The 59th ECCE General Meeting will be combined with the International Conference "Seismic design & rehabilitation of buildings" organized by ECCE, Georgian Society of Civil Engineers (GSCE) and World Council of Civil Engineers (WCCE). The International Conference will be held on 29th - 30th May 2014, 09:00 - 18:00, at t he Georgian Technical University administrative building, 77, M. Kostava str., Tbilisi, Georgia.

Below you can find some useful information about the Meeting and Conference:

• 59th ECCE General Meeting Invitation
• 59th ECCE General Meeting Agenda
• International Conference "Seismic design & rehabilitation of buildings" Final Agenda
• Conference Announcement by GSCE
• Conference Papers
• 59th ECCE GAM and Conference registration form
• Hotel registration form
• Nominated Delegate form
• Tbilisi tour program

Transportation between Airport and Hotel:

The transport company "Grand Travel" will offer transportation between the airport and the hotel at the price of 25 EUR one way. The delegates who wish to arrange their transportation between the airport and the hotel can contact directly "Grand Travel" at the following details:

"Grand Travel" ltd
Address: 9, Tarkhnishvili Str. Tbilisi, Georgia
Contact person: Tamari  +995551188003

info@grandtravelgeorgia.com
www.grandtraveltbilisi.com

Please note that the payment should be made in advance. Please find here the bank account details where you can deposit the money.

Transportation between the Courtyard Marriott Hotel and the Conference venue will be arranged by the GSCE. Pick-up time at the hotel will be 08:15.

Please note that you should complete and return the Meeting registration form no later than 11th April 2014 and you should reserve your hotel room no later than 31st March 2014. After this date, all reservations will be subject to hotel's availability.

Any delegates who wish to spend more days in Georgia before or after the Conference can contact the tour operator company "Caucasus Travel".

"CAUCASUS TRAVEL"
Contact person: KETI ASPINDZELASHVILI
Address: 22Peritsvaleba Str., 0103, Tbilisi, Georgia
44/II Kote Abkhazi Str., 0105, Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel: +995 32 298 74 00,  293 11 75
Fax: +995 32 298 73 99
Mobile: + 995 599 154986
E-mail: tours3@caucasustravel.com

www.caucasustravel.com

Material of the 59th ECCE General Meeting:

• 59th ECCE GAM General Presentation
• ECCE brief activity report_Nov 2013 - May 2014

Material of the ECCE-GSCE-WCCE International Conference "Seismic design & rehabilitation of buildings":

• Declaration of the International Conference
• Opening of the Conference by ECCE President
• "Antiseismic policy of Greece" by Linda Pelli
• "Seismic Risk Mitigation Studies: The Portuguese Experience" by Alfredo Campos Costa
• "Seismic behaviour of buildings" by Peter Fajfar
• "The EUROCODE 8: Applications to Buildings and Bridges" by Joao Azevedo
• "Changes in seismic response due to ground surface subsidence in Mexico City" by Raul Aguilar Becerril
• "An overview for practicing engineers: Seismic rehab of RC structures" by Tugrul Tankut
• "Simulation of seismic action for Tbilisi city with local seismological particularities and site effects" by Paata Rekvava and Ketevan Mdivani
• "Rikoti tunnel operational problems and seismic stability" by M. Kalabegishvili, I. Gudjabidze, Z. Lebanidze

Photos from the 59th ECCE General Meeting:

59th ECCE General Meeting group photo

59th ECCE General Assembly

59th ECCE General Assembly

Official dinner hosted by the Georgian Society of Civil Engineers

From left to right: GSCE President Iuri Svanidze, Prof. Gela Kipaini, Prof. Mirian Kalabegishvili, GSCE Vice President Malkhaz Bediashvili