Theme of the Inaugural Conference

"Construction As Catalyst To Spur And Sustain Socio-Economic Growth And Development Of The Ummah"

Objectives of the Conference

Key objectives of the conference include:

* To draw attention to the importance of construction in developing Muslim economies especially in the context of promoting and sustaining socio-economic growth and development;
* To ascertain the current state of the respective construction sectors in the Muslim economies in terms of size, structure, capability, availability of expertise, constraints and deficiencies, etc;
* To propose appropriate strategies urgently required in order to develop / enhance indigenous construction capability of the Muslim economies.
* To produce a full proceedings of the papers submitted.
* To promote the work of the Procurement & Project Delivery Systems Research Unit

Background to the Conference

Construction is significant to all economies. However, it could be argued that construction is more important to a developing economy than to a developed economy. This argument is based on the facts that construction (i) establishes the basic infrastructure that the developing economy urgently requires in order to promote and sustain socio-economic growth and development; and (ii) is a major employer in the economy.

It is to be expected that should the construction sector of an economy lack the capacity to initiate, construct, manage, operate and maintain development projects due to its lack of ability to define, design, select and construct buildings or civil engineering works, a deficiency in construction may occur.

Deficiencies in indigenous construction capacity in many economies have resulted in dependence on imported inputs: construction materials, machinery, skilled manpower and expertise. Prolonged dependence on imports, increasing foreign debt and unfavorable balance-of-payment conditions faced by the economies has drastically reduced their capacity to import these foreign inputs.

It is to be expected that should the construction sector of an economy lack the capacity to initiate, construct, manage, operate and maintain development projects due to its lack of ability to define, design, select and construct buildings or civil engineering works, a deficiency in construction may occur.

The focus of this Conference is to view construction as the catalyst to solve these issues. The cooperation of the richer Muslim economies, the developed nation of the West, Japan, Asia Pacific and elsewhere, the multi-national lending agencies (World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank, JBIC, etc) and other more developed nations in lending agencies, practitioners (especially contractors) etc. may be part of the solutions. We believe the solution requires multi-disciplinary in approach where academics, practitioners, policy makers, entrepreneurs, NGOs, in various fields: construction, economics, engineering, law, etc and Muslim and non-Muslim could and should collaborate to help find ways towards improvement.

Important Dates

Submission of abstract

1 February 2009

Notification of acceptance of abstract

1 March 2009

Submission of first draft paper

1 May 2009

Refereeing decision of international panel

1 July 2009

Submission of final paper

29 July 2009

Conference

19-21 October 2009

Submission and Publication of Full Papers

• Full papers must not exceed 10 sides of A4 and must be submitted using the conference paper template.
• Each paper will be sent to two international referees.
• It is a condition of inclusion that at least one of the authors pays the registration fee and attends the conference.
• Only these papers will be accepted for publication and considered for presentation during the conference.

Abstracts

Abstracts of 150-300 words, and up to 5 keywords, should be submitted to;

SecretariatCMW@yahoo.com

Papers will be themed to form cohesive sessions.

Registration Fees & Payment Details

Registration Fees

Early bird fees (before 1 July 2009)

Students (with valid ID) RM 400
Non Students RM 850
International US$ 300

Full fees

Students (with valid ID) RM 500
Non Students RM 950
International US$ 350

Complete registration form enclosing the registration
fee can be mailed to:

Associate Professor Dr Christopher Preece
Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design
International Islamic University Malaysia
P.O. Box 10, Jalan Gombak, 50728
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Phone: 03-6196 5284 (Safa)


Fax 03-6196 4864

E-mail: chrispreece@iiu.edu.my

Venue

International Islamic University Malaysia

IIUM is a unique university. It blends harmoniously modern and professional disciplines with traditional values and moral virtues. Its students originate from more than 90 countries representing nearly all regions of the world. The university operates under the direction of a Board of Governors with representatives from the eight sponsoring governments and the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC). It maintains links with governments and institutions all over the world, such as the League of Islamic Universities, the International Association of Universities and the Association of Commonwealth Universities. Further details visit http://www.iiu.edu.my

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The conference will be held in Kuala Lumpur, the vibrant capital and largest city in Malaysia. KL is the seat of the Parliament of Malaysia making it the country's legislative capital. The city is the cultural and economic centre of Malaysia. For further details visit;
http://www.tourismmalaysia.gov.my/

Conference Directors & Associates

Professor Sr.Dr. Khairuddin Abdul Rashid BSc, MSc, PhD, MISM, BQSM
(khairuddin@iiu.edu.my)

Associate Directors

Associate Professor Dr Christopher Nigel Preece BSc, PhD, FCIOB, MCIM, FHEA
(chrispreece@iiu.edu.my)

Assistant Professor Sr. Dr Tan Chin Keng BQs, MBA, PhD, MISM, BQSM
(tckeng@iiu.edu.my)

Advisor: Professor Dr Mansor Ibrahim, Dean, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM

Conference Editorial Committee

Professor Dr Khairuddin Abdul Rashid
Department of Quantity Surveying
Kulliyyah of Architecture & Environmental Design
International Islamic University Malaysia

Associate Professor Dr Christopher Nigel Preece
Department of Quantity Surveying
Kulliyyah of Architecture & Environmental Design

Assistant Professor Dr Tan Chin Keng
Department of Quantity Surveying
Kulliyyah of Architecture & Environmental Design

Professor George Ofori
National University of Singapore

Professor Roy Morledge
Professor of Construction Procurement
Associate Dean
School of Architecture, Design and Built Environment
Nottingham Trent University

Professor Dr. Abd. Ghani Khalid
Head of Department of Quantity Surveying
Faculty of the Built Environment
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

Prof. Dr. Amir Al-Khafaji
Bradley University, USA

Prof. Mustafa Alshawi
School of The Built Environment
Salford University

Prof. Dr. Ghassan Aouad
The University of Salford

Dr Mohammed Dulaimi
The British University in Dubai

Prof Dr Mansor Ibrahim
Dean of Kulliyyah of Architecture & Environmental Design
International Islamic University Malaysia

Professor Dr. Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Dept of Urban Management
Graduate School of Engineering
Kyoto University
Japan

Prof. Dr. Abdul Aziz A. Bubshait
Professor (Construction Engineering and Management)
Dean, College of Environmental Design
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals,
Saudi Arabia

Professor Dr. Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz
Department of Quantity Surveying
School of Housing, Building & Planning
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)