See the ISSMGE website – http://www.issmge.org/ for full details of all ISSMGE activities. This circular is also available from https://www.issmge.org/news/issmge-news-and-information-circular-september-2022. Please distribute this circular widely.
1. PRESIDENTIAL REPORT – JUNE 2022
The President of the ISSMGE, Dr Marc Ballouz, has prepared a short video report on his activities during June 2022, available from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGZLafq77Ow.
2. ISSMGE INTERACTIVE TECHNICAL TALKS: A NEW EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE BY THE PRESIDENT OF ISSMGE
The President of ISSMGE Dr. Marc Ballouz has just launched a new educational initiative titled ISSMGE Interactive Technical Talks (IITT). It represents a series of technical talks to bring together geo professionals from around the world, young and renowned, from both the academia and the industry, to discuss a certain subject of geotechnical engineering. For more information and to view the first episode please go to https://www.issmge.org/news/issmge-interactive-technical-talks-a-new-educational-initiative-by-the-president-of-issmge.
3. ISSMGE BULLETIN
The latest edition of the ISSMGE Bulletin (Volume 16, Issue 4, August 2022) is available from the website.
4. ISSMGE FOUNDATION
The next deadline for receipt of applications for awards from the ISSMGE Foundation is the 30th September 2022. Click here for further information on the ISSMGE Foundation.
5. CONFERENCES
For a listing of all ISSMGE and ISSMGE supported conferences, and full information on all events, including deadlines, please go to the Events page at https://www.issmge.org/events. However, for updated information concerning possible changes due to the coronavirus outbreak (ie. postponements, cancellations, change of deadlines, etc), please refer to that specific event’s website.
As might be expected, many events have been rescheduled and we update the Events page whenever we are advised of changes.
The following are events that have been added or amended since the previous Circular:
ISSMGE EVENTS
16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING [PHYSICAL + ONLINE] – 07-08 DECEMBER, 2022
Civil Engineering Department, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore, Pakistan; Language: English; Organiser: Pakistan Geotechnical Engineering Society (PGES); Contact person: Dr. Jahanzaib Israr, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Address: Civil Engineering Department, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore, Pakistan; Phone: 03344132808 ; Email: 16icge@uet.edu.pk; Website : https://16icge.uet.edu.pk/
17TH ASIAN REGIONAL GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE – 14-08-2023 – 18-08-2023
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Language: English; Organiser: Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society; Contact person: Dr Assel Sarsembayeva; Address: 2, Satpayev Street, Eurasian National University, Geotechnical Institute; Phone: +7-7172- 344796; Fax: +7-7172-353740; Email: paper@17arc.org: Website: https://17arc.org/; Email: info@17arc.org
THE 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOTECHNICS FOR SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT – 14-12-2023 – 15-12-2023
National Convention Center (NCC), Hanoi, Vietnam; Language: English; Organiser: FECON Corporation, Vietnamese Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (VSSMGE), Japan Geotechnical Society (JGS), Thuyloi University (TLU), and Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VP; Contact person: Tien-Dung NGUYEN ; Address: FECON, 15th Floor, CEO Tower, HH2-1 Lot, Me Tri Ha Urban Area, Pham Hung Street, Me Tri Ward, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi; Phone: + 84 903 440 978p; Fax: + 84 246 269 0484 ; Email: secretariat@geotechn.vn; Website : https://geotechn.vn/
8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EARTHQUAKE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – 07-05-2024 – 10-05-2024
Osaka International Convention Center, Japan; Language: English; Organiser: Japanese Geotechnical Society; Contact person: Ryosuke UZUOKA; Email: uzuoka.ryosuke.6z@kyoto-u.ac.jp
XVII PANAMERICAN CONFERENCE ON SOIL MECHANICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING – 12-11-2024 – 17-11-2024
Pucón, Chile; Languages: Spanish – English; Organiser: Chilean Geotechnical Society (SOCHIGE); Website: https://panamgeochile2024.cl/; Contact person: Omar Núñez Esper; Address: San Martín 352, Santiago; Email: info@panamgeochile2024.cl; Website: https://panamgeochile2024.cl
NON-ISSMGE EVENTS
GEOSYNTHETICS 2023 – 05-02-2023 – 08-02-2023
Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, USA; Language: English; Organiser: Advanced Textiles Association; Contact person: Barbara Connett; Address: 1801 Cty Rd B W Ste 100; Phone: 6512256914; Email: barbara.connett@textiles.org; Website: https://geosyntheticsconference.com/
UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION PRAGUE 2023 – 29-05-2023 – 31-05-2023
Clarion Congress Hotel Prague ****, , Prague 9, Czech Republic; Language: English; Organiser: The Czech Tunnelling Association ITA-AITES; Contact person: Czech Tunnelling Association ITA-AITES; Address: Koželužská 2450/4; Phone: +420 702 062 610; Email: pruskova@ita-aites.cz; Website: https://www.ucprague.com/; Email: masin@natur.cuni.cz
