The Calendar of Events lists upcoming Canadian Geotechnical Society sponsored or co-sponsored events, and other geotechnically-related events in Canada, the USA and elsewhere.
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Mar 13, 2025 | Strong Foundations: Professional Development for Geotechnical Engineers 9 This is a non-technical webinar hosted by the CGS YP Committee. In this virtual event, our guest speaker, Harpreet Panesar, will present on: Engineers in Different Roles – Contractor vs Consultant vs Owner vs Entrepreneur. | See Website | |
Mar 18, 2025 | Microsoft Teams | International Women’s Day: Megan van Veen Please join the CGS in celebrating International Women’s Day! Megan van Veen of BGC Engineering will present a one-hour webinar on March 18, 2025. Time: 12 PM PST Presentation: The importance of mentoring and allyship in developing our geo-professional workforce | See Website or Contact vpcomm@cgs.ca |
Apr 16, 2025 | Online | Challenges and Opportunities in Geosynthetics The mandate of the CGS's Education Committee (EC) is to identify and address issues and problems concerning all aspects of the continuing education of society members. You are invited to attend the first event of the EC in 2025 on continuing education, "Challenges and Opportunities in Geosynthetics." | See Website |
May 28-30, 2025 | Winnipeg, MB | CSCE Winnipeg 2025 On behalf of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) and the Local Organizing Committee, you are invited to attend the 2025 CSCE Annual Conference to be held at the Fairmont Hotel in Winnipeg on May 28-30, 2025. Our aging infrastructure, along with the need for sustainable and resilient solutions, is placing an increasing demand on civil engineers in Canada. The conference will provide a great opportunity to bring together academics, researchers, and practitioners from around the world in various fields of civil engineering, to present, review and debate recent achievements and innovative solutions as well as address and define the challenges of the present and the future, as we come together to explore the theme of "Empowering communities through sustainable and resilient engineering solutions." | See Website or Contact csce2025@karma-link.ca |
Jun 22-25, 2025 | Delta Hotel - Ottawa City Centre, Ottawa, ON | The Fourth Pan-American Conference on Unsaturated Soils The PANAM UNSAT 2025 conference's main theme is "Unsaturated Soils for All Environments", and will include typical topics in unsaturated soils, but also aspires to include special topics on the role of unsaturated mechanics in cold regions geotechnique, the role of unsaturated soils in managing the impacts of climate change. The conference will also showcase practical applications of unsaturated soil theory in geotechnical, mining, geohazards, and other applied fields. | See Website |
Aug 17-19, 2025 | Pavillon A of École de Technologie Supérieure, Montréal, Québec | RockEng 2025 Step into the world of rock mechanics excellence at RockEng 2025, the 23rd Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposium, proudly presented by the Canadian Rock Mechanics Association (CARMA). From August 17th to 19th, 2025, join us at École de Technologie Supérieure in Montréal, Québec, for three days of unparalleled learning, sharing and networking. | See Website |
Sep 21-24, 2025 | Winnipeg, MB | 78th Annual Canadian Geotechnical Conference - GeoManitoba The theme for GeoManitoba 2025 is ‘Stronger Together’. This theme was selected to reflect the ever-increasing need for collaboration between disciplines in our work. It also reflects the need for tolerance and understanding in our increasingly multi-cultural society. Our profession continues to be at the forefront of many societal challenges ranging from aging infrastructure to climate change, a collaborative spirit will be needed to meet these challenges head-on. | See Website or Contact lisa@karma-link.ca |