International Seminar on Eurocode 7 and Geotechnical Aspects of Eurocode 8
in Struga, Republic of Macedonia
In the period October 29th to November 01st 2008, supported by the ISSMGE, Macedonian Association for Geotechnics has organized an International seminar on Eurocode 7 and Geotechnical Aspects of Eurocode 8, in Struga, Republic of Macedonia (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), where lecturers were: Prof. Pedro Simao Sêco e Pinto, Prof. Roger Frank, Dr. Bernd Schuppener, Dr. Trevor Orr, Dr. Brian Simpson and Prof. Vlatko Šešov.
About 160 participants have attended the seminar, which came mostly from the countries in the region as Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also even from Spain. The majority of the participants were from Macedonia (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) and many of them were young engineers. Several famous companies, established in the world of geotechnics, presented their activities and products at exhibition stands. This way the seminar will contribute to faster acceptance of Eurocodes in this region and also to involvement of Republic of Macedonia (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) in the European Union.
Beside the lectures, the participants had opportunity to see the cultural and historical monuments of the ancient city of Ohrid and enjoy in the landscapes of Republic of Macedonia (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). The seminar ended with dinner organized as National evening, which sociability put a particular impress. The intercourse continued next day during the post- seminar tour to monastery and archeological/geotechnical site. All these caused that both lecturers and participants have evaluated the seminar as very successful. We hope that soon we will host them again.
Reported by Professor Pedro Sêco e Pinto, the President of ISSMGE
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