On October 18^th to 20^th, 2019, the second International Symposium on Marine Engineering Geology 2019 (ISMEG 2019) was held in Dalian. This symposium was hosted by the International Association of Engineering Geology and Environment (IAEG) Ocean Engineering Geology Committee (C34), undertook by more than ten units which include the Faculty of Infrastructure Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Ocean University of China, Hohai University, University of Western Australia, Norwegian Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Tongji University, Tianjin University, Guangdong Nuclear Power Group etc. Professor Rafig Azzam, Chairman of the International Association of Engineering Geology and Environment, and Professor Jia Yonggang from Ocean University of China served as the chairman of the symposium academic committee, and Professor Yang Qing from Dalian University of Technology served as the chairman of the conference organization committee.

At the opening ceremony on October 19th, Liu Yu, director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Chairman of the Academic Committee, Professor Jia Yonggang from Ocean University of China, Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Professor Yang Qing from Dalian University of Technology respectively represent the support unit, the sponsor unit and the undertaker unit to give speeches. Professor Yang Qing, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the conference, introduced the basic information of the conference and expressed heartfelt thanks and warm welcome to the experts and scholars. The opening ceremony was presided over by Associate Professor Wang Yin from Dalian University of Technology.

Professor Yang Qing, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Conference, was making a speech 

The theme of this symposium is "Development of Marine Resources and Marine Engineering Geology", which aims to further promote the exchange and cooperation of domestic and foreign experts on the theory and technology of marine engineering geology. The conference invited ten experts to give a special report on symposium: Professor David White, academicians from the Australian Academy of Engineering, University of Western Australia, University of Southampton, United Kingdom; Professor Wang Lizhong, winner of National Outstanding Youth Fund, Vice President of Zhejiang University; Professor Jia Yonggang, Ocean University of China etc. Professor Hu Yuxia from University of Western Australia, Australia, Professor Weichang Fu from Wuhan Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Senior Engineer Yang Shaoli, Norwegian Institute of Geotechnical Engineering gave keynote speeches. There are also 80 delegates gave academic reports. Nearly 300 representatives from more than 70 universities, research institutes and enterprises from 11 countries including Australia, the United States, Norway, the United Kingdom and China participated in the meeting. Participants conducted in-depth exchanges and discussions on 7 themes: nature of marine soil engineering, marine geological disasters and engineering protection, in-situ survey of marine engineering geology, monitoring and test simulation, hydrodynamic environment and role of marine resource development, seabed Sediment and gas hydrate mining, structural foundation of ocean engineering, current-structure-seabed interaction. Two international SCI journals, "Journal of Marine Science and Engineering" and "Environmental Geotechnics", will publish special issues for this symposium under the themes of "New Advances in Marine Engineering Geology" and "Marine Geotechnics".

Award certification

photo of volunteers of the organizing committee

During the meeting, the International Association of Engineering Geology and Environment,  Marine Engineering Geology Committee meeting was held, and a new committee member were elected. Professor Yang Qing from Dalian University of Technology was elected as the new committee vice chairman. Vice Dean Yu Long from t the Faculty of Infrastructure Engineering of Dalian University of Technology presided over the closing ceremony on October 20^th. Closing ceremony confirms that the next International Symposium on Marine Engineering Geology will be held in Brisbane, Australia in 2022, hosted by the University of Griffiths.