The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Intelligent Construction Cooperation Development Conference and the Founding Conference for Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Intelligent Construction Industry Development Alliance (ICIDA) were held on September 26, 2024, at the Guangdong Provincial Academy of Building Research. Under the guidance of the Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Guangdong Province, the Education and Technology Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), and the Development Bureau of the HKSAR, the Conference was hosted by the ICIDA and undertaken by the Guangdong Provincial Academy of Building Research Group Co., Ltd. and the Hong Kong Building Technology Research Institute. Professor Pan Wei, Director of the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Hong Kong, Executive Director of the Centre for Innovation in Construction and Infrastructure Development (CICID), and Director of the MiC Laboratory (MiCLab), was appointed as the Chief Consultant of the ICIDA for his leadership for and contribution to smart construction development. CICID was appointed as the Vice Chairman Unit of the ICIDA. Moreover, Prof. Pan delivered a keynote entitled "Smart Modular Integrated Construction (SMART MiC)" at the Conference.

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2024年9月26日上午，粤港澳智能建造合作发展大会暨粤港澳智能建造产业发展联盟成立大会在广东建科院隆重举行。本次大会由广东省住房和城乡建设厅、中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室教育科技部、香港特别行政区政府发展局指导，粤港澳智能建造产业发展联盟主办，广东省建筑科学研究院集团股份有限公司、香港建筑科技研究院承办。香港大学土木工程系系主任，建造及基建创新研究中心（CICID）执行总监，模块组合建造实验室(MiCLab)主任潘巍教授获聘首席顾问。CICID获聘联盟副理事长单位。会上，潘巍教授作了题为《智能模块组合建造SMART MiC》的主题报告。