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The Seventh Asian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (7AYGEC) September 12 – 14, 2012
Tokushima, Japan
WELCOME
The Japanese Geotechnical Society is pleased to invite you to the Seventh Asian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (7AYGEC), to be held at Tokushima University. This conference is the seventh in the series following the first in Bangkok (1991), the second in Singapore (1994), the third in Singapore (1997), the fourth in Seoul (2001), the fifth in Taipei (2004) and the sixth in Bangalore (2008). This conference aims at providing interactive platform for the young geotechnical engineers from across Asia.
Geotechnical Engineers and researchers below the age of 35 years from Asian countries and areas are invited to participate in the conference. Each of the National Geotechnical Societies in Asia is invited to nominate two participants from their countries and areas to submit written contributions and to present their works in the conference. It is also possible to accommodate few additional young geotechnical engineers to participate in the conference.
ABOUT TOKUSHIMA
Tokushima Prefecture, on the eastern side of the island of Shikoku, is connected to mainland Japan by the Akashi-Kaikyo and Naruto Bridges, and can be reached from Osaka in two and a half hours by highway bus (daily 48 buses), one hours and twenty minutes from Tokyo by air (daily 9 flights), two hours and forty-five minutes from Kansai Airport by highway bus (daily 10 buses) and two hours from Okayama by train (daily 16 trains). Tokushima City, the capital city of Tokushima Prefecture, has a population of about 260,000. The foundation for the present-day urban area was laid in 1587. The city is in northern Tokushima Prefecture where the Yoshino River and its tributaries create a delta. Being the major city in the area, industry, administration, economic activity, cultural and educational facilities have long been centered here and made the city prosperous. Tokushima City is blessed with a mild climate and rich agricultural products. The maximum and minimum temperatures in September are around 20 °C and 30 °C respectively. The Yoshino River, the largest in Shikoku, and other rivers running across the city and the elegant green of Mt. Bizan provide spiritual comfort for the citizens and relaxation for the visitors. Tokushima’s natural features and history created a distinctive culture: Awa Orodri dance, puppet theatre (Ningyo Joruri), indigo dyeing (Aizome)/textile manufacturing (Shijira-ori), wooden products, Sudachi (citrus fruit) etc.
For more details please visit the web sites “http://www.awanavi.jp/english/index.html.”
VENUE
The conference will be held at the Memorial Hall of Alumni which is located in the Jyousanjima campus of the University of Tokushima. It takes about 5 minutes by bus/20 minutes on foot from Tokushima railway station.
THEMES
The theme of 7AYGEC is “Tradition and Evolution in Geotechnics.” Presentations from all areas of Geotechnical Engineering are welcome. The followings are the list of subthemes.
- Laboratory testing
- Site investigation/Field testing - Foundations
- Ground improvement - Seismicity and mitigation
- Numerical and analytical modeling - Tunneling
- Rock mechanics - Geo-environments
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
2 Chairman:
Prof. Ryosuke Uzuoka, The University of Tokushima
Vice Chairman:
Prof. Mitsu Okamura, Ehime University
Secretary General:
Dr. Yukimasa Kanda, View Sekkei Co., Ltd.
Members:
Prof. Hisashi Suzuki, The University of Tokushima Prof. Jing-Cai Jiang, The University of Tokushima Prof. Katsutoshi Ueno, The University of Tokushima Prof. Hideaki Yasuhara, Ehime University
Prof. Minoru Yamanaka, Kagawa University
Prof. Mitsuhiko Mukaitani, Kagawa National College of Technology Prof. Tadashi Hara, Kochi University
Dr. Kazuyoshi Yokino, Yonden Consultants Inc. Dr. Hiroki Ishikawa, Nita Consultant Co., Ltd. Ms. Emi Isoda, Oyo Corporation
Mr. Takafumi Uchino, Oyo Corporation
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Dr. Yoichi Watabe, Port and Airport Research Institute, Japan Prof. Takeshi Katsumi, Kyoto University, Japan
Mr. Hiroshi Yamada, Nittoc Construction Co., Ltd, Japan Prof. Masaki Nakano, Nagoya University, Japan
Dr. Shinichi Nishimura, Okayama University, Japan Dr. Shinji Sassa, Port and Airport Research Institute, Japan Prof. Hemanta Hazarika, Kyushu University, Japan Dr. Toshifumi Mukunoki, Kumamoto University, Japan Prof. Junichi Koseki, The University of Tokyo
Prof. Ryosuke Uzuoka, The University of Tokushima, Japan Prof. Mitsu Okamura, Ehime University, Japan
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chairman:
Prof. Askar Zhussupbekov, Kazakhstan Vice President for Asia, ISSMGE
Members:
Prof. Neil Taylor, Secretary General of ISSMGE
Prof. Osamu Kusakabe, President of Japanese Geotechnical Society Prof. Yeon-Soo Jang, President of Korean Geotechnical Society Prof. San-Shyan Lin, President of Chinese Taipei Geotechnical Society Prof. Kok Kwang Phoon, President of Geotechnical Society of Singapore Dr. Pisit Kuntiwattanakul, President of Thai Geotechnical Society
Prof. T.G. Sitharam, Indian Institute of Science, India
REGISTRATION FEE
The registration fee for a young participant is US $300. The registration fee covers technical tour, welcome reception, banquet, coffee & tea, lunches, accommodations with meals and a copy of the proceedings with CD-ROM. VISA will be prepared by the organizing committee for registered participants. The registration fee
3 for a senior participant is US $300 without accommodations.
QUIZ CONTEST
The conference will feature a Geotechnical Quiz open to all the participants. Structure and details of the contest will be announced later.
BEST PAPER AWARDS
The best paper award will be conferred with due recommendations from the scientific committee for the papers presented in the conference. The best presentation and best student awards will be conferred with recommendations from the local organizing committee for the young participants in the conference.
PROGRAM
September 12, 2012: Technical tour (Akashi Kaikyo Bridge) September 13 & 14, 2012: Technical sessions and invited lectures
IMPORTANT DATES
National nomination: January 12, 2012 Abstract submission: February 12, 2012 Bulletin No.2 distribution: April 12, 2012 Paper submission: May 12, 2012 Registration: June 12, 2012
Conference: September 12–14, 2012
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
The title, author, affiliation, contact, keywords, abstract less than 300 words should be submitted to the chairman until February 12, 2012 by e-mail. All papers will have a single author as the delegate attending the YGEC; any acknowledgement of supervisors, for example, should be included at the end of the paper.
CONTACT
Prof. Ryosuke Uzuoka
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering The University of Tokushima
2-1 Minamijyousanjima-cho, Tokushima 770-8506, JAPAN TEL: +81-88-656-7345
E-mail: uzuoka@ce.tokushima-u.ac.jp URL: http://sites.google.com/site/7aygec/
