Question 1

I was wondering if we are to register in the 2024 Annual Meeting in Seattle because the EERI 2024 SDC is the same date and time as the meeting or we register somewhere else for the EERI 2024 SDC. I was also wondering if the Special Session Proposals and Poster Abstracts is needed for EERI 2024 SDC or is it something else because the due date is coming up on October 17th and I wanted to make sure. Do we just need to follow the schedule on 2024 Seismic Design Competition website? We are also waiting for the 2024 rules and other documents for the competition, so would it be possible if you post updates in the discord whenever it is updated on the website?

Accepted Answer

Registration for SDC team members has not opened yet. The Special Sessions Proposals and Poster abstracts are not part of the SDC, but rather the conference portion of the EERI Annual Meeting. The schedule on the SDC website is a good guide as for when to expect milestones to occur and we will be posting updates here, our website, our social media, and sending periodic emails to help keep everyone informed. On the discord, updates regarding important information will be put in the announcements channel.

Question 2

I noticed that the rules and design guide mention that GM#1 will be released on the SDC website. However, it doesn't appear to be up yet. Will GM#1 be released before the proposal is due?

Accepted Answer

GM#1 will be released after the proposal due date, sometime in January.

Question 3

We would like to know if there is any limit to the number of advisors we can have. We currently have one faculty advisor. My team and I were looking to get advice from a different professor but he has requested that he be made an advisor first. Are teams limited to one advisor, or does the term "advisor" mentioned in the rules simply refer to anyone who advises the team, with or without an official position?

Accepted Answer

There is no limit to the number of faculty advisors a team can have, but each team needs at least one. The "advisor" mentioned in the rules refers to anyone who may advise the team, whether that's a grad student, professor, or working professional. If this professor wants to become an official faculty advisor, then they should email eeri@eeri.org and cc silvana@eeri.org stating their intent to become a (secondary, tertiary, etc.) faculty advisor for the team.

Question 4

We noticed that there is a new rule to not use Styrofoam beads, our team uses and reuses each year the larger size packing peanuts are these still allowed? or should we be looking for alternatives?

Accepted Answer

You can keep using the large size packing peanuts as in the previous years, as long as you maintain the cleanliness of the setup room and your workspace throughout the competition.

Question 5

Noticed that BC schools/club members are to get their membership through EERI-BC this year, is this membership acceptable to participate in the competition or is the regular $25 EERI student membership also required?

Accepted Answer

Regional chapter memberships are limited specifically to each regional chapter. You will still need to have active EERI student membership to participate in SDC. Please go to https://eeri.org/join-eeri-today to renew your membership or join EERI today. Thanks!

Question 6

My team and I are wondering if we can use the site given in the ground motion as our site location or do we need find a different one. Thank you and hope to hear from you soon.

Accepted Answer

Please use the same site (4th and James). This site corresponds to the location where the boring logs were obtained and is the assumed location of the building.

Milestone	Date / Deadline
Interest Form*	Friday, October 13, 2023
Proposal Submission	Friday, December 15, 2023
Proposal Acceptance	Tuesday, January 5, 2024
Damping Proposal Submission	Friday, January 26, 2024
Damping Proposal Acceptance	Monday, February 5, 2024
Final Registration	TBD
Floor Area Calculations & Performance Predictions	TBD

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