Symposium Announcement

INTRODUCTION

The 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will be held in Beijing.  This makes Beijing the first city in the world to host both Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Some new sports buildings, like National Speed Skating Oval, will be built employing spatial structures with innovation. Besides, sports facilities built for 2008 Summer Games, like National Stadium (Birds Nest) and National Aquatic Center (Water Cube) will be refurbished and capitalized on the legacy from 2008. Either old or new, all the construction will integrate long-term benefits of sustainability.

The symposium is also affiliated with APCS (Asian-Pacific Conference on Shell and Spatial Structures). Special sessions pertinent to issues in Asian-Pacific area will be organized.

THEME AND TOPIC

The theme of the symposium covers all aspects related to theory, analysis, design, material, construction, manufacture and maintenance. In particular, this Symposium is focused on the following topics:

1. Legacy of antiquity spatial structures: historical review, projects, introduction and modern exploitation;

2. Reuse of refurbished facilities integrating legacy and sustainable benefits;

3. Disaster mitigation: wind and earthquake induced vibration control, epidemic prevention and earthquake resistant buildings, fire protection, blast prevention.

DATES AND VENUE

The symposium will be held on 19 - 23 September 2022 at Beijing Friendship Hotel, Beijing, China.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Engineers, architects, researchers and anyone interested in shell and spatial structures are invited to submit abstracts of 300-400 words in English and participate this Symposium.

KEY DATES

Submission of abstracts:                         Jan. 31, 2022

Notification of preliminary acceptance:      Feb. 28, 2022

Submission of final papers:                          Apr. 30, 2022

Notification of final acceptance:                 May 31, 2022

SOCIAL PROGRAM

Social events will be organized for participants and accompanying persons including a welcome reception, a gala dinner, technical visits and other events. Beijing sightseeing tours will be arranged for accompanying persons. All meals including lunch and supper will be served in the Symposium.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chair: Prof. Su-Duo Xue (BJUT)

Co-Chairs:

Assoc. Prof.  Jin-Zhi Wu (CASS)

Prof.  Feng Liu (CABR)

Prof.  Qing-Shan Yang (CQU)

Prof.  Feng Fan (HIT)

Prof.  Qing-Hua Han (TJU)

Prof.  Qi-Lin Zhang (TONGJI)

Prof.  Yao-Zhi Luo (ZJU)

CORRESPONDENCE

Email: IASS2022@vip.126.com

Website: www.IASS2022.org.cn

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