Geotechnical Safety Network

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Geotechnical Safety Network

• GEOSNet General Meeting
• PRESENTED BY KK PHOON (CHAIR, GEOSNet Board)

Second International Symposium on Geotechnical
Safety and Risk, Nagaragawa International
Convention Centre, Gifu, Japan, June 11-12 2009
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GEOSNET GENERAL MEETING

• ALL ARE WELCOME
• DATE 12 JUNE 2009
• TIME 1735-1800
• VENUE SESSION ROOM 1

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WHAT IS GEOSNET?

• To promote, coordinate, and support activities
  relating to geotechnical safety
• http//geosnet.geoengineer.org

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2ND 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
• B SIMPSON, ARUP GEOTECHNICS, UK

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GEOSNet SECRETARIAT(2007-2009)

• CH WANG, GEOPIER
• M UZIELLI, GEORISK ENGINEERING, ITALY

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APPRECIATION

• DR CHUNG-TIEN CHIN, FOUNDING CHAIR (2006-2007),
  PAST BOARD MEMBER (2007-2009)
• PROFESSOR HONGWEI HUANG, PAST BOARD MEMBER
  (2006-2009), CHAIR OF 1ST ISGSR (2007)

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3RD GEOSNet BOARD (2009-2011)

• CHAIR Y HONJO, GIFU UNIVERSITY, JAPAN
• CO-CHAIR B SCHUPPENER
• MEMBERS
• D BECKER, GOLDER ASSOCIATES, CANADA
• ML LIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TAIWAN, TAIWAN
• M FABER, ETH ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
• K HORIKOSHI, TAISEI CORPORATION, JAPAN
• KK PHOON, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE,
  SINGAPORE (PAST CHAIR)
• DM ZHANG, TONGJI UNIVERSITY, CHINA

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GEOSNet SECRETARIAT(2009-2011)

• T HARA, GIFU UNIVERSITY, JAPAN
• M UZIELLI, GEORISK ENGINEERING, ITALY

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TASK GROUPS

• TG1 CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
• ORGANIZATION OF 3RD ISGSR
• COORDINATOR B SCHUPPENER/N VOGT
• 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
• DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION ON GEOTECHNICAL DESIGN
  STANDARDS
• COORDINATOR B SCHUPPENER

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MEMBERSHIP

• INDIVIDUAL 85
• INSTITUTIONAL 4
• NO FEES!

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BECOMING A MEMBER

• ALL IS-GIFU 2009 DELEGATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN
  AS MEMBERS
• APPLICATION FORM PROVIDED IN CONFEFRENCE
  BAG/DOWNLOAD FROM WEBSITE

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BECOMING A MEMBER

• DELEGATES CAN PARTICIPATE MORE ACTIVELY AS
• TASK GROUP COORDINATORS
• TASK GROUP MEMBERS
• INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS WELCOME
• PREFERABLE TO EMAIL FORM IN DOC FORMAT TO DR
  MARCO UZIELLI (muz_at_georisk.eu)

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COMING NEXT

• 3RD ISGSR
• MUNICH, 2011

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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)

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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 uncertainties and
  risks more explicitly and more systematically in
  practice and education