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The International Conference on the Durability of Concrete Structures (ICDCS) series brings together leading experts in the field of concrete durability from around the world.The aim is to share recent achievements, present latest development and to discuss current problems so that the future challenges on durability issues of concrete structures could be addressed.This conference is the third event in the ICDCS series.The successful first and second events in the ICDCS series were held in Hangzhou, China in 2008 and in Sapporo, Japan in 2010 respectively.

ICDCS-2012 is co-sponsored by:

   
                      

Key conference dates

23 March 2012:

13 April 2012:

29 June 2012:

31 July 2012:

17 August 2012:

17 August 2012:

10 September 2012:     

Deadline for submission of abstracts

Confirmation of abstract acceptance

Deadline for submission of papers (8 pages)

Confirmation of paper acceptance

Submission of corrected manuscript and slides for review

Registration deadline

Submission of final set of slides

 

Penary speakers

The conference organisers are delighted to announce the following keynote presentations for ICDCS-2012:

  • Professor Karen Scrivener, EPFL, Switzerland - Ensuring durability of new, more sustainable, cementitious systems

  • Professor Jan Olek, Purdue University, Indiana, USA - Potential incompatibility issues in plain and fly ash cementitious systems

Additional networking opportunities

ICDCS-2012 corresponds with the 32nd annual conference on 'Cement and Concrete Science', which is taking place at Queen's University on 17-18 September 2012, providing additional opportunity to network with international friends and colleagues. See http://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/ccs2012/ for more information on this conference.