How to Join SEAOSD

To join SEAOSD print and fill out the membership application below and mail it to the following address:

          P.O. Box 26876 #203

Your membership in SEAOSD provides you a myriad of benefits including seminars, structural engineering information, education, and networking tools that will broaden your scope of knowledge and increase your appreciation of your chosen profession.

Since 1967 SEAOSD has served the San Diego community of structural engineers and affiliates.  Your current Board of Directors thought it would be appropriate to remind all the member (and potential members) of the many benefits of being a part of SEAOSD.

You receive the SEAOSD Monthly Newsletter containing technical information, job announcements, dinner meeting information, and seminars of interest to structural engineers.

You receive a State Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC) directory, containing a listing and addresses of all members of SEAOC and SEAOSD.

Your membership in SEAOSD also pays for your membership in the state-level SEAOC.

As a member of SEAOC, you benefit from the services of a professional SEAOC “Executive Director,” who, among other administrative tasks, acts on behalf of SEAOC as an unofficial legislative lobbyist in Sacramento.

You receive quarterly the SEAOC Newsletter containing information for structural engineers on a statewide basis and an update on the activities of SEAOC.

As part of your SEAOC membership, you receive the monthly national magazine “Structure,” containing articles of interest to structural engineers.

At no cost, you can order the technical publication summary of the annual SEAOC State convention.

You are entitled to discounts on all publications produced by SEAOC, such as the internationally recognized “Recommended Lateral Force Requirements and Commentary,” known as the “Blue Book,” and the recently developed “Seismic Design Manual,” which no structural engineering office should be without.

Monthly dinner meetings are provided for you with guest speakers on topics of interest to the local structural engineering community.

As a member of SEAOSD, you are also affiliated with National Council of Structural Engineering Associations, a relatively new organization attempting to pull together all state structural engineering associations to gain greater status on a national level.

Networking possibilities are always available at the many functions sponsored by SEAOSD throughout the year.

You are eligible for special room rate discounts at the annual SEAOC State convention.  You receive convention information each year, and even if you do not attend the convention, you can receive a copy of the technical proceedings of the convention upon request.

Admissions and Transfers

Admission  procedure:

A completed application shall be submitted to the Board of Directors for review.

Notice of the application shall be sent to the membership, who shall have 30 days from the date of mailing of the notice in which to file written objection to the election of the applicant.

The Board of Directors shall vote upon the application giving due consideration to any objections that might be received.  The applicant shall be duly elected upon receipt of a majority vote of the Board of Directors.

Transfer procedure:

An application for transfer from a member in good standing of another member association of the Structural Engineers Association of California shall be considered as a new application for membership except that initiation fee shall be waived.  The appropriate class of membership shall be determined in accordance with this Association's Bylaws.  An applicant shall furnish a statement from the former Association stating that the applicant is a member in good standing, that dues have been paid for the current fiscal year, citing the duration of time of membership and stating the present class of membership.  If all of the above requirements have been met, the applicant will not be required to pay any dues to this Association until the start of the next fiscal year.

Membership Grades

Member

Member SE

Associate

Affiliate

Industry Member

Student

Corresponding Member

Fellow

Honorary Member

Life Member

Member:

A Member is a Civil Engineer registered in the State of California, regularly engaged in the practice of structural or related engineering, or, a person who is conducting research in or holding a teaching position in structural or civil engineering at a university or college, and who in the opinion of the Board of Directors has established such achievements in structural engineering as to qualify for the class of Member.

A Member shall have all the privileges, duties and benefits of a Member SE except holding the office of President or Vice President, serving on the Board of Directors of the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC), or chairing the SEAOSD committees of Seismology, Code, Existing Buildings or Professional Activities. A Member may chair the above excepted SEAOSD committees with the approval of a majority of the SEAOSD Board of Directors.

Member SE

A Member SE is a civil Engineer registered in the State of California with authority to use the title Structural Engineer.  A Member SE may vote and hold office, serve as director, committee chair or committee member within this association and may serve as director, officer committee chair or committee member for the structural engineers Association of California (SEAOC).

Associate

An Associate shall be a Structural, Civil or Architectural Engineering Graduate who is not eligible for Member SE or Member. An Associate shall have all the privileges, duties and benefits of a Member except that an Associate may hold no office and shall have no vote.

Affiliate

An Affiliate shall, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, be qualified by position in an allied field cooperating and/or working closely with Structural Engineers in the advancement and practice of the technical and professional aspects of Structural Engineering. These individuals include, but are not limited to, Geologists, CAD Technicians, Draftspersons, Inspectors, Surveyors, Material Testing Technicians, Architects, and Attorneys. An Affiliate shall have all the privileges, duties and benefits of a Member except that an Affiliate may hold no office and shall have no vote.

Industry Member

An Industry Member shall, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, be qualified by a position in our industry cooperating with Structural Engineers and by expression of interest in supporting the goals and purposes of this Association. An Industry Member shall have all the privileges, duties and benefits of a Member except that an Industry Member may hold no office and shall have no vote.

Student

A Student at the time of admission to this Association shall be an engineering student interested in structural or related engineering who is enrolled full time in an engineering school or college. A Student shall have all the privileges, duties and benefits of a Member except that a Student may hold no office and shall have no vote.

Corresponding Member

A Corresponding Member shall, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, be qualified by expression of interest in supporting the goals and purposes of the Association. A Corresponding Member is one not included under other Membership Classes or residing outside California. A Corresponding Member shall have all the privileges, duties and benefits of a Member except that a Corresponding Member may hold no office and shall have no vote.

Fellow

A Fellow is a Member SE so designated by the Board of Directors of this Association in recognition of outstanding service or accomplishments in the field of structural engineering. A fellow shall have been a Member and/or Member SE in good standing for a minimum of 15 years. A Fellow shall have all the privileges, duties and benefits of a Member SE.

Honorary Member

An Honorary Member is a person so designated by the Board of Directors in special recognition of his/her contribution to the excellence of the structural engineering profession. An Honorary Member does not have to be a Structural Engineer. An Honorary Member shall have those privileges, duties and benefits as applicable to the class of membership, if any, held at the time of being designated Honorary Member.

Life Member

Life (membership class) may be awarded at the discretion of the Board of Directors to a member in good standing for a period of not less than 20 years who is retired. Life (membership class) is applicable to the membership classs of Member SE, Member, Affiliate, Industry Member or Corresponding Member. Life (membership class) shall have the same privileges, duties and benefits as applicable to the membership class held at the time of being designated Life (membership grade)