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NATIONAL GROUP EVENTS

Tentative events are listed below with a rough timeline based on submitted National Group 2023 Activities reports.

For further information, or an update please write to Brindarica Bose at bose@iabse.org.

Date	National Group	Events organised by National Groups: Onsite and Online (for Webinars/Hybrid events: Click here)
	Form (Plan)	National Group Chairs: Pls. submit your Annual Plans for 2025 preferably by 15 January 2025.
		EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR 2024
		*OCTOBER TO DECEMBER*
Oct. 3	Switzerland	11th Young Engineers' Symposium (YES) organised by the Swiss Group of IABSE. Keynotes by Eugen Brühwiler and Rainer Hohermuth. Venue: Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, concluding with a seminar on the topic of circular economy. Further details: Click Here. Download the Brochure (German).
Oct. 21-23	France	UHPFRC 2024 international symposium supported by IABSE: Click Here.
Oct. 20-23	US	Session at the ASBI Convention - October 20-23, 2024 in Atlanta, GA: Click Here.
Oct.24	Switzerland	Annual Meeting of the Swiss NG
Oct. 25	Italy	Seminar and Members Meeting: Click Here
5-7 Nov.	Slovakia	Dept. of Structures and Bridges (University of Žilina, SK) is organizing the Conference on Existing Bridges
Nov.	Chile	Chilean International Bridge Congress – First Week of November 2024.
29 Nov.	Denmark	Young Engineers Event - How to Become a World Renowned Bridge Engineer, Dr. Tina Vejrum: Click Here to Register (onsite event), (Leaflet with details).
Nov.	UK	Journey to Success (careers event) – exact date tbc; Milne Award and Nethercot Prize: Click Here.
Nov.	Bolivia	Artificial Intelligence in Bridge Maintenance: 3 lecturers with the collaboration of the national University.
Nov. 30-1 Dec.	Hong Kong SAR	IABSE Young Engineers Colloquium East Asia. For further information: Click Here
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General programs:

Technical webinars every Thursday at 17.30hrs CET (French NG)
BST Initiative (Bridges for Social Transformation) webinars connecting university students and IABSE experts (Colombian NG)
Annual IABSE BG NG award and National competition "Kolyu Ficheto" for the best diploma thesis in the field of "Civil Engineering", organized by the Bulgarian Scientific and Technical Union of Civil Engineering (Bulgarian NG)
Site visit to Penlink project/similar project, tbc (New Zealand)
Encourage the development of IABSE “hubs” in the Vancouver and Greater Toronto regions (Canadian NG)
Italian NG is planning on mentoring programs for the young engineers.

Events that took place earlier in 2024:

9 January	US	IABSE-US NG has secured a slot to make a presentation to the Bridge Construction Committee at the TRB Annual Meeting, which will take place Tuesday, January 9, 1:30PM - 5:30PM in Washington, DC. If you are interested in presenting a relevant topic at this meeting, please contact Chiara Rosignoli at crosignoli@hardestyhanover.com. A social event will also be planned for IABSE members attending the Annual Meeting.
11 January	Chile	Seminar on Digitalization organised by the Chilean NG, speaker will be Dr.Kristian Schellenberg from Switzerland.
11 January	France	Meeting in Toulouse and discussion on: "Prescribing concrete correctly Season 2: the new features of the NF EN 206+A2/CN standard and the updating of the AFGC recommendations for the eco-design of concrete". Webinar from 17h30 - 19h00 CET time (only in French) on "Towards an integrated approach for the evaluation of existing structures: Study of riveted lattice beams in French railway station halls from 1850-1930. You can know more about upcoming programs planned by the French Group of IABSE represented by AFGC here: Click Here. Young Engineers (in French) can join these events: Click Here.
16 January	UK	Design Competition deadline for the Milne Medal: Click Here.
19 January	UK	Webinar with Nethercot Prize Winner 2023: Click Here.
Jan 29, Feb. 19	Colombia	Initiative with Task Group 5.1 on 'Forensic Structural Engineering'. BST Program: Lecture by IABSE experts to local Colombian University students (online) at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ), Bogota. BST 5 with Laurent Rus, Spain, on January 29, 10 am Colombian time. Topic: Bridge Failure Analysis: Shallow and Deep Causes. BST 4 with Bruno Godart, France, on February 19, 10 am Colombian time. Topic: Pathology of Prestressed Concrete Structures.
1 March	Spain	Event based on "Sustainable and Innovative Reinforced Concrete Structures (FRP reinforcement)", 09:00 a 14:00, Centro De Estudio De, Tecnicas Aplicadas, Ubicacion, C/ Alfonso XII, 3 28014, Madrid. Further details here.
Mar-April	Bolivia	Onsite or online lectures on: Software Open Bridge - Applications Part 1/2; may-24 Software Open Bridge - Applications Part 2/2.
March	Czech Rep.	Steel Bridges event for Young Engineers
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April	UK	Future of Design Manchester – April 2024, just before the IABSE Symposium: Click Here.
April	Chile	Onsite talk and discussion with Chair of Mexican IABSE NG – Dario Rivera
25 April	USA	Onsite - Technical Presentation - An Architect’s Role in Bridge Design - Ben Addy & Ezra Groskin. RSVP by April 19 to US NG (click here).
29 April	USA	Mr. Gernot Komar, Dipl-Ing, PE will present the precast and cast-in-place segmental concrete project “Improvement of Al Shindagha Corridor with Infinity Arch Bridge in Dubai”, at the University of California at San Diego, 12 hrs Pacific time. The event is free for members and non-members and will provide one Professional Development Hour (1PDH) which is free to IABSE members and $20 for non-IABSE members. This is a hybrid event - Join us at the Campus (address above) or via Zoom at: https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/97175925122 [ucsd.zoom.us] [gmail.us13.list-manage.com] Meeting ID: 971 7592 5122. Register for the meeting here.
May	UK	Annual Lecture (Ted Zoli): Click Here (to be updated with further details closer to the event)
May	Bolivia	Bridge lecture: Successive cantilever bridges 3 lecturers
May	Czech Rep.	Site visits planned during the Week of Steel and Timber Structures: Click Here.
23-25 May	Philippines	SMART 2024: Structures and Materials: Advances, Research, and Technologies," scheduled to take place from May 23-25, 2024, at bai Hotel in Cebu City, Philippines. The primary focus of this conference is to showcase smart technology, practices, and methods within the field of structural engineering
May	Chile	Onsite talk and discussion with Chair of IABSE Brazilian NG – Sergio Hampshire
30 May	USA	Hybrid Talk on 'Three Supertall Slender Towers in Midtown Manhattan'. Thursday, May 30, 2024 - 6:30 pm ET/5:30 pm CT. Click here for registration and further details.
7 June	Switzerland	Trip to the Grimsel-Reservoir and Sagigraben Bridge
20 June	Austria	Hybrid event: Life Talk on "Adaptive Constructions for Submarine Infrastructure" at 16:30 hrs CET, at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Peter Jordan Strasse 82, Schwackhöferhaus SR06. Click Here.
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*JULY TO SEPTEMBER*
July	Bolivia	Lecture by international speakers on: Seismic isolators (in coordination with TG)
July	UK	Henderson Colloquium
20 August	New Zealand	SESOC - Auckland Bridge Group Event – Presented by NZ National IABSE group. Click Here.
15-16 August	Columbia	IABSE and Bridge Engineering Talks. Click Here.
August	Bolivia	Site visits planned in August: Chaka Jahuira Dam. Bolivian NG is also planning the following site visits for young engineers: the last major bridges recently built in Bolivia; bridges built by lifting; and a guided visit to precast plant – SOBOPRET.
25 Sept.	UK	Future of Design (FoD) in London - Attend the FoD event, register here.
Sept.	Bolivia	Lecture on Cable-stayed bridges
Sept.	Chile	Chacao Bridge Site visit (TBD with National Bridge Committee) - tbc
Sept.	Italy	In-person Annual Meeting of Italian NG members - tbc

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