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和与建筑业合作的最佳方法，以维持该国的经济增长及其在全球经济中的领导地位。这一问题在建筑领域尤为明显，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。各方面的竞争加剧需要学术界、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。这一具有挑战性的背景为信息技术和基础设施系统(ITIS)研讨会提议提供了动力。本研讨会面向行业从业者、政府官员和潜在的主要研究人员，他们可能会向土木工程、机械和制造创新司ITS计划提交建议，以讨论21世纪建筑研究和教育中的关键问题。这个研讨会的学术价值来自于它的设计和参与。这个工作坊将通过独特、综合和整体的体验，让建筑业和ITIS学术界的成员参与到有意义和有重点的对话中。这一经验将允许就研究和教育方面的建筑业的未来进行建设性的对话。此外，它还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的研究领域。更广泛的影响源于研讨会参与者的积极参与，他们来自土木工程、机械和制造业创新(CMMI)信息技术和基础设施系统(ITIS)计划所服务的学术界。这种参与无疑将增强和加强ITIS计划所涉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ITS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合作，开展比以前更广泛和更密切的合作，以及(C)行业、公共部门和学术界之间的合作，以应对新十年给建筑业带来的挑战。

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.