On the 8th and 9th of March, the ISSMGE Board meeting was held in Singapore. The ISSMGE YMPG took the opportunity to have their first in-person meeting since the YMPG was established back in back in 2009, a refreshing change to the ad-hoc skype meetings….
A huge thank you to all of you who entered the annual photo competition. As usual, it is hard to choose a winner but these are the top five as chosen by our judging panel. Keep the photos coming – this is an annual competition…
Louise Vick completed a PhD in rockfall modelling at the University of Canterbury in 2015, then worked in Auckland for Ormiston Associates. In 2017 she began a three-year postdoctoral fellowship in Tromsø (at UiT The Arctic University of Norway). Tromsø is in Northern Norway, high…
AUCKLAND Auckland has been treated to a continuing series of exciting talks this year. The ISSMGE and NZGS teamed up to present a panel discussion regarding “Collaboration in Geotechnical Engineering – Impact on Research and Project Delivery”. The panellists consisted of Ross Roberts, Auckland Council;…
Gillies Seve It is with much sadness we advise that Dr Gilles Seve passed away after a short illness in March of this year. Prior to coming to NZ in 2011 Gilles had over 20 years’ experience in a wide range of geotechnical engineering projects…
The executive committee elected at the 2018 Congress in San Francisco came into effect as of 1 January. On behalf of NZGS and New Zealand IAEG members I extend a big thank you to Mark Eggers for his role as VP Australasia over the past…
The period since December 2018 has been relatively quiet ahead of preparations for the next ISRM Board and Council meetings in Foz do Iguassu, Brazil on 12-13 and 15 September 2019 respectively, immediately before the four yearly ISRM Congress, a major event on the ISRM…
The ISSMGE is the pre-eminent professional body representing the interests and activities of Engineers, Academics and Contractors all over the world that actively participate in geotechnical engineering. 1. Thank you This report is brief, as I have to withdraw from all my professional activities to…
1. Introduction The 13th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics was organised by the Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS) and held in Perth, Western Australia, at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre between 1 and 3 April 2019. The current ANZ series of conferences on geomechanics…