Approved by International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG), the International Symposium on Coastal Engineering Geology will be hosted by Department of Geotechnical Engineering (DGE), and IAEG-China Group in Sept. 20^th to 21^st , 2012. Prof. Li Yongsheng, DGE, will serve as the chairman of the organizing committee. The themes include Land resources development and utilization in coastal regions, Geo-environmental problems in coastal regions, Coastal geodisaster prevention and mitigation and Engineering geological practice case histories in coastal regions. For more information please visit our website: www.is-shanghai2012.org