6th AMAZON & PACIFIC GREEN MATERIALS CONGRESS
and
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALSLAT-RILEM CONFERENCE
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS FOR A LIVING WORLD
APRIL 27- 29th, 2016 CALI, COLOMBIA
FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALLFOR ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS
Welcome
The First Amazon Green Materials Meeting occurred in Manaus (Brazil) organized by The Faculty of Technology of The Federal University of Amazonas on August 2008. Since that, up to the fifth Amazon Green Materials Congress held in Manaus on October 2014, the event turned in one of the most promising about the theme of green materials and processes within a frame of sustainable development. These events served to be a forum for debates and discussions on technological development and environmental concerns from the perspective of materials for engineering and architecture. The Sixth Congress to be held in Cali (Colombia) will be the first organized outside of Brazil, in this opportunity by the Universidad del Valle.
In September, 2015, was held at the "Laboratorio de Entrenamiento Multidisciplinario para la Investigación Tecnológica", LEMIT (La Plata, Argentina), the "Workshop Internacional Lat-RILEM sobre Materiales y Estructuras", where the authorities of the Latin-American Regional Group of RILEM (Lat-RILEM) considering that the purpose of Lat-RILEM is to advance on the knowledge in the field of construction materials, systems and structures, decided the organization of scientific and technical events in the Latin American region to promote the exchange of knowledge and cooperation between members of RILEM, and specifically, it was approved to celebrate in Cali (Colombia) an international conference on the issue of sustainable building materials. This conference will bring together researchers, technicians and professionals from the industry. The “SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LAT-RILEM CONFERENCE” will give an opportunity to let know among its participants the RILEM organization and its regional Lat-RILEM group.
The 6th AMAZON & PACIFIC GREEN MATERIALS CONGRESS will be integrated with the SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LAT-RILEM CONFERENCE, having in common the motto of "SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS FOR A LIVING WORLD".
Scopeand Objectives
Green materials and technology are related to the development and application of materials, products, equipment and systems to the preservation of the environment and natural resources. It looks for the minimization and reduction of the negative impact of human settling and its activities. These concepts are inspired in the criteria of the minimization of the degradation of the environment, Zero or low greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), the conservation of energy and natural resources, and the use of renewable resources.
The eventcreatesan opportunity for the direct examination of new research findings, learning andnetworking for scientists, professionals from industry, graduate and undergraduate students. The event also aims to develop collaborative activities in experimental and theoretical aspects of green science and technology, engineering, interdisciplinary research in areas such as naturally occurring materials, biomaterials, new eco-friendly and safer methods and techniques for developing environmentally friendly novel materials in connection with construction, manufacture materials, rural and urban development,and materials for architectonical heritage. The scope also involves, materials for substituting Portland cement (blended cements, alkali activated materials, geopolymers and others), hybrid materials, nanoscience and nanotechnology; the use of residues from agriculture, mining, industrial and domestic activities in the production of construction materials to reduce the impact of pollution on environment, and much more.
Main Topics
Materials and technology for low cost housing and sheltering, including earth based materials and soil construction
Materials for Architectural Heritage, and composite materials in ancient structures.
Natural / synthetic fiber reinforced composites with polymer or ceramic matrices
Alkali- activated materials and geopolymers
Supplementary cementitious materials and byproducts
Tailored materials for housing and civil infrastructure
Valorization and recycling of industrial, mining, agricultural and urban residues as engineering materials
Wood and wood-based materials, bamboo and guadua as construction materials
Durability of materials
Low carbon technologies applied to building materials
Life cycle of materials
Organizing Committee
Silvio Delvasto Arjona (Universidad del Valle, Colombia, Colombia),
Ruby Mejía de Gutiérrez (Universidad del Valle, Colombia),
Ricardo Hincapié Aristizabal (Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia),
Holmer Savastano Jr. (USP/ Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil),
Raimundo Pereira de Vasconcelos (UFAM, Brazil),
Chairman
Silvio Delvasto (Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia),
Co- Chairman
Ruby Mejía de Gutiérrez (Universidad del Valle, Colombia), , Co-Chairman
Advisory Board
Ahmad Varvani (Ryerson University,Toronto, Canadá),
Alcides Leão (Universidad Estatal Paulista, Brazil),
Alejandro Manzano Ramírez (CINVESTAV, Mexico),
Alexandre Silva de Vargas (Universidad Feevale, RS, Brazil)
Alvaro Guzmán Aponte (Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería, Colombia),
Ana Fernández Jiménez, (Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja, Madrid, Spain),
Andrés Salas Montoya (Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales, Colombia),
Andrés Torres (Universidad Marista de Querétaro, México; RILEM member),
Anil N. Netravali (Cornell University, USA),
Antoine E. Naaman (Professor Emeritus, The UniversityofMichigan,Ann Arbor,USA),
Antônio Ludovico Beraldo (Unicamp, Brazil),
Carlos Montes (Loussiana Tech University, USA),
Daniel Bedoya (Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales, Colombia),
David Lange (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign),
Edison Bittencourt (Unicamp, Brazil),
Enrique Sánchez Vilches (Instituto de Tecnología Cerámica, Universitat Jaume I, Spain),
Ernesto Villar Cociña (UCLV, Cuba),
Fabian Irassar (Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Argentina),
Ferran Martí Ferrer (AIMPLAS, Spain),
Francisca Puertas M. (Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja, Spain; RILEM member),
Gustavo Tonoli (Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil),
Holmer Savastano Jr. (USP/Pirassununga, Brazil),
Hugo Wainshtok Rivas (Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría, Cuba),
Humberto Palza (Universidad de Chile, Chile),
Idalberto Águila (UCV, Venezuela),
Janneth Torres Agredo (Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Palmira, Colombia),
Joana Sousa Coutinho (Universidade do Porto, Portugal),
João de Almeida Melo Filho (UFAM, Brazil),
John Provis (The University of Sheffield, UK; RILEM member),
John Vanderley (USP, Brazil; RILEM member),
Jorge Juan Paya Bernabeu(Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain),
Jose Fernando Martirena (Universidad Central de las Villas, CIDEM, Cuba; RILEM member),
José H. Mina Hernández (Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia),
José María Monzó Balbuena (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain),
Juan Claudio Nino (University of Florida, USA),
Juan Ramon Rosell Amigo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya,Spain), joan.ramon.rosellupc.edu
Ketty Bilba (Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, France),
Khosrow Ghavami (PUC-Rio, Brazil),
Luis Octavio González Salcedo (Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Palmira, Colombia),
María del Carmen Andrade P. (Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja, Spain; RILEM member),
Mariana Gatani (Centro Experimental de Vivienda Económica, Argentina),
Marie-Ange Arsène (Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, France),
Marisol Gordillo (Universidad Autónoma de Occidente, Cali, Colombia),
Moisés Frías (Instituto Eduardo Torroja, Madrid, Spain),
Normando Perazzo Barbosa (UFPB, Brazil),
Pedro Antonio Prieto Pulido (Universidad del Valle, CENM),
Pedro Edson Fardim (Abo University, Finland),
Pedro Herrera (CICY, México),
Peter Walker (Bath University, England),
Rafael Talero (IETcc, CSIC, Spain),
Raimundo Kennedy Vieira (UFAM, Brazil),
Raimundo Pereira de Vasconcelos (UFAM, Brazil),
Ricardo Hincapié Aristizabal (Universidad del Valle, Colombia),
Romildo Dias Toledo Filho (Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro; RILEM member),
Ruby Mejía de Gutiérrez (Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia; RILEM member),
Said Kenai (Blida University, Algeria),
Sérgio Francisco dos Santos (Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brazil),
Sérgio Henrique Pezzin (UDESC, Brazil), ;
Silvio Delvasto Arjona (Universidad del Valle, Colombia),
Tulio Bittencourt (USP, Brazil; RILEM member),
Vicente Amigó (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain),
Virginia Mansanares Giacon (UFAM, Brazil),
Viviana Rahal (Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Argentina),
Wole Soboyejo (Princeton University, USA),
Yury Villagran (LEMIT, Argentina; RILEM member);
Callfor Papers
Abstracts must be between 250 and 400 words.
Please send your contribution, before December 15th 2015, by e-mail to:
Abstracts and full papers will be peer-reviewed by members of the Advisory Boardof the Congress.
Important Dates
Abstract Submission: December 1, 2015
Notification of acceptance: January 18, 2016
Submission of full paper: February 28, 2016
Notification of final acceptance: March 17, 2016.
Languageand Proceedings
The official language of the Congress will be English (papers are accepted preferably in English but also in Portuguese or Spanish). The referred papers presented during the conference will be published in the Proceedings to be distributed during the conference.
Registration Fee
The registration fee will be:
US$350 for non-authors participants
US$250 for authors
US$100 for graduate students
US$60 for undergraduate students
Registration fee must be paid before 6th April 2016. An additional 10% will be charged for payment received after this date.
Members of RILEM and ABMTENC will have a discount of 10%if payment is received before 6th April 2016.
The fee covers three days to attend the conference, lunch between April 27 and 29, 2016, coffee breaks and a memory stick with the Conference Proceedings
Mailing Address
Silvio Delvasto Arjona
Ruby Mejía de Gutiérrez
Phones: +(57 2) 3302436, Fax: +(57 2) 3392450
Universidad del Valle, Facultad de Ingeniería, Escuela de Ingeniería de Materiales.
Calle 13 No.100-00, Edif. 349
Cali, Colombia
Practical Information
Conference Venue: The Conference venue willbeannouncedsoon.
Acommodation: There are many hotels in all price ranges near the Conference site. Later on, the organization of the Congress will provide more information.
Post-conference tours and an accompanying persons program will be arranged based on the requests from participants.
The Website of the event will be announced soon.
PARTNERS & SPONSORS
Universidad del Valle (Cali, Colombia)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP, Brazil)
Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM, Brazil
Centro de Investigaciones Territorio Construcción y Espacio (CITCE, Facultad de Artes Integradas, Universidad del Valle, Colombia)
Grupo Materiales Compuestos (GMC, Facultad de Ingeniería, Escuela de Ingeniería de Materiales, Universidad del Valle, Colombia)
Núcleo de Pesquisa em Materiais para Biossistemas (USP, Brazil)
Centro de Excelencia en Nuevos Materiales (CENM, Universidad del Valle)
Latin- American Regional Group of RILEM (Lat-RILEM)
Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (COLCIENCIAS, Colombia)