The 4th International Symposium on Geotechnical Safety and Risk (4th ISGSR) will be held in Hong Kong on 4-6 December 2013.

      The Symposium is organized by the Hong Kong University of Science  and Technology under the auspices of Geotechnical Safety Network  (GEOSNet) and ISSMGE's TC 304 (Engineering Practice of Risk Assessment  and Management) and TC205 (Safety and Serviceability in Geotechnical  Design), and supported by Hong Kong Geotechnical Society (HKGES), The  Geotechnical Division of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers,  Geotechnical Engineering Office of CEDD of the HKSAR (GEO), Chinese  Institution of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering  Risk and Insurance Branch of China Civil Engineering Society, and ASCE  Hong Kong Section.
   
      This Symposium covers every aspect of geotechnical safety, reliability and risk. Topics include but are not limited to:
  (1)Geotechnical uncertainty and variability;
  (2)Geohazards, such as landslides, earthquakes, tsunami and climate changes;
  (3)Reliability and risk analysis;
  (4)Reliability-based design and limit state design in geotechnical engineering;
  (5)Risk assessment and management in geotechnical engineering and infrastructural projects;
  (6)Practical applications and case studies.
   
      Abstracts / session proposals can be submitted online at www.ce.ust.hk/isgsr2013. The deadline for abstracts is 1 October 2012.