INVITATION LETTER

AGENDA AND PRESENTATIONS

FOREWORD OF THE JOURNAL
The workshop "International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories: Case histories in the
information technology age" was succesfully held on Sunday February 26th, 2006 as part of the
GEOCONGRESS 2006 ASCE-GEOINSTITUTE annual conference from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.

The workshop aimed to explore the means by which case histories can be more effectively
documented and promoted so as to better serve the research and practice of our Profession.

A series of talks were presented by various speakers.  Powerpoint presentations, when available,
can be downloaded by clicking at the link to the left of this page.

Following a short introduction, Dr. Bonaparte talked about "The importance of case histories in
Geoengineering research and practice". Dr. Bonaparte provided his perspective and also
expressed some first recommendations for the future of the journal.

Adda Athanasopoulos presented the results of a recent survey that intended to identify the
relationship of Geoengineering with case histories and refereed journals.

Professor Prakash talked about the upcoming 6th International Conference in Geotechnical
Engineering Case Histories. Professor Prakash also talked about the difficulties, challenges and
efforts made to establish the case histories conferences.  

Professor Prakash also talked about the efforts of a new joint Committee by ISSMGE, IAEG and
ISRM on case histories.

Dimitrios Zekkos presented the scope, characteristics, present status and future plans of the
newly established International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories.

Professor Kavazanjian gave his perspective on the challenges of case histories documentation,
from the side of the academia, the practitioners and the owners of the projects.

A series of talks were presented by representatives of Geoengineering Associations: Mrs. Rolland
presented the activities and perspective of the Association of Engineering Geologists, Mr. Compton
presented the perspective of the Deep Foundations Institute, and Professor Puppala Anand talked
about the USUCGER's perspective.  

The discussion was initiated by the interesting remarks of Mr. Seychuk, representative and Vice
President of the ISSMGE. A lively discussion followed  among the participants, who offered their
ideas and concerns on the effort initiated by the International Journal of Geoengineering Case
Histories.  These remarks were noted and will be taken under consideration by the management
of the International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories. Some key remarks are:
  • The distinct characteristics of the journal make this journal a particularly useful tool for the
    Geoengineering Profession.  
  • The journal must not compete with existing journals, but act complimentary to key journals
    in the field such as the ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering.  
  • The Geoengineering associations that participated to the workshop support the idea of the
    journal and will explore opportunities for collaboration with the Case Histories journal.
    Coordinated efforts will be made for collaboration between the journal and the
    Geoengineering Associations. The non-profit character of the journal should help in
    facilitating this collaboration.


The workshop was organized by Professor Shamsher Prakash, Dimitris Zekkos, and Adda
Athanasopoulos. For any comments or suggestions, please contact us.
WORKSHOP SPONSORS:
When: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Sunday
February 26th, 2005

Where: Atlanta,Georgia
as part of the
GEO-CONGRESS 2006
conference
VISIT THE ASCE
GEOINSTITUTE
GEO-CONGRESS 2006
WEBSITE
GEOCONGRESS 2006 WORKSHOP:
"INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOENGINEERING CASE HISTORIES:
CASE HISTORIES IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AGE"
Dr. Rudolph Bonaparte delivering his
introductory talk
Professor Prakash delivering his talk
Partial view of the workshop.