Report on the First fib Congress 2002, Osaka, Japan

T. Yoshioka, Oriental Construction, Japan
T. Mori, P.S. Mitsubishi Construction, Japan
A. Kasuga, Sumitomo Mitsui Construction, Japan
T. Miyagawa, Kyoto University, Japan

With a theme of "Concrete Structures in the 21st Century", the First fib Congress was successfully held in Osaka, Japan. Organised jointly by the Japan Prestressed Concrete Engineering Association and the Japan Concrete Institute, the Congress ran from 13th October to 19th October 2002. This report introduces the Congress and confirms that it has enabled us to envisage the prospects for concrete structures in the 21st century.