CIB Student Chapter

Message from the President: Michael K.L. Tong

You will probably be thinking what "CIB" is, and what it has got to do with you. Firstly, CIB previously stood for "Conseil International du Bâtiment", today it is known as the "International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction".

It is an international research council which provides a global network for international exchange and cooperation in research and innovation in building and construction in support of an improved building process and of improved performance of the built environment. CIB today consists of a world wide network of over 5000 experts from about 500 member organisations active in the research community, in industry or in education, who cooperate and exchange information in over 50 CIB Commissions covering all fields in building and construction related research and innovation. It can be asserted that at present CIB is the world's foremost platform for international cooperation and information exchange in the area of building and construction research and innovation.

As a fellow research student, I am fully aware of the challenges we face. It is our intention to use the student chapter as a platform for the research community to get together, to establish lifelong links and hopefully learn something in the process. It has taken considerable efforts from the core committee to get us this far, so it will be such a shame if we do not make the most of this opportunity. I very much look forward to hearing from everyone in the coming months.

Last Updated: 13th December 2004
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