3rd International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering

The Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society (SLGS) is pleased to announce its 3^rd International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering (ICGE – Colombo -2020) to be held on 6 and 7 December 2021 (Old dates 10 and 11 August 2020) in Colombo. ICGE – Colombo brings together the world community of engineers and scientists in every branch of geotechnical engineering. The conference will serve as a forum for reviewing the current state of the art and discuss future directions and exciting developments. 

In 2015, SLGS held ICGE-Colombo-2015 successfully with more than 300 participants including 110 from overseas. There were 5 keynote lectures and 135 research papers. 

This time too, there will be five keynote addresses by eminent international experts in the areas of Piled Foundations, Ground Improvement, Slope Stabilization, Deep excavations and Tunnelling and Geo Environmental Engineering. 

The proceedings will be published as a printed book and a USB/Online containing the full-length papers. 

Special technical and sightseeing tours will also be organized for the participants to experience Sri Lanka’s heritage, wild life in national parks, beautiful beaches and recent mega development projects. 

The venue of the conference is the Cinnamon Grand Colombo, located in the very heart of Colombo, the financial capital of the beautiful island of Sri Lanka. It is one of the newest five-star hotels in Sri Lanka, facing the foaming ripples of the Indian Ocean, with the best of dinning, accommodation and entertainment facilities.