Description: Australia and New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics 2023 will take place in July 2023, Cairns, Australia.
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2 – 5 July 2023, Cairns Convention Centre, Australia
On behalf of the Australian and New Zealand Geotechnical societies, we thank all delegates, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors who attended the ANZ 2023 Conference. The conference aimed to reconnect people in a post-COVID world, develop the next generation of geotechnical leaders through plenary and session presentations, and stimulate technical discussions.
Our profession plays a crucial role in helping society achieve a safe, prosperous, and sustainable future. Recent droughts drove a surge in dam design and construction to ensure communities have access to drinking water. Likewise, recent rainfall triggered extensive slope failures impacting roads, rail, and urban infrastructure. The transition from fossil fuels to alternative energy sources drove significant construction in solar, wind, and pumped hydro, all of which encompassed substantial geotechnical com