Technical)Oversight)CommitteeMeeting)with)TC)Officers20)September)2017Pierre%DelageTOC%Chair,%2013%– 2017

Technical Oversight Committee

International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Société Internationale de Mécanique des Sols et de la Géotechnique

TOC report - Period September 2013 – April 2015 prepared by Pierre Delage with the help of Kenichi Soga There is presently 30 Technical Committees: - 101 to 107: Fundamental (7): Lab and in-situ testing, numerical and physical modelling, micro-macro, unsaturated and lateritic soils - 201 to 217: Practical (17): Dykes, Transportation, Earthquakes, Underground, Safety-serviceability, Interactive design, Retaining walls, Slopes, Offshore, Dams, Ground improvement, Deep foundations, Scour – erosion, Soft soils, Geo-environmental, Frost, Land reclamation (new) - 301 to 308: Linked to society (8): Historic, Forensic, Floods, Risk, Megacities, Education, Sustainability, Energy (new)

TOC composition It has been decided, after discussing with ISSMGE President Roger Frank, to change the TOC composition by considering as TOC members all the regional Vice-Presidents (VP), together with another member from the region proposed by the VP, leading to the following composition: - Africa: Fatma Baligh (VP) and Samuel Ampadu (Ghana), 1 TC - Asia: Ikuo Towhata (VP) and Madhira Madhav, 7 TCs - Australasia: Mark Jaksa (VP) and Michael Pender (New Zealand) - Europe: Antonio Gens (VP) and Giulia Viggiani (Italy), 14 TCs - North America: Paul Mayne (VP) and Gabriel Auvinet (Mexico), 6 TCs - South America: Jarbas Milititsky (VP) and Luis Valenzuela (Chile), 2 TCs Kenichi Soga kindly accepted to follow on as TOC Secretary. The idea was to have TOC members fully aware of the TC activities in their region, given that TC activities are an important part of the ISSMGE regional activities, in particular in terms of organising specialised Conferences and Workshops. The input of VPs and other TOC members for evaluating the TC activity in their region is then appreciated.

Guidelines An important step completed in 2014 was the completion of the “Guidelines for ISSMGE Technical Committees and ISSMGE Honour Lectures”, with a version finally corrected by Mark Jaksa and approved by the Board in Wellington (February 2015) and made available on the website. By-laws and statutes of ISSMGE are no longer included at the end. The main dispositions of the Guidelines with respect to the functioning of the TCs had been sent in a concise form to TCs and SMs after the London Board meeting (February 2014). They are as follows: (a) Term of TC Chairs: The limitation to two of the 4 years term of TC Chairs (giving an 8 year maximum period). The Chairs who had already completed two terms were invited to

2017%– 2021Kenichi Soga,%TOC%SecretaryDimitrios Zekkos,%IDC%Chair

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• All%TCs%now%have%a%website%K.%Soga,%TOC%Secretary%and%D.%Zekkos,%Chair%of%Innovation%Development%Committee

• ISSMGE%Open%Access%Policy%(TC%Workshops,%Conferences,…)Pierre%Delage

• Open%discussionAll

Lay out

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SoA/SoP w/r Knowledge development and implementation cycle

of investigating individual housing units, as is required by the home building regulations, is not affordable.

Photo 4: Heave damage to sub-economic housing units.

2.5 Summary The reasons for the various problems described in these case studies vary from site to site. It is, however, noteworthy that in all cases, the knowledge required to have prevented these situations was available. In other words, the knowledge existed, but not the will or the resources to put it into practice. 3 A CRITICAL REVIEW OF KNOWLEDGE

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

3.1 Introduction There was a stage in the early to mid-1900s when each new fundamental advance in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering was followed with keen interest in academic circles and by leading practitioners. Examples of these advances include the principle of effective stress by Terzaghi; drained and undrained bearing capacity by Prandtl, Terzaghi, Skempton and Meyerhof; slope stability by Fellenius, Bishop and Janbu; and critical state soil mechanics by Roscoe, Schofield and Wroth. Similar advances in testing of soils included the development of the standard penetration test and advances in triaxial testing.

In recent times, we have continued to improve our understanding of the behaviour of ground, our testing capabilities and methods of analysis at such a pace that it is impossible for the average practitioner to keep up.

Against this background, it is worth taking a fresh look at the development of knowledge and its implementation in every-day geotechnical practice. The various steps in this process, as illustrated in Figure 1, are explored below.

Basic researchApplied research

Transfer to industry

Implementation in practice

Assessment

Conversion to usable form

Academic / Researchenvironment

Practice / Industry

Figure 1. Knowledge development and implementation cycle.

3.2 Basic and applied research

3.2.1 Growth in research capabilities The National Science Board of the United States estimates that 20 million first university degrees were awarded worldwide in 2012 (National Science Board 2016) of which 6.4 million were in science and engineering. Almost half of these were in China (23%) and India (23%). 49% of all first degrees in China were in science and engineering, 46% in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan (combined) and 33% in the United States. The distribution of first university degrees in science and engineering by region in 2012 is shown in Figure 2.

United States9%

EU12%

China23%

Japan, South Korea, Taiwan8%

Russian Federation5%

India23%

Brazil2%

All others18%

Figure 2. First degrees in science and engineering by region - 2012. (National Science Board 2016)

Approximately 116 000 doctoral degrees in science and engineering were awarded in 2013 in the USA, China, France, Germany, UK, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Over half of these were in the USA and China. The growth in doctoral degrees conferred between 2000 and 2013 is shown in Figure 3. All these doctoral candidates, and those to follow, require new topics to research in ever-increasing detail.

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• 3.%To%assist%with%technical%programs%of%international%and%regional%conferences%organized%by%the%ISSMGE.

• 4.%To%interact%with%industry%and%overlapping%groups%working%in%areas%related%to%the%TC’s%specialist%area.

To#be#useful#to#the#profession#(CAPG)

Objectives of the ISSMGE TCs (Guidelines)

of investigating individual housing units, as is required by the home building regulations, is not affordable.

Photo 4: Heave damage to sub-economic housing units.

2.5 Summary The reasons for the various problems described in these case studies vary from site to site. It is, however, noteworthy that in all cases, the knowledge required to have prevented these situations was available. In other words, the knowledge existed, but not the will or the resources to put it into practice. 3 A CRITICAL REVIEW OF KNOWLEDGE

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

3.1 Introduction There was a stage in the early to mid-1900s when each new fundamental advance in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering was followed with keen interest in academic circles and by leading practitioners. Examples of these advances include the principle of effective stress by Terzaghi; drained and undrained bearing capacity by Prandtl, Terzaghi, Skempton and Meyerhof; slope stability by Fellenius, Bishop and Janbu; and critical state soil mechanics by Roscoe, Schofield and Wroth. Similar advances in testing of soils included the development of the standard penetration test and advances in triaxial testing.

In recent times, we have continued to improve our understanding of the behaviour of ground, our testing capabilities and methods of analysis at such a pace that it is impossible for the average practitioner to keep up.

Against this background, it is worth taking a fresh look at the development of knowledge and its implementation in every-day geotechnical practice. The various steps in this process, as illustrated in Figure 1, are explored below.

Basic researchApplied research

Transfer to industry

Implementation in practice

Assessment

Conversion to usable form

Academic / Researchenvironment

Practice / Industry

Figure 1. Knowledge development and implementation cycle.

3.2 Basic and applied research

3.2.1 Growth in research capabilities The National Science Board of the United States estimates that 20 million first university degrees were awarded worldwide in 2012 (National Science Board 2016) of which 6.4 million were in science and engineering. Almost half of these were in China (23%) and India (23%). 49% of all first degrees in China were in science and engineering, 46% in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan (combined) and 33% in the United States. The distribution of first university degrees in science and engineering by region in 2012 is shown in Figure 2.

United States9%

EU12%

China23%

Japan, South Korea, Taiwan8%

Russian Federation5%

India23%

Brazil2%

All others18%

Figure 2. First degrees in science and engineering by region - 2012. (National Science Board 2016)

Approximately 116 000 doctoral degrees in science and engineering were awarded in 2013 in the USA, China, France, Germany, UK, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Over half of these were in the USA and China. The growth in doctoral degrees conferred between 2000 and 2013 is shown in Figure 3. All these doctoral candidates, and those to follow, require new topics to research in ever-increasing detail.

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of investigating individual housing units, as is required by the home building regulations, is not affordable.

Photo 4: Heave damage to sub-economic housing units.

2.5 Summary The reasons for the various problems described in these case studies vary from site to site. It is, however, noteworthy that in all cases, the knowledge required to have prevented these situations was available. In other words, the knowledge existed, but not the will or the resources to put it into practice. 3 A CRITICAL REVIEW OF KNOWLEDGE

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

3.1 Introduction There was a stage in the early to mid-1900s when each new fundamental advance in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering was followed with keen interest in academic circles and by leading practitioners. Examples of these advances include the principle of effective stress by Terzaghi; drained and undrained bearing capacity by Prandtl, Terzaghi, Skempton and Meyerhof; slope stability by Fellenius, Bishop and Janbu; and critical state soil mechanics by Roscoe, Schofield and Wroth. Similar advances in testing of soils included the development of the standard penetration test and advances in triaxial testing.

In recent times, we have continued to improve our understanding of the behaviour of ground, our testing capabilities and methods of analysis at such a pace that it is impossible for the average practitioner to keep up.

Against this background, it is worth taking a fresh look at the development of knowledge and its implementation in every-day geotechnical practice. The various steps in this process, as illustrated in Figure 1, are explored below.

Basic researchApplied research

Transfer to industry

Implementation in practice

Assessment

Conversion to usable form

Academic / Researchenvironment

Practice / Industry

Figure 1. Knowledge development and implementation cycle.

3.2 Basic and applied research

3.2.1 Growth in research capabilities The National Science Board of the United States estimates that 20 million first university degrees were awarded worldwide in 2012 (National Science Board 2016) of which 6.4 million were in science and engineering. Almost half of these were in China (23%) and India (23%). 49% of all first degrees in China were in science and engineering, 46% in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan (combined) and 33% in the United States. The distribution of first university degrees in science and engineering by region in 2012 is shown in Figure 2.

United States9%

EU12%

China23%

Japan, South Korea, Taiwan8%

Russian Federation5%

India23%

Brazil2%

All others18%

Figure 2. First degrees in science and engineering by region - 2012. (National Science Board 2016)

Approximately 116 000 doctoral degrees in science and engineering were awarded in 2013 in the USA, China, France, Germany, UK, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Over half of these were in the USA and China. The growth in doctoral degrees conferred between 2000 and 2013 is shown in Figure 3. All these doctoral candidates, and those to follow, require new topics to research in ever-increasing detail.

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Interact%with%

industry

Guidelines%and%technical%

recommendations

Role%of%the%TCs%of%ISSMGE

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soils,%GeoHenv.,%Frost,%Land%reclamation,%

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30i%Society:%Historic,%Forensic,%Floods,%Risk,%Megacities,%Education,%Sustainability,%Energy

Guidelines%and%technical%

recommendations

SoA/SoP w/r Knowledge development and implementation cycle

of investigating individual housing units, as is required by the home building regulations, is not affordable.

Photo 4: Heave damage to sub-economic housing units.

2.5 Summary The reasons for the various problems described in these case studies vary from site to site. It is, however, noteworthy that in all cases, the knowledge required to have prevented these situations was available. In other words, the knowledge existed, but not the will or the resources to put it into practice. 3 A CRITICAL REVIEW OF KNOWLEDGE

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

3.1 Introduction There was a stage in the early to mid-1900s when each new fundamental advance in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering was followed with keen interest in academic circles and by leading practitioners. Examples of these advances include the principle of effective stress by Terzaghi; drained and undrained bearing capacity by Prandtl, Terzaghi, Skempton and Meyerhof; slope stability by Fellenius, Bishop and Janbu; and critical state soil mechanics by Roscoe, Schofield and Wroth. Similar advances in testing of soils included the development of the standard penetration test and advances in triaxial testing.

In recent times, we have continued to improve our understanding of the behaviour of ground, our testing capabilities and methods of analysis at such a pace that it is impossible for the average practitioner to keep up.

Against this background, it is worth taking a fresh look at the development of knowledge and its implementation in every-day geotechnical practice. The various steps in this process, as illustrated in Figure 1, are explored below.

Basic researchApplied research

Transfer to industry

Implementation in practice

Assessment

Conversion to usable form

Academic / Researchenvironment

Practice / Industry

Figure 1. Knowledge development and implementation cycle.

3.2 Basic and applied research

3.2.1 Growth in research capabilities The National Science Board of the United States estimates that 20 million first university degrees were awarded worldwide in 2012 (National Science Board 2016) of which 6.4 million were in science and engineering. Almost half of these were in China (23%) and India (23%). 49% of all first degrees in China were in science and engineering, 46% in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan (combined) and 33% in the United States. The distribution of first university degrees in science and engineering by region in 2012 is shown in Figure 2.

United States9%

EU12%

China23%

Japan, South Korea, Taiwan8%

Russian Federation5%

India23%

Brazil2%

All others18%

Figure 2. First degrees in science and engineering by region - 2012. (National Science Board 2016)

Approximately 116 000 doctoral degrees in science and engineering were awarded in 2013 in the USA, China, France, Germany, UK, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Over half of these were in the USA and China. The growth in doctoral degrees conferred between 2000 and 2013 is shown in Figure 3. All these doctoral candidates, and those to follow, require new topics to research in ever-increasing detail.

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recommendations

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Lab%and%inHsitu%testing,%numerical%and%physical%modelling,%

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Offshore,%Dams,%Ground%improvement,%

Deep%foundations,%Scour/erosion,%Soft%

soils,%GeoHenv.,%Frost,%Land%reclamation,%

Reinforced%structures

30i%Society:%Historic,%Forensic,%Floods,%Risk,%Megacities,%Education,%Sustainability,%Energy

Guidelines%and%technical%

recommendations

SoA/SoP w/r Knowledge development and implementation cycle

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– TC%217%on%Land#reclamation (Chair%Y.%Watabe,%Japan)– TC308%on%Geo>Energy (Chair%M.%Sanchez,%USA)– TC%218%on%Reinforced#Fill#Structures (Chair%J.%Sankey,%USA),%1st%meeting%in%Seoul

New TCs

New TOC composition

The#6#regional#VPs#and#a#personality#from#each#region• To%get%closer%feedback%from%the%TCs%of%each%region• To%ensure%direct%liaison%between%the%TOC%and%the%Board• To%get%good%geographical%representation%%%%

• 2013%– 2017 2017#> 2021• Africa:%Fatma Baligh,%Samuel%Ampadu (Ghana)%% 1%TC E.M%Kana

• Asia:%Ikuo Towhata,%Madhira Madhav (India)% 1%TC E.S.%Shin

• Australasia:%Mark%Jaksa,%Mike%Pender%(New_Zealand)% 1%TC A.%Gavin

• North%America:%Paul%Mayne,%Gabriel%Auvinet (Mexico) 8%TCs T.%Newson

• South%America:%Jarbas Milititsky,%Luis%Valenzuela%(Chile) 1%TC A.%Sfriso

• Europa:%Antonio%Gens,%Giulia Viggiani**%(Italy) 11%TCs M.%Manassero• +%K.%Soga%(secretary)%and%J.%Nicks%(liaison%YMPG) K.%Soga

• *%IDC%liaison

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• Nomination%of%new%chairs• Consultation%of%TC%members%and%large%agreement%between%them• Candidate%should%have%the%support%of%their%Member%society• Candidate%proposed%to%the%TOC• TOC%approves%and%proposes%to%Pdt for%official%appointment

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• 2%members nominated%by%Member%Societies%(MS),%voting%right• 4%members%+%secretary%nominated%by%Chair%(Task%forces,%if%any)• n corresponding%nominated%by%MSs,%no%voting%right• No%more%Core%members%

• No%more%TOC%nominated%members

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• Member%Societies%directly%insert%their%delegates%in%the%database%

• TC%Chairs%insert%their%nominated%members%

Vice%Chair,%secretary%and%four%members

• Rather%tedious%and%long%process,%a%lot%of%efforts%and%understanding%(thanks%Paloma)Low%reactivity%of%some%Member%societies%and%TC%Chairs

TC data base

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• Terms%of%Reference• List%of%members• TC%Website%(some%TCs%still%had%not)%see#Soga/Zekkos presentations• TC%administrative%meetings• Conferences,%Workshops,%Short%courses,%Newsletters,%Guidelines,%State%of%the%Art• Tasks%assigned%to%TC%members%(Task%forces)• Interactions%with%other%TCs• Future%activities%planned• SoA_SoP Survey%feedback• Workshop%in%Seoul• Discussion%Session%in%Seoul• Any%further%comment

TC activity reports 2013 - 2017

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• Bridging%the%gap%between%State%of%the%Art%(SOA)%and%State%of%Practice%(SOP)• Questions%provided%by%TCs• Answers%analysed%and%feedback%by%(most)%TCs%to%TOC%and%CAPG%only%TC101%and%104%in%TC10i

• CAPG%– TOC%meeting%this%morning

CAPG – TOC worldwide Survey on SoA - SoP

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• TC101%Lab%testing,%Bishop Lecture:% David%Muir_Wood• TC102%Site%Charact.,%Mitchell Lecture:% John%%Powell• TC104%Physical%modelling,%Schofield Lecture:% Mark%Randolph• TC106%Unsaturated%soils,%Blight Lecture:% Delwin W.%Fredlund• TC202%Transportation,%Proctor Lecture:% António Gomes_Correia• TC203%Earthquake,%Ishihara Lecture:% Jonathan%D.%Bray• TC207%Soil%Struct.%Interact.,%Tschebotarioff Lecture:%Chris%Haberfield• TC211%Ground%improvement,%Ménard Lecture:% Buddhima Indraratna• TC215%Environmental%Geot.,%Rowe Lecture:% Mario%Manassero• TC301%Monuments%preserv.,%Kerisel Lecture:% Carlo%Viggiani• TC304%%Risk,%Lacasse Lecture:% Farrokh%Nadim

Also%Fujita (TC204%Underground),%McClelland%(TC209%Offshore),%Burland (TC306%Education)

11 TC Honour Lectures in Seoul

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• Strong%statement%by%Pdt Roger%Frank,%backed%by%incoming%Pdt Charles%Ng

ISSMGE Open access policy

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Publication and Open Access Policy 1 Introduction 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 and geo-environmental engineering. It has a long-standing tradition of involvement in conferences, symposia, workshops and other meetings to provide forums for discussion on a wide range of topics of direct relevance to the geotechnical engineering profession. The ISSMGE recognizes that the availability of high quality scientific and technical publications is of paramount importance for the advancement of the geotechnical engineering profession. Readers should have access to the widest possible range of content that is openly shared to enable the most effective research, study, teaching, and practice of geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering and associated fields of application. The optimum and preferred situation for the Profession is the sustainable open access of all geotechnical engineering publications produced for events endorsed by the ISSMGE. The ISSMGE has made an institutional commitment to the availability of high quality scientific and technical material to the Profession through its own resources and outreach channels, including the ISSMGE website and its databases. The ISSMGE is noted as being involved with conferences of high quality which is signified by the use of its logo on publicity material associated with events. Accordingly, it is expected that all events endorsed by the ISSMGE will adhere to the guidelines on conference organisation as set out in this document. 2 Publication policy, open access and copyright The ISSMGE strives for open access policy for all publications under its auspices. The result is the open access of all International Conference proceedings since 1936. The ISSMGE wishes to continue this policy for all ISSMGE endorsed events. The wide availability of high quality scientific and technical publications is restricted by publication procedures, costs and copyrights. The three main players (Author, Publisher and Geo-profession) may have conflicting interests in the publication dissemination process. The primary interests are outlined in Appendix A. This leads on to Appendix B which provides a recommended publication agreement between authors and publishers. 3 Endorsement of conferences and the use of the ISSMGE logo The organisers of various geotechnical conferences, symposia and events may wish to make use of the ISSMGE logo for publicity purposes and quality assurance. The circumstances under which the ISSMGE logo may be used are described in Appendix C. 4 Conference organisation The ISSMGE has a long-standing reputation of delivering high quality conferences dedicated to the advancement of geotechnical engineering and involving many of its members who contribute to the ISSMGE Technical Committees that are very well established within the geotechnical community. This combined extensive experience has led to the general guidelines on conference organisation given in Appendix D.

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• Successfully%applied%in%Paris%2013• All%ICSMGE%proceedings%since%1936%now%available%on%ISSMGE%Website%+%around%10%000%references%(all%proceedings%TC204%underground)

• TCs%warmly%invited%to%apply%OA%policy%to%all%TC%Conferences,%Symposia%and%Workshops%endorsed%by%ISSMGE

• Check%if%former%(>%2%years%old)%Proceedings%(Balkema,%IOS,…)%now%available%for%OA• Provide%available%Proceedings%to%IDC%to%post%on%ISSMGE%website

ISSMGE Open Access policy

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Conferences, Symposia and Workshops endorsed by the ISSMGE

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Publication and Open Access Policy 1 Introduction 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 and geo-environmental engineering. It has a long-standing tradition of involvement in conferences, symposia, workshops and other meetings to provide forums for discussion on a wide range of topics of direct relevance to the geotechnical engineering profession. The ISSMGE recognizes that the availability of high quality scientific and technical publications is of paramount importance for the advancement of the geotechnical engineering profession. Readers should have access to the widest possible range of content that is openly shared to enable the most effective research, study, teaching, and practice of geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering and associated fields of application. The optimum and preferred situation for the Profession is the sustainable open access of all geotechnical engineering publications produced for events endorsed by the ISSMGE. The ISSMGE has made an institutional commitment to the availability of high quality scientific and technical material to the Profession through its own resources and outreach channels, including the ISSMGE website and its databases. The ISSMGE is noted as being involved with conferences of high quality which is signified by the use of its logo on publicity material associated with events. Accordingly, it is expected that all events endorsed by the ISSMGE will adhere to the guidelines on conference organisation as set out in this document. 2 Publication policy, open access and copyright The ISSMGE strives for open access policy for all publications under its auspices. The result is the open access of all International Conference proceedings since 1936. The ISSMGE wishes to continue this policy for all ISSMGE endorsed events. The wide availability of high quality scientific and technical publications is restricted by publication procedures, costs and copyrights. The three main players (Author, Publisher and Geo-profession) may have conflicting interests in the publication dissemination process. The primary interests are outlined in Appendix A. This leads on to Appendix B which provides a recommended publication agreement between authors and publishers. 3 Endorsement of conferences and the use of the ISSMGE logo The organisers of various geotechnical conferences, symposia and events may wish to make use of the ISSMGE logo for publicity purposes and quality assurance. The circumstances under which the ISSMGE logo may be used are described in Appendix C. 4 Conference organisation The ISSMGE has a long-standing reputation of delivering high quality conferences dedicated to the advancement of geotechnical engineering and involving many of its members who contribute to the ISSMGE Technical Committees that are very well established within the geotechnical community. This combined extensive experience has led to the general guidelines on conference organisation given in Appendix D.

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