Announcement of the geo-education special joint session at 10ICEG
The Technical Committee on Geo-education TC306 is pleased to host the Special Joint Session Education in geo-environmental engineering within the framework of the 10th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics (10ICEG), to be held in Kyoto, Japan, from 1st to 4th November 2027. Dr Anna Ramon (Polytechnic University of Catalonia UPC, Barcelona, Spain) coordinates the organization of the session supported by a team of TC306 members.
The session will give the opportunity to share insights into education in geo-environmental engineering. The session will bring together participants with different perspectives, covering a broad range of topics. High-quality contributions on education aspects of all themes addressed by the 10ICEG (but not limited to) are welcomed.
Conference themes:
- Chemicals in the ground
- Remediation and containment
- Waste management and utilization
- Reuse and recycling
- Ground improvement
- Geosynthetics for geo-environment
- Groundwater vulnerability
- Biodiversity in the ground
- Challenges for climate change
- Other geo-environmental challenges
Authors are invited to contribute to the session with either a Full Paper or an Extended Abstract. Extended abstracts will be reviewed as needed by the team. The call for contributions is now open. Further practical details and submission guidelines are available on the 10ICEG website: https://pub.confit.atlas.jp/en/event/issmge10iceg
Key dates:
- December 31st, 2026. Deadline for abstract submission
- January 31st, 2027. Notice of abstract acceptance
- March 31st, 2027. Deadline for Full Paper submission
- July 15th, 2027. Deadline for Extended Abstract submission
Joint session team:
- Gretchen Bohnhoff (Milwaukee School of Engineering, USA)
- Ilhan Chang (Ajou University, South Korea)
- Toshifumi Mukunoki (Kumamoto University, Japan)
- Marina Pantazidou (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
- Anna Ramon (Polytechnic University of Catalonia - UPC, Spain)
- Roberto Vassallo (University of Basilicata, Italy)
We look forward to receiving your contributions and welcoming you to the congress!