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IN-HOUSE TALKS AND STATEMENTS
 

Interview with Prof. Gettu
 
The RILEM Annual Week in August this year will mark the end of Prof. Gettu’s mandate in the RILEM Presidency. In this interview, Prof. Gettu reflects upon the association and his 18 years in RILEM.

 
 

GLOBE new leaders
 
Since June 2024, the Joint Committee on the GLOBE Consensus (JCGC) has two new leaders: 1) Prof. David Ruggiero, EPFL, JCGC Chairperson; 2) Dr. Edmundo de Werna, London South Bank University, JCGC Globe Senior Advisor. RILEM would like to thank Prof. Michael Havbro Faber for the work in his tenure position of JCGC's inaugural Chair. More info here!

 
 

Videos of keynotes of 2024 Spring Convention
 
The videos of the keynote presentations at the 2024 RILEM Spring Convention are now available for FREE on the RILEM YouTube Channel:
-Enabling the green energy transition through juicier batteries, by Prof. José E. Andrade.
-Navigating the challenge: Sustainability in Concrete Structures through Synergy of Material and Structural Engineering, by Dr Agnieszka Bigaj-van Vlijet
-Outcomes of the work of the RILEM TC 288-IEC Impact and Explosion, Prof. Marco di Prisco.

 
 

Presentation of RILEM TC 281-CCC
 
RILEM took part in the last ACI “24 hours of concrete knowledge” event on Wednesday, 10 July 2024, from 7:00 to 8:00 PM Paris time. The presentation was done by Prof. Nele De Belie, Chair of the recently closed RILEM TC 281-CCC Carbonation of concrete with supplementary cementitious materials. The recording of the presentation Carbonation of concrete with Supplementary Cementitious Materials is available for free on the RILEM YouTube channel!

 
 
 
 
Did you know that...
 

… The European Concrete Societies Network (ECSN) became RILEM Partner in February 2023? To strengthen the mutual collaboration, a webinar presenting RILEM was organised for ECSN members last month. If you missed it, you can watch the recording of that event here!

 
 
 
 
upcoming rilem events
 

 
 
 
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