NASCC 2026
April 22-24, 2026
Atlanta, Georgia
Don’t miss the HSS sessions at NASCC: The Steel Conference 2026. These sessions explore how HSS performs in practice, from connections and load paths, design tools, to exploring real project, and approaches that support efficient fabrication.
Wednesday, April 22 | HSS General Sessions
| Time | Room | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM | A405 | Specifying the Right Tube for the Job | Andrea Chiu, Nucor |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | B406 | Think Inside the Tube: Demystifying HSS Connection Limit States | Cathleen Jacinto, Steel Tube Institute |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | A403 | Shaping Structures: An Architect’s Guide to HSS | Holly Schaubert, Steel Tube Institute Paul McKeever, TVS Design Nate Blong, Uzun+Case |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | B405 | Acrisure Amphitheater Steel Erection | Katrin Bosch, Ruby + Associates Ryan Duncan, LPR Construction |
| 4:45 – 5:45 p.m. | B405 | HSS Applications in Clean Design | Dennis Collins, Clark Richardson and Biskup Dylan Smith, Clark Richardson and Biskup Brad Fletcher, Atlas Tube, Steel Tube Institute |
| 4:45 – 5:45 p.m. | A314 | Behind the Curtain: Steel Design Tips and Industry Insights from Inside the Mill | Pat Hicks, Nucor Construction Solutions |
Thursday, April 23 | HSS General Sessions
| Time | Room | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. | A410 | Connections to HSS Columns | Tyler Sease, Southern Steel Engineers, LLC |
| 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | B407 | Engineering the Intuit Dome | Shruti Sharma, Walter P Moore |
| 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. | Reg. Hall A | Designing Steel Connections Without Welding or Drilling – Exhibitor Workshop | Lindapter |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | A403 | Research Innovations: New Seismic Local Slenderness Requirements for HSS Braces | Andrew Sen, Marquette University Andrew Ziccarelli, North Carolina State University |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | A314 | HSS Connection Design Software Tools and Techniques | Beth Suminski, Steel Tube Institute |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | B408 | Standard Practice Details for Efficient HSS Connections | Brad Fletcher, Atlas Tube, Steel Tube Institute |
| 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. | A410 | Rethinking HSS: Smarter Connections for Real-World Fabrication | Conner Maines, Krieger, Maines, and Vicars Consulting Engineers |
Friday, April 24 | HSS General Sessions
| Time | Room | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | B406 | Concrete-Filled Tubes (CFT)/HSS | Joshua M. Mouras, Magnusson Klemencic Associates Amit H. Varma, Purdue University |
SSRC Stability Conference Sessions
| Time | Room | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed. 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. |
A316 | Special Topics 1 | Guven Kiymaz, Florida Polytechnic University |
| Thurs. 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. |
A316 | Columns 2 | Anil Agarwal, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad |
| Thurs. 1:45 – 2:45 p.m. |
A316 | Stability Under Elevated Temperatures 2 | Wen Cheng, University of Liverpool |
| Fri. 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. |
A316 | Frames and Systems | Perry Green, Old Fashioned, LLC |