RILEM BITS&BOBS ON T&T  
 
 
IN-HOUSE TALKS AND STATEMENTS
 

4th EAC ROC&TOK Webinar
 
The next ROC&TOK webinar, held on Thursday 4th March 2021, will be hosted by Prof. Shashank Bishnoi, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India and Prof. José Fernando Martirena-Hernandez, Universidad Central de las Villas, CIDEM, Cuba. It will address the subject Hydration and performance of Limestone Calcined Clay Cement. Registration is FREE! Attending this event will entitle you to apply for 1-hour CPD credits issued by the Institute of Concrete Technology. The link to register and a brief abstract of this talk is available here.

 
 
 
 
IN-HOUSE TALKS AND STATEMENTS
 

Happy Birthday BAM
 
The Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), RILEM Corporate member since 1993, is turning 150 this year! BAM is a senior scientific and technical Federal institute that tests, researches and advises to protect people, the environment and material goods. This interesting article about neutral building materials is part of the “150 Years BAM – Science with Impact” booklet.

 
 
 
 
OUTSOURCED BUSINESS AND STORIES
 

Investment vs. innovation
 
This is a remarkable analysis about the most innovative countries ranked by World Bank income group. Switzerland, with its second highest GDP per capita globally, is at the top of the list. However, in the last years, the biggest moves up in this ranking have been made by some Asian countries, like China, Vietnam, India and the Philippines.

 
 
 
 
upcoming rilem events
 

4th RILEM Spring Convention, 6-9 April 2021, "in" Paris, France (now fully online)
 
75th RILEM Annual Week, 23 August-4 September 2021, Merida, Mexico
 
More RILEM events  
 
In view of the current Corona Virus situation, many events might have been postponed or will be soon postponed. We kindly invite you to check with the event organisers the most updated schedule of the event, Thank you!

 
 
 
The RILEM newsletter BITS&BOBS stands for Bright In-house Talks and Statements & Brilliant Outsourced Businesses and Stories.