Asian Regional Conferences (1967 – 2015)

Asian Regional Conferences are held once in four years.

Dr. Za Chieh Moh and Dr. E.W. Brand actively participated in the 3rd Asian Regional Conference held in Haifa, Israel in 1967.

The 4th Asian Regional Conference was hosted by the Society in Bangkok in 1971. It was one of the most successful Asian Regional Conferences and was attended by over 500 participants.

Drs. Za Chieh Moh, E.W. Brand and A.S. Balasubramaniam attended the 5thAsian Regional Conference held in 1975 in Bangalore, India.

The 6th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering was held in Singapore in July 1979. Dr. Tan Swan Beng served as Chairman of the Organizing Committee.

Prof. Peter Lumb and Prof. A.S. Balasubramaniam attended the 7th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering held in Haifa, Israel in 1983.

After the 8th ARC held in Kyoto, Japan in 1988, subsequent Asian Regional Conference (9th ARC) hosted by SEAGS-AGSSEA were held in Bangkok, Thailand in 1991; the 10th in Beijing, China 1995; the 11th in Seoul, Korea 2000; the 12th in Singapore 2003; the 13th in Kolkata, India 2007; the 14th in  Hong Kong 2011; and the 15th in Fukuoka 2015. Several prominent personalities of SEAGS have participated in these Regional Conferences. Special mention refers to the 9th Asian Regional Conference in 1991 which was held in Bangkok with Prof. A.S. Balasubramaniam as Chairman of the Organizing Committee and with SEAGS as the host Society. The 12th ARC was held in Singapore in 2003 with SEAGS once again as the host Society. This ARC was actively organized by Prof. S. L. Lee, Prof. K. Y. Yong, Assoc. Prof. C.F. Leung, and many other prominent SEAGS members in Singapore. The 14th ARC was held in Hong Kong as member of AGSSEA. The 15th ARC will be held in Japan in November 2015 with active paper contributions and participation of SEAGS and other member societies of AGSSEA.

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