Before the Symposium, the following Spring Meetings are taking place: Executive Committee, Technical Committee, IABSE National Groups and IABSE Ambassadors on 20 and 21 April 2026.
For General information, and Accomodation:Click Here
For Technical Programme, Young Engineers Events: Click Here
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. The award consists of a cash prize and a certificate that will be presented during the closing ceremony.
IABSE Congress Incheon 2026 - Structural Engineering Towards Evolution and Hyper-Expansion
The Congress is intended for civil and structural engineers, as well as associated professionals, who are interested in the latest developments in the research, design, construction, monitoring, maintenance, and rehabilitation of civil engineering structures. Prospective participants include owners, consultants, designers, operators, researchers, contractors, educators, suppliers, and representatives from governmental agencies with an interest in the Congress themes and topics.
Ongoing Preparations ...
Preparations are ongoing with the Organising Committee and the Scientific Committee. The Annual Meetings shall be organised on 14-15 September 2026, prior to the Congress in Incheon. Keep watching this space for more information.
Submission deadline is on 31 March 2026—are you ready?
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.
National Group Chairs are requested to submit their nominations for the 'People and Paper Awards' categories as listed below.
Become a Sponsor of the IABSE Awards 2026
The IABSE Awards Gala 2026, taking place on 13 November 2026 in Zurich, will celebrate outstanding achievements in structural engineering from around the world.
We invite organizations to partner with IABSE as sponsors and gain visibility among leading engineers, industry experts, and decision-makers in the global structural engineering community.
Sponsorship offers a unique opportunity to showcase your brand while supporting excellence and innovation in our profession.
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
IABSE Congress Milan 2027
- Shaping the Future of Structural Engineering - Human-Centered Design, Sustainability, Innovation in the Digital Era
IABSE eLearning Board is happy to announce the addition of 14 new lectures to the eLearning Lecture series, courtesy of Prof. Mike Schlaich. This series is free for all.
On 10 October 2025, the symposium titled “Structural Design Vision & Construction—What matters today” took place, which presented global construction projects, ideas, and visions from (almost) all over the world. This special edition of the event, established in Berlin since 2015, marked the farewell of Prof. Dr.-Ing.Mike Schlaich from TU Berlin, an active member of IABSE. For his farewell lecture, M. Schlaich invited his longtime colleagues and collaborators, 14 outstanding structural engineers from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the United States to Berlin. Read more, including the 9 October farewell lecture by Prof. Mike Schlaich.
On 24 February 2026, the eLearning Board met to discuss upcoming events, activity updates from each subgroup, and the new Lecture Series.
IABSE Webinars are free and aim to share knowledge with engineers at all stages of their careers. If you wish to register for upcoming webinars (free) or submit a proposal, please click here...
Commission 1 had their meeting on 19 February 2026, which was chaired by Ana Mandić Ivanković and vice-chaired by André Orcesi. Both were happy to report that the Task Groups are progressing very well, with exciting initiatives, namely: new Structural Engineering Documents are in the pipeline, a special feature is planned for Structural Engineering International (SEI), sessions are planned at the upcoming IABSE Congress Incheon 2026, and other projects are in the pipeline.
This commission strives to enhance design and assessment strategies, support decision-making for all types of civil engineering structures, and provide a forum for discussion of recent developments in structural performance and safety.
Commission 5 held its first meeting of the year on 2 February 2026, which was chaired by Jose Campos e Matos and vice-chaired by Anna M. Rakoczy. The meeting was attended by 16 international members. During the meeting, 6 new core members were introduced. Proposals for new Task Groups and ongoing Task Group activities were discussed, including few Bulletins from C5 which are in the pipeline.
This Task Group aims to highlight recent scientific and technological advancements that have enabled a more efficient structural condition assessment of bridges, mainly through the implementation of intelligent inspection strategies.
This Task Group aims at recent advances in sensing technologies, data analytics, and digital modelling have enabled the development of digital twins for existing bridges.
The Task Group aims to advance the transition of structural health monitoring (SHM) in bridges from research to practice, fostering collaboration between researchers, practitioners, authorities, and policymakers to enable safer, more resilient, and cost-effective infrastructure.
IABSE Young Engineers Mentorship Event -
Next Month in Switzerland (hybrid)
When: 1 April 2026, 16:30 - 17:45 hrs CET (Hybrid).
Mentor 1: Dr. Kristian Schellenberg, Switzerland (hybrid) Mentor 2:Prof. Dr. Andreas Taras, Switzerland (onsite)
Moderator: Jian Xudong, IABSE Young Engineers Committee Member
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.
The US NG is organising an IABSE US NG-sponsored full session at the 2026 World Bridge Engineering Conference in Miami, Florida, USA, on 1 and 2 December 2026.
If you are interested in participating, please send your proposed topic and abstract to Chiara Rosignoli crosignoli@hardestyhanover.com and to Maria Grazia Bruschi maria.g.bruschi@parsons.com by 20 March 2026.Read more here ...
UK
British Group, represented by Floss Willcocks (British Group committee member) and Mark Bulmer (Honorary Secretary) took part at the IABSE stand, at the Bridges 2026 conference in the UK. They took this opportunity to interact with participants and encourage them to join for various events organised by the British Group of IABSE.
On 24 February 2026, the members of the Ecuadorian National Group of IABSE held a virtual coordination meeting to discuss and define the strategic activities planned for 2026.
On 4 March 2026, the Ecuadorian NG also organised an international Webinar on Deep Foundations. Read more here...
Chile
On 23 February 2026, the IABSE LATAM group met, bringing together National Groups from Latin America to carry out planning activities for 2026. Read more here ...
The Netherlands
On 12 February 2026, around 70 professionals gathered in Delft, at the recently renovated Haskoning office for IABSE Connect: Crash Course, a seminar filled with practical case studies, research, and knowledge sharing on structural safety. Bert Hesselink, who has been serving as the National Group Chair for the last 13 years, stepped down from his role, and Han Krijgsman was elected as the new Chair. Read more here.
In February, Sergio Hampshire Brazilian National Group Chair (ABPE) for the last 13 years, announced the new Chair for the NG - Rui Oyamada, and took up the role of Vice Chair. We wish them both good luck in their activities for the Brazilian NG.
Costa Rica
Costa Rican NG is organising four webinars on different topics in association with the Colegio de Ingenieros Civiles. These webinars will be conducted in Spanish.
We are excited to announce that 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 ...
.png)
