Foundation Engineering Network News　As we enter 2024, the geotechnical engineering community opens a new chapter. On January 4, the highly anticipated "Longjiang Geotechnical Engineering (2024) Technical Exchange Conference" was successfully held in Harbin, marking a new journey toward technological innovation and high-quality development for Heilongjiang's geotechnical engineering industry. The conference was guided by the China Foundation Engineering Technology Innovation Intellectual Property Alliance, hosted by Heilongjiang Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd., and organized by Heilongjiang Longhua Geotechnical Engineering Co., Ltd., with strong support from Chongqing Du'an Engineering Survey Technology Consulting Co., Ltd., the Chongqing Branch of China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd., Foundation Engineering Network, and the journal Foundation Engineering. Focusing on "Innovative Geotechnics, Looking to the Future, and Jointly Promoting Development," the conference built a bridge for industry communication and provided ideas for technological innovation and development trends in geotechnical engineering.

Conference venue

The conference brought together numerous industry leaders, experts and scholars, senior corporate executives, and technical elites. Participants exchanged views on **technological advances and practical experience in the geotechnical engineering field, pointing the way for future technological development. It is worth noting that through the online livestream of Foundation Engineering Vision, the conference attracted nearly 8,000 industry professionals to watch, generating an enthusiastic response.

Sun Hongjun, President of the Heilongjiang Construction Industry Association, delivers a speech

At the opening ceremony, Sun Hongjun, President of the Heilongjiang Construction Industry Association, delivered an enthusiastic speech. He first extended a warm welcome to the attending experts and representatives, and then gave an incisive exposition of the scientific and artistic characteristics of geotechnical engineering. President Sun emphasized that with the advent of the digital and intelligent era, geotechnical engineering technology provides strong support for solving complex engineering problems. He expressed appreciation for the hard work and innovative contributions of geotechnical engineers, and called on the entire industry to intensify reform and innovation, enhance enterprise competitiveness, jointly explore and develop new technologies around the platform, and work together to advance scientific and technological progress in geotechnical engineering and achieve comprehensive quality and efficiency improvement.

Shi Xinbo, Party Secretary, Chairman, and General Manager of Heilongjiang Construction Engineering Group, delivers a speech

Shi Xinbo, Party Secretary, Chairman, and General Manager of Heilongjiang Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd., also delivered an insightful speech. He proposed that efficiently organizing large conferences not only helps promote the development of a single industry but also supports the transformation and upgrading of the entire regional economy. He invited experts, scholars, and entrepreneurs to join Heilongjiang Construction Engineering Group, jointly inject new vitality into Heilongjiang's geotechnical industry, and, in the face of new opportunities and challenges, work together to build an influential scientific and technological innovation system.

A series of splendid expert reports

During the conference, the participating experts used illustrated presentations and on-site interaction to elaborate in detail on the profound heritage and technological innovation achievements in the geotechnical engineering field, prompting deeper industry thinking. The cutting-edge insights and core product demonstrations of corporate experts injected new concepts into the industry and led industrial models toward renewal and prosperity.

Commemorative medals presented to the speakers

After a day of agenda filled with insights and inspiration, the conference came to a close amid warm applause and positive feedback from the participants. With the successful conclusion of the conference, the organizers stated that they will continue to promote internal industry exchange, accelerate cooperation among enterprises, strive to help member units achieve successful transformation, and drive the continued prosperity of Heilongjiang's geotechnical engineering industry. This far-reaching technical exchange conference has undoubtedly sparked new ideas for future development in the geotechnical engineering community and opened a new page in technological innovation.

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