Introduction
Rapid climate change and increasingly extreme weather events, have caused a surge in catastrophic geological disasters worldwide in both subaerial and submarine environments, which result in undesirable economic and social consequences. It is thus crucial for engineering geology communities to enhance risk assessment and sustainability through fully exchanging expertise.
This international biennial conference aims to bring together academic scientists, leading engineers, and students to exchange and share their experiences and latest research findings. It began in 2018 at Shanghai, China. Since then, the conference has evolved into a series of global activities conducted at Edinburgh, UK (2020) and Sendai, Japan (2022)
Details for this Event shall be referred to the website: ICGdR, International Consortium on Geo-disaster Reduction
Invitation to Apply for Sponsorship
HKIE GDC is considering to sponsor up to 2 engineers to join this Event. Subsidy on registration fee up to HK$5,000 will be offered to the successful applicants individually. To qualify, applicants shall satisfy the following basic criteria:
(i) Be a member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, of whatever class
(ii) Submit your current curriculum vitae;
(iii) Prepare a written report on the Event.
The successful applicants may be invited by the GDC to share their experience of this Event which will be held in Hong Kong after theEvent.
The applications will be assessed by the GDC based on the relevancy of this Event to their career development. The successful applicants will be notified no later than 6th September 2024. All applications or enquiries shall be submitted by 29th August 2024 to Ir Ray CHAN, Tel: 9687 3131, email: ray.chan@aurecongroup.com.