Join us in Sioux Falls for Two Days of Conference Events!

October 2nd: Volunteer Opportunities, Tour, and Social
October 3rd: Full Day PDH Conference from 8am - 5pm

Register by September 6th to get the Early Bird Conference Rate!

Join the National Society of Professional Engineers, the South Dakota Engineering Society, and your local Chapter in one great package to secure your Member Conference Registration Rate. Join Here!

Book your hotel by September 6th for the Conference Room Rate!

A room block is reserved at the Holiday Inn City Centre for $159+tax/night. Click on the Reserve button below or call 605.339.2000 and ask for the 2024 SDES Fall PDH Conference rate. If you need State Rate rooms, please email sdengineeringsociey@gmail.com for additional information.

Schedule and Events

Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024

9am - Noon or 1pm - 4pm: Volunteer & Share Your Talents with the Veterans Community Project

Kick off your conference experience by volunteering at the Sioux Falls Veterans Community Project. No experience is necessary -- just a willingness to learn! Volunteers will be helping with various construction tasks around the village. Specific tasks will depend on the stage of construction on the day we are there, but could include anything from framing walls, to installing siding, to painting, to yard work. Volunteers will likely be working outdoors so you must be willing and prepared to work in all conditions. Select your first choice on the registration form.

12:30 - 3:30pm: SDES Board Meeting

Interested in expanding your leadership skills and getting more involved in your profession? Come join us as the SDES Board Meeting! All State and Chapter Officers and Committee Members are encouraged to attend.

2pm, 3pm, or 4pm: Tour the New Maguire Fabrication Facility (1.0 PDH)

For over 100 years, Maguire has been an industry partner in the fabrication, construction, and maintenance of water storage tanks and towers. This year's conference tours will take us through Maguire's new fabrication facility. If you are not familiar with Maguire, please visit their website HERE. Three hour-long tour times are available on Wednesday, October 2nd: 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. Please rank your preference of tour time on your registration form.

5pm - ???: SDES Pre-Conference Social

One of the favorite side benefits of the conference atmosphere is the opportunity to catch up with old friends and network with colleagues. We'll be meeting at 5pm on October 2nd at the Blarney Stone Pub just down the street from the conference hotel. Even if you are not attending the conference, please join us for the Wednesday night social!  

Thursday, October 3rd, 2024

All Thursday events will be held at Holiday Inn City Centre, Downtown Sioux Falls, SD.

Schedule is tentative. Check back for updates.

Sessions (7.5 PDH)

• Missouri River Flow Frequency Study | Ryan Larson, Corps of Engineers 
• Sioux Falls Regional Airport Parking Garage | Jake Braunagel, KLJ
• SD 115 | Tom Cook and Jon Wiegand, HDR
• Fargo Flood Diversion | Greg Thompson, Houston Engineering
• Drone Use for Lidar Data Collection | Jon Geffre, Banner Associates
• 6th Street Bridge | City of Sioux Falls, Infrastructure Design Group, HDR, Confluence
• Cathodic Protection | Caleb Musick, HDR, and Nick Borns, City of Sioux Falls
• Leadership Acceleration - Developing the Next Generation of AEC Leaders | David Doxtad, ISG
• Flooding at McCook Lake | Ross Kuchta, Beau Rothschadl, and Jon Brown, Stockwell Engineers
• And More!

Thursday Schedule

Breakfast

7:00a - 7:45a

Breakfast is for those attendees who purchased a breakfast ticket only. Breakfast is not included in your registration.

Registration

7:00a - 8:00a

Welcome and Introductions

8:00a - 8:15a

Riley Rhinehart, PE, President, SDES Eastern Chapter  

 

Session 1 - PDH Value 2.0

8:15a - 10:15a 

Break 

10:15a - 10:30a

Session 2 - PDH Value 1.5

10:30a - Noon 

Lunch

Noon - 1pm

Lunch 

 

Session 3 - PDH Value 2.0

1:00p - 3:00p

Break 

3:00p - 3:15p

Break 

Session 4 - PDH Value 2.0

3:15p - 5:15p 

Wrap-Up and Announcements

Sponsor an Event or Partner with SDES

SDES Conferences and activities would not be possible without the generous sponsorships and partnerships with our friends in the industry. Thank you for the continuous involvement throughout the year that supports our scholarship fund, the many other activities that help encourage future engineers, and the events that support our other community and industry programs. Learn all about SDES and Conference Sponsorship and Partner opportunities here.

Not an SDES/NSPE Member? 

Join SDES/NSPE today and receive $140 off your registration! Find out more about membership, which includes the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), the South Dakota Engineering Society (NSPE-SD/SDES), and your local chapter all tied into one membership.  Once you join, give Nancy a call at the SDES office at 605.951.1004 and we will help get you registered for the conference.

Questions?

If you have any other questions, please contact Nancy at the SDES office at 605.951.1004 or sdengineeringsociety@gmail.com. 

Thank you to our SDES 2023-24 Platinum, Gold and Silver Partners! 

This conference and other SDES activities are only made possible through the ongoing support of our industry partners. Find out more about additional Partnership and Sponsorship opportunities by clicking on the Sponsor button above.

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