THE 4th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE
EURO ASIA CIVIL ENGINEERING FORUM (EACEF)
Theme: Innovations in Civil Engineering for Society and the Environment
Jointly organized by National University of Singapore and Universitas Pelita Harapan (Indonesia)
Date: 26-28 June 2013
Venue: Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Call for participation and abstracts
Dear colleagues
It is time again to think about renewing friendships and making new ones at the biannual EACEF
conference. Since the inaugural conference in 2007, this conference series has provided a friendly and
conducive platform for Civil Engineering academics in East Asia to meet, interact and exchange ideas
with their peers in Europe. The past conferences in Indonesia and Malaysia have been successful in
showcasing the work and talent of young researchers and academics drawn from the many and diverse
universities in East Asia, and enabled them to interact with their peers in Europe and other parts of the
world. Its lively informative sessions have been filled with warm camaderie fostered by an informal
atmosphere. EACEF will meet next year in the vibrant city of Singapore for the 4th International
Conference.
The theme of the conference, 'Innovations in Civil Engineering for Society and the Environment'
reflects the central role of civil engineers discipline in creating technologically-based systems for the
benefit of society, as well as the need in current times, for innovative thinking to deliver better value
and protecting the environment through such engineered systems. Innovative thinking and innovative
solutions need not come only from research institutions. Increasingly, collaboration between industry
and academia is the source of new ways of designing, constructing and managing complex technical
systems in a changing world. EACEF is the right forum for both academics and industry practitioners to
learn from each other's experiences, discoveries and innovations.
In its quest for modernity, Singapore has continuously had to leverage on skill, creativity and drive to
overcome constraints on land and natural resources. The conference will also be an opportunity to visit
the sites of some recent infrastructure projects where innovative design and engineering have created
truly iconic structures. The Gardens by the Bay and Marina Barrage will provide many interesting lessons
for engineers on the way they were conceived, engineered and constructed.
The organizing committee invites submissions of one page abstracts (maximum of 500 words) describing
original work on innovations and new developments in the following civil engineering sub-disciplines:
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Structural and construction engineering
Geotechnical engineering
Civil engineering materials
Environmental engineering
Infrastructure engineering - transportation, traffic, coastal, offshore, water resources and
hydraulic engineering
Construction, project and safety management.
Participation and contributions from industry practitioners are especially encouraged.
Please submit your abstracts through the paper submission and review system
(https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/EACEF2013/) by 21 December 2012. Following a review by the
technical committee, authors of selected abstracts will be invited to submit a full length paper for
presentation at the conference. All accepted papers will be published in the EACEF proceedings.
Key conference dates
21 December 2012
Abstract submission deadline
17 January 2013
Abstract acceptance
20 March 2013
Full paper submission
24 April 2013
Full paper acceptance
6 May 2013
Early Bird Registration
15 May 2013
Print-ready paper submission /
Author registration deadline
26-27 June 2013
Conference days
More details of the conference, including registration fees and the technical program are available on
the conference website (http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/cee/EACEF2013/ ). If you have further questions,
please direct them to me through ceecwt@nus.edu.sg
We look forward to meeting you in Singapore for EACEF 2013.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Harianto Hardjasaputra (Founder and Executive Director of EACEF)
Assoc. Prof. Chan Weng Tat (Chairman, 4th EACEF 2013)