4th American Association
for Wind Engineering Workshop

August 14 - 16, 2016
Sonesta Coconut Grove
2889 McFarlane Rd, Miami, FL 33133

Workshop website:
http://4aawe.fiu.edu/index.htm

The 4th American Association for Wind Engineering Workshop (4AAWE) will take place in Miami FL during August 14-16, 2016. The 4AAWE workshop will be a 3-day event that will include keynote lectures, technical presentations and social activities. The location of the workshop is in the heart of Coconut Grove, which is the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood of Miami. The area features plenty of open-air and street side restaurants, cafes, parks and the municipal marina. The workshop venue hotel is Sonesta Coconut Grove which is a 5-minute walk from Barnacle Historic State Park and CocoWalk shopping and dining area, 2.4 miles from Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, and 4.3 miles from downtown Miami.

The workshop will begin on Sunday, August 14th with a welcome reception event, held at the Wall of Wind facility at Florida International University. A full day of presentations will follow on August 15th. The conference dinner will be held at 7pm on August 15th. The event will end in the afternoon of Tuesday, August 16th.

CALL for ABSTRACTS

The 4AAWE workshop is an excellent opportunity for interaction between engineers, faculty, students, scientists, architects, planners and practitioners in the various fields of wind engineering and related disciplines. Members and non-members of the AAWE are welcome to attend and/or present at the workshop. Topics covering all areas of wind engineering will be accepted for presentation at the workshop. Students should use this informal setting to present their research and receive feedback from attendees.

Those interested in presenting papers at 4AAWE are invited to submit an abstract of at least 150 words and less than one page (for instructions see the Abstract/Paper Management tab). The deadline for the abstract submission is June 30 and the confirmation of acceptance will be sent shortly after. Authors with accepted abstracts are highly encouraged to submit a short paper (6 to 8 pages) by July 29. All accepted abstracts and papers will be included in the final proceedings and distributed to participants.

REGISTRATION FEES and IMPORTANT DEADLINES

You may register for the 4AAWE Workshop by credit card (registration link can be found at http://4aawe.fiu.edu/index_files/Page497.htm).

Note (*): fees are provisional and may be subject to change

Registration fee will cover the following meals: two breakfasts, coffee breaks, two lunches, one conference dinner and the welcome reception.

A special rate for a limited number of rooms has been secured at the venue hotel Sonesta Coconut Grove. The rate is $109 (plus taxes and fees) for a standard room. This special rate is valid until July 15 and upon availability of standard rooms. The workshop participants are strongly encouraged to make their reservation as early as possible to get advantage of this low rate. For reservations the hotel must be directly contacted at least 30 days in advance (please refer to workshop website for details).

June 30, 2016: Abstract Submission Due
July 8, 2016: Notification of Abstract Acceptance
July 13, 2016: End of early registration
July 15, 2016: End of hotel reservation at special rate
July 29, 2016: Full paper submission due

Questions? Please contact 4aawe.workshop@gmail.com

Workshop Chairman: Dr. Ioannis Zisis, FIU
Workshop co-Chairman: Dr. Chris Letchford, RPI