This year's Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference and Probabilistic Mechanics & Reliability Conference (EMI 2020/PMC 2020) takes place at Columbia University in New York, New York. Per its mission statement, Columbia University is renowned as "one of the world's most important centers of research and distinguished learning environments for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields." For more information, visit the Columbia Unversity website.
New York is one of the most eclectic cities in the world and offers something for everyone. Visit Times Square, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, Central Park, and Rockefeller Center.