CIGOS 2015 - International Conference on Innovations in construction, 11 - 12 May 2015, ENS Cachan, France

Following the success of the CIGOS-2010 on High-rise Buildings and Underground Structures and the CIGOS-2013 on Construction and Sustainable Development with more than 200 participants, including 120 experts, scientists coming from Vietnam, France, US, Netherlands, Belgium, Swiss, Tunisia, the 2-day CIGOS-2015 conference which focuses on Innovations in Constructions will take place on Monday and Tuesday, May 11th and 12th, 2015 at the Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan (ENSC) in Paris, France. The conference is co-organized by the Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan, the Ecole Centrale Paris (ECP), the Ecole Speciale des Travaux Publics (ESTP), the Association of Civil Engineering, Mechanics and Materials (GCMM) and the Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE).

Keynote lectures:

New materials for construction; Francois de Larrard, Scientific Director, Lafarge Centre de Recherche

Contribution of numerical modeling in construction; Pierre Wyniecki, Scientific Director, Nuvia/Freyssinet

'A la recherche du Bon Sens'; Paul Vincent, Associate Architect, Partner of Renzo Piano Building Workshop - builder of ENS Cachan Paris-Saclay

Challenges of offshore geotechnics; Alain Puech,Vice president CFMS, Scientific Director, FURGO

Other lectures from Viet Nam to be confirmed

Abstract and paper submission:

We invite abstracts for twenty-minute talks plus ten-minute discussions. Suggested areas for submissions include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Advances in Modeling of Structures (AMS)

- Materials for Construction (MFC)

- Innovative Design and Methods in Construction (IDM)

- Geotechnics for Environment and Energy (GEE)

Abstracts of no more than 500 words (in English or French) should be submitted to the conference via email: secretariat@cigos.org. Please make sure that the names, professional affiliations of all authors and contact details of the corresponding author are included in the title page. The official CIGOS-2015 Proceedings Format is available at: http://www.cigos.org.

IMPORTANT DATES:

November 21, 2014: Extension deadline for Abstract

December 01, 2014: Notification of acceptance

February 09, 2015 : Full paper submission

March 09, 2015 : Paper acceptance

March 30, 2015 : Final paper

All other questions should be directed to the following e-mail: secretariat@cigos.org