Geotechnical Safety Network GEOSNet General Meeting PRESENTED BY KK PHOON (CHAIR, GEOSNet Board) First International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk, Tongji University, Shanghai, Oct.

Transcript Geotechnical Safety Network GEOSNet General Meeting PRESENTED BY KK PHOON (CHAIR, GEOSNet Board) First International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk, Tongji University, Shanghai, Oct.

Geotechnical Safety Network

GEOSNet General Meeting

PRESENTED BY KK PHOON (CHAIR, GEOSNet Board) First International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk, Tongji University, Shanghai, Oct 18-19 2007

GEOSNET GENERAL MEETING & GIFU 2009

ALL ARE WELCOME CHAIR: KK PHOON CO-CHAIR: Y HONJO DATE: 19 Oct 2007 TIME: 1730-1830 VENUE: Room 301

WHAT IS GEOSNET?

To promote, coordinate, and support activities relating to geotechnical safety

http://geosnet.geoengineer.org

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Expand the base of participation in industry and government agencies Raise awareness in practice/education and to expedite transfer of knowledge between research and practice/ education Promote sharing of information on development of geotechnical design codes between countries Promote liaison with related committees within and without the geotechnical engineering community (TC23; TC32; GI-RAM; JCSS; ETC)

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Promote research and practice on assurance of geotechnical safety to keep pace with advancements in numerical methods, risk management methods, materials/equipment, and construction methods Stimulate more discussions on safety issues in complex projects at design, construction, maintenance, and other stages Encourage engineers to embrace risks more explicitly and more systematically in practice and education uncertainties and

GEOSNet BOARD (2007-2009)

CHAIR

: KK PHOON, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE

CO-CHAIR

: Y HONJO, GIFU UNIVERSITY, JAPAN

MEMBERS

: D BECKER, GOLDER ASSOCIATES, CANADA CT CHIN, MOH & ASSOCIATES, TAIWAN (PAST CHAIR) M FABER, ETH ZURICH, SWITZERLAND K HORIKOSHI, TAISEI CORPORATION, JAPAN HW HUANG, TONGJI UNIVERSITY, CHINA

GEOSNet SECRETARIAT (2007-2009)

CH WANG, TAIWAN CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN M UZIELLI, GEORISK ENGINEERING, ITALY

TASK GROUPS

TG1

: CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATION OF ISGSR COORDINATOR: Y HONJO/T HARA

TG2

: DESIGN CODES IN ASIA PROMOTE/HARMONIZE CODE ACTIVITIES IN ASIA COORDINATOR: Y HONJO

TG3

: RELIABILITY BENCHMARKING ESTABLISH BENCHMARK PROBLEMS FOR VALIDATION/TUTORIAL COORDINATOR: JY CHING

TG4

: DESIGN CODE UPDATES ANNUAL (?) UPDATES ON DESIGN CODE DEVELOPMENTS WORLDWIDE

BECOMING A MEMBER

ALL ISGSR 2007 DELEGATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN AS MEMBERS APPLICATION FORM PROVIDED IN CONFEFRENCE BAG/DOWNLOAD FROM WEBSITE

BECOMING A MEMBER

DELEGATES CAN PARTICIPATE MORE ACTIVELY AS: TASK GROUP COORDINATORS TASK GROUP MEMBERS

INSTITUTIONAL

MEMBERS WELCOME

Geotechnical Safety Network GEOSNet General Meeting PRESENTED BY KK PHOON (CHAIR, GEOSNet Board) First International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk, Tongji University, Shanghai, Oct.

Transcript Geotechnical Safety Network GEOSNet General Meeting PRESENTED BY KK PHOON (CHAIR, GEOSNet Board) First International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk, Tongji University, Shanghai, Oct.