CIB has an official cooperation with five other international organizations who together comprise the Liaison Committee of International Associations of Civil Engineering. This dates back to 1958. The member associations include RILEM, and they have generously opened their RILEM Youth Symposium (RYS2025) to early-career researchers and PhD students who are in the CIB network. Further details of this online event are available below.
RYS2025 is the 1st edition of the biennial RILEM Youth Symposium, organized by the RILEM Youth Council, focusing on building materials and construction, and registration is now open.
📅 Date: 20-21 October 2025
🕒 Time: 12:00–15:30 CEST (UTC+2, Paris Time)
🌍 Format: Online via Zoom
👉 Free registration here (participation is free of charge)
This dynamic event is tailored for emerging researchers, PhD students, and professionals in the early stages of their careers. The target audience includes individuals under 35 years of age and those enrolled in a university degree program (Master’s or Ph.D.), regardless of age.
The symposium covers a diverse range of topics, including the processing, characterisation, and advanced manufacturing of building materials; deterioration and durability; structural performance; and the environmental impact evaluations. The symposium encompasses both conventional and non-conventional building materials. These include concrete and cementitious materials, masonry, timber, bio- and earth-based composites, bamboo, polymers and innovative low-carbon materials applied in construction. All topics related to the themes of RILEM Technical Committees are also included.
This symposium is a great opportunity for early-career researchers and PhD students to discover current work by peers worldwide, in building materials and structures, aligned with RILEM’s fields of interest. It’s also a chance to grow your network: discover new research and connect with speakers on professional platforms (e.g., LinkedIn, ResearchGate) to start conversations and follow their research updates.
During the sessions, you can submit questions to speakers via the Q&A box..
We warmly encourage you to register and share this announcement with your networks.
Should you need any additional details, please contact the organizing committee at: rys2025.info@gmail.com.
Alternatively, you can contact Magda Posani (RYS2025 Chair) at magda.posani@aalto.fi or visit our website here.
