MAJOR CONFERENCES COMING UP INVOLVING OUR

MEMBER ORGANISATIONS

International Symposium “Advantages for Real Estate and the  Construction Sector”,

Helsinki, 13^th - 16^th June 2005

The 11^th Joint CIB International symposium aims to put modern construction management and economics into a perspective of modern real estate and construction businesses and projects.  Topics of interest include the evolving sector, firms and their businesses, projects and processes, IT and construction processes, Foundations of our thinking and practice. The call for Papers will be available in October 2003.Symposium web-site: www.ril.fi/cib2005  Tentative registration: kaisa.venalainen@ril.fi

AECEF ( Association of European Civil Engineering Faculties) symposium " Civil Engineering in the next Decade", Helsinki 15^th -17^th June 2005

The Association is holding its Fifth International Symposium on the theme of civil engineering in the next decade  - focusing on strategies for education, research, innovation and practice.  ECCE President Yrjoe Matikainen will give a key-note speech, whilst Vice-President and Task Force Chairman Professor Manoliu will both speak on the Bologna Process and chair a session on civil engineering education. Further information may be obtained from the Symposium web-site:  http://www.hut.fi/Units/Bridge/AECEF/

IABSE (The International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering) Symposium “Structures and Extreme Events”

Lisbon, 14^th-16th September 2005 

There is a March 15^th 2005 deadline for receipt of papers for the Symposium. Symposium themes will be: Natural disasters, man-made events (fire, explosions, impacts, etc.) and human errors (mismanagement, design mistakes, defective material, equipment malfunction, etc.) Contact: IABSE Lisbon 2005, Organising Committee, c/o LNEC, Ave. Brasil 101, 1700-066 Lisbon, Portugal   Tel: +351 21 844 3260  Fax: +351 21 844 3025

 Email: iabse.lisbon2005@lnec.pt | www.iabse.org/conferences/lisbon2005

Safety 2006 – Accidents and Safety in the Construction Sector

Helsinki, 10^th-12^th May 2006 

This conference, organised by ECCE member organisation RIL in Finland, will focus on practical issues and case studies from a number of countries. Details are to be found on: http://www.ril.fi/Resource.phx/seminaari/semi-safety/index.htx

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