In the late 1970's CANMET initiated a major program of transfer of technology
in the area of concrete, cementitious materials, and chemical admixtures. To
achieve this, CANMET initiated a series of international conferences on the
above subjects. In 1987, it initiated a new series of conferences on Durability
of Concrete. The first conference in this series was sponsored by ACI and CANMET
and was named Katharine and Bryant Conference On Durability of Concrete, and was
held in Atlanta, USA, in 1987. Subsequently, these conference were named
CANMET/ACI conference. The second conference in this series was held in Montreal
in 1991. This was followed by the third conference in 1994 in Nice, France, the
fourth conference in 1997 in Sydney, Australia, the fifth conference in 2000 in
Barcelona, Spain, and the sixth conference in 2003 in Thessoloniki, Greece. The
last conference in this series, the Seventh CANMET/ACI International on
Durability of Concrete was held in 2006 in Montreal, Canada. After, this series
of conferences was discontinued because of several administrative and policy
changes at CANMET. Then in 2008, during a conference in China, a meeting was
held between Harald Justnes, Stephan Jacobson and Per Jahren, all of Norway and
myself to explore if the above series of conferences could be revived under a
new sponsorship. This new series is a result of that important meeting in China.
I am delighted that SINTEF and the University of Trondheim have seen fit to
undertake the sponsorship of the conferences. I earnestly hope that this new
series of conferences will be as successful as were the CANMET/ACI Conferences
On Durability. I offer the New Organizing Committee my best wishes and a good
start. Mohan Malhotra Chair, Committee for the organization of International
Conferences formerly CANMET/ACI Conferences.
Mohan Malhotra Chair, Committee for the organization of International
Conferences formerly CANMET/ACI Conferences. |