The Canadian Geotechnical Society
List of Activities
1. CGS Student Competitions
2020 Competition: The Call for Submissions for the 2020 CGS Student Competitions has been sent, and additional reminder emails will follow in the coming months. Submissions are due May 15, 2020. The competition will be completed over three months and the winners will be announced in early June, 2019. Once again the Graduate Student Presentation Award winner will be invited to present at the CGS Conference this Fall.
For more details, please contact François Duhaime at Francois.Duhaime@etsmtl.ca.
2. Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique Michael Bozozuk National Graduate Scholarship
The Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique National Graduate Scholarship, valued at $5,000(CAD), was established by the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique in 2007 on the occasion of the 60th Canadian Geotechnical Conference. CGS Education Committee is administering the scholarship.
3. 6th cYGEGC
The latest Canadian Young Geotechnical Engineers and Geoscientists Conference was held September 26-28, 2019 in St.John's, NL. The 7th cYGEGC will be held in 2022.
4. GEOpardy!
Following the successful GEOpardy! event sponsored by Golder Associates at the Pan-Am Conference in 2011 and the annual CGS conference since, the committee will work with Golder to continue this event for the 2020 conference in Calgary.
5. The Dennis Becker Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique M.Sc. Student Award
The Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique is offering a $5,000(CAD) award to a full-time post-graduate student at a master’s level attending a Canadian university whose research focus is directly related to the field of geotechnique.
The award is granted primarily on the basis of academic excellence, the purpose and relevance of the research project to the practice of geotechnique, and the quality of the research summary. Eligible programs include geotechnical engineering, mining engineering, geoenvironmental or geoscience, engineering geology, and hydrogeology. Students who have displayed activity in volunteer or leadership roles in geotechnique will receive special consideration. The Award Committee also requires that the supervisor of the Master’s student provide a statement endorsing the application.
Application:
Applicants must submit a completed application form available at the CGS Education Committee (see top right of this page) and the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique websites and supporting documents to the Award Committee. The required supporting documents are:
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