The Annual Meetings will be held on the two days preceding the Congress at the Gent ICC. Below is the tentative Preliminary Schedule with times in Central European Time (CET). Please check the Annual Meetings website closer to the meeting date for the Final Schedule.
August 25, 2025 (Monday)
08:00 – 11:00: Administrative Committee, Task Groups*, SEI Editorial Board
11:30 – 14:30: Commissions and SEI Correspondents*
13:00 – 17:00: Executive Committee (Part 1)
15:00 – 18:00: Technical Committee and Chairs National Groups
18:30: Reception of the President of IABSE**
August 26, 2025 (Tuesday)
09:00 – 12:00: Executive Committee (Part 2), SC Copenhagen*, Incheon*, Bulletin Editorial Board and YEC Board*
14:00 – 17:30: Permanent Committee
19:00 - 20:30: Reception of the Belgian and Dutch NGs
*Guests may attend only with the prior consent of the Chair of the respective meeting.
**All Annual Meetings participants are warmly invited to the Reception of the President of IABSE, held at the prestigious and historic Pacification Hall of Ghent City Hall. Known for its grandeur and significance, this venue offers a memorable setting for an evening of inspiring conversations and professional networking.
Highlights of the Congress include:
• Inspirational Keynote Speakers: Gain insights from renowned experts such as Jean-Yves Del Forno,
Predrag L. Popovic, Dick Hordijk, and Ho-Kyung Kim.
• Technical Tours: ROCO – Oosterweel Project, Vierendeel Bridges Mechelen, R4WO – Ringway around Ghent, and Gent-Sint-Pieters Station.
• Young Engineers Activities: Young Engineers reduced registration fee and free IABSE membership for one
year; Urban Hunt; fun and educational activities; Networking with IABSE Fellows.
• Special Sessions: Modifications and bypass Viaduct Merksem; Structural safety assessment of corroded concrete structures; Data-informed life-cycle management of existing concrete structures; Forensic Engineering and Lessons Learned; Assessment of the historical inner-city infrastructure in Amsterdam; Calibration of partial safety factors for the assessment of existing bridges; Utilization of traffic data in research, design, and assessment of bridges; Climate Change on Infrastructures: Effects,Standardisation and Adaptation; Galecopper Cable Replacement; Ship collision with bridges; High Speed railway structures as part of the HS2.
👉 Register Now – Early bird rates are available until 30 June 2025!
Be recognised alongside the achievers. Be Where the Spotlight Shines Brightest!
Sponsorship opportunities are now open for the IABSE Awards & Gala Dinner 2025, an evening dedicated to celebrating excellence and innovation in structural engineering. Celebrate this joyous occasion and connect your brand with a global community of high achievers, leading professionals and companies during this unforgettable night of recognition and collaboration.
All participants born in or after 1992 will benefit from a reduction in their registration fee. Young engineers, who personally present their papers at the conference, will be considered for a best young engineers paper award. The IABSE Organising Committee sponsors the award. The award consists of a cash prize and a certificate that will be presented during the closing ceremony.
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 September 2025
Abstracts Submission: www.iabse.org/incheon2026 Submissions on traditional topics in bridge and structural engineering are
also highly encouraged.
• Expanded habitats and networks
• Disaster-resilient and risk mitigation
• Smart structures, AI and digital transformation
• Sustainability, clean energy and carbon neutrality
• Structural health monitoring, operation and maintenance
• Innovative structures and construction technologies
• Advanced structural materials
• State-of-the-art design and analysis
Activities of IABSE's Technical Committee
The Technical Committee (TC) chaired by Tobia Zordan is responsible for the overall technical activities of IABSE. It promotes, co-ordinates and assesses the activities of all technical groups.Read further here ...
On 11 June 2025 the SEI Editorial Board meeting took place, chaired by Ana Mandic Ivankovic, where members joined from Croatia, Ecuador, Germany, India, Portugal, South Africa, and the US. Current SEI issues, papers submitted for the journal–were discussed along with upcoming SEI issues: AI in structural engineering (November 2025), Climate Change on Infrastructures: Effects, Standardisation and Adaptation (August 2026).
On 6 June 2025 the Task Group 6.6 on “Carbon Footprint of Bridge and Infrastructure Construction Projects” organised their 4th online meeting and discussed the three sub-topics: embodied carbon, stakeholder engagement, and traffic-related carbon footprint. There are many resources available, which vary across geographies around the globe. The TG members agreed to gather available databases and recommendations to provide a better overview where they can see common ground and where different approaches are visible.
On 17 May 2025 Raad Abdul Aziz, TC Core member presented an introductory webinar about IABSE to the Iraqi Scientific Society for Concrete, and to academia in Iraq. About 100 participants were present at the webinar, and the session lasted for almost two hours. Several participants expressed their interest in activities related to IABSE. The webinar was split into two parts: (1) presenting IABSE and upcoming Conferences, Publications, Commissions and Task Groups. (2) discussion with insights and benefits of joining IABSE. A lively interactive Q&A session followed thereafter.
Young Engineers Colloquium 2025 - Munich
On 8-9 November 2025, the 8th Young Engineers Colloquium (YEC) is being organised by the German and Italian Groups of IABSE for young engineers from academia and practice in civil engineering. The event will be organised at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. Click Here for the Flyer and the Call for Papers.
IABSE Publications
IABSE Tokyo Symposium Proceedings
Missed the IABSE Tokyo Symposium 2025?
The Conference Proceedings include all papers presented during the symposium, Keynote Lectures and Special Sessions, now available in ePDF format on the IABSE Online Shop for only 250 CHF.
Note: This will be available free of charge to all IABSE members after a one-year embargo period.
SEI 2026 Call for Full Papers: Climate Change on Infrastructures: Effects, Standardisation and Adaptation
IABSE TG6.1 is investigating the effects of climate change on infrastructures with specific focus on: (i) the main effects of climate change and their consequences on structural performance, in the context of evolving loads, load frequencies or loading scenarios, (ii) mitigation and remediation solutions to enhance resilience of infrastructures to extreme weather events in the short, medium and long-term, (iii) decision-making under a changing climate: the development of cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment methodologies, engineering design, asset management, optimization under uncertainty and (iv) evolution of design, assessment and maintenance standards and recommendations.
Full paper submission (extended): August 30, 2025.
The National Groups are, in their field of influence, are responsible for the active support of the objectives of the Association. They support IABSE in particular through the nomination of qualified members for election to the different committees of the Association. They may have their own activities, such as conferences and publications. Click Here!
Ecuador On 3 June 2025, a technical visit was conducted to the Tamauco Bridge, located in the Llano Grande area of Quito. This visit was made possible thanks to the support of Santiago Camino, a member of the team responsible for assembling the bridge. The visit included the participation of Civil Engineering students and professors from USFQ, UTE, and UPS, along with industry professionals. On 6 June another technical visit was carried out.Read further here ...
Japan From 18-21 May 2025 the Japanese National Group, OC and SC successfully completed the IABSE Symposium Tokyo 2025, with the YEC, Symposium, and Technical tours. Photos of the Symposium are now available at ourphoto archive for you to get a glimpse: Click here. We would like to extend our heartiest thanks to all members of the Organising and Scientific Committees and the Japanese Group of IABSE for their commitment to the success of this IABSE Symposium.
Russia On 20 May 2025, the Russian National Group of IABSE was officially re-instated during the IABSE Tokyo Symposium 2025, when participating Russian members expressed interest in restarting their National Group. A founding meeting was held at the International Conference Centre of Waseda University, Tokyo, attended by 15 participants (8 IABSE members and 7 guests), who signed the founding documents. The Group elected Anton Syrkov as Chair, Nikolai Kozak as Vice Chair, and Sergei Poliakov as Secretary, further information click here.
Uruguay On 9 May 2025, the Uruguayan Group of IABSE chaired by Luciana Marziotte, in collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering (UDELAR) held its First Structural and Bridge Engineering Seminar bringing together national and international voices from the field of civil engineering. The event took place in the “Eladio Dieste” auditorium at the Faculty of Engineering drawing around 170 attendees including professionals, academics, and students. Read further here ...
France On 10 April 2025, the French Group (AFGC) organised their General Assembly, which included a conference on the tppic “Reference Climate Trajectory for France” presenting past and likely future evolutions of the Climate in France, which was followed by a round table on the “Resilience of Infrastructures to Climate Change.”
The Albert Caquot Prize was awarded to Claude Servant, along with the AGGC Prizes. Read further here ...
