The North American Masonry Conference (NAMC) is a forum for the exchange of scientific, engineering, architectural, construction, evaluation, and repair information on masonry. The conference includes technical papers and sessions, panel discussions, and other methods of information exchange. The conference is now held every four years (up through the 8th NAMC in 1999 it was held every three years), and the most recent NAMC, the 10th, was held in St. Louis, Missouri from June 3-6, 2007.

• The 11th North American Masonry Conference will be held in Minneapolis Minnesota from June 5-8, 2011. Click here for details.

For details on ordering proceedings from past NAMCs contact the TMS office at the number below or visit Publications.

Other Masonry Conferences

ASTM Symposium on Masonry
June 8, 2010, St. Louis, Missouri. For additional details, click here.
Papers are invited for the Symposium on Masonry, sponsored by ASTM Committee C01 on Cement. The symposium will be held Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at the Renaissance Grand and Suites Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The objective of the symposium is to gather and disseminate the latest information on all aspects of innovations in masonry materials, design, specification, construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation. It will emphasize the application of ASTM standards to those areas, and their coordination with building codes, project specifications, and international standards. For more information, click here.

8th International Masonry Conference (8IMC)
July 4-7, 2010 Dresden, Germany
The deadline for the submission of the abstracts for the 8^th IMC has been extended to July 31^st 2009.

The conference will provide a forum for engineers, architects, contractors and others interested in masonry to meet and discuss new developments and topics of mutual interest. The slogan of the 8IMC is: Interest in the topic of sustainability has increased considerably in building and civil engineering, recently. Masonry therefore needs to recognize this, develop and provide suitable solutions. The 8IMC welcomes activities in this field to enable open discussion on this important issue. Dresden is a medium-sized city situated halfway between Berlin and Prague. Despite its destruction during World War II, it remains one of the most beautiful cities in Germany. Cultural attractions include the 'Semperoper', the 'Gemäldegalerie' with its prominent paintings and monumental buildings such as the 'Zwinger'. Dresden lies in the Elbe Valley, a natural and cultural landscape of unusual beauty which was declared a World Heritage Site in 2004. The city offers great diversity: the historic city center with its impressive monuments, the State Art Collections and the Zwinger; the Inner Neustadt, a planned baroque city extension and now an upmarket part of town with boutiques and restaurants; the charming 19 century neighborhood of the Outer Neustadt; modern architecture and diverse shopping opportunities on Prager Strasse and Altmarkt; also several small experimental theaters and art cinemas.

15th International Brick-Block Masonry Conference
May 13-16, 2012, Brazil. See: http://www.15ibmac.com/home/

Canadian Masonry Symposium
The 11^th Canadian Masonry Symposium (CMS) was held in Toronto, Ontario, on May 31-June 3 2009. Information on the 12thCMS will be posted as soon as it is available.