The fib supports the VII Triennial Congress of the Scientific and Technical Association of Structural Concrete (ACHE), which takes place from 20 to 22 June 2017 in A Coruña, Spain.

The main objectives of this International Congress of Structures are to promote the recent advances, studies and achievements in the structural area (in Building, Civil and Industrial Engineering), as well as the activities of the Association.

The current situation – marked by internationalisation and competitiveness – calls for closer cooperation and knowledge exchange between practice and research. The ACHE Congress facilitates these exchanges by providing the participants with discussion and debate opportunities.

The ACHE – fib National Member Group of Spain- encourages the participation of young engineers and architects and has therefore lowered the registration fees. In addition, students will be granted reduced fees and will be able to take part in the competition. For more information on this subject, please visit this page.

The congress topics include: Materials (cement base, metal, textiles, wood, glass, ceramics, polymers, new alloys, etc.), Design and calculation of all types of structures, Structural Technology, Structures and architectural envelopes, Construction of structures, Control and monitoring of structures in all its phases (project, execution and use), Durability of structures, Maintenance, Repair and reinforcement of structures, Structural management, History of structures and structural engineering, Engineering and society, Sustainability and life cycle of structures and Innovation and technology transfer between companies and research centers.

For more information and for registration, please visit the official website.

The fib supports the 2^nd International Fire Safety Symposium (IFireSS 2017), which will be held at the Federico II Convention Center in Naples, Italy from 7 to 9 June 2017. It is organised by the Department of Structures for Engineering and Architecture and International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction. The first edition of the International Fire Safety Symposium was held in Coimbra (PT) in 2015.

IFireSS 2017 aims to collect and disseminate the fire safety advanced results of research. This event represents an opportunity to share research, technology and expertise among peers in an international forum. The workshop is intended for the international scientific community as well as the most advanced industrial and professional representatives and it aims to inspire the debate on critical issues concerning the Fire Safety.

Keynotes lecturers include Prof Venkatesh Kodur (Professor and Director of Center on Structural Fire Engineering and Diagnostics, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, USA), Prof Luke Bisby, (Professor and Head of Institute for Infrastructure & Environment, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK) and Prof Guillermo Rein (Professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering of Imperial College, London, UK).

The Symposium will address the following topics: Fire Safety Engineering, Fire Safety of Structures, Thermo-mechanical properties of materials, Numerical modelling of structures, Fire Chemistry, Physics and Combustion, Computational fluid dynamics, Smoke control, Evacuation and Firefighting, Fire Risk Assessment and Construction trends, practical application and case studies.

For more information and for registration, please visit the official website.