On behalf of the members of the Organizing and Technical committee, I would like to congratulate the winners of the Student Travel Awards that were selected based on the quality of the paper submitted and the distance traveled:

Bright Ng'Andu, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands - "The Use of Bearing Wedges to Eliminate the Influence of Construction Gaps in Steel Frames Infilled with CASIEL Walls", B.M. Ngandu, A.T. Vermeltfoort, and D.R.W. Martens

Cheng-Yu Yang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, P.R. China - "3-D Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling of Cable-stayed Bridge", M.S. Cheung, K.S. Chan and C.Y. Yang

Ricardo Brites, University of Minho, Portugal - "Seismic Vulnerability Overview of Historical Masonry Churches in Europe", P.B. Loureno and D.V. Oliveira

Sandra Jefremczuk, McGill University, Canada - "Design of Reinforced Concrete Elements for Durability against Corrosion", C. Ji, S. Jefremczuk and M.S. Mirza

Mike Tait