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

The talks scheduled are generally invited by the organizers. Authors interested to contribute to a particular Invited Session are kindly requested to contact the session organizer(s) directly.

Persons willing to organize an Invited Session on a specific topic are kindly requested to send their proposal to the conference secretariat.

A preliminary list of the Invited Sessions planned follows:

Computational Methods for Analysis of Tensile Structures
Organizers: K.-U. Bletzinger, F. Dieringer, R. Wüchner,TU München, Germany

Design and Analysis of Inflatable Structures
Organizer: E. J. Barbero, West Virginia University, USA
Co-Organizer: B. N. Bridgens, Newcastle University, UK

Detailing - Case Studies - Installation Process
Organizer: I. Llorens, UPC, School of Architecture, Spain

Environment and Membranes
Organizer: R. Wagner, FHM, Germany

Membrane Mould
Organizer: A. Pronk, Technical University Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Fluid-Structure Interaction and Wind Engineering
Organizers: R. Wüchner, K.-U. Bletzinger, TU München, Germany