IABSE Annual Meeting 2008

The IABSE congress on

"Creating and Renewing Urban Structures Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure"

will be held in Chicago, USA, on September 17-19, 2008.

The Congress covers the following topics:

1. Design Challenges

Adaptive reuse and sustainability of structures
Affordable urban environments and infrastructure
New techniques for analysis, design and construction
Progressive failure, robustness, security, seismic retrofitting, and serviceability

2. Learning from Experience

Techniques for evaluating structures
Strengthening and upgrading
Forensics/failures and lessons learned
Criteria for assessment and risk management

3. Creative Design and Construction Processes

Role of building information modeling and I.C.T in design and construction
New materials and technologies for design and construction
Engineering ethics
Means and methods (ways and means) of construction

4. Engineering as a Global Profession

Codes and standards
Economic effect on design and construction
Post-disaster response
Educational approaches in a dynamic world

Important Dates

30 November 2007: Deadline for receipt of abstracts
31 December 2007: Notification of acceptance of papers
29 February 2008: Deadline for receipt of papers
31 March 2008: Mailing of Final Invitation
31 May 2008: Notification of acceptance of papers
1 July 2008: Close of early registration and notification of type of presentation
14-16 September 2008: IABSE Annual Meetings
17-19 September 2008: IABSE Congress