Organize a Special Session

We warmly invite researchers and professionals from across the globe to not only consider submitting paper abstracts for the technical program, but also proposals for organizing special sessions on relevant subjects within the scope of the key topics of fib Symposium 2027.

Every lecture block will last 90 minutes. The maximum duration of a special session is 180 minutes.

In addition to the formats shown, we are open to your individual suggestions. Please contact us.

Call for special sessions (pdf)

Language

Official language is American English

Proposal template

Special session template (docx)

Proposal submission

Please send the completed form to

office@fib-2027.org

EXTENDED Deadline

July 10, 2026

Special Session (SpS) formats

Thank you for your great interest in organizing a Special Session. The submission deadline for proposals for special sessions has expired. If you have any questions, please contact us via e-mail.

Standard session

6 standard contributions (12 minutes presentation + 3 minutes Q&A)

Inspirative lecture session

1 inspirative lecture (25 minutes presentation + 5 minutes Q&A +5 minutes)
+ 4 standard contributions (12 minutes presentation + 3 minutes Q&A)

Discussion session

4 standard contributions (12 minutes presentation + 3 minutes Q&A)
+ 30 min open discussion

Lightning talks session

10 lightning talks (5 minutes presentation + 3 minutes Q&A)
+ 10 min open discussion

Accepted Special Sessions - short list

Detailed descriptions

SpS 01 New generation of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC)

SpS 02 Structural reuse of reinforced concrete

SpS 03 Sustainable reinforcement for concrete construction

SpS 04 Textile reinforced concrete for sustainable structural systems

SpS 05 Adaptive reuse of concrete heritage at Kunstsilo

SpS 06 Sustainable circular economy in concrete construction

SpS 07 Concrete structures as cultural heritage: history, evaluation and future strategies

SpS 08 Advances in testing and modelling of shear and punching shear in RC structures

SpS 09 Advanced monitoring and data analytics for civil infrastructure

SpS 10 Numerical analysis for performance assessment of concrete structures: towards advanced maintenance and a sustainable society

SpS 11 fib Guideline for Design of Structures with Alternative Binder Concretes

SpS 12 Innovations in non-metallic reinforcement for sustainable and durable concrete structures

SpS 13 Increasing safety and resilience of concrete structures under extreme loading

SpS 14 Innovation, rehabilitation, and monitoring of concrete wind turbine towers

SpS 15 Industrial, circular and digital approaches for bridge infrastructure

SpS 16 AI-augmented design-space exploration and optimization of concrete structures

SpS 17 Stress corrosion cracking—challenges and solutions for safe infrastructure operation

SpS 18 Redefining sustainability in concrete construction through digital fabrication

SpS 19 Design-oriented numerical methods for stress field and strut-and-tie modeling

SpS 20 Rethinking reinforcement in 3D concrete printing: hybrid and composite additive solutions for ductile and sustainable structures

SpS 21 Hybrid structures and strengthening for extended service life and reuse

SpS 22 Advanced non-destructive testing and quality assurance for 3D concrete printing

SpS 23 Structural performance and applications of 3D-printed concrete

SpS 24 Structural innovation using steel dowels as connectors

SpS 25 AI and ontologies supported design of concrete structures

SpS 26 Training for reinforced concrete heritage: from education to practice

SpS 27 Next-gen digital twins: integrating physics-based and AI-driven prognostic models

SpS 28 Distributed fiber optic sensing for structural health monitoring

SpS 29 High-speed railway bridges: past, present and future

SpS 30 Vision-based defect detection and structural health monitoring of concrete structures

SpS 31 Advanced imaging techniques for concrete material characterization

SpS 32 Large language models in structural engineering

SpS 33 SMAs for structural applications

SpS 34 Prestressed iron-based shape memory alloys (Fe-SMA) in construction

SpS 35 Data-driven whole-life cycle carbon: large-scale benchmarking and interoperable platforms for impact assessment

SpS 36 Physics-informed machine learning for monitoring and assessment of civil infrastructure

SpS 37 fib TG5.1 – FRP reinforcement for concrete structures

SpS 38 Bridge inventory management – international approaches and guidelines

SpS 39 Surface treatment and bond behavior of textile reinforcements in concrete

SpS 40 Damage investigation of FRP due to elevated or cyclic temperature

SpS 41 Physical modelling and assessment of existing concrete structures

SpS 42 Smart strengthening and structural health monitoring for existing concrete structures

SpS 43 Quality management of concrete structures: from compliance to reliable decisions

SpS 45 Rethinking lightweight construction with concrete: materials, design, manufacturing

SpS 46 Smart concrete structures: design, manufacturing, automation and control

SpS 47 From design to asset management at the network level – System thinking approach to SHM on the HS2 railway

SpS 48 New risks on concrete structures due to climate change

SpS 49 The role of chemical admixtures in sustainable concrete construction

SpS 50 Structural application of nonmetallic fiber reinforced concrete

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