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Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris 2013
Committees have established conferences held usually on a 3 or
4-year cycle.
A1.2 Publicity and use of the ISSMGE Logo
Conferences organised “under the auspices of ISSMGE” should
be publicised by using the Society’s logo (below) on all
publicity, printed material, conference proceedings and websites
dedicated to the conference. The normal size of the logo is
height 3cm and width 3.7cm though this can be reduced to up to
50% provided the aspect ratio is maintained. Wording on
printed and internet publicity should indicate that the conference
is organised under the auspices of ISSMGE.
The logo can be obtained from the ISSMGE Secretariat
email:
A1.3 Registration Fees
ISSMGE conferences are intended mainly to benefit the
geotechnical community and should be organised on a non-
profit basis. Conference fees should cover the normal expenses
including hire of an appropriate venue, publication of the
proceedings, technical visits relevant to the conference,
provision of appropriate translation facilities, some
refreshments etc. ISSMGE members should be the main
beneficiaries of the conference and non-ISSMGE delegates
should be subject to a 10% surcharge on their registration fee.
Attendance by students and young engineers is to be
encouraged by provision of a discounted registration rate.
Details of registration fees etc. should be made available as
soon as possible in advance of the conference. Any special
financial conditions, for example the required attendance of
authors at the conference, should be stipulated when the
conference is announced.
A1.4 Remittances to ISSMGE
A proportion of the registration fee income for the International
Conference and the Regional Conferences provides a source of
income for the ISSMGE. The percentage of registration fee
income remitted to the ISSMGE in respect of these conferences
is set out in the table below:
Conference Percentage of registration
fee income remitted to
ISSMGE
Quadrennial International
Conference
5%
Regional Conference 3%
A1.5 Support in kind to ISSMGE
ISSMGE Officers are often invited to attend the Quadrennial
International, Regional and Technical Committee conferences.
It is normal to offer some support in kind, usually in the form of
waived registration fees.
A1.6 Special arrangements when hosting ISSMGE Council
and Board meetings
Council Meetings: These are organised every 2 years and take
place in conjunction with the International Conference and one
of the Regional Conferences. The Council Meeting is normally
preceded by a Board Meeting. In addition to the provision of a
suitable room for the meetings and associated facilities etc. it is
expected that the Conference Organisers will also host the
President, Secretary General and other officers of the ISSMGE.
This will normally involve waived registration fees and
assistance with accommodation and should be discussed with
the Secretary General.
Board Meetings: The Board meets every 6 – 12 months and
meetings are usually held at the venue of an ISSMGE event.
Conference organisers normally host the Board on these
occasions and it is expected that all Board members will be
invited to the associated conference and their registration fees
waived. Normally, some assistance with accommodation is
provided. Details should be discussed with the Secretary
General.
A2 Specialist Conferences not organised by Technical
Committees but with support requested from TCs.
Chairs of Technical Committees are approached frequently by
international technical groups and organisations that organise
conferences and symposia asking for their support, cooperation
and involvement. Technical Committee Chairs have no
authority to “badge” such conferences and all such requests
must be forwarded to the ISSMGE Secretariat for consideration.
The Secretary General may, after consultation with the
ISSMGE President, request that the ISSMGE be represented on
the organising committee for the conference by a member (or
members) of an appropriate Technical Committee. It will be a
condition of the support of the ISSMGE that it shall be made
clear on all publicity material, at the conference venue and in
any printed proceedings, that the meeting is supported by the
ISSMGE. The ISSMGE logo, shown below, should appear on
all publicity materials. The normal size of the logo is height
3cm and width 3.7cm though this can be reduced to up to 50%
provided the aspect ratio is maintained. The logo can be
obtained from the ISSMGE Secretariat email:
ISSMGE Officers or other prominent individuals are often
invited to attend these conferences. It is normal to offer some
support in kind, usually in the form of waived registration fees.
A3 Conferences organised by ISSMGE Member Societies and
FedIGS Sister Societies (IGS, ISRM and IAEG)
ISSMGE Member Societies and FedIGS Sister Societies (IGS,
ISRM and IAEG) are permitted to use the ISSMGE logo on
publicity materials. However, permission to do so must first be
obtained from the ISSMGE Secretariat. The Secretary General
may, after consultation with the ISSMGE President, request that
the ISSMGE be represented on the organising committee for
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