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

在过去的几年里，成功地举办了桥梁研讨会和会议，通过这些研讨会和会议，不仅在美国和日本之间建立了良好的沟通与合作。“美国的桥梁社区”，但也属于“国际社会”。这种国际交流和发展两大洲研究人员之间合作努力的机会是非常宝贵的。这次有关桥梁工程的国际会议将于1997年夏天在瑞士举行，与会者包括美国、加拿大和欧洲的研究人员。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）。美国的参与者由指导委员会根据提交的摘要选出，并将重点关注处于职业生涯早期的实践工程师和工程教师。在研讨会之前，美国团队将参加与研讨会组织者协商准备的为期两天的技术桥梁之旅。

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.