ZABKA PROMOTED TO SUPPORT MANAGER; VANEK NAMED R&D PROJECT MANAGER

David Zabka, who has been at Design Data since June 2006, was recently promoted to support manager. He previously served as the assistant support manager for the past two years.

"My main goal is to make certain our users receive the support and service they have come to know and expect from Design Data," said Zabka. "In addition, I would like to enhance the information provided by the support team to further educate and benefit our users."

Customers who had Zabka as their support representative may be assigned a new support rep in the future; those customers who are impacted will receive notification via email about any change.

Ryan Vanek, who was previously the manager of the support department, has taken a new position as R&D project manager. In that capacity, he will research, document and monitor new features for the development of SDS/2. Vanek will also be responsible for training users on new functionality in current releases through yearly seminars. He has been with Design Data for more than 13 years.

NEW/2 2015 SUPPORT WEBINARS SLATED FOR FEBRUARY

With the beta release of SDS/2 2015, Design Data's Support department has launched a series of webinars aimed at getting customers up to speed on the software's new features and functionality.

There are two webinars slated for February: Access Control and Event Logging on February 3rd; and Detailing Templates on February 17th. Both webinars will be held at 10:30 a.m. central.

Access Control and Event Logging
SDS/2 2015 has expanded event logging to include more information than previous versions. Access Control has been added to limit the SDS/2 stations and functions each user has access to. In this webinar, you will learn how to set up Event Logging and use the Log Viewer, as well as how to set up and utilize Access Control. Click here to register.

Detailing Templates
SDS/2 2015 provides tools to customize the annotations added to member, group member, and submaterial details through the use of Detailing Templates. In this webinar, you will learn how to use the Detailing Templates provided by Design Data as well as how to make simple modifications to suit fabricator requirements and minimize the time required cleaning up details. Click here to register.

AISC OFFERS ONLINE STREAMING FOR SELECT NASCC SESSIONS

For those unable to attend the 2015 NASCC steel conference — which runs from March 25-27 at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee — in person, the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) is now providing streaming for some sessions via NASCC Live!

Virtual attendees can view up to 12 sessions of the 24 being streamed.

Registration for AISC members is $225 ($350 for non-members) for the first person from your firm. Each additional registrant is just $10.

To register for the streaming sessions, click here.

TAKE THIS SHORT SURVEY TO HELP SHAPE CONTENT FOR THE 2015 SDS/2 USERS GROUP CONFERENCE!

Planning has already begun for the 2015 SDS/2 Users Group Conference, and we'd like to hear from you!

Have ideas on how to improve the conference, what you'd like to see presented, or speakers you'd like to hear from? Now is your chance to help determine the content for this year's conference.

To take the short survey, click here. One survey participant will receive a free registration to this year's conference, which will be held September 16-18 in Lincoln, Nebraska.