SPECIAL THEME SESSIONS
The Special Theme Sessions are intended to cover areas which are believed to be important but have so far received only limited attention. Each Special Theme Session will be chaired by its Session Organiser and led by an Invited Presentation by him providing a survey of that particular area. The following Special Theme Sessions are being organised:
| Session Theme | Session Organiser |
| Detailing of FRP Reinforcement | K.H. Tan National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| Durability of FRP Composites | V.M. Karbhari University of Califortnia, San Diego, USA |
| Innovative Combination of FRPs with Other Materials | A. Mirmiran University of Cincinnati, USA |
| New Horizons for FRP Composites in Structural Retrofitting | Z.S. Wu Ibaraki University, Japan |
| Strengthening of Historic Structures with FRP | T. C. Triantafillou University of Patras, Greece |