English will be the official language for both oral and written presentation. The Conference Proceedings will be published. The following themes are scheduled for discussion:

　　1、New-type steel structural system

　　2、Residential and high-rises steel buildings

　　3、Long span structures

　　4、Composite structure

　　5、Bridges, towers, marine, boiler and social structures

　　6、Theory on calculation of steel structures

　　7、Design concepts and methods

　　8、Case studies

　　9、Seismic, fire-proof, corrosion prevention and wind engineering research

　　10、Structural stability, fatigue and fracture

　　11、Codes and standards

　　12、Connections

　　13、Advances in fabrication and construction

　　14、Structure inspection, restructuring, maintenance and others