Challenging Glass 3

Challenging Glass is an international conference on the

Architectural and Structural Applications of Glass,

28 & 29 June 2012, TU Delft, The Netherlands

Challenging Glass 3 is organized by Freek Bos (Witteveen+Bos) and Christian Louter (EPFL),
and hosted by Rob Nijsse (TUDelft, ABT) and Fred Veer (TUDelft).

• The preliminary overview of presentations is now available here:
  preliminary overview of presentations.
• Make your registration for the conference here:
  online registration form

There are two things everybody knows about glass: it is transparent... and it breaks! Those properties constitute the challenge of glass. Transparency is just the beginning. Playing with light, reflections, images and shadows poses endless possibilities in architectural design. Breaking, on the other hand, is the end...or is it? Brittleness calls for sophisticated structural designs to ensure safety. Using glass is accepting the challenge.

Challenging Glass is a two-day conference which aims at gathering world class designers, engineers and researchers on the architectural and structural use of glass. A specific goal is to get PhD researchers from around Europe and the world in contact with each other and practice.

• Projects & Case studies
• Joints & Fixings & Adhesives
• Strength & Stability & Safety
• Laminates & Composite designs
• Curved & Bended Glass
• Architectural design & lighting
• Glass in facades

Thursday & Friday, 28 & 29 June, 2012
Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences
TU Delft, Stevinweg 1,
2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands

Conference fees:

• one day (Thursday or Friday): € 295,-
• two days (Thursday and Friday): € 395,-

Optional registration fees:

• boattrip: € 10,- (on Thursdaynight)
• buffet: € 75,- (on Thursdaynight)

To register for the conference, please go to the online registration form.

For BSc and MSc (not PhD !) students there are special registration fees. Please contact the organizing committee at info@remove-this.challengingglass.com to receive more information.

Due to the tourist season in May 2010 it is recommended to book your hotel as soon as possible.
Hotel information is available at:

- www.horecadelft.nl
- www.hotels.nl

Alternatively, you can use the HotelsCombined™ - International Conference Support Program.
HotelsCombined.com provides an accommodation price comparison search engine and is offering a rebate for all participants attending the Challenging Glass 3 Conference 2012.
For further information on their conference rebate program and to claim your rebate directly, please visit: http://www.HotelsCombined.com/Conference_Support
You can start searching for your preferred hotel in Delft here:
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• abstract submission deadline: 18 November 2011; extended to 2 December 2011
• notification of abstract acceptance: 23 December 2011; passed
• paper submission deadline: 24 February 2012; passed
• notification of paper acceptance: 20 April 2012
• conference: 28 & 29 June 2012.

Please prepare your paper for Challenging Glass following the author instructions and paper template as provided below:

• Author instructions Word 2003
• Author instructions Word 2010
• Paper template Word 2003
• Paper template Word 2010

Submit your paper ultimately by 24 February 2012 to info@remove-this.challengingglass.com in .doc(x) format.

Information on the paper categories is povided below:

Category 1: Research paper (max. 12 pages)
This category is intended for research papers that are written in an academic context.
These papers are typically written by scientists, and will be reviewed by the scientific committee for their scientific relevance.

Category 2: Project paper (max. 8 pages)
This category is intended for papers that focus on realized projects and case-studies.
These papers are typically written by practising architects, practising engineers or industrialists to demonstrate the current state-of-play of their company in the field of glass.
The review process for these papers follows a milder regime.

Challenging Glass 3 is listed at the following databases:

• AllConferences.Com  Directory of Conferences, conventions, exhibits, seminars, workshops, events, trade shows and business meetings. Includes calendar, dates, location, web site, contact and registration information.
• Conference Alerts, Academic Conferences Worldwide

Challenging Glass is organisation by:
Dr. ir. Freek Bos  &  Dr. ir. Christian Louter
email: info@challengingglass.com
tel.: 0041 (0)21 69 32427

Challenging Glass 3 is hosted by:
Prof. ir. Rob Nijsse & Dr. ir. Fred Veer
TU Delft, The Netherlands

Partners in the organization are:

• EPFL, Lausanne
• Witteveen+Bos
• U-Dispuut, TU Delft