STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING FORUM OF INDIA [SEFI]

skjain.iitk · General Sponsor Joined: 26 Jan 2003 Posts: 104

Dear Colleagues:

You may kindly see the following announcement from EERI regarding Naeim
Prizes for contributions to the World Housing Encyclopedia (WHE).

WHE is an interactive web-based encyclopedia of housing construction in
seismically active areas of the world (www.world-housing.net). The web
site currently has detailed descriptions of numerous types of housing
around the world, including strengths and weaknesses of each type. It
also has some resource materials such as tutorials to learn about some
aspects of earthquake- resistant housing.

百科全书editoria董事会正在积极找什么g for contributors of
housing information from different regions of the world. If you will
like to make a contribution to this project, I suggest you visit the web
sitewww.world-housing.net.If there are any questions or concerns, we
will be happy to address them; enquiries may be sent to James Godfrey at
jgodfrey@eeri.org or to Editor-in-Chief Svetlana Brzev atsbrzev@bcit.ca.

As editor for Asia, I too will be happy to hear from interested persons.

With best regards,

Sudhir K Jain
IIT Kanpur
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EERI-Announce wrote:

Farzad Naeim, editor of EERI�s prestigious journal Earthquake Spectra,
and system developer for the encyclopedia web site, generously created
an annual prize for the EERI/IAEE World Housing Encyclopedia (WHE).
Three prizes ($1500, $1000, $500) are awarded annually for the best
reports on housing construction that are contributed to the web site
www.world-housing.net.
A subcommittee of the WHE Editorial Board reviews all the reports on the
web site and selects reports that are comprehensive, well-presented, and
well-illustrated. Report authors do not need to apply separately for the
prizes�each submission to the web site will be evaluated for one of the
prizes. The selection committee will consider all reports submitted by
January 31, 2005. Those wishing further information can contact
Editor-in-Chief Svetlana Brzev atsbrzev@bcit.caor James Godfrey at
jgodfrey@eeri.org.

Go here to view announcement flyer:
http://www.eeri.org/news/2005NaiemPrize.pdf

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