ISSMGE wants to play an important role helping the geotechnical community to explore the best

ways for research, design, construction and assessment of geotechnical structures safety in order to reach the expectations and targets of

our Society during the third millenium

ISSMGE wants to play an important role helping the geotechnical community to explore the best

ways for research, design, construction and assessment of geotechnical structures safety in order to reach the expectations and targets of

our Society during the third millenium

Through the ITC`s and ERTC`s and Task Forces ISSMGE has the responsibility to

interact with the Society

Through the ITC`s and ERTC`s and Task Forces ISSMGE has the responsibility to

interact with the Society

In Latin, Engineer is a man with genius, something like art, that is skill plus intelligence.A bit of genius is required to master Earth complexity

In Latin, Engineer is a man with genius, something like art, that is skill plus intelligence.A bit of genius is required to master Earth complexity

The good geotechnical engineer knows what he knows and uses it confidently. More importantly, he knows what he does not know, seeks available knowledge, and then proceeds fully, acknowledging his limitations and uncertainties

The good geotechnical engineer knows what he knows and uses it confidently. More importantly, he knows what he does not know, seeks available knowledge, and then proceeds fully, acknowledging his limitations and uncertainties

Through this dialog ISSMGE should like to stress the importance from study of alternative solutions, that different interests and opinions should be considered and past lessons should not be forgotten

Through this dialog ISSMGE should like to stress the importance from study of alternative solutions, that different interests and opinions should be considered and past lessons should not be forgotten

ISSMGE aims to discuss very important questions related with environmental geotechnics, geohazards, education, professional practice, industrial liaison, information technology and role and format of conferences

ISSMGE aims to discuss very important questions related with environmental geotechnics, geohazards, education, professional practice, industrial liaison, information technology and role and format of conferences

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1955 London - U.K. -1st ECSMFE1959 Paris - France -2nd ECSMFE1963 Wiesbaden - Germany -3rd ECSMFE1967 Oslo-Norway -4th ECSMFE1971 Madrid - Spain -5th ECSMFE1975 Viena- Austria -6th ECSMFE1979 Brigthon-UK -7th ECSMFE1983 Helsinki-Finland -8th ECSMFE1987 Dublin-Ireland -9th ECSMFE1991 Firenze-Italy -10th ECSMFE1995 Copehagen-Denmark -11th ECSMFE1999 Amesterdam-Netherlands -12th ECSMFE2003 Prague –Check.Rep. -13th ECSMGE2007 Madrid –Spain -14 th ECSMGE

EUROPEAN CONFERENCES SOIL MECHANICS AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL YOUNG GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

CONFERENCES

1987 Copehagen - Denmark - 1st EYGEC1988 Oxford - UK - 2nd EYGEC1989 Raubichi - Russia - 3rd EYGEC1990 Delf - Netherlands - 4th EYGEC1991 Grenoble - France - 5th EYGEC1992 Lisbon - Portugal - 6th EYGEC1993 Stutgart - Germany - 7th EYGEC1994 Bratislava - Slovakia - 8th EYGEC1995 Belgium - 9th EYGEC1996 Izmir - Turkey - 10th EYGEC1997 Madrid - Spain - 11th EYGEC1998 Tailin - Estonian - 12th EYGEC1999 Thira - Greece - 13th EYGEC2000 Southampton - UK - 1st IYGEC2001 Plovdiv - Bulgaria - 14th EYGEC2002 Dublin - Ireland - 15th EYGEC2003 Mamaia - Romania - 2nd IYGEC2004Viena -Austria -16th EYGEC

EUROPEAN DANUBE GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCES

1964 Viena -Austria -1st EDGC1968 Viena-Austria - 2nd EDGC1971 Budapest-Hungary - 3rd EDGC1974 Bled-Yugoslavia - 4th EDGC1977 Bratislava-Czechoslovakia - 5th EDGC1980 Varna- Bulgaria - 6th EDGC1983 Kishinov-Soviet Union - 7th EDGC1986 Nurember-Germany - 8th EDGC1990 Budapest-Hungary - 9th EDGC1995 Mamaia-Romania - 10th EDGC1998 Porec- Croatia - 11th EDGC2002 Passau-Germany - 12th EDGC2006 Ljublijana- Slovenia -13 th EDGC

EUROPEAN BALTIC GEOTECHNICAL CONFERENCES

1968 Kaunus - - 1st EBGC1972 Tallinn- - 2nd EBGC1975 Riga - 3rd EBGC1978 Kaunus - 4th EBGC1982 Minsk - 5th EBGC1986 Tallinn - 6th EBGC1991 Riga - 7th EBGC1996 Vilnius - 8th EBGC2000 Parnu - 9th EBGC2005 Riga - 10th EBGC

EUROPEAN REGIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEES

ERTC3 (Belgium) - Pile Foundations

ERTC7 (Spain) - Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering

ERTC10 (Ireland) - Evaluation Committee for the Application of EC7

ERTC12 (Greece) - Evaluation Committee for the Application of EC8

ERTC15 (Germany) - Interaction of Shield Machines and Soil of Soft Rocks

• Soil Characterization, Innovative Technologies and Equipment, Case studies applied to the many engineering works will be extensively discussed and will led to new solutions and new approaches to the problems of problematic soils

• It is our hope that the spirit of cooperation fostered by GEOPROG 2005 will encourage additional projects

• On behalf of ISSMGE I would like to thank the International Advisory Committee, the Technical Committee nº6, the Invited Lecturers, the University of Famagusta and the Turkish National Committee for ISSMGE

• The valuable contributions of the Chairmen, the Authors, the Delegates are also greatly acknowledged 

• The contributions of Sponsors are highly appreciated 

GEOPROB-Famagusta 2005

FINAL REMARKS

• I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation and deep gratitude to the Organising Committee and particularly to Prof. Huriye Bilsel who have devoted their time and effort, without which this Conference could not have become true. Let us show our gratitude giving them a big hand

• I wish all the delegates a very successful Conference, a pleasant stay in Famagusta, with lovely memories, the best success in your professional and family life, hoping that all of you through a continuous and permanent effort will serve better our Society

Memories T. Moore Memories T. Moore

Long, long be my hearth with such memoriesFilledLike the vase, in which roses have once been distilledYou may break, you may shatter the vase, if you will,But the scent of the roses will hang round still,

Long, long be my hearth with such memoriesFilledLike the vase, in which roses have once been distilledYou may break, you may shatter the vase, if you will,But the scent of the roses will hang round still,