Discussion Topic : International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering Education 2020 (GEE2020)

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The Conference Geotechnical Engineering Education 2020 (GEE2020) will be held in Athens, Greece, on June 24-25 2020. The Conference is organized by the Technical Committee TC306 for Geo-Engineering Education of the ISSMGE, under the auspices of the Hellenic SSMGE and the School of Civil Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens. The conference in Athens will be the fifth, after Sinaia, Romania (2000), Constantza, Romania (2008), Galway, Ireland (2012) and Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2016).

The Conference GEE2020 has two priority themes (in addition to more typical education themes such as curricula, coursework and educational material) that include:

  1. two-way interaction between industry and academia for co-production of educational material and curriculum development
  2. familiarizing young geotechnical faculty and late-stage PhD candidates with research-based good practices in engineering education.

Keynote Lectures

Susan Ambrose

Professor Ambrose will talk about seven basic principles of learning, because learning results from what students do, and only what students do; our impact as educators is in creating the conditions to engage students in the process that leads to learning. The seven principles will be translated into practice in the design and teaching of courses, labs, studios, and other educational experiences.

Rodrigo Salgado

Professor Salgado will talk about issues that come up when authoring a new textbook on Geotechnical Engineering, such as decisions on (i) where to follow an alternative approach, compared with existing textbooks, and (ii) updating material to keep up with progress in geotechnical engineering research and practice.

Invited Lectures

Vasilia Christidou

Professor Christidou will talk about the role of visual literacy throughout the education levels and in engineering.

Ton de Jong

Professor de Jong will talk about virtual laboratories and virtual-physical laboratory combinations.

Minna Karstunen

Professor Karstunen will talk about combining in a geotechnics course problem-based learning with Class B and Class C predictions of clay settlements.

Venue

The Acropolis Museum

 

Registration Fees

Early Bird Fee (until May 15, 2020): 270 Euros
Regular Fee: 350 Euros
Graduate Student (full-time) Fee: 100 Euros

 

ISSMGE
Posted: 17/01/2020 20:17
Group: Geo-engineering Education (TC306)

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Michele Calvello

Dear all,

during a recent e-meeting of the organizing committee of GEE 2020,  we decided to keep the time of the conference and change its design to a more substantial remote/online version than originally envisioned.

You may have noticed in the introduction at the conference website that: “The organizing committee of GEE2020 plans to set a standard for a “next generation” conference by opening it to remote participants through the internet.” Coronavirus pushes us to explore two plans in addition to the original Plan A (physical presence of speakers, livestreaming of selected sessions) and add one more fee option for participation in the entire conference for remote attendees (either interested in a good part of the conference or simply willing to serve as sponsors). Of course we will have to revisit the financial model of the conference and address some new technical issues, but we have good reasons to believe that the following two main plans currently under consideration are feasible.

- Plan B. Same time and physical place. Low to medium physical presence at the Acropolis Museum on June 24 and 25 (perhaps at the end of June there will be a respite), pre-recorded lectures and presentations of plenary speakers & authors unable to travel to Athens (available online a few days before the conference), broadcasting of the entire conference.

- Plan C. Same time, plus one more day (to spread out attendance and hold the interest of remote participants in different time zones). Minimal physical presence at a suitable broadcasting location, pre-recorded lectures and presentations of most or all plenary speakers & authors (available online a few days before the conference), broadcasting of the entire conference, online interaction for all registered remote attendees.

We hope that the geotechnical engineering community will support us in carrying on and delivering a GEE 2020 - pilot for next generation conferences!

Please stay healthy, keep in touch & stay tuned,

GEE 2020 Organizing Commitee

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