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IDRiM2017 aims to provide a forum for fruitful exchange of expertise and opinions on every aspect of risk management. The programme will be varied, from key note lectures and expert panel discussions to a wide selection of oral and poster presentations on various topics. Furthermore, the conference provides a special opportunity to young scientists.

The SES conference series is a relatively new initiative and aims to bring together geoscientists working in CO2 storage, geothermal applications, deep earth storage solutions and related topics. To meet the challenges of present and future energy demand, the geosciences play an increasingly important role in the sustainable use of the Earth and its resources and in the conservation of our environment. Near Surface Geoscience 2017 offers the following conferences:
• Environmental and Engineering Geophysics Meeting • Airborne Electromagnetics Conference • Sustainable Earth Sciences Conference

Workshop themes include 1. Field cases and observations, 2. Internal erosion mechanisms, 3. Internal erosion modelling, 4. Risk assessment of internal erosion, 5. Monitoring of internal erosion, 6. Remediation of dikes and dams for internal erosion
A session will be reserved for discussion of the ICOLD theme: Internal Erosion in dams and levees - similarities and sharing knowledge.

CPEG2 follows on from the very successful first CPEG held in Torino (Italy) in 2013. The symposium will be followed by a "Grand Challenges" workshop on Friday 8 September 2017.

Per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are contaminants of emerging concern. They include the perfluorochemicals (PFCs) perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). These chemicals, found in some aqueous film-forming foams’ (AFFFs) used to fight fires, have gained recent global attention as contamination has been detected in areas near numerous fire-training facilities worldwide.

The SUT's Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics (OSIG) committee is pleased to announce that its 8th international conference, "Smarter Solutions for Future Offshore Developments", at the historic Royal Geographical Society in South Kensington, London.

The 19th ICSMGE will prepare various programs, including a Plenary Session, Parallel Sessions, ISSMGE Honour Lectures, iYGEC, Technical visits, and exhibitions. The Local Organizing Committee would like to invite you all and share our experiences with member societies. We are ready to reach out and listen to various and valuable voices from member societies and are willing to reflect their wishes into the program, serving as a rainbow bridge between member societies in ISSMGE and beyond.

PILE 2017 will present outstanding keynote speakers who are expert in their field, presentation of technical papers, pre-conference workshops, post conference technical tour, exhibition, social and networking opportunities.

The theme for GeoOttawa 2017 is “70 Years of Canadian Geotechnics and Geoscience”. The organizers will build on this conference theme throughout the technical program and social activities and plan to remind delegates of the extensive contributions of geotechnical and hydrogeological practitioners to Canada’s built form since the Canadian Geotechnical Society was founded 70 years ago.

The course is intended for PhD students and for others who wants to learn more about dynamic response of foundations, earthquake design and vibrations from traffic and construction activity. The course will be lectured in English. Part 1: Basics of dynamics for soils.

Sardinia 2017 promises to be the most international and largest event of the year in the field of Waste Management and Landfilling. In line with tradition, the 16th edition of the conference will focus on advances of Waste Management science and technologies, presenting case studies and discussing key controversial subjects, sharing experiences from different countries, and assessing social and economical balances.

Use of underground space for various purposes is a natural choice in Nordic countries and it has made the understanding of rock mechanics vital. This symposium gathers Nordic rock mechanics and engineering geology experts to discuss the current state of research, infrastructure, rock caverns, tunnelling, mining, use of underground space for energy recovery and storage, and case histories.

Typical themes at The Third International Soil-Structure Interaction Symposium are: Shallow and Deep Foundations, Coastal Structures, Energy Structures, Tall Buildings, Transportation Structures, Embedded Structures, Deep Excavations and Retaining Structures. Anybody interested in soil-structure interaction is invited to participate. Participation will benefit academic researchers, engineers working with companies and representatives from local authorities.

The 15th IACMAG aims to provide a forum for exchanging new experiences and discussing future developments of computer methods in Geomechanics and geotechnical engineering and other important and related topics like constitutive modeling and wide applications. The main theme is to emphasize the critical role of computer methods in meeting geotechnical engineering requirements for development and the need to protect and preserve our environment.

Gathering of practitioners specializing in the deep foundation industry; attend special lectures featuring our world-renowned keynote speakers; learn about innovations in design, construction and delivery of deep foundations; become updated on design, construction, QC/QA and risk assessment/management.

The last International Conference on Expansive Soils was held in Dallas, Texas, in 1992. This was the seminal conference series which was eventually transformed into the Unsaturated Soils regional and international conference series. The PanAm-UNSAT 2017 conference will follow this series of successful regional and international conferences on Unsaturated Soils, bringing together researchers, practitioners, students and policy makers from around the world, particularly the Americas, to share the latest advances, engineering applications, and pedagogical approaches in the unsaturated soil mechanics discipline.

The course is intended for PhD students and for others who wants to learn more about dynamic response of foundations, earthquake design and vibrations from traffic and construction activity. The course will be lectured in English.
Part 2, 13-14 November: Geotechnical Earthquake.
Part 3, 15-16 November: Design according to EU codes, and Vibrations from traffic and construction activity – modelling, measurement, signal processing and regulations.

The conference aims to improve scientific and technical levels in solving geotechnical problems. The conference program highlights the most relevant and promising areas of solving geotechnical issues, including: -Numerical simulation, - Analysis of the interactions of the elements in the "soil-foundation-structure" system, - Construction of high-rise buildings and deep foundation pits, - Ensuring slope stability, - Construction in the seismically dangerous areas or under dynamic loads, - Installation of foundations under difficult geological conditions, - Areas with a complex geological and glacitectonic structures, - Modern methods of soil research and other geotechnical and related issues.

The aim of this symposium is to share ideas and experiences about urban geoengineering in Asian countries among engineers, researchers and academia professors. The emphasis will be on improving our knowledge in meeting geoengineering requirements for a long-term sustainable urban developmentand the need to protect and preserve our environment. Symposium theme is: Environmental friendliness, sustainability and diversity in urban geoengineering.

AGU Fall Meeting is the largest worldwide conference in the geophysical sciences, attracting more than 24,000 Earth and space scientists, educators, students, and other leaders. This is a unique mix of more than 20,000 oral and poster presentations, a broad range of keynote sessions, various types of formal and informal networking and career advancement opportunities, and an exhibit hall packed with hundreds of exhibitors showcasing new and relevant research tools and services that meet the professional needs of our attendees’ year after year.

GeoShanghai is a series international conference on geotechnical engineering held in Shanghai once every four years. The conference was inaugurated in 2006 and was successfully held again in 2010 and 2014, with more than 1200 participants in total. Since the last conference, the geotechnical communities have witnessed many advances both in fundamental understandings and in engineering practices. GeoShanghai will showcase the latest developments and promote collaborations in geotechnical engineering and related topics.

The Symposium will be an occasion to enhance the scientic debate about the construction of mathematical models for the description of the physical behavior of soils, as well as about the suggestions obtained from the micromechanical observation of the matter.

Could waste for one be a raw material for other? ISCOWA 2018 will show both the state of the art and the future developments in the field. In addition to fulfilling the most rigorous standards in its academic track, the conference will also showcase hands-on industrial solutions from air to earth.

The general theme of the conference is “Geotechnical hazards and risks: experiences and practices”. The idea for the conference theme comes from the several catastrophic events during past years, not only in the region. So, it is more than evident that risk assessment and management are required in all aspects of geotechnical issues, such as planning, design, construction, maintenance and resto­ration of structures. International exchange of information is of vital importance today to advance knowledge and experience in this scientific and practical field.

The purpose of the Conference is to provide the Perfect platform to present and discuss the recent progress in Earthquake Engineering along with priority issues of global importance in seismic risk reduction, preparedness and management.
The Conference is held every four years, and is a leading activity of the European Association for Earthquake Engineering (EAEE), member of the International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE), as well as the baseline and Meeting point for the scientific and professional sector at an international level, with more than 1000 delegates from Europe and worldwide.

The main theme of CPT’18 is to support geotechnical solutions using the CPT, with particular emphasis on practical experience and application of research results. CPT’18 will focus on the solution of geotechnical challenges using the cone penetration test CPT, CPT add-on measurements and companion in-situ penetration tools (such as full flow and free fall penetrometers), with particular emphasis on practical experience and application of research findings.

The aim of these conferences is to provide an international forum for exchange of ideas and discussion on topics related to the application of numerical methods in geotechnical engineering. Senior and young researchers, scientists and engineers from Europe and overseas are warmly invited to share and exchange their knowledge and experiences relating to scientific achievements, innovations and engineering applications related to, or employing, numerical methods.

This conference will provide a showcase for recent developments and advancements in design, construction, and safety Inspections of transportation Infrastructures and offer a forum to discuss and debate future directions for the 21st century. Conference topics cover a broad array of contemporary issues for professionals involved in bridge, pavement, geotechnical, tunnel, railway, and emerging techniques for safety Inspections.

This conference will cover a broad range of themes and provide an excellent opportunity for worldwide academics, engineers, scientists, government officials and planners to present and exchange the latest developments in the research and application of unsaturated soil mechanics.

The 11ICG will provide all participants a firm platform for a meaningful academic, professional, social and cultural experience. The theme of the 11ICG is “Geosynthetics: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development,” and will cover diverse disciplines of geosynthetics from fundamentals to applications. A comprehensive overview of the most recent developments in the field of geosynthetics, the latest technologies and applications, and a unique and extensive technical Exhibition will be provided.

Keynote lectures from the most prominent researchers and practitioners in the field, state-of-the-art lectures and technical sessions focusing on the task forces of TC-308 and discussion sessions for compiling the contributions of the day will be a part of SEG-2018.
Contributions on various topics related to the energy geotechnics field including carbon sequestration, energy geostructures, hydraulic fractured sediments, nuclear waste deposits and many more are encouraged in the scope of SEG-2018.

Disasters associated with seismic and volcanic activities which are peculiar to orogenic zones occur frequently in the whole Pacific Rim. In addition, catastrophic sediment disasters caused by heavy rains and big typhoons are occurring increasingly in recent years as a result of climate change. People in the orogenic zones had to live with such disasters exerting desperate efforts to mitigate the impacts of such disasters. Technologies for disaster mitigation developed under such circumstances over a long time in the past should be regarded as the world heritage of mankind to be inherited for long in the future.

Rock mechanics in resource and infrastructure development. ARMS 10 is where specialists and professionals from an international community meet to exchange ideas and information to advance scientific and technical knowledge for the rock mechanics community. Join Us!

The ICGEG 2018 aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Geotechnical Engineering and Geomechanics. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Geotechnical Engineering and Geomechanics.

As in the previous editions, the conference topics will address through general and parallel sessions the most recent developments in earthquake geotechnical engineering, stimulating fruitful technical and scientific interaction with the fields of seismology, geophysics, geology, structural and infrastructural engineering.

7th ISDCG will follow both its traditions and active promotion of new technical elements to maintain it as one of the most popular and vibrant events within the geotechnical community. The technical core themes will focus on: (i) advanced laboratory geotechnical testing; (ii) application of advanced laboratory testing in research, site characterisation, and ground modelling; (iii) application of advanced testing to practical geotechnical engineering. In addition to these traditional topics, sub-themes will include cutting-edge techniques and approaches, for example experimental micro-mechanics, non-invasive monitoring systems, nano and micro-sensors, new sensing technologies. A key goal is to engage with the full spectrum of geotechnical specialists, from early career engineers and researchers through to world leading experts.

The theme of the Conference is "Geotechnical Engineering, foundation of the future", which embraces all aspects of geotechnical engineering. Geotechnical engineering is the foundation of current as well as future societies, which both rely on complex civil engineering infrastructures, and call for mitigation of potential geodangers posing threat to these. Geotechnical means and solutions are required to ensure infrastructure safety and sustainable development. Those means are rooted in past experiences enhanced by research and technology of today.

The main theme of the 16ARC is Geotechnique for Sustainable Development and Emerging Market Regions. A number of subjects on modern geotechnical technologies and activities will be covered up to match up the main theme.

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