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| 2020. 03. 19. | 36th General Meeting held at KGS office (Mar. 19th) |
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| 2020. 06. 16. | 7th `Geotechnical engineers’ day ceremony and “Geotechnical Engineering and Future Technology Forum”held at Seoul National University (Jun. 16th) |
| 2020. 07. 31. | Technology agreement ceremony with Gyeongin Construction Division of Korea Electric Power Corporation was signed. |
| 2020. 09. 24. | 2020 Annual fall conference (Online) (Sep. 24th to 25th) |
| 2020. 03. 18. | 2021 Annual spring conference and 37th General Meeting held at Seoul AT center (Mar. 18th to 19th) |
| 2021. 04. 14. | MOU with Korea Association of Construction Engineering & Management was signed. |
| 2021. 06. 16. | 7th geotechnical engineers’ day ceremony held at Seoul The-K hotel (Jun. 16th) |
| 2021. 10. 01. | 2021 Annual fall conference at Seoul aT Center |
| 2022. 03. 16. | 2022 Annual spring conference and 38th General Meeting held at Seoul aT Center |
| 2022. 06. 16. | 9th Geotechnical engineers’ day ceremony held at Korea University Future Convergence Technology Hall (Jun. 16th) |
| 2022. 09. 19. | 10th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics 2022 (ICPMG 2022/ISSMGE TC104) at KAIST (2022.09.19.~23.) |
| 2022. 09. 21. | 2022 Annual fall conference at KAIST (2022.09.21.~22.) |
| 2023. 01. 13. | Hong Kong Geotechnical Society (HKGES) signed the MOU with KGS |
| 2023. 03. 22. | 2023 Annual spring conference and 39th General Meeting held at Yeosu Expo Convention (2023.03.22.~23.) |
| 2023. 05. 10. | KGS signed an MOU on Underground Safety with Daegu Transportation Corporation, the Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association, and the Korea Association of Underground Safety |
| 2023. 06. 30. | 10th Geotechnical engineers’ day ceremony held at SC Convention |
| 2023. 08. 10. | Chinese Taipei Geotechnical Society (CTGS) signed the MOU with KGS |
| 2023. 08. 17. | Polish Committee on Geotechnics (PCG) signed the MOU with KGS |
| 2023. 08. 17. | Kazakhstan Geotechnical Society (KaGS) signed the MOU with KGS |
| 2023. 08. 31. | Department of Social Infrastructure Maintenance Engineering at Myongji University signed the MOU with KGS |
| 2023. 09. 14. | 2023 Annual fall conference at Daegu Exco (2023.09.14.~15.) |
| 2024. 03. 21. | 2024 Annual spring conference and 40th General meeting held at Jeju ICC convention |
| 2024. 06. 27. | 40th Anniversary celebration ceremony and the 11th Geotechnical engineering day (Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas) |
| 2024. 09. 26. | 2024 Annual fall conference at Busan Port International Exhibition & Convention Center (BPEX) (2024.09.26.~27.) |
| 2025. 03. 27. | 2025 Annual spring conference and 41th General Meeting held at Kimdaejung Convention Center (2025.03.27.~28.) |
| 2025. 06. 09. | Establishment of the KGS Disaster Response Task Force (TF) |
| 2025. 06. 25. | Korea Association of Professional Engineers in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering signed the MOU with KGS |
| 2025. 06. 26. | 12th Geotechnical engineers’ day ceremony held at Sudam Korean Traditional Restaurant |
| 2025. 08. 14. | The Seoul Metropolitan Government signed an MOU with KGS to minimize ground subsidence damage |
| 2025. 09. 17. | 7th International Symposium on Transportation Soil Engineering in Cold Regions TRANSOILCOLD 2025 at Songdo Convensia (2025.09.17.~20.) |
| 2025. 09. 19. | 2025 Annual fall conference at Songdo Convensia |
| 2010. 01. 15. | Title of technical divisions changed (Oriented Construction Method to Ground & IT Convergence) |
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| 2010. 03. 25. | Held the 26th general meeting and a spring conference at Korea Land & Housing Corporation Company building (Mar. 25th to 26th) |
| 2010. 08. 06. | Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) signed the MOU with KGS |
| 2010. 09. 09. | Held a fall conference & 3rd Korea-Japan Geotechnical Engineering Workshop at Korea Rural Community Corporation in Ansan (Sep. 9th to 10th) |
| 2011. 03. 24. | 27th Spring Conference at Dankook University (Mar. 24th to 25th) |
| 2011. 04. 15. | YGE(Young Geotechnical Engineers) Forum committee newly launched |
| 2011. 04. 27. | Daejeon & Chunnam regional development special committee held a foundation celebration event at Korea Institute of geoscience and mineral resources(KIGAM) |
| 2011. 07. 21. | Daegu and Kyungbook regional development special committee held a meeting of its supporters |
| 2011. 08. 12. | Change in the name of Technical Committee: Rock Engineering to Rock & Geology |
| 2011. 09. 01. | Fifth International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials (IS-Seoul 2011) (Sheraton Grande Walkerhill & W Seoul Walkerhill, Seoul) - 9.1 ~ 9.3 |
| 2011. 09. 22. | KGS Awards committee has been established |
| 2011. 09. 22. | Annual Fall conference held at Kangwon University (Sep. 22nd to 23rd) |
| 2011. 12. 15. | Indian Geotechnical Society signed the MOU with Korean Geotechnical Society(KGS) |
| 2012. 05. 01. | Russian Geological Engineering Society held a joint workshop and signed the MOU with Korean Geotechnical Society(KGS) at Incheon University |
| 2012. 08. 21. | Korean Geotechnical Society and Kazahstan Geotechnical Society held a Joint Symposium |
| 2012. 10. 11. | Annual fall conference held at Seoul National University of Science and Technology (Oct. 11th to 12th) |
| 2012. 10. 11. | Turkish Geotechnical Society signed the MOU with KGS |
| 2012. 11. 02. | JS-Seoul 2012 (International Joint Symposium on Urban Geotechnics for Sustainable Development) (Nov. 2nd to 3rd) |
| 2013. 09. 02. | 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE) (Paris, France - 9.2 ~ 9.6) |
| 2013. 10. 17. | Annual Fall conference and 5th KGS-JGS Geotechnical Engineering Workshop at KOFST |
| 2013. 09. 02. | Won the bid for the 19th ICSMGE 2017 to be held in Seoul, 2017 |
| 2014. 03. 20. | Annual Spring conference and 30th General Meeting held at KOFST (Mar. 20th to 21st) |
| 2014. 06. 12. | 30th anniversary of the foundation & 1st geotechnical engineers’ day ceremony at the construction hall |
| 2014. 08. 25. | 8th International Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (IS-Seoul 2014) / (Sheraton Grande Walkerhill) - 2014.08.25 ~ 08.27 |
| 2015. 04. 13. | Geo-environmental engineering and Energy plant Technical committees separated and restored their TC’s names. |
| 2015. 05. 01. | Korean Geotechnical Engineering Research Institute has been established |
| 2016. 03. 17. | Signed the MOU with members of Korean Geotechnical Science Academic Groups’ Council: the Korean Society of Agricultural Engnieers, Korean Society for Rock Mechanics, Korean Society of Earth and Exploartion Geophysicists, Korean Geosynthetics Society, Korean Geo-Environmental Society, the Korean Society of Engineering Geology, Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association |
| 2016. 03. 17. | Annual spring conference held at KOFST (Mar. 17th to 18th) |
| 2016. 10. 20. | Annual fall conference held at ICC Jeju International Convention Center (Oct. 20th to 21th) (co-hosted by the Korean Society of Civil Engineers and related societies) |
| 2017. 03. 16. | 2017 Annual spring conference and 33rd General Meeting held at KOFST (Mar. 16th to 17st) |
| 2017. 06. 16. | 4th Geotechnical engineers’ day ceremony at Seoul AT center |
| 2017. 06. 29. | Relocation of the KGS office (Rm. #701, C-dong, H Business Park, 26, Beobwon-ro 9-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul) |
| 2017. 09. 17. | 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering(ICSMGE) and 6th iYGEC (Sep. 17th to ~ 21st) at COEX, Seoul |
| 2017. 09. 21. | 2017 Annual spring conference held at COEX (Sep. 21st) |
| 2017. 11. 20. | MOU with Gyeonggi-do and the Korean Academic Groups’ Council: the Korean Geotechnical Society, Korea Institute for Structural Maintenance and Inspection, and Korea Association of Professional Engineers in Geotechnical Engineering, and Korean Structural Engineers Association was signed. |
| 2018. 03. 15. | 2018 Annual spring conference and 34th General Meeting held at Yeosu expo convention center (Mar. 14th to 16th) |
| 2018. 06. 14. | 5th Geotechnical engineers’ day ceremony at KOFST |
| 2018. 06. 14. | 13th Korea Eco-Environmental Architecture awards at KOFST |
| 2018. 06. 15. | MOU with Quality control center of LH corporation and Korean Geotechnical Society was signed. |
| 2018. 10. 05. | 2017 Annual fall conference held at Seoul AT center |
| 2018. 11. 28. | MOU with Korean Structural Engineers Association was signed. |
| 2019. 01. 03. | Business agreements with Korean Society of Disaster & Security and Association of Slope Disaster Mitigation for technical research and information exchanges was signed. |
| 2019. 03. 14. | 2019 Annual spring conference and 35th General Meeting held at KOFST (Mar. 14th to 15th) |
| 2019. 06. 11. | 6th Geotechnical engineers’ day ceremony and “Geotechnics Future Forum” held at Seoul AT center (Jun. 11th) |
| 2019. 09. 27. | 2019 Annual fall conference held at Seoul National University (Sep. 27th) |
| 2000. 01. 02. | Published a changed periodicals' (KGS journal) in size (Vol.26, No.1) |
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| 2000. 03. 25. | Held the 16th general meeting and a spring conference |
| 2000. 05. 29. | Homepage management committee was established |
| 2000. 06. 26. | Changed the name of technical divisions (Soft Ground Improvement to Soft Ground) |
| 2000. 11. 27. | Changed two names of technical divisions: Pile & Foundation to Foundation, Dredging & Reclamation to Dredging reclamation and add another technical division: Geoenvironment |
| 2001. 01. 12. | Designated as the Secretariat Agency for Global standardization by Korea Agency for Technology and Standards
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| 2001. 03. 24. | Held the 17th general meeting and a spring conference |
| 2001. 04. 16. | Revisions to business license were issued (Seocho tax office) |
| 2001. 05. 21. | Held 4th Asian Young Geotechnical Enginners Conference at Hoam hall of Seoul national University |
| 2001. 11. 16. | Published cyber education materials, established the production division for Geotechnical investigation section |
| 2001. 12. 17. | Established and organized the reward & punishment committee |
| 2002. 03. 21. | Held the 18th general meeting and a spring workshop |
| 2002. 10. 25. | Held a fall workshop at a medium-sized lecture room of the auditorium of Korea Infrastructure Safety Corporation |
| 2003. 03. 21. | Held the 19th general meeting and a spring conference at the research institute of Korea Land Corporation (21st of March to 22nd of March) |
| 2003. 04. 16. | Revisions to business license were issued (Seocho tax office) |
| 2003. 05. 31. | Revisions to the articles of association were approved (clause3 added to chap.3, clause1-6 revised to Art.12 of Chap.4, date changed to clause2, Art.17 of Chap.6, no.5 added to clause3 of Art.34) |
| 2004. 01. 01. | Periodicals'(KGS journal) publication schedule changed (previously published 6 journals annually changed to 9 journals) |
| 2004. 03. 25. | Held the 20th general meeting and a spring conference (its 20th anniversary celebration of the opening at the Seoul Education and Culture Hall on the 25th to 26th of March) |
| 2005. 03. 25. | Held the 20th general meeting and a spring conference at Jeju convention centre (the inner gate) - 25th to 26th of March |
| 2005. 05. 23. | Added technical divisions: Dam/Embankment, Hazard/Mitigation |
| 2005. 09. 21. | The 2005 ISSMGE ATC7 & KGS technical divisions' joint symposium at Millennium hall of Dong-seo Univ. 21th to 22nd of Sep. |
| 2005. 10. 07. | The 2005 joint conference on Geotechnical Engineering at Korea Infrastructure Safety & Technology Corporation (the 7th to 8th of Oct.) |
| 2005. 10. 27. | Revisions to the articles of association were approved (Ministry of Construction & Transportation) |
| 2006. 03. 24. | Held the 22nd general meeting and a spring conference at Hanyang Univ. HIT bldg (6th fl. ) - 24th to 25th of March |
| 2006. 06. 16. | Technical divisions joint conference to celebrate its 22nd anniversary of the opening at the Korean Federation of Teacher's Association |
| 2006. 10. 27. | Held a fall conference at Woodang Building, Information & Technology of Kyoungpook National Univ. (Oct. 27th to 28th) |
| 2006. 11. 17. | The 2006 ISSMGE ATC7 &KGS technical divisions' joint symposium at the Korean Federation of Teacher's Association |
| 2007. 03. 23. | Held the 23rd general meeting and a spring conference at Science library of Korea Univ. (Mar. 23rd to 24th) |
| 2007. 04. 18. | Revisions to business license were issued (Seocho office) and the authentication certificate of KGS's seal was issued |
| 2007. 09. 14. | Held a fall conference at engineering building 2, 1016 memorial hall of Busan National Univ. (Sep. 14th to 15th) |
| 2007. 10. 01. | Revisions to the articles of association were approved (Ministry of Construction & Transportation) |
| 2007. 12. 28. | Title of technical divisions changed (dredging reclamation to Costal & Harbor) |
| 2008. 03. 28. | Held the 24th general meeting and a spring conference at University of Seoul library (Mar. 28 to 29) |
| 2008. 10. 10. | Held a fall conference at Chonnam Univ. Convention Centre (Oct. 10 to 11th) |
| 2009. 01. 30. | Held the KGS Incheon special conference at the council chamber (2nd fl.) of Incheon Metropolitan City Hall |
| 2009. 03. 27. | Held the 25th general meeting and a spring conference at the conference hall, Ansan Campus of Hanyang Univ. (Mar. 27th to 28th)
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| 2009. 07. 02. | Established another technical division : Energy Plant |
| 2009. 07. 08. | Held an opening event for long-term development planning commission at Yeoksam-dong, Korea Technology Centre |
| 2009. 09. 01. | Special committee for Technical progress held its opening ceremony at Korea Institute of Construction Technology Education (the main office in Incheon) |
| 2009. 09. 25. | Held a fall conference at convention hall, Welfare centre, Songdo campus of Incheon Univ. (Sep. 25th to 26th) |
| 2009. 10. 06. | U.S. National Society for ISSMGE signed the MOU with KGS |
| 2009. 11. 10. | In commemoration of the founding of special commission for Kwangju·Chonnam Sections at Samyoung Wedding hall in Kwangju |
| 2009. 11. 26. | In commemoration of the founding of special commission for Gangwon Section at engineering hall 2, Gangneung-Wonju National Univ. |
| 2009. 12. 01. | Vietnam Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (VSSMGE) signed the MOU with KGS |
| 2009. 12. 01. | Published its first issue of IJGE (International Journal of Geo-Engineering) (aims for SCI(E)) |
| 1990. 03. 24. | Held the 6th general meeting and a special conference |
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| 1990. 04. 09. | Revisions to the articles of association were approved (the Ministry of Construction) |
| 1991. 03. 30. | Held the 7th general meeting and a special conference |
| 1991. 05. 28. | Revisions to the articles of association were approved (the Ministry of Construction) |
| 1991. 06. 11. | The registration of corporation for KGS has been confirmed |
| 1991. 07. 01. | The title of periodicals changed to the KGS journal under authorization |
| 1991. 12. 30. | Relocated an office (#701 Sungwon bldg., 776-13 Yuksam-Dong, Kangnam-Ku) |
| 1992. 03. 20. | 9 Technical Divisions was established (Pile & Foundation, Slope Stability, Soft Ground Improvement, Information construction, Ground Vibration, Dredging and reclamation, Tunnel, Geosynthetics, Ground excavation) |
| 1992. 03. 21. | Held the 8th general meeting and a spring conference |
| 1992. 04. 01. | The office's relocation of registration |
| 1992. 04. 18. | Received a certificate of title-changed "KGS Journal" registration as a periodical (the Bureau of Public Information) |
| 1992. 05. 18. | Revisions to business license were issued (Gaepo tax office) |
| 1993. 03. 27. | Held the 9th general meeting and a spring conference |
| 1993. 08. 10. | Revisions to the publisher and editor of periodicals were issued |
| 1993. 10. 15. | Held inaugural meeting for the establishment of IGS Korea Branch Office |
| 1993. 12. 30. | Purchased the KGS office (Rm. #1201-1202, Seocho World Officetel. 1355-3, Seocho-Dong Seocho-Ku, Seoul, Korea) |
| 1994. 01. 05. | Relocated the office (Rm. #1201-1202, Seocho World Officetel. 1355-3, Seocho-Dong Seocho-Ku) |
| 1994. 03. 26. | Held the 10th general meeting and a spring conference |
| 1994. 04. 22. | Revisions to the articles of association were approved (Article 4 chapter 11- a number of board member) |
| 1994. 05. 07. | Received a certificate of title-changed "KGS Journal" registration as a periodical (the Bureau of Public Information) |
| 1994. 05. 09. | Revisions to business license were issued (Secho tax office) |
| 1995. 03. 25. | Held the 11th general meeting and a spring conference |
| 1995. 04. 26. | Revisions to business license were issued (Secho tax office) |
| 1995. 05. 09. | Revisions to the publisher and editor of periodicals were issued (the Bureau of Public Information) |
| 1995. 10. 18. | Purchased the KGS office (Rm. #1203, Seocho World Officetel. 1355-3, Seocho-Dong Seocho-Ku) |
| 1995. 11. 15. | Received a certificate of title-changed "KGS Journal" registration as a periodical (the Bureau of Public Information) |
| 1996. 03. 23. | Held the 12th general meeting and a spring conference |
| 1996. 07. 04. | Revisions to the articles of association were approved (Article 5,6,15,16) |
| 1996. 08. 26. | Added two new technical divisions; Ground Investigation, Rock mechanics) |
| 1996. 09. 30. | Chung, Hyung Sik was elected as IGS advisor (the years of 1997 to 2001) |
| 1996. 12. 05. | Kim, Sang Kyu was elected as ISSMFE vice president for Asia (the years of 1996 to 2000) |
| 1997. 03. 28. | Held the 13th general meeting and a spring conference |
| 1997. 04. 02. | Revisions to business license were issued (Secho tax office) |
| 1997. 04. 28. | Revisions to the publisher and editor of periodicals were issued (the Bureau of Public Information) |
| 1997. 06. 04. | According to Item 1 of Para. 1 of Art. 24 of the patent law, Art. 20 of the patent enforcement law designated KGS as an academic society |
| 1998. 03. 28. | Held the 14th general meeting and a spring conference 1998. 12. 21: the title of periodicals (published separately by 2 titles: Geotechnical Engineering, KGS journal) |
| 1999. 02. 24. | International Standard Serial Number was assigned (ISSN 1229~2474) |
| 1999. 03. 27. | Held the 15th general meeting and a spring conference |
| 1999. 04. 21. | Revisions to business license were issued (Seocho tax office) |
| 1999. 04. 22. | Revisions to the articles of association were approved (Para.2 of Art.17) |
| 1999. 08. 16. | Held the 11th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Seoul, 1999 (8.16 ~ 8.20) |
| 1984. 06. 16 | Inaugural assembly |
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| 1985. 02. 13. | Obtained a certificate of incorporation from the minister of Construction |
| 1985. 02. 18. | Completed the registration of corporation at Seoul District Court |
| 1985. 04. 15. | Business license was received |
| 1985. 05. 16. | Minister of Culture and Public Information issued the registration of periodicals |
| 1986. 03. 29. | Held the 2nd general meeting and a special conference |
| 1986. 04. 26. | Revisions to the articles of association were approved (Article 7&11) |
| 1986. 05. 16. | The revised certificate of periodicals was received (periodicals changed to be published quarterly) |
| 1987. 03. 28. | Held the 3rd general meeting and a special conference |
| 1987. 05. 06. | Publisher and editior of periodicals registered the declaration of change of a publishing office's address |
| 1987. 11. 03. | Secretariat office of KGS moved to the 6th floor of Handuk building, # 242-1, the Sixth ave. of Jongro, Jongro-gu |
| 1987. 11. 06. | Registered to announce the relocation of the secretariat office (Jongro-gu) 1988. 3. 26: held the 4th general meeting and a special conference |
| 1988. 05. 02. | Revisions to the articles of association were approved (Article 7, 28) |
| 1989. 03. 01. | Relocated an office (the 13rd floor of Jinro distribution bldg. , #1445-15 Secho-dong, Secho-Ku) |
| 1989. 03. 01. | Completed the registration of the office's relocation. (Secho-Ku) |
| 1989. 03. 20. | Joined ISSMFE (International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering) |
| 1989. 03. 25. | Held the 5th general meeting and a special conference |
| 1989. 05. 26. | Received a certificate of periodicals' revision(printing & publishing office) |