Dear KGS members,

Abstract submission deadline : March 30th
Full paper submission deadline : April 30th

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of ZM 2012, Prof. Cavit Atalar and me decided to extend the abstract submission dead-line to March 30th, exclusively for our Korean colleagues.
This notice of extension will not appear on the conference website. In accordance with this extension, full paper submission dead-line will be 30th of April.

We are looking forward to seeing our Korean colleagues in ZM 2012 in North Cyprus.
The time schedule for the seminar in Istanbul is not ready yet, Prof. Briaud and you will be talking in this seminar and I think the event will last up to 3-4 hours in the afternoon. Therefore, it is perfectly all right for us if you decide about the length of your speech. In my opinion, however, one hour could be a good timing for each of the presentations. I will send you the seminar programme as soon as it is ready.

Details about this conference,
The “Third International Conference on New Developments in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering” which will be held in Lefkosa - North Cyprus between June 28th and 30th, 2012. The conference is organised jointly by the Turkish National Committee of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and Near East University with the aim of bringing scientists, engineers, practitioners, and researchers together, to exchange knowledge and discuss the new developments in the field of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering.

Please visit our website for further details and the latest updates.

The keynotes of the conference are;
Pressuremeter and foundation design: some contributions Jean-Louis BRIAUD, President of ISSMGE
Kilamba building foundation: A new challenge Professor Pedro Pinto, Immediate Past President of ISSMGE
Risk associated with geotechnical engineering Professor Ivan Vanicek , Vice-president ISSMGE for Europe
Development of geotechnical LRFD code for ground improvement methods in Korea
Yeon-Soo Jang, President of Korean Geotechnical Society

Maximum and minimum void ratio of granular soils and median grain size ; their importance and applications Braja M. Das, Dean Emeritus, California State University, Sacramento, USA
Purpose and function of sonic cross-hole tests Prof.Dr. Ergun Togrol, Honorary President, Turkish Geotechnical Society
Real-time use of observational method in geotechnical engineering Prof.Dr. S. Feyza Cinicioglu, President, Turkish Geotechnical Society

Yours sincerely,
Prof.Dr. Feyza Cinicioglu & Prof.Dr.Cavit Atalar Organising Committee Chairs