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The Philippine Group of IABSE, in support to IABSE’s 90th
Founding Anniversary, conducted an Information Forum on “Outstanding Structures: Learning lessons from IABSE OStrA awardees & finalists for the most remarkable, innovative, creative & stimulating structures." The forum featured
IABSE’s OSTRA awardees and finalists with highlights on the innovations and
significance of each bridge and building structure.
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The
Department of Civil Engineering of De La Salle University supported the event.
Organizing this event are IABSE-PH members from DLSU, Dr. Andy Oreta (IABSE-PH
Chair), Dr. Jonathan Dungca (IABSE-PH Secretary), Cheryl Roxas and Erica Uy.
The resource persons were IABSE members, Juanito Cunanan, Adam Abinales, Rey
C.D. Singh, Wennie Oclarino and Asisclo Villafuerte. BBR Philippines and Abinales
Associates Engineers & Consultants sponsored the event.
About 40
participants including the organizers from the academe, consulting firms and
government institutions attended the forum. The forum also was an opportunity
to promote IABSE – benefits for members, IABSE publications and conferences in
2019 and 2020. It is hoped that through this event, the participants will
register as members of IABSE and attend IABSE conferences and symposia.
Watch the slide show of the event here: https://www.slideshare.net/andyoreta/iabse-ostra-forum-2019
