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The Conference

The success of the First International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries (COPEDEC), held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in March 1983, resulted in the subsequent holding of this special conference series once every four years in a developing country. Successful conferences were held in Beijing, China (September 1987), Mombasa, Kenya (September 1991), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (September 1995), Cape Town, South Africa (April 1999), Colombo, Sri Lanka (September 2003), Dubai, UAE (February 2008), Chennai, India (February 2012) and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (October 2016). During the COPEDEC VI conference in Colombo, in September 2003, a merger agreement between PIANC, the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure and COPEDEC was signed and consequent to this agreement, a new International Organizing Committee (IOC) was formed and this International PIANC-COPEDEC Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that the International PIANC-COPEDEC X Conference will be held in Manila, Philippines in October 2023. This is the Announcement for Papers and Fellowship Applications for PIANC-COPEDEC X. A Final Announcement including a listing of accepted papers and detailed practical information such as registration and hotel booking forms, will be issued in April 2023. Those wishing to ensure the receipt of the Final Announcement are requested to log into the conference website (https://www.pianc-copedec2020.org) to indicate their interest. Technical tours and social events will also be arranged during the week of the Conference. Pre-conference tours to interesting places in and around Manila and other places of interest in Manila will be arranged.