Geo Events

The 88th ICOLD Annual Meeting will provide an excellent platform for researchers, scientists, engineers, policy makers and young professionals working in the field of energy and water resources management around the world. This meeting will definitely act as confluence of brilliant minds and provide an interactive platform to share path breaking ideas on the theme ‘Sustainable Development of Dams and River Basins’ besides Special Workshops including the workshops of the ICOLD Technical Committees.

The PFAS Forum is being organized to provide an understanding of the environmental issues related to PFAS, educate the environmental/remediation industry and regulatory community on the potential risks from PFAS, as well as discuss regulatory and legal issues, monitoring, treatment, cleanup and disposal technologies.

SETAC 2020 (The society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry) in Dublin is a 5-day event featuring a variety of training, networking and learning opportunities. You cannot miss this event if you are interested in emerging research, regulatory developments and the latest methodologies in environmental toxicology and chemistry. Between 2,000 and 2,500 scientists, assessors, regulators and managers from academia, business and government, representing an average of 60 countries, provides a unique networking opportunity and a chance for cross-collaboration long after the closing session.

The EGU General Assembly 2020 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience.

Avalanches, debris flows, floods, landslides & rock falls. Focus will be on integrated management of natural hazards and risks, equally considering causes of disasters as well as measures of prevention, preparedness, response and recovery in the view of climate and social changes.

UR is a global community of nearly 10,000 experts and practitioners active in the creation, communication, and use of disaster risk information. Members share knowledge and experience, collaborate, and discuss innovations and best practice in risk assessment. We want to hear your reflections of UR. How has the community changed? What partnerships have you developed because of UR? Where could the Community do better? Share your reflections and you may be featured at UR2020 for a UR Retrospective.

The Nordic Geotechnical Meeting is one of the oldest seminar series in the field of geotechnical Engineering. We wish all geotechnical experts welcome to Helsinki to join our professional event.

Finnish Geotechnical Society (SGY) invites you to the 14th Baltic Sea Geotechnical Conference 2020. The conference will be held in beautiful Helsinki Finland 25-27 May 2020. The theme of the conference is Urban Geotechnics.

Battelle’s Chlorinated Conference is one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive meetings on the application of innovative technologies and approaches for characterization, monitoring and management of chlorinated and complex sites. The 2020 Conference will include more than 1,000 platforms and posters in 88 breakout sessions. Five panel discussions will be conducted.

BEYOND 2020 is considered to be one of the world’s most prestigious conferences and forums in the field of sustainable built environment. We expect to welcome about 2000 delegates from all over the world in the academia, industry, finance and policy sector. Join us in this exciting journey towards the future!

EUROCK 2020 Hard rock Engineering Themes at a glance:

Hard rock tunneling and rock support / Weakness zone issues / Design of unlined hydropower tunnels / Rock stress estimation and measurement
Characterization of rock mass / Recent advances in rock mechanics theory / Brittle failure / Rock falls/Rock avalanches - mapping and monitoring
Abrasivity/advance and cutter wear in hard rock conditions / Rock support design in swelling clay conditions

In association with the Joint Technical Committee on Natural Slopes and Landslides (JTC1) and the Federation of International Geo-engineering Societies: ISSMGE,ISRM and IAEG (FedIGS), the Colombian Geotechnical Society-CGS cordially invites the international geotechnical community to participate in the XIII International Symposium on Landslides-XIII ISL, which will be held from June 15 to 19 – 2020 in the city of Cartagena-Colombia.

The event is the fourth of a series of European conferences and will be hosted at IST in Lisbon, Portugal, from 24 to 26 June 2020. Thematic sessions will be on (i) Climate Stresses, (ii) Environmental Geotechnics, (iii) Energy Geotechnics, (iv) From Micro to Macro and (v) on any topic related to unsaturated soils and rock mechanics and geoengineering. Applications to Geotechnical Engineering (Linear Infrastructures, Landslides, Field Measurements, …) and new topics will be also addressed, such as (i) Nano-Micro Technology, (ii) Bio-Inspired Technology and (iii) Powder-Grain Technology.

The main topics addressed by TC204 Cambridge 2020 concern the geotechnical aspects of the analysis, design, construction and maintenance of deep excavations, tunnels and large underground structures, with particular emphasis on the development, effects and control of ground movements, their interaction with existing structures, mitigation measures and risk management.

The aim of the conference is to give an up-to-date picture of the broad research field of computational geomechanics. Contributions from experts around the world will cover a wide range of research topics in geomechanics. The conference program will include plenary lectures, mini-symposia, selected oral and poster presentations.

We are bringing together leading researchers from the social and natural sciences, engineering and economics with policymakers, civil society actors and business leaders to discuss the potential of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to meet societal goals in a warming world. We will draw together the current state of the interdisciplinary evidence for the socioeconomic and ecological effectiveness of NbS, and explore the social, technical, ethical, ecological, governance and financial challenges around scaling them up.

ISFOG 2020 will strive to continue providing a specialist forum for practitioners and academics to share solutions and new ideas that address the dynamic challenges of working in offshore design and installation. It will highlight emerging technologies related to data science and also emphasize the recent surge in offshore renewables development, both domestically in the United States and globally.

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The Near Surface Geoscience Conference & Exhibition will provide insight into emerging geophysical techniques for mineral exploration and discuss the state-of-the-art in characterizing the shallow subsurface in aquatic settings. It will offer three world class technical programmes in the near surface field for the price of one. Also the event bring together the most innovative companies working in the near surface industry in our growing exhibition, and thereby offer incredible networking opportunities through our delightful social programme.

The goals are to apply broad engineering to bridge the gap between Pavement/Railway Engineering and Geotechnical Engineering, and to promote co-operation and exchange of information and knowledge about the geotechnical aspects in design, construction, maintenance, environmental aspects, and monitoring and upgrading of roads, railways, airfields and harbor facilities.

The main objective for NORDROCS is “Crossing Borders” with the goal to share and discuss the way we manage contaminated land within the Nordic countries. Across the borders of the Nordic countries, we have a common interest and openness regarding development inside and outside the Nordic region. This is also true when it comes to the remediation of contaminated sites.

Site characterisation is unarguably the most important, but also most “difficult”, component of geo-engineering. ISC’6 brings together the world’s experts who, with you and others, are working daily to improve the quality and reduce the difficulties involved. This conference is the forum for sharing this knowledge and experience. Hear and contribute to the latest ideas and technologies at the conference. See and touch and learn of the latest hardware and software and services at the trade exhibition.

This symposium aims to bring together researchers and engineers working in the field of Geosciences and Information Technology to discuss how progresses in the field of BigData and Machine learning could impact engineering and research practices in geosciences. It aims also at presenting feed-backs about the use of data science in solving conventional and emerging problems in geosciences.

This Forum will include a mid-term review of the ISDR-ICL Sendai Partnerships, voluntary contribution to the Sendai Framework 2015-2030 and the Agenda 2030 – Sustainable Development Goals, especially Goal 11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Participants of the Fourth World Landslide Forum adopted the 2017 Ljubljana Declaration on Landslide Risk Reduction – contributing to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. The Declaration proposes the Kyoto 2020 Commitment for Global Promotion of Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk to be finalized during the preparatory activities for WLF5 and adopted during WLF5 in order to serve this purpose. The Commitment aims to establish in the medium and long term a global alliance that will accelerate and incentivize action for landslide risk reduction.

GeoMEast 2020 will provide a showcase for recent developments and advancements in design, construction, and safety inspections of sustainable structures, underground structures and transportation infrastructures, and offer a forum to discuss and debate future directions for the 21st century.

Battelle’s Sediments Conference series is a forum for sharing research results, practical experiences, and opportunities associated with investigating, remediating, and restoring the environmental and economic vitality of waterways. Managing these aquatic systems requires complex actions that affect a diverse group of stakeholders and touch a wide range of environmental, economic, political and social issues.

Battelle’s Bioremediation Symposium is a forum for sharing research results, practical experiences, and opportunities associated with advances in bioremediation and green and sustainable practices in remediation; the development, implementation, use, and results of advanced tools for assessment and monitoring; and the challenges of applying bioremediation at various types of complex sites. Treatment technologies for emerging contaminants, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are also examined.

As in the previous editions, the conference topics will address trough general and parallel sessions the most recent developments in rock mechanics, stimulations fruitful technical and scientific interaction within the fields of rock mechanics, rock engineering and engineering geology. The programme includes workshops dedicated to innovative topics, Keynotes lectures delivered by distinguished speakers and a series of technical visit that coupled scientific topics with cultural, touristic and eno – gastronomical aspects.

Sustainability is considered to be a top priority for all mankind by United Nations. With that goal in mind, ISSMGE technical committee TC 307, aims to monitor, produce and disseminate information regarding the contribution of geotechnical design and construction to a sustainable development. This contribution includes adopting environment-friendly, cost-effective and socially-acceptable choices. The first conference on sustainability in geotechnical engineering is being organized in line with United Nations concerns.

The theme of ICSMGE 2021 is “A Geotechnical Discovery Downunder – Geotechnical Diversity Awaits You”. Discover Australia and discover the innovation that lies where practical problems meet leading theoretical developments. ICSMGE 2021 will focus on the application of theory and the discovery that comes when world-class minds are focussed on the geotechnical problems facing our world. Our conference program and technical sessions reflect this emphasis on applications, and are designed to trigger collaboration, innovation and discovery from a diverse group of participants.

3ECEES is aiming at providing a creative and stimulating environment for sharing and tackling the most challenging topics of global importance and interest in Earthquake Engineering and Seismology.