INVITATION The University of Trento (Department of Structural and Mechanical Engineering) and the University of Naples Federico II (Department of Geotechnical Engineering) are promoting the International Workshop on Unsaturated Soils: "Experimental Evidence and Theoretical Approaches" Faculty of Engineering, University of Trento 10 - 12 April, 2000. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES The Workshop on Unsaturated Soils has been thought to involve doctoral and post-doctoral researchers in order to exchange experiences about new advances and developments in this field. It is deemed that a rather informal meeting will stimulate discussion, exchange of new ideas, and debate on fundamental topics. Doctoral and post-doctoral researchers from different Universities have been invited to present their work. According to the goal of the Workshop, special importance will be given to discussion. After each presentation, 30 min will be devoted to questions, remarks, and comments. In each session a discussion leader, who would have previously reviewed the papers, might also arise specific questions. WORKSHOP THEMES Themes of the workshop are Fundamentals and Theoretical Advances, Testing Techniques and Field Measurements, Modelling and Numerical Analysis, Flow Analysis and Mass Transport. PROCEEDINGS All contributions will be published in a proceeding book, which will be freely distributed at the Workshop to all participants. REGISTRATION Registration is made on-line at the Home Page of the Workshop: http://www.ing.unitn.it/~labgtec/iwus.html The participation at the Workshop is free of charge. CORRESPONDENCE For information on the Workshop, including programme, registration, travel, hotel accommodations and purchase of the proceedings, please contact: Dr. Alessandro Tarantino Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Strutturale Università di Trento Via Mesiano, 77 TRENTO, 38050 ITALY Phone: 33-(0)1-64153544 (CERMES, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées) Fax: 33-(0)1-64153562 E-mail: [log in to unmask] ****************************************************************** Claudio MANCUSO Universita' di Napoli Federico II - Facolta' di Ingegneria Dipartimento di Ingegneria Geotecnica mail: Via Claudio 21, 80125 NAPOLI (ITALY) e-mail: [log in to unmask] tel: 0039 081 7683478 (WK) fax: 0039 081 7683481 (WK) mob: 0348 5167290 ****************************************************************** %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%