The Applied Technology Council (ATC) is pleased to announce that it is sponsoring a Wind Forum in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 16, 1999. the objective of the Wind Forum is to formulate potential wind engineering knowledge transfer projects. ATC intends that the Wind forum will be a catalyst for bringing forward potential projects that focus on areas where engineering technology can be focused effectively to address important wind engineering topics. The Wind Forum is an initiative of ATC's to promote the development of meaningful technology in fulfillment of our vision for "Advancing engineering applications for natural hazard mitigation." The Forum is being held in collaboration with the American Association for Wind Engineering and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

The Forum Panel consists of:

• Edwin T. Dean, Dean Engineering, Inc., Portland, Oregon (Moderator)
• Howard Burton, Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire, Inc., Seattle, Washington
• Arthur Chiu, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Jim Delahay, Lane Bishop York Delahay, Inc., Alabama
• Mike Gaus, State University of New York at Buffalo, New York
• Do Kim, Institute for Business and Home Safety, Boston, Massachusetts
• Tim Reinhold, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
• James Rossberg, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, Virginia
• Charles Thornton, Thornton-Tomasetti, New York, New York

The Wind Forum is scheduled from 1:30-5:00 p.m., April 16, 1999 and is being held in conjunction with the 1999 ASCE Structures Congress at the Sheraton Hotel in New Orleans. Limited seating, to be provided on a first-come first-serve basis, is available at the Forum for persons interested in advancing new applications in wind engineering. Persons interested in participating should contact ATC at 650/595-1542 (fax 650/593-2320; e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Attendance will be at the participant's own expense.