REVIEW ON THE 6^TH CHINA YOUTH SYMPOSIUM ON ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

The 6^th China Youth's Symposium on Engineering Geology(CYSEG)was successfully held at Chengdu University of Technology from 21th to 23th of July 2017. This is the second time for the 3^rd Youth Committee of Engineering Geology in China to organize such a symposium with specific theme. There are 185 participants from domestic universities, research institutes and the industry. The theme of this symposium is "Formation mechanism and risk assessment of geohazards under complex conditions", which is the specialty of Engineering Geology discipline in Chengdu University of Technology. A total of 13 keynote speeches, 10 lectures and 3 roundtable discussions were presented. These presentations are both rich and insightful in content. This symposium is a grand event for young scholars in the field of engineering geology and related field to initiate academic discussion and in-depth exchange. It plays a positive role for promoting academic exchanges between young scholars, strengthening academic ties of geological engineering with geotechnical engineering and related disciplines, training communication and organization skills of young scholars and nurturing young talents.