FHWA Resource Center
STRUCTURES TEAM
RAC07 - REGISTRATION FORM
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•• FEES
• Registration fee – author/co-author US$545.00
(includes conference dinner)
• Accompanying Person Program tba
• Conference dinner (guest) US$ 60.00
• Conference Reception (guest) US$ 50.00
•• MODES OF PAYMENT
1. Bank Drafts, in Singapore dollars (equivalent to US Dollars, at the prevailing rate) must be drawn on a Singapore Bank. (Personal or international cheques are not acceptable)
2. Telegraphic Transfer to:
CI-PREMIER PTE LTD Account No: 515-024354-001
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd
(Jalan Sultan Branch), 200 Jalan Sultan
#01-05, Textile Centre, Singapore 199018.
The Bank's Swift Address is OCBC-SGSG.
Please send us a copy of remittance advice/bank transfer order.
3. Credit Cards (VISA and MASTERCARD only) are acceptable. Please give details with authorization to charge.
(Please note that credit cards are charged in Singapore Dollars)
Cancellation Policy: (only acceptable if in writing to the Secretariat)
One week before date of conference: full refund less 20% overhead / administration charges; no refund thereafter, however, a set of the conference documentation will be sent to you, or alternatively you may send a replacement (please advise name) at no extra cost.
Send or fax form to Conference Secretariat:
CI-PREMIER PTE LTD.
150 Orchard Road #07-14, Orchard Plaza,
Singapore 238841
Tel: (065) 67332922 Fax: (065) 62353530
E-mail: cipremie@singnet.com.sg
Web: http://www.cipremier.com
THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
RECENT ADVANCES IN CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
September 19-21, 2007, USA
•• CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
Conference Chairs
- Amde M. Amde University of Maryland, USA
- Gajanan M. Sabnis Howard University, USA
Organizing Committee
- Dr. Shri Bhide Portland Cement Association, USA
- Mr. Paul Finnerty Maryland SHA, USA
- Dr. Robert G. Fuller National Association of Home Builders
Research Center, USA
- Dr. Edward Garboczi National Institute for Standards &
Technology, USA
- Dr. Richard A. Livingston Federal Highway Administration,
USA
- Dr. Colin Lobo National Ready-Mix Concrete Association, USA
- Dr. Tarun R. Naik University of Wisconsin, USA
- Dr. V. Ramakrishnan South Dakota School of Mines &
Technology, USA
- Dr. M. C. Tang T. Y. Lin International, USA
- Dr. Shiraz D. Tayabji CTL Group, USA
- Dr. Lori Tiefenthaler South East Cement Association, USA
- Dr. Suneel Vanikar Federal Highway Administration, USA
Conference Advisors
- Prof. Em Seng-Lip Lee (Chairman) National University of
Singapore
- Mr. C. R. Alimchandani STUP Consultants Ltd., India
- Dr. Chen Chan-Ho Jacobs Engineering, USA
- Dr. C. C. Chang Davenport College at Yale, USA
- Prof Y K Cheung University of Hong Kong
- Prof. DaJun Ding Southeast University, China
- Dr. Abebe Dinku Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
- Prof. Ravindra Dhir University of Dundee, United Kingdom
- Prof. Issam Harik University of Kentucky, USA
- Prof. Em Shoji Ikeda National Yokohama University, Japan
- Dr. Myint Lwin Federal Highway Administration, USA
- Prof. Franco Mola Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Prof. Yoshihiko Ohama Nihon University, Japan
- A/Prof. Gary K. C. Ong National University of Singapore
- Prof. Toshinori Sakai Mie University, Japan
- Prof. Ramiro Sofronie UNESCO, Romania
- Mr. Chris Stanley Consultant, Hong Kong
- Dr. C. T. Tam National University of Singapore
- Dr. Olafur H. Wallevik Icelandic Building Research Institute,
Iceland
Conference Secretariat
- Director: Mr. John S. Y. Tan CI-Premier Pte. Ltd., Singapore
- Member: Mr. Yogesh Chhabra Novaars International,
Singapore
- Member: Dr. Gorantla Vasubabu Consultant, USA
- Secretary: Ms. Peggy L. P. Teo CONLOG, Singapore
- Secretary: Ms. Josephine S. K. Gan CI-Premier Pte. Ltd.
THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RECENT ADVANCES
IN CONCRETE
TECHNOLOGY
Sheraton Crystal City, Arlington, VA
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA
SEPTEMBER 19-21, 2007
Announcement and
Call for Papers
Organizers
• The University of Maryland, USA
• Howard University, USA
• CI-Premier Conference Organization
With the support of
• Federal Highway Administration, USA
• National Institute for Standards & Technology, USA
• Portland Cement Association, USA
• National Ready-Mix Concrete Association, USA
• National Association of Home Builders Research
Center, USA
• National Capital Chapter of ACI
• South East Cement Association
Photo: Washington, D.C., USA
by K. Stanley (www.kestan.com)
THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
RECENT ADVANCES IN CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY
September 19-21, 2007, USA
•• INTRODUCTION
The University of Maryland and Howard University in collaboration with several organizations and the CI-Premier Conference Organization will host the First International Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology. This follows the success of the previous 30 conferences on concrete held since 1976 in Singapore under the sponsorship of
CI-Premier.
•• INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
We have great pleasure in extending a cordial invitation to you to participate in the First International Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology. This is the first time such Conference is being held as an off-shoot of CI-Premier conferences held in South-East Asia and elsewhere since 1976. The main objective is to bring together all those who share a common interest in this subject area, to promote international communication of new ideas, developments and innovations.
The Conference Committee is looking forward to a very successful and convivial event and we hope that you will be able to join us.
We look forward to welcoming you to Washington, DC, USA in September 2007.
Amde M. Amde, University of Maryland, USA
Gajanan M. Sabnis, Howard University, USA
(Conference Chairs)
Sponsors, exhibitors, advertisers and commercial presenters, contact CI-Premier.
Please send all enquiries and registrations to cipremie@singnet.com.sg
•• OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE
The conference will provide a forum to meet and discuss recent advances in concrete technology. The conference scope includes but is not limited to:
- Durability of Concrete
- Chemical Admixtures
- Nondestructive Testing of Concrete
- Material Science of Concrete
- New Cementitious Systems
- New Developments in Concrete Systems
- New Approaches in Concrete Applications
- Innovative Solutions to Conventional Concrete Systems
- Special types of concrete made with Portland cement—
Lightweight, Roller-Compacted Concrete, High density
concrete, Self Consolidating Concrete, Fiber Concrete,
High Performance Concrete, Flowable Fill, Pervious
Concrete, White and Colored concrete, etc.
- Special types of concrete not using Portland cement—
Polymer concrete, Asphalt concrete, sodium silicate
concrete, etc.
- Codes and specifications
•• SCHEDULE
Abstracts Due: November 1, 2006
Acceptance of Abstracts: December 1, 2006
Papers Due: February 1, 2007
Review of Papers April 1, 2007
Revised Papers Due: June 1, 2007
Acceptance of Papers: July 25, 2007
Conference Dates: Sept. 19-21, 2007
Both research and practical approaches will be considered and project implementation and case presentation will be a theme in the conference.
The abstract may be sent by e-mail to the Conference Director at:
CI-PREMIER PTE. LTD.
E-mail: cipremie@singnet.com.sg
A separate paper format guideline for this conference will be issued later. The publishing agreement can be retrieved from the website: http://www.cipremier.com. At the top right hand corner, refer to the hyperlink:
"Publishing Agreement_RACT07"
The full text (one original and an electronic copy in MS Word or PDF format) must reach the Secretariat on or before the deadline. This deadline for submission of the text must be strictly adhered to, to meet the printer's schedule.
I would like to submit a paper for the above International Conference and enclose the abstract (on a single page) for your kind review, classification and acceptance.
Name:_____________________________________________________
(name of corresponding author)
Affiliation: __________________________________________________
Address:____________________________________________________
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Email:______________________________________________________
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Title of Paper:
Abstract to be submitted to:
The Conference Director (RAC07)
CI-PREMIER PTE LTD
150 Orchard Road #07-14, Orchard Plaza,
Singapore 238841
Tel: (065) 67332922 Fax: (065) 62353530
Email: cipremie@singnet.com.sg
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