The conference is organized by the Rinker School of Building Construction in the College of Design, Construction and Planning, at the University of Florida, and will be held in Orlando, Florida. The first Construction and Virtual Reality (CONVR) conference was held at the University of Teesside, UK(2000). Subsequent conferences were held in Chalmers, Sweden (2001); in Blacksburg, Virginia (2003); in Lisbon, Portugal (2004); and in Durham, UK (2005). Exciting and wide-ranging technical and industrial VR application papers were presented at these conferences with the participation of researchers and industry delegates from many countries.

The Rinker School takes the opportunity to host the sixth CONVR conference, a rich international forum for research and debate on the current initiatives and future challenges of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC). Orlando is one of the world's premier travel destinations. More than 50-million people visit the Orlando area every year, enjoying the many attractions, beaches, and events that make it a great place to visit.

The CONVR2006 meeting will promote Scientific, Industrial and Social Programs. The Scientific Program will include half-day seminars (tutorials), invited communications (30 minutes), paper presentations, panels, posters, short papers and demonstrations. Conference proceedings will be published on CD. Authors of selected papers submitted and published in the CONVR2006 proceedings will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers to be published in a special issue of the International e-Journal of Construction.