Full Program

VIRTUAL PROGRAM

The below program is for delegates attending the Conference virtually through the online platform. All plenary sessions will be streamed live to you from the ICC Sydney, and times displayed are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). All sessions are recorded and available on-demand for you to watch afterwards if you are not available or the time zone does not suit for you to attend live. You will have access to the on-demand gallery for 6months post-Conference.

*Program is subject to change

Day 1: Monday 2 May

Time (AEST) Streamed live from the ICC Sydney
08:30 - 09:45 Opening Ceremony
Welcome to Country & Conference formalities
09:45 - 10:45 Terzaghi Oration
Prof Antonio Gens
10:45 - 11:15 Comfort Break
11:15 - 12:15 State of the Art Lecture: Transportation Geotechnics
Richard Kelly, Claudia Zapata
12:15 - 12:45 CAPG Session - Are we overdesigning?
12:45 - 13:45 Lunch/Comfort Break
13:45 - 14:45 Special Lecture: Artificial Intelligence
Lei Chen, Zhongqiang Liu
14:45 - 15:45 State of the Art Lecture: Energy Geotechnics
Carlos Santamarina, Marcello Sanchez
15:45 - 16:15 Comfort Break
16:15 - 17:15 State of the Art Lecture: Tailings Dams
Andy Fourie, Ramon Verdugo

Day 2: Tuesday 3 May

Time (AEST) Streamed live from the ICC Sydney
08:30 - 09:30 State of the Art Lecture: Environmental Geotechnics
Kerry Rowe, Stephan Jefferis
09:30 - 10:30 Bright Sparks & Award Ceremony
Ashani Ranathunga, Brendon Bradley
10:30 - 11:00 Comfort Break
11:00 - 11:30 ISSMGE Awards Ceremony
11:30 - 12:30 Virtual Only - Parallel General Paper Presentation Sessions
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch/Comfort Break
13:30 - 14:30 State of the Art Lecture: Unsaturated Soils
Nasser Khalili, Enrique Romero
14:00 - 15:00 Special Lecture: Planetary Geotechnics
Hanlong Liu, Pierre Delage
15:30 - 16:00 Comfort Break
16:00 - 17:00 ISSMGE Time Capsule Session

Day 3: Wednesday 4 May

Time (AEST) Streamed live from the ICC Sydney
08:30 - 09:30 State of the Art Lecture: Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering
Ross Boulanger, Susumu Iai
09:30 - 10:30 Special Lecture: Engineering Geology
Xuanmei Fan
10:30 - 11:00 Comfort Break
11:00 - 12:00 Virtual Only - Parallel General Paper Presentation Sessions
12:00 - 13:00 Virtual Only - Parallel General Paper Presentation Sessions
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch/Comfort Break
14:00 - 15:00 State of the Art Lecture: Biomediated-bioinspired Geotechnics
Jason DeJong, Michael Gomez
15:00 - 16:00 Special Lecture: Rock Mechanics
Norikazu Shimizu
16:00 - 16:30 Comfort Break
16:30 - 17:30 Virtual Only - Honour Lecture Sessions 1 & 2 Parallel Session

Day 4: Thursday 5 May

Time (AEST) Streamed live from the ICC Sydney
08:30 - 09:30 Virtual Only - Parallel General Paper Presentation Sessions
09:30 - 10:30 Virtual Only - Parallel General Paper Presentation Sessions
10:30 - 11:00 Comfort Break
11:00 - 12:00 Powerful Informative Talks (PITs)
12:00 - 13:00 Closing Ceremony

IN-PERSON PROGRAM

The below program is for delegates attending the Conference in-person at the ICC Sydney, Australia. We hope that all the speakers listed here will be attending in-person to present live. Included in your full registration is a ticket to attend each of the social functions outlined in the program.

As an in-person delegate you are also entitled to access to the virtual on-demand gallery which will be available for 6 months post-conference.

*All Sessions are listed in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)

**Program is subject to change

Sunday 1 May

Time (AEST)
19:00 - 21:00 Welcome Reception
Exhibition Hall, The Gallery ICC Sydney

Day 1: Monday 2 May

Time (AEST)
08:30 - 09:45 Opening Ceremony
Welcome to Country & Conference formalities
09:45 - 10:45 Terzaghi Oration
Prof Antonio Gens
10:45 - 11:15 Morning Tea and Networking in the Exhibition
11:15 - 12:15 State of the Art Lecture: Transportation Geotechnics
Richard Kelly, Claudia Zapata
12:15 - 12:45 CAPG Session - Are we overdesigning?
12:45 - 13:45

Lunch and Networking in the Exhibition

Ground Improvement & Mechanically Stabilised Soils Synergies – Sponsored Lunchtime Workshop by Menard & Reinforced Earth

13:45 - 14:45 Special Lecture: Artificial Intelligence
Lei Chen, Zhongqiang Liu
14:45 - 15:45 State of the Art Lecture: Energy Geotechnics
Carlos Santamarina, Marcello Sanchez
15:45 - 16:15 Afternoon Tea and Networking in the Exhibition
16:15 - 17:15 State of the Art Lecture: Tailings Dams
Andy Fourie, Ramon Verdugo

Day 2: Tuesday 3 May

Time (AEST)
08:30 - 09:30 State of the Art Lecture: Environmental Geotechnics
Kerry Rowe, Stephan Jefferis
09:30 - 10:30 Bright Sparks & Award Ceremony
Ashani Ranathunga, Brendon Bradley
10:30 - 11:00 Morning Tea and Networking in the Exhibition
11:00 - 11:30 ISSMGE Awards Ceremony
11:30 - 12:30 Parallel Sessions - General Paper Presentations
12:30 - 13:30

Lunch and Networking in the Exhibition

Design practice and software for geogrid reinforcement and soft stabilisation – Sponsored Lunchtime Workshop by Global Synthetics & NAUE

13:30 - 14:30 State of the Art Lecture: Unsaturated Soils
Nasser Khalili, Enrique Romero
14:00 - 15:00 Special Lecture: Planetary Geotechnics
Hanlong Liu, Pierre Delage
15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon Tea and Networking in the Exhibition
16:00 - 17:00 ISSMGE Time Capsule Session
17:00 - 18:00 Sundowners Function
Happy Hour at the Harbour Side Café

Day 3: Wednesday 4 May

Time (AEST)
08:30 - 09:30 State of the Art Lecture: Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering
Ross Boulanger, Susumu Iai
09:30 - 10:30 Special Lecture: Engineering Geology
Xuanmei Fan
10:30 - 11:00 Morning Tea and Networking in the Exhibition
11:00 - 12:00 Parallel Sessions - General Paper Presentations
12:00 - 13:00 Honour Lecture Session 1
13:00 - 14:00

Lunch and Networking in the Exhibition

The challenges of manmade obstructions in TBM tunnelling – Sponsored Lunchtime Workshop by Gamuda Australia

14:00 - 15:00 State of the Art Lecture: Biomediated-bioinspired Geotechnics
Jason DeJong, Michael Gomez
15:00 - 16:00 Special Lecture: Rock Mechanics
Norikazu Shimizu
16:00 - 16:30 Afternoon Tea and Networking in the Exhibition
16:30 - 17:30 Honour Lecture Session 2
18:30 - 23:30 Conference Dinner
Grand Ballroom, ICC Sydney

Day 4: Thursday 5 May

Time (AEST)
08:30 - 09:30 Parallel Sessions - General Paper Presentations
09:30 - 10:30 Parallel Sessions - General Paper Presentations
10:30 - 11:00 Morning Tea and Networking in the Exhibition
11:00 - 12:00 Powerful Informative Talks (PITs)
12:00 - 13:00 Closing Ceremony
13:00 Packed Lunch

Venue

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Committee

The Australian Geomechanics Society was founded in 1970. Its origins lie in the National Committee of Soil Mechanics of the Institution of Engineers. See more information.