★Full name: The 14th Congress of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment
★Abbreviation: XIV IAEG Congress 2023

★Conference Date
September 21-27, 2023

★Conference Location
-Country: China
-City: Chengdu, Sichuan

★Website: www.iaeg2023.org

★About XIV IAEG Congress 2023
The 14th Congress of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment will be held in Century City International Convention Centre, Chengdu, China from September 21 to 27, 2023. Based on the theme of "Engineering Geology for a Habitable Earth", the congress aims to enhance the multi-disciplinary and research development of international engineering geology and the environment, and contribute to the advancement of major projects, ecological progress, and a habitable earth. Topics for research and discussion will include in global climate change mitigation and adaption, geological hazard assessment and prevention, geotechnical properties of rock and soil mass, engineering geology applied to traffic, energy, urban and marine, ecological environment protection in major projects, new theories and technologies in engineering geology, etc. We warmly welcome the worldwide engineering geological community to come to Chengdu to participate in this academic event.

Important Note: All types of Chinese visas, including tourist visas, are available starting from March 15, 2023. Additionally, entry functions for visas issued before March 28, 2020 and still valid have been restored. Individuals arriving in China from abroad are no longer required to quarantine or take a PCR test upon arrival. However, they are still required to present a negative test result taken within 48 hours before departure. For more detailed information, please consult the embassy of the People's Republic of China in your country.

★Conference Theme
-Engineering Geology for a Habitable Earth

★Call for Sessions
-Themes
Theme 01: Engineering Geomechanics of Rock and Soil Masses
Theme 02: Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Theme 03: Megacity Engineering Geology
Theme 04: Geoenvironmental Engineering and Ecological Solutions
Theme 05: Active Tectonics, Geomorphology and Geological Hazards
Theme 06: Marine Engineering Geology and Coastal Development - 3rd International Symposium on Marine Engineering Geology (ISMEG 2023)
Theme 07: Deep Earth Resource and Energy Exploitation
Theme 08: Geohazard Mechanisms, Risk Assessment and Control, Monitoring and Early Warning
Theme 09: New Technology in Engineering Geology-3rd Shaoxing International Forum
Theme 10: Applied Geology for Major Engineering Projects
Theme 11: Preservation of Cultural Heritage and Engineering Geology
Theme 12: Young Engineering Geologist Afternoon

The organizing committee would like to invite session proposals on the above-mentioned themes. The proposed sessions will serve as guidelines for paper and abstract submissions. Session conveners will be responsible for accepting or declining papers or
abstracts for their sessions.
All session proposals must include the convener names, institutional affiliations, an email address of the session convener, a title, a brief abstract that describes the session and specifically how the session ideally fits into the congress theme. Also, please indicate the Theme number your proposal aligns with.
If you are interested, please click on the link below to submit the application before March 30, 2023. For further information, please feel free to contact us.

Submit your application via: https://iconf.young.ac.cn/eBuMK

★Call for Papers
Authors must submit papers online. Please note early schedule for full-length papers.
- Full-length peer-reviewed paper (limit 10 pages) published in the Proceedings of the Congress and oral or poster presentation in Chengdu.
- Final papers must be received by May 31, 2023 . Papers will be considered peer-reviewed papers and published in the Congress proceedings.
If you prefer not to publish a paper, but instead of preparing an abstract for an oral presentation or poster to be presented during the Congress, the call for abstracts for oral presentations and posters is now open.

Submit your paper via: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iaeg2022

★Call for Abstracts
For the abstract submission
The abstract submission system for oral presentations and posters is open! If you would rather prepare an abstract for an oral or poster presentation, rather than submitting a full paper, please submit your abstract or poster for consideration by May 31, 2023.

Submit your abstract via: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iaeg2022a
Please read the guidelines prior to submitting your abstract at https://www.iaeg2023.org/cfa.html

★Important Dates
* For Full Paper / Long Abstract Submission
May 31, 2023 Full-length paper / long abstract submission deadline
June 30, 2023 Full-length paper / long abstract notification
* For Abstract (oral presentation / poster only)
May 31, 2023 Abstract for oral presentation and poster submission deadline
June 30, 2023 Abstract for oral presentation and poster notification
* For Registration
August 10, 2023 Early bird registration deadline
September 21, 2023 Online registration deadline

★IAEG Organization
* Sponsor:
International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG)
* Organizers:
IAEG China National Group
Engineering Geology Commission, China Geology Society
State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology

★Academic Committee (Alphabetical Order)
* Chairs:
Sijing Wang
Runqiu Huang
* Academic Committee Members(to be added):
Bin Shi
Bo An-Jang
Carlos Delgado
Charles W. W. Ng
Chungsik Yoo
Defang Kong
Dingcheng Huang
Doug Johnson
Eugene Voznesensky
Faquan Wu
Fawu Wang
Hengxing Lan
Hsein Juang
Huiming Tang
Jean Hutchinson
Jean-Alain Fleurisson
Jian Yang
Jianbing Peng
Jianmin Zhang
Jianxin Hua
Jinxiu Yan
John Ludden
Kyoji Sassa
Lansheng Wang
Manchao He
Martin Culshaw
Nicola Casagli
Niek Rengers
Norberto Jorge Bejerman
Peng Cui
Qing Wang
Rafig Azzam
Resat Ulusay
Ricardo Oliveira
Roger Frank
Scott F. Burns
Shitian Wang
Shutao Yang
Tamunoene Kingdom Simeon Abam
Vassilis Marinos
Wei Wu
Wei Zhang
Xiao Li
Xiating Feng
Yueping Yin
Yusheng Gao
Zelian Chen
Zuyu Chen

★Organizing Committee (Alphabetical Order)
* Chair:
Qiang Xu
* Vice Chairs:
Qiangbing Huang
Shengwen Qi
Xiangjun Pei
Xiaoqing Chen
Yuyong Jiao
* General Secretary
Xuanmei Fan
* Organizing Committee Members (to be added):
Chaojun Ouyang
Chaosheng Tang
Jianjun Zhao
Liangqing Wang
Ning Liang
Wen Zhang
Yuhuan Song

★Contact Us
* Session and Field Course
PENG ZENG: zengpeng15@cdut.edu.cn
SHENGHUA CUI: cuishenghua18@cdut.edu.cn
WENJING CAI: caiwenjing@cdut.edu.cn

* Sponsorship
- DONGPO WANG: wangdongpo@cdut.edu.cn
- SHENGHUA CUI: cuishenghua18@cdut.edu.cn

* Address
- Address: No. 1 Dongsan Road, Erxianqiao, Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Tel:+86-28-84073193

* Conference General Query
- FRANNIE LI
- Tel:+86-28-87555888 /+86-135 4003 2551
- Email: IAEG2022@cdut.edu.cn
- Website: www.iaeg2023.org

★Conference Venue
Century City International Convention Centre
Address: 88 Shijicheng Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, China