ISSMGE News & Information Circular
AUGUST 2023
- ISSMGE Council Meeting
The ISSMGE Council Meeting will be held on Sunday 13th August at the Senate Hall, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan on the occasion of the 17th Asian Regional Conference. All Member Societies have been invited to send a delegate to the meeting and we look forward to meeting you there.
- Message from Prof. Pierre Delage, Chair of the ISSMGE Geo-Engineers without Barrier Committee (GeoWB)
Dear Member Society Officers,
This is a message from Pierre Delage, former TOC Chair. I am now in charge of a new committee proposed by ISSMGE Pdt Marc Ballouz called Geo-engineers without barriers (GeoWB). The basic idea of the Committee is to do in our domain of geotechnical engineering and natural risks what "Medecins sans frontieres" do for health issues and sanitary disasters in some countries: in link with local ISSMGE Member Societies, relevant organisations and local contacts, to propose to countries affected by geo-disasters to rapidly send some volunteer experts in charge of rapidly providing a short report (3 pages or more). The report would describe the observations and conclusions drawn on the ground (more details here). Geo-disasters may be earthquakes, landslides, floods, failure of dykes, dam and tailing dams, collapse of geotechnical structures, foundations, tunnels. This message is to let you know the existence of this ISSMGE Committee, within various perspectives:
- Some members of your Member Society (SM) may be willing to act as volunteer expert for some geo-disaster, preferably in a region close to yours.
- Your country might be, unfortunately, affected by some geo-disaster. In this case, it would be good that, if you wish, you inform GeoWB that you would like to have such a support. Note that, in the case you have local experts able to intervene and prepare the report, the ISSMGE could support their travel expenses.
- Your country has close links with a country affected by a geo-disaster but without any SM. Your links with the country and local knowledge (including speaking the local language) would then be quite useful for GeoWB experts (either from your country or from another one, preferably close and from the same region).
Note that the GeoWB committee is still in constitution and that motivated candidates can apply to participate to the GeoWB activities.
The ISSMGE thinks that mobilising our ISSMGE competent worldwide network will definitely help the Society in case of geo-disasters.
Thank you for your help, we look forward to receiving your feedback.
Best wishes,
Pierre Delage
Chair of the ISSMGE Geo-Engineers without Barrier Committee (GeoWB)
- ISSMGE BULLETIN
The latest edition of the ISSMGE Bulletin (Volume 17, Issue 3, June 2023) is available from the website.
- ISSMGE FOUNDATION
The next deadline for receipt of applications for awards from the ISSMGE Foundation is the 30th September 2023. Click here for further information on the ISSMGE Foundation.
- CONFERENCES
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For a complete 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 events website.
The following are events that have been added or amended since the previous Circular:
ISSMGE EVENTS
GEO-EXPO 2023 SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERT CONFERENCE - MOSTAR, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 19-10-2023 - 20-10-2023
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, University of Mostar., Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina; Languages: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian and English; Organiser: Geotechnical Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Contact person: Sabrina Salkovic; Address: Urfeta Vejzagia 2; Phone: +38761451701; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://www.geotehnika.ba;
2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES 20-11-2023 - 22-11-2023
Fukuoka International Congress Center, Fukuoka, Japan; Language: English; Organiser: Prof. Hemanta Hazarika Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University Fukuoka, Japan, TC307; Contact person: Secretariat; Address: CREST 2023 Room No. 1124, West Building 2, Kyushu University 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan; Email: [email protected]; Websitehttps://www.ic-crest.com/index.html:
THE 2ND GEOMANDU: GEOTECHNICS FOR SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURES 28-11-2024 - 29-11-2024
Kathmandu, Nepal; Language: English; Organiser: Nepal Geotechnical Society; Contact person: Mandip Subedi (Dr.); President of Nepal Geotechnical Society; Phone: +977 9851124192; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://geomandu.ngeotechs.org/; Email: [email protected]
NON-ISSMGE EVENTS
9TH GEOTECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM - 22-11-2023 - 24-11-2023
ITU Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center, Ayazaga Campus, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey; Languages: English and Turkish; Organiser: Istanbul branch of the UCTEA Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers supported by The Turkish Geotechnical Society for ISSMGE; Contact person: [email protected]; Address: Istanbul Branch of Chamber of Civil Engineers, Karakoy, Istanbul; Phone: 00902122932492; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://9geoteknik.org/ Email: [email protected]
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON INNOVATIONS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY 30-11-2023 - 04-12-2023
Hong Kong; Language: English; Organiser: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Contact person: Weijian Liang; Address: ZS928, BlockZ, PolyU, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Email: [email protected]; Website: https://iges2023.github.io ; Email : [email protected]
