Geotechnical Challenges in Urban Regeneration

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Call for Papers now closed

The Geotechnical Challenges in Urban Regeneration Conference call for papers closed on Friday 24th April 2009.

Please note: If you have submitted a draft paper and are awaiting a response from the technical committee - the reviewing process is not yet complete. Notification of paper acceptance or rejection is expected to be issued in November.

If you have any questions regarding your draft paper, please contact news@geotechnicalconference.com

Key Dates:

	March:	First call for papers announcement
	24 April:	Abstract submission deadline
	5 June:	Authors will be notified whether their abstract has been accepted. Successful authors will be required to submit a draft paper.
	14 August:	Draft papers deadline (no more than 15 pages)
	*2 November:**	Panel review period complete - final comments will be issued to authors. *Please note: Extension to judging deadline
	*December:**	Final papers deadline * Please note: Extension to final papers deadline

Abstract Themes

TECHNICAL

	Pre-manufactured piles and foundations in contaminated ground
	Particular challenges in redeveloping polluted sites
	Foundation solutions for urban regeneration
	Deep basements in urban areas for buildings
	Deep excavations in urban areas for infrastructure
	Underground excavations for infrastructure

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ENVIRONMENTAL/PROFESSIONAL

	Lessons learnt from failures
	Sustainability and the foundations industry
	Design, construction and contractual risk
	Professional development of young engineers

Call for papers response

There was an overwhelming response to the announcement in March, with over 150 abstracts received from participants in 20 countries including: The Netherlands ~ Germany ~ Italy ~ USA ~ France ~ Pakistan ~ Iran ~ Spain ~ Thailand ~ Austria ~ Czech Republic ~ Ireland ~ Japan ~ South Korea ~ Switzerland ~ Sweden ~ Egypt ~ Australia ~ UK.

“The response to the call for papers announcement is a clear indicator of the strong level of interest in urban regeneration across the globe. For many engineering practitioners, sustainability in all of its aspects is the major challenge of the next decade, not least for urban regeneration. The excellent speaker line-up, topical themes and case studies demonstrate how this conference will address how the Foundations Industry will respond to this challenge.”
Rab Fernie, Chief Engineer, Cementation Skanska Ltd

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