ICCT 2016INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

INDUSTRIAL CHIMNEYS &COOLING TOWERS

The conference will take place in Rotterdam at the luxurious 4-star design hotel MAINPORT BY INTELL HOTELS.

Rooms have been reserved in the con-ference venue for the attendees. In addition, rooms at lower rates have been reserved in the IBIS Hotel in less than 700 m wal-king distance from the Conference Venue.

MAINPORT BY INTELL HOTELSLeuvehaven 80, 3011 EA Rotterdam

From Jan. 1st 2016, booking will be possible via www.icct-2016.org.

Rotterdam is close to the International Airport Schiphol / Amsterdam with fl ight connections worldwide. Public transport connections as well as car ride can be made in 1 hour. Detailed information about transports to the conference venue will be provided on the conference website.

For accompanying persons and for delegates various sightseeing tours will be offered. The tours will highlight the typical landmarks of Rotterdam, like the Erasmus Bridge and the Euromast – an observation tower with a restaurant 100 m above ground level, continuing with the architectural city sights, the Cubic Houses and the world’s fi rst skyscraper “Het witte Huis”. On Friday a fi eld trip to Maasvlakte Power Plant or a guided tour to the Delta Works fl ood barrier “Maeslantkering” are planned.

The Offi cial Conference Dinner on Thursday will take place in the World Art Museum, on Friday a Buffet Dinner will be offered dur-ing a cruise on the historic Steam Paddle Wheeler “De Majesteit”, passing Rotterdam Harbour by night.

On Saturday, a full day excursion to Amsterdam is offered, includ-ing a visit in the Rijksmuseum (Rembrandt, Van Gogh et al.) and a canal cruise on the Grachten.

Detailed information about sightseeing tours and their booking will be provided on the conference website in due time.

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Dr. Klaus Kaemmer, Secretary of CICIND

Preussenstrasse 1140883 Ratingen, Germany

Phone: +49-2102-896 840Fax: +49-2102-896 842Email: secretary@icct-2016.orgWebsite: www.icct-2016.org

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT AND WEBSITEVENUE AND ACCOMMODATION

The conference language is English. This includes all published pa-pers and the presentation during the conference. The conference proceedings book will contain all contributed papers in full length and colour printed (book of approx. 500 pages).

LANGUAGE

CALL FOR PAPERS AND PUBLICATION

Early Late July 30th 2016 Sept. 30th 2016Authors and Delegates 290 € 350 €Students 150 € 200 €

Conference Participation fee includes admission to sessions with coffee breaks and lunches, welcome reception and conference pro-ceedings.

All sightseeing tours as well as the conference dinners can be booked separately via the conference website.

REGISTRATION FEES

October 5th – 8th, 2016Rotterdam, The Netherlands

www.icct-2016.org

First Announcement and Call for PapersMarch 31th, 2016 Submission of 300-word-abstracts

April 30th, 2016 Notifi cation of acceptance

June 30th, 2016 Submission of papers ready to print

July 30th, 2016 Publication of fi nal program and early-bird registration

Sept. 30th, 2016 Final registration

Oct. 5th, 2016 Start of ICCT 2016

We invite you to participate in the ICCT 2016 in Rotterdam.

IMPORTANT DATES

Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts (approx. 300 words) via the conference website by March 31st, 2016. The deadline for submission of papers of max. 8 pages is June 30th, 2016.

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OBJECTIVESWe are pleased to announce ICCT 2016, the International Conference on Industrial Chimneys and Cooling Towers. The Conference will be held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands from October 5 to 8, 2016. It is jointly organized by

• CICIND, Int. Association for Industrial Chimneys, which is a private association, founded in 1973, registered in Switzer- land. www.cicind.org

• IASS, Int. Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, which is a private association founded in 1959, registered in Spain. www.iass-structures.org

• VGB PowerTech e.V, Technical Association for Power and Heat Generation, was founded in 1920 and is registered in Germany. www.vgb.org

ICCT 2016 follows previous symposia on Natural Draught Cooling Towers, the last one the 6th Symposium in Cologne, Germany in 2012, further 84 CICIND Conferences in Europe and Overseas on Design and Construction of Industrial Chimneys, and the Inter-na-tional Conference on Industrial Chimney and Cooling Towers ICCT 2014 in Prague in October 2014.

The aim of the conference is to bring together both groups of ex-perts in building technology of industrial chimneys and in cooling towers, in order to open chances for cooperation in re-search and development. Common interests as well as differences shall be identifi ed in order to fi nd best practice methods for design and construction. The conference will present actual developments and the state-of-the-art in both cooling tower and industrial chim-ney technology worldwide. 55 papers are expected to be presen-ted in parallel sessions during the conference.

CONFERENCE TOPICS• Advanced technologies• Recommendations and codes• Thermodynamic theory and simulation results• Wind and thermal actions• Dynamic actions and earthquake excitation• Structural design and construction methods• Foundation and soil-structure-interaction• Quality management and quality control • Life-time-assessment• Maintenance and repair

Barbara van Spronsen, Hadek B.V., The NetherlandsCarola Verschoor, Hadek B.V., The NetherlandsOmid Pouran, MSc., Bergische Universität Wuppertal, GermanyFranziska Wehr, MSc., Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARDHONORARY MEMBERS

Victor Bochicchio, PE, President of CICIND, USAProf. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Wilfried B. Krätzig, GermanyProf. Dr. René Motro, President of IASS, FranceProf. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Jürgen Niemann, Germany

MEMBERS

Dipl.-Ing. Peder Andersen, DenmarkDipl.-Ing. Michael Angelides, GreeceDipl.-Ing. Axel Dorge, GermanyGareth Eastman, United KingdomDipl.-Ing. Thomas Eck, VGB PowerTech, Germany Drs. Albert De Kreij, The NetherlandsProf. Dr. Yao-Jun Ge, ChinaCharles Goddard, EUR-Ing., United KingdomProf. Dr. Phillip L. Gould, USADr. Zhiqiang Guan, AustraliaProf. Dr. Takashi Hara, JapanProf. Dr.-Ing. Rüdiger Höffer, GermanyDipl.-Ing. Hermann Hoffmeister, GermanyDipl.-Ing. Christian Kotz-Pollkläsener, GermanyProf. Dr.-Ing. Daniel Jun, GermanyDr.-Ing. Dieter Lehnen, GermanyProf. Dr.-Ing. Ludger Lohaus, GermanyDr.-Ing. Rüdiger Meiswinkel, GermanyProf. Dr.-Ing. Piotr Noakowski, GermanyProf. Dr.-Ing. Sam-Young Noh, South CoreaDipl.-Ing. Joachim Peters, GermanySteven Reid, MA, USAProf. Dr. Hanno Reuter, South AfricaDarren Smith, MBA, United KingdomJosef Teupe, GermanyDipl.-Ing. Bernd Titze, Germany

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhard HarteBergische Universität Wuppertal, Germanyharte@uni-wuppertal.de Dr. rer. nat. Klaus KaemmerSecretary of CICIND, Ratingen, Germanysecretary@cicind.org

CONFERENCE CHAIRMEN

LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE

PARTNERS, SPONSORS AND EXHIBITORS

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