See the ISSMGE website – http://www.issmge.org/ for full details of all ISSMGE activities. This circular is also available from the ISSMGE website. Please distribute this circular widely.
NEW ISSMGE INTERACTIVE TECHNICAL TALK AVAILABLE FROM THE ISSMGE WEBSITE
ISSMGE Interactive Technical Talk Episode 4: Environmental Geotechnics (TC215)
ISSMGE Interactive Technical Talk Episode 5: Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering (TC307)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
For details of this new award, see https://www.issmge.org/news/issmge-lifetime-achievement-medal-announcement-and-call-for-nominations
Nominations must be received by 15 April 2023.
ISSMGE SECRETARY GENERAL
The President, Professor Marc Ballouz, is pleased to announce that Dr Andrew McNamara will be appointed as the new Secretary General of ISSMGE. Dr McNamara will take up the appointment after the next ISSMGE Council Meeting on 13 August 2023 held in conjunction with the 17th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Dr McNamara is a practicing engineer with a strong attachment to academia and research. He is both Chief Engineer, Skanska UK Building and Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering, City, University of London. He will bring a wealth of experience and leadership to the ISSMGE Secretariat, and we look forward to working with him on the Board of ISSMGE.
ISSMGE LEXICON – NEW LANGUAGE ADDED
The ISSMGE interactive electronic Lexicon has been extended to include Greek language – for details, see https://www.issmge.org/news/lexicon-now-also-in-greek
ISSMGE BULLETIN
The latest edition of the ISSMGE Bulletin (Volume 17, Issue 1, February 2023) is available from the website.
ISSMGE FOUNDATION
The next deadline for receipt of applications for awards from the ISSMGE Foundation is the 31st May 2023. Click here for further information on the ISSMGE Foundation.
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. For updated information please refer to that specific event’s website.
The following are events that have been added or amended since the previous Circular:
ISSMGE EVENTS
11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCOUR AND EROSION (ICSE-11) – 17-09-2023 – 21-09-2023
Scandic Copenhagen Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark; Language: English; Organiser: ICSE-11 organizing committee; Contact person: ICSE-11 Secretariat: c/o CAP Partner; Address: Nordre Fasanvej 113 DK-2000 Frederiksberg Denmark; Phone: +45 70 20 03 05 ; Fax: +45 70 20 03 15 ; Website : https://icse11.org/; Email : info@cap-partner.eu
THE SECOND MEDITERRANEAN SYMPOSIUM ON LANDSLIDES 05-10-2023 – 07-10-2023
Hammamet (Tunisia); Language: English; Organiser: Civil Engineering Laboratory (National Engineering school of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University).; Contact person: Fakher HAMROUNI ; Address: Route de gabes km 7.5 Bougacha; Phone: 27283919; Email: fakher.hamrouni@gmail.com; Website : https://msl-2023.webnode.fr; Email: medsymplandslides23@gmail.com;
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOTECHNICS OF TAILINGS AND MINE WASTE 24-10-2023 – 26-10-2023
Ouro Preto, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil; Language: English; Organiser: TC221 and Brazilian Geotechnical Society; Contact person: Fernando Schnaid; Phone: +51 3084 4040; Email: fschnaid@gmail.com; Website: https://geominouropreto.com.br/2023/icgtmw2023/; Email: rverdugo@cmgi.cl;
7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOTECHNICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SITE CHARACTERIZATION 18-06-2024 – 21-06-2024
Campus Nord UPC, Barcelona, Spain; Language: English; Organiser: UPC-CIMNE; Contact person: CIMNE Congress Bureau; Address: Campus Nord UPC Building C1 – Office C4 C/ Gran Capità, S/N; Phone: +34 93 405 4694; Email: isc2023secretariat@cimne.upc.edu; Website: https://isc7.cimne.com/
14TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LANDSLIDES 2024 – 07-07-2024 – 12-07-2024
Le Manège Congress Center, Chambery, Franc; Language: English; Organiser: JTC1 and national societies CFMS/CFGI/CFMR/INDURA/IREX/USMB; Contact person: Véronique Merrien – François Nicot ; Email: contact@isl2024.com; Website : https://www.isl2024.com/
4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR INTELLIGENT CONSTRUCTION (ISIC 2024) – 10-09-2024 – 12-09-2024
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando at SeaWorld, United States; Language: English; Organiser: International Society for Intelligent Construction (ISIC); Contact person: Patte Hahn; Address: 2857 Jolly Road; Phone: +1 (517) 432-8220; Email: hahnp@egr.msu.edu; Website: https://www.is-ic.org/conferences/2024-isic-international-conference/;
IS-GRENOBLE 2024: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON GEOMECHANICS FROM MICRO TO MACRO 23-09-2024 – 28-09-2024
Maison MINATEC, Grenoble, France; Language: English; Organiser: TC105 Geo-Mechanics from Micro to Macro; Contact person: Cino Viggiani ; Email: cino.viggiani@3sr-grenoble.fr; Website : https://is-grenoble2024.sciencesconf.org/; Email: is-grenoble2024@sciencesconf.org
5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSPORTATION GEOTECHNICS – 18-11-2024 – 20-11-2024
Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, Australia; Language: English; Organiser: Transport Research Centre, University of Technology; Contact person: Dr Chamindi Jayasuriya ; Address: 15 Broadway; Email: chamindijayasuriya@gmail.com; Website: http://www.ictg2024.com.au; Email: Cholachat.Rujikiatkamjorn@uts.edu.au
NON-ISSMGE EVENTS
7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SERIES ON GEOTECHNICS, CIVIL ENGINEERING AND STRUCTURES (CIGOS) – 04-04-2024 – 05-04-2024
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Language: English; Organiser: Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global) and University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City (UAH); Contact person: cigos2024@sciencesconf.org; Website : https://cigos2024.sciencesconf.org/
THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PRESS-IN ENGINEERING 2024, SINGAPORE – 03-07-2024 – 05-07-2024
University Town, National University of Singapore, Language: English; Organiser: ICPE2024 Organizing Committee and International Press-in Association; Contact person: ICPE Organizing Committee／ IPA Secretariat; Address: 5F, Sanwa Konan Bldg, 2-4-3 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan; Phone: 81-0354611191 ; Fax: 81-0354611192 ; Email: tokyo@press-in.org; Website: https://2024.icpe-ipa.org/