CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The content of the Industry Day is under development. Experts, both researchers from academia and industry practitioners in the AEC industry and related fields, are invited to submit a proposal about their contribution to one of the three themes of the Industry Day. Teams comprised of participants from both academia and industry are strongly encouraged.

Format Industry Day

The Industry Day will be divided into three parts, consisting of separate presentations/interviews around each theme and followed by panel discussions. A moderator will be involved.

Guidelines

·      Team details? all participant(s)’ name(s), position(s) and affiliation(s);

·      What is the proposed topic/work title?

·      Which of the three themes does your proposal connect to, and how?

·      How would you challenge and/or contribute to a discussion around that theme?

Synergies between Expo 2025 Osaka’s theme: ‘Designing Future Society for Our Lives’ and lean

Could you describe the link with the theme of the Expo 2025 event? (Note: the contributor is expected to read into the theme of the Expo 2025 event).

Lean in Japan vs. The World

How do you show that you have involved the beliefs, thoughts, principles that are part of the ‘other’ view? (Note: Depending on where you are from the contributor is expected to research and/or discuss with an expert from the ‘other’ origin – either the Japanese or the non-Japanese part of the world).

Shaping the Future of Construction

What makes your contribution part of the future of construction? And how? What is/are the expected contribution(s) to science/industry? What kind of opportunities do you see for collaboration in this area between academia and industry?

Key Dates

·      One-page proposal submission deadline: 31 January 2025

·      Provisional acceptance of proposal and comments from local organisation: 28 February 2025

·      Submission of revised proposal: 31 March 2025

·      Final guidance for the proposal development: 30 April 2025

·      Industry Day: 2 June 2025

Submission Process

To submit, all applicants must send their one-page proposal as an attachment in PDF in English with the abovementioned information to the following email address [iglc33@iglc-conference.com] with the email subject starting with "IGLC33 | Industry Day proposal". Applicants may submit more than one proposal.