The office of Professional Development can help you plan and execute your conference or special event. Our services include but are not limited to registration, site selection, planning, staging, technical support, hotel negotiation, and on-site staffing.
How we can help
- Create a Plan
- Find a Venue
- Provide Secure Online Registration Site
- Market and Publicize the Conference
- Budget Forecasting
- Evaluations
- Provide Continuing Education Units
Office of Professional Development Upcoming Conferences
Key Note Speakers:
Scott Brandenburg
Vice President, Worldwide Engineering and Construction for Eastman Chemical Company
Appointed to this position in 2023, Brandenburg’s organization has responsibility for executing the global capital program providing engineering services to ongoing operations, and onboarding technical talent.
In addition, he was Vice President of Engineering and Maintenance roles at BASF Corporation. He had responsibilities for multiple regional engineering offices in North America. He has been a global maintenance leader and has led mlti-billion-dollar projects including a Joint Venture for a world scale steam cracker and more recently a Joint Venture of an Ammonia complex.
Brandenburg grew up in various locals especially Louisiana. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. He and his wife reside in Johnson City, Tennessee and enjoy hiking in the Appalachians.
Brian Raff
Vice-President of Market Development AISC
Brian Raff is the former Director of Government Relations with the American Institute of Steel Construction. Since 2005, Brian has led several marketing and business development roles within AISC and the National Steel Bridge Alliance. In 2013, Brian left the Institute to serve as Marketing Director for one of North America's largest structural steel building and bridge fabricators before returning to AISC in 2017. Mr. Raff graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering degree and received his MBA from DePaul University in Chicago, focusing on entrepreneurship and economic business strategy.
Previous Conferences
International Rural Nursing Conference
58th Annual Meeting of
Phytochemical Society of North America
Equity and Inclusion Conference