8th (yet, my 3rd)

I just returned back to Athens from the 8th Hellenic National Conference of Steel Structures, which this year was held in Tripoli (in Peloponnese) on October 2-4.
http://eeme.ntua.gr/8HNCSS/en/
The conference (the third I am attending) was very interesting, and I had the chance to meet old friends and make new ones.
I also had the chance to give a talk on Diagrid tall buildings.

Earlier today we had a technical tour on the construction site of the Tsakona Arch Bridge, which, with a length of 390m, is one of the world's longest multi-span arch bridge.
I had the chance to take many photos, both during the conference and during the technical tour.
On my way back to Athens I visited Nafplio, a town which was the capital of the First Hellenic Republic, from the start of the Greek Revolution in 1821 until 1834.



E. Velivasakis giving a presentation on the  Shanghai tower,



With my good friend Dimitris Vamvatsikos (AKA DimVamVa)



From the conference dinner



(my) presentation room, just before



Terrell architects showcasing a number of fantastic projects



C. Christopoulos on resilient steel seismic resistant systems



Tsakona bridge technical tour



Tsakona bridge technical tour



Tsakona bridge technical tour



Tsakona bridge technical tour



(testing) depth of field



(testing) depth of field



Tsakona bridge technical tour



Tsakona bridge technical tour



Tsakona bridge technical tour



(stolen) blueprints



(stolen) blueprints



(me) looking up



looking /funny/ casual



looking just funny...



Elevator



Tsakona bridge



Tsakona bridge



Nafplio - view from the Palamidi castle



Palamidi castle