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Dear Colleagues,

The tenth edition, ICTWS2027, will be an in person (only) conference and that will take place in Naples from 7 to 9 October 2027, opening a new chapter in this long-established tradition of international meetings dedicated to the latest developments in thin-walled structures.

Thin-walled structures constitute a broad field encompassing civil, mechanical and aeronautical branches of engineering, numerous materials (e.g., steel, aluminium, fibre-reinforced plastics, functionally graded materials, nanomaterials), and diverse industries and applications (e.g., construction, automotive, aircraft, marine, space).

The emergence of novel structural materials and advanced connection technologies, together with continuous progress in computational tools and design specifications, calls for the continued development of innovative thin-walled structures across a wide range of areas. Within this framework, the ICTWS conference addresses latest cutting-edge challenges regarding efficient, safe and sustainable thin-walled structures.

The Thin-Walled Structures international conference series was initiated in 1996 in Glasgow under the auspices of the journal of the same name and its Founding Editor, Prof. Jim Rhodes. Since then, the conference has maintained a central role within the scientific community, with editions held in Singapore (1998), Krakow (2001), Loughborough (2004), Brisbane (2008), Timișoara (2011), Busan (2014), Lisbon (2018), and Sydney (2023).

We look forward to hosting you soon in Napoli!

Prof. Raffaele Landolfo