CGS Membership Benefits
CGS Membership benefits include:
- Online access to the monthly Canadian Geotechnical Journal (including all past issues), and special pricing for the printed version;
- Printed and online copies of the new quarterly Canadian Geotechnique - The CGS Magazine;
- All past copies of the Geotechnical News magazine
- The monthly CGS E-News;
- Online access to past CGS Annual Conference proceedings (1947-present) and videos of featured special lectures;
- Reduced registration pricing for CGS Annual Conferences, and other CGS conferences;
- Advanced notice of the spring and fall CGS Cross Country Lecture Tours featuring recognized national and international speakers;
- Primary membership in one of CGS's seven technical divisions - Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Rock Mechanics, Engineering Geology, Groundwater, Cold Regions Geotechnology, Geoenvironmental, Geosynthetics;
- For Regular members, complimentary or reduced membership in the international society related to the primary CGS technical division selected, i.e., ISSMGE, ISRM, IAEG, IAH, IPA or IGS;
- Participation in any of the eight CGS committees - Professional Practice, Education, Landslides, Mining Geotechnique, Transportation Geotechnics, Sustainable Geotechnics, Heritage, and Membership;
- Participation in the CGS Geotechnical Research Board;
- Opportunities to network with other Canadian geotechnical professionals.
In addition, the CGS has 20 sections across Canada, where members can meet and interact with other geotechnical professionals. Sections typically run 6-10 meetings a year and regularly sponsor local seminars and courses that may be offered to CGS members at reduced prices.
Click here to see more information on the CGS Internal Groups: Sections, Divisions, Committees and the Geotechncial Research Board.
Click here for the current CGS membership fees.
Click here to join the CGS, or renew your CGS membership.