Texas A&M University Post-Graduate Built-Environment Research Chapter (PGR)
Introduction:
With the full support of the CIB Board, Post-graduate researchers from the College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, with the interdisciplinary Architecture, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, and Visualization programs have established a CIB endorsed student Chapter. The TAMU chapter is called the “Texas A&M University Post Graduate Built-Environment Research Chapter” (PGR-CIB) www.cib.tamu.edu. The Texas A&M University chapter is an initiative particularly organized by and for Graduate and PhD students and candidates who are in good academic standing (GPR 3.0) and duly enrolled in the university, who along with faculty, are typically regarded as staff researchers. To be a member, a Post-graduate student must indicate their desire by regularly attending the chapter meetings.
Vision:
The Texas A&M University Post Graduate Built-Environment Research chapter aims at the following broad objectives:
• Encourage and support professional research and development of its members
• Facilitate and promote individual and organizational joint activities and collaboration of information exchange with the local and global research community and industry to augment human intellect
• Take the lead in promoting (stimulating and encouraging) the formation of CIB student chapters in North, Central and South America
• Establish collaboration with other CIB chapters in the continent and internationally
• Promote post-graduate research and presentations at CIB published venues
Programme:
The following activities will take place:
• Introduce prospective members to the potential value from a future CIB Membership for themselves and the organization
• Introduce the Texas A&M University Chapter to other continent and international chapters through a description of who we are and what are our immediate and long term goals through a newsletter that will be updated in the Fall and Spring Semester of each following year
• Identify and link out chapter with one continental and one global sister chapter for focused research in the areas of individual interest
• Identify international workshops, symposiums and other similar activities to participate with presentations or attend with an added goal of getting to know other chapter members personally
• Establish a chapter link with CIB commission to identify the international source of research expertise, work task, and similar endeavor that matches our member’s area of research interest
The organization Vision statement is formulated to assist in accomplishing the organization Mission Statement as follows:
• Meetings are geared to encourage and support professional research and development of its members
• Website access to CIB resources is encouraged in order to facilitate and promote individual and organizational joint activities and collaboration of information exchange with the local and global research community and industry to augment human knowledge
• Faculty and students are encouraged to take the lead in promoting (stimulating and encouraging) the formation of CIB student chapters in North, Central and South America by presenting papers in conferences and symposiums that are CIB sponsored in the particular areas of expertise
• Via email members are encouraged to establish collaboration with other CIB chapters in the continent and internationally.
Membership:
Contact:
Dr. José L. Fernández-Solís
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University - College of Architecture
Department of Construction Science
Langford Bldg A
3137 TAMU
College Station TX 77843-3137
United States
Tel: +1 979 4581058
Fax: +1 979 8621572
E-mail: jsolis@tamu.edu
Web: http://archone.tamu.edu/faculty/jsolis
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