As an opportunity to present and discuss advances in the computational simulation of large deformation problems, a mini-symposium will be organized at the Interpore 2017 conference, 8-11 May 2017 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The conference works on the basis of submitted abstracts only (no papers) and then oral/poster presentations in a series of mini-symposiums. All participants will have the opportunity to orally present their work (15 mins for oral contributions or 3 mins for poster presenters, in addition to their poster). Abstract submission is now open until November 14th.
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The Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical (THM) behaviour of soils occupies a central role in many coupled processes in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, such as geo-energy, nuclear waste disposal, thermo-active structures and atmospheric interaction of earthworks. In order to provide a forum for academics and practitioners in these areas to exchange their research on thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of soils, a mini-symposium on the topic is being organised as part of the Interpore 2017 conference, to be held 8-11 May 2017 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This mini-symposium is an opportunity to present experimental research, field work and computational studies focussing both on fundamental aspects of THM behaviour and its application to engineering problems.
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Contributions are invited for the Minisymposium on “Uncertainty Quantification and Multiple Scale Methods for Porous Media” to be held during the 9th International Conference on Porous Media in Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 8-11, 2017. Details for the conference can be found in the conference website: https://www.interpore.org/events/interpore-conference-programs/9th-international-conference-on-porous-media-annual-meeting.

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is November 14, 2016. Further details about the minisymposium can be found in the attached pdf file.

Winter school on “Multi scale approaches and multiphysics couplings in fluid and solid mechanics” will be held in Grenoble, 14th to 20th January 2017.
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TERRE Network will be holding its 1st School and Workshop ‘Fundamentals for an interdisciplinary approach to design and climate-adaptation of geo-infrastructure’ in Naples, hosted by the University of Naples Federico II, on the 26th-27th September 2016. More information, including a programme and registration form is available on the TERRE website: http://www.terre-etn.com/terre-schools-and-workshops/

The deadline for abstract submission to the next Biot conference is approaching. See more details here.

The 6th International Conference on Coupled THMC Processes in Geosystems (GeoProc2017) is an ISRM (International Society of Rock Mechanics) sponsored event that will be held in Paris, on July 5-7 2017.
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Two one day courses are to be held at UPC in Barcelona on the days 17 and 18 of October 2016. The courses are sponsored by the RISE-GEORAMP EU funded project. The course titles are
– MATERIAL POINT METHOD FOR GEOHAZARDS (17 october 2016)
– BUILDING DEM MODELS (18 October 2016)