On April 14th, 2012, “The 7th International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures in conjunction with IJSSD Symposium on Progress in Structural Stability and Dynamics”, jointly hosted by Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Structural Division of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers， and organized by Southeast University, was held in Nanjing International Conference Hotel. The opening ceremony was presided over by Professor Shu Ganping, deputy dean of School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University. Vice President of Southeast University, Professor Liu Jingnan attended the conference and gave the welcome speech. Many directors from relevant schools and departments, including Wu Gang, dean of School of Civil Engineering, also attended the conference.
This conference aims to promote international exchange and negotiation, strengthen the cooperation between scholars around the world in the field of steel structures, and facilitate the development of steel structures, steel—concrete structures and aluminum structures, etc.. More than 200 experts and scholars in the field of steel structures world-wide attended this conference, 75 of whom are from countries and regions such as the US, UK, Japan and Hong Kong. The successful holding of this conference would further elevate Southeast University’s international influence on civil engineering, steel structures and other relevant fields.