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23 October 2020

ECCE Publications

by Aris Chatzidakis, ECCE President

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Reprint of the book

“Notes on the history of civil engineering”

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“Notes on the history of civil engineering” Reprinting, October 2020

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“Notes on the history of civil engineering” Reprinting, October 2020

The European Council of Civil Engineers is reprinting its latest publication, the book “Notes on the History of Civil Engineering”. This book was initially published in 2018 to celebrate two important events: the ECCE initiative “2018 The European Year of Civil Engineers” and the 200th Anniversary of the Institution of Civil Engineers (U.K.).

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“Notes on the history of civil engineering” Reprinting, October 2020

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• The Publisher: ECCE, 2020

• Size of the book: 17,0 x 24,0 cm

• Number of copies printed: 1.100 pcs

• Number of pages: 136 pages

• Images, designs, photographs: 238 pcs

• Weight: 383 gr.

• Price: 2,85 EUR (without VAT)

• ISBN assigned

Some facts about the book

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“Notes on the history of civil engineering” Orders received

Country Organization/person Number of copies

Latvia Latvian Association of Civil Engineers 200

Bulgaria Union of Civil Engineers in Bulgaria 60

Estonia Estonian Association of Civil Engineers 50

Lithuania Lithuanian Association of Civil Engineers 100

Slovenia Slovenian Chamber of Engineers 150

France IESF 12

Greece Association of Civil Engineers of Greece 40

Greece Aris Chatzidakis 65

Greece Paris Charlaftis 20

Italy Consiglio Nazionale degli Ingegneri 130

Total orders 827

ECCE’s stock 273

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“Notes on the history of civil engineering” Budget

• The orders that have been submitted by ECCE members will be invoiced directly

to them by the Printing House. • ECCE will bear the cost of the copies that will remain as its property.

273 pcs x 2,85 EUR = 778,05 EUR plus shipping costs that will be calculated • The books that will remain to ECCE will be stored in the ECCE Secretariat Office in

Athens, Greece.

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Preparation of the 2nd volume of the book

“Notes on the history of civil engineering”

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“Notes on the history of civil engineering” 2nd Volume

• During the 69th ECCE General Meeting that was held in Podgorica, Montenegro,

ECCE President presented his ambition to produce a series of books on the history of civil engineering that will include contributions from the ECCE members and will showcase the national civil engineering history of each country.

• ECCE members have been requested to prepare their contributions for the 2nd volume of the book “Notes on the history of civil engineering”.

• Contributions are collected from Greece, Spain, U.K., Malta, France and Turkey.

• Currently, the materials that have been collected are under elaboration by Mr. Gorazd Humar who acts as editor-in-chief. Once the materials are assessed the preparation of the 2nd volume will start.

• The number of copies to be printed has not been determined yet.

• There is a provision of 5.000 EUR in the ECCE budget for 2021 for the preparation and printing of the 2nd volume of the book.

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THANK YOU

ALL ECCE MEMBERS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO SEND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE BOOK “NOTES ON THE HISTORY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING”