fib Symposium 2021
Concrete Structures: New Trends for Eco-Efficiency and Performance
The 2021 fib Symposium will take place from 14th to 16th June 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal.
fib Symposium 2021
The fib Symposium 2021 will be held in Lisbon, from the 14th to the 16th of June 2021, gathering together professionals, researchers and students from all over the world to discuss ‘Concrete Structures: New Trends for Eco-Efficiency and Performance’.
Key-note speakers will address the three most relevant topics: fib Model Code 2020, sustainable concrete, and high-performance structures. Furthermore, the latest scientific and technological innovations and the most impressive projects in structural concrete will be presented. The fib YMG is organizing an innovative session. A students’ competition will take place, addressing the double challenge of optimizing concrete’s carbon footprint and performance for a specific structural application. The most relevant companies from the concrete construction industry will exhibit their products at the sponsors’ exhibition hall located at the symposium’s venue.
Lisbon is a breathtaking city with thousands of years of history and was considered the Worlds’ Leading City Break Destination in 2019. Moreover, it is surrounded by astonishing magical places nearby, such as Cascais and Sintra. The symposium is thus an excellent opportunity to combine work with leisure. There will be organized a technical visit to a construction/rehabilitation site as well as a vast set of social activities and tours will be offered.
Organization
Organizing Committee
Scientific Committee
Eduardo Júlio (Chairman)
David Fernández-Ordoñez (Co-chair)
Jónatas Valença (Co-chair)
Ana Sofia Louro (Co-chair)
António Pinho Ramos
Eduardo Cavaco
Hugo Costa
João Pacheco
José Alexandre Bogas
José Sena Cruz
Luís Oliveira Santos
Mário Pimentel
Paulo Fernandes
Pedro Cabral
Ricardo do Carmo
Tor Ole Olsen (Norway) (Chairman)
Aad Q. C. van der Horst (Netherlands)
Agnieszka Bigaj-Van Vliet (Netherlands)
Akio Kasuga (Japan)
Albert de la Fuente (Spain)
Alberto Meda (Italy)
Alessandro Palermo (New Zealand)
Alfred Strauss (Austria)
Ali Akbar Ramezanianpour (Iran)
Ana Sofia Louro (Portugal)
António Abel Henriques (Portugal)
António Bettencourt Ribeiro (Portugal)
António Costa (Portugal)
António Lopes Batista (Portugal)
António Pinho Ramos (Portugal)
António Santos Silva (Portugal)
Arlindo Gonçalves (Portugal)
Aurelio Muttoni (Switzerland)
Avraham N. Dancygier (Israel)
Aylie Han (Indonesia)
Carlos Chastre Rodrigues (Portugal)
Carlos Félix (Portugal)
Carlos Pina (Portugal)
Carmen Andrade (Spain)
Chris Hendy (United Kingdom)
Christis Chrysostomou (Cyprus)
David Fernández-Ordoñez (Spain)
Eduardo Cansado Carvalho (Portugal)
Eduardo Cavaco (Portugal)
Eva Oller Ibars (Spain)
Fernando Branco (Portugal)
Fernando G. Branco (Portugal)
Fernando Rebouças Stucchi (Brazil)
Frank Dehn (Germany)
Frank Papworth (Australia)
Gennadiy G. Farenyuk (Ukraine)
Giuseppe Mancini (Italy)
Hans Rudolf Ganz (Switzerland)
Hans-Dieter Beushausen (South Africa)
Harald S. Müller (Germany)
Héctor Bernardo (Spain)
Hugo Corres Peiretti (Spain)
Hugo Costa (Portugal)
Hugo Rodrigues (Portugal)
Iria L.O. Doniak (Brazil)
Jaime C. Galvez (Spain)
Jan L. Vítek (Czech Republic)
Jean Michel Torrenti (France)
Jim G. Forbes (Australia)
Joan Ramon Casas (Spain)
João Almeida (Portugal)
João Fonseca (Portugal)
João Ramôa Correia (Portugal)
Joaquim Barros (Portugal)
Johan Silfwerbrand (Sweden)
Jónatas Valença (Portugal)
Jorge Alfaiate (Portugal)
Jorge de Brito (Portugal)
José Alexandre Bogas (Portugal)
José Camara (Portugal)
José Luiz Antunes (Brazil)
José Manuel Catarino (Portugal)
Jose Romo Martin (Spain)
José Sena Cruz (Portugal)
Juha Valjus (Finland)
Júlio Appleton (Portugal)
Kaare K.B. Dahl (Denmark)
Koji Sakai (Japan)
Larbi Sennour (United States of America)
Lionel Linger (France)
Lluis Torres (Spain)
Luc Taerwe (Belgium)
Luciano Jacinto (Portugal)
Luís Bernardo (Portugal)
Luís Evangelista (Portugal)
Luis Julian Lima (Argentina)
Luís Oliveira Santos (Portugal)
M. Helena Barros (Portugal)
Manfred Curbach (Germany)
Manuel Pipa (Portugal)
Marco di Prisco (Italy)
Marco Menegotto (Italy)
Mário Pimentel (Portugal)
Maria Rosaria Pecce (Italy)
Michael N. Fardis (Greece)
Miguel Azenha (Portugal)
Miguel Lourenço (Portugal)
Milan Chandoga (Slovakia)
Paulo Cachim (Portugal)
Paulo Fernandes (Portugal)
Paulo Helene (Brazil)
Paulo Silva Lobo (Portugal)
Paulo Maranha (Portugal)
Pedro Cabral (Portugal)
Petr Hájek (Czech Republic)
Piti Sukontasukkul (Thailand)
Radu Pascu (Romania)
Ricardo do Carmo (Portugal)
Rolf Eligehausen (Germany)
Rui Faria (Portugal)
Rui Rodrigues (Portugal)
Sandra Nunes (Portugal)
Sérgio Lopes (Portugal)
Sherif Yehia (United Arab Emirates)
Steinar Helland (Norway)
Stephen J. Foster (Australia)
Stuart Matthews (United Kingdom)
Sung-Gul Hong (South-Korea)
Tamon Ueda (Japan)
Thanasis Triantafillou (Greece)
Tor Arne Martius-Hammer (Norway)
Túlio Bittencourt (Brazil)
Válter Lúcio (Portugal)
Vyatcheslav R. Falikman (Russia)
Wit Derkowski (Poland)
Organization
Organizing Committee
Eduardo Júlio (Chairman)
David Fernández-Ordoñez (Co-chair)
Jónatas Valença (Co-chair)
Ana Sofia Louro (Co-chair)
António Pinho Ramos
Eduardo Cavaco
Hugo Costa
João Pacheco
José Alexandre Bogas
José Sena Cruz
Luís Oliveira Santos
Mário Pimentel
Paulo Fernandes
Pedro Cabral
Ricardo do Carmo
Scientific Committee
Tor Ole Olsen (Norway) (Chairman)
Aad Q. C. van der Horst (Netherlands)
Agnieszka Bigaj-Van Vliet (Netherlands)
Akio Kasuga (Japan)
Albert de la Fuente (Spain)
Alberto Meda (Italy)
Alessandro Palermo (New Zealand)
Alfred Strauss (Austria)
Ali Akbar Ramezanianpour (Iran)
Ana Sofia Louro (Portugal)
António Abel Henriques (Portugal)
António Bettencourt Ribeiro (Portugal)
António Costa (Portugal)
António Lopes Batista (Portugal)
António Pinho Ramos (Portugal)
António Santos Silva (Portugal)
Arlindo Gonçalves (Portugal)
Aurelio Muttoni (Switzerland)
Avraham N. Dancygier (Israel)
Aylie Han (Indonesia)
Carlos Chastre Rodrigues (Portugal)
Carlos Félix (Portugal)
Carlos Pina (Portugal)
Carmen Andrade (Spain)
Chris Hendy (United Kingdom)
Christis Chrysostomou (Cyprus)
David Fernández-Ordoñez (Spain)
Eduardo Cansado Carvalho (Portugal)
Eduardo Cavaco (Portugal)
Eva Oller Ibars (Spain)
Fernando Branco (Portugal)
Fernando G. Branco (Portugal)
Fernando Rebouças Stucchi (Brazil)
Frank Dehn (Germany)
Frank Papworth (Australia)
Gennadiy G. Farenyuk (Ukraine)
Giuseppe Mancini (Italy)
Hans Rudolf Ganz (Switzerland)
Hans-Dieter Beushausen (South Africa)
Harald S. Müller (Germany)
Héctor Bernardo (Spain)
Hugo Corres Peiretti (Spain)
Hugo Costa (Portugal)
Hugo Rodrigues (Portugal)
Iria L.O. Doniak (Brazil)
Jaime C. Galvez (Spain)
Jan L. Vítek (Czech Republic)
Jean Michel Torrenti (France)
Jim G. Forbes (Australia)
Joan Ramon Casas (Spain)
João Almeida (Portugal)
João Fonseca (Portugal)
João Ramôa Correia (Portugal)
Joaquim Barros (Portugal)
Johan Silfwerbrand (Sweden)
Jónatas Valença (Portugal)
Jorge Alfaiate (Portugal)
Jorge de Brito (Portugal)
José Alexandre Bogas (Portugal)
José Camara (Portugal)
José Luiz Antunes (Brazil)
José Manuel Catarino (Portugal)
Jose Romo Martin (Spain)
José Sena Cruz (Portugal)
Juha Valjus (Finland)
Júlio Appleton (Portugal)
Kaare K.B. Dahl (Denmark)
Koji Sakai (Japan)
Larbi Sennour (United States of America)
Lionel Linger (France)
Lluis Torres (Spain)
Luc Taerwe (Belgium)
Luciano Jacinto (Portugal)
Luís Bernardo (Portugal)
Luís Evangelista (Portugal)
Luis Julian Lima (Argentina)
Luís Oliveira Santos (Portugal)
M. Helena Barros (Portugal)
Manfred Curbach (Germany)
Manuel Pipa (Portugal)
Marco di Prisco (Italy)
Marco Menegotto (Italy)
Mário Pimentel (Portugal)
Maria Rosaria Pecce (Italy)
Michael N. Fardis (Greece)
Miguel Azenha (Portugal)
Miguel Lourenço (Portugal)
Milan Chandoga (Slovakia)
Paulo Cachim (Portugal)
Paulo Fernandes (Portugal)
Paulo Helene (Brazil)
Paulo Silva Lobo (Portugal)
Paulo Maranha (Portugal)
Pedro Cabral (Portugal)
Petr Hájek (Czech Republic)
Piti Sukontasukkul (Thailand)
Radu Pascu (Romania)
Ricardo do Carmo (Portugal)
Rolf Eligehausen (Germany)
Rui Faria (Portugal)
Rui Rodrigues (Portugal)
Sandra Nunes (Portugal)
Sérgio Lopes (Portugal)
Sherif Yehia (United Arab Emirates)
Steinar Helland (Norway)
Stephen J. Foster (Australia)
Stuart Matthews (United Kingdom)
Sung-Gul Hong (South-Korea)
Tamon Ueda (Japan)
Thanasis Triantafillou (Greece)
Tor Arne Martius-Hammer (Norway)
Túlio Bittencourt (Brazil)
Válter Lúcio (Portugal)
Vyatcheslav R. Falikman (Russia)
Wit Derkowski (Poland)
Program
The technical program is organized in order to maximize the interest and intervention of all participants, covering the traditional technical sessions and keynote lectures, as well as technical exhibitions and free time for networking.
- keynote lectures by renowned international experts in the following relevant topics: ‘Recycled Aggregates Concrete’; ‘The fib Model Code 2020’; and ‘Super-tall Buildings’.
- Technical parallel sessions of individual oral presentations in the main topics of the symposium: ‘Trend-setting projects’; ‘Materials – eco-efficiency and performance’; ‘Structural behaviour – new on-site and precast solutions’; ‘Analysis and Design – advanced methods and innovative approaches’.
- Technical exhibitions with the most relevant companies from the concrete construction industry at the sponsors’ exhibition hall.
- A students’ competition and the fib 2021 Achievement Award for Young Engineers (AAYE).
| Horas | June 13 - Sunday | June 14 - Monday | June 15 - Tuesday | June 16 - Wednesday |
| 08:00 - 9:00 | Registration | Registration | Registration | |
| 09:00 - 9:45 | Opening Ceremony | Keynote Lecture | Keynote Lecture | |
| 09:45 - 10:30 | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | ||
| 10:30 - 11:15 | Keynote Lecture | |||
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | |
| 12:30 - 13:15 | ||||
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Technical Visit | |||
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | ||||
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | Coffee Break | |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | Parallel Sessions | |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | ||||
| 18:00 - 18:30 | Closing Ceremony | |||
| 18:30 - 19:00 | Welcome Reception | Cocktail Reception | ||
| 19:00 - 19:30 | ||||
| 19:30 - 20:00 | ||||
| 20:00 - 24:00 | Gala Dinner |
Keynote Speakers
Structural Engineering for the 1 Kilometer Tall Jeddah Tower
Robert C. Sinn
Principal
Thornton Tomasetti
Chicago, USA
MC2020: fib Model Code for Concrete Structures – Advances in design and life cycle management
Stuart Matthews
Convenor
fib Task Group 10.1:
Model Code 2020
The influence of the type of aggregates in concrete structural design
Jorge de Brito
Professor
Instituto Superior Técnico
University of Lisbon, Portugal
Awards & Competitions
Awards
Entries are now being accepted for the 2021 Achievement Award for Young Engineers (AAYE)!
The award includes a €2,000 prize and an invitation to our fib Symposium 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal.
The award is given in two categories in the field of structural concrete: the Design & Construction category and the Research category. All details can be found here.
The call for entries and the entry form are both available online. Please contact the fib Secretariat if you have any questions.
Students’ Competitions
A students’ competition will take place, addressing the double challenge of optimizing concrete’s carbon footprint and performance for a specific structural application.
Cocktail & Dinner
Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception of the fib Symposium 2021, on the 13th of June, will be held at the LNEC Congress Center.
Cocktail Reception
Coming Soon
Symposium Dinner
Coming Soon
Sponsorship & Exhibition
fib Symposium 2021 will have an important exhibition. The most leading international companies from the structural concrete industry will be present and the latest developments will be shared. Participating in the symposium is an excellent opportunity to expand your network and, as an exhibitor, you can stage your company as a prominent world-class company, presenting your products, technologies and recent achievements in a dedicated space.
Sponsorship opportunities can be found in the table on the right. Information on Booth Spaces and Exhibitor’s requirements are in the Technical Exhibition Guide.
For Sponsorship registration please send the completed Sponsorship & Exhibition form to info@fiblisbon2021.pt.
For further information, please contact info@fiblisbon2021.pt
| Sponsorship Type | Platinum € 20,000 | Gold € 10,000 | Silver € 7,500 | Bronze € 5,000 | Regular € 2,500 |
| Display Company Logo | |||||
| Symposium Website | full size | 75% size | 65% size | 55% size | 45% size |
| Registration Back Board | full size | 75% size | 65% size | 55% size | |
| Program (front cover) | full size | ||||
| Program (back cover) | full size | 75% size | |||
| Program (sponsors section) | full size | 75% size | 65% size | 55% size | 45% size |
| Proceedings (back cover) | full size | ||||
| Proceedings (sponsors section) | full size | 75% size | 65% size | 55% size | 45% size |
| Symposium Bag | full size | ||||
| Screens between Presentations | full size | 75% size | |||
| Adverts | |||||
| Brochures in Symposium Bag | 1 | ||||
| Flyers in Symposium Bag | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Program | free full page | free 1/2 page | free 1/4 page | € 1,000 1/4 page | € 1,500 1/4 page |
| Exhibition | |||||
| Exhibition Booth | free (18 m2) | free (12 m2) | free (6 m2) | free (6 m2) | € 1,500 (6 m2) |
| Video Projection / Speech | |||||
| Opening Ceremony | 5 min | ||||
| Symposium Website | 5 min | ||||
| Gala Dinner or Cocktail or Awards | 3 min | ||||
| Commercial Workshop at Exhibition Site | |||||
| Presentation of Products | live | video | video | roll-up | roll-up |
| Registrations | |||||
| Delegate Full Registrations | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Extra Delegate Registrations | € 300 | € 350 | € 400 | € 450 | € 500 |
Venue
About the Venue
The conference will take place at LNEC – National Laboratory for Civil Engineering. LNEC is a public institute of Science and Technology (S&T), with the status of State Laboratory that carries out research in all fields of civil engineering, giving it a unique multidisciplinary perspective. See LNEC presentation video here.
Avenida do Brasil, 101
1700-066 LISBOA
PORTUGAL
N – 38.758106¼ – 38¼ 45’ 29”
W – 9.142386¼ – 9¼ 8’ 33”
About Lisbon
Lisbon is a historical city where the sun shines 290 days a year and the temperature rarely drops below 15ºC. A city where you feel safe wandering around day or night, where the cuisine is dedicated to creating over a thousand ways to cook the beloved bacalhau (salted cod), and where you’ll find hotels and restaurants to suit every taste, budget and requirement. Discover Lisbon, a city full of authenticity where old customs and ancient history intermix with cultural entertainment and hi-tech innovation. Lisbon is ageless, but it loves company, as you’ll find out if you meet someone and ask them to explain, with lots of gestures and repetition, where the best place is to listen to Fado. After all, Lisbon is famous for its hospitality and the family-like way it welcomes visitors. (Turismo de Lisboa)
How to travel to the Venue
From the Airport
BY TAXI or Uber (between 10 min. to 15 min.)
BY SUBWAY (www.metrolisboa.pt)
The nearest subway station is Alvalade (green line), at 15 min. walk to the venue. Route to follow:
- Airport to Alameda
Red line towards São Sebastião (15 min., 9 stations) - Alameda to Alvalade
Green line towards Telheiras (5 min., 3 stations)
Accomodation
We have negotiated preferred rates for Symposium participants.
Preferred rates are available here
Registration
Coming soon
| Registration Type | Early Bird Rate until April 14, 2021 | Standard Rate until June 4, 2021 | On-site Rate |
| Regular delegate | € 850 | € 900 | € 950 |
| fib members (1) | € 800 | € 850 | € 900 |
| Students (2) and Young Engineers (3) | € 400 | € 450 | € 500 |
| fib student members (2) | € 375 | € 400 | € 450 |
| One-day delegate | € 400 | € 450 | € 500 |
| Accompanying person (4) | €250 | ||
| Gala Dinner | €60 |
(1) Registration fee also applied to GPBE (Grupo Português de Betão Estrutural) and OE (Ordem dos Engenheiros) members.
(2) Students: supporting document of the student’s institution will be requested during the registration process.
(3) Young Engineers (born after 1st Jan. 1991): DoB document (e.g. Passport or ID Card) will be requested during the registration process.
(4) Social programs will be announced for accompanying persons.
Note: Registration fee includes the publication of a maximum of two papers.
Social Program
Dear conference attendees and accompanying persons we suggest you to enjoy your stay in Lisbon for some unforgettable experiences. We propose that you visit the city of Lisbon, Cascais or Sintra.
Details about specific tours can be found here, or you can also consult Visit Lisbon.
June is the month of celebrations and festivities for the Popular Saints throughout the country on the nights of Santo António, São João and São Pedro. The main ones are the Festas de Lisboa, on 12 and 13 June, Santo António’s day, and in Porto on the night of 23/24 June when São João is celebrated.