Board of Governors
President
Charles Meyer, P.E., F.ACEC
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President-Elect
Clarence E. Waters, Ph.D., P.E.
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Past President
Paul Rielly, P.E.
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Mohammed Ettouney,
Ph.D., P.E., F.AEI
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Thomas Babacz, P.E.
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Ray Yunk, P.E., LEED AP
5th International Structural Engineering & Construction (ISEC) Conference:
Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to December 15
To date ISEC-5 has received 265 excellent abstracts of impressive quality and originality. Owing to the substantial time remaining for the conference and requests for additional time wherein potential authors and attendees may be able to make travel decisions and firm their travel plans, the abstract submission deadline date has once again been extended - this time to December 15, 2008.
CALL FOR PAPERS
CO-SPONSORS: American Concrete Institute, Chartered Institute of Builders, Structural Engineering Institute (American Society of Civil Engineers), Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, Japan Concrete Institute, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, China Civil Engineering Society, and Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.
HOSTED AND ORGANIZED BY: University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
TOPICS: All branches of construction, structural, and infrastructure engineering; construction administration and project management; cost engineering; sustainable development; quality control; education; ethics; technology policy; future energy impacts, and more.
DEADLINE and METHOD FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: December 15, 2008
(extended) for 300 -400 word abstract outlining the major content and conclusions. Abstracts must be sent by e-mail or fax to Professor Nader Ghafoori. E-mail: chair.isec5@unlv.edu; Fax: +1-(702) 895-3936.
PRE CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (at UNLV campus):
Sept 19-20 (See ISEC-05 website for details)
(Planned topics subject to change and addition)
- Self-consolidating concrete
- Composite fiber concrete and special concretes
- Performance based specifications and best value
- Cost engineering
- Earthquake design
- LEED Certification
CONTACT: Professor Nader Ghafoori, ISEC-05 Chairperson, University of Nevada,
Las Vegas, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 4505 Maryland
Parkway, Box 454015, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4015.
Tel: +1-(702)-895-3701.
POST CONFERENCE TECHNICAL TOURS:
Hoover Dam (Sept 26); Grand Canyon (Sept 27).
ISEC-5 WEB PAGE: http://ISEC-5.ce.unlv.edu
ISEC WEB PAGE: http://isec.uni-mb.si/
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