Dear ASCE Region 10 Members,
On behalf of the Region 10 Board of Governors, the Assembly, and staff, I wish you all good tidings this holiday season and a New Year of full fellowship, goodwill, and prosperity!
Region 10 had a lot of exciting accomplishments this year: Among them are the first Region 10 Assembly Training Conference held in Manila, Philippines, in May, where leaders of international sections and groups in Asia, Europe, and Central America convened to learn more about the Society and discuss future plans. The 2009 Board of Governors (BoG) meeting was also held there. This was followed by the second Region 10 Assembly Training Conference in Costa Rica in September, where another set of leaders from the Latin American and the Asia sub-regions gathered for the same purpose.
Due to the support of the Region 10 Board of Governors, the Assembly, and our ASCE staff in Reston, our collective efforts were appreciated and recognized by the 2008-09 Society President, Wayne Klotz, who awarded the ASCE President's Medal to your Region 10 Director / BoG Chair / Presiding Officer of the Assembly. Without your trust and support, this recognition would not have been possible. I therefore would like to thank you all for your cooperation. This award is for us all!
With our major programs now in place—the Sister-Section Program, the reactivation and reorganization of dormant Sections and Groups—I foresee that 2010 will be a more exciting and fulfilling year. We are now on the third phase of our first three-year program—Phase 1- Reactivation; Phase 2- Reorganization; Phase 3- Revitalization.
Please let us join together in building the foundation of ASCE-Region 10, a process we have all started that will herald a new era in the annals of the Society!
We hope to see you at the ASCE Annual Conference in Las Vegas in October 2010. It will surely be fascinating, fulfilling, and fun!
Best regards,
POTENCIANO A. LEONCIO, Jr., P.E.ph, M.ASCE
International and Region 10 Director
Chair, Region 10 Board of Governors
Presiding Officer, Region 10 Assembly
Press Briefs
“India faces chronic engineering skills shortage,” by James Lamont, Financial Times, October 5, 2009—India does not have enough civil engineers to achieve its aggressive plans for improved infrastructure over the coming years, warns a report from the World Bank, as covered in the Financial Times. India’s economy has been growing at almost 9% annually, and India's government has plans to invest $100 billion in infrastructure over the next three years, the article reports. The World Bank believes a civil engineering and construction skills shortage could jeopardize that growth as the country tries to modernize the economy’s poor roads, water and power systems, and housing. According to the World Bank, the number of Indian civil engineering graduates needs to increase three-fold, and those engineers need to stay in the field and in the country, the article reports. Many engineering graduates are opting for better paying fields such as computer science, information technology, and finance. In addition, the family-business nature of most medium-sized construction firms has not provided ample room for ambitious young engineers to advance, according to the article. India currently has only 110,000 highway engineers, while China had five times that number when it expanded its road infrastructure in the 1990s, the article reports. The shortage comes at a time when New Delhi, the nation’s capital, is working hard to improve its sporting and transport infrastructure for next year’s Commonwealth Games. Overall, some estimates point to the need to increase spending on infrastructure from 4.6% to 8% of gross domestic product, the article notes. The World Bank’s warnings came soon after it approved a $4.3-billion loan package for India aimed at infrastructure development and banking support, the article says.
“Fresh Wind for Civil Engineers,” by Peter Ilg, VDI Nachrichten, October 9, 2009—The employment outlook for civil engineers in Germany has not been good over the past decade, but for those civil engineers willing to branch out into the renewable energy field, prospects are looking up, reports an article in the German newspaper VDI Nachrichten. A ten-year crisis in the building sector had dampened interest in civil engineering as a career—enrollments were down 25% over 2003—and unemployment among civil engineers and architects stood at 6.7% last year, the article notes. (That, however, is a big improvement over the 20% unemployment rate for the sector five years ago.) According to the article, one avenue for increased employment is the growing renewal energy sector. The article gives the example of one civil engineer who had worked as a traditional project manager and was able to escape the pressures of the employment downturn by becoming a project leader for a company that produces and installs wind turbines. With his team he coordinates transport and installation and everything else involved in erecting the turbines. Making the switch to such work is not a great stretch for a civil engineer, the article reports. The familiar assignment is deliver a project within the set constraints of cost, quality, and schedule. The engineer cites one important difference, however—in building and facility construction, the product is almost always unique, whereas in wind energy, things lean toward a mass-production model, the article reports. The renewable energy field also tends to be more international than general construction. Wind turbines are produced in various parts of Europe and are erected around the world, the article says.
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“Damming the Yangtze: Are a Few Big Hydropower Projects Better Than a Lot of Small Ones?” by David Bielo, Scientific American, October 13, 2009—China has proposed building 19 dams on the upper Yangtze River, above the huge Three Gorges Dam, to increase hydropower production, but some are questioning the impact on wildlife refuges and suggesting that building fewer, bigger dams would have less of an environmental impact, reports an article in Scientific American. China has pumped money into hydro-power as part of plans to wean its economy from its dependency on carbon-emission-producing coal. There are more than 26,000 dams in China—more than in any other country—and in the last decade, China was home to more than 60% of all hydropower projects worldwide, according to the article. One of the dams in question, the proposed Xiaonanhai Dam, would be located 30 kilometers upstream from the rapidly expanding metropolis of Chongqing, in an upper tributary of the Yangtze River. The city hopes to use electricity from the dam to meet its growing energy needs. However, critics contend that the dam will obstruct the free flow of the river and thereby threaten aquatic life, the article reports. Chinese and foreign experts are also concerned that the Xiaonanhai Dam would encroach on the only rare-fish reserve on the Yangtze. The river is considered by many as the last habitat for some of the endangered local fish species, the article says. The Xiaonanhai Dam would be of moderate size, producing about three fourths the energy of the U.S.’s Hoover Dam, and will cost about $3.5 billion. A proposed alternative is to forego the Xiaonanhai Dam and build fewer, bigger dams with the same amount of total investment and with increased power production, the article reports, saving the rare fish at the same time. Critics are also concerned about a general proliferation of small dams on the Yangtze tributaries, which are often being built through local decisions without an overall plan, the article says.
Read more“Dutch build more dunes against rising seas,” by Alix Rijckaert, AFP, November 19, 2009—The Netherlands is building dunes on a 20-kilometer stretch of beach to help safeguard the country against rising seas, reports AFP. The project, with an estimated cost of about $200 million, will pour more than 18 million cubic meters of sand into the dunes through the year 2011, the article reports. The project is one of several in the works as the Netherlands continues its fight against rising sea levels accredited to global warming. The new dunes are being constructed next to existing ones, and in the end will stand about 30 to 60 meters wide and up to 10 meters above sea level, according to the article. Sand is scoured from the North Sea by two dedicated vessels that run day and night about 15 kilometers off shore and is then transferred to land via pipeline. Bulldozers then pile the sand and form dunes, thereby widening the beach, the article says. A special type of grass with long roots will then be planted to help keep the sand in place. The new approach was necessary because no more space existed to construct more dunes and dykes further inland, the article notes. The country sees the investment as well worth it, since 65% of the Netherlands' gross domestic product stems from regions below sea level—not to mention the potential social disruption and loss of life that would result from a major inundation.
“World’s Largest Earthquake-[Resistant] Building Completed in Istanbul,” by Bridgette Meinhold, Inhabitat.com, November 11, 2009—The new terminal at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, completed in October 2009, is now the world's largest building designed to withstand a major earthquake, reports an article in Inhabitat.com. The 2-million-square-foot structure is built to survive a magnitude 8.0 quake, and to remain completely operational immediately afterward, according to the article. Advanced seismic building technology and computer simulations were key elements of this project. The terminal does not sit directly on the soil, but rather on more than 300 “triple friction pendulum isolators,” which allow the whole building to move separately from earthquake shockwaves, thereby preventing damage from uneven forces acting on the structure, the article reports. Since Istanbul is located near the confluence of three tectonic plates, it is likely that the city will be hit by a large quake in the foreseeable future, the article says.
Region 10 Roundup
ASCE Costa Rica Group Announces New Officers
After an open election held in September 2009, ASCE’s Costa Rica International Group announced new officers and trustees: Gustavo E. Aguilar. M.ASCE, President ; Rommel Cuevas, A.M.ASCE, Vice-President ; Rafael Murillo, M.ASCE, Secretary ; Olman Vargas, Aff.M.ASCE, Treasurer ; Ronald Hine, M.ASCE, Past-President.
For more information about the ASCE Costa Rica International Group, contact Gustavo E. Aguilar at geaguilar@cfia.or.cr
ASCE Expresses Condolences on
Passing of Two International Leaders
In November 2009 two ASCE international leaders—Leopoldo Lieberman, M.ASCE, ASCE Mexico Section President; and Charles R Heidengren, P.E., F.ASCE, ASCE Thailand Section Vice-President—passed away.
On behalf of the ASCE leadership, ASCE members, and ASCE staff, condolences were sent to the two sections, expressing ASCE's gratitude for the two leaders' service and dedication.
ASCE News and Notes
Western Australian Water Supply Honored
As ASCE International Landmark
The Goldfields Water Supply, a 351-mile-long pipeline through western Australia laid in 1902, was dedicated recently as an ASCE international historic landmark—in separate ceremonies at each terminus. When built, the Goldfields line was the longest freshwater pipe in the world and the first major pipeline constructed of steel. "It was an innovative, ambitious, and daring water engineering project. Incredibly, more than 100 years later, it is still operating and carrying much-needed water to the Goldfields and agricultural regions," said ASCE International Director Potenciano Leoncio, who came in from the Philippines for the ceremonies.
Discover more about the Goldfields Water Supply's history and the dedication ceremonies as they were covered by the newspaper The Australian.
Ricardo Palma University, Peru Honors ASCE Achievers
A distinguished ASCE member, along with a member of ASCE staff, were recognized as Honorary Professors by Ricardo Palma University Iván in Lima, Peru, for efforts to better understand Inca roads and fostering engineering capacity building and sustainable development. In a September 28, 2009, ceremony in Lima, Chancellor Rodríguez Chávez and the Dean of Engineering, Leonardo Alcayhuamán Accostupa, honored Clifford J. Schnexnayder, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, a member of ASCE's International Activities Committee, and Michael Sanio, M.ASCE, CAE, ASCE Director of International Alliances. The ceremony was part of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the university.
The honorary degrees, the 10th and 11th provided by the university, gave tribute to Schnexnayder for his work to uncover the engineering dimensions of Inca roads, a collaborative project with the Smithsonian Institution. The university recognized Sanio's long-standing commitment to engineering capacity building and sustainable development. These degrees follow on similar honors conferred on Ken and Ruth Wright last year for their engineering studies of Machu Picchu. Both Machu Picchu and Tipon were declared International Civil Engineering Landmarks last August during then-ASCE President Wayne Klotz’s visit with an ASCE delegation.
Ricardo Palma University, a private institution, was created July 1, 1969, with a mission to develop internationally competitive professionals through multidisciplinary academic programs with an emphasis on applied research and mechanisms for early entry of graduates into the labor market. With over 10,000 students, the university offers degrees in a variety of fields, including engineering, the sciences, architecture, and law, among others.
Schnexnayder, who is in Peru on a Fulbright Fellowship, is currently teaching an undergraduate construction course at Ricardo Palma University and a graduate construction courses at the Universidad de Piura at its campuses in both Piura and Lima.
From left to right: Clifford J. Schnexnayder, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE; Ing. Rafael Taipe Chihuan, Jefe, LACID Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad Ricardo Palma; Michael R. Sanio, M.ASCE, CAE, ASCE Director of International Alliances; Ing. Eduardo Ramon Temoche Mercado, Director, Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad Ricardo Palma; Elsa Marquez, Press Attaché
ASCE Geo-Institute Leader Elected President of International Soil Mechanics / Geo-Tech Society
Professor Jean-Louis Briaud, President of ASCE's Geo-Institute, was elected President of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE; http://www.issmge.org/). The election took place in Alexandria, Egypt on October 4, 2009.
ISSMGE elections work much like the United Nations, with one country one vote. Seventy-four countries took part in the 56-18 vote for Briaud, giving him a strong mandate to lead the society for the next four years. Briaud took office on October 9, 2009, and will lead ISSMGE until the next International Conference, which will be in Paris, France, in 2013.
In his acceptance speech, Briaud said that he looks forward to helping many countries and many people from all backgrounds come together to exchange ideas and knowledge in a friendly atmosphere. One of President Briaud’s first goals is to reorganize the society in a more “customer oriented” fashion. Also at the top of his priorities is to raise money to help the representatives of developing countries to come to the conferences and to achieve things that are common expectations in developed nations. He and his wife Janet have pledged $10,000 to get the fund-raising process started. Contributors should contact Briaud at briaud@tamu.edu for details.
Improving the technical content of the ISSMGE web site and developing Webinars are also on Briaud’s to-do list, as well as increasing the number of practitioners and corporations that are members of ISSMGE. Three new board level committees will be created: a Technical Oversight Committee, a Membership Committee, and an Innovation Committee. The Innovation Committee will be populated by young geotechnical engineers and will serve as the think tank for new ideas in the society.
WFEO Meeting in Kuwait Elects New Leader,
Explores Energy Issues, Hosts Young Engineers
The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) elected Eng. Adel Al-Kharafi of Kuwait as 2011 WFEO President-Elect at its 2009 General Assembly hosted by the Kuwait Society of Engineers. Eng. Al-Kharafi is currently the honorary chairman of the Kuwait Society of Engineers. A highlight of the meeting was the endorsement of the Kuwait Declaration by both the WFEO General Assembly and the Kuwait Society of Engineers, highlighting a commitment to engage engineers in the policy discussions related to climate change. A large U.S. delegation attended the WFEO gathering, including Bill Salmon, U.S. National Member to the Executive Council; Dan Clinton, Chair of the WFEO Capacity Building Committee; Lou Graef, ASCE's Lead Representative to WFEO; Reginald Vachon, Vice Chair of the AAES International Activities Committee; Kate Johnson, a member of ASCE's International Activities Committee; and others.
Eng. Adel Al-Kharafi, Kuwait, 2011 WFEO President-Elect; with his rival Canadian Eng. Darrel John Danyluk
The annual WFEO meeting also included a major congress that looked at energy issues, uniting several thousand engineers from across the globe. Unique to this year’s conference was the concurrent meeting of the newly formed Young Engineers International (YEI), which aims to build a dialog among up-and-coming engineers from the world community. Read a report by ASCE Member Kate Johnson to learn more YEI details.
Young Engineer Future Leaders in Kuwait
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ASCE Team Releases Preliminary Reconnaissance
Report on Indonesia Earthquake
With the endorsement of the ASCE Executive Committee, the ASCE Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering (TCLEE) deployed a small team to Padang, Indonesia, in late October 2009, to perform a post earthquake lifeline performance survey. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake had hit Padang on September 30 at 17:16 local time. The epicenter was about 60 km northwest of Padang, at a depth of more than 120 km. The Mentawai Fault, responsible for this earthquake, runs parallel to the Sumatra Fault. An after-shock of magnitude 6.6 was recorded on October 1. The United Nations reported 1,100 casualties and more than 2,000 injuries.
The team members were Sudi Shoja, P.E. and Alex Tang, P.E., who served as team leader. The Mayor of Padang provided his endorsement, which resulted in significant support from the local utilities. Friends of Professor Hong Oey, P.E., University of Texas, El Paso, provided logistics support for the team and valuable access to telecommunication companies.
Read the Preliminary Report. For more information on TCLEE click here.
Insights Podcast Features Black & Veatch Chief on Sustainable Engineering Solutions
A new Insights podcast featuring Len C. Rodman, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Black & Veatch Holding Company, delves into the threats and opportunities facing the civil engineering profession in terms of developing long-term sustainable solutions to a multitude of challenging problems. Rodman also talks about his greatest professional accomplishments and regrets as well as what most keeps him up at night. The new podcast is posted at www.asce.org/insights.
Note: Rodman was also a recent panelist at the 2009 ASCE Industry Leaders Forum held in Kansas City, MO, as part of the ASCE Annual Conference.
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ASCE in collaboration with other top engineering societies has formed the Engineering & Science Career Network (ESCN). The ESCN allows job seekers to post their resume, and employers to post their jobs, to the ASCE Career Connections website and have it automatically posted to partner websites.
ESCN partners include ASME, ACEC, AREMA, AEG, ASCE and ARMA. There are no additional fees to pay or buttons to press; it’s automatic!
ASCE Members Honor 19th Century Engineers
Jerry R. Rogers, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, Dist.M.ASCE, was invited to attend the wreath laying ceremony for the 150th Anniversary of the death of the famous civil engineer Robert Stephenson, in Westminster Abbey, London.
Robert Stephenson was a President of both the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) and the UK’s mechanical engineering organization. He and Thomas Telford are the only two civil engineers buried with honors in Westminster Abbey.
Rogers had helped coordinate the 2003 Robert Stephenson Symposium and Projects tour, which included ASCE President Thomas Jackson and other ASCE dignitaries.
ICE Leadership and guests take part in the
wreath laying ceremony in Westminster Abbey for the
150th anniversary of the death of civil engineer Robert Stephenson
Student News
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ASCE Publications
Economics and Finance for Engineers and Planners: Managing Infrastructure and Natural Resources,by Neil Sadler Grigg
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Civil engineers who design, construct, or manage infrastructure or environmental systems often find themselves facing decisions that involve factors outside technical and engineering requirements: Can a transportation system be made more sustainable? How can we balance environmental demands with available financing? How can priorities for building and repairing water systems be established in light of limited resources? International Articles in ASCE's Civil Engineering
The following international-related articles appeared in the October and November issues of ASCE's Civil Engineering magazine. (Please log in as a member at www.asce.org ["Members Only"] before logging into the magazine pages.)
October 2009
Traveling Single-Layer Diagrid Structure to be Built for 2010 World’s Fair
Planning Approval Granted for Luxury Hotel near Heathrow Airport
High Flyer (Singapore observation wheel)
November 2009
Proposed Bridge in Vietnam will Feature Twisting Back Stays, Observation Deck
L’Aquila, Italy: The Next Lesson
Conferences from ASCE, International Partners, Agreements of Cooperation
EWRI International Events
2010 India – Online Registration Now Available
For additional information regarding conference topics, registration and accommodations, visit the conference website below. January 5–7, 2010 Chennai, India |
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Abstracts Sought for 2010 International Low Impact Development Conference Abstracts are being accepted for the 2010 International Low Impact Development (LID) Conference to be held April 11–14, 2010, in San Francisco, USA. Abstracts should describe the theme and content of the proposed paper and address one or more of the topics noted on the conference website. The conference will consist of a three-day technical program inclusive of an opening keynote session and four concurrent technical tracks. Authors are expected to orally present their talks in a technical session or poster session. Field trips to sites that demonstrate successful applications of LID will also be scheduled.
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2010 Watershed Management Conference You are invited to submit paper abstracts online for the 2010 Watershed Management Conference: Innovations in Watershed Management Under Land Use and Climate Change, which will be held August 23–27, 2010, in Madison, Wisconsin. Conference Topics Include:
For more information about the conference, or to view a complete list of conference topics and sub-topics, please visit the conference website at: http://www.asce.org/conferences/watershedmanagement2010 |
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Conference on Scour and Erosion – Call for Papers
The 5th International Conference on Scour and Erosion will be held November 7–10, 2010 in San Francisco, CA. For more information on the conference, please visit www.icse-5.org. |
Online registration is now open for India 2010: 3rd International Perspective on Current & Future State of Water Resources & the Environment, a conference organized and sponsored by the Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of ASCE and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM). This conference will be held in Chennai, India, January 5-7, 2010, and will offer participants an exciting technical program presented by some of the world’s leading engineers, scientists and planners. While technical sessions will include topics on both developed and developing countries, much of the focus of this conference will be on water resources and the environment in developing countries, especially in Asia and Africa. The emphasis will be focused on the global effect of regional issues and solutions. 
2010 Earth and Space Conference
Distant worlds are being discovered. Is one of them like ours? That is a question for which the global community is working together to find the answer. From the East to the West eyes are fixated on the sky looking for new terrestrial planets and solar systems. Will humankind eventually find one that can sustain life? If so, what is the next step? This spring, come to Honolulu, HI, from March 14–17, for Earth & Space 2010 and contribute to this collaborative effort! During this three day conference, engineers from all corners of the world will unite to tackle issues such as:
Registration is now open! To receive a discount, register before January 25, 2010. Make your reservation at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel today. For information on obtaining an international visa click here. March 14–17, 2010 Honolulu, Hawaii |
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International Engineering and Construction Conference Abstracts are being accepted for the 6th International Engineering and Construction Conference (IECC’6)—Advances in Affordable Housing & Green Construction, to be held in Cairo, Egypt....read more Organizers: ASCE Los Angeles Section - International Committee ASCE Egypt Section University of California, Irvine Housing & Building National Research Center Ministry of Housing, Utilities & Urban Development, Egypt Green Building Council, Egypt Venue: Housing & Building National Research Center Cairo, Egypt June 28–30, 2010 |
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SEI Announces Co-Sponsorship of International Conferences |
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ASCE’s Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) announces non-financial co-sponsorship of the following international conferences: 2010 U.S.–Canada Joint Conference on Earthquake Engineering: Reaching Beyond Borders. The Ninth U.S. National and Tenth Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering to be held in Toronto, Canada, in 2010, will provide an opportunity for both researchers and practitioners to share the latest knowledge and techniques for understanding and mitigating the effects of earthquakes. July 25–29, 2010 Toronto, Canada ISRERM 2010—The aim of the International Symposium on Reliability Engineering and Risk Management 2010 is to bring engineers and scientists from all over the world together to present and discuss innovative methodologies and the practical applications of these technologies in the field of reliability engineering and risk management. For more information see the conference brochure. September 23–26, 2010 Shanghai, China IALCCE 2010—The Second International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering aims to bring together the very best work that has been done in the field of life-cycle civil engineering and related topics, stimulate and promote research into this field, and bridge the gap between theory and practice. The call for papers is open until December 15, 2009. October 27–30, 2010 Taipei, Taiwan SEWC 2011—The Structural Engineering World Congress is dedicated to the art, science and practice of structural engineering. Previous Congresses: 1998 – San Francisco, California 2002 – Yokohama, Japan 2007 – Bangalore, India April 4–6, 2011 Lake Como, Italy |
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Call for Papers – Civil EngineeringConference in the Asian Region
The 5th International Civil Engineering Conference hosted by Engineers Australia, together with the Australasian Structural Engineering Conference, will bring together a broad cross-section of the civil and structural engineering professionals who want to learn, network and advance their technical skills.
The theme for the conference is "Innovative Community Building." This event will seek to incorporate two fundamental discussion forums:
Call for papers: Authors are invited to submit 250-word abstracts by February 5, 2010. All abstracts should be submitted on-line. For more information click here. The 5th Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region August 8–12, 2010 Sydney Convention and Exhibition Center, Australia |
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SB10 Sustainable Community – BuildingSMART
September 22–24, 2010 Espoo, Finland |
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International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering
The 2nd Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering will be held at the National Taiwan University of Science & Technology (Taiwan Tech) in Taipei, Taiwan on 27–30 October 2010 ( www.ialcce2010.org ). Call for papers: Authors are invited to submit 250-word abstracts to the Symposium Secretariat by December 15, 2009. Abstracts should be submitted in electronic form by e-mail to ialcce2010-a@mail.ntust.edu.tw. For more information click here. Key dates: Submission of abstracts December 15, 2009 October 27–30, 2010 The Second International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE2010) Taipei, Taiwan |
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CSCE International Conference on Short
The Sustainable Community Conference aims for sustainable neighborhood solutions with global optimization and local design, differentiation and branding, active end-user involvement, paradigm shift and new business opportunities.
Conference Summary
January 5–7, 2010 India 2010—3rd International Perspective on Current and Future State of Water Resources and the Environment Conference Chennai, India |
March 14–17, 2010 Earth and Space 2010 Conference Honolulu, Hawaii http://content.asce.org/conferences/earthspace2010/index.html |
April 11–14, 2010 Low Impact Development 2010 |
May 16–20, 2010 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2010 |
| May 21–29, 2010 2010 ICOLD Annual Meeting Vietnam |
June 3–5, 2010 GeoShanghai 2010 Tongji University Shanghai |
June 28–30, 2010 6th International Engineering and Construction Conference (IECC’6)—Advances in Affordable Housing & Green Construction Housing & Building National Research Center Cairo, Egypt |
August 8–11, 2010 ASCE EMI 2010 Conference University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA |
August 8–12, 2010 The 5th Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region Sydney Convention and Exhibition Center, Australia |
August 23–27, 2010 Watershed Management 2010 http://content.asce.org/conferences/watershedmanagement2010/ |
September 22–24, 2010 SB10 Sustainable Community BuildingSMART Espoo, Finland |
October 9–13, 2010 ISMAR7: 7th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharg |
October 27–30, 2010 The Second International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE2010) Taipei, Taiwan |
| November 7–10, 2010 The 5th International Conference on Scour and Erosion San Francisco, CA |
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