ISSMGE News and Information Circular March 2023

ISSMGE News & Information Circular
March 2023

  1. 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)

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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

  1. ISSMGE BULLETIN

The latest edition of the ISSMGE Bulletin (Volume 17, Issue 1, February 2023) is available from the website.

  1. 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.

  1. CONFERENCES

Member Societies, Technical Committees, Sister Societies and related organisations may add their events directly to the ISSMGE Events database via the link + Submit Event at the top pf the EVENTS page

 

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 events 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 : [email protected]

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: [email protected]; Website : https://msl-2023.webnode.fr; Email: [email protected];

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: [email protected]; Website: https://geominouropreto.com.br/2023/icgtmw2023/; Email: [email protected];

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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; Website : https://is-grenoble2024.sciencesconf.org/; Email: [email protected]

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 Sydney; Contact persons: : Prof Buddhima Indraratna (Conference Chair) Email: [email protected];  Dr Chamindi Jayasuriya (Conference Secretary); Email: [email protected];  Website: http://www.ictg2024.com.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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; Website: https://2024.icpe-ipa.org/