Dear Geo-Friends,
The success of 5th ICTG in Sydney was a dream come true for its organising team at the UTS Transport Research Centre (UTS-TRC), and for those who were fortunate to attend it from all continents. We had over 450 delegates attending the conference from over 30 countries, representing three prominent geo-paradigms embracing: (i) Transportation Geotechnics (TC202) as the primary theme, in tandem with two co-themes, Ground Improvement (TC211) and Sustainability (TC307).
The opening ceremony was graced by Hon. Dr Marjorie O’Neill, PhD (Parliamentary Secretary for Transportation), Dr Marc Ballouz (President, ISSMGE) and Mr Tim Thompson (National Chair, Australian Geomechanics Society).
The latest developments in Transportation Geotechnics together with were amply reverberated by over 15 keynote lectures and nearly 20 invited theme lectures during three days of intensive intellectual discourse, knowledge sharing and brainstorming sessions.
On behalf of the local organising committee of UTS-TRC, I take this opportunity once again to thank nearly 30 sponsors, and our co-hosts the Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS), ISSMGE, and Transport for NSW for their unwavering support. More significantly, our sincere gratitude to all participants who attended the 5th ICTG and contributed to its immense success creating a vivid atmosphere of camaraderie. The peer-reviewed conference proceedings (9 Springer Book Volumes and 1 Special Issue of J. Transportation Geotechnics, Elsevier) will now benefit thousands more for years to come.
Thank you!
Distinguished Professor Buddhima Indraratna, AM
PhD, FTSE, FIEAust, FASCE, FGS, FAusIMM, FIESL, DIC, CEng, CPEng, NER
Member of Order of Australia
Distinguished Professor of Civil Engineering,
Director, Transport Research Centre,
Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology,
University of Technology Sydney (UTS), NSW 2007, Australia
Honorary Professor,
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
Beijing Jiaotong (Transport) University, Beijing, China
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