INDUSTRY NEWS
THE NEXT 50 YEARS – A CALL FOR PAPERS Prof John Smallwood of the Department of Construction Management at the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) has advised SA Builder that the department’s forthcoming 50th anniversary conference will be held on 15 and 16 November 2021 in Port Elizabeth. Entitled The Next 50 Years, the conference will provide an international forum for researchers and practitioners from developed and developing nations to address fundamental construction management, construction project management and construction health and safety (H&S) management issues.
ABSTRACTS AND CALL FOR PAPERS Authors are invited to submit abstracts by 16 July 2021 for peer review by the scientific committee. Abstracts should be in English and no longer than 200 words. The abstract should address the following fields: introduction of the topic; objectives; research method and sample stratum(a); findings; conclusions and recommendations. Authors should not be identifiable to ensure double-blind peer review.
• Professional registration/ candidacy/mentoring. • The business of construction, including projects. • The business of consulting, including projects.
• Provide a forum for multi disciplinary interaction between academics and practitioners.
• Ethics. • Health, safety and well-being.
• Provide an internationally recognised, accredited conference.
• Contribute to the construction management, construction project management and construction H&S management bodies of knowledge.
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CONFERENCE TOPICS Given that the Department of Construction Management focuses primarily on the education of construction managers, construction project managers and construction health and safety practitioners, the conference will address topics, which include:
• Continuing professional development.
• Celebrate the 50th year of presentation of the BSc Construction Management programme at the NMU.
• Identify likely issues during the next 50 years.
Note that only papers based on actual research, which includes empirical findings, will be accepted upon proof of registration.
• Education and training.
The broad objectives of the conference are to:
• Disseminate innovative and cutting-edge practices.
• Likely contribution to the related body of knowledge.
• People in construction issues. • Sustainability. • Digitalisation/Industry 4.0. Abstracts will be reviewed according to the following:
• Smart construction.
• Relevance to the topics and objectives of the conference.
• Construction sociology.
• Originality of subject matter. • Likely academic rigour of the proposed paper.
• Innovation.
• Opportunities and challenges. (Above): Prof John Smallwood of the Department of Construction Management at the Nelson Mandela University.
SOUTH AFRICAN BUILDER JULY 2021
