Dear All,
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GROUND IMPROVEMENT AND GROUND CONTROL: TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND NATURAL HAZARDS MITIGATION (30 October - 2 November, 2012)
CALL FOR REGISTRATION
Early Bird Registration Ends: 1 July 2012
The Centre for Geomechanics and Railway Engineering, University of Wollongong, Australia and the Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) under the auspices of ISSMGE will be hosting the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GROUND IMPROVEMENT AND GROUND CONTROL: TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND NATURAL HAZARDS MITIGATION. The Conference is fully supported by the ISSMGE, with active participation of Technical Committees, TC 211, 214, 303 and 202. It is also co-sponsored by the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), Geo-Institute (GI)and the Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society (SEAGS). Currently, we have received more than 200 full papers submitted to our conference. The Conference proceedings will be included in the Thomson Reuters (ISI) Citation Index within the Web of Science. This will facilitate easy access of the proceedings worldwide. For further information, please contact the ICGI Conference Secretariat: icgi_2012@uow.edu.au

Several multinational firms have already agreed to be financial sponsors, and we expect this Conference to be the largest Ground Improvement Conference to be held in Australia to date.
Numerous Keynote Lectures, State of the Art presentations, Heritage Lectures, Theme Lectures among many other informative Technical Papers will contribute to three days of scientific and technical discourse, followed by attractive excursions encompassing the unique natural landscapes and the fabulous beaches of the Australian eastern coast.
The major themes of the conference:
8226; Soft Soil Consolidation
8226; Sand and Gravel Piles, Stone Columns and Rigid Inclusions
8226; Geosynthetics Reinforcement
8226; Compaction and Vibroflotation
8226; Grouting and Chemical Stabilization
8226; Electro-kinetic, Electro-osmotic, Bio-engineering, Thermal and Explosion-based Techniques
8226; Methods of Preventing Soil Erosion, Scour and Internal Piping
8226; Methods of Stabilisation of Landslides and Mass Movement
8226; Dewatering, Surface and Sub-surface Drainage controls and Groundwater management

Early Bird Registration:
Members of ISSMGE, AGS; IGS; G-I/ASCE, SEAGS : AUD 650
Non Members: : AUD 750
Please visit the following conference website for more details:
http://www.icgiwollongong.com

We look forward to receiving your response.
On behalf of the Organising Committee of ICGI-2012,
Buddhima Indraratna
PhD, FTSE, FIEAust, FASCE, FAusIMM.

Professor of Civil Engineering, and Research Director
Centre for Geomechanics & Railway Engineering ;
c/o ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science & Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, University of Wollongong;
Wollongong City, NSW 2522, Australia
Tel: (61 2) 4221 3046; Fax: (61 2) 4221 3293