The Fifteenth International Symposium on Structural Engineering (ISSE-15) will  be held in Hangzhou on 24-27 October 2018. The conference will be sponsored by  the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and Zhejiang University.  International Symposium on Structural Engineering (ISSE) from structural  engineering Young Scholars International Symposium held in Leshan in 1990  (International Symposium on Structural Engineering for Young Experts- ISSEYE),  then the seminar in Harbin (1992), Shanghai (1994), Beijing (1996), Shenyang  (1998), Kunming (2000), Tianjin (2002), Xi'an (2004), Fuzhou (2006), Changsha  (2008) held its present name in 2010 respectively in Guangzhou (2010), Wuhan  (2012), Hefei (2014) and Beijing (2016) held, has been successfully held 14  sessions. After more than 20 years of development, the conference has become an  international academic conference in the field of structural engineering with  the backbone of the Chinese academic circles in the world as its main body and  distinctive features.