Wendy Hellstern, REX Engineering’s VP of Business Development, is a seasoned NASCC attendee. For each NASCC conference, she creates a list of recommended sessions for steel fabricators and steel erectors.
For NASCC 2023, Wendy couldn’t pick just a top 5 because this conference has a TON (pun intended) to offer!

Wendy’s Top Picks for Steel Fabricators:
- Practical Design of Block Out Connections at the Base of Steel Moment Frames
- Structural Steel: An Industry Overview and Economic Forecast
- Common Mistakes Made by New Connection Designers
- Fulfillment Center Floor Design: Robots to Vibration
- Connection Design Responsibility and Completeness of Contract Documents
- Round Table Discussion: Detailing and Delegated Design
- Connection Design using Advanced FEA – Why, When and How
- Designing Connections Beyond the Manual
- Watchout for Unevenly Loaded Welded Connections
- Performance-based Alternative for the Design of Shear Connector in Composite Beams
Wendy’s Must-See Sessions for Steel Erectors:
- What an Erector Needs to Know About Engineered Erection Plans
- Stability of Trusses During Erection
- Stability Matters: What Can Happen When Analysis, Design, Detailing, and Fabrication Differ
- Tower Cranes: Understanding Their Behavior and Incorporating Their Effects on Buildings During Construction
We hope to see you at NASCC: The Steel Conference 2023 in Charlotte.
Make sure you stop by our booth (#2008) and say hello to Wendy and the REX Engineering Team.