The New Zealand Geotechnical Society and the Australian Geomechanics Society proudly invite you to attend the 12th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics (ANZ 2015) which is the regional conference of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) and is held approximately every 4 years.

ANZ 2015 also warmly welcomes members of the International Association of Engineering Geologists (IAEG) and the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) to attend this regional event. The last Australia New Zealand Conference held in Wellington, New Zealand was in 1980. Thirty-five years later, this event returns to Wellington, to a city and a world that is experiencing significant change and challenge resulting from human influence in our built environment. As in 1980, our profession has the potential to shape and influence the future. For 2015, our conference theme is “The Changing Face of the Earth – Geomechanics & Human Influence”. The worldwide community is currently facing great change; a changing climate, an evolving legislative environment and changing human perceptions and awareness of the cause and effects of our actions. This change presents an exciting series of risks and opportunities within our industry. This conference seeks to explore and better understand the drivers for changing our world and the impact we make – be this in marine and coastal areas or the built environment, from open cast mining to creating brand new communities.

ANZ 2015 will include the presentation of technical papers, keynote lectures, workshops, technical tours, exhibits, and social and networking opportunities for sponsors, participants and their partners. We especially encourage contributions from young professionals in our industry and there will be a prize awarded to the paper judged as best to be submitted by a young professional (under 35 years of age).

I would like to take the opportunity of inviting you to attend this prestigious and technically exciting conference and encourage you to enter your details on this website to stay informed and up to date as our plans for this great event progress.