See the ISSMGE website – http://www.issmge.org/ for full details of all ISSMGE activities. This circular is also available from the ISSMGE website.
- 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/
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/
- 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.
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.
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.
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/
4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR INTELLIGENT CONSTRUCTION (ISIC 2024) - 10-09-2024 - 12-09-2024