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DESCRIPTION:Proceedings: 50th Anniversary Conference &lsquo\;The Next 50 Y
 ears&rsquo\;(PDF)\, 17 Nov 2021Final Programme:\n50th Anniversary Confere
 nce &lsquo\;The Next 50 Years&rsquo\; (PDF)\, 12 Nov 2021ObjectivesThe Ne
 lson Mandela University (NMU) Department of Construction Management 50th 
 Anniversary conference provides an international forum for researchers an
 d practitioners from developed\, and developing nations to address fundam
 ental construction management\, construction project management\, and con
 struction health and safety (H&amp\;S) management issues. The broad objec
 tives of the conference are to:Celebrate the 50th year of presentation of
  the BSc Construction Management programme at the NMU\;Provide a forum fo
 r multi-disciplinary interaction between academics and practitioners\;Pro
 vide an internationally recognised\, accredited conference\;Disseminate i
 nnovative and cutting-edge practices\;Identify likely issues during the n
 ext 50 years\, andContribute to the construction management\, constructio
 n project management\, and construction H&amp\;S management bodies of kno
 wledge.Conference topicsGiven that the Department of Construction Managem
 ent focuses primarily on the education of construction managers\, constru
 ction project managers\, and construction health and safety practitioners
 \, the conference will address topics\, which inter-alia\, include:Educat
 ion and trainingContinuing professional developmentProfessional registrat
 ion / Candidacy / MentoringThe business of construction including project
 sThe business of consulting including projectsEthicsHealth\, Safety\, and
  WellbeingPeople in construction issuesSustainabilityDigitalisation / Ind
 ustry 4.0Smart constructionInnovationConstruction sociologyOpportunities 
 and challengesAbstract and PapersAuthors are invited to submit abstracts 
 in English of not more than 200 words for peer review by the scientific c
 ommittee by the 2 July 2021. The abstract should address the following fi
 elds: introduction of the topic\; objectives\; research method and sample
  stratum(a)\; findings\; conclusions\, and recommendations. Authors shoul
 d not be identifiable to ensure double-blind peer review. Abstracts will 
 be reviewed according to: the relevance to the topics and objectives of t
 he conference\; originality of subject matter\; likely academic rigour of
  the proposed paper\; and likely contribution to the related body of know
 ledge. Note that only papers that are based on actual research that inclu
 des empirical findings will be accepted upon proof of registration.Deadli
 nesThe conference deadlines are as follows:Abstract (200 words maximum)02
  July 2021Notification of acceptance12 July 2021Submission of completed p
 aper24 September 2021Notification of acceptance08 October 2021Submission 
 of final paper22 October 2021SubmissionsSubmit here\, EasyChairConference
  fees (excludes accommodation and travel\, includes VAT)Category Cost ACH
 ASM / ACPM / CIB / CIOB Member / ECMBA Members / CM Alumnus / SACPCMPR 3 
 750.00 + 15% VATNon-dittoR 4 250.00 + 15% VATVirtualR 1 750.00 + 15% VATS
 tudent (Full-time)R 2 700.00 + 15% VATAccompanying personR 2 300.00 + 15%
  VATDownload the Registration Form (PDF)Organisers / Contact persons&nbsp
 \;Academic Programme Chair: Prof. Fidelis Emuze\, femuze@cut.ac.zaTechnic
 al Programme Chair: Prof. John Smallwood\, john.smallwood@mandela.ac.zaVe
 nueGarden Court Kings Beach\, La Roche Drive\, Port Elizabeth\, South Afr
 ica
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SUMMARY:Construction Management 50th Anniversary Conference 'The Next 50 Y
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div class="ExternalClassE111B04AA15140A8B7B6
 1E120BB7F3C9"><p>Proceedings: <a class="fr-file" href="https://cms.cut.ac
 .za/Files/Froala/e82f59c3-7560-4483-9b1b-d020f786633b.pdf">50th Anniversa
 ry Conference &lsquo\;The Next 50 Years&rsquo\;</a>(PDF)\, 17 Nov 2021</p
 ><p><strong>Final Programme:</strong>\n<a class="fr-file" href="https://c
 ms.cut.ac.za/Files/Froala/ede48f83-b65c-47a0-8806-ae60c146fdeb.pdf">50th 
 Anniversary Conference &lsquo\;The Next 50 Years&rsquo\;</a> (PDF)\, 12 N
 ov 2021</p><h3>Objectives</h3><p>The Nelson Mandela University (NMU) Depa
 rtment of Construction Management 50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary conference 
 provides an international forum for researchers and practitioners from de
 veloped\, and developing nations to address fundamental construction mana
 gement\, construction project management\, and construction health and sa
 fety (H&amp\;S) management issues. The broad objectives of the conference
  are to:</p><ul><li>Celebrate the 50th year of presentation of the BSc Co
 nstruction Management programme at the NMU\;</li><li>Provide a forum for 
 multi-disciplinary interaction between academics and practitioners\;</li>
 <li>Provide an internationally recognised\, accredited conference\;</li><
 li>Disseminate innovative and cutting-edge practices\;</li><li>Identify l
 ikely issues during the next 50 years\, and</li><li>Contribute to the con
 struction management\, construction project management\, and construction
  H&amp\;S management bodies of knowledge.</li></ul><h4>Conference topics<
 /h4></div><p>Given that the Department of Construction Management focuses
  primarily on the education of construction managers\, construction proje
 ct managers\, and construction health and safety practitioners\, the conf
 erence will address topics\, which <em>inter-alia</em>\, include:</p><ul>
 <li>Education and training</li><li>Continuing professional development</l
 i><li>Professional registration / Candidacy / Mentoring</li><li>The busin
 ess of construction including projects</li><li>The business of consulting
  including projects</li><li>Ethics</li><li>Health\, Safety\, and Wellbein
 g</li><li>People in construction issues</li><li>Sustainability</li><li>Di
 gitalisation / Industry 4.0</li><li>Smart construction</li><li>Innovation
 </li><li>Construction sociology</li><li>Opportunities and challenges</li>
 </ul><h3>Abstract and Papers</h3><p>Authors are invited to submit abstrac
 ts in English of not more than 200 words for peer review by the scientifi
 c committee by the 2 July 2021. The abstract should address the following
  fields: introduction of the topic\; objectives\; research method and sam
 ple stratum(a)\; findings\; conclusions\, and recommendations. Authors sh
 ould not be identifiable to ensure double-blind peer review. Abstracts wi
 ll be reviewed according to: the relevance to the topics and objectives o
 f the conference\; originality of subject matter\; likely academic rigour
  of the proposed paper\; and likely contribution to the related body of k
 nowledge. Note that only papers that are based on actual research that in
 cludes empirical findings will be accepted upon proof of registration.</p
 ><h3>Deadlines</h3><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" styl
 e="margin-right:calc(15%)\;width:85%\;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style=
 "width:100.32%\;" valign="top" width="312"><strong>The conference deadlin
 es are as follows:</strong></td></tr><tr><td style="width:59.7444%\;" val
 ign="top" width="189">Abstract (200 words maximum)</td><td style="width:3
 9.9361%\;" valign="top" width="123">02 July 2021</td></tr><tr><td style="
 width:59.7444%\;" valign="top" width="189">Notification of acceptance</td
 ><td style="width:39.9361%\;" valign="top" width="123">12 July 2021</td><
 /tr><tr><td style="width:59.7444%\;" valign="top" width="189">Submission 
 of completed paper</td><td style="width:39.9361%\;" valign="top" width="1
 23">24 September 2021</td></tr><tr><td style="width:59.7444%\;" valign="t
 op" width="189">Notification of acceptance</td><td style="width:39.9361%\
 ;" valign="top" width="123">08 October 2021</td></tr><tr><td style="width
 :59.7444%\;" valign="top" width="189">Submission of final paper</td><td s
 tyle="width:39.9361%\;" valign="top" width="123">22 October 2021</td></tr
 ></tbody></table><h3>Submissions</h3><p data-empty="true">Submit here\, <
 a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cm50" rel="noopener noref
 errer" target="_blank">EasyChair</a></p><p><a href="https://easychair.org
 /conferences/?conf=arcosh1"></a></p><h3>Conference fees (excludes accommo
 dation and travel\, includes VAT)</h3><table border="1" cellpadding="0" c
 ellspacing="0" style="margin-right: calc(21%)\; width: 79%\;" width="394"
 ><tbody><tr><td style="width: 70.4315%\;" valign="top" width="186"><stron
 g>Category </strong></td><td style="width: 39.5939%\;" valign="top" width
 ="104"><strong>Cost </strong></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 70.4315%\;" 
 valign="top" width="186">ACHASM / ACPM / CIB / CIOB Member / ECMBA Member
 s / CM Alumnus / SACPCMP</td><td style="width: 39.5939%\;" valign="top" w
 idth="104">R 3 750.00 + 15% VAT</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 70.4315%\;
 " valign="top" width="186">Non-ditto</td><td style="width: 39.5939%\;" va
 lign="top" width="104">R 4 250.00 + 15% VAT</td></tr><tr><td style="width
 : 70.4315%\;" valign="top" width="186">Virtual</td><td style="width: 39.5
 939%\;" valign="top" width="104">R 1 750.00 + 15% VAT</td></tr><tr><td>St
 udent (Full-time)</td><td>R 2 700.00 + 15% VAT</td></tr><tr><td style="wi
 dth: 70.4315%\;" valign="top" width="186">Accompanying person</td><td sty
 le="width: 39.5939%\;" valign="top" width="104">R 2 300.00 + 15% VAT</td>
 </tr></tbody></table><p data-empty="true"><br></p><p>Download the <a clas
 s="fr-file" href="https://cms.cut.ac.za/Files/Froala/fcd846b4-efca-4881-9
 809-589f2e49c810.pdf">Registration Form</a> (PDF)</p><h3>Organisers / Con
 tact persons<strong><em>&nbsp\;</em></strong></h3><p data-empty="true">Ac
 ademic Programme Chair: Prof. Fidelis Emuze\, <a href="mailto:femuze@cut.
 ac.za">femuze@cut.ac.za</a></p><p data-empty="true">Technical Programme C
 hair: Prof. John Smallwood\, <a href="mailto:john.smallwood@mandela.ac.za
 ">john.smallwood@mandela.ac.za</a></p><h3>Venue</h3><p>Garden Court Kings
  Beach\, La Roche Drive\, Port Elizabeth\, South Africa</p>
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