On Monday 10 February at the fib Congress in Mumbai, India, the 2014 Freyssinet Medals were awarded to Armando Rito (Portugal) and Joost Walraven (The Netherlands).
Photos: Left: fib President Gordon Clark with Isabel Rito and Armando Rito; right: with Joost Walraven and Rose Walraven
fib Honorary Membership
Honorary membership was also bestowed on C.R. Alimchandani (India), Fernando Stucchi (Brazil) and Arnold van Acker (Belgium).
A full report on these honours and on the Congress itself will be published in the March issue of fib-news.
Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2015 fib Symposium, taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 18 to 20 May 2015. The abstract text must be max. 500 words with no tables or pictures; the deadline for submission is 1st May 2014. The symposium theme is "Concrete – Innovation and Design", with the following sub-topics:
Civil works
Conservation of structures
Innovation in buildings
New materials and structures
Analysis and design
Modeling of concrete
Numerical modeling
Life cycle design
Safety and reliability
A "case studies" format will be offered for oral presentations of structural concrete projects, under execution or recently completed, without a submitted paper. The PowerPoint presentation is subject to review by the Scientific Committee.
To submit an abstract and for further information about the event, visit the symposium website: www.fibcopenhagen2015.dk
Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2015 fib Symposium, taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 18 to 20 May 2015. The abstract text must be max. 500 words with no tables or pictures; the deadline for submission is 1st May 2014. The symposium theme is "Concrete – Innovation and Design", with the following sub-topics:
Civil works
Conservation of structures
Innovation in buildings
New materials and structures
Analysis and design
Modeling of concrete
Numerical modeling
Life cycle design
Safety and reliability
A "case studies" format will be offered for oral presentations of structural concrete projects, under execution or recently completed, without a submitted paper. The PowerPoint presentation is subject to review by the Scientific Committee.
To submit an abstract and for further information about the event, visit the symposium website: www.fibcopenhagen2015.dk
The second International, third All-Russian Conference on concrete and reinforced concrete will take place in Moscow from 12 to 16 May 2014. The aim of the conference is to assist scientists, engineers and businessmen in further development of this branch of economy by the exchange of valuable scientific and commercial knowledge. A wide variety of themes related to concrete and reinforced concrete will be addressed. The conference will be accompanied by the specialized exhibition and a contest for the best achievement in concrete and reinforced concrete.
Early-bird registration fees are available until 15 February 2014; the deadline for registration is 30 April 2014. For registration and further information: http://concrete2014.mgsu.ru/en/
Registration is now open for the Concrete Innovation Conference 2014 (CIC2014), taking place in Oslo, Norway on 11-13 June 2014. The conference themes will cover innovation in, but not limited to, the following areas: environmentally friendly concrete structures, efficient construction, structural design and structural performance, prolongation of service life. In addition, to underline the importance of innovation, a contest will be organized to highlight the best innovation.
For registration and further information, visit http://www.cic2014.com.
fib is pleased to announce a 40% discount for all fib members on the hardcover edition of MC2010. fib members can find the discount code for this offer in the members-only section of the fib website, www.fib-international.org (login using username and member number as the password). This special offer will be available until 28 February 2014.