ACECC 25th Anniversary Photo Album

CECAR 1 - Manila

February 19-20, 1998, Manila, Philippines (PICE): First Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region (CECAR 1) organized by PICE, ASCE, and JSCE

Pre-Meeting - Kobe

October 5, 1998, Kobe, Japan (JSCE): Pre-Meeting of the 3 Societies to Discuss Next Steps

Follow-up Meeting - Boston

October 19, 1998, Boston, USA (ASCE): Follow-up Meeting of the 3 Societies to Discuss Next Steps

Task Force Meeting - Tokyo

March 5-6, 1999, Tokyo, Japan (JSCE): Task Force Meeting on Formation of Umbrella Society

Steering Committee Meeting - Quezon City

May 7-8, 1999, Quezon City, Philippines (PICE): Steering Committee Meeting on Formation of ACECC

ACECC Establishment 1999

September 27, 1999, Tokyo, Japan (JSCE): Formation of ACECC and Signing Founding Document by the Founding Presidents (PICE, ASCE, JSCE, CICHE, and KSCE)

September 27-28, 1999, Tokyo, Japan (JSCE):  First Executive Committee Meeting (ECM); Constitution and By-laws adopted; First Chair of Executive Committee (EC) elected and Secretary General appointed

2nd ECM - Seoul

April 25, 2000, Seoul, S. Korea (KSCE): 2nd ECM; Vietnam Federation of Civil Engineering Associations (VFCEA) joins ACECC as its 6th member

3rd ECM - Seattle

October 16, 2000, Seattle, USA (ASCE): 3rd ECM

4th ECM & CECAR 2 - Tokyo

April 16, 2001, Tokyo, Japan (JSCE): 4th ECM

 April 17-20, 2001, Tokyo, Japan (JSCE): CECAR 2

5th ECM - Seoul

October 31, 2001, Seoul, S. Korea (KSCE): 5th ECM; Engineers Australia (EA) joins as 7th member; TC1(Asian and Pacific Coastal Network) led by JSCE, and TC2 (Integrated River Management) led by JSCE approved.

Working Group Meeting - Taipei

August 9, 2002, Taipei, Taiwan (CICHE): Working Group Meeting to Plan Future Activities

6th ECM - Washington

November 2, 2002, Washington, USA (ASCE): 6th ECM

7th ECM - Brisbane

June 23, 2003, Brisbane, Australia (EA): 7th ECM

1st PCM - Taipei

December 3, 2003, Taipei, Taiwan (CICHE): First Planning Committee Meeting (PCM)

8th ECM - Ho Chi Minh City

April 22-23, 2004, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (VFCEA): 8th ECM (including PCM)

9th ECM & CECAR 3 - Seoul

 August 15-16, 2004, Seoul, S. Korea (KSCE): 9th ECM (including PCM)

 August 16-19, 2004, Seoul, S. Korea (KSCE): CECAR 3

10th ECM - Kaohsiung

December 2-3, 2004, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (CICHE): 10th ECM (including PCM)

11th ECM - Tokyo

May 25-26, 2005, Tokyo, Japan (JSCE): 11th ECM (including PCM)

12th ECM & 1st TCCM - Los Angeles

April 22-23, 2005, Los Angeles, USA (ASCE): 12th ECM including PCM and 1st Technical Coordinating Committee Meeting (TCCM); all subsequent ECMs include PCM and TCCM; TC3 (Inter-regional Cooperation for Greater Mekong Sub-region) led by JSCE, TC4 (The Sumatra Offshore Earthquake and the Indian Ocean Tsunami) led by JSCE, and TC5 (The Sustainable Development of Civil Engineering) led by CICHE approved.

13th ECM - Ulaanbaatar

  June 17, 2006, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (MACE): 13th ECM; Mongolian Association of Civil Engineers (MACE) joins as 8th member.

14th ECM - Cebu

January 19-20, 2007, Cebu, Philippines (PICE): 14th ECM; TC6 (Quantitative Risk Assessment for Hazard Mitigation) led by ASCE approved.

15th ECM & CECAR 4 - Taipei

June 24-25, 2007, Taipei, Taiwan (CICHE): 15th ECM; Indonesian Society of Civil and Structural Engineers (HAKI) joins as 9th member; TC8 (Harmonization of Design Codes in the Asian Region) led by JSCE approved.

June 25-28, 2007, Taipei, Taiwan (CICHE): CECAR 4

16th ECM - Sydney

February 25-26, 2008, Sydney, Australia (EA): 16th ECM

17th ECM - Hanoi

April 20, 2009, Hanoi, Vietnam (VFCEA): 17th ECM; the Institution of Civil Engineers, India (ICE India) joins as 10th member; TC9 (Infrastructure Report Card) led by KSCE, and TC10 (Life-Cycle Considerations in Civil Engineering) led by ASCE approved.

18th ECM - Busan

February 22-23, 2010, Busan, S. Korea (KSCE): 18th ECM; TC11 (Code of Practice for the Use of Stabilizing Agents in Flexible Pavement) led by EA and ASCE approved.

19th ECM - Sydney

August 7-8, 2010, Sydney, Australia (EA): 19th ECM; TC7 (Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness Strategies) led by PICE approved.

August 8-12, 2010, Sydney, Australia (EA): CECAR 5

20th ECM - Jakarta

February 10-11, 2011, Jakarta, Indonesia (HAKI): 20th ECM 

21st ECM - New Delhi

September 16-17, 2011, New Delhi, India (ICE India): 21st ECM; TC12 (Railway Technology Renewal and Expansion in Asian Region) led by JSCE and CICHE, TC13 (BIM) led by KSCE and CICHE, TC14 (Sustainable Infrastructure) led by ASCE, and TC15 (River Environment) led by JSCE and KSCE approved.

22nd ECM - Tokyo

March 1-2, 2012, Tokyo, Japan (JSCE): 22nd ECM; TC16 (ITS-based Solutions for Urban Traffic Problems in Asia Pacific Countries) led by JSCE, and TC17 (Ethical Practices to Reduce Corruption) led by ASCE and PICE approved.

23rd ECM - Manila

September 21-22, 2012, Manila, Philippines (PICE): 23rd ECM; TC18 (Adoption of Standard Operating Procedures for Design, Construction and Maintenance of Long Span Bridges) led by KSCE and HAKI approved.

24th ECM - Taipei

February 22-23, 2013, Taipei, Taiwan (CICHE): 24th ECM

25th ECM & CECAR 6 - Jakarta

August 18-19, 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia (HAKI): 25th ECM; the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) joins as 11th member; TC19 (Promotion of the Asian Concrete Model Code in the Asian Region) led by KSCE, and TC20 (Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development in Asia and Pacific Countries) led by KSCE approved.

August 20-22, 2013, Jakarta, Indonesia (HAKI): CECAR 6

26th ECM - Honolulu

March 7-8, 2014, Honolulu, USA (ASCE): 26th ECM; the Institution of Engineers, Pakistan (IEP) joins as 12th member.

27th ECM - Tokyo

November 18-19, 2014, Tokyo, Japan (JSCE): 27th ECM

28th ECM - Dhaka

March 27-28, 2015, Dhaka, Bangladesh (IEB): 28th ECM; TC21 (Transdisciplinary Approach for Building Societal Resilience to Disasters) led by JSCE and PICE approved.

29th ECM - Gunsan

October 28-29, 2015, Gunsan, S. Korea (KSCE): 29th ECM; Nepal Engineers’ Association (NEA) joins as 13th member; TC22 (Retrofitting and Strengthening of Existing Infrastructures) led by IEP and IEB approved.

30th ECM - New Delhi

March 25-26, 2016, New Delhi, India (ICE India): 30th ECM

31st ECM & CECAR 7 - Honolulu

August 29-30, 2016, Honolulu, USA (ASCE): 31st ECM; Future Leaders Forum approved and initiated.

August 31-Sep.2, 2016, Honolulu, USA (ASCE): CECAR 7

32nd ECM - Kathmandu

April 23-24, 2017, Kathmandu, Nepal (NEA): 32nd ECM; TC23 (Applications of Geosynthetics for Various Civil Engineering Disciplines) led by CICHE approved.

33rd ECM - Ulaabaatar

 September 21-22, 2017, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (MACE): 33rd ECM

34th ECM - Hanoi

April 12-13, 2018, Hanoi, Vietnam (VFCEA): 34th ECM; TC24 (Gender and Development in Infrastructure) led by PICE approved.

35th ECM - Melbourne

October 8-9, 2018, Melbourne, Australia (EA): 35th ECM

36th ECM & CECAR 8 - Tokyo

April 15, 2019, Tokyo, Japan (JSCE): 36th ECM; Federation of Myanmar Engineering Societies (Fed. MES) joins as 14th member; TC25 (The Guidance of Civil Infrastructure Practitioners in the Design and Construction of Stabilized Pavements in the Asia-Pacific Region) led by EA approved.

April 16-19, 2019, Tokyo, Japan (JSCE): CECAR 8

37th ECM - Goa

September 25-26, 2019, Goa, India (ICE India): 37th ECM

38th ECM - Karachi

March 12-13, 2020, Karachi, Pakistan (IEP): 38th ECM (hybrid meeting)

39th ECM - Manila

October 5-6, 2020, Manila, Philippines (PICE): 39th ECM (virtual meeting); TC 26 (Climate Change, Water Resources, and Sustainable Development in the Asian Region) led by ASCE approved.

40th ECM - Taipei

March 25-26, 2021, Taipei, Taiwan (CICHE): 40th ECM (virtual meeting); Moscow Department Russian Society of Civil Engineers (MD RSCE) joins as 15th member; TC27 (Interdisciplinary Strategic Foresight for Infrastructure) led by PICE approved.

41st ECM - Washington

September 23-24, 2021, Washington, USA (ASCE): 41st ECM (virtual meeting); TC28 (Application of Monitoring Technology for Infrastructure Maintenance) led by JSCE approved.

42nd ECM - Jakarta

March 28-29, 2022, Jakarta, Indonesia (HAKI): 42nd ECM (virtual meeting); Engineering New Zealand (ENZ) joins as 16th member; TC29 (Network Construction and Joint Utilization of Large Experimental Facilities) led by KSCE approved.

43th ECM - Goa

September 20, 2022, Goa, India (ICE India): 43rd ECM; TC30 (Digital Technologies for Smart Construction) led by KSCE approved.

September 21-23, 2022, Goa, India (ICE India): CECAR 9

44th ECM - Jeju

April 24-25, 2023, Jeju, S. Korea (KSCE): 44th ECM; the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) joins as 17th member; TC31 (Sustainable Infrastructure Capacity Building) led by ASCE approved.

45th ECM - Taipei

September 18-19, 2023, Taipei, Taiwan (CICHE): 45th ECM; TC32 (Disaster Resilient Infrastructure in Coastal Areas and Cyclone/Typhoon Risk Mitigation) led by ICE India approved.

46th ECM - Manila

February 29- March 2, 2024, Manila, Philippines (PICE): 46th ECM; TC33 (Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education in Civil Engineering) led by ASCE approved.

47th ECM - Wellington

October 20-22, 2024, Wellington, New Zealand (ENZ): 47th ECM