May, 2012

The interest of the conference is clear

We received 461 abstracts, in which 909 authors are involved. So the Call for Abstracts had an excellent result. The number of abstracts, we received, underlines the importance of the topic for our society.

Alle authors will get a notification of acceptance by next June 30, 2012. We thank all authors for submitting their abstracts. With such a great number the conference will become a success!

The deadline is closed now, it is no longer possible to submit abstracts.

April, 2012

Extension Deadline Abstracts till May 15, 2012

The deadline for sending in abstracts was April 15th. Due to many requests from authors who wanted to submit abstracts but could not yet, because of lack of time, we have decided to extend the deadline till May 15th.

You can use the link in 'Submit abstracts' in the upper-right corner of the header of the website or  Click here.
Do you need assistance, don't hesitate to use the Guide For Authors.

March, 2012

Recommanding Committee

The IABSE Spring Conference 2013 has an impressive Recommanding Committee. Personalities who have made a positive contribution to the world and society. They all support the themes and topics of the Conference and did not hesitate to participate in the Recommanding Committee.

                          

Herman van Rompuy 
Ahmed Abutaleb
President of the European Council    
Mayor of Rotterdam  

                               

Jan Hendrik Dronkers      
Elco Brinkman, chairman 
Director Generaal Rijkswaterstaat     
Dutch Construction and
The Netherlands Infrastructure Federation

                             

Ed Nijpels, chairman                       

Hans Smits
Dutch Association of Chief Executive Officer
Consulting Engineers Port of Rotterdam

Johan Galjaard, chairman 
VNconstructeurs, Dutch Association
of Structural Engineers

This conference, with a current and important topic, deserves an interesting programme. Therefore we need your assistance. Submit an abstract or encourage other people to do so. The abstract consists of only 200 a 300 words without illustrations.

You can use the link in 'Submit abstracts' in the upper-right corner of the header of the website or  Click here.
Do you need assistance, don't hesitate to use the Guide For Authors.

March, 2012

Call for papers

April 15th, 2012 is the deadline for the submission of abstracts. Than the Scientific Committee will assess the submissions and at the end of June the authors will receive a message whether the abstract is accepted. The abstract consists of only 200 a 300 words, without illustrations. Submit an abstract or encourage other people to do so! You can use the link in 'Submit abstracts' in the upper-right corner of the header of the website.

More information, click here Call for papers

January, 2012

Scientific committee
We are proud to present the Scientific Committee of the Spring Conference.
The scientific committee is formed of International Members of IABSE.

 Philippe Van Bogaert  Belgium
  Chair
 Jan Rots  The Netherlands  Co-Chair
 Dries Stael  Belgium  Secretary
 Luc Tarwe
  Belgium
 Vincent de Ville
  Belgium
 Luc Maertens
  Belgium
 Bert Snijder
  The Netherlands
 Ane de Boer
  The Netherlands
 Rui Calçada
  Portugal
 Roberto Gomez
  Mexico
 Leif Vincentsen
  Denmark
 F. Michael Bartlett  Canada
 Daia Zwicky
  Switzerland
 Jürgen Krieger
  Germany
 Aarne Jutila
  Finland
 Brian Uy
  Australia
 Tamon Ueda
  Japan
 B.C. Boy
  India
 Michael Engelhardt
  USA
 Mats Karlsson
  Sweden
 Martina Schnellenbach-Held
  Germany
 Xin Ruan
  China
 Paul Lüchinger
  Switzerland
 Stephanos Dristos
  Greece
 Jose A. Lozano-Galant  Spain

 

December, 2011

Submit abstracts now!
Preparations for the Spring Conference 2013 in Rotterdam are in full swing now. We receive many positive reactions about the theme and the topics for the event "Assessment, Upgrading and Refurbishment of Infrastructures". We are encouraged to ensure the final success of the conference. Therefore we need your help in spreading around the information. All details you can find on our website.

A LinkedIn Group is set up, IABSE 2013 Rotterdam. Join this group and you can simply use this platform to inform your friends and colleagues!

We are now ready to process your abstract submissions. Please submit your abstracts before April 15th, 2012. You can use the link in 'Submit abstracts' or  Click here.
Do you need assistance, don't hesitate to use the Guide For Authors.
The conference is dedicated to Assessment, Upgrading and Refurbishment of Infrastructures. Keeping up the infrastructure in a good condition is very important for our global and national societies. New construction techniques and materials challenges the imagination. The conference offers the platform to exchange information.
The Conference Topics are:
1. Load carrying capacity and remaining lifetime
2. Assessment of structural condition
3. Modernisation and refurbishment
4. Materials and products
5. Structural verification
We are looking forward to receive your topics.
Please also inform all people that might be interested and encourage them to submit abstracts.

October, 2011

International IABSE Spring Conference, Rotterdam May 6 - 8, 2013

Assessment, Upgrading and Refurbishment of Infrastructures

News

The IABSE Spring Conference 2013 in Rotterdam is very interesting.
That's the reason the following organisations will act as Co-Sponsors:

For the same reason the following organisations are proud to act as Supporting Organisations:

 

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Location

Locations of the International IABSE Spring Conference 2013


Supporting organizations:

  • Betonvereniging
  • Belgische betongroepering
  • Bouwen met staal
  • InfoSteel
  • PCI
  • CEBC