US-EGYPT Workshop: Toward Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Development at the new Suez Canal region in Egypt; Cairo, Egypt; December 18-20, 2015

本次研讨会将由新墨西哥大学（UNM）和新墨西哥大学（GUC）共同组织，在开罗德国大学（GUC）举行，讨论路线图，以确保在埃及新苏伊士运河预计进行的大型项目具有良好的社会和环境影响的弹性基础设施发展。苏伊士运河地区是一个多灾害地区，地震活动频繁，环境干旱，海上耐久性面临挑战。研讨会将于2015年12月18日至20日举行，也就是埃及新苏伊士运河开通几个月后（预计于2015年8月开通）。为期两天半的研讨会将包括所有研讨会参与者有组织地参观新苏伊士运河，然后在GUC举行研讨会活动。由PI领导的研讨会遴选委员会将从美国学术界和工业界选出15名杰出成员，与埃及同行一起发表演讲并参加讨论小组。ppi将强调来自科学和工程领域代表性不足群体的专家的参与，特别是妇女、少数民族和残疾人。新苏伊士运河地区规划的大规模基础设施开发为科学界积极参与经济发展和全球经济增长提供了独特的机会。该研讨会为美国研究人员提供了一个独特的机会，可以在具有重大挑战的实际现场条件下测试和验证研究概念和方法。这一挑战体现在设计中需要考虑的多种危险因素上，包括严重的地震活动、恶劣的土壤条件、海上建筑的耐久性以及气候变化导致的运河水位上升。此外，成功的开发还面临着谨慎减轻潜在负面环境影响的挑战。最后，必须仔细规划，以培养积极的社会经济影响。讨论这些挑战并制定成功开发这种战略性国际设施的路线图对埃及和国际社会具有巨大价值。美国学术界和工业界专家通过讨论、观察和潜在的合作研究机会参与这一具有挑战性的发展，为综合从苏伊士运河地区发展中吸取的经验教训提供了一个独特的机会，可用于美国和国际类似领域的未来项目。

This workshop, to be held at The German University in Cairo (GUC), will be co-organized by the University of New Mexico (UNM) and the GUC to discuss a roadmap to ensure resilient infrastructure development with favorable social and environmental impacts of the anticipated mega-scale projects to take place at the new Suez Canal in Egypt. The Suez Canal region is a multi-hazard region with considerable seismic activity, an arid environment and offshore durability challenges. The workshop will be held in December 18-20, 2015, a few months after the opening the new Suez Canal in Egypt (anticipated in August 2015). The two and half-day workshop will include an organized visit by all workshop attendees to the new Suez Canal followed by workshop activities to take place at the GUC. The workshop selection committee, led by the PI, will select 15 distinguished members from US academia and industry to participate with Egyptian counterparts to deliver presentations and engage in discussion panels. The PIs will emphasize participation of experts from underrepresented groups in science and engineering specifically women, minorities,and people with disabilities.The planned mega-scale infrastructure development of the new Suez Canal region represents a unique opportunity for the scientific community to participate positively in economic development and global economic growth. This workshop represents an unique opportunity for US researchers to test and validate research concepts and methods on realistic field conditions for a case study with significant challenge. The challenge is manifested by the multi-hazards necessary to consider in design including significant seismic activity, poor soil conditions, offshore construction durability and potentially rising water in the Canal due to climate change. In addition, successful development is challenged by the need to carefully mitigate potential negative environmental impacts. Finally, careful planning is necessary to cultivate positive socio-economic impacts. Discussing these challenges and developing a roadmap for successful development of such strategic international facility will be of immense value to Egypt and the international community. Involvement of US academia and industrial experts in such challenging development through discussions, observations and potential involvement in collaborative research opportunities, offers a unique opportunity for synthesis of lessons learned from the Suez Canal region development for future projects in similar areas in the US and internationally.