structures have indicated that they plan to leave the Board today. All have been long time Board Members and represent companies who have a long history with the Foundation, so, I would like to thank all three of them for the contributions they have made to the discussions and decisions of the Board, and wish them well in their future endeavours. And now, ladies and gentlemen, we will proceed with our business session. -5- SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Opening of the 23rd Annual General Meeting Ouverture de la 23e Assemblée générale annuelle A notice of meeting was mailed to all foundation Members on May 20, 2009. The Chairman declared that since a Quorum was present, the meeting would proceed to the first item of business. The G.J. Jackson Fellowship Award / Bourse G.J. Jackson The G.J. Jackson Memorial Fellowship is a prestigious annual award, given in the honour of the late Mr. Geoffrey James Jackson. Through his vision and dedication, Mr. Jackson was the driving force in establishing the Steel Structures Education Foundation. The Award is presented annually to Canadian engineering students conducting graduate studies in structural engineering, with major emphasis on steel structures. Geoffrey James Jackson Mr. Jackson was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, February 25, 1929. After receiving a Diploma in Civil Engineering in 1954, he emigrated to Canada. He was devoted to the improvement of the structural steel industry in Canada. Mr. Jackson served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction from 1962 and was Chairman from 1976 to 1978. He was also a long-time member of the Board of the Canadian Steel Construction Council; Chairman of the Interim Board of Governors of the Steel Structures Education Foundation; and served on the Board until his death on August 31, 1986. -6- SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Mr. Stig Skarborn presented the 2009 Jackson Fellowship Award to Hassan Moghimi, from the University of Alberta. Hassan Moghimi is a Ph.D. student working under the supervision of R.G. Driver at the University of Alberta. Hassan’s project is to investigate new applications of shear plate walls. Hassan’s research will examine the effect of accidental blast on steel plate shear walls and the associated response and will also investigate the use of steel plate shear walls in low seismic zones. The aim of this research is to identify economic solutions for the use of steel plate shear walls in industrial structures. Mr. Skarborn made the following remarks. The G. J. Jackson Fellowship is named after a leader in the Canadian steel fabrication industry who was a driving force in establishing the Steel Structures Education Foundation. The award is currently valued at $15,000. SSEF staff initiates the fellowship each year by inviting applications for the award through Canadian universities and the consulting engineering community. These are usually received in February each year, and sent to Committee members for review and selection. Staff then informs the recipient and other applicants, with the winner(s) being invited to attend the CISC/SSEF AGM. As was the case in 2007 and 2008, seven applications were received, up from four in 2006. The table below illustrates where the applications originated, the number of women applying, and whether the applicants were pursuing a Masters or Ph. D. degree. University / Consultant Alberta Ecole Polytechnique McGill Moncton Ryerson Toronto Waterloo Windsor Consultant Total Women Masters Ph D 2007 1 3 2008 2 2009 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 7 3 5 2 1 1 7 1 6 1 7 3 5 2 For the first time, the fellowship was advertised with the intention of attracting practising engineers who wanted to further their education. This endeavour was judged successful in that we received two applications from engineers currently working in the consulting engineering industry. Unfortunately one applicant did not recognize that description of the intended research -7- SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 program was required as part of the application. Our guidelines may have to be revised to clarify this in the future, in which case it should be done in time for our November Board meeting. The matrix shown on the next page for assessing applications was approved last year by the SSEF Board. Due to an administrative oversight the form listing criteria for applications excluded community/university involvement and work experience, and therefore applicants were not assessed on these criteria in 2009. This will be corrected for 2010. Criteria Academic record Choice of university and course of study Choice of research program Benefits to steel industry Community/university involvement Work experience Intended career goals; consulting, construction, or academia Recommendations TOTAL Points 25 15 10 15 10 10 10 5 100 The Jackson Fellowship Rules presently state that: “A recipient of the Fellowship may accept other awards, and there is no limit on their value.” The Boards guidance is requested with respect to the need for altering this statement. At present, CISC in Alberta provide a scholarship of equal value to the G.J. Jackson Fellowship, i.e. $15,000. In addition, the CISC Atlantic Region has at a meeting this year adjusted the value of their CISC Atlantic scholarship from $2,500 to $7,500. Should a recipient of one of these CISC scholarships also be eligible for the G.J. Jackson Fellowship, or should there be an exclusionary clause? The argument for the latter case is that CISC only have a limited amount of educational funds and the money should be distributed to as many students as possible. The fellowship recipient this year is Ph D student Hassan Moghimi, University of Alberta, who is studying new ways of using steel plate shear walls in low seismic zones, and their response to accidental blast and progressive collapse. His supervisor is Dr. Robert Driver. A summary of previous recipients is available on the SSEF web site, with present status provided as a separate handout. I am happy to report that I attended the successful defence of 1998 recipient Scott Benson’s Ph D thesis. In accepting his Award Mr. Moghimi made the following comments. 1. Gratitude Please accept my thanks for selecting me as the recipient of the 2009 G.J. Jackson fellowship. I am so pleased to have been selected for this award. Receiving this fellowship means a lot to me since I can see many great names among the previous winners of this award. And it is really a great honour for me. -8- SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 2. Motivation to steel structure In my bachelor degree at Polytechnic of Tehran University, I was acquainted with one of the most prominent and renowned steel structures researcher/author in Iran. I passed some courses with him in the area of steel structures and did a research assistantship in the area of steel lateral force resisting systems in high seismic activity zones. It was the starting point for me and from that time, most of my research and professional engineering jobs has been devoted on the Steel Structures. Since joining the University of Alberta, I have become highly engaged in my studies and research. I have been working on my research project since my early correspondences with Professor Driver back to the last year and my research project is entitled as “Economical Steel Plate Shear Walls for Canada’s Industrial Infrastructure”. 3. Research program Lateral loads due to earthquake, wind, and accidental blast are of major concern in the design of buildings. Although earthquake loading has not historically been a significant design component in most part of the Canada including Alberta, with the advent of the 2005 edition of the National Building Code of Canada, seismic design must be considered in all locations of the country. In fact, it can be a major design component in many part of the nation in many situations, particularly in the case of industrial structures. Moreover, Canada’s industrial economic base introduces the possibility of industrial structures being subjected to accidental explosion (blast) events. This is a major issue in the design of petro-chemical facilities and other structures related to Canada’s oil and gas industries. One of the methods used to resist these types of loads involves the use of thin steel plate infills installed between the building columns and beams, a system known as Steel Plate Shear Walls (SPSW). Several research programs have been carried out on this relatively new system, notably at the University of Alberta, and it is now becoming a common lateral load resisting system. One of the special characteristics of this system that makes it so desirable is its ability to absorb energy without degrading under severe loading. Consequently, SPSWs can improve the performance of a structure in an ultimate load condition, as compared to other systems. SPSWs have traditionally been perceived as being a system suitable for structures located in zones of high seismicity. As a result, design and detailing requirements are tending to become more and more onerous, and increasingly the system is being limited on the basis of economics to very small regional pockets of high seismicity. On the contrary, developing applications for low and moderate seismic regions such as most part of the nation—with a focus on economics—have largely been neglected, despite the huge potential market. Although a limited ductility wall option, which uses simple shear connections, exists in the Canadian Steel Design Standard, there is a general lack of understanding of how this is to be implemented and the concept has never been tested specifically for seismic performance. Moreover, despite the unique advantages of SPSW systems in industrial buildings in terms of ease of installation and mobility characteristics, the performance of this system under accidental blast loading has never been investigated. The hypothesis that SPSWs will provide significant technical and economic advantages for these applications is to be investigated in the proposed research program. 4. Significance to the steel industry This project is very important to the Canadian steel industry and has received a strong endorsement, as most of the previous research on SPSWs pertains specifically to applications in areas of high seismicity, while most parts of Canada are in low or moderate seismic zones. This research aims to provide more economical solutions, along with convenience in design and construction, without compromising safety. Consideration for blast resistance for SPSWs is an entirely new field with wide-ranging potential applications in Canada. Hence this research will be very beneficial to the local and national steel industries by adapting a proven system to new applications with a huge potential market. -9- SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 5. Career objectives I plan to finish my PhD within the next 3 years. I am determined to stay in Canada after my graduation and establish my life and career here. I would like to pursue an academic career and to continue as a teacher and researcher in fields of relevance specifically to the steel industry. In this way, I would like to progress with academic research, while remaining in touch with the practical problems experienced by the steel industry. Thank you again for honouring me with this award. Your support is greatly appreciated. Mr. Third congratulated Hassan and thanked Stig for his presentation. He then asked Professor Loraine Fowlow to come forward to make a presentation. SSEF Architectural Student Design Competition 2008 / 2009 Concours pour étudiants en architecture de la FFCA 2008 / 2009 Loraine Fowlow gave a short presentation to outline the 2009 design competition and this year's winner. This year’s competition was somewhat different from previous years’, however. Instead of asking students to design a particular typology, such as a pedestrian bridge, students were asked instead to explore the potential in steel of a simple physical fact: tension. Sixty-six entries from across Canada were received. The winning project was designed by Matt Schmid of the University of Waterloo, for his project entitled, “Feather in the Glen”. An Award of Merit was given to Jonathan Cummings from the University of Toronto, for his project entitled, “Counter Balance.” This year’s judging panel consisted of Chris Adach, M & G Steel; Carol Kleinfeldt, Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects; Neb Erakovic, Halcrow Yolles; and, Roger Pavan, Pavan Architects. Many thanks to the jury for their hard work and excellent choices. 2008 / 2009 Winners First Prize Matt Schmid, University of Waterloo. Faculty Sponsor: Philip Beesley Matt will receive $3,000 and the Faculty Sponsor will receive $1,500. Honourable Mention Jonathan Cummings, University of Toronto Faculty Sponsor: David Bowick Jonathan will receive $2,000 and the Faculty Sponsor will receive $1,000. Loraine called Matt Schmid up to the podium to accept the award. The Chairman congratulated and thanked Matt, and called on Dave MacKinnon to give the Executive Director’s report. - 10 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Report of the Executive Director / Rapport du directeur exécutif Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It is my pleasure to report on the Foundation’s activities and achievements in 2008, and the outlook for 2009. I am happy to report that, 2008 was a successful year for SSEF financially and with modest growth in funded projects. This year promises to be about the same despite the economic conditions. Last year I showed the budgeted income and expenditure charts for the current year. I received 66() 0HPEHU &RQWULEXWLRQV 66()0HPEHU&RQWULEXWLRQV many favourable comments so I have decided to make this the basis for future reports. Starting with the pledges, CISC and the CWB Group are, by far, &:%*URXS the largest contributors to the Foundation and their &,6& vision is much appreciated. A couple of names ,URQ:RUNHUV have changed as a result of M&A activity since last year but the same number of mills is pledging $WODV7XEHV roughly the same amount as in 2008. It is also a 2WKHU *HUGDX *HUGDX credit to the members of the Foundation that only $PHULVWHHO (YUD] 1$ 1XFRU minor reductions in pledges were received last fall <DPDWR 66$%1$' when the troubled financial markets saw a major downturn in construction. You can see that the contributions of the Iron Workers, and the three largest suppliers of structural steel in Canada are nearly equal, and combined with the two smaller mills, provide funding that just about equals that of CISC. Even with a total income of $400,000, membership recruitment continues in the consulting engineering sector. 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 The total program budget for 2009 is $418,800, down about $50,000 from 2008 and $18,800 more than the total contributions. The budgeted deficit has been greatly reduced compared to previous years. This deficit is not as bad as it seems because not all programs are fully subscribed to in any given year due to factors outside the control of SSEF. The basic division of expenditures is roughly 40% Design and Construction, 50% Educational Institutions and 10% for Administration. 66() %XGJHW E\ 6HFWRU 66()%XGJHWE\6HFWRU &RQVWUXFWLRQ ,QGXVWU\ (GXFDWLRQDO ,QVWLWXWLRQV $GPLQ 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 Looking first at the expenditures directed towards Educational Institutions. The largest single expenditure is for research, which includes the HA Krentz Award. The next largest budget items in 2009 is the Architecture and Engineering programs and scholarships, which target undergraduate and postgraduate students. The University Educators Meeting, which is held biennially and is an event we host for both Engineering and Architecture Professors. The next Educators Meeting is in 2010 so only planning costs are included in the 2009 budget. - 11 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 (GXFDWLRQDO ,QVWLWXWLRQV (GXFDWLRQDO,QVWLWXWLRQV -DFNVRQ )HOORZVKLS 5HVHDUFK*UDQWV (GXFDWLRQDO$LGV (GXFDWRUV 0HHWLQJ $UFKLWHFWXUDO 3URJUDPPHV (QJLQHHULQJ 3URJUDPPHV 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 The Architecture Programs include Undergraduate Scholarships, Guest Lecturers and the Student Design Competition. The Scholarships are a 3-year commitment to every School of Architecture in Canada. The Schools of Architecture are free to divide and award the scholarships as they see fit. Like many of our programs, there must be a devoted individual championing these scholarships from within the Institution. The Lecture program helps pay for a guest architect or engineer to speak at 5 Schools of Architecture. Some exceptional domestic and international experts have been brought in over the years and as a additional benefit, local architects attend these lectures. The Student Design Competition is the longest running Architectural Program. Loraine Fowlow, its creator and champion, has reported on this year’s competition, but I want to give you a grimace behind the scenes. We had 66 entries this year, from 5 different Universities across Canada; University of Laval, Ryerson University, University of Waterloo, University of Toronto and the University of Calgary. This year’s judges, shown left to right with the award winning submissions, are Neb Erakovic, Halcrow Yolles, Chris Adach, M & G Steel, Roger Pavan, Pavan Architects and Carol Kleinfeldt, Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects Inc. We couldn’t bring all 66 entries to the AGM but the 2 award winners and a couple of the other top 5 submissions are setup in the hall outside this room. I encourage you to take a look and I’m sure you will be as impressed as I am with the imagination and talent of these young architects. With any luck, this competition has given each entrant an opportunity to consider the elegance of steel construction. The Architectural students have their competition and so do the Engineering students. The Student Steel Bridge Competition was started in 1987 by an ASCE Student Chapter in Michigan. Popularity grew very quickly and in 1992, the first National competition was held. Within a few years, the event became one of the premier civil engineering student competitions in the United States. Now, ASCE student groups from Canada and Mexico participate regularly. This is the second year that SSEF and CISC have co-sponsored the National event, but almost from the beginning, SSEF has provided nominal travel support to any Canadian team that qualified for the National Competition. In addition, CISC - 12 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Regional Committees and individual fabricators have generously sponsored their local Canadian teams, which helps these teams build their bridge and prepare for their regional competition. A bridge team must win or place 2nd at a regional competition to be invited to the Nationals, so it is a relatively small, select group that gathers each year at the Nationals. This past year, 5 Canadian Universities fielded Bridge Teams. Three of those teams were invited to the Nationals based on their regional conference standings. École Polytechnique entered a bridge for the first time this year but because they do not yet have an accredited ASCE Student Chapter, they were guests of the Metropolitan Conference and ineligible for the Nationals. The University of British Columbia has entered several bridges in the past and a trip to Nationals was a good possibility this year. Unfortunately, their bridge was disqualified at their regional event when a last minute modification to a bracing detail broke one of the strict dimensional criteria set by the rules committee each year. The Captain of the UBC Team later confided that “It was a hard lesson to learn, but it was a good one to learn that I don’t think that I will forget throughout my professional career that it is important that when you are making last minute changes not to be too hasty and to look things back through thoroughly.“ This is a shinning testimonial to the value of this competition. The National Competition was hosted this year by the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, as usual, on the US Memorial Day weekend. On the first afternoon of the competition, the assembled bridges are judged for aesthetics, signage and the quality of their design/fabrication poster in the Display event. $6&($,6&1DWLRQDO6WXGHQW 6WHHO %ULGJH &RPSHWLWLRQ 6WHHO%ULGJH&RPSHWLWLRQ 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 $6&($,6&166%& 8QLYHUVLWp /DYDO 8QLYHUVLWp/DYDO 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 $6&($,6&166%& /DNHKHDG 8QLYHUVLW\ The Laval entry utilized a unique and extremely efficient 3-sided element with an innovative interlocking system that earned them a 3rd in the Economy category and a 2nd in the Construction speed. Lakehead University has been fielding teams and bridges for the past 10 years and has done very well at past National Competitions with the 2nd - 13 - 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 $6&($,6&166%& (76 overall in 2002 being their pièce de résistance. Based on their regional scores, Lakehead was one of three teams predicted to win the Nationals this year. They did very well in all categories and were the top Canadian team but alas, winning Nationals was not in the cards this year (pun intended). École de technologie supérieure is also a veteran team and this year took 1st place in Display with this elegant design, beautiful fabrication and knock-out signage. 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 $6&($,6&166%& &RQVWUXFWLRQ The “Build” is the highlight of the competition. It is a timed assembly of the bridge with judges watching closely for construction and safety related rule infractions. Economy is a function of the number of builders, the time and the number of temporary piers used. In this case ETS eliminated the need for temporary piers buy utilizing a counterweighted back span. To give you an idea of how seriously the teams take the Construction Speed phase of the competition, I will show short clips of the 2nd fastest Laval team and 3rd fastest Lakehead team building their bridges. Just before the build begins, all members and fasteners are arranged in the Staging Area. The fastest Builder runs members and fasteners from the Staging area to the Moored Barges who then do the assembly with speed and dexterity. 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 $6&($,6&166%& 2YHUDOO:LQQHU OO L 681<&DQWRQ 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 Once constructed, the bridge is pulled horizontally to measure lateral stiffness and loaded with steel angles to test the bridge and measure vertical stiffness. This clip is of the ETS Team transferring the prescribed number of 6 x 6 steel angles to their bridge safely. They are not permitted to touch their bridge or have a foot under it during loading so the trick is to place the angles on the load platform gently without causing the bridge to sway horizontally. The additional destabilizing effect of the load acting through a sway eccentricity has caused many premature failures. It was no surprise to Team ÉTS Captain, Patrick LaSalle, that SUNY Canton was the overall winner because they had competed against this team at the Upstate New York Conference and placed second. SUNY Canton had a stiff, lightweight bridge that they built in a blistering 3. 28 minutes, 13% faster - 14 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 than 2nd place Laval team and 14% faster than 3rd place Lakehead team. The Lakehead University Team ended up 3rd Overall in a competition where the top 3 places were separated by less than 1%. The 3 Canadian Teams took more than their share of the Category Awards at the banquet. Afterwards, Elvis paid a visit and sang a few songs. The next Architectural and Engineering Educators’ Meeting will be held in Vancouver on March 2627, 2010. Typically, this biennial event is held alternately in Toronto and another major Canadian city. Vancouver was chosen for 2010 to take advantage of the unique structures built for the Olympics. The first day of the 2-day program is a mini-conference type joint session with keynote speaker, and presentations on current steel topics and projects. The objective is to educate and inspire the Educators in steel, which in turn is reflected in their research and teaching. The second day is devoted to teaching and research related topics. &DQDGLDQ7HDPV 5HJLRQDO &RPSHWLWLRQV 5HJLRQDO&RPSHWLWLRQV /DNHKHDG / N K G VW eFROH The current list of funded projects ranges from refining of seismic force resisting systems, to simplified design methods, to the sustainability of steel construction. The researchers supported are also the professors teaching steel design at the undergraduate and graduate levels. GH WHFKQRORJLH VXSpULHXUH (76 GHWHFKQRORJLH QG 8SVWDWH1HZ<RUN&RQIHUHQFH QG 1HZ(QJODQG&RQIHUHQFH 8QLYHUVLWp /DYDO 8QLYHUVLWp/DYDO eFROH 3RO\WHFKQLTXH GH0RQWUpDO GH 0RQWUpDO 8QLYHUVLW\RI%ULWLVK&ROXPELD *XHVW 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 $UFKLWHFWXUDODQG (QJLQHHULQJ (GXFDWRUV 0HHWLQJ (QJLQHHULQJ(GXFDWRUV 0HHWLQJ 7HQWDWLYHO\0DUFK 9DQFRXYHU%ULWLVK&ROXPELD 3URJUDPPH The University Research Grants account for 42% of the expenditures on Educational Institutions. Typically, the funds contributed by SSEF are used to support a graduate student for a 12-month period, along with a mix of testing and conference travel costs. The SSEF Grants are highly leveraged by using them as industry seed money and partnership support when applying to Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada for Collaborative Research Development Grants. The current grants run from September 2008 to September of this year. In 2008, the Foundation received 13 proposals for a total $211,200 and was able to fund 6 projects for a total for $103,750. 8 L 8QLYHUVLW\ LW 0LG:HVW&RQIHUHQFH 'D\ MRLQWVHVVLRQ PLQLFRQIHUHQFH ' VHSDUDWHVHVVLRQV± 'D\ W L HGXFDWLRQWRSLFV G WL W L 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 66()8QLYHUVLW\5HVHDUFK &RPPLWWHH 0LFKDHO (QJHVWURP &KDLU 0LFKDHO(QJHVWURP&KDLU 1XFRU<DPDWR 1XFRU <DPDWR6WHHO 6WHHO 'U5HLGDU%MRUKRYGH 7KH%MRUKRYGH*URXS 0LFKDHO *LOPRU 0LFKDHO*LOPRU &,6& ,&&$ &,6&,&&$ 0HO+RVDLQ 8QLYRI6DVNDWFKHZDQ 'DYLG0DF.LQQRQ 66()))&$ &-DPHV0RQWJRPHU\ &RKRV (YDP\ -RH6FKQHLGHU &RQVXOWDQW 5LFKDUG9LQFHQW &DQDP&DQDGD 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 - 15 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June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¶$&,(5 + $ .UHQW] 5HVHDUFK $ZDUG +$.UHQW]5HVHDUFK$ZDUG The Research Committee has grown to 8 members with Mike Engestrom as the new Chairman. The committee includes representatives from the structural engineering, research and steel industry stakeholder groups. Each member has 10 points to assign to the proposals. The total points for each proposal are used to rank the projects and then the cut-off is the amount budgeted for research grants. This year we received 6 applications with funding requests totalling $113,000. This is about half the typical number of submissions but it seems that many researchers are in catching-up mode with existing research commitments and will return with new proposals next year. SSEF was able to provide funding for 5 of those projects, totalling $98,360. )LUVWSUHVHQWDWLRQ 3ULQFLSDOUHVHDUFKHURI S WKHKLJKHVWUDQNHG SURSRVDO *LIWRI 3UHVHQWDWLRQDW$*0 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 &RQVWUXFWLRQ,QGXVWU\ *UDGXDWH *UDGXDWH (QJLQHHULQJ 7UDLQLQJ As in previous years, suggestions for research topics to be listed on the Grants Brochure were solicited from the total CISC membership and the researchers themselves - a total of more than 400 persons and organizations. In addition, a research idea or need can be submitted on the SSEF website. The circulation of the brochure, application and selection process for the 2009-2010 cycle was completed by the end of May. 9LGHRV GHRV :HE6LWH 6KRUW&RXUVHV 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 Fire and blast were the topics of greatest interest this time around. With a CSA Committee having just started development of a new standard on Blast Resistant Buildings, it is understandable that research needs in this area would be identified. In addition, Carleton University is becoming a centre of excellence for fire engineering research and it is gratifying for me as an ex-fire engineer that the steel industry is able to fund a small project in that arena. In the end, SSEF was able to support two researchers who had not previously received support from the steel industry thus widening the fraternity of steel researchers. The H.A Krentz Research Award is made in appreciation of the contributions made by Hugh to the engineering profession, the development of codes and standards, the education of engineers and to the development of the Canadian steel industry. The $5,000 award is in addition to the research funds awarded to the recipient and - 16 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 is presented annually to the researcher whose project is deemed by the research project selection committee to embody these principals. Starting in 2009, the SSEF Board of Governors has decided that the Award should be presented to the recipient in person at the AGM. Mike Engestrom, SSEF Governor and the new Chairman of the University Research Committee, will make the presentation following my report. Turning now to those programs directed at the construction sector. Development of Short Courses and the Graduate Engineer in Training are by far the two largest programs, but the website is a very important communication tool and there are new things happening with the videos. I am happy to report that after several years of searching for the right person in an overheated job market, Adam Korzekwa has accepted our offer of a 2-year appointment to learn all that he can about steel construction. Adam comes to us from École Polytechnique de Montréal where he investigated Buckling Restrained Braces under the supervision of Robert Tremblay. Adam was the 2005 Jackson Fellow, an NSERC Scholar and trilingual, Polish being the third language. *UDGXDWH(QJLQHHULQ7UDLQLQJ $GDP.RU]HNZD $GDP .RU]HNZD 6WDUWHG-DQ 0$6F 0 $ 6F eFROH 3RO\WHFKQLTXH GH 0RQWUpDO GH0RQWUpDO %XFNOLQJUHVWUDLQHG E DFHV EUDFHV 5REHUW7UHPEOD\ 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 66() 9LGHRV 8SGDWHG 66()9LGHRV 8SGDWHG 1RZYLHZDEOHRQ 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 The SSEF Videos have been around on VHF tape for 20+ years. Produced for a broad construction audience, these educational videos are of interest to designers, contractors, developers and building authorities. In addition, the videos are being used in universities and colleges teaching architecture, structural engineering, building science, and in training programs for steel fabrication personnel. In 2007 the five videos were scanned from the Beta masters and are now available in a two DVD set, one DVD is in English and the other in French. Two of the most popular videos are being updated and freshened with current construction techniques and erection safety practices. Last year I showed the completed Single Storey Building video. This year the Naturally Steel video is ready and I would like to show some clips. In addition to re-releasing the DVD with the 4 updated videos, they are now viewable on Yahoo Video. A link can be found on the CISC website under publications. The Steel Structures Education Foundation financially supports the development and updating of bilingual course materials for educating practicing engineers and architects in the safe, practical and economical use of structural steel. For 2009, the SSEF Board approved a budget of $76,000 for Short Courses. - 17 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 In the next couple of slides I will provide an update on the two very successful 1-day courses funded by SSEF in recent years, a new course whose development was recently completed and now being delivered by CISC, and 2 new courses in the planning. 6WHHO)UDPHG&RPPHUFLDO%XLOGLQJ'HVLJQ 6HLVPLF 'HVLJQ RI 6WHHO )UDPHG %XLOGLQJV 6HLVPLF'HVLJQRI6WHHO)UDPHG%XLOGLQJV $XGLHQFH (QJLQHHUVLQFLWLHV( J (QJLQHHUVLQFLWLHV) Steel Framed Commercial Building Design and Seismic Design of Steel Framed Buildings are standalone one-day CISC courses that are generally offered back-to-back. The Building Design course focuses on practical and economical solutions for framing a six-storey building and includes design solutions for the wind resisting system as well as typical members and components of the gravity frame. The Seismic Design course was destined for seismically active centres in Canada and covers the design of various categories of braced frames and moment frames, incorporating design examples for buildings ranging from one to ten storeys in height. 6FKHGXOH )DOO 9DQFRXYHU6DVNDWRRQ DQG7RURQWR( :L W 0RQWUHDO) :LQWHU 0 W O ) 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 ,QGXVWULDO%XLOGLQJ'HVLJQ &RXUVH/HDGHUV 5REHUW0DF&ULPPRQ+DWFK 3DXO5HLQLV&,6&( 5LFKDUG9LQFHQW&DQDP&DQDGD -XOLHQ 5LFKDUG +DWFK ) -XOLHQ5LFKDUG+DWFK) These two courses were first delivered in Halifax in May of 2006 and since then have been given in English to 1477 Engineers in 11 cities and in French to 629 Engineers in 3 cities. The courses will continue to be offered as long as there is demand and building regulations are based on the 2005 NBCC. CISC will offer the English courses in Toronto, Saskatoon and Vancouver this fall, and the French courses in Montreal next winter. $XGLHQFH )DEULFDWRU(QJLQHHUVLQGXVWU\ )DEULFDWRU (QJLQHHUV LQGXVWU\ SUHYLHZ7RURQWR (QJLQHHUVLQFLWLHV( 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 6WHHO%ULGJHV ' L 'HVLJQ)DEULFDWLRQ&RQVWUXFWLRQ ) E L WL & W WL 7ZR 7ZRGD\ GD\FRXUVHGHOLYHUHGWLPHV FRXUVH GHOLYHUHG WLPHV YHUVLRQODVWGHOLYHUHGLQ 3UHVHQWDWLRQVWREHXSGDWHGWR&6$6 3 W WL W E G W G W &6$ 6 6FKHGXOH )DOO 7RURQWR9DQFRXYHU&DOJDU\+DOLID[( 0RQWUHDO4XHEHF) 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 With financial support from SSEF, development of the Industrial Building Design courses was completed by Robert MacCrimmon, Hatch and Paul Reinis, CISC earlier this year and an industry preview held in Toronto on February 26 for 18 fabricator engineers plus several CISC staff members. The English version was subsequently given in English to 272 Engineers in 7 cities in the spring. Following translation, Richard Vincent, Canam Canada and Julien Richard, Hatch will present the course in French. In the hopes that Canada’s Economic Action Plan and promised infrastructure improvements will result in some new steel bridges, the Steel Bridge - 18 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Design course will be rolled out this fall. Last delivered in 2005, this 2-day course has been offered 22 times since it was developed in 2002. SSEF has allocated $5,000 to update and translate the slide presentations to reflect new requirements for steel bridges in CSA-S6-06 and to preview anticipated changes in the 2010 Bridge Code. A tour of major Canadian cities is planned. Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) has been allocated in 2009 to the development of two new 1-day connection courses. The first day, titled “Practical Aspects of Steel Construction”, will focus on the decision making process for constructing a functional and cost effective steel frame building from concept, layout, framing type and interfacing with other disciplines, through to contract documents and site inspection. The design of simple connections will be addressed. The Seismic Connection course will focus on the design of connections in ductile seismic force resisting systems because the overall behaviour of these frames is highly depended on the configuration and proportioning of these connections. The course will take participants through the detailed design of connections in S16 Clause 27 for ductile frame behaviour. In particular, the moment connections covered in the CISC publication “Moment Connections for Seismic Applications”, links and brace connections in Eccentric Braced frames, limited ductility tension only brace connections, tension/compression brace connections and the connection of ductile plate wall components. 6WHHO&RQQHFWLRQ'HVLJQIRU 6HLVPLF $SSOLFDWLRQV 6HLVPLF$SSOLFDWLRQV &6$6&ODXVH &,6&6HLVPLF'HVLJQ&RXUVH J 0RPHQWFRQQHFWLRQV /LQNVDQGEUDFHFRQQHFWLRQV LQ(FFHQWULF%UDFHGIUDPHV 7\SH/'72EUDFHFRQQHFWLRQV \S 7&EUDFHFRQQHFWLRQV 'XFWLOHSODWHZDOOFRPSRQHQWV XFW H S DWH D FR SR H WV 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 Production of the course notes and presentation material has been delayed due to a shortage of individuals qualified to develop material for this advanced topic. Finally, I would like to remind you to visit the SSEF website, which changes frequently with competition news and winners, scholarship recipients and research program updates. Much of the credit for content goes to Terri Meyer Boake, University of Waterloo, who manages content for the architectural programs and Maura Lecce, ex-Post Doc at University of Toronto and currently teaching steel design at Seneca College, who maintains the engineering content. 67((/6758&785(6('8&$7,21)281'$7,21)21'$7,213285/$)250$7,21(1&+$53(17(6'¶$&,(5 That concludes my report. Thank you ladies and gentlemen for your kind attention. - 19 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 H.A. Krenz Research Award / Prix de la recherche H.A. Krenz Mike Engestrom then came forward to present the H.A. Krentz Research Award with the following remarks. The H. A. Krentz award recognizes a researcher who’s research topic has special merit and interest with promise that it will make a significant contribution to understanding the behavior of steel structures, or advances in the economy, safety or reliability of steel structures. The Steel Structures Education Foundation certificate reads as follows: “The 2009 H. A. Krentz Research Award is awarded to Robert G. Driver, Ph.D., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta.” Professor Driver is the Chair of the Progressive Collapse Subcommittee (A279.6) developing the CSA Standard S850, “Design and Assessment of Buildings against Blast”. He is also on the CSA S16 Committee and provides essential coordination between the two standards. After a six year career as a structural engineer in industry, Dr. Robert Driver earned a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta in 1996. Thereafter, he joined the faculty at Lafayette College in Easton, PA. He returned to the University of Alberta in 2000 where he is currently a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. His primary research interests pertain to the design and behavior of steel structures, including topics such as bolted & welded connections, plate walls, high performance steel, rehabilitation, composite columns, and behavior under extreme loading. The Steel Structures Education Foundation is awarding a grant of $24,000 for Professor Driver’s research on the “Development of Canadian Progressive Collapse Mitigation Criteria for Steel Structures”. In addition, a gift of $5,000 is given as part of this notable award. Professor Driver also received this award in years 2006, 2007 and 2008. Please join me in congratulating Dr. Robert Driver as the recipient of the H. R. Krentz Research Award.The Chairman thanked both Dave and Mike for their reports and proceeded with the meeting agenda. - 20 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Minutes of the 22nd Annual General Meeting Procès-verbaux de la 22e Assemblée générale annuelle The minutes of the 22nd Annual General Meeting held on June 6, 2008 in St. Andrews, NB had been distributed to all Members. On a motion made by Mr. Brian McQueen and seconded by Ms. Loraine Fowlow, the minutes of the 22nd Annual General Meeting were unanimously adopted. Treasurer’s Report / Rapport du trésorier The Chairman called upon Mr. Kevin Kelly to present the Treasurer’s Report on behalf of Mark Mittleman. The Financial Statements for 2008 prepared by our auditors Nethercott & Company, were reviewed in detail by the Audit Committee on April 14, 2009, and were found to be satisfactory. The Statements will be presented to the Board of Governors for approval on June 19, 2009. The Statements show the Foundation’s revenue for 2008 was $407 526, which exceeded our budgeted income of $380 119 by $27 407. Although pledges were virtually unchanged in 2008 compared with 2007, total revenue in 2008 was $29 565 less than that of 2007. This large decrease in revenue was due primarily to the fact that the special contribution of $50 000 that CWB Group made in 2007 was only partially offset by $11 000 in sponsorship revenue from the Educators Meeting in 2008, and $9 500 in unrealized gains in the fair market value of investments in 2008, which new accounting rules dictate must be shown as revenue. Expenditures in 2008 amounted to $339 528, compared to budgeted expenditures of $469 675. The differential between budgeted and actual expenditures resulted primarily from savings of approximately $52 000 in the cost of the Graduate Engineer in Training Program, $27 000 in the Educators Meeting, $18 000 in the Short Course Development program, $13 000 in the Architectural Program, $12 000 in the University Research Program, and small savings in other budgeted items. As a result of higher than budgeted revenue and decreased costs, in 2008 the Foundation achieved a surplus of $67 998. This is an improvement compared to the budgeted deficit of $89 556, and follows a surplus in 2007 of $143 331. Thus, the Members total surplus at the end of 2008 was $717 409 compared to $649 411 at the end of 2007. This level provides some assurance that the Foundation can continue its valuable work even if annual revenues drop from time to time. The restricted fund for the Jackson Fellowship comprises $57 939 of the total member surplus. The amount of money in this fund continues to be reduced as expenditures exceed revenue. At the current level of activity, the fund should provide for another three Jackson Fellowships, and the Board of Governors will soon have to decide on the future of this Fellowship. The SSEF is in a stable financial position and it is encouraging to see members honour their contributions even in tough economic times. The resulting financial support will help to maintain and improve the Foundation programs, which provide great value to members, educators, students, engineers, architects and builders. Mr. Kevin Kelly proposed the motion to adopt the report, which was seconded by Mr. Mike Engestrom and carried unanimously. Appointment of the Auditor for the 2009 Fiscal Year Désignation du vérificateur pour l’exercice 2009 - 21 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 A motion was made by Mr. Brian McQueen to adopt Nethercott & Company as the auditors for the 2009 fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. The motion was seconded by Mr. Stig Skarborn and adopted unanimously. Acts of the Current Board of Governors / Actes du conseil d’administration Mr. Steve Benson made a motion to accept the current acts of the board of governors as recorded in the minutes. Mr. Robert Tremblay seconded this motion, which was then carried unanimously. Election of the Board of Governors / Élection du conseil d’administration The Chairman asked Paul Zubick, Chairman of the Nominating Committee to give his report. Seven governors have completed their current term on the Board and five have agreed to be nominated for another twoyear term. Mark Mittleman, M&G Steel and Jean-François Blouin, Supermétal Structures have indicated that they will not be candidates for another term on the Board. In addition, Mario Bernard has completed one year of his two-year term, and has indicated that he wishes to be replaced on the Board. After a 1-year hiatus from the SSEF Board following their acquisition of Chaparral Steel, Gerdau Ameristeel has decided to continue support of SSEF programs and has offered a candidate for nomination to the Board. Accordingly, I move that the following eight individuals be elected to a two-year term on the Board of Governors: Michael Engestrom (Nucor-Yamato Steel) Loraine Fowlow (University of Calgary) Kevin Kelly (Atlas Tube Canada) Brian McQueen (CWB Group) Paul Mikolich (Gerdau Ameristeel) Marc Robitaille (Supermétal Structures) Craig Taylor (Essar Steel Algoma) Paul Zubick (Waiward Steel Fabricators) In addition, I move that Sam Blatchford (Canam Canada), representing CISC, be elected to a one year term on the SSEF Board of Governors The motion was seconded by Stig Skarborn. Mr. Third declared the 23rd Annual General Meeting of the Steel Structures Educations Foundations adjourned at 10.45 a.m. - 22 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 SSEF Board of Governors 2009 / 2010 Conseil d’administration de la FFCA (left to right): Kevin Kelly, Ed Whalen, Mike Engestrom, Sam Blatchford, Rob Third, Paul Zubick, Paul Mikolich, Brian McQueen, Robert Tremblay, Stig Skarborn, Loraine Fowlow, David MacKinnon, Stephen Benson. 2009 CISC Annual Convention Meetings and Social Functions Réunions et activités sociales du congrès annuel de l’ICCA A total of 220 delegates, including members, spouses, guests and staff attending this year’s convention over the three day event in Winnipeg, MB from June 17 – 20, 2009. In keeping with tradition, this year’s official opening event was the CISC/SSEF Chairman’s Welcome Reception on Thursday evening. The reception was held on the Provencher Ballroom at the Fort Garry Hotel. Members and guests were greeted by both the CISC Chairman Don Oborowsky and the SSEF Chairman Rob Third. Following the reception, CISC guests were hosted to dinner and anyone not involved in hosting made their own dinner arrangements. On Friday, many spouses took part in the optional tours that included either the Costume Museum and Nygard Shopping Experience or The Manitoba Museum and Fork’s Market. The Central Region offered a golf tournament on Friday afternoon held at the Tuxedo Golf Course and produce the following winners: 99 Best Score – Donald Oborowsky, Michael Minielly, Pat Murtha and Dwayne Proznick 99 Closest to the hole (M) – Terry Degner 99 Closest to the hole (W) – Nancy Robb 99 Longest Drive (M)- Mike Minielly 99 Longest Drive (W) – Nancy Robb - 23 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 This year’s Friday evening dinner was hosted at the Western Canadian Aviation Museum. Delegates were transported on coaches to the museum and given time to walk around and peruse the history of aviation that surrounded them. Prior to enjoying fine Manitoban cuisine, the guests enjoyed a performance by a local Aboriginal Hoop Dancer. Following dinner, entertainment from the French-Canadian band ‘LaBardasse’ began providing the music for many of our delegates to dance into the night. On Saturday afternoon, two optional programs were offered for delegates: A Paddlewheel tour and a Winnipeg City Tour. The weather was in our favor and only added to the Winnipeg experience for all you attended. The traditional Saturday Evening Gala was held in the Provencher Ballroom at the hotel. The evening began with cocktails and canapés in the ballroom foyer, followed with a special presentation for Mike Gilmor as the outgoing president of CISC. Mike’s children were invited to attend and together they prepared a special presentation reflecting back on Mike’s love of steel and his devotion to CISC. In addition, Mr. Hugh Krentz spoke on Mike’s time with CISC and thanked him for all of his efforts and dedication. Mike was presented with a gift and thanked everyone for their kind words and thoughtfulness. Following the presentations, Mr. Paul Collins was called up to officially invite all members and guests to the 2010 Annual General Meeting that will be held June 9th to 12th, 2010 at the Delta Lodge at Kananaskis in Kananaskis, Alberta. After the presentations the night kicked off with the entertainment from the band Revival – who kept the dance floor filled from beginning to end. The evening continued with great fun into the night, which concluded another successful SSEF Annual Convention. - 24 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 S S E F 2 3 rd A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g , J u n e 2 0 0 9 - 25 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Registered Attendance / Présences Anderson Mr. R. Tenca Steel Detailing Inc. (Richard) Anderson Charlesbourg Mr. & Mrs. M. Empire Iron Works Ltd. (Mervyn & Terry) Aziz Barbeau Winnipeg Mr. & Mrs. E. Hastings & Aziz Consulting Engineers (Ted & Carol) London Mr. G. Dessin Cadmax inc. (Gérard) Bas Boisbrian Mr. & Mrs. A. Victoria Steel Corp. (Andy & Rose) Bedard Bégin Old Castle Mr. L. Acier Leroux (Luc) Boucherville Mr. M. Construction PROCO Inc. (Michel) Benson St-Nazaire Mr. S. Benson Steel Ltd. (Stephen) Benson Bolton Mr. & Mrs. K. Benson Steel Ltd. (Kenneth & Marilyn) Bertrand Mr. & Mrs. R. Omega Joists Inc. (Rene & Barbara) Blatchford Blouin Winnipeg Mr. S. Groupe Canada (Sam) Boucherville Mr. J-F Supermétal Structures Inc. (Jean-François) Bodnarchuk Mr. J. Boychuk Mr. & Mrs. D. St-Romuald TSE Steel Ltd. (John) Calgary Silver City Galvanizing Inc. (Doug & Donna) Boyle Delta Mr. & Mrs. P. MBS Steel Ltd. (Peter & Shirley) Brandow Briere Brampton Mr. B Essar Steel Algoma Inc. (Rory) Burlington Mr. F. Canam Canada (François) Brunger Boucherville Mr. & Mrs. J. Shopost Iron Works (1989) Ltd. (Janet & Gerald) Campeau Winnipeg Mr. D. Supreme Steel Ltd. (Daniel) Clark Bolton Edmonton Mr. & Mrs. D. MacDougall Steel Erectors Inc. (Dave & Kelly) Borden-Carleton - 26 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Cloutier Mr. & Mrs. M. Les Construction Beauce Atlas Inc. (Mathieu & Claire) Coldwell Mr. & Mrs. R. River City Detailers (Rob & Kristel) Collins Collins Canadian Welding Bureau (Mike) Edmonton Mr. & Mrs. P. Collins Industries Ltd. Mr. & Mrs. J. Mr. & Mrs. R. Colucci Mr. T. (Todd) Edmonton Mr. P. Maple Industries Inc. Chatham Mr. & Mrs. M. Supreme Steel Ltd., Bridge Division (Merv & Pearl) Cote Mr. E. Edmonton Mr. & Mrs. G. Dymin Steel (Western) Inc. (Gary & Virginia) Currie Mr. & Mrs. K. Mr. & Mrs. P. Degner Russel Metals Inc. (Tony) Mississauga Mr. T. Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd. Edmonton Mr. T. M & D Drafting Ltd. (Terry) Doria Edmonton Mr. & Mrs. J. Lincoln Electric Company of Canada (Joseph & Theresa) Engestrom Mr. M. Fabiano Weston Mr. & Mrs. S. Cherubini Metal Works Ltd. (Steven & Leslie) Dartmouth Mr. & Mrs. T. Salit Steel (Tony & Delores) Fast Toronto Nucor-Yamato Steel (Michael) England Saskatoon Mr. T. (Terry) Devine Edmonton Weldfab Ltd. (Peter & Alison) De Fina Abbotsford Empire Iron Works Ltd. (Keith & Carole Olafson) Davies Edmonton Whitemud Ironworks Ltd. (Ed ) Crockford Edmonton Supreme Steel Ltd., Bridge Division (Paolo) Cooper Edmonton Collins Industries Ltd. (Ryan & Jackie) Collister Edmonton Collins Industries Ltd. (Jason & Christina) Collins Winnipeg Mr. M. (Paul & Karen) Collins Ste-Marie de Beauce Mr. W. Niagara Falls Abesco Ltd. (Waldo) Winnipeg - 27 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Flemke Mr. & Mrs. G. Canam Canada (Gerhard & Connie Toren) Fox Fradette Mr. M. Omega Joists (Mike) Winnipeg Mr. & Mrs. G. Les Constructions Beauce Atlas Inc. (Guy & Diane Cloutier) Gaul Guile Mr. & Mrs. T. Harris Hedges Helm Hofstede (Thor & Trich) Edmonton Mr. & Mrs. K. Supreme Steel Ltd. Edmonton Mr. & Mrs. K. Magnus Inc. (Kathy & Stéphane Forget) Ste-Thérèse Mr. S. Gerdau Ameristeel (Scott) Whitby Mr. B. Russel Metals Inc. (Brian) Mississauga Mr. G. Abesco Ltd. (Gar) Winnipeg Mr. B. Supreme Steel Ltd., Bridge Division (Brian) Holowko Edmonton Mr. A. Wilkinson Steel and Metals (Alex) Hucalak Vancouver Mr. & Mrs. W. Dymin Steel Inc. (Walter & Debbie) Hydomako Brampton Mr. & Mrs. J. IWL Steel Fabricators Ltd. (Jason & Darlene) Kanerva Saskatoon Mr. & Mrs. J. Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd. (Jim & Laurie) Kelly Edmonton Mr. K. Atlas Tube Canada ULC (Kevin) Kenedi Kern Kerrison Harrow Mr. & Mrs. I. Tresman Steel Industries Ltd. (Imre & Frida) Mississauga Mr. G. Walters Inc. (Greg) Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. G. XL Ironworks (Garry & Carol) Langford Mr. & Mrs. G. Laschuk Mr. & Mrs. B. Surrey Weldfab Ltd. (Graham & Anita) Saskatoon Vicwest (Blaine & Jas Warner) Lau-Wiffin Ste-Marie de Beauce Empire Iron Works Ltd. (Kevin & Elaine) Guilfoyle-Forget Calgary Winnipeg Mr. T. Ed Lau Ironworks Limited (Tom) Kitchener - 28 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Leder Luciani Martin McCammon Mr. G Leder Steel Ltd. (Gord) Acheson Mr. D. CWB Group (Doug) Mississauga Mr. C. CWB Group (Craig) Mississauga Mr. & Mrs. R. IWL Steel Fabricators Ltd. (Robert & Audrey) McLagan McManus Mr. J. Canron Western Constructors Ltd. (Jim) Delta Mr. D. Capitol Steel Corp. (Devin) McQueen Winnipeg Mr. & Mrs. B. CWB Group (Brian & Connie) McRae Mr. & Mrs. B. Miller Gerdau Ameristeel (Paul) Whitby Mr. D. A.J. Forsyth, A Division of Russell Metals Delta Mr. & Mrs. G. Dymin Steel Inc. (Garry & Deanie) Minielly Mr. M. Brampton Mr. & Mrs. S. Moore Brothers Transport (Susan & Ron) Mudri Mr. & Mrs. S. Nadeau Niquet Oborowsky Wilkinson Steel and Metals (Pat) Vancouver Mr. J. Canam Canada (Joel) Saint-Georges Mr. M. Genifab Inc. (Marc) Charlesbourg Mr. & Mrs. D. Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd. Mr. & Mrs. I. Peckham Edmonton RKO Steel Limited (Ian & Margaret) Partridge Edmonton Mr. P. (Donald J. & Judy) Oulton Brampton Fisher & Ludlow, a division of Harris Steel Ltd. (Steve & Tracy) Murtha Brampton Dymin Steel Inc. (Michael) Moore Winnipeg Mr. P. (David) Minielly Oakville Samuel Son & Co Ltd. (Borden & Lynn) Mikolich Saskatoon Halifax Mr. & Mrs. R. CWB Group (Bob & Sue) Mississauga Mr. & Mrs. E. Russel Metals Inc. (Ed & Kelly) Lakeside - 29 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Petrinchuk Mr. & Mrs. D. Supreme Steel Ltd. (Don & Sonya) Pierrard Saskatoon Mr. & Mrs. C. Supreme Steel Ltd. (Chris & Melisa) Pollock Proznick Saskatoon Mr. R. JNE Welding (Rob) Saskatoon Mr. & Mrs. D. Wilkinson Steel and Metals (Dwayne & Erika) Rabideau Edmonton Mr. G. Atlas Tube Canada ULC. (George) Raposo Harrow Mr. & Mrs. R. Supreme Steel Ltd. (Rita & Emanuel) Robb Edmonton Mr. & Mrs. B. Russel Metals Inc. (Bruce & Nancy) Edmonton Rogers Mr. & Mrs. J. Kubes Steel Inc. (John & Julie) Stoney Creek Rolke Mr. & Mrs. W. Shopost Iron Works (1989) Ltd. (Wolfgang & Judith) Rolke Mr. & Mrs. D. Shopost Iron Works (1989) Ltd. (Devyn & Justine Hay) Roy Mr. & Mrs. M. Mr. & Mrs. G. Edmonton Mr. & Mrs. W. Wilkinson Steel and Metals (Wayne & Meigen) Smelland Mr. & Mrs. V. Mr. & Mrs. R. Mr. R. Parkville Mr. & Mrs. J. Atlas Tube Canada ULC (Jody & Danette) Theriault Calgary Mr. & Mrs. R. Acier Altitube Steel Inc. (Roch & Michelle Boudreau) Third Mr. & Mrs. R. Thorburn Mr. & Mrs. R. Chomedey, Laval George Third & Son (Rob & Cherie) Coquitlam Canam Canada (Raymond & Jo-Ann) Toupin Ilderton Detailed Design Drafting Services Ltd. (Richard) Taylor Kamloops Spencer Steel Ltd. (Rick & Caroline Roxx) Stern Regina M3 Steel (Kamloops) Ltd. (Vance & Gloria Davidson) Spencer Ste-Thérèse Wilkinson Steel and Metals (Gary & Audrey) Schmidt Winnipeg Steltec Inc. (Maurice & Louise) Rudyck Winnipeg Mr. J-D. Calgary Construction PROCO Inc. (Jean-Denis) St-Nazaire - 30 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Trentin Trudeau Mr. & Mrs. S. Tresman Steel Industries Ltd. (Stefano & Olga) Mississauga Mr. & Mrs. L. Abesco Ltd. (Laurier & Laura) Unger Mr. & Mrs. A. Clearbrook Iron Works Ltd. (Alvin & Karyn) Vanstone Abbotsford Mr. & Mrs. T. Russel Metals Inc. (Terry & Sandy) Veitch Mr. J. Winnipeg Ms. B. Essar Steel Algoma Inc. (Brenda) Willis Calgary Mr. & Mrs. A. Russel Metals Inc. (Allan & Pam McCulloch) Willis Mr. & Mrs. C. Mr. & Mrs. H. Yeung Saint John Mr. & Mrs. R. Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd. (Rob & Cheri) Edmonton Mr. J. Omega Joists Inc. (Jackson) Zubick Borden-Carleton OSCO Construction Group (Harrison & Carol Ann) Wright Edmonton MacDougall Steel Erectors Inc. (Chris & Jolene) Wilson Winnipeg Abesco Ltd. (Jason) Walker Winnipeg Winnipeg Mr. P. Waiward Steel Fabricators Ltd. (Paul) Edmonton Guests Beauchamp Mr. R. NISD (Robert) Carrick Carson Oakland Mr. A. Reed Construction Data Canada (Alex) Markham Mr. & Mrs. D. Halsall Associates Ltd. (Dan & Brenda) Driver Dr. R. University of Alberta (Robert) Ferch Fowlow Edmonton Mr. R. American Institute of Steel Construction (Roger) Chicago Mrs. L. University of Calgary (Loraine) Gilmor Toronto Calgary Mr. C. CISC Guest (Chris) Gilmor Mr. T. CISC Guest (Tom) - 31 - SSEF 23rd Annual General Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009 Kennedy Krentz Mr. & Mrs. N. The Walter Fedy Partnership (Neil & Janet) Kitchener Mr. H. CISC (Hugh) Moghimi Markham Mr. & Mrs. H. University of Alberta (Hassan & Raheleh Dastyar) Edmonton Musgrave Mr. & Mrs. A. CISC Guest (Anne & Dave ) Schmid Skarborn Mr. M. SSEF Architectual Student (Matt) Niagara Falls Mr. & Mrs. S. Skarborn Engineering Ltd. (Stig & Marianne) Tremblay Fredericton Dr. R. Ecole Polytechnique (Robert) Winter St-Laurent Mr. & Mrs. H. ES Fox Ltd. (Herman & Liz) Niagara Fall Staff Boulanger Ms. S. CISC (Sylvie) Frater St- Laurent Mr. & Mrs. G. CSCC (George & Carmen Pizzaro) Gilmor Mr. & Mrs. M. CISC (Michael & Fran) John Markham Mr. & Mrs. S. CISC (Suja & John Mathai) Knetsch Mr. & Mrs. L. Mr. & Mrs. A. Rothersay Mr. & Mrs. D. SSEF (David & Sue) McConnell McQuillen Markham Ms. L. CISC (Lynn) Markham Ms. D. CISC (Donna) Whalen Markham Mr. E. CISC (Ed) Wong Markham CISC (Alan & Donna) MacKinnon Markham CISC (Laura & Kurt Pitschke) Lock Markham Markham Mr. & Mrs. A. CISC (Alfred & Cita) Markham - 32 - STEEL STRUCTURES EDUCATION FOUNDATION FONDATION POUR LA FORMATION EN CHARPENTES D'ACIER Mark your calendar for the 2010 Convention June 9 th to 12 th, 2010 Delta Lodge at Kananaskis, Alberta