HISTORY OF THE ISEG/GGSD-2026 MEGA SYMPOSIUM

A brief timeline and past symposia
The GGSDS 2026 Symposium is an outgrowth of the regular ISEG conferences/symposium which started in 1993 with the continuing objective of applying technical and social science knowledge from a diversity of disciplines to address critical issues in sustainable development. Some of the more recent symposia are listed below:
  • 2024 — 5th International Society of Environmental Geotechnology Intermediate Symposium and High-Level Forum on Environmental GeoEngineering. Chair: Prof. Shi Bin, ISEG President.
  • 2022 — 13th Int. Symposium on Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development, Nanjing, China. Chair: Prof. Shi Bin.
  • 2014 — 3rd ISEG Intermediate Symposium, Seoul, South Korea. Chair: Prof. Jai-Young Lee.
  • 2008 — 9th Int. Symposium, Hong Kong, China. Chairs: Dr. Albert Yeung and Dr. Irene Lo.
  • 2007 — Int. Conference on Waste Management, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Chair: Dr. Joze Kortnik.
  • 2007 — ERTEP 2007, Accra, Ghana. Chair: Prof. Ernest K. Yanful.
  • 2005 — INCEED, Charlotte, USA. Chair: Prof. Hilary I. Inyang.
  • 2004 — 7th Symposium, Helsinki, Finland. Chair: Dr. Jouko Saarela.
  • 2002 — 6th Symposium, Seoul, South Korea. Chair: Dr. Won-Pyo Hong.
  • 2001 — Symposium, Tokyo, Japan. Chair: Prof. Hideo Minato.
  • 2000 — 5th Symposium, Brazil. Chair: Prof. T. Cassia de Brito Galvão.
  • 1999 — High Altitude Symposium, Nanjing, China. Chair: Prof. Shi Bin.
  • 1998 — 4th Symposium, Boston, USA. Chair: Prof. Hilary I. Inyang.
13th ISEG Symposium in China, December, 2022 ISEG Conference in Hirozonte, Brazil, August, 2000 ISEG Conference in Abuja, Nigeria 2006
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