Thanks to an overwhelming and positive response from the research community the first global CFSRC Colloquium will be held online 20-21 October 2020. With papers already submitted from around the globe, speakers and participants can be assured that they will receive the latest updates in cold-formed steel research from leaders of the field. The stated goal of the Colloquium is to provide a forum for all research related to cold-formed steel structural engineering and related topics.
Registration: Speakers (moderators) and attendees, please register for the colloquium on eventbrite at this link, cost is $50 for speakers and $100 for attendees. Links for attending the online conference will only be provided to registered speakers and attendees.
Conference Format: See the final program for details. The conference will be conducted in a single track and provided online using Zoom in 4 main sessions:
| Session | Date | Time |
| 1 | 20 October 2020 | 7:30am-12:30pm EDT (GMT-4) (my local time) |
| 2 | 7:00pm-11:00pm EDT (GMT-4) (my local time) | |
| 3 | 21 October 2020 | 7:30am-12:30pm EDT (GMT-4) (my local time) |
| 4 | 7:00pm-11:00pm EDT (GMT-4) (my local time) |
EDT refers to Eastern U.S. Daylight Savings Time (i.e. New York). Each main session will be broken into smaller sessions with several breaks integrated during the main session time. A slack site will be made available for more casual conversation during breaks and following up with the speakers. (All registered attendees will receive an invite from slack, contact cfsrc.mail@gmail.com if you have registered and not received an invite.)
Speakers/authors: Thank you for sharing your work with the global cold-formed steel community. Papers are due 18 September 2020. Provide a PDF, name your file FamilyNameofFirstAuthor_PaperID# and email your submission to cfsrc.mail@gmail.com. Paper length is up to the authors; regarding paper size, your paper should be small enough to attach in an email. Paper templates in LaTeX and Word are provided and should be utilized. For LaTeX users that use Overleaf – the template is also added to the Overleaf gallery. Presentations will be given over Zoom, a modest presentation template is provided for you to use in preparing your talks. Talks are 15 minutes total, 12-13 minute talk with 2-3 minutes of questions.
Attendees: Anyone interest in learning more about cold-formed steel and the latest innovations in cold-formed steel research are encouraged to attend! Simply register for the colloquium on Eventbrite at this link, cost is $100 for attendees. You will be provided with login details for the meeting based on the email you provide to Eventbrite. Certification of attendance will also be based on registered attendees.
Awards: Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors the Colloquium will include two student awards – Best Student Paper and Best Student Presentation – both of which consist of a first place award and an honorable mention. The awards will consist of a certificate and a monetary prize of $1,000 USD for the first place awards and $500 USD for the honorable mentions. To be eligible for the Student Paper award, the awardee must (1) be the first author of the paper and (2) the paper must contain research which was conducted by the awardee as a student. The awardee does not need to be a currently enrolled student nor present the work. To be eligible for the Student Presentation award, the presentation given by the awardee must (1) be research which was conducted by the awardee as a student and (2) must be an author on the related paper, although can be in any author position. The awardee does not need to be a currently enrolled student, although should not have graduated more than one year prior to the conference. For more on how we will select the best presentation see this post. The awards will be announced during the conference and posted on the conference website.
Sponsors: The CFSRC Colloquium is sponsored by: the America-China Steel Framing Association (ACSFA), the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the Center for Cold-Formed Steel Structures (CCFSS), the Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute, Clark Dietrich, the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA), RunToSolve, the Steel Deck Institute, United States Gypsum (USG), United States Steel (USS), and Verco Decking. The participation of the sponsors demonstrates their commitment to innovation in cold-formed steel structures and is greatly appreciated. Financial support from the sponsors has allowed the Colloquium price to remain low, and provided support for the student paper and presentation awards. Thank you!
Proceedings and Copyright: Proceedings of the colloquium will be posted online. CFSRC does not require a copyright transfer, so authors remain the copyright holders for their work. Proceedings are not registered in ISI or Scopus, but are provided in a format readily searchable by Google Scholar and other databases.
Continuing Education / PDH credits: CFSRC, which is chartered at Johns Hopkins University, will provide registered attendees with a certification of attendance. In many states in the U.S. this is sufficient for continuing education requirements; however, attendees are responsible for knowing the requirements of their own licensure.
Questions? Email cfsrc.mail@gmail.com if you have any additional questions.
Organizing Committee: Dr. Deniz Ayhan (CFSRC Scholar), Dr. Hannah Blum (CFSRC Affiliated Investigator), Dr. Kara Peterman (CFSRC Affiliated Investigator), Dr. Ben Schafer (CFSRC Director).