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 inter-alia, include:

• Education and training
• Continuing professional development
• Professional registration / Candidacy / Mentoring
• The business of construction including projects
• The business of consulting including projects
• Ethics
• Health, Safety, and Wellbeing
• People in construction issues
• Sustainability
• Digitalisation / Industry 4.0
• Smart construction
• Innovation
• Construction sociology
• Opportunities and challenges

Abstract and Papers

Authors are invited to submit abstracts in English of not more than 200 words for peer review by the scientific committee by the 2 July 2021. 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. Abstracts will be reviewed according to: the relevance to the topics and objectives of the conference; originality of subject matter; likely academic rigour of the proposed paper; and likely contribution to the related body of knowledge. Note that only papers that are based on actual research that includes empirical findings will be accepted upon proof of registration.

Deadlines

Submissions

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Conference fees (excludes accommodation and travel, includes VAT)

Download the Registration Form (PDF)

Organisers / Contact persons 

Academic Programme Chair: Prof. Fidelis Emuze, femuze@cut.ac.za

Technical Programme Chair: Prof. John Smallwood, john.smallwood@mandela.ac.za

Venue

Garden Court Kings Beach, La Roche Drive, Port Elizabeth, South Africa