About the ISC'3

Date
April 1-4, 2008

Venue
Taipei International Convention Center (TICC)
1, Hsin-Yin Road, Sec.5, Taipei, 110, Taiwan

Sponsors
TC-16 (Committee on Ground Property Characterization by In-Situ Tests) of International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) Taiwan National Science Council
Taiwan Ministry of Education
Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs
Ground Master Engineering
Taiwan Construction Research Institute

Organizer
National Chiao Tung University (NCTU)
Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society (SEAGS)
Taiwan Geotechnical Society (TGS)

Official language
The official language of conference is English.

Main theme
Lessons learned and future challenges in site characterization for construction and geo-environmental engineering projects. There are some proposed sub-themes.

The Third James K. Mitchell Lecture
The Mitchell Lecture was established by TC 16 of ISSMGE to honor James K. Mitchell, Emeritus Professor of the University of California-Berkeley and Emeritus Professor of Virginia Tech. Professor Mitchell has made significant contributions in the area of in-situ testing related to the development of testing methods, their interpretation as well as advancements in environmental geotechnics, ground improvement, and soil behavior. His book on the Fundamentals of Soil Behavior was just re-issued in its 3rd edition by John Wiley & Sons (2005). The 1st Mitchell Lecture was given by Professor Hai-Sui Yu of the University of Nottingham during ISC’2 (Porto) in 2004 and entitled: “In-situ soil testing: from mechanics to interpretation”. The 2nd Mitchell Lecture titled “Undisturbed sand strength from seismic cone tests” was delivered by Professor Paul W. Mayne of Georgia Institute of Technology at the GeoShanghai International Conference in 2006. The ISC’3 intends to continue this tradition by hosting the 3rd Mitchell Lecture. The speaker and title of the lecture will be announced later on the website.

Program and Conference Format
The conference will invite active and prominent researchers and practitioners to deliver keynote speeches in the proposed conference themes. A selection of the published conference papers will be presented and a Reporter’s summary report will be delivered for each sub-theme and then followed by a discussion session. Discussion topics will be drawn from special format of poster sessions organized in the conference. During each poster session, structured short oral presentations will be chaired by a Reporter and prepared for discussion by an invited panel in the discussion session immediately after the Reporter’s summary report.

Bulletin
The first bulletin of ISC'3 has been issued and it can be downloaded here.
The second bulletin of ISC'3 has been issued and it can be downloaded here.
Oral Presentation Guidelines has been issued and it can be downloaded here.
Poster Presentation Guidelines has been issued and it can be downloaded here.