GeoEng2000 is the official International Symposium for 2000 of the ISRM, and as such its Council meeting will be held at this conference. The ISSMGE propose to also hold an informal Council meeting.

Saturday, 18 November 2000
9:00 to 17:00
A$100.00

TC 26 is planning a one-day symposium (half-day sessions on the activities of each of its two sub-committees).

TC 26 has been working towards developing and publishing a classification system for carbonate sediments for engineering purposes and a manual for tests and testing procedures. GeoEng2000 provides an opportunity for the work of its two subcommittees to be presented for discussion with the objective of generating feedback to assist the sub-committees with finalisation of their sections of the publication.

Reports will be presented of the: Subcommittee On Classification Of Carbonate Sediments For Engineering Purposes and the SubCommittee Developing a Manual on Tests and Testing Procedures for Calcareous Sediments

This symposium has been established to provide an opportunity for participants of the GeoEng2000 Conference and others to benefit from a unique gathering of international and local expertise in the field. The symposium is planned as a one-day event with presentations from invited eminent speakers and ample opportunity for discussion. Persons registering for the Symposium will be provided with an electronic copy of the subcommittee reports prior to the symposium.

For further information, please contact the following:
R J Jewell (TC26 Chairman)
jewell@acg.uwa.edu.au
and
M S Khorshid (TC26 Secretary)
mohamedk@ag.com.au

Saturday, 18 November 2000
9:00 to 17:00
A$120.00

The workshop on Professional Practice will provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of topics of importance to the geotechnical engineering profession. A new initiative sponsored by ISSMGE for promotion of geotechnical companies and geotechnical specialists will be outlined, followed by key-note addresses by invited speakers from the international geotechnical engineering fraternity, which are expected to include the following topics:

Saturday, 18 November 2000
9:00 to 17:00
A$120.00
Victoria University, 300 Flinders Street, Melbourne

This symposium is planned to provide an opportunity for participants of the GeoEng2000 Conference and others to benefit from a unique gathering of international and local expertise in the field. The symposium is planned as a one day event with presentations from invited eminent speakers. It will be a showcase for geosynthetic applications in civil engineering and environmental applications.

Specific topics will include:

Organised by ISSMGE Technical Committee on Earthquake Engineering, TC4

Saturday, 18 November
13:30 to 17:00
A$100.00

The symposium will provide a forum for researchers and practitioners interested in geotechnical earthquake engineering from all over the world to exchange ideas and to share experiences.

One of the most challenging problems facing geotechnical engineers is to evaluate the consequences of liquefaction, both on land and offshore. The objective of this symposium will be to present an integrated description of the state of the art of estimating post-liquefaction deformations that can have disastrous effects on dams, flood protection dikes, port facilities, bridges, pile foundations, spread footings and pipelines. The presentations will cover the most important areas: (i) case histories, (ii) properties of liquefied materials; (iii) empirical and analytical methods; (iv) validation of methods for estimating deformations.

The Symposium is divided into two parts.
Part 1 will take place on 18 November.
Part 2 will take place on 23 November 15:30 to 17:00 as part of GeoEng2000.

The registration fee includes participation in the Symposium, paper publication, coffee, tea and refreshments.

For further information, please contact LIAM FINN (TC4 Chairman)
email: finn@eng.kagawa-u.ac.jp

Organised By ISSMGE Technical Committee on Limit State Design TC23

Saturday, 18 November
9:00 to 17:00
A$180.00

A one-day international workshop to identify problems experienced around the world with the implementation and use of limit state design for geotechnical engineering and to promote harmonisation in this field.

The workshop will compare design approaches, partial factors of safety and selection of design values advocated in various countries and regions and will review the progress made on implementation of the concept of limit state design through codes and standards.

Particular emphasis will be placed on the problems faced by countries outside of Europe and North America with the selection or development of appropriate codes.

The following list represents possible topics for papers, presentations and discussions:

Saturday, 18 November 2000
9:00 to 17:00
A$100.00

This one-day workshop is jointly organised by the ISRM Commission on the Application of Geophysics in Rock Engineering and by ISSMGE Geophysical Site Characterisation, TC10

The morning session will include presentations that focus on soil & weakly consolidated rock and the application of geophysics to the determination of engineering properties, monitoring of geotechnical installations and monitoring fluid flow or other time-dependent changes. The topics for the afternoon session will focus on "hard" rock and the use of geophysics to detect permeable zones and to monitor time-dependent changes. Information regarding the program can be found on the web site listed below after 15 January 2000.

For further details contact:
Laura J Pyrak-Nolte
e-mail: ljpn@physics.purdue.edu
http://www.physics.purdue.edu/rockphys/3rdwrkshp.html

Scour of foundations refers to the erosion of soil by water near foundation elements. These foundation elements can carry bridges, buildings, pipelines, culverts, dams, oil platforms and other civil engineering structures either onshore or offshore. The theme of this symposium is the gathering of information on the current worldwide extent of the scour problem, the current worldwide practice for scour prediction, and the current worldwide practice for scour countermeasures.

This one-day symposium will consist of four sessions and one panel discussion. The sessions will be organized around the following topics:

Planning for Tunnelling in the Urban Environment is to be held in Melbourne, Australia as part of the GeoEng 2000 Conference on Saturday 18^th November.

Theme: The theme of the conference will be "Planning for Tunnelling in the Urban Environment". It is hoped that attendees will be from both the design and geotechnical fraternity of tunnelling as well as representing the planning and community aspects.

Speakers: John Kass, Director City Development for the Sydney City Council will be the keynote guest speaker. John has been involved in the City of Sydney's acceptance of underground space planning as part of the planning process. Other speakers will include a wide range of professionals from Australia and overseas with tunnelling and urban planning experience.

Cost: The cost of the workshop will be $A150.00. The workshop will be held at the University of Melbourne.

Programme & Topics: The workshop is planned to commence at 09:00 and finish at 17:00. Two discussion forums with expert panels will be held to provide lively debate and transfer of knowledge.

Topics will include the following: