APAET celebrated its 25th anniversary on May 19, 2008

The celebration was held at the National Civil Engineering Laboratory and also aimed to pay tribute to the Founding Members.

After the inaugural session in the LNEC amphitheater, with a lecture by Prof. Silva Gomes on the history of APAET, pens were distributed to Individual Members and plaques to Collective Members. This was followed by a visit to LNEC and a celebratory lunch at the LNEC Staff House.

There was also a small celebration during the 7th CNME at UTAD, Vila Real, which took place between January 23-25, 2008