2^nd International Convention on Geophysics and Geotechnics November 8-9, 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Las Vegas, officially the City of Las Vegas and often known simply as Vegas, is the 28th-most populated city in the United States, the most populated city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. It is the leading financial, commercial, and cultural centre for Nevada. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous for its mega casino–hotels and associated activities. It is a top three destination in the United States for business conventions and a global leader in the hospitality industry, claiming more AAA Five Diamond hotels than any city in the world. Today, Las Vegas annually ranks as one of the world's most visited tourist destinations. The city's tolerance for numerous forms of adult entertainment earned it the title of Sin City, and has made Las Vegas a popular setting for literature, films, television programs, and music videos. Las Vegas was settled in 1905 and officially incorporated in 1911. At the close of the 20th century, it was the most populated American city founded within that century. Population growth has accelerated since the 1960s, and between 1990 and 2000 the population nearly doubled, increasing by 85.2%. Rapid growth has continued into the 21st century, and according to a 2015 estimate, the population is 623,747 with a regional population of 2,027,828. "Las Vegas" is often used to describe areas beyond official city limits—especially the areas on and near the Las Vegas Strip, which is actually located within the unincorporated communities of Paradise, Winchester, and Enterprise.
The El Cortez, a lodging and club, is a generally little downtown Las Vegas gaming setting a square from the Fremont Street Experience and Las Vegas Boulevard. The official advertising motto has been "The place local people come to play" since the El Cortez has generally pulled in Las Vegas inhabitants exhausted of substantial gambling clubs outfitted towards voyagers. Openings, table recreations, and a race and games book involve one story of the fundamental structure. It is one of the most seasoned gambling club inn properties in Las Vegas having persistently worked at a similar Fremont Street area since 1941. Fundamentally Spanish Colonial Revival in style, it mirrors a 1952 redesign when the veneer was modernized. On February 22, 2013, the structure was set on the National Register of Historic Places.

Las Vegas Springs Preserve comprises of 180 sections of land devoted to nature strolls and shows and is claimed and worked by the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The Preserve is found around three miles west of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The Preserve is worked around the first water hotspot for Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Springs.
The Springs Preserve incorporates beautiful leave greenhouses, exhibition hall displays, outside show and occasion settings, an indoor theater, notable photograph exhibition and a progression of strolling trails that wander through a wetland natural surroundings.
The Gardens at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve, already known as the Desert Demonstration Gardens opened in 1980 at another area. The patio nurseries now possess 8 sections of land inside the Springs Preserve site.

Bellagio is a resort, lavish inn and club on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is possessed and worked by MGM Resorts International and was based on the site of the wrecked Dunes inn and club. Enlivened by the Lake Como town of Bellagio in Italy, Bellagio is really popular for its polish. One of its most eminent components is a 8-section of land lake between the building and the Strip, which houses the Fountains of Bellagio, a substantial moving drinking fountain synchronized to music.
Inside Bellagio, Dale Chihuly's Fiori di Como, made out of more than 2,000 hand-blown glass blooms, covers 2,000 sq ft of the anteroom roof. Bellagio is home to Cirque du Soleil's amphibian generation "O". The fundamental (unique) tower of Bellagio, with 3,015 rooms, has 36 stories and a tallness of 508 ft (151 m). The Spa Tower, which stands toward the south of the fundamental tower, has 33 stories, a stature of 392 ft and contains 935 rooms.