GEOTEC HANOI 2016 breaks personal records

The third edition of the international conference entitled “Geotechnics for sustainable infrastructure development,” Geotec Hanoi 2016, is slated to take place in Hanoi in late November. Up to now, the most important criterion registered abstracts has seen an impressive growth to reach 187 abstracts submitted for a spot under the limelight at the conference, a 67 per cent jump since the previous conference. In addition, five keynote lectures pertaining to the conference’s five principle themes and performed by leading experts from four continents have drawn great attention from the scientific community and construction experts. On June 25, 2016, Geotec Hanoi 2016’s Organising Committee sent the notification of acceptance to all the authors whose abstracts have been approved by the conference’s Scientific Committee. The theme “Ground improvement for infrastructure projects” drew possibly the most interest, accounting for 37 per cent of all registered abstracts. This year Vietnam took the lead with 43 abstracts, an increase of 53.5 per cent compared to the previous conference. On the other side, the number of countries and territories interested in the event has also set a new record, with 33 countries and territories participating against the 27 of the previous conference. In particular, this year’s conference features multiple new faces, such as the US, Spain, Hong Kong, Hungary, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, and Singapore, which indicate growing interest by both internal and external experts, researchers, and scientists into infrastructure construction in general and geotechnical foundations and underground construction in particular. This once again confirms the prestige of Geotec Hanoi as one of the world’s leading conferences on geotechnics and infrastructure. Beside abstracts, Geotec Hanoi 2016 has also attracted a great number of exhibitors from domestic and international companies and organisations. As of now, 25 exhibition booths, as well as 3 gold and 1 bronze sponsors have been registered. According to the Organising Committee, the demand for building tunnels and underground spaces in Vietnam has been constantly increasing. Metro projects are in development, whereas several thousands kilometres of expressway as well as high-speed railway are going to be invested. Similarly, airport and port systems are also attracting huge investment. Many high-rise buildings are under construction to meet burgeoning urban development requirements. They all require a background of cutting-edge technologies in design, execution, and monitoring. In this context, Geotec Hanoi 2016 proves an ideal platform for companies, suppliers, consultants, and contractors to introduce their advanced technologies and find opportunities in the Vietnamese market. This opportunity is especially valuable considering the recent successive breakthroughs of the domestic infrastructure construction industry in reaching a new height with greater emphasis on technological innovations and sustainable development.

By Minh Hai

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