The Covid-19 pandemic forced us to organize the 7th International Course on Geotechnical and Structural Monitoring with an online format, thus allowing us to renew the overall structure and schedule. We therefore decided to spread the event over a whole semester instead of concentrating it in one week.

However, as we was aware of the importance of personal interaction between participants, we organised two days on site Field Trip.

The ICGSM 2021 was structured as follows:

• Main Course – 3 consecutive days;
• Field Trip – 2 consecutive days;
• Master Classes – 14 days over a six-month period.

A Field Trip on geotechnical and structural monitoring at the Roman Forum in Rome was organised on 21 June 2021. As in previous years, it was possible to learn more about monitoring systems, walking through the ancient ruins of the Basilica of Maxentius and the Temple of Venus and visiting the construction sites of the underground “Line C (Rome Metro)”.

The second day, on 22 June 2021, was dedicated to visiting the experimental field of the Acuto Prenestina quarry, planned and designed by the Earth Sciences Department of the Sapienza University of Rome in the framework of a Project of Excellence funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research.