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The 6th International Congress on Construction History (http://6icch.org) will be organized in Brussels, from July 9 to July 13, 2018. For the first time, we will organise thematic sessions as well as the usual open ones. Today we launch the call for sessions (see attachment) and we are looking forward to receive your proposals by April 1, 2017.Information : click hereTherefore, a two-step procedure is adopted: the call for thematic sessions is launched first, followed by the general call for abstracts. The general call for abstracts will invite contributions for the special thematic sessions as well as contributions dealing with a broad range of construction history topics (typology, the action of building, knowledge transfer, process and actors, materials, services, etc.). With this combination, the organisers aim at both a broad and an in-depth assessment of new research in construction history.The present call invites prospective session chairs to suggest topics for the thematic sessions. Their aim is to highlight explicitly the latest themes, approaches and directions in construction history research, and to foster transnational and interdisciplinary collaboration and discussion on burning issues. Proposals should include a description of the theme (max. 400 words), a motivation of the relevance of the theme (max. 400 words) and a CV of the applicant chair demonstrating his/her relevant expertise. The organising committee will select up to 12 thematic sessions, limited to one per applicant.Chairs of the thematic sessions are expected to be present at the 6ICCH and give a short introduction to their session. They are, in collaboration with the scientific committee, responsible for the selection process of the submitted abstracts and for the editing process of the submitted papers. For each session 4 to 5 papers will be selected. No more than one paper of the chair’s research team can be selected. The scientific committee reserves for itself the right to redirect papers towards other thematic or open sessions.Important deadlines:Submit sessions: April 1, 2017Call for abstracts: May 1, 2017Submit abstracts: June 15, 2017Submit papers: December 1, 2017Conference: July 9-13, 2018Please circulate this call among your colleagues and broader network.Best wishes from the organising committee,Inge BertelsOrganising committeeKU Leuven (Krista De Jonge)Universiteit Antwerpen (Michael de Bouw)Université Catholique de Louvain (Patricia Radelet-de Grave, Denis Zastavni)Université Libre de Bruxelles (Rika Devos, Bernard Espion)Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Inge Bertels, Stephanie Van de Voorde, Ine Wouters)