Geo-Chicago 2016: Call for abstracts is now open!

The Geoenvironmental Engineering Committee of the Geo-Institute (GI) of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), is pleased to announce a call for abstracts for Geo-Chicago 2016: Sustainability, Energy, and the Geoenvironment! The submission deadline is May 15 2015.

Geo-Chicago 2016 will be held in downtown Chicago on August 14-18, 2016 and will focus on Sustainability, Energy, and the Geoenvironment, featuring the latest research advances and engineering‐practice innovations with a focus on characterization, modeling, design, construction, and field performance. The conference will include a wide range of knowledge-enhancing technical sessions, short courses, workshops, and technical tours. Around 600 U.S. and international participants from academia, industry, and government agencies are expected to attend the conference.

Geo-Chicago 2016 will include a number of activities, some of which are listed below: 

• Keynotes/State-of-the-Art/State-of-the-Practice lectures
• Technical sessions
• Panel discussions
• Posters
• Exhibitors
• Technical tours
• Social & networking opportunities
• Student program

Learn more on the submission guidelines of abstracts, list of technical topics and conference schedule here!

To submit an abstract, click here!

Check out the Geo-Chicago 2016 listing in Geoengineer.org's events database!