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2020. 03. 19. 36th General Meeting held at KGS office (Mar. 19th)
2020. 06. 16. 7th `Geotechnical engineers’ day ceremony and “Geotechnical Engineering and Future Technology Forum”held at Seoul National University (Jun. 16th)
2020. 07. 31. Technology agreement ceremony with Gyeongin Construction Division of Korea Electric Power Corporation was signed.
2020. 09. 24. 2020 Annual fall conference (Online) (Sep. 24th to 25th)
2020. 03. 18. 2021 Annual spring conference and 37th General Meeting held at Seoul AT center (Mar. 18th to 19th)
2021. 04. 14. MOU with Korea Association of Construction Engineering & Management was signed.
2021. 06. 16. 7th geotechnical engineers’ day ceremony held at Seoul The-K hotel (Jun. 16th)
2010. 01. 15. Title of technical divisions changed
(Oriented Construction Method to Ground & IT Convergence)
2010. 03. 25. Held the 26th general meeting and a spring conference at Korea Land & Housing Corporation Company building (Mar. 25th to 26th)
2010. 08. 06. Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) signed the MOU with KGS
2010. 09. 09. Held a fall conference & 3rd Korea-Japan Geotechnical Engineering Workshop at Korea Rural Community Corporation in Ansan (Sep. 9th to 10th)
2011. 03. 24. 27th Spring Conference at Dankook University (Mar. 24th to 25th)
2011. 04. 15. YGE(Young Geotechnical Engineers) Forum committee newly launched
2011. 04. 27. Daejeon & Chunnam regional development special committee held a foundation celebration event at Korea Institute of geoscience and mineral resources(KIGAM)
2011. 07. 21. Daegu and Kyungbook regional development special committee held a meeting of its supporters
2011. 08. 12. Change in the name of Technical Committee: Rock Engineering to Rock & Geology
2011. 09. 01. Fifth International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials (IS-Seoul 2011) (Sheraton Grande Walkerhill & W Seoul Walkerhill, Seoul) - 9.1 ~ 9.3
2011. 09. 22. KGS Awards committee has been established
2011. 09. 22. Annual Fall conference held at Kangwon University (Sep. 22nd to 23rd)
2011. 12. 15. Indian Geotechnical Society signed the MOU with Korean Geotechnical Society(KGS)
2012. 05. 01. Russian Geological Engineering Society held a joint workshop and signed the MOU with Korean Geotechnical Society(KGS) at Incheon University
2012. 08. 21. Korean Geotechnical Society and Kazahstan Geotechnical Society held a Joint Symposium
2012. 10. 11. Annual fall conference held at Seoul National University of Science and Technology (Oct. 11th to 12th)
2012. 10. 11. Turkish Geotechnical Society signed the MOU with KGS
2012. 11. 02. JS-Seoul 2012 (International Joint Symposium on Urban Geotechnics for Sustainable Development) (Nov. 2nd to 3rd)
2013. 09. 02. 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE) (Paris, France - 9.2 ~ 9.6)
2013. 10. 17. Annual Fall conference and 5th KGS-JGS Geotechnical Engineering Workshop at KOFST
2013. 09. 02. Won the bid for the 19th ICSMGE 2017 to be held in Seoul, 2017
2014. 03. 20. Annual Spring conference and 30th General Meeting held at KOFST (Mar. 20th to 21st)
2014. 06. 12. 30th anniversary of the foundation & 1st geotechnical engineers’ day ceremony at the construction hall
2014. 08. 25. 8th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (IS-Seoul 2014) / (Sheraton Grande Walkerhill) - 2014.08.25 ~ 08.27
2015. 04. 13. Geo-environmental engineering and Energy plant Technical committees separated and restored their TC’s names.
2015. 05. 01. Korean Geotechnical Engineering Research Institute has been established
2016. 03. 17. Signed the MOU with members of Korean Geotechnical Science Academic Groups’ Council: the Korean Society of Agricultural Engnieers, Korean Society for Rock Mechanics, Korean Society of Earth and Exploartion Geophysicists, Korean Geosynthetics Society, Korean Geo-Environmental Society, the Korean Society of Engineering Geology, Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
2016. 03. 17. Annual spring conference held at KOFST (Mar. 17th to 18th)
2016. 10. 20. Annual fall conference held at ICC Jeju International Convention Center (Oct. 20th to 21th) (co-hosted by the Korean Society of Civil Engineers and related societies)
2017. 03. 16. 2017 Annual spring conference and 33rd General Meeting held at KOFST (Mar. 16th to 17st)
2017. 06. 16. 4th Geotechnical engineers’ day ceremony at Seoul AT center
2017. 06. 29. Relocation of the KGS office (Rm. #701, C-dong, H Business Park, 26, Beobwon-ro 9-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul)
2017. 09. 17. 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering(ICSMGE) and 6th iYGEC (Sep. 17th to ~ 21st) at COEX, Seoul
2017. 09. 21. 2017 Annual spring conference held at COEX (Sep. 21st)
2017. 11. 20. MOU with Gyeonggi-do and the Korean Academic Groups’ Council: the Korean Geotechnical Society, Korea Institute for Structural Maintenance and Inspection, and Korea Association of Professional Engineers in Geotechnical Engineering, and Korean Structural Engineers Association was signed.
2018. 03. 15. 2018 Annual spring conference and 34th General Meeting held at Yeosu expo convention center (Mar. 14th to 16th)
2018. 06. 14. 5th Geotechnical engineers’ day ceremony at KOFST
2018. 06. 14. 13th Korea Eco-Environmental Architecture awards at KOFST
2018. 06. 15. MOU with Quality control center of LH corporation and Korean Geotechnical Society was signed.
2018. 10. 05. 2017 Annual fall conference held at Seoul AT center
2018. 11. 28. MOU with Korean Structural Engineers Association was signed.
2019. 01. 03. Business agreements with Korean Society of Disaster & Security and Association of Slope Disaster Mitigation for technical research and information exchanges was signed.
2019. 03. 14. 2019 Annual spring conference and 35th General Meeting held at KOFST (Mar. 14th to 15th)
2019. 06. 11. 6th Geotechnical engineers’ day ceremony and “Geotechnics Future Forum” held at Seoul AT center (Jun. 11th)
2019. 09. 27. 2019 Annual fall conference held at Seoul National University (Sep. 27th)
2000. 01. 02. Published a changed periodicals' (KGS journal) in size (Vol.26, No.1)
2000. 03. 25. Held the 16th general meeting and a spring conference
2000. 05. 29. Homepage management committee was established
2000. 06. 26. Changed the name of technical divisions (Soft Ground Improvement to Soft Ground)
2000. 11. 27. Changed two names of technical divisions: Pile & Foundation to Foundation, Dredging & Reclamation to Dredging reclamation and add another technical division: Geoenvironment
2001. 01. 12. Designated as the Secretariat Agency for Global standardization by Korea Agency for Technology and Standards
  • -TC/SC titles changed to ISO 182 Geotechnical Engineering
  • -ISO TC 182/SC1 Site Classification
  • -ISO TC 182/SC3 Underground Excavation & Earthwork
2001. 03. 24. Held the 17th general meeting and a spring conference
2001. 04. 16. Revisions to business license were issued (Seocho tax office)
2001. 05. 21. Held 4th Asian Young Geotechnical Enginners Conference at Hoam hall of Seoul national University
2001. 11. 16. Published cyber education materials, established the production division for Geotechnical investigation section
2001. 12. 17. Established and organized the reward & punishment committee
2002. 03. 21. Held the 18th general meeting and a spring workshop
2002. 10. 25. Held a fall workshop at a medium-sized lecture room of the auditorium of Korea Infrastructure Safety Corporation
2003. 03. 21. Held the 19th general meeting and a spring conference at the research institute of Korea Land Corporation (21st of March to 22nd of March)
2003. 04. 16. Revisions to business license were issued (Seocho tax office)
2003. 05. 31. Revisions to the articles of association were approved (clause3 added to chap.3, clause1-6 revised to Art.12 of Chap.4, date changed to clause2, Art.17 of Chap.6, no.5 added to clause3 of Art.34)
2004. 01. 01. Periodicals'(KGS journal) publication schedule changed (previously published 6 journals annually changed to 9 journals)
2004. 03. 25. Held the 20th general meeting and a spring conference (its 20th anniversary celebration of the opening at the Seoul Education and Culture Hall on the 25th to 26th of March)
2005. 03. 25. Held the 20th general meeting and a spring conference at Jeju convention centre (the inner gate) - 25th to 26th of March
2005. 05. 23. Added technical divisions: Dam/Embankment, Hazard/Mitigation
2005. 09. 21. The 2005 ISSMGE ATC7 & KGS technical divisions' joint symposium at Millennium hall of Dong-seo Univ. 21th to 22nd of Sep.
2005. 10. 07. The 2005 joint conference on Geotechnical Engineering at Korea Infrastructure Safety & Technology Corporation (the 7th to 8th of Oct.)
2005. 10. 27. Revisions to the articles of association were approved (Ministry of Construction & Transportation)
2006. 03. 24. Held the 22nd general meeting and a spring conference at Hanyang Univ. HIT bldg (6th fl. ) - 24th to 25th of March
2006. 06. 16. Technical divisions joint conference to celebrate its 22nd anniversary of the opening at the Korean Federation of Teacher's Association
2006. 10. 27. Held a fall conference at Woodang Building, Information & Technology of Kyoungpook National Univ. (Oct. 27th to 28th)
2006. 11. 17. The 2006 ISSMGE ATC7 &KGS technical divisions' joint symposium at the Korean Federation of Teacher's Association
2007. 03. 23. Held the 23rd general meeting and a spring conference at Science library of Korea Univ. (Mar. 23rd to 24th)
2007. 04. 18. Revisions to business license were issued (Seocho office) and the authentication certificate of KGS's seal was issued
2007. 09. 14. Held a fall conference at engineering building 2, 1016 memorial hall of Busan National Univ. (Sep. 14th to 15th)
2007. 10. 01. Revisions to the articles of association were approved (Ministry of Construction & Transportation)
2007. 12. 28. Title of technical divisions changed (dredging reclamation to Costal & Harbor)
2008. 03. 28. Held the 24th general meeting and a spring conference at University of Seoul library (Mar. 28 to 29)
2008. 10. 10. Held a fall conference at Chonnam Univ. Convention Centre (Oct. 10 to 11th)
2009. 01. 30. Held the KGS Incheon special conference at the council chamber (2nd fl.) of Incheon Metropolitan City Hall
2009. 03. 27. Held the 25th general meeting and a spring conference at the conference hall, Ansan Campus of Hanyang Univ. (Mar. 27th to 28th)
  • -CISMFE-CCES and KGS signed the MOU
2009. 07. 02. Established another technical division : Energy Plant
2009. 07. 08. Held an opening event for long-term development planning commission at Yeoksam-dong, Korea Technology Centre
2009. 09. 01. Special committee for Technical progress held its opening ceremony at Korea Institute of Construction Technology Education (the main office in Incheon)
2009. 09. 25. Held a fall conference at convention hall, Welfare centre, Songdo campus of Incheon Univ. (Sep. 25th to 26th)
2009. 10. 06. U.S. National Society for ISSMGE signed the MOU with KGS
2009. 11. 10. In commemoration of the founding of special commission for Kwangju·Chonnam Sections at Samyoung Wedding hall in Kwangju
2009. 11. 26. In commemoration of the founding of special commission for Gangwon Section at engineering hall 2, Gangneung-Wonju National Univ.
2009. 12. 01. Vietnam Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (VSSMGE) signed the MOU with KGS
2009. 12. 01. Published its first issue of IJGE (International Journal of Geo-Engineering) (aims for SCI(E))
1990. 03. 24. Held the 6th general meeting and a special conference
1990. 04. 09. Revisions to the articles of association were approved (the Ministry of Construction)
1991. 03. 30. Held the 7th general meeting and a special conference
1991. 05. 28. Revisions to the articles of association were approved (the Ministry of Construction)
1991. 06. 11. The registration of corporation for KGS has been confirmed
1991. 07. 01. The title of periodicals changed to the KGS journal under authorization
1991. 12. 30. Relocated an office (#701 Sungwon bldg., 776-13 Yuksam-Dong, Kangnam-Ku)
1992. 03. 20. 9 Technical Divisions was established (Pile & Foundation, Slope Stability, Soft Ground Improvement, Information construction, Ground Vibration, Dredging and reclamation, Tunnel, Geosynthetics, Ground excavation)
1992. 03. 21. Held the 8th general meeting and a spring conference
1992. 04. 01. The office's relocation of registration
1992. 04. 18. Received a certificate of title-changed "KGS Journal" registration as a periodical (the Bureau of Public Information)
1992. 05. 18. Revisions to business license were issued (Gaepo tax office)
1993. 03. 27. Held the 9th general meeting and a spring conference
1993. 08. 10. Revisions to the publisher and editor of periodicals were issued
1993. 10. 15. Held inaugural meeting for the establishment of IGS Korea Branch Office
1993. 12. 30. Purchased the KGS office (Rm. #1201-1202, Seocho World Officetel. 1355-3, Seocho-Dong Seocho-Ku, Seoul, Korea)
1994. 01. 05. Relocated the office (Rm. #1201-1202, Seocho World Officetel. 1355-3, Seocho-Dong Seocho-Ku)
1994. 03. 26. Held the 10th general meeting and a spring conference
1994. 04. 22. Revisions to the articles of association were approved (Article 4 chapter 11- a number of board member)
1994. 05. 07. Received a certificate of title-changed "KGS Journal" registration as a periodical (the Bureau of Public Information)
1994. 05. 09. Revisions to business license were issued (Secho tax office)
1995. 03. 25. Held the 11th general meeting and a spring conference
1995. 04. 26. Revisions to business license were issued (Secho tax office)
1995. 05. 09. Revisions to the publisher and editor of periodicals were issued (the Bureau of Public Information)
1995. 10. 18. Purchased the KGS office (Rm. #1203, Seocho World Officetel. 1355-3, Seocho-Dong Seocho-Ku)
1995. 11. 15. Received a certificate of title-changed "KGS Journal" registration as a periodical (the Bureau of Public Information)
1996. 03. 23. Held the 12th general meeting and a spring conference
1996. 07. 04. Revisions to the articles of association were approved (Article 5,6,15,16)
1996. 08. 26. Added two new technical divisions; Ground Investigation, Rock mechanics)
1996. 09. 30. Chung, Hyung Sik was elected as IGS advisor (the years of 1997 to 2001)
1996. 12. 05. Kim, Sang Kyu was elected as ISSMFE vice president for Asia (the years of 1996 to 2000)
1997. 03. 28. Held the 13th general meeting and a spring conference
1997. 04. 02. Revisions to business license were issued (Secho tax office)
1997. 04. 28. Revisions to the publisher and editor of periodicals were issued (the Bureau of Public Information)
1997. 06. 04. According to Item 1 of Para. 1 of Art. 24 of the patent law, Art. 20 of the patent enforcement law designated KGS as an academic society
1998. 03. 28. Held the 14th general meeting and a spring conference 1998. 12. 21: the title of periodicals (published separately by 2 titles: Geotechnical Engineering, KGS journal)
1999. 02. 24. International Standard Serial Number was assigned (ISSN 1229~2474)
1999. 03. 27. Held the 15th general meeting and a spring conference
1999. 04. 21. Revisions to business license were issued (Seocho tax office)
1999. 04. 22. Revisions to the articles of association were approved (Para.2 of Art.17)
1999. 08. 16. Held the 11th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Seoul, 1999 (8.16 ~ 8.20)
1984. 06. 16 Inaugural assembly
1985. 02. 13. Obtained a certificate of incorporation from the minister of Construction
1985. 02. 18. Completed the registration of corporation at Seoul District Court
1985. 04. 15. Business license was received
1985. 05. 16. Minister of Culture and Public Information issued the registration of periodicals
1986. 03. 29. Held the 2nd general meeting and a special conference
1986. 04. 26. Revisions to the articles of association were approved (Article 7&11)
1986. 05. 16. The revised certificate of periodicals was received (periodicals changed to be published quarterly)
1987. 03. 28. Held the 3rd general meeting and a special conference
1987. 05. 06. Publisher and editior of periodicals registered the declaration of change of a publishing office's address
1987. 11. 03. Secretariat office of KGS moved to the 6th floor of Handuk building, # 242-1, the Sixth ave. of Jongro, Jongro-gu
1987. 11. 06. Registered to announce the relocation of the secretariat office (Jongro-gu) 1988. 3. 26: held the 4th general meeting and a special conference
1988. 05. 02. Revisions to the articles of association were approved (Article 7, 28)
1989. 03. 01. Relocated an office (the 13rd floor of Jinro distribution bldg. , #1445-15 Secho-dong, Secho-Ku)
1989. 03. 01. Completed the registration of the office's relocation. (Secho-Ku)
1989. 03. 20. Joined ISSMFE (International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering)
1989. 03. 25. Held the 5th general meeting and a special conference
1989. 05. 26. Received a certificate of periodicals' revision(printing & publishing office)