| August 2024
Scyma invited to participate in a panel discussion on the importance of racial equity in the Structural Engineering Profession. Thank you SOM SF for hosting!
https://www.seaonc.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1874058&group=
IEM's Disaster Smith Podcast
| February 2024
Zahraa Saiyed of Scyma is invited to join a new podcast by IEM called DisasterSmiths. Along with Jono Anzalone, we discuss the Power of Resilience. Check out this and other podcasts by clicking below!
Scyma @ The Northern California Hazards Workshop 2024
| January 2024
Zahraa Saiyed presented research on Equity and Social Vulnerability for Earthquake Mitigation Policy at the 2024 Northern California Hazards Workshop (USGS) - The Too Many Earthquake Anniversaries Edition
Read more here: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/esc/workshop/2024-NCEHW-Agenda.pdf
Centering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Our Disaster Resilience Work
| March 2021
Zahraa will be co-moderating the Thursday 2/25 plenary session for the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute’s virtual 2021 annual meeting with an incredible group of panelists! Read more about the session here. (Image courtesy of EERI).
NCSEA Racial Equity Task Force
| ongoing
In our sincere efforts to improve the AEC profession for inclusion, equity, and engagement, the SE3 Committee produced a Commitment to Action to elicit our fight for racial justice in our communities. You can read the statement here.
Excerpt:
As a volunteer organization composed of practicing structural engineers, we don’t profess to have all the answers. We do, however, have the collective experience of many who have fought for change within the AEC industry. We are a group of passionate individuals dedicated to a better future for our profession. The SE3 Committee stands committed to justice and equality for all through collective, sustained actions. If you are passionate about this too, please join us in this call to action for a more inclusive, fair, and equitable future.
2019 Structural Engineers Association of California Convention
| August 2019
Zahraa Saiyed (Scyma) and Hayley Dickson (Forell/Elsesser) from the Structural Engineer's Association of Northern California present the 2018 Structural Engineering Engagement and Equity (SE3) national survey results at the SEAOC Convention in Squaw Creek.
Learn more about the NCSEA SE3 Committee here.
Structural Engineering Engagement and Equity 2019 Symposium: Save the Date
| March 2019
The Structural Engineering Engagement and Equity Project Chaired by Scyma founder Zahraa Saiyed is proud to announce its second half-day Symposium themed A Changing Workplace: How to Engage, Retain and Secure the Future of Our Profession held on Friday May 10, 2019. Save the date and check out SE3’s website for more details! [www.se3project.org]