Conference Program

December 14 – 15, 2023

Day 1

Thursday, December 14, 2023
Grand Conference Hall
7:30 — 9:00
RECEPTION
9:00 — 9:45
OPENING CEREMONY 🎉
  • Opening speech of the Co-chairman of the Organizing Committee, Chairman of the Scientific Committee, Chairman of the Scientific Committee, President of the VSSMGE (Dr. Phung Duc Long)
  • Speech of the president of the ISSMGE (Dr. Marc Ballouz)
  • Speech of a representative official of the Government and declaration of the conference opening
9:45 — 10:15
SPECIAL INVITED LECTURE: Geotechnical philosophy and cases of site reuse
Dr. MARC BALLOUZ
10:15 — 10:45
SVEN HANSBO LECTURE: Applications of deep vertical vibratory compaction
Prof. RAINER MASSARSCH
10:45 — 11:15
Photo Session and Tea Break ☕️
11:15 — 11:45
KEYNOTE LECTURE: Prediction of the hydraulic gradient for backward erosion piping in river levees
Dr. MARC BALLOUZ
11:45 — 12:15
KEYNOTE LECTURE: Urban tunnelling – the challenges of creating underground space in historic cities
Prof. GIULIA VIGGIANI
12:15 — 13:30
Lunch break 🍽
Conference Hall 1
Conference Hall 2
Conference Hall 3
Conference Hall 4
CH.1
CH.2
CH.3
CH.4
13:30 — 15:40
Session 1.
Deep Foundations
Session 5.
Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Session 4.
Landslide and Erosion
Session 3.
Ground Improvement
15:40 — 16:00
Poster Session and Tea Break ☕️
16:00 — 18:30
Session 1.
Deep Foundations
Session 5.
Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Session 4.
Landslide and Erosion
Session 3.
Ground Improvement

Day 2

Friday, December 15, 2023
Conference Hall 1
Conference Hall 2
Conference Hall 3
Conference Hall 4
CH.1
CH.2
CH.3
CH.4
8:00 — 10:00
Session 1.
Deep Foundations
Session 5.
Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Session 6.
Offshore Wind Power and Coastal Geotechnics
Session 3.
Ground Improvement
10:00 — 10:30
Poster Session and Tea Break ☕️
10:30 — 12:00
Session 2.
Tunnelling and Underground Spaces
Session 5.
Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Session 6.
Offshore Wind Power and Coastal Geotechnics
Session 3.
Ground Improvement
12:00 — 13:00
Lunch break 🍽
13:00 — 15:00
Session 2.
Tunnelling and Underground Spaces
Session 5.
Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Session 6.
Offshore Wind Power and Coastal Geotechnics
Session 3.
Ground Improvement
15:00 — 15:30
Poster Session and Tea Break ☕️
Grand Conference Hall
15:30 — 16:00
KEYNOTE LECTURE: On the landslide susceptibility and resilience with impact of climate change
Prof. KEH-JIAN SHOU
16:00 — 16:30
KEYNOTE LECTURE: Continuum and discrete modelling of penetration problems
Prof. ANTONIO GENS
16:30 — 17:00
KEYNOTE LECTURE: Time-dependent axial capacity of driven in clays and sands
Prof. RICHARD JARDINE
17:00 — 17:30
KEYNOTE LECTURE:Pile foundations: 80 years of research and practice (1943-2023)
Prof. ALESSANDRO MANDOLINI
17:30 — 18:00
CLOSING CEREMONY
  • Presenting appreciation souvernirs to keynote and special invited speakers

  • Presenting appreciation souvernirs to sponsors

  • Presenting awards to authors of best posters and best oral presentation

  • Presenting certificates and souvenirs from the president of the ISSMGE (Dr. Marc Ballouz) to young scientists

  • Vote of thanks and presenting bouquet to committees and supporting organizations

  • Closing speech of the president of the JGS (Prof. Junichi Koseki)

  • Taking group photos (2nd time)

18:00 — 21:00
GALA DINNER 🎉
  • Speech of the diamond sponsors

  • Banquet with music performance – The quintessence of the Northwest

General Layout of the Conference Halls

Legend
Grand Conference Hall
Conference Hall 1
Conference Hall 2
Conference Hall 3
Conference Hall 4
Exhibition Booth
Information Area
Photobooth
Tea Break
Restroom

Note: The Grand Conference Hall is a combined one of the Conference Hall 1 and Conference Hall 2