Register Now for the 2025 Annual Kansas City Geotechnical Specialty Seminar by ASCE Kansas City Section – Sept 12, 2025
2025 Annual Kansas City Geotechnical Specialty Seminar
Registration is Open!
September 12, 2025
Check in begins at 7:00am with refreshments
Conference begins at 8:00am
Conclusion at 5:00pm
Burns & McDonnell
9450 Ward Parkway
Kansas City, MO 64114
7 PDHs Will Be Available
A virtual option will be available via the Microsoft Teams platform.
An email with the streaming link will be sent to all registrants Wednesday and Thursday evenings prior to the seminar.
Topic: Geotechnical and Structural Engineering- A Collaborative Seminar
This will be a joint seminar with the Kansas City Geo-Institute (G-I) and the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Chapters. This year’s seminar aims to provide a forum for geotechnical and structural engineers to discuss challenges that affect both disciplines.
Please join KCGI, AEG, UMKC and KU for the 2025 KCGI Annual Geotechnical Specialty Seminar. This will be a joint seminar with the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Chapter and aims to provide a forum for geotechnical and structural engineers to discuss challenges that affect both disciplines. We are hosting this event at Burns & McDonnell in Kansas City, Missouri.
Early bird pricing is available through midnight September 9th.
Opportunities for exhibitors and sponsors can be purchased in addition to admission through the registration link. (NOTE: If you are registering as an exhibitor or sponsor, you must include it as an add-on to a single attendee registration. Do not include multiple attendees in a registration if you are including an exhibitor or sponsor add-on as all attendees would get charged the add-on fee. If you cannot attend, but would like to sponsor the event, please reach out to Rebecca Caputo – rjcaputo@burnsmcd.com.)
SPEAKERS
Andy Boeckmann, Ph.D., P.E., Senior Engineer, Dan Brown and Associates
Why Rebuild It When You Can Reuse It?
David Bennier, P.E., S.E., Technical Advisor, HNTB Corporation
Vessel Collision Design: A Consultant Perspective
ZhiQiang Chen, PhD., Professor, Civil Engineering, University of Missouri – Kansas City
Knowledge-Enriched Agentic AI for Design Automation: A Case Study for Geotechnical Foundation Design
Travis Coleman, P.E., Vice President, GRL Engineering Inc.
Foundation Optimization Using Instrumented Test Piles
Kory Rankin, P.E., Structural Engineer, Kiewit
The Solar Industry’s Future with Performance-Based Design: A Structural Case Study
Lucian Spiteri, Chief Engineer – Grouting, Keller
Jet Grouting Solutions for Complex Construction Issues
Pricing Information
| Registration | Early Bird | Regular |
| Student | 0 | 0 |
| Life Member | $100.00 | $125.00 |
| Member | $225.00 | $250.00 |
| Non-member | $225.00 | $250.00 |
| Speaker | Free | Free |
| 2025 Exhibitor | Early Bird | Regular |
| Student | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Life Member | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Member | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Non-member | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Speaker | Free | Free |
| 2025 Break Sponsor | Early Bird | Regular |
| Student | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Life Member | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Member | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Non-member | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Speaker | Free | Free |
| 2025 Gold Sponsorship | Early Bird | Regular |
| Student | $200.00 | $200.00 |
| Life Member | $200.00 | $200.00 |
| Member | $200.00 | $200.00 |
| Non-member | $200.00 | $200.00 |
| Speaker | Free | Free |
| 2025 Silver Sponsorship | Early Bird | Regular |
| Student | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Life Member | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Member | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Non-member | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Speaker | Free | Free |
