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Geotechnical News • September 2012
GEO-INSTITUTE NEWS
subsidence. Mabry has a vast resume
of experience in geotechnical applica-
tions, including building foundations,
commercial and industrial develop-
ments, and transportation facilities. He
additionally performs forensic analysis
and investigation related to insurance
claims and litigation.
Mabry received his bachelor’s in
engineering from Swarthmore Col-
lege in 1963 and a master’s from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in 1965. In addition to being active in
the Section, he is active in the Interna-
tional Society of Soil Mechanics and
Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE).
Mabry also served as chair of the
Geotechnical Technical Group of the
Philadelphia Section.
ISSMGE News
Five new awards for members
The ISSMGE Board announced
the creation of five new awards to
recognize members who have made
important contributions to the pro-
fession, society and the world. The
awards include Outstanding Technical
Committee, Outstanding Geotechni-
cal Project, Outstanding Innovator,
Outstanding Member Society and the
Outstanding Paper Published in the
International Journal of Geo-Engi-
neering Case Histories.
These new awards are in addition to
the existingYoung Geotechnical Engi-
neer Award, the Terzaghi Oration, and
the Kevin Nash Gold Medal awards.
Awards will be presented during a spe-
cial session at the 18th International
Conference on Soil Mechanics and
Geotechnical Engineering in Paris in
September 2013. For details: ISSMGE
at
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ICGI Willongong 2012
October 30 – November 2, 2012
University of Wollongong
Wollongong City, Australia
The Centre for Geomechanics and
Railway Engineering and the Austra-
lian Geomechanics Society, under the
auspices of ISSMGE, is hosting the
International Conference on Ground
Improvement and Ground Control:
Transport Infrastructure Develop-
ment and Natural Hazards Mitigation
(ICGI). The Conference is focused on
promoting ground improvement con-
cepts and applications predominantly
in the fields of transportation geotech-
nology and natural hazards mitigation.
ICGI is fully supported by the
ISSMGE, with active participation of
Technical Committees, TC 211, 214,
303 and 202 and is also co-sponsored
by the Geo-Institute, the International
Geosynthetics Society, and the South-
east Asian Geotechnical Society.
ICGI will act as a platform to dissemi-
nate the most recent research and field
advances to the geotechnical commu-
nity around the globe and is expected
to be the biggest ground improvement
conference to be held in Australia.
Outstanding keynote lectures, State
of Art presentations, heritage lectures
and numerous technical discussions
will provide three days of scientific
and technical discourse followed by
an excursion encompassing the natural
landscape of the south coast of New
South Wales.
The Conference proceedings will
be included in the Thomson Reuters
(ISI) Citation Index within the Web
of Science which should facilitate
worldwide access to the proceedings.
For information, contact the ICGI
Conference Secretariat at:
icgi_2012@
uow.edu.au
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