The International Symposium & 9th Asian Regional Conference of IAEG will be held in Beijing, China on 24th - 25th September, 2013. At the meantime, the meetings of IAEG Executive Committee and the Council also will be held on 22nd and 23rd September. The IAEG China National Group hosts this conference, providing academic researchers, engineers in the community of engineering geology with opportunities to present and share the art-of-state views in this field. The theme of this conference is “Global view of Engineering Geology and the Environment ”. Four topics and a series of workshops are designed to cover the main aspects of engineering geology and the environment.