The 8th international congress on environmental GeotechnicsTowards a Sustainable GeoenvironmentDate: October 28-November 1, 2018Venue: Sheraton Grand Hangzhou Wetland Park Resort, 1 Westbrook Resort, Zijingang Road, HangzhouIssues associated with environmental geotechnics continue to be a major preoccupation for governments, public and private organizations and the general community around the world. With the support from the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) and the Technical Committee of Environmental Geotechnics (TC215), the Environmental Geotechnics Congress Series has been held regularly since 1994 (Canada 1994; Japan 1996; Portugal, 1998; Brazil 2002; UK 2006; India 2010; Australia 2014), and has evolved into a  highly influential forum for exchange and discussion on the subject.The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Soft Soils and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, CISMGE and HKGES cordially invite you to attend the 8th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics in the week of October 28th, 2018 in Hangzhou, ChinaContact:Tel.: +86(0571)88208793Fax.: +86(0571)88208793E-mail: ICEG2018@zju.edu.cnFor further information, please refer to the official website.

Hidden Champion in the Connected WorldDate: Oct.22-Oct.23, 2018Venue: Room 139, Mon Man Wai Building, Zijingang CampusSymposium ChairsProf. Xiaobo WuNational Institute for Innovation Management (NIIM), Zhejiang University,ChinaProf. Danica PurgInternational Association for Management Development in Dynamic Societies (CEEMAN), SloveniaLooking at the list of the most admired companies in the world published annually by Fortune magazine, we may conclude that an excellent company must be well-known corporate giants. Similarly, the majority of literature has focused on these larger companies, since much of whose information was publicly available and their histories were relatively easy to etch out. But as economists had long recognized, the engine of economic growth for many nations were the flourishing strata of small and medium-sized companies. What are the lessons here? This opened the research in the field of hidden champion. Hidden champions, described by Hermann Simon as companies whose market dominance belies their low profiles, are considered as an important issue in both business and academic fields in recent years.Despite the international interest in this topic, empirical research is astonishingly scarce –even in Germany. As a consequence, to the best of our knowledge, the factors that induce acompany to be a hidden champion and how these firms develop in the connected world have not been empirically validated to date. We seek to showcase work that informs these issues, and topics of interest include but are not limited to the following issues:Leadership of hidden championsCraftmanship and innovationHidden champions in global marketHidden champions in the era of InternetInternational marketing of hidden championsCompetitiveness of hidden championsFrom hidden champions to corporate giantsCase study of hidden championsHidden champions in family business

6th Young Chemists ForumIt is our pleasure to invite you to Hangzhou to attend the 6th Young Chemists Forum, which will be held at ZJU from December 29th to December 30th, 2018. The attendees should hold a Ph.D. (or, expecting a Ph.D. degree in 2018) in the field of chemistry or related fields. About 10-15 young scientists will be selected from the candidates. For each attendee, Department of Chemistry of Zhejiang University will cover the travel expense (up to $1500 USD, economy class airfare), as well as local accommodations and meals in Hangzhou.The main topics of the Forum include: (1) materials chemistry, (2) organic synthesis, (3) chemical biology, (4) catalysis and interface chemistry, (5) analytical chemistry for life and materials science, and (6) other frontiers of chemistry.In order to attend the forum, all the applicants are asked to submit the following application materials before November 15th, 2018, to Ms Weiya Zhang (email: zhangweiya@zju.edu.cn). The application materials include CV (publication list should be included) as well as three to five representative papers.If the conference attendees or applicants are willing to apply for a position as a principal investigator at the Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, please contact Professor Hanfeng Ding (email: hfding@zju.edu.cn). All the information concerning faculty recruitment could be obtained at the following website: http://www.chem.zju.edu.cn/chinese/redir.php?catalog_id=183&object_id=21997

Higher Engineering Education under the Belt and Road Initiative  Hosted by Zhejiang University and Chinese Society for Engineering Education, the 13th International Conference on Science, Technology and Education Policywill be held in Hangzhou, China on November 8-10, 2018.The conference focuses on the theme of “Higher Engineering Education under the Belt and Road Initiative”, aiming at enhancing the exchange and cooperation in higher engineering education between countries along the B&R. The conference will discuss issues concerning the vision and opportunities of international cooperation in higher engineering education, key cooperation fields and their priority, engineering talent demands, talent mobility trends, and talent training mode in B&R countries, and paths and practices of improving international students quality and talent training quality in B&R countries. It is anticipated that researchers, academicians and industrialists, from Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese Academy of Engineering, China Association of Higher Education, high-level engineering colleges and universities in China, renowned universities in countries along the B&R, and global enterprises, will attend the conference to share their insights.The issues of the conference include (but not limited to):1. Practice and exploration of globalization engineering education reform2. Challenges and opportunities for international cooperation in engineering education in countries along the B&R3. Engineering talent demands and talent mobility trends in countries along the B&R4. Talent training mode of higher engineering education in countries along the B&R5. Paths and practices of improving international student quality and talent training quality in countries along the B&R Date: November 8-10, 2018Venue: Crowne Plaza Hangzhou HEDA Hotel, No.523 Jinsha Avenue, Hangzhou Xiasha Economic and Technological Development Zone, HangzhouContact: Ms ZHUANG (zhuangyixue1414@163.com, +86-571-88208515)To register for the conference, please scan the QR code below:Registration ends on Oct. 15.

Venue: Room 211, Sir Run Run Shaw Science Building, Yuquan CampusAgenda: http://www.zjuyh.com/wlps2018/rb/?language=en-us&sectionid=9da1a63b-ad88-e811-9419-dbf76825e4dcFor more information, please visit the official website.

The International Conference on Digital Image Correlation and Noncontact Experimental Mechanics will be held during October 15-18, 2018 in Hangzhou, China. The conference is co-hosted by ZJU's College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, International Digital Image Correlation Society and Society for Experimental Mechanics. The scope of the conference will cover the latest scientific research achievements and technological innovations on DIC technology and noncontact experimental mechanics as well as the novel applications. It will serve as a platform for academic exploration, experience exchange, and thought inspiration amongst the practitioners engaged in material, civil, mechanical and aeronautics engineering.Venue: Lakeview Hotel, No. 2 Huancheng Road, Hangzhou, ChinaContact information:Prof. Xiao-Wei Ye (叶肖伟)Email: cexwye@zju.edu.cnPhone: +86-15857113136Fax: +86-571-88208685Ms. Lin Yuan (袁琳)Email: ceyuanlin@zju.edu.cnPhone: +86-18868117961Fax: +86-571-88208685

2018 Hangzhou Workshop on Quantum MatterThe Hangzhou Workshop on Quantum Matter is organized by the International Collaborative Center for Quantum Matter (ICCQM), a virtual research center established in 2009 as a platform for collaborations in the areas of quantum matter between Rice University and Zhejiang University. Other participating institutions of the ICCQM include the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden, the London Center for Nanotechnology, the University of Science and Technology of China, and Hangzhou Normal University. Quantum Matter is a frontier subject concerning modern condensed matter and atomic systems, in which quantum correlation and quantum coherence strongly influence their physics properties. Information on previous workshops in the series can be found at the website of the ICCQM. The 2018 Hangzhou Workshop on Quantum Matter will cover a broad range of topics on strongly correlated systems. These will include unconventional superconductivity, heavy fermions systems, quantum phase transitions and quantum critical phenomena, the physics of spin liquids, correlated topological systems, correlation effects in twisted graphene layers, ultracold atoms and quantum engineered systems. The workshop will bring together experimentalists and theorists from different countries in the world, including China, USA, Europe, Japan, and South Korea. In addition, it aims to stimulate and encourage more graduate students and junior scientists to engage in research on Quantum Matter.For more information, please visit the official website.

2019 Graduate Workshop on China in the Urban AgeThe University of Sydney is organising the inaugural graduate workshop of the recently launched multidisciplinary research program on China in the Urban Age. The program will build a multidisciplinary approach to the study of China to stimulate a connection between the production of local knowledge and the global discussion on the environmental, social, engineering, health, cultural and governing challenges of urbanisation.The first graduate workshop, aimed at any branch of the sciences, humanities and social sciences with an interest in sustainability, is devoted to China’s environmental challenge and eco-civilisation: a multidisciplinary approach to the Anthropocene. This is an initiative of the China Studies Centre in collaboration with the Planetary Health Platform at the University of Sydney.Dates and locationThe Graduate Workshop will be held at the University of Sydney between 14 and 18 January 2019.Please submit your application by 11.59pm (EST) on Monday 8 October 2018.

Date: Sept 3-4Venue: Cunzhong Seminar Room, the 4th floor, Qizhen Hotel, Zijingang CampusSchedule: http://www.zju.edu.cn/2018/0829/c504a847167/page.htm