The LSAA is acting as an Industry Partner to the STA (Specialized Textiles Association) in their event.

SpecTex22 - Conference and Trade Exhibition Program

The SpecTex22 program includes a conference and trade exhibition component with many opportunities to learn, catch up with industry colleagues and source new ideas, textiles and equipment.

The trade expo component of SpecTex22 will be open to visitors on:

Sunday 31st July and Monday 1st August between 10am and 4pm.

A variety of business sessions will be running between Sunday 31st July and Monday 1st August which will cover topics such as: 

Designing and installing successful tension structures (LSAA Contribution)

 PVC and shade structure project case studies (LSAA Contribution)

WincovER and NCC & Fire Retardancy

The Marine Fabricators workshop will also be taking place during SpecTex22 on Monday 1st August and then relocating on Tuesday 2nd August to NSW TAFE, Ultimo Campus.

SpecTex22 will also include many opportunities for networking via the Welcome reception, Theme Dinner and Awards for Excellence Ceremonial Dinner.

Download the full program here 

IASS/APCS 2022

Innovation, Sustainability and Legacy

19 - 23 September 2022,Beijing, China

Note: See further down for revised deadline dates for submission of papers (Dates altered on Jan 29 2022).

The Format and Fees for the Conference have now been established and details are in the 4th Announcement which can be downloaded HERE

A major change is that the Conference will be held in a hybrid online and in-person format. The venue for the in-person format is at the Beijing Friendship Hotel, Beijing, China.

There are different fees for the two conference modes.

For further details, see the Conference website

Theme: Integration of Design and Fabrication

The IASS Annual Symposium 2023, will be organized by the RMIT University and the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, on 10 – 14 July 2023

Co-chairs of Local Organizing Committee: Professor Mike Xie (RMIT University) and Professor Jane Burry (Swinburne University of Technology)

The Venue is the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

The IASS - International Association of Shell and Spatial Structures - was formed in 1959 and has attracted both the more academic and practical enthusiasts in the field. See the IASS website 

Both Co-chairs have been supportive of the work of LSAA over many years and the LSAA in turn supports this International Symposium.

The theme of the IASS 2023 symposium is Integration of Design and Fabrication, which is becoming increasingly important with the developments of digital technologies in both design and manufacturing. The symposium covers all aspects related to material, design, computation, construction, maintenance, history, environmental impact and sustainability of shell and spatial structures in all fields of application. The symposium topics include (but are not limited to): conceptual design; computational form-finding; optimisation; computational methods for analysis; detailing and construction; advanced manufacturing; digital fabrication; shell structures; tension and membrane structures; inflatable structures; framed and lattice structures; gridshells and bending-active structures; tensegrity systems; adaptive systems; deployable and origami systems; advanced and bio-based materials; temporary structures; metal spatial structures; timber structures; glass structures; historical structures; teaching and education.

Peter Lim, LSAA President gives a presentation:

Scott Rathie (LSAA Vice President) followed up with a presentation about structural performance of some recent stadia.

ICSA2022: Upcoming Abstract Submission Deadline

Please allow us to remind you of the Call for Participation for the upcoming ’5th International Conference on Structures & Architecture’ to be held at Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark in the period 6-8 July 2022. The Call for Participation is for Research Papers including calls for contributions to special sessions and mini-symposia organized by key researchers and for Critical Practices, which is a new experimental contribution format bridging research in academia and research in practice via physical ‘prototypes’:

Abstract Deadline for Research Papers: 28 February 2021 - Extended to March 15 2021

Abstract Deadline for Critical Practices: 1 May 2021

The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) Expo 2020 is a Virtual Event from November 2-12 2020.

For information visit the IFAI website

Several LSAA members participate in the IFAI activities including Gale Pacific

POSTPONED INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE EVENTS - RESCHEDULED DATES

The following information should be checked on the Bridge Design & Engineering Events Page

Many upcoming bridge events have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled to later this year or 2021.
Here are some useful (NEW) dates for your diary. Keep an eye on our events page for more information:

The planned 2020 IASS Conference has been postponed until 23-27 August 2021.

It will take place at the Stag Hill Campus, University of Surrey in Guilford, UK

For further details refer to the Conference website www.surrey.ac.uk/IASS2021

The 5th International Conference on Structures and Architecture is to be held in Aalborg, Denmark, July 6-8, 2022 (www.icsa2022.com )

Theme: "STRUCTURES & ARCHITECTURE IN A VIABLE URBAN PERSPECTIVE"