FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

The organizers of Creative Construction 2012 cordially invite you to participate in this conference, which will take place 30 June – 3 July 2012 in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary famous for its old Europe’s charm and breathtaking architecture.
The Chair of the Organizing Committee, Prof. Miklós Hajdu (Szent István University, Ybl Miklós Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Budapest) and the Chair of the International Scientific Committee, Prof. Mirosław Skibniewski (University of Maryland, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering e-Construction Group, College Park, USA) and their team of collaborators are arranging an innovative scientific programme paired with accompanying social events.
The Creative Construction 2012 Conference is an excellent opportunity for collective brainstorming and exploring together the known and unknown boundaries of construction. We are looking forward to seeing you in Budapest in the summer of 2012.
For more information please visit the Conference website: www.cc2012.org

CALL FOR PAPERS AND SESSIONS
Papers are invited on topics related to the general concept of Creative Construction. Themes of interest include, but are not limited to, the list given in the “Topics” section. The International Scientific Committee will review all abstracts and full papers. Accepted papers will be included in the ISBN numbered proceedings. Expanded and fully refereed versions of selected papers will be published in a special issue of Automation in Construction, an international research journal published by Elsevier.
Invited and contributed papers will be organized into several parallel sessions. The sessions will be part of distinct Conference streams, and streams are grouped by corresponding technical fields.
All abstracts should be submitted online. This section of the website (www.cc2012.org) opens in January 2012.
Guidelines:
• The abstract text should be within 300 words (together with space) and typeface in Body text format (see template)
• The abstract title must be brief (max. 2 lines allowed in "Title Case" format) and clearly indicate the nature of the investigation (see template)
• Authors number: will be maximized: 10 names
• Workplaces: max. 10 different workplaces
• The abstract must represent original work and should be as informative as possible.
• The body of the abstract should be ordered as follows:
o Objectives of study
o Methods
o Results
o Conclusions
• 5 keywords needed at the end of the abstract text
Once the abstract has been submitted, modified or deleted, the corresponding author will automatically receive an acknowledgement of receipt, modification or cancellation (by email).
Correspondence regarding the abstracts such as confirmation of submission, notification of acceptance or rejection and instructions for presentation will only be sent to the corresponding author. It is his/her responsibility to forward the information to all co-authors. The presenting author is required to register for the Conference and pay the registration fee as a condition of presenting the paper.

TOPICS
Creative Scheduling in Construction
• Cost optimization
• Decision networks
• New developments in traditional network techniques
• Artificial Intelligence in scheduling
• Constraint Logic programming
• New tools and algorithms for resource and cost planning
• Project monitoring and control
• Creative tools for scheduling
• Case studies in creative scheduling


Creative Management in Construction
• Risk analysis and decision making in construction
• Construction process reengineering
• Challenges in lean construction
• Innovative information systems in construction
• Intelligent decision support systems for construction management
• Supply chain management in construction
• Construction procurement management, e-procurement in construction
• International construction issues
• Web-based construction project management
• Knowledge management in construction
• Quality management in construction
• Managing international construction projects
• New tools in the education of construction management
• Case studies in creative management for construction


Creative Construction Technology and Materials
• Creative construction technology development
• Creative construction of heavy structures (roads, bridges, tunnels)
• Creative construction of tall buildings
• Future design and construction of tall buildings
• New construction materials
• Nanotechnology in construction
• Extraterrestrial construction
• Case studies in creative construction technologies and materials


Automation and Robotics for Construction
• Sensors and sensor based systems in construction
• Robotics for construction sites
• Artificial intelligence in construction automation
• Innovative controls for construction equipment
• Case studies in automation and robotics in construction


Visualization, Virtual Reality for Design and Construction, Building Information Modeling (3D, 4D, nD)
• Visualization in design and construction processes
• Construction simulation for virtual construction
• Building Information Modeling and Rapid Prototyping for Construction
• New tools for visualization and virtual reality in construction
• Case studies in construction visualization and virtual reality applications in construction


Sustainable Construction, Health and Safety
• Sustainable construction methods and technologies
• Recycling of construction waste
• Climate change issues in construction
• Green design and construction
• Creative methods in health and safety of the construction sites
• Case studies


IMPORTANT DATES

Submission of abstracts: 15 February 2012
Notification on acceptance of abstracts: 28 February 2012
Payment of early registration fee: 31 March 2012
Submission of final papers: 30 April 2012
Notification on acceptance of papers: 15 May 2012
Hotel reservation: 15 May 2012
Cancellation without penalty: 15 May 2012
Submission of revised papers: 31 May 2012
Conference: 30 June – 3 July 2012

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Miklós Hajdu (Szent István University, Hungary)
Júlia Bisztray (Szent István University, Hungary)
Orsolya Bokor (Szent István University, Hungary)

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE (invited members, subject to their acceptance)
Mirosław Skibniewski (University of Maryland, USA - Chairman)

Albert Chan (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Ales Tomek (University of Prague, Czech Republic)
Alfredo Serpell (Pontifical Catholic University, Chile)
Andrzej Minasowicz (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland)
Alfredo Serpell (Pontifical Catholic University, Chile)
Burcu Akinci (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
Carl Haas (University of Waterloo, Canada)
Carlos Balaguer (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain)
Chris Hendrickson (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
Chung Fu (University of Maryland, USA)
Dongping Fang (Tsinghua University, China)
Edmund Burke (The University of Nottingham, UK)
Edmundas Zavadskas (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania)
Ferenc Makovenyi (Szent István University, Hungary)
Ghassan Aouad (University of Wollongong in Dubai, UAE)
Heng Li (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
Hui-Ping Tserng (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
James H. Garrett (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)
Jan Olek (Purdue University, USA)
Jochen Teizer (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
John Messner (Penn State College of Engineering, USA)
John Paris Pantouvakis (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
Jozef Gasparik (University of Bratislava, Slovakia)
Leonas Ustinhovicius (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania)
Levente Mályusz (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary)
Lieyun Ding (Northeastern University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)
Makarand Hastak (Purdue University, USA)
Martin Fischer (Stanford University, USA)
Miklós Hajdu (Szent István University, Budapest)
Min-Yuan Cheng (Taiwan Tech, Taiwan)
Mladen Radujkovic (Technical University of Zagreb, Croatia)
Osama Moselhi (Concordia University, Canada)
Patrick XW Zou (University of Canberra, Australia)
Rita Kiss (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary)
Ronie Navon (Technion, Israel)
Simaan AbouRizk (University of Alberta, Canada)
Sui-Pheng Low (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Surinder Mann (Institute of Nanotechnology, UK)
Syed M.Ahmed (East Carolina University, USA)
Tai Sik Lee (Hanyang University, Korea)
Thomas Bock (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
Thomas Hanak (University of Brno, Czech Republic)
Tony Thorpe (Loughborough University, UK)
Wen-der Yu (Chung Hua University, Taiwan)
Xiangyu Wang (University of New South Wales, Australia)
Yunfeng Zhang (University of Maryland, USA)
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
Diamond Congress Ltd.
Mr. Attila Varga
H-1255 Budapest, P.O. Box 48, Hungary
Phone: +36 1 225 0210 Fax: +36 1 201 2680
E-mail: diamond@diamond-congress.hu
Web: www.diamond-congress.hu

REGISTRATION
Registration is required for all conference participants preferably until March 31, 2012. It is recommended to make the registration online, which is available from January, 2012. In order to avoid double charges, please register only ONCE. Early bird fees are available until March 31, 2012. Any registration and payment received after that date will be accepted as regular registration. Confirmation will be sent to all participants by the organisers upon receipt of registration and payment.

FEES

Registration fee for participants (Early Bird Fee paid until March 31, 2012): € 590
Registration fee for participants (Regular Fee paid after March 31, 2012): € 650
Accompanying person's fee (Early Bird Fee paid until March 31, 2012): € 150
Accompanying person's fee (Regular Fee paid after March 31, 2012): € 180

Delegate registration fee includes:
• Access to all scientific sessions
• Admission to the exhibition
• Printed material of the conference
• Conference bag
• Banquet dinner
• Coffee breaks
• Lunches
Accompanying persons' fee includes:
• Lunches
• Banquet dinner
Cancellation policy of registration
All the cancellations and changes must be sent to Diamond Congress Ltd. in written form. All refunds will be processed after the Workshop. Please send your exact bank account details in the written cancellation, unless you paid by credit card.
Refund of the registration fee will be made as follows:
• 100% refund (minus an administrative fee of 50 Euro) -
in case of cancellation received before May 15, 2012
• No refund - in case of cancellation, received after May 15, 2012

Payment
All payments should be made in Euro. All charges due to bank transfers have to be paid by the sender. In any case please bring the proof of payment with you to the registration desk.
Bank transfer has to be made to
Diamond Congress Ltd. – CC2012
Raiffeisen Bank Zrt.
Address: 1015 Budapest, Széna tér 1/a.
International Bank Account Number HU79 12010154 00175156 00200001
SWIFT code: UBRT HUHB
Credit Card
VISA, EuroCard/MasterCard, American Express
Card number with expiry date, card holder's name, billing address of the cardholder, CVV code (the last three digits on the back of the credit card where the signature is - only VISA and EC/MC) and signature of the cardholder are needed.

ACCOMMODATION

You can book a room in the hotel's online booking system. The discounted conference rates are available only by clicking the official CC 2012 booking link below. VAT, city tax, usage of swimming pool, thermal bath, Danubius Premier fitness gym and the breakfast are included in the prices.
Link: http://www.danubiushotels.com/en/our_hotels/hungary/budapest/danubius_health_spa_resort_margitsziget
Prices:
Room for 1 person: 90 EUR/room/night
Room for 2 persons: 100 EUR/room/night

FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information on the location and venue, travelling and visa and generally about Hungary and Budapest, visit our website:
www.cc2012.org

The preliminary programme of the Conference will also soon be announced here.


We are really looking forward to meeting you in Budapest in July, 2012.

Yours sincerely,

Miroslaw Skibniewski and Miklos Hajdu