On behalf of the organising committee, we are delighted to invite you to participate in the 18th Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference (18SEAGC) cum Inaugural AGSSEA Conference (1AGSSEA) to be held in Singapore from 29 to 31 May, 2013. This conference is organised by the Geotechnical Society of Singapore (GeoSS) under the auspices of Southeast Asian Geotechncial Society and Association of Geotechnical Societies in SouthEast Asia.

Southeast Asia is one of the fastest growing regions in the world. Infrastructure development such as construction of rapid transit systems, underground caverns, dams, ports and harbor development is commonly carried out in the region. The conferene main theme is “Geotechnical Infrastructure” and the major topics are as follows:

• Geotechnical infrastructure in Southeast Asia
• Infrastructure development in developing countries
• Interlink between geotechnical engineering and other disciplines
• Geotechnical problems in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world

Papers related to other geotechnical topics are also welcome!

We would like to Invite You to Submit Your Abstract Online at: http://www.18seagc.com/abssub.html.

We look forward to meeting you in Singapore.

C F Leung
Conference Chair