After preparing for 6 years, the 12th ISRM International Congress on Rock Mechanics opens in China National Convention Centre. More than one thousand Rock Mechanics experts and scholars from over 50 countries and districts attend the opening ceremony. The Congress receives letters and phone calls of congratulation from more than 30 departments including IRSM, they all congratulate on the successful opening of ISRM International Congress on Rock Mechanics in China.
Congress Chairmans Qi-Hu Qian(China), Jian Zhao(Switzerland); Congress Co-Chairman Xia-Ting Feng(China), Ying-Xin Zhou(Singapore), Chung-In Lee(Korea). ISRM President Professor John A Hudson; ISRM Vice-President for Asia, Professor Abdolhadi Ghazvinian; ISRM Secretary General, Professor Luis Nolasco Lamas; ISRM China Group President, Professor Chun-An Tang; Zheng-Lin Feng, Vice Minister of Transport Ministry; Chun-Fang Lu, Vice Minister of Railways Ministry; Secretary of Association of Science and Technology of China, Qin Zhang; Former President of ISRM National Group, Jun Sun and Si-Jing Wang are all present at the opening ceremony.
More than 30 people from IRSM are present at the congress, including Run-Xiu Ge, Secretary Da-Guo Wang, Xia Ting Feng, Hong Zheng, Qian Sheng, Xiao-Chun Li, Quan-Sheng Liu, Li-Xing Huang, Shi-Gang Yu, Wei-Zhong Chen, Jian Liu, Yu-Yong Jiao, Hui Zhou, Jian Chen, researcher Jian-Chun Li, Chief Kai-Yang Lu, Director Jing Zeng, Ping Zhou, Manager Qi Li. Researcher Xia-Ting Feng, as the Director of State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and the ISRM President, hosts the opening ceremony, he is also invited to deliver invited lecture on the meeting.
Vice ISRM President Professor Ted Brown, ISRM President Professor John Hudson give invited lectures separately, they review the development history of ISRM and international Rock Mechanism in the past 50 years, and anticipate the prospect of Rock Mechanics in the future 50 years; Professor Nick BARTON, the winner of 2011Müller Award, delivers Müller Lecture; Professor Qi-Hu Qian, President of Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering, gives invited lecture, introducing New Development of Rock Engineering and Technology in China; Professor Jian Zhao, Dick Stacey, Jiro Yamatomi, Wulf Schubert, Gonzalez, Ghazvinian, Guo-Wei M and Professor Lemos deliver invited lectures as well; Academician Xiu-Run Ge, Researcher Hong Zheng and Jian-Chun Li from IRSM are invited to give special reports. Special Sessions and discussions are held in 4 meeting halls separately, creating lively academic atmosphere.
According to the congress agenda, the Special Session China Afternoon will be held on 21th October, over 10 experts will introduce the development and achievements of Rock Mechanics and Engineering in China. The Handover Ceremony of ISRM President will be held on the Closing Ceremony, Researcher Xia-Ting Feng is going to be the next ISRM President and deliver his Inaugural Address.
Qi-Hu Qian delivering Report Xia-Ting Feng Hosting the Opening Ceremony
