Conference Program

December 14 – 15, 2023
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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, 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, ISSMGE President
10:15 — 10:45
SVEN HANSBO LECTURE: Applications of deep vertical vibratory compaction
Prof. RAINER MASSARSCH
10:45 — 11:15
Photo Session (1st time) and Tea Break ☕️
11:15 — 11:45
KEYNOTE LECTURE: Prediction of the hydraulic gradient for backward erosion piping in river levees
Dr. MITSU OKAMURA
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 🍽 (The grand hall will be partitioned into Hall 1 and Hall 2)
Conference Hall 1
Conference Hall 2
Conference Hall 3
Conference Hall 4
13:30 — 15:30
Session 1.
Deep Foundations
Session 5.
Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Session 4.
Landslide and Erosion
Session 3.
Ground Improvement
13:30 — 15:40
Conference Hall 1.
Session 1. Deep Foundations
Conference Hall 2.
Session 5. Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Conference Hall 3.
Session 4. Landslide and Erosion
Conference Hall 4.
Session 3. Ground Improvement
15:30 — 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
16:00 — 18:30
Conference Hall 1.
Session 1. Deep Foundations

Conference Hall 2.

Session 5. Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Conference Hall 3.
Session 4. Landslide and Erosion
Conference Hall 4.
Session 3. Ground Improvement

Day 2

Friday, December 15, 2023
Conference Hall 1
Conference Hall 2
Conference Hall 3
Conference Hall 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
8:00 — 10:00
Conference Hall 1.
Session 1. Deep Foundations
Conference Hall 2.
Session 5. Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Conference Hall 3.
Session 6. Offshore Wind Power and Coastal Geotechnics
Conference Hall 4.
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
10:30 — 12:00
Conference Hall 1.
Session 2. Tunnelling and Underground Spaces
Conference Hall 2.
Session 5. Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Conference Hall 3.
Session 6. Offshore Wind Power and Coastal Geotechnics
Conference Hall 4.
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
13:00 — 15:00
Conference Hall 1.
Session 2. Tunnelling and Underground Spaces
Conference Hall 2.
Session 5. Geotechnical Modelling and Monitoring
Conference Hall 3.
Session 6. Offshore Wind Power and Coastal Geotechnics
Conference Hall 4.
Session 3. Ground Improvement
15:00 — 15:30
Poster Session and Tea Break ☕️
Conference Hall 1
15:30 — 16:00
SPECIAL INVITED LECTURE: On the landslide susceptibility and resilience with impact of climate change
Prof. KEH-JIAN SHOU, ISSMGE Vice-President for Asia
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 — 18:30
SHORT BREAK
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

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

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

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