2024 Spring Meeting Registration

Virtual Happy Hour

April 10, 6:00 - 7:00 PM ET

Come relax with TMS friends and make some new ones is an informal, virtual “Happy Hour”. We’ll start off as a group, and depending on how many attend, we can break into separate “rooms” to catch up with one another and discuss things such as how families are doing, kids are growing, gardens are starting out, travel planned, and books being read. We hope you will be able to join us to just catch up.

Student Session: Why to Include Masonry in Your Education and Where it Might Lead You!

April 10, 12:00 - 12:50 PM ET

This session, targeted towards students and educators, will be moderated by Kurt Siggard, Executive Director of the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada (CMACN), with a panel that will discuss how understanding masonry has helped them, provided opportunities, and contributed to rewarding careers.  They will discuss how understanding masonry can assist future designers and construction management professionals as well. The session will also review job opportunities related to masonry after graduation in the masonry industry and in the masonry technical community.

Panelists include Peter M. Babaian, S.E., P.E., P.Eng., Principal of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger; Jamie Davis, P.E., LEED AP, Principal of Ryan Biggs | Clark Davis Engineering & Surveying, D.P.C.; Jerry Painter, Owner of Jerry Painter Masonry Consulting, LLC; Dawn Rogers, Executive Director of the Arizona Masonry Council; and Heather Sustersic, P.E., Senior Structural Engineer, Colby Co. Engineering.

Time permitting, the panel will also discuss resources available for students (scholarships, books, guides) that could help them during their studies and after graduation when preparing for professional licensure examinations.