Applied Technology Council A Nonprofit Corporation Advancing Engineering Applications for Hazard Mitigation California - Washington, DC Area

NEWS RELEASE November 15, 1999

For More Information, Contact: Dr. A. Gerald Brady, 650/595-1542 E-mail: atc@atcouncil.org

ATC Opens Office in Washington, DC

The Applied Technology Council (ATC) is pleased to announce that it has opened an East Coast office in Washington, DC. The new office, located in the recently completed International Trade Center building at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, will provide direct access to and services for a range of federal, state, and private sector agencies involved in natural hazards mitigation. Mr. Ian M. Friedland, who was recently hired by ATC as Associate Director for Development, will head the office.

Before joining ATC, Mr. Friedland, a registered Professional Engineer, was employed as Assistant Director for Transportation Research by the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER), State University of New York at Buffalo, where he managed MCEER's $26-million research and development program on the seismic vulnerability of highway systems and components. Prior to joining MCEER he served as a Senior Program Officer with the National Academy of Science's Transportation Research Board, where he was in charge of the program on highway bridge and construction engineering research conducted by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). Mr. Friedland's experience also includes employment as a design and construction engineer for Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation and Bechtel Power Corporation.

As Associate Director for Development, Mr. Friedland will administer, manage, and direct technical research and development projects for ATC, as well as manage the ATC Washington, DC, office. ATC's Washington office address is: 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004. Mr. Friedland can be reached by phone at (202) 204-3011 and by fax at (202) 204-3012, or via e-mail at ifriedland@atcouncil.org.

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