The SPONSE Association is an international, nonprofit, technical society of engineers, architects, manufacturers, insurers, builders, planners, public officials, and social scientists, interested in the Seismic Performance Of Non-Structural Elements. SPONSE welcomes members from a wide range of backgrounds including research and teaching institutes, insurance groups, manufacturers of non-structural elements and individuals including engineers, architects, builders, practicing professionals, educators, government officials, and building code regulators.
The NSE Research Team at IUSS Pavia is significantly involved in all the activities of the Association, also considering that Prof. André Filiatrault is the President of the Association and Daniele Perrone is the Executive Director.