On the morning of October 31, 2020, sponsored by the Bridge and Structural Engineering Branch of the Chinese Society of Civil Engineering and the China Academy of Building Research Co., Ltd., the 18th Spatial Structures held by Henan University, Kaifeng Municipal People’s Government, and Tianjin University Zhongyuan Institute of Advanced Technology The academic conference was grandly opened at the Pullman Hotel Kaifeng Jianye, Henan. The theme of this conference is "Spatial Structure · Inheritance and Development".

The opening ceremony of the conference was presided over by Professor Chen Zhihua, Dean of Zhongyuan Institute of Advanced Technology of Tianjin University, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Lanzhou University of Technology. Researcher Song Tao, chairman of the China Academy of Building Research Co., Ltd. and the chairman of the Space Structure Academic Conference, delivered an opening speech. Qian Zhongbao, the deputy mayor of Kaifeng, Xu Shaokang, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of Henan University, and vice president Xu Shaokang, and Wang Jun, chairman of the China Academy of Building Research Co., Ltd. attended and addressed the conference respectively. Leaders and guests congratulated the successful convening of the 18th Space Structure Academic Conference, sincere thanks to all the experts and professors who passed on to the past, and fully affirmed the development of my country's space structure and its technological progress. , And wish the conference a complete success.

The experts participating in the conference included Dong Shilin, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Shen Shizhao, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Lantian, senior researcher of the Chinese Academy of Building Research Co., Ltd., Luo Yaozhi, dean of the School of Construction and Engineering of Zhejiang University, Xue Suduo, professor of Beijing University of Technology, Zhang Qilin, professor of Tongji University, and Southwest China Architecture Design Feng Yuan, Chief Engineer of the Research Institute Co., Ltd., Jiao Yan, Deputy Director of the Organization Department of Kaifeng Municipal Party Committee, Director of the Talent Office, Li Shejiao, Party Secretary of the School of Civil Engineering and Architecture of Henan University, Dean Yue Jianwei, and Hu Binbin, Deputy Dean of the Institute of Science and Technology.

After the opening ceremony, Academician Dong Shilin, Chief Engineer Fan Zhong of China Architecture Design and Research Institute, Researcher Zhao Pengfei of China Academy of Building Research, Professor Chen Zhihua of Tianjin University Zhongyuan Institute of Advanced Technology, Dean of Shanghai Jianke Aluminum Structure Building Research Institute Ouyang Yuanwen, Professor Zhang Qilin of Tongji University and Senior Engineer Feng Yuan of China State Construction Engineering Southwest Institute gave special lectures to the conference. The report was chaired by Professor Luo Yaozhi of Zhejiang University and Professor Du Wenfeng of the School of Civil Engineering and Architecture of Henan University.

On the afternoon of October 31st and the whole day of November 1st, the experts participating in the meeting gave 5 sessions of group reports according to the theme. The meeting was conducted in the form of on-site meeting + online live broadcast. The number of on-site participants exceeded 300 and the participants were live broadcast online More than 40,000 passengers. The meeting conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on topics such as conceptual design of spatial structure, new spatial structure system, sustainable development, form creation research, wind engineering research, seismic research, collapse resistance research, the latest engineering practice, construction and installation technology.

The dean of the School of Civil Engineering and Architecture of Henan University, Yue Jianwei, delivered a closing speech. Director Song Tao presented awards to the outstanding papers of the 17th Space Structure Academic Conference and presented a plaque of appreciation to the organizer, Henan University.

During the meeting, Henan University invited Academician Dong Shilin, Academician Shen Shizhao and more than a dozen experts to the modern buildings on the old campus of Henan University and the civil engineering museum on the new campus of Henan University for exchange and guidance.