TWELfth European Conference On Earthquake EngıneerIng

9-13 September 2002

Barbican Centre, London, UK

The preparations for the Twelfth European Conference on Earthquake Engineering are now well under way. The Technical Programme of the Conference will include the following Keynote Lectures:

Professor Nicholas Ambraseys, UK: Earthquake hazard in Europe and adjacent regions.

Mr. Joe Barr, UK: Seismic design of bridges

Professor Ian Davis, UK: Seismic risk mitigation

Professor Amr Elnashai, UK: Experimental verification in earthquake analysis

Professor Ezio Faccioli, Italy: “Complex” site effects in earthquake strong-motion, including topography

Professor Peter Fajfar, Slovenia: Structural analysis in earthquake engineering

Professor Michael Fardis, Greece: Code development in earthquake engineering

Mr. Jack Pappin, UK: Design of foundations and lifelines for seismic loading

Professor Haluk Sucuoglu, Turkey: Repair and strengthening

Close to 800 abstracts have been received for the Conference and these are now under review by an international committee of referees. Authors will be notified of the outcome of the review process at the beginning of June 2001. The deadline for submission of abstracts was extended from 31 January to 19 February, because near the original deadline the web site became overloaded, but this will not result in any delay in terms of the preparation and publication of papers. In fact, Manuscripts of those papers that are accepted for the Conference will be now be required by the 15 October 2001, as opposed to the end of October. The complete papers are to be reviewed by the Technical Affairs Committee and then the decisions discussed at a two-day meeting in London, so that authors can be notified of the outcome before the end of the current year. Final camera-ready manuscripts will be required by 15 February 2002, by which time the publication fee must also be paid.

The format of the Conference will be a balance between oral and poster presentations, with a larger proportion of papers in the latter format since in recent conferences this has proved successful in allowing greater discussion and avoided the problems of excessive numbers of parallel sessions. The number of oral presentations will be limited so that these can be allocated sufficient time and each session will begin with a Special Paper, chosen by the referees on the basis of originality and relevance of the subject and reputation as a speaker of the presenter, which will be assigned a little more time for the presentation.

Registration for the Conference will be open from 1^st January 2002 and there will be a period of early registration at reduced rates. A brochure with details of the Conference, accommodation, social programme and registration will be published and distributed before the end of the year. However, information regarding all aspects of the Conference, including the cocktail reception on Sunday 8^th September 2002 and the Conference Dinner on Thursday 12^th September, will be posted on to the Conference web site at www.12ecee.org.uk as it becomes available.

We look forward to seeing all members of the European Association in London in September 2002 and to an enjoyable and productive Conference.

Julian Bommer

Vice-Chairman, Technical Affairs Committee