ISSMGE TC107 Symposium on "Laterites and lateritic soils" was inaugurated by Prof. E. C. Shin, Professor Incheon University, Korea in the presence of TC107 Committee members - Dr. R. Shivashankar, Professor, NIT Surathkal, Dr. Joshua Omer, Kingston University, London, Prof. J. Jayamohan, Professor, LBSITW, Trivandrum and Dr. Purnanand Savoikar, Professor, GEC and Prof. Deepankar Choudhury, Professor IIT Bombay - member of TC207.