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The Georgia Institute of Technology and Committee TC-29 of ISSMGE are pleased to announce the 4th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials (IS-Atlanta 2008). This event builds on the success of previous symposia: IS-Hokkaido 1994, Symposium in Print - Geotechnique (London, 1997), IS-Torino 1999, and IS-Lyon 2003. The papers presented at these symposia have had a significant influence on the understanding of the deformation properties of soils and rocks, particularly noting the small strain shear modulus (Gmax) as a fundamental stiffness. The latest symposium on the topic will be produced in two hard-bound volumes and CD versions by Millpress as an invaluable reference document in geotechnical engineering.