CIBW107

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JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (JCDC)

BACKGROUND AND SCOPE

JCDC is a CIB encouraged Journal

Further details: http://www.hbp.usm.my/jcdc
Email : jcdc.usm@gmail.com

Developing countries are a highly heterogeneous mix. Newly Industrialised Countries (NIC) are put together with oil-rich states and slow, stagnant and even declining economies. The diversity between these countries have not narrowed with the passage of time, but instead widened. Yet despite wide economic, social and political disparities, there are many construction opportunities, challenges and prospects commonly found in many of these countries. The conference in Penang will once again focus in these commonalities that can be drawn from the diverse developing countries.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the 2009 CIB W107 symposium are as follows:

	To review and discuss contemporary issues on construction in developing countries.
	To discuss and address the commonalities in terms of opportunities, challenges and prospects of the construction industry in developing countries and to focus on their impacts.
	To present and review current research findings and how these may be utilised to help improve the construction industry in developing countries.

ABOUT PENANG, MALAYSIA

"New York Times has nominated Penang as one of the 44 Destinations in the world to visit for 2009"

These objectives are congruent with the remit of the work of W107, which focuses on:

	Sustainable construction.
	Implications of privatisation for construction enterprises and practitioners.

	Implications of globalisation for local enterprises.
	Application of information technology in construction.
	Merits of a central agency for managing construction industry development.
	Appropriate construction management and economics techniques.

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all in the context of developing countries.

SYMPOSIUM THEMES

The main symposium theme is "Commonalities among Diversities". In connection with this, we are interested in the following:

Information, Communication and Technology Management

Knowledge management

Innovation in construction

Risk management

Resource and organisation management

Built environment and sustainability

Procurement and supply chain management

Safety and health

Regulation and governance

Internationalisation

Networking

Other construction issues in developing countries

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The 2009 CIB W107 Symposium is a major event by practitioners and researchers from developing and developed countries in the areas of design and construction management, construction economics, real estate management and facilities management. It is a significant forum for accessing recent research results from different countries, to share knowledge and to network globally with experts around the world. The symposium will bring together an international audience of construction researchers and educators, company and project managers, owners and managers of construction facilities and government officials.

LANGUAGE

Visitors Since 26 October 2008

The official language of the Symposium is English.

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