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Appendix 13: ISSMGE Conference Manual
R. Neil Taylor
Secretary General
INTRODUCTION.
In his progress report issued on 9 November 2012, the President
announced changes to the ISSMGE Conference Manual to be
implemented in January 2013. The main changes concerned the
surcharge to be added to conference registration fees for
ISSMGE events and the use of the ISSMGE logo in
promotional material. The revised ISSMGE Conference Manual
can be found on our website and is also attached herewith.).
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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SOIL MECHANICS
AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA AND WORKSHOPS
ENDORSED BY THE ISSMGE
1.1
INTRODUCTION
The ISSMGE is the pre-eminent professional body representing
the interests and activities of Engineers, Academics and
Contractors all over the world that actively participate in
geotechnical engineering. It has a long- standing tradition of
involvement in conferences, symposia, workshops and other
meetings to provide forums for discussion on a wide range of
topics of direct relevance to the geotechnical engineering
profession. The ISSMGE is noted as being involved with
conferences of high quality which is signified by the use of its
logo on publicity material associated with events. Accordingly,
it is expected that all events endorsed by the ISSMGE will
adhere to the guidelines on conference organisation.
1.2
ENDORSEMENT OF CONFERENCES,AND THE
USE OF THE ISSMGE LOGO
The organisers of various geotechnical conferences, symposia
and events may wish to make use of the ISSMGE logo for
publicity purposes and quality assurance. The circumstances
under which the ISSMGE logo may be used, the associated
wording and any other requirements are described in Appendix
A as follows:
A1 Conferences organised under the auspices of ISSMGE
(ISSMGE Quadrennial, ISSMGE Regional and
ISSMGE Technical Committee conferences
A2 Specialist Conferences not organised by Technical
Committees but with support requested from TCs
A3 Conferences organised by ISSMGE Member Societies
and FedIGS Sister Societies (IGS, ISRM and IAEG)
A4 Other geotechnical conferences
1.3
Conference Organisation
The ISSMGE has a long-standing reputation of delivering high
quality conferences dedicated to the advancement of
geotechnical engineering and involving many of its members
who contribute to the ISSMGE Technical Committees that are
very well established within the geotechnical community. This
combined extensive experience has led to the general guidelines
on conference organisation given in Appendix B.
Appendix A: GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCES AND
EVENTS MAKING USE OF THE ISSMGE LOGO
A1 Conferences organised under the auspices of ISSMGE
A1.1 ISSMGE conferences
Quadrennial International Conference
The Quadrennial International Conference is the premier
conference central to the International Society. As well as the
conference sessions, a number of meetings take place during the
event including those of the ISSMGE Board and Council. Many
of the ISSMGE Technical Committees will also take the
opportunity to organise meetings and/or workshop sessions. The
general organisation is covered by the ISSMGE Statutes and
By-laws and the venue of the International Conference is
normally decided by vote at a Council meeting.
Regional Conferences
There are five Regional Conferences: African, Asian, Australia
– New Zealand, European and Pan-American. These are held on
a four-year cycle roughly mid-way between successive
International Conferences. An ISSMGE Council meeting takes
place at one of these conferences. The conferences provide an
opportunity to discuss a wide range of geotechnical issues,
generally with a regional bias. Representatives of the Member
Societies for the region meet during their Regional Conference
and select the venue for the next conference.
Technical Committee Conferences
The ISSMGE has a number of Technical Committees that
coordinate initiatives in specialist areas of geotechnical
engineering. These committees often organise conferences that
serve to coordinate the dissemination of their findings to the
wider geotechnical community. The conferences may be one-off
events though some of the more long-standing Technical
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