Special Sessions
✓ Call for Proposals is OpenCICE2027 Organizing Committee encourages the organization of Special Sessions to supplement the regular conference program, providing the opportunity to focus on specific emerging topics within the conference's scope. A call for Special Sessions is now open.
Proponents are invited to send an abstract describing the topic and objectives of the Special Session, together with their brief biographies to info@cice2027.com (with "Special Session Proposal" as the subject) until November 1, 2026.
The abstracts for the Special Session proposals should be prepared following
this template, where additional details are provided.
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Special Sessions are organized to supplement the regular conference program, offering a platform to explore specific emerging topics within the scope of CICE 2027, namely the following ones:
- SS01 – Challenges and Opportunities for End-of-Life Fibre Reinforced Polymers in Civil Engineering
(promoted by IIFC TG2)
Organizers: Chao Wu, Amr El-Nemr, Ali Hadigheh, Cristina Barris - SS02 – Advancing FRP in Structural Engineering: A Tribute to Professor Antonio Nanni
Organizers: Raafat El-Hacha - SS03 – Structural Health Monitoring and Condition Assessment of FRCM-Strengthened Structures
Organizers: Jaime Gonzalez-Libreros, Niki Trochoutsou, Politecnico di Milano, Georgia Thermou, University of Nottingham - SS04 – High-Performance Materials and Innovative Shear Connectors for Steel–Concrete Composite
Structures
Organizers: Xiaoqing Xu, Fengjiang Qin, Yi Shao - SS05 – Advanced Manufacturing Techniques for FRP Composites in Construction
Organizers: Guan Lin, Saverio Spadea, Baolin Wan - SS06 – FRP in Extreme Settings (promoted by IIFC TG3)
Organizers: Aamir Dean, P M Anilkumar, Daniel Cardoso, Lili Hu - SS07 – Environmental Sustainability of FRP Composites in Civil Engineering
Organizers: Alberto Baltrocchi, Antonio Nanni, Sami Al-Ghamdi - SS08 – Strengthening and Lifetime Extension of Steel Structures with Innovative Solutions
Organizers: Angelo Savio Calabrese, Yvonne Ciupack, Elyas Ghafoori - SS09 – Pultruded FRP Profiles for All-Composite Structures: Stability, Connections and Design
Organizers: Angelo S. Calabrese, Tommaso D'Antino, João R. Correia - SS10 – FRP Reinforced Concrete Structure: From Members to Structures
Organizers: Weichen Xue, Tao Yu, Jiafei Jiang - SS11 – Mechanical Behavior and Design of FRP Connectors for Precast Concrete Sandwich Walls
Organizers: Weichen Xue, Jiafei Jiang, to be updated
Note: Special Session proposals will be evaluated
based on the relevance of the topic and the qualifications of the organizer(s). Notification of approval will be
made on a rolling basis.