8th North American Masonry Conference Words: Phillip SamblanetThe Masonry Society (TMS) recently announced the Eighth North American Masonry Conference, scheduled for June 6 - 9, 1999, in Austin, Texas. At the time of the announcement a call for papers was issued, abstracts of which were due by June 15, 1998, covering the following areas: Conventional engineering papers (materials analysis, design, experiment, or performance) Conventional architectural papers (history, performance, details, life-cycle costing, sustainability, or quality) Presentation of award-winning architectural designs Presentations of successful projects by teams of architects, engineers and contractors Theme sessions on issues of interest to engineers, architects, and contractors The Conference, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, is sponsored by The Masonry Society and related industry organizations, and will be hosted by the University of Texas at Austin, College of Engineering, School of Architecture. Proceedings of the Conference will be distributed on searchable CD-ROM and will also be available in printed form at the Conference. For further information contact: Richard E. Klingner Chair, 8NAMC Department of Civil Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 78712 Phone: 512-471-4577 Fax: 512-471-1944 E-mail: klingner@mail.utexas.edu or TMS 8NAMC Web Page www.masonrysociety.org