INTER –
International Network on Timber
Engineering Research
The International Network on Timber Engineering Research (INTER) was founded in 2014.
Between 1973 and 2013, the Network acted under the name CIB-W 18.
INTER is currently chaired by Philipp Dietsch, the Secretariat is held by Rainer Görlacher (KIT). Further information on past and future meetings and proceedings can be found on the KIT-Website.
Scope:
- Presentation, discussion and documentation of research results in timber engineering and development of application rules for timber design codes or standards related to timber engineering.
Approach:
- Annual meetings in different countries/places hosted by meeting participants
- Presentation and discussion of papers
- Peer review of the abstracts before the meeting and of the papers during the meeting
- Precision of the acceptance of the abstracts before the meeting by a well-defined review process
- Decision of the acceptance of the papers for the proceedings during the meeting
- Publication of the papers and the discussion in proceedings
Rules:
- All decisions including the appointment of the chairperson or the location of annual meetings are made by the participants attending a meeting.
Membership
- Persons contributing to or being interested in research related to timber engineering. There is no general membership fee but a registration fee for each meeting. The amount of the registration fee is decided by the meeting host in consultation with the chairperson.