From the Indonesian Society Activities of the Indonesian Society for Geotechnical Engineering (Hatti)

(1) 17th ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Jakarta-Indonesia, 13-14 November 2013

The annual National Conference on Geotechnical Engineering is a routine activity of Indonesian Society for Geotechnical Engineering since 1992. This conference is intended to be an activity for Indonesian Geotechnical Engineers to share their knowledge and extract invaluable lessons from the lectures. The theme of the conference usually varies from year to year, depending on Indonesian faced situation in that year. In 2013, the theme was “Geotechnical Solution in Indonesia to Respond the Challenge of Urban Industry, Infrastructure and Mining Developments”.
FROM THE INDONESIAN SOCIETYFROM THE INDONESIAN SOCIETY 1
Dr. Hermanto Dardak (left) and                         Dr. Bambang Susantono
Prof. Masyhur Irsyam (right)

This conference was attended by about 350 persons who came from 34 Provinces of Indonesia. The participants include practitioners of geotechnical engineering, lecturers and students from universities and also corporates of geotechnical industries.

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Prof. T. Edil (left) and Dr. FX. Toha (right)

Special lectures were given by:
– Dr. Hermanto Dardak, Vice Minister from Ministry of Public Work of Republic of Indonesia
– Dr. Bambang Susantono, Vice Minister from Ministry of Transportation of Republic of Indonesia
The main lectures were given by: Professor Tuncer Edil – USA

  • Prof. Masyhur Irsyam – Indonesia
  • Prof. Leung Chun Fai – Singapore
  • Prof. Charles Ng – Hong Kong

36 full papers were published in the conference proceeding and 17 papers were presented at the conference, and the remainings were shown by posters.

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