ESWP: International Bridge Conference®: Call for Papers & Call for Awards

25th Annual
International Bridge Conference®

June 2-4, 2008
The David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Call for Papers | Call for Awards | Student Paper Competition

The IBC is pleased to announce:

Call for Technical Papers, Presentations, Award Nominations and CO-MEETINGS

The 2008 IBC Call for Papers and Presentations, Award Nominations and Co-meetings is now OPEN.

If you have questions regarding the Call for Papers, please contact IBC Conference Manager, Ryan Bock by e-mail at r.bock@eswp.com or 412-261-0710 x 11.

The IBC is the pre-eminent arena for the bridge industry in North America, Europe and Asia. Currently celebrating its 25th year, the IBC annually attracts over 1,200 bridge owners and engineers, senior policy makers, government officials, bridge designers, construction executives, and suppliers from throughout the US and abroad. In 2007 participants came from 46 States and 17 countries. If you have information on the practice of bridge engineering well-suited to a large and knowledgeable audience, IBC is the forum for your presentation.

Important Dates:

October 19, 2007 – Call For Papers closes

January 7, 2008 – Accepted Authors will be notified.

Abstract Submittal Form | Call for Awards | Student Paper Competition

Session Topics
  • Accelerated Bridge Construction
  • Bolting & Fastening
  • Bridge Demolition
  • Bridge Maintenance Programs
  • Cable Stayed Bridges
  • Computer Software Applications
  • Construction Techniques & Planning
  • Design
  • Design/Build Techniques
  • Detail Drawing Preparation
  • Erection Engineering, Practices & Standards
  • Fabrication Methods
  • Foundations Topics
  • Graffiti Removal
  • Ground Modifications
  • Heat straightening in the shop and during bridge maintenance repairs after traffic damage
  • Innovative Design Concepts
  • Innovative Financing
  • Innovative Materials Applications
  • Lessons from Bridge Failures
  • Load Testing & Instrumentation Systems
  • Long Span Bridges
  • LRFD
  • Movable Bridges
  • MPT Construction Phasing
  • NBIS Bridge Inspections
  • Partnering
  • Railroad and Transit Bridges
  • Rapid Construction
  • Rehabilitation and Strengthening
  • Scour Investigations
  • Security Issues & Solutions
  • Segmental Concrete Bridges
  • Seismic Design
  • Surface Preparation & High Performance Coating Systems
  • Timber Bridges
  • Welding of Steel Bridges

Proprietary Session:

The International Bridge Conference recognizes the need to keep conference attendees abreast of current products, methods and applications in the bridge industry. IBC has a session dedicated entirely to proprietary topics. We solicit your novel proprietary topic. This session is presented in addition to the usual technical sessions and is limited to new bridge products, methods or applications. If your abstract is a proprietary paper, please indicate so on the abstract submittal form. In 2008, the proprietary session will have a new look, so prepare your abstract and watch for the new emphasis on proprietary products, methods etc.

Special Interest Sessions:

Special Interest Sessions (SIS) are being requested for the 2008 Conference. If you have a subject which your firm or organization is interested in promoting and presenting, please send us a note explaining your ideas. Space for these sessions is available, so please respond as soon as possible. A room use fee will be required from SIS sponsoring companies organizations and agencies.

Co-Meetings:

IBC 2008 is moving to the new David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. We are actively soliciting organizations (Trade Associations, Industry Groups and Companies) who may wish to meet concurrently with the IBC. Meeting space may be available along with promotional space in the IBC marketing materials.

Call for Awards

Five Awards will be presented on Monday, June 2, 2008 during the International Bridge Conference®.

  • John A. Roebling Medal
    To be awarded for lifetime achievement in bridge engineering. Major achievements may include design, construction, research or educational endeavors.
  • George S. Richardson Medal
    For a single, recent outstanding achievement in bridge engineering. Fields of endeavor may include design, construction, research or education.
  • Gustav Lindenthal Medal
    For a single, recent outstanding achievement in bridge engineering demonstrating, as appropriate, technical and material innovation, aesthetic merit, harmony with the environment or successful community participation.
  • Eugene C. Figg Medal
    For a single, recent outstanding achievement in bridge engineering that, through vision and innovation, provides an icon to the community for which it was designed.
  • Arthur G. Hayden Medal
    For a single recent outstanding achievement in bridge engineering demonstrating innovation in special use bridges such as pedestrian, people-mover, or non-traditional structures.

Projects may be eligible for more than one Medal. For all Project Medals, recent is defined as projects on which construction was completed within two years of the Awards ceremony. For example, for the 2008 Conference, project construction must have been completed between June 2006 and June 2008. For more information see the Bridge Awards page.

Student Paper Competition

The annual student paper competition is available to all graduate and undergraduate civil engineering majors who attend an accredited college or university in the United States or worldwide. Students may download the application and submit it with a paper and cover letter from a faculty sponsor.

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