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GeoHunan International Conference

GeoHunan International Conference on Challenges and Recent Advances in Pavement Technologies and Transportation Geotechnics

August 3-5, 2009

GrandSun City Hotel
Changsha City, Hunan, PRC

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to attend the GeoHunan International Conference 2009 to be held in Hunan, China on August 3-5, 2009. This pavement and geotechnical conference is endorsed by a number of leading international professional organizations.

Hunan is one of the largest commercial provinces and economic centers of China. It is being developed into a modern international economic, financial, and trade center. Recent rapid construction in China has provided great opportunities for pavement and geotechnical engineers to use their knowledge and talents to solve many challenging problems involving highway pavements, materials, foundations, ground improvement, slopes, excavations, and tunnels with innovative solutions and cutting-edge technologies.

This conference will provide a showcase for recent developments and advancements in pavement and geotechnique and offer a forum to discuss and debate future directions for geo-engineering in the 21st century. Conference topics cover a broad array of contemporary issues and design and construction techniques for professionals involved in roadway pavement, geotechnical, geoenvironmental, and geomechanical disciplines. You will have the opportunity to meet colleagues from all over the world for technical, scientific, and commercial discussions.

Co-sponsors:
  • ASCE Geo-Institute, USA
  • Asphalt Institute, USA
  • Central South University, China
  • Chinese Society of Pavement Engineering
  • Taiwan Chongqing Jiaotong University, China
  • Deep Foundation Institute
  • USA Federal Highway Administration US DOT
  • Hunan University, China
  • International Society for Asphalt Pavements, USA
  • Jiangsu Transportation Research Institute, China
  • Korea Institute of Construction Technology, Korea
  • Korean Society of Road Engineers, Korea
  • Shanghai Highway & Transportation Society, China
  • Texas Department of Transportation, USA
  • Texas Transportation Institute, USA
  • Transportation Research Board (TRB), USA

Preliminary Conference Program

The Preliminary Conference Program [PDF] is now available.

You may also view the Second Announcement [PDF] online.

Participant Registration Fees

Online registration will be available until 5:00 pm CST, Thursday, July 31, 2009.

To register for this conference, please complete the online registration form.

Please make check or money order (U.S. currency drawn on a U.S. bank) payable to TTI-HUNAN09. Event Management & Planning (EM&P) also accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover credit cards. If paying by check or money order, you may register online and then mail your payment to EM&P. EM&P cannot invoice; therefore, payment of the conference registration fee must be received prior to admission to the conference. NO PURCHASE ORDERS ACCEPTED.

For payment processing purposes, the vendor identification number for TTI EM&P is 37277277275000. The federal identification number is 74-2270624.

$700, Participants (thru May 15, 2009)
$790, Participants (after May 15, 2009)

$300, Students without paper submission
$480, Students with paper submission

Cancellations

In the event of a cancellation, notification must be received by EM&P in writing or e-mail by 5:00 pm July 15, 2009. Cancellations are subject to an administrative fee as stated below. No refunds of any amount can be made after July 15, 2009. However, you may transfer your registration to another individual.

$120, Participant Cancellation Handling Fee
$100, Student Cancellation Handling Fee

Paper Submission Fees

Paper submissions are no longer being accepted.

$180, Submitting up to 2 papers
$360, Submitting more than 2 papers

Hotel Reservations

Not available at this time.

For More Information

Program Contents
Dar Hao Chen
Texas Department of Transportation
dchen@dot.state.tx.us
Registration
Event Management & Planning
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 862-1219 · fax (979) 862-1225 · toll-free (888) 550-5577
events@tamu.edu

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