Workshop on Key Research and Education Issues in Construction Engineering and Management for the 2010 Decade

当今土木工程行业的一个重要挑战是确定进行研究并与建筑行业合作的最佳方法，以维持国家的经济增长及其在全球经济中的领导地位。这个问题在建筑领域尤为突出，企业正在争夺有限的公共资金来执行基础设施项目，学术界正在努力寻找长期资金来源，大型跨国公司正在争夺最优秀、最聪明的土木工程毕业生。这种全方位的激烈竞争需要学术界、工业界和公共部门之间采取新的合作方式，以提高毕业生的质量、研究的适用性和相关性以及建筑公司的长期竞争力。这种充满挑战的背景为信息技术和基础设施系统 (ITIS) 研讨会提案提供了动力。本研讨会面向行业从业者、公职人员和潜在的主要研究人员，他们可以向土木、机械和制造创新 ITIS 计划部门提交提案，讨论 21 世纪建筑研究和教育的关键问题。本次研讨会的智力价值源于其设计和参与。该研讨会将通过独特、综合和整体的体验，让建筑行业和 ITIS 学术界的成员进行有意义且有重点的对话。 这种经验将使我们能够就建筑行业的研究和教育的未来进行建设性对话。此外，它将协助确定维持建筑公司在全球经济中的竞争力所需的新研究领域。来自土木、机械和制造创新 (CMMI) 信息技术和基础设施系统 (ITIS) 计划所服务的学术界的研讨会参与者的积极参与产生了更广泛的影响。 这种参与无疑将加强 ITIS 计划所涉及的知识领域的研究和教育基础设施。 此外，研讨会将为学术界的未来奠定坚实的基础：(a) 参与支持和推进 ITIS 的愿景、使命和目标，(b) 在研究和教育计划、项目和活动方面进行比以前更大、更密切的合作，以及 (c) 行业、公共部门和学术界之间的伙伴关系，以应对新十年中建筑行业面临的挑战。

An important challenge in today's civil engineering profession is to determine the best approach to conduct research and collaborate with the construction industry in order to sustain the economic growth of the country and its leadership in the global economy. This issue is notable in the construction arena, where companies are competing for limited public funding to execute the infrastructure projects, academia is struggling to find long-term sources of funding, and large multinational companies are competing for the best and brightest of the civil engineering graduates. This heightened competition across all dimensions requires a new collaboration approach between academia, industry, and the public sector in order to enhance the quality of the graduates, the applicability and relevance of the research, and the long term competitiveness of the construction companies. This challenging context provides the motivation for this Information Technology and Infrastructure Systems (ITIS) workshop proposal. This workshop is intended for industry practitioners, public officials, and potential principal investigators who may submit proposals to the Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovations ITIS Program to discuss the key issues in research & education for construction in the XXI Century. The intellectual merits of this workshop emanate from its design and participation. This workshop will engage members of the construction industry and the ITIS academic community in a meaningful and focused dialogue through a unique, integrated, and holistic experience. This experience will allow for a constructive dialogue about the future of the construction industry in terms of research and education. In addition, it will assist in the identification of new research areas that are needed to sustain the competitiveness of construction companies in a global economy. The broader impacts result from the active engagement of the workshop's participants from the academic community served by the Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Information Technology and Infrastructure Systems (ITIS) Program. This engagement will undoubtedly enhance and strengthen the infrastructure for research and education in the knowledge domains addressed within the ITIS Program. In addition, the workshop will provide a solid foundation for the academic community's future: (a) involvement in supporting and furthering ITIS' vision, mission, and goals, (b) collaboration in research and education programs, projects, and activities at greater and closer levels than was previously possible, and (c) partnership between the industry, the public sector, and the academic community to address the challenges to the construction industry posed in the new decade.