US-Canada-Europe Workshop on Bridge Engineering, to be held in Switzerland, Summer 1997

在过去的几年里，已经有成功的桥梁研讨会和会议，通过这些会议，不仅在美国，而且在世界各地都建立了良好的沟通与合作。S.桥梁社区“，也包括”国际社会“。 这种国际交流和两大洲研究人员之间合作努力的发展机会是极其宝贵的。 这次桥梁工程国际会议，涉及美国研究人员。美国，加拿大和欧洲的研讨会将于1997年夏季在瑞士举行。 这次会议的主要欧洲组织是EMPA（瑞士联邦材料测试和研究实验室）。 美国的参与者是由指导委员会根据提交的摘要选出的，他们将在职业生涯的早期专注于实践工程师和工程学院。 在研讨会之前，美国。S.小组将参加与讲习班组织者协商准备的为期两天的技术桥梁参观。

In the past several years, there have been successful bridge workshops and conferences through which were developed excellent communication and cooperation not only among the `U. S. bridge community` but also within the `international community`. This opportunity for international communication and for development of cooperative efforts between researchers of both continents is extremely valuable. This international meeting on bridge engineering, involving researchers for the U. S., Canada and Europe, will be held in Switzerland during the summer of 1997. The leading European organization for this meeting is the EMPA (the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research.) The U.S. participants are selected by a Steering Committee based on submitted abstracts and would focus on practicing engineers and engineering faculty early in their careers. Preceding the workshop, the U. S. team will participate in a two-day technical bridge tour prepared in consultation with the workshop organizers.