CSRME Organizes Chinese Delegation to Attend the 14th International Symposium on Landslides in France

From July 8 to 12, 2024, the 14th International Symposium on Landslides was successfully held in Chambéry, France. This symposium was organized by the JTC1 Committee of the Federation of International Geo-engineering Societies (FedIGS), with support from the French Society of Rock Mechanics and the French Society of Soil Mechanics. The conference theme was “Landslides at Various Scales: From Basic Theory to Engineering Applications”, covering a wide range of topics including landslide monitoring and early warning, experimental testing, numerical simulations, risk assessment, disaster prevention and mitigation, case studies, and engineering practices. Over 350 experts, scholars, and technical professionals from 30 countries and regions, including France, China, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Italy, participated in the event.

The Chinese delegation consisted of 37 specialists from 20 research institutions across China. Fourteen members of the delegation presented papers, and 31 participated in poster sessions. The symposium featured nine invited lectures, including two from Chinese experts. Academician Manchao He, President of the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering (CSRME), delivered the closing lecture titled “Possible Strategy for Landslide Prediction.” Professor Jidong Zhao from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology also delivered an invited lecture titled “High-fidelity Modeling of Debris Flow and its Impact on Flexible Barriers”.

After the symposium, the organizing committee arranged a geological field study in the Alps, further exploring the local geological structures, rock layers, and their deformation characteristics, with discussions on natural disasters such as debris flows, landslides, and rock avalanches.