# Chapters **URL:** https://forums.buildingsmart.org/c/chapters/18.md [Latest](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Chapters category](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/about-the-chapters-category/36)
**Author:** [@jwouellette](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/u/jwouellette)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/about-the-chapters-category/36 "2020-11-01T15:45:11Z")
Chapter news and market-specific topics should be directed here. If you’d like to start a chapter-based sub-category, please let me know and I’ll set it up! --- ## [Greetings from buildingSMART USA Technical Committee](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/greetings-from-buildingsmart-usa-technical-committee/6448)
**Author:** [@civilx64](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/u/civilx64)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/greetings-from-buildingsmart-usa-technical-committee/6448 "2026-03-12T15:29:53Z")
Hello fellow forum users! My name is Scott Lecher and I am one of the co-Chairs (along with my colleague Min Song) of the newly re-formed Technical Committee at buildingSMART USA. We just held our third meeting with th… --- ## [Are there video's available from past International Standards Summits?](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/are-there-videos-available-from-past-international-standards-summits/4964)
**Author:** [@BDesco](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/u/BDesco)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/are-there-videos-available-from-past-international-standards-summits/4964 "2023-10-04T18:12:59Z")
(not sure where to post this). As the International Standards Summits can be attended virtually, I would suspect that they are recorded. Are such recordings available for viewing after the event? Thanks. --- ## [Arbeitsraum Hochbau](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/arbeitsraum-hochbau/3037)
**Author:** [@mirbek.bekboliev](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/u/mirbek.bekboliev)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/arbeitsraum-hochbau/3037 "2020-10-13T08:30:33Z")
Arbeitsraum Hochbau… --- ## [Initiative "IFC4-Translation" (English -\> Local Language): Call for bS Chapter Support](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/initiative-ifc4-translation-english-local-language-call-for-bs-chapter-support/1817)
**Author:** [@mirbek.bekboliev](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/u/mirbek.bekboliev)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/initiative-ifc4-translation-english-local-language-call-for-bs-chapter-support/1817 "2020-05-29T08:18:34Z")
Dear Chapter Leaders and Representatives, in 2018, the German Chapter in a close cooperation and direct support of bS Austria and bS Switzerland initiated an inter-Chapter Project “IFC4-Translation”. English page is com… --- ## [How to start a Chapter?](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/how-to-start-a-chapter/2475)
**Author:** [@aidan.mercer](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/u/aidan.mercer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/how-to-start-a-chapter/2475 "2020-03-05T11:57:10Z")
This is a forum to help anyone wanting to submit for new Chapter and any support the community can provide. --- ## [Chapter Policy change?](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/chapter-policy-change/2147)
**Author:** [@stefkeB](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/u/stefkeB)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/chapter-policy-change/2147 "2019-12-13T09:05:33Z")
As part of the general description of chapters, there is the possibility to define a chapter by country or by region. Some chapters represent effectively a single country (e.g. USA, Norway), others combine different c… --- ## [The buildingSMART International Standards Summit 2019 in Dusseldorf](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/the-buildingsmart-international-standards-summit-2019-in-dusseldorf/1103)
**Author:** [@mirbek.bekboliev](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/u/mirbek.bekboliev)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.buildingsmart.org/t/the-buildingsmart-international-standards-summit-2019-in-dusseldorf/1103 "2019-03-04T11:43:20Z")
Dear All, the International Standards Summit Program is live and available for download. Following bSI Rooms will get together in Dusseldorf on 25-28.03.2019: Building, Technical, Regulatory, Construction, Product, I…