As you would be aware, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create significant suffering and uncertainty all around the world. It is very unlikely that international travel restrictions will be eased sufficiently by September 2021 to allow in-person attendance from international delegates. The Advisory Committee of the ICSMGE 2021 met yesterday and agreed to postpone the Conference by approximately six months, that is, until sometime between February and April 2022 in the hope that international travel restrictions will have eased sufficiently by that time to allow most delegates to attend in person. The date will be specified and communicated soon. As a result, the deadline for paper submission to the online portal has been extended to 1 June 2021. Member societies…
The former NZGS Chair and NZGS Life Member, Gavin Alexander, passed away on 19th November 2020 after a battle with cancer, surrounded by his family. Gavin served on the NZGS management committee for a decade taking on the roles of Treasurer, Chair and more recently the ISSMGE Vice President for Australasia. During Gavin’s tenure as Chair the NZGS was awarded the Outstanding Member Society of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering in recognition of the impact that the Society was having under his stewardship. He also took a leading role in managing the Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Practice Modules, guiding their delivery in a way that has resulted in a very significant improvement in performance across the geotechnical…
In 2019 the ISRM approved the ISRM Science and Technology Awards, which have the following two categories to be conferred on alternate years: Science Achievement Award; Technological Invention Award. In 2021 the ISRM Technological Invention Award will be conferred on ISRM corporate members in recognition of one or more of the following contributions to the progress of applied rock mechanics and rock engineering: development and application of a new equipment or testing system; development and application of a new testing method; development and application of a new technology; development and application of a new material. A complete description of the nature and objectives of this Award, as well as of the nomination procedure, can be found in the “GUIDELINE for…
The organising committee of the Lecture Series on Advancements in Geotechnical Engineering: From Research to Practice (AGERP) is pleased to invite you to the 10th instalment of the Lecture series, which will be on ‘Improvement of Soft Soils with special reference to Transport Infrastructure’. This is scheduled to be hosted on 17:00 – 19:30, 13th November 2020 (AEST). Registration (free and mandatory) for this lecture closes at 00:00, 12th November 2020 (AEST). The 10th Lecture will be delivered by Professor Buddhima Indraratna (University of Technology Sydney, Australia) and Dr. AHM Kamruzzaman (Transport for NSW, Australia) . Further information and registration The flyer for the lecture is available here
John L Neilson passed away on 17th October 2020 at the age of 90, following a 5-year battle with illness. John’s funeral service will be live-streamed on Monday 02 November at 2pm. John’s family has provided the following link https://bit.ly/2TdzMfG for his friends and colleagues to join this celebration his life. Members are also invited to leave comments and tributes on the memoriam page. Comments will be collated and shared with John’s family.
