Join us in Pierre for Two Days of Fall PDH Conference Events!

The 2025 Fall Professional Development Hour (PDH) Conference will be equal parts information and learning coupled with relationship building and social opportunities. You won’t want to miss the tours on Wednesday, October 28th, with the opportunity to attend not one, but two tours in a variety of subject areas. And the Wednesday Social and Exhibit Hall will provide an excellent setting to get to know new colleagues, catch up with old friends, and visit with exhibitors.

This year’s sessions on Thursday will feature General Sessions with current topics affecting all engineering disciplines, a Mixed Track covering an excellent blend of diverse topics, and a pilot Transportation Track, planned in coordination with the SDDOT. Similar to the SDES Annual Conference, you’ll have the chance to choose the sessions across all the tracks that advance your professional and engineering skills! See the current schedule below.

Never been to an SDES Fall Conference? Not an SDES member? Have we got a deal for you! In order to introduce more engineers and engineering interns to the SDES Fall Conference, we're giving everyone the member registration rate! Come join us and find out what this conference and SDES is all about!

Are you a new PE? Congratulations! If you are a new PE licensed in South Dakota since the 2025 Annual Conference (April 2-4, 2025), reach out to Nancy at executive@NSPE-SDES.org to learn about your free conference registration courtesy of the South Dakota Engineering Society.

We look forward to seeing you in Pierre!

Thank you to our Partners, Sponsors, Advertisers and Exhibitors for your involvement in this event!

Are you interested in starting or continuing your support of SDES?

Click HERE to find out more about Partnerships, Sponsorships, Advertising, and/or Exhibiting at the Conference -- or all year round!

The conference will be held at the newly remodeled Pierre Ramkota and Conference Center. 

See the current schedule below and check HERE for more session details and speaker biographies as they become available!

Wednesday, October 29th 

10:30am: SDES BOARD MEETING

2 - 4pm: DON’T MISS THESE TOURS!

Euclid Avenue Construction (Confirmed)

Cultural Heritage Center (Proposed)

Department of Health Building (Proposed)

Missouri River Bridge (Confirmed)

 

4 - 6pm: EXHIBIT HALL SOCIAL

Join with your friends, colleagues and exhibitors to catch up, build relationships, and find out about all the new products on the market.

Thursday, October 30th

7am: BREAKFAST (optional)

8am: Welcome!

SDES President and ACEC of SD Liaison Krista May(Confirmed)

SD Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt (Invited)

 

8:15am - 5:15pm: CONFERERNCE SESSIONS AND EXHIBITOR TIME

Choose the General Sessions, Mixed Track, or Transportation Track -- or Bounce Back and Forth!

Proposed Sessions Include:

Waters of the State, Preliminary Design Considerations & Survey, AI in Engineering: Technical Applications and Cultural Shifits, Transportation Planning & Public Engagement, Construction in Reactive/Contaminated/Expansive Soils, Concrete Joint Design for a Successful Project, Pierre Swimming Pool: Lessons Learned, Technical Land Surveying Applications, Highway Safety, City of Vermillion: Force Main Design, Joe Foss Field: Well Plugging and Variances, Pierre-Fort Pierre Bridge: Technical and Structural Applications to Big and Small Bridges Alike, Construction Administration, and More!

Do you have a cutting-edge project or application to share? We are still in need of a few more speakers -- especially in vertical infrastructure, mechanical, and electrical. Reach out to Nancy at 605.951.1004 if you have a topic to share.

Register Today! Early Registration Closes September 28th!

Book your room at the Conference Hotel by September 28th for the Conference Room Rate!

A room block is reserved at the newly remodeled Pierre Ramkota for $159 - 189 +tax/night.

Call 605.224.6877 and ask for the SD Engineering Society rate.

State Rate rooms are available on a first come, first served basis.

Thank you to our SDES 2025-26 Platinum, Gold and Silver Partners! 

This conference and other SDES activities are only made possible through the ongoing support of our industry partners. Find out more about additional Partnership and Sponsorship opportunities by clicking on the Sponsor button above.

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Questions? Reach out to Nancy in the SDES Office at 605.951.1004 or our new email address at Executive@NSPE-SDES.org