Introduction
Tenth Young Geotechnical Engineers' Conference will be organized in Turkey. The theme of the Conference is Ground Improvement". The conference will be held in Izmir between 21st and 25th October, 1996. The participants are expected to arrive in Izmir by the evening of Sunday 20th October. The Conference will be residential at "Altin Yunus" (Golden Dolphin) Hotel on the Aegean coast.
Young engineers from every European Member Society are invited
to participate. The object of the Conference is to provide an
opportunity for young geotechnical engineers and scientists to
meet and present their ideas and discuss their achievements and
results of their investigations.
Presentations
Participants are invited to make a presentation of 10 minutes
duration on any topic within geotechnical engineering which falls
into the general context of the title "Ground Improvement".
Participants are invited to address this theme by discussing in
their presentations the measure they have taken to assure themselves
that their work is of the highest quality within the resources
available.
Those reporting field work, or case histories could discuss difficulties
of achieving high quality data and the checks on instrumentation
that have been carried out. Participants should also discuss the
value of their work in the context of the technical and economic
benefit that it provides.
Format
The Conference will be informal in nature, with up to 30 young
engineers from as many European countries as possible. Each participant
is expected to present his work during 10 minutes, and allow 10
minutes time for discussions, as shown in draft program.
In order to help in organizing the Conference participants are
requested to send the title of their presentations, plus an abstract,
to the Conference Secretariat before 1st September, 1996. Each
participant is also requested to prepare an extended summary of
his or her presentation, of two type written pages maximum, and
bring 40 copies of the summary to the Conference for distribution.
Abstracts in Ms Word or HTML format can be sent to below email
address.
A small number of senior geotechnical engineers will be invited
to give short talks, to chair and stimulate the discussions during
sessions, and to share their experience with the younger colleagues.
Nomination of Participants
Each European Member Society of the ISSMFE is invited to nominate
one or two participants. A reserve candidate may also be selected
who may be invited to attend the meeting if the number permits.
Participants should preferably be selected both from research
institutions and industry. As a tradition of YGEC the age of participants
should not exceed 35 years.
Member Societies are asked to send their nominations to the Secretariat
of the Conference before 1st August, 1996. Participants will then
be invited by the Organizing Committee, and will receive detailed
information on the logistics of the meeting and on the presentation
of papers.
Conference Costs
The cost of the Conference is 750 DM, including registration and
administrative costs, proceeding, and meals and accommodation
at Altin Yunus Hotel from Sunday evening to midday Friday (including
dinner of Sunday but not lunch on Friday). A cheque of a bankers
order for the Conference costs should be sent to the Secretary
of YGEC as soon as possible and in any case before 1st September,
1996.
Secretariat
On behalf of the Conference Secretariat a number of young geotechnical
engineers from Turkey will be available throughout the Conference
to assist participants. Participants who wish to obtain any sort
of information on the Conference, may write to the Conference
Secretariat.
The address of the Conference Secretariat is:
Secretary,
(10th Young Geotechnical Engineers' Conference)
Turkish National Committee for ISSMFE
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Istanbul Technical University
80626 Ayazaga-Istanbul
fax: (90) 212 285 65 87
email:hatip@sariyer.cc.itu.edu.tr or 3G@srv.ins.itu.edu.tr
Lats Update: 9th September 1996 15:40 by BH