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The Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council (ACECC) was formed in Tokyo in 1999 with five civil engineering societies: the American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE); the Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering (CICHE), the Japanese Society of Civil Engineers, the Korean Society of Engineers (KSCE), and the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers(PICE). The purpose of the ACECC is to " promote collaborative work towards sustainable development of infrastructure within the Asian regions." Membership is open worldwide. Today 1 there are 14 member societies representing in addition to the founding members: Australia - Engineers Australia; Bangladesh - Institute of Engineers Bangladesh; India - Institution of Engineers India; Indonesia - Indonesian Society of Civil and Structural Engineers; Mongolia - Mongolian Association of Civil Engineers; Myanmar - Federation of Myanmar Engineering Societies; Nepal - Nepal Engineers‘ Association; Pakistan - Institute of Engineers, Pakistan; Vietnam - Vietnam Federation of Civil Engineering Associations.
The theme of the first ACECC meeting in Manila in 1999 that came to be called CECAR1 was sustainable construction. At CECAR2 in Tokyo in 2001 there was extensive discussion by the ACECC society presidents on the role of civil engineers and infrastructure in sustainable development. Robert Bein, then President of ASCE, was quoted saying " The future demand of a civil engineer is to become a sustainable development engineer." The program included a number of sessions on the sustainable development track. A highlight of the meetings was a special lecture by Maurice Strong entitled "Engineering for Sustainability."
At CECAR5 in Sydney, Australia in August 2010, ACECC re-committed to the “aims and objectives of the Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council and drew attention to the world wide benefits of promoting sustainable communities.” At CECAR6 in Jakarta, Indonesia in August 2013 the major theme of the conference was “Embracing the Future through Sustainability” and there was a track on sustainable infrastructure. CECAR7 was held in Oahu, Hawaii from 30th August through 2nd September, 2016 and the theme was “Ho-‘omalamalama: Building A Sustainable Infrastructure In The Asia Pacific Region.”
CECAR 8 was held in Tokyo in April 2019 and the Tokyo Declaration is available on the ACECC website. The theme for CECAR8 was "Resilient Infrastructure in Seamless Asia." CECAR9 will be in Goa in 2022 and the theme will be "Sustainable Design and Eco Technologies for Infrastructure."
ACECC does its work mainly virtually between the triennial conferences through its technical committees of which there are nine currently active. The ACECC Executive Committee meets twice each year and every third year there is the international conference called the Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region (CECAR); this is the main activity of the ACECC.
