The Conference
Plenum sessions, invited speakers
Special chosen lectures
General lectures
Poster sessions
Exhibition, at the food and posters area
On behalf of the Icelandic Geotechnical Society it is
a pleasure to invite you to attend the 17th Nordic
Geotechnical Meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland
25th – 28th of May 2016.
The aim of the conference is to strengthen the relationships between practicing engineers, researchers and
scientists within the fields of geotechnics and engineering
geology with special emphasis on the Nordic region.
All are invited to share their experience and knowledge
with their Nordic colleagues.
Iceland in early spring
Sponsorship and exhibition
is well worth visiting and
it could be a good idea
to set aside a little time
for excursions.
To market your company it is possible to
sign a sponsorship or to have an exhibition
in the Harpa Congress Center. For further
information please see www. ngm2016
or contact: [email protected]
On Inspired by Iceland
is much to see.
http://www.inspiredbyiceland.com
The conference will be held in Harpa, the Concert Hall and
Conference Centre in the heart of Reykjavík, Iceland.
The local Organizing Committee
Haraldur Sigursteinsson
Fjóla Guðrún Sigtryggsdóttir
Aldís Ingimarsdóttir
Andrés Jónsson
Magnea Huld Ingólfsdóttir
Sigurður Erlingsson
Þorri Björn Gunnarsson
Various organized tours
will be available, in the City
or out in the countryside.
Tours like the Golden Circle,
Blue Lagoon,
Super Jeep Glaciers tours
Volcanic Safari,
Whale Watching and Horse riding,
might be of interest.
The Nordic Advisory Committee
Denmark: Anders Tovsig S. Andersen, Morten Anker Jørgensen,
Jørgen S. Steenfelt
Finland: Tim Länsivaara, Leena Korkiala-Tanttu, Ilkka Vähäaho
Norway: Frode Oset, Rolf Sandven
Sweden: Gunilla Franzén, Sölve Hov, Ulf Possfelt
Iceland: Birgir Jónsson, Jón G. Skúlason, Pálmi Ragnar Pálmason
On behalf of the Icelandic Geotechnical Society
and our Nordic sister societies
We welcome you to Iceland in May 2016
Invited Speakers
Suzanne Lacasse
Technical Director at NGI in Oslo, Norway
Douglas F. VanDine
President of the Canadian Geotechnical Society
Jørgen S. Steenfelt
Technical Director at COWI, Denmark
Antonio Gens
Vice-President of ISSMGE for Europe, Spain
Nominos Grandos
Icelandic national lecture
Technical site visits
Technical site visits and excursions will be
arranged on Saturday 28th of May.
Venue
The conference venue is HARPA – the new
Reykjavík Concert Hall and Conference Centre,
located at the harbour with a view to mount Esja.
The harbor is at the center of town so attendees
should be able to enjoy Reykjavik to the fullest.
Possibly, you can listen to some famous artist in
Eldborg, the main hall in Harpa, during your stay.
See more on http://en.harpa.is
Special lecturers
Three sessions will start on specially chosen
lecture, which will be introduced on the homepage.
Papers in your handy tool
All abstracts of presented papers in sessions or
on posters will be available for download to
delegate’s handy tool. See our homepage.
Special Excursion
Conference tour will be arranged on Saturday
28th of May, see more on our homepage:
www.ngm2016.com
The SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
Lectures and papers
The conference will include invited lectures and
presentation of submitted papers, divided in multiple
sessions. Submitted papers will have the possibility of
being presented in a session or on poster in the exhibition
area.
Call for Papers
Abstracts, papers and proceedings
We invite you to submit an abstract(s), no more than
300 words for review. Abstracts must be submitted
online before June 1st 2015. A link to online submission
will be provided on http://www.ngm2016.com
Conference secratariat:
Athygli Conferences
Language
For further information
www.athygliradstefnur.is
Are you interested and want to be on our
mailing list, please contact
the Conference secretariat
SOCIAL EVENTS
Call or mail to:
Þorbjörg Þráinsdóttir
Project Manager
Mobile: (+354) 862 4752
Reception
Conference Themes
Speakers, participants and accompanying persons will
be invited to a reception in the evening of Wednesday
25th May.
[email protected]
Get-together event
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission of abstracts:
June 1, 2015
Notification of abst. acceptance:
Aug. 1, 2015
Submission of draft manuscripts:
Sep. 15, 2015
Notification of paper acceptance:
Dec. 15, 2015
Submission of final manuscripts:
Jan. 15, 2016
Deadline of early registration:
NGM´s Conference dates:
Articles are preferred in English but Nordic languages
are accepted (Norwegian, Swedish and Danish).
All presentations, including Power Point and speech,
must be in English.
Mar. 15, 2016
On the evening of Thursday 26th of May an informal
Get together event will be arranged for the speakers,
participants and accompanying persons.
Accompanying persons
We welcome accompanying persons to the conference,
a various day programme will be presented and
information on activities in Reykjavik will be available.
Banquet
The conference banquet will be on Friday 27th of May.
May 25–28, 2016
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17 Nordic Geotechnical Meeting
www.ngm2016.com
We welcome you to Reykjavík, Iceland
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Innovation in Geotechnical Engineering
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Investigation, testing and monitoring
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Modelling, analysis and design
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Geotechnical structures and infrastructure
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Foundations and deep excavations
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Underground infrastructures
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Environmental geotechnics
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Geotechnical implications of climate change
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Geohazards and slope stability
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Geotechnical earthquake engineering
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Geotechnical codes and standards
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Transportation geotechnics and geophysics