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Inspiring the Next Generation – IASS 2020/21 Annual Symposium and SURREY 7 International Conference on Spatial Structures

  • 23 Aug 2021
  • 27 Aug 2021
  • Online

Inspiring the Next Generation conference, will be fully virtual and be held online from 23 to 27 August 2021.

The virtual conference is organized by the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. Although it was originally scheduled for 2020, it has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Inspiring the next generation incorporates:

  • the IASS Annual Symposium (IASS SYMPOSIUM 2020/21) and
  • the 7th International Conference on Spatial Structures (SPATIAL STRUCTURES 2020/21)
The conference topics will include (the list is not exhaustive):
  • Teaching and education
  • Damage, fracture and fatigue
  • Conceptual design
  • Historical structures
  • Configuration processing
  • Temporary structures
  • Computational methods for analysis
  • Gridshells
  • Optimisation
  • Glass structures
  • Structural reliability
  • Shell structures
  • Durability and maintenance techniques
  • Tension and membranes structures
  • Testing procedures
  • Inflatable structures
  • Advanced and bio-based materials
  • Lattice structures
  • Environmental aspects
  • Tensegrity systems
  • Detailing and construction
  • Deployable and origami systems.
  • Advanced manufacturing


IASS 2020/21 &Surrey 7 webpage:

https://www.surrey.ac.uk/iass2021

The conference flyer can be downloaded here:

IASS 2020/21 & Surrey 7 – Flyer

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