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ISSMGE Council Meeting, Paris, France, September, 2013
•
2012 Spring Geotechnical Engineering Conference,
Korea. 400 participants
•
2012 Fall Geotechnical Engineering Conference, Korea.
400 participants
•
2013 Spring Geotechnical Engineering Conference,
Korea. 400 participants
11.4
The periodical journals (2011-2013):
•
Journal of KGS (in Korean) – 12 times per year (110
papers published)
•
International Journal of Geo-Engineering, 4 times per
year (20 papers published)
•
Korean Geotechnical Society Newsletter, 4 times per year
•
Jiban (Geotechnical Engineering) in Korean, 12 times per
year.
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LEBANON
12.1
LGES Meetings /Elections:
•
A total of 18 Regular Meetings in period from September
2011 to April 2013
•
General Assembly 12/2/2013 – Elections were held to fill
the four remaining seats on the LGES council. A new cabinet
was elected as follows from amongst council members: Salah
sadek, President; Muhsin Rahal, Vice President; Jean Pierre
Seoud, General Secretary; Elie rafie, Treasury.
12.2
Seminars and Lectures:
•
August 4, 2011 "Hydraulique des fouilles urbaines" given
by Elie Rafie
•
September 15, 2011 "Behavior of Large Mats under High
Loads: Two case histories’ given by the ISSMGE's President
Professor J.L. BRIAUD.
•
February 12, 2013 “Initiatives and proposals for
regulating the Geotechnical Engineering profession” Mr. Paul
El Hage, Presdient 1
st
Banch Order of Engineers and
Architects. Beirut.
12.3
Conference Participation:
•
Participation in the ISSMGE Toronto Conference: Dr.
Muhsin Rahal, Vice President LGES, 2012
•
Participation in the Young Geotechnical Engineers Asia
Conference 2012 Japan : Mr. Samer Hassan-LGES member
•
Three Papers submitted and accepted to the upcoming
ISSMGE Paris Congress
•
Three young LGES members nominated/accepted to the
young engineers conference, ISSMGE. Papers submitted.
13
NEPAL
13.1
National Conferences, Seminars, Workshops:
•
2009.08 Talk Program: Geotechnical Challenges in Road
Sector of Nepal
•
2010.11 International Talk Program (Two Japanese
Professors)
•
2012.05 NGS Disaster Seminar: Geotechnical
Engineering in Natural Disasters
•
2012.11 One-day Seminar: Geotechnics and Geohazards
14
SOUTHEAST ASIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY
14.1
International Conferences, seminars, Simposia:
During
the period 2011 to 2013, the symposia and conferences in the
member countries are:
1.
AGSSEA, SEAGS & ISSMGE Touring Lectures and
International Seminars Far Field Seismic Design, Unsaturated
Soils & Soil Improvements on 31 July, 1 & 2 August 2011 in
Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
2.
The Third International Conference on Geotechnical
Engineering for Disaster Mitigation and Rehabilitation 2011
(GEDMAR 2011), 17 – 20 May 2011, Semarang, Indonesia.
3.
New Challenges in Geotechnical Engineering, 4 August
2011, Cambodia.
4.
Geotechnical Engineering for Geo-Disasters and Climate
Change, 8 August 2011, Laos, PDR.
5.
Geotechnical Engineering for Landslides, Deep
Foundations and Urban Tunneling, 10 August 2011, Yangon,
Myanmar.
6.
Sustainable Mitigation of Geo-Diasters due to Climate
Change and Remedial of Earth Reinforced Wall Using
Combination, 12 August 2011, De La Salle University,
Manila, Philippines.
7.
Recent Developments of Deep Cement Mixing (DCM)
Method and Remedial of Earth Reinforced Wall Using
Combination Method on 12 August 2011 in Mapua Institute
of Technology, Manila, Philippines.
8.
Sustainable Mitigation of Geo-Disasters Due to Climate
Change and Remedial of Earth Reinforced Wall Using
Combination Method on 12 August 2011 in De La Salle
University, Manila, Philippines.
9.
World Tunnel Congress 2012 (WTC2012) and 38th
General Assembly of ITA-AITES, 18 – 23 May 2012,
Bangkok, Thailand.
10. Retirement International Symposium for Professor
Dennes Bergado on “Sustainable Geosynthetics and Green
Technology for Climate Change”, 20 & 21 June 2012,
Thailand.
11.
Seminar on Earthquake and Geotechnical Engineering, 10
– 16 November 2012, Philippines.
12. Dam Design, Construction, Safety Evaluation &
Associated Problems,7-22 November 2012.
13.
Fifth Asian Regional Conference on Geosynthetics 2012
(Geosynthetics 2012, Asia 2012) 10 to 14 December 2012,
Bangkok, Thailand.
14.
1-Day Soil and Foundation International Seminar, 21
February 2013, Bangkok, Thailand.
15. Visits and Touring Lectures – The 2-day seminar, the
National University of Civil Engineering (NUCE) in Hanoi
on 18th and 19th February 2013, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Participation in international society affairs
The Society has three distinct groups: Engineering Geology,
Soil Engineering, and Rock Mechanics. These groups are
affiliated with the International Association of Engineering
Geology (IAEG), the International Society for Soil Mechanics
and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), and the
International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM),
respectively. The following major activities are as follows:
The 18th Southeast Asian Geotechnical and Inaugural
AGSSEA Conference will be held in Singapore on 29 – 31
May 2013.
14.2
Society journal and newsletters:
Three issues of the Geotechnical Engineering Journals of the
SEAGS are published annually. For the current year 2013
Volume 44, No. 1 to No. 4 will be published. Two SEAGS
Newsletters are distributed annually in February and August.
The Journals and SEAGS Newsletters are circulated to the
members of SEAGS free of charge. Dr. Noppadol Phienwej
of the Asian Institute of Technology and Dr. Ooi Tiek Aun,
IEM, Malaysia are the current Editor of the Journal. The
SEAGS Newsletter is edited and published by Dr. Ooi Tiek
Aun and IEM Team from Malaysia, the SEAGS Secretary-
General.
14.3
Membership status:
The Society Membership Status in the member countries is of
great concern. The recent economic situation has had an
adverse effect on the membership status. The collection of
membership fees was extremely difficult. SEAGS made every
effort to promote Soil Engineering in the region and beyond
through membership drive and professional activities.
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