Civil engineering has been considered as one of prominent professions in creating a sustainable world and enhancing the global quality of life. Civil engineers’ roles as planners, designers, constructors, and operators of the built environment have been taken for granted by the society, but nowadays, they are also challenged to become the stewards of the natural environment and its resources -sustainable infrastructure is not a jargon, it is a real need for the global society. It is believed that these challenges would only be answered by embracing the roles of civil engineers as innovators and integrators of ideas and technology across the public, private, and academic sectors. Hence, the civil engineering profession can offer the solutions to the society and the environment by taking major part in the infrastructure development process, becoming more aware of social, health, environmental and economic issues.

Innovations in civil engineering and integration among the stakeholders of the infrastructure development could not be possibly done by a party. Global needs and problems faced by the society become comparable, even though some would still be specific for some local conditions, and the specialization as a way of survival in this ever competitive environment called for collaborations in research and development among centers of excellence in the discipline of civil engineering. Despite the fact that collaboration has been an integral part of research in civil engineering for a long time, the nature of collaboration seems to be growing from one of conducting research within a center of excellence to newer areas necessitating partnerships across centers of excellence (e.g. academic, government, private industry).

Having considered the previous established networks of collaboration in civil engineering, the contemporary challenges requires more great deals of collaboration among scholars and practitioners in many centers of excellence. A conference that could cater the dissemination of collaboration results, the establishment of new collaboration, and the augmentation of the established collaborations is one of the immediate agenda to be implemented. Along that line of thought, the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering (FCEE), Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia, initiate an international conference called ‘Conference for Civil Engineering Research Networks’ or ConCERN in 2014. For the first time, this conference would instigate the thought of collaborations through the research networks in the area of civil engineering that the FCEE have already recognized. Hopefully, the conference would generate more establishments of national, regional, and international collaborations for the FCEE, and for the conference participants as well.

link : http://concern.itb.ac.id/

Keynote Speakers

• Prof. George Ofori, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  Ethics and Personal Responsibility in The Construction Industry
• Prof. Susumu Iai, Kyoto University, Japan
  Combined Geotechnical Hazards Due to Tsunami and Earthquakes
• Prof. Akimasa Fujiwara, Hiroshima University, Japan
  Analyzing Air Quality Based on Limited Monitoring Data in Developing City
• Prof. Kazuhiko Kasai, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
  Paper Title to be Announced
• Prof. Kusuma et al., Water Resources Research Group, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
  Paper Title to be Announced

Invited Speakers

• Djayanta Ginting, Value Added Solution Manager of Holcim Indonesia
  Concrete That Contribute to Sustainable Construction
• Muh. Najib Fauzan, Director of Human Resources and General Affairs, Indonesian Highways Corp.
  Paper Title to be Announced
• Nobuo Masaki, Dr.Eng., Bridgestone Corporation, Japan
  Computing Algorithm of Hysteresis Model of Deformation-History for Isolator