Register for IC-NOCMAT 2019
July 24th - 26th, 2019 | Nairobi, KenyaRegistration Fees
Registration fees, listed in USD, will cover conference attendance, coffee/tea breaks, lunch each day, a welcome reception (7/24) banquet (7/26), and a conference pack. Purchase additional Event Tickets for accompanying persons.
Registration will include the cost of the pre-conference workshop (Designing with Bamboo) on Wednesday, July 24, that will feature trainer Sebastian Kaminski, Senior Structural Engineer, Arup (UK).
Late and on-site registration, after June 30, 2019, will include an additional USD 15.00 charge and can only be made online with a credit card (Included in total listed in the below table).
Note: for student author/attendee fee (must be full-time student — university photo ID and evidence of current registration status required at on-site registration desk)
- Registration Fees Schedule for Developing Countries
- Registration Fees Schedule for all other countries
Early Bird (Present to April 30th, 2019) | Regular (May 1st to June 30th 2019) | Late / On-Site (After June 30th 2019) |
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Student Author | $100.00 USD | $110.00 USD | $135.00 USD |
Student Attendee | $110.00 USD | $120.00 USD | $145.00 USD |
Author (ABMTEC) | $330.00 USD | $350.00 USD | $385.00 USD |
Author (Non-member) | $350.00 USD | $380.00 USD | $415.00 USD |
Faculty Attendee | $380.00 USD | $400.00 USD | $435.00 USD |
Industry Attendee | $400.00 USD | $420.00 USD | $455.00 USD |
Note: The additional $15.00 USD Late and On-Site fee is included in the price listed above.
List of Developing Countries
The table is sorted alphabetically by the countries official name.Country Name |
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Afghanistan |
Angola |
Arab Republic of Egypt |
Armenia |
Bangladesh |
Belize |
Benin |
Bhutan |
Bolivia |
Burkina Faso |
Burundi |
Cambodia |
Cameroon |
Cape Verde |
Central African Republic |
Chad |
Comoros |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
Democratic Republic of Korea |
Djibouti |
El Salvador |
Eritrea |
Ethiopia |
Federated States of Micronesia |
Fiji |
Georgia |
Ghana |
Guatemala |
Guinea |
Guinea-Bisau |
Guyana |
Haiti |
Honduras |
India |
Indonesia |
Iraq |
Kenya |
Kiribati |
Kosovo |
Kyrgyz Republic |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Lesotho |
Liberia |
Madagascar |
Malawi |
Mali |
Marshall Islands |
Mauritania |
Moldova |
Mongolia |
Morocco |
Mozambique |
Myanmar |
Nepal |
Nicaragua |
Niger |
Nigeria |
Pakistan |
Papua New Guinea |
Paraguay |
Philippines |
Republic of the Congo |
Republic of Yemen |
Rwanda |
Samoa |
São Tomé and Principe |
Senegal |
Sierra Leone |
Solomon Islands |
Somalia |
Sri Lanka |
Sudan |
Swaziland |
Syrian Arab Republic |
Tajikistan |
Tanzania |
The Gambia |
Timor-Leste |
Togo |
Tonga |
Turkmenistan |
Tuvalu |
Uganda |
Ukraine |
Uzbekistan |
Vanuatu |
Vietnam |
West Bank and Gaza |
Zambia |
Zimbabwe |
Early Bird (Up to April 30th, 2019) | Regular (May 1st to June 30th 2019) | Late / On-Site (After June 30th 2019) |
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Student Author | $150.00 USD | $170.00 USD | $215.00 USD |
Student Attendee | $170.00 USD | $190.00 USD | $225.00 USD |
Author (ABMTEC) | $350.00 USD | $380.00 USD | $415.00 USD |
Author (Non-member) | $380.00 USD | $400.00 USD | $435.00 USD |
Faculty Attendee | $400.00 USD | $420.00 USD | $455.00 USD |
Industry Attendee | $430.00 USD | $440.00 USD | $475.00 USD |
Confirmation
Penn State Conferences and Institutes will confirm your registration by email. If you do not provide an email address, you will receive confirmation by postal mail. You will be alerted promptly of any cancellations or changes. If some unforeseen event forces Penn State to cancel or postpone the program, you will receive a full refund of your registration fee; however, the University cannot be held responsible for any related costs, including cancellation fees assessed by airlines or travel agencies.
Substitutions
Anyone who is registered but cannot attend may identify a substitute. A full refund will be issued after the substitution registration has been completed. A registration form and full payment by the substitute are required. Substitutes are eligible to register at the same fee.
Refunds
If your request to withdraw is received at least 15 business days prior to the first day of the conference, we can issue a partial refund. Send your written request by email to psuconferences@psu.edu or by fax to 814-863-5190. A $50 administrative fee will be charged for each withdrawal.
Register For IC-NOCMAT 2019
There are two ways to Register for IC-NOCMAT 2019:
Deadlines
All advance registrations must be received by June 30, 2019.
- Early Bird: Present to April 30th, 2019
- Regular: May 1st to June 30th, 2019
- Late / On-Site: After June 30th, 2019
Conference Venue
Keynote Speakers & Trainer
Meet Our Speakers & Trainer
Kent A Harries
Professor of Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Prof. Alfred Omenya
Dean of School of the Built Environment at the Technical University of Kenya & Principal Researcher at Eco-Build Africa
Sebastian Kaminski
Associate Structural Engineer | Specialist Technology & Research
Saad Yahya
François-X. N.I. NSENGA
Independent scholar in industrial design
Schedule
Note: This is a Tentative Schedule, and presentation time may shift by +/- 15 minutes
- July 24th, 2019: Pre-conference workshop
- July 25th, 2019: Conference Day 1
- July 26th, 2019: Conference Day 2
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9:00AM to 5:00PM | Bamboo Design Training |
5.00pm to 6.00pm | Conference welcome cocktail hour |
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8:30am To 9:00am | Welcome Remarks: Prof Patts Odira, Esther Obonyo, and Martin Thuo |
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9:00am To 9:30am | Opening Address: VC/ DVC Kenyatta University |
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9:30am To 10:00am | Looking Back, Looking Forward, Reflections from 50 Years of Professional Service Prof Saad Yahya, Consultant, Previously CEO Shelter Afrique, Professor and Dean off the Built Environment University of Nairobi |
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10:00am To 10:30am | Break | ||||||||||||||||||||
10:30am To 11:30am | Keynote Lecture I Grand Challenge or Oxymoron? Codes and Standards Development for Nonconventional Materials Prof Kent Harries, University of Pittsburgh, USA. |
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11:30am To 12:50pm | Session 1a: Bio-Materials I
Session 1b: Standards, Specifications & Informatics
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12:50am To 2:00pm | Lunch and Keynote Lecture II Practice-Driven R & D of Non-Conventional Materials and Technologies Francois Nsenga, Product Developer, Rwanda. |
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2:00pm To 3:20pm | Session 2a: Waste to Resource I
Session 2b: Designing & Building with Bamboo
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3:20pm To 3:30pm | Break | ||||||||||||||||||||
3:30pm To 4:30pm | Panel I Non-Conventional Building Material/ Technologies and the Gender Agenda Moderator: Dr Esther Obonyo Discussants:
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4:30pm To 5:30pm | Session 3a: Non-Conventional Materials/Technologies & Resilience
Session 3b: Concrete & Cementitious Materials I
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6:00pm To 9:00pm | Conference Reception |
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8:30am To 9:30am | Scaling the Uptake of Non-Conventional Building Materials and Technologies through Industry Relevant Research Moderator: Seb Kaminski Discussants:
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9:30am To 10:30am | Session 4a: Concrete & Cementitious Materials II
Session 4b: Bio-based Materials II
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10:30am To 10:40am | Break | ||||||||||||||||||||
10:40am To 12:00am | Session 5a: Social, Economic & Cultural Dimensions I
Session 5b: Social, Economic & Cultural Dimensions II
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12:00pm To 1:00pm | Panel: Integrating Research with Training and Education Moderator: Prof Alfred Omenya Discussants:
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1:00pm To 1:40pm | Lunch Break | ||||||||||||||||||||
1:40pm To 3:00pm | Session 6a: Concrete & Cementitious Materials
Session 6b: Materials with High Density/Thermal Mass
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3:00pm To 3:30pm | Break | ||||||||||||||||||||
3:30pm To 4:30pm | Keynote Lecture III: Pathways to 1 Billion Affordable, Sustainable and Resilient Houses Prof Alfred Omenya (Architect and Urban Designer, EcoBuild Africa) |
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4:30pm To 5:00pm | Closing Remarks Prof Patts Odira, Esther Obonyo, and Martin Thuo |