Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to inform you that the International Symposium on Coastal Engineering Geology (IS-Shanghai 2012) will be held in Shanghai, China from September 20 to 21, 2012, which is sponsored by the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG).

We invite you to participate in this Symposium and to contribute to any topics of your scientific interest.

IMPORTANT DATES:

•Abstract submission deadline: January 15, 2012

•Notification to authors of acceptance: January 31, 2012

•Full paper submission deadline: February 29, 2012

•Review comments to authors: March 31, 2012

•Final camera ready-paper submission deadline: April 30, 2012

Please go to the conference web site ( http://www.is-shanghai2012.org) to obtain the updated information on this Symposium.

I am also kindly asking you to help promoting the Symposium by forwarding this e-mail to your colleagues active in the field of geotechnical and geological engineering.

I very much look forward to seeing you in Shanghai next year.

Sincerely yours

IS-Shanghai 2012 Organizing Committee