Spring Meetings:On 20-21 April 2026, the Executive Committee, Technical Committee, IABSE National Groups and IABSE Ambassadors Meetings will take place.
Young Engineers: All participants born in or after 1992 will benefit from a reduction in their registration fee. Young engineers, who personally present their papers at the conference, will be considered for a best young engineers paper award. The award is sponsored by the IABSE Organising Committee and consists of a cash prize and a certificate that will be presented during the closing ceremony.
We Welcome your Participation!
Don’t miss this chance to contribute to the dialogue and make your mark on the structural engineering community; whether you are an established expert or an emerging voice, we welcome your participation.
Copenhagen is one of Europe’s most charming and vibrant cities, and it is the cycling capital of Europe, with its many bicycle and pedestrian bridges along the canals.
A principal advantage of attending the Symposium is to engage with cutting-edge research: Learn from Keynote Speakers and presenters who are at the forefront of innovation; network with global peers: connect with thought leaders, researchers, and professionals; showcase your work: present your ideas to an engaged and diverse audience of structural and civil engineers.
IABSE Congress Incheon 2026 - Structural Engineering Towards Evolution and Hyper-Expansion
The Scientific Programme spans three days and comprises Plenary and Parallel Sessions. Invited keynote speakers will deliver presentations during the Plenary Sessions. Accepted papers will be presented in Parallel Sessions, which will also include Special Sessions dedicated to focused topics.
Keynote Lectures
The Keynote Speakers for the Congress have been invited in accordance with clearly defined criteria to ensure strong alignment with the event’s objectives and the evolving landscape of structural engineering. A total of five distinguished speakers have been confirmed. The names, institutional affiliations, and keynote topics of the five confirmed speakers are presented in this section.
These Keynote Speakers have been invited not only for their academic excellence but also for their ability to deliver visionary and inspiring messages to a broad audience spanning academia, industry, and engineering practice.
The IABSE awards are grouped into two main parts: the IABSE People and Paper Awards and the IABSE Projects and Technology Awards. Take this opportunity to showcase your country's project and submit your entry under the Project and Technology Awards before the deadline.
The theme of the Symposium, “Structural Failures – Causes, Investigation, Resilience, Mitigation & Standardisation,” serves as a clarion call for all engineers to come together, young and curious as well as ambitious and experienced.
The aim of the symposium is to provide a unique platform for sharing knowledge and research on structural failures, promoting the development of more reliable and resilient structures, as well as sharing knowledge on techniques for strengthening, repairs and renovation of failed structures. There will be opportunities to learn from the experience of others on failures.
Main Topics:
• Causes of Structural Failures
• Investigation Methodologies
• Building Resilience
• Mitigation Strategies
• Standardisation and Codes
Call for Special Session Proposals by 15 May 2026: Click Here!
The Italian National Group of IABSE, as well as the Organising and Scientific Committees, are pleased to invite you to the IABSE Congress Milan 2027, which will be held from September 1 to 3, 2027.
The Technical Committee (TC) promotes, co-ordinates and assesses the activities of all technical groups within IABSE. Below you shall find a list of recent TC activities. T
New Vice Chair: Diego Madueno, USA. Replacing, Salvatore DiBernardo, USA; thank you and welcome! This TG, organises the training activities based on the Task Groups and disseminates the outcomes of the Task Groups activities to a large audience.
Chair: Darcy Wu, China Vice Chair: Bijan Khaleghi, USA
This Task Group introduces the concept of Mechanical Adaptivity — the ability to continuously know and, when necessary, actively correct the force state at a structure's boundary constraints over its full service life.
IABSE Task Group 6.6. is seeking your participation in a running survey
The purpose of this survey is to gather comprehensive insights into how carbon-related considerations are currently integrated into engineering workflows worldwide.
TG 5.1 on Forensic Structural Engineering, met online on 12 March 2026. Karel Terwel, Chair, and Laurent Rus, Vice Chair, reported a highly productive term at the last meeting. During Karel's term, many activities were undertaken by this Task Group, including the ‘Forensic Structural Engineering Diploma’ in the soon-to-be-launched IABSE Academy; the development of global pre-congress workshops in New Delhi 2024 (India) and San Jose 2024 (Costa Rica); and discussions for future workshops at IABSE conferences in 2026-27. Reports on international forensic practices were also published in IABSE’s various publications.
This Task Group is aiming to set up key streamlines to address the current forensic structural investigation needs. These needs differ across the globe but always focus on knowledge-sharing. Beyond the technical deliverables, TG 5.1’s true strength lies in its collaboration and knowledge sharing with engineers worldwide. After the meeting on 11 December 2025, which focused on a brainstorming session for ideas, the second meeting took place on 12 March 2026, when the main investigation and projects were identified, and the next meeting date has been set for 11 June 2026, for a follow-up on these projects.
Speaker: Heqiang Tang, Professor Level Senior Engineer, Project Design Manager of the Nanjing Xianxin Road Yangtze River Crossing, China
Moderator: Limin Sun, Vice President of IABSE, President of Chinese NG, Prof. Dr. Civil Eng., P.E., Tongji University, China.
Young Engineers Mentorship Programme
The 1 April 2026, recordedvideo with Mentor Kristian Schellenberg is now available for Young Engineer Members to watch in their Members Area. Please log into www.iabse.org to watch it (preview clip).
IABSE National Group Activities
The National Groups (NG) are, within their field of influence, responsible for providing active support to the Association's objectives. They support IABSE in particular through the nomination of qualified members for election to the different committees of the Association.
Deadline for IABSE Awards nomination submission is tomorrow 15 April 2026!
On 1 April 2026, the Swiss Group of IABSE and the Young Engineers Committee held a Mentorship Programme, which was partly hybrid at the ETH Hönggerberg campus. Kristian Schellenberg and Andreas Taras served as mentors, while YEC, represented by Jian Xudong moderated and organised the event. The event was followed by an apero, courtesy of the Swiss National Group. Interim Executive Director Jonathan McGormley from Chicago attended the event onsite. Young Engineers shall find the first part of the recording with K.Schellenberg in their Members Area once they log in to www.iabse.org.
Nepal - New!
We are happy to announce the formation of a new National Group in Nepal, thanks to the joint efforts by TC Core member Ye Xia, TC Chair, Niels Peter Hoej and others.
The new NG has the follwing members: Gaurav Bastola (Chair), Nischal Budhathoki (Vice-Chairperson), Pasang Sherpa (Secretary), Keshab Datt Mishra (Treasurer), Avash Lohani (Public Relations), and Nikesh Waiba.
Hungary - New leadership!
The Hungarian group of IABSE has elected a new leadership for the period 2026-2029. The election was supported by all Hungarian members and the newly elected Chair is Balázs Kövesdi, and the elected Secretary is Bence Hajós.
United Kingdom
On 24 March 2026, the British Group of IABSE held the "Future of Design" conference in Cambridge in March 2026. Aimed at early career designers, researchers and architects, the day featured talks from six Keynote Speakers as well as projects and research papers from early career designers and academics. Read further here.
Russia
On 21 March 2026, the International Experience of BrIM: “InfraBIM Breakfast” Seminar Series
took place where participation was free of charge. The meeting included sessions on: Bridge Information Modeling in Russia; China; Australia; Switzerland and discussed related topics with international experts.
Ecuador and US
On 4 March 2026, the IABSE Ecuadorian and US National Groups organised a virtual presentation with Mohamad Hussein about “Deep Foundations: Types, Installation, and Testing Methods for Structural Integrity and Geotechnical Load Bearing Capacity Evaluations.” Read further here.
Denmark
At a recent event, 'The Danish Bridge and Tunnel Award', Torben Forsberg was announced as the winner. T. Forsberg helped carry forward the strong Danish bridge‑engineering legacy shaped by landmark projects such as the Great Belt Fixed Link and the Øresund Bridge—projects that have defined bridge engineering in Denmark and earned international recognition.
IABSE Secretariat
On 1-2 April 2026, Interim Executive DirectorJonathan McGormley, from the US, visited the IABSE Secretariat in Zurich to meet the staff and held hybrid meetings with the entire IABSE Secretariat team to discuss ongoing projects and upcoming events. If you wish to reach out to the Secretariat for any assistance, please write to us at secretariat@iabse.org.
Co-Sponsored Event
The European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2026) will be held from 14–19 June 2026 in the beautiful city of Braga, Portugal. Organized by ISISE - University of Minho, in association with ESRA - European Safety and Reliability Association. Read further here ...
