AICO, Associazione Italiana Compositi fibrosi per l'industria delle costruzioni ( Italian Fibers Composites Association for Building Industry ), was established on 15 november 1996 at Bologna University.

It is a non-profit association with the following objectives:

Ø		promoting the application of Fibers Reinforced Polymers (FRP) in construction industry and the transfer of technology
Ø		encouraging research and development of these materials and the methods for applying them co-operating with academic and professional agencies to disseminate knowledge amongst students and professionals
Ø		contributing to the arrangement of codes and procedures aimed at achieving the above-mentioned objectives

The association is active in the following sectors:

·		Caracterizing and modeling of composite materials
·		Reinforced concrete: use of internal and external FRP bars
·		Prestressed concrete and cables: use of cables and bars made up with FRP materials
·		Structures: FRP profiles and frames
·		Mixted structures with FRP materials
·		Restauration and rehabilitation with FRP materials
·		Geotechnics and diggings

The Association is divided in four areas of interest:

1)		research agencies
2)		production and distribution
3)		design, agencies, standardization and validation authorities
4)		use and application

The steering committee is currently composed as follows:

President:	Prof. A. Di Tommaso - Università IUAV di Venezia
Vice-President:	Prof. A. Borri - Università di Perugia
Treasurer secretary:	Dott. D. Bufo - IUAV di Venezia
Direction, Conventions and Course secretary:	Dott. C. Gentilini - Università di Bologna
Advisers:	Prof.ssa S. Briccoli-Bati - Università di Firenze
	Ing. P. Casadei - TEC.INN
	Ing. G. Celestini - TEC.INN
	Prof. L. Credali - ARDEA
	Ing. E. Di Donato - FISCHER Italia
	Dott. F. Focacci - IUAV di Venezia
	Ing. G. Giacomin - G&P Intech srl
	Ing. O. Manfroni - Libero professionista
	Ing. Mantegazza - RUREDIL Spa
	Prof. G. Pascale - Università di Bologna
	Ing. F. Ricci - ALTOMODULO

AICO ITALIAN CORRESPONDENTS
AREA	REFERENTE		UNIVERSITA'
PIEMONTE	Senior	Giuseppe Pistone	Politecnico di Torino
	Junior	Cristina Bernardini	Politecnico di Torino
LOMBARDIA	Senior	Carlo Poggi	Politecnico di Milano
	Junior	Pierluigi Colombi	Politecnico di Milano
LIGURIA	Senior
	Junior	Roberto Gennaro	Università di Genova
VENETO	Senior	Angelo Di Tommaso	IUAV -Venezia
	Senior	Claudio Modena	Università di Padova
	Junior	Laura Ceriolo	IUAV -Venezia
	Junior	Davide Tinazzi	Università di Padova
EMILIA ROMAGNA	Senior	Giovanni Pascale	Università Di Bologna-DISTART
	Junior	Barbara Bonfiglioli	Università di Bologna DISTART
UMBRIA -TOSCANA	Senior	Antonio Borri	Università di Perugia
	Junior
PUGLIA	Senior	Antonio La Tegola	Università di Lecce
	Junior	Laura De Lorenzis	Università di Lecce
SICILIA	Senior	Antonio D'Aveni	Università degli Studi Di Catania
	Senior	Antonio Badalà	Università degli Studi di Catania
	Junior	Stefano Sturiale
	Junior	Laura Anania
SARDEGNA	Senior	Barbara De Nicolo	Università di Cagliari
	Junior	Antonio Nurchi
CALABRIA	Senior	Spadea
	Junior

AICO INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS
AREA	REFERENTE		UNIVERSITA'
USA	Senior	Prof. Antonio Nanni	Università MISSOURI, Rolla
ARGENTINA	Senior	Prof. Perlo
UK	Junior	Prof. Tim Stratford
UK	Junior	Dott. Paolo Casadei	Università di Bath