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Standing CommitteeKnowledge TechnologyFEEDBA
CK REPORT
May 24, 2008 Riga, Latvia
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Session of SC Knowledge and TechnologyFriday,
May 23, 2008

• AGENDA
• Opening of the meeting. Chairman, Prof. Asko
  Sarja
• Business Plan 2008-2009 of the SC Knowledge and
  Technology.
• Reports on the Task Forces of SC KT
• State of the Art Report Georges Pilot, France,
  Ongoing development of knowledge and  technology
  in EU research community
• Report Tugrul Tankut, Turkey, Current state
  of the symposium Earthquake engineering, 2009
• Report Helena Soimakallio Task Force
  Condition survey of European infrastructure
  (buildings and civil infrastructure)
• Report Asko Sarja and Karlheinz Zachmann Task
  Force Energy efficiency of buildings in Europe
• Proposal of a Symposium Helena Soimakallio and
  Asko Sarja A proposed symposium "Worldwide ECCE
  symposium "EUROINFRA 2009 - Current State and
  Challenges for  Sustainable Development of  the
  European Infrastructure", Helsinki,  September
  2009,
• including two parallel conferences- State and
  Condition Management of Infrastructure- Low
  Energy Building Concepts
• Discussion on the development of the activities
  of SC KT for the year 2009
• Symposium EUROINFRA 2009
• Dates of the Symposium first proposal September
  15-16, 2009
• Members for the International Advisory Committee
• Proposals for Keynote Lecturers
• Participation of all ECCE member organisations
  into the invitation of reporters and participants
• Development of the Business Plan 2009-2010 of SC
  KT

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May 24, 2008
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Session of SC Knowledge and TechnologyFriday,
May 23, 2008

• Conclusions and Proposals
• Task Force 1 Development of Knowledge and
  Technology
• in Civil Engineering at European level
• Chair Georges Pilot, France
• ECCE follows RD activities in EU Communities
• EU 7th Framework Programme
• GEORGES will explore possibilies for EU funding
• for EuroINFRA-Network Project
• EU CIP Programme Investigation to be made
• ECTP Define new position and actions for ECCE
• Decision of Executive Board ECCE will be an
  Associated Member through ECCREDI
• ECCREDI Confirm an active position

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Session of SC Knowledge and TechnologyFriday,
May 23, 2008

• Conclusions and Proposals
• Task Force 2 Energy Efficiency of Buildings in
  Europe
• Chair Asko Sarja
• NEXT ACTIONS
• Analysis of European Low Energy Building and
  Renovation Consepts will be started
• Continued planning of a Symposium on Low Energy
  Builging ans Renovation Concepts in the
  Conference EUROINFRA 2009, Helsinki, Finland

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May 24, 2008
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Session of SC Knowledge and TechnologyFriday,
May 23, 2008

• Conclusions and Proposals
• Task Force 3 Condition Survey of European
  Infrastructure (Buildings and Civil
  Infrastructure)
• Chair Helena Soimakallio
• Actions 2008
• Send a Letter of Intention to all ECCE Member
  Organisations ECCE Members are kindly invited
  to identify active organisations in each country
  for planning and executing National Survey of
  Condition of Infrastructure in European Network
• Exploring the possibility and possible
  application of EU Funding for a Network in this
  issue EUROINFRA
• In co-operation with Task Force 1 (Georges Pilot)
• Prepare a proposal for International ECCE
  Symposium 2009 "State and Condition Management
  of Infrastructure

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May 24, 2008
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Session of SC Knowledge and TechnologyFriday,
May 23, 2008

• Conclusions and Proposals
• Task Force 4 Earthquake Engineering
• Chair Tugrul Tankut, Turkey
• Members Gulay Ozdemir, Turkey
• Ibrahim Helvaci, Turkey
• Conference
• Earthquake Tsunami - Civil Engineering
  Disaster Mitigation Activities Implementing
  Millennium Development Goals
• to be held on 22-24 June 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey
• Second Circular and Call for Papers under
  distribution
• Planning is continuing

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CONFERENCE Euroinfra 2009Helsinki,
FinlandCurrent State and Challenges for
Sustainable Development of the European
Infrastructure"

• Two parallel Symposia
• State and Condition Management of Infrastructure
• Low Energy Building Concepts
• Dates of the Symposium first proposal September
  15-16, 2009, ECCE Meetings on 13-14 September
• ECCE Board will decide on possible change of the
  dates

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Proposals for ECCE members onSymposium
Euroinfra 2009

• Dates of the Symposium to be decided in Riga
• ECCE Members are kindly asked to help in
• Proposals for members of the International
  Scientific Committee
• Proposals for Keynote Lecturers
• Activating participation of all ECCE member
  organisations into the invitation of reporters
  and participants and
• Distributing information on the Symposium in each
  country through member organisations

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