Keynote lectures will be complemented by invited sessions organized by recognised experts in targeted research areas.

The talks scheduled are generally invited by the organizers but if you wish to contribute to any of the special sessions, you can contact them.

A preliminary list of the Invited Sessions planned follows:

Lightweight Structures for Disaster Relief
Erik Moncrieff, Kurvenbau, Germany 
erik.moncrieff@kurvenbau.com

Formfinding and Optimization
Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, TU München, Germany
Johannes Linhard, TU München, Germany
Roland Wüchner, TU München, Germany	
kub@bv.tu-muenchen.de
linhard@bv.tu-muenchen.de
wuechner@statik.bauwesen.tu-muenchen.de

Fluid-Structure-Interaction 
Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, TU München, Germany
Alexander Kupzok, TU München, Germany
Roland Wüchner, TU München, Germany 		
kub@bv.tu-muenchen.de
kupzok@bv.tum.de
wuechner@statik.bauwesen.tu-muenchen.de

Inflatable Shelters & Habitats
Marco Bernasconi, MCB Consultants, Switzerland 	
mcb@ieee.org

Vacuum Supported Membrane Structures
Arno Pronk, Technical University Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Rogier Houtman, TENTECH, The Netherlands
Andrew Borgardt, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
A.D.C.Pronk@tue.nl
rogier@tentech.nl
a.borgart@bk.tudelft.nl

Detailing - Case Studies - Installation Process
Ignasi Llorens                                                                            
Ignasi.Llorens@upc.edu

Rigidifiable materials for deployable membranes 
Marco Bernasconi, MCB Consultants, Switzerland     
Brigitte Defoort, EADS, France
mcb@ieee.org
brigitte.defoort@space.eads.net

Formfinding and Conceptual Design
René Motro, International Journal of Space Structures, France
motro@lmgc.univ-montp2.fr