March 2015 fib-news

Written on 06 March 2015.

The March issue of fib-news is now available for dowloading on the Journal page.

It features reports on the Russian national member group, ACF 2014, DISC2014, the 80th anniversary of the Eduardo Torroja Institute, JPEE2014, the fib MC2010 short course in Brazil and prestigious awards won by fib Members. As part of a new focus on the relevance of fib Bulletins for engineers having to perform maintenance on existing structures, the article 'Old for new: Penang Bridge' deals with the renovation of the cable-stay structure in Malaysia.

fib Membership Directory 2015

Written on 19 February 2015.

The fib's Membership Directory 2015 is now available for downloading from the Members Only section (log-in required) of the fib website.  Members will receive a complete printed copy of the directory by postal mail in March.

fib Symposium 2016 Call for Abstracts

Written on 03 February 2015.

Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts for the fib Symposium 2016 which will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 21-23 November 2016.  Abstracts should be sent no later than 31 May 2015.  Please visit the symposium website for submission requirements.

Registration Open for Multi-Span Large Bridges Conference

Written on 03 February 2015.

Registration is open for the Multi-Span Large Bridges conference being held in Porto, Portugal from 1-3 July 2015.  Early reduced registration fees are applicable until 15 March 2015.  Please visit the conference website to register.  

2015 fib Symposium Copenhagen Registration

Written on 22 January 2015.

Registration is now open for the fib’s 2015 Symposium, Concrete – Innovation and Design, which will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 18-20 May 2015.  Early bird registration fees apply until 17 February 2015.  Please visit the symposium website to register.

New fib commission, task group and working party structure in place

Written on 22 January 2015.

The fib's new commission, task group and working party structure went into effect on 1 January 2015.  Details on the new structure can be found in the December 2014 issue of fib-news.  The terms of reference for each commission can be found on the fib's website under Commissions and task groups.   In addition, members can access the terms of reference under the former structure through the Members Only section of the website.