Geotechnical News December 2010
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CGS News
Geo2010: 63
rd
Canadian
Geotechnical Conference and
6
th
Canadian Permafrost
Conference - Summary
Geo2010,
the
63
rd
Canadian
Geotechnical Conference and 6
th
Canadian Permafrost Conference, was
held in Calgary from September 12 to
16, 2010. The Hyatt Regency Hotel
accommodated over 550 conference
delegates, with over 230 technical
papers and 50 exhibitor booths. The
conference theme was “GEO2010: In
the New West”, reflecting Calgary’s
role and impact in the development
of western Canada, as well as the
past and future potential in research
developments and advancement in
geotechnical in geotechnical and
permafrost engineering and science.
On Sunday, preconference work-
shops on Introduction to Geosynthet-
ics, Permafrost Geophysics, Remote
Sensing of Permafrost and Introduction
to Oil Sands Tailings Planning, Produc-
tion, Treatment and Reclamation were
presented. Also a tour of various Cal-
gary construction sites was conducted.
A tour of the Frank Slide and Turtle
Mountain was conducted on Thursday.
Plenary session presentations con-
sisted of the R.M. Hardy Address by
Jim Oswell on Pipelines in permafrost
– geotechnical issues and lessons and
the McKay Lecture by Steven Kokelj
entitled Permafrost as a unifying dis-
cipline for northern environmental
change research: Environmental stud-
ies across treeline, Mackenzie Delta re-
gion, NWT. The CGS Colloquium was
presented by Cory Froese on Evolving
Technology Trends in Modern Geo-
logical Hazard Risk Management and
the CGS Graduate Student Paper was
presented by Saman Zarnani on Ap-
plication of EPS Geofoam for Seismic
Buffers sin Rigid Retaining Walls.
The primary CGS Award, the 2010
R.F. Legget Medal was presented to
Dr. Dennis Becker of Golder Associ-
ates Ltd. at the luncheon on Monday.
Later that evening at the awards gala,
the remainder of the awards and hon-
ours were presented.
The social program offered wonder-
ful combinations of food, drink and en-
tertainment, starting at the Sunday eve-
2011 CGS Membership Fee Increase
to Provide Online Canadian Geotechnical Journal
As President Aubertin has reported in the last few is-
sues, the federal government has privatized NRC Re-
search Press, the publisher of the Canadian Geotechnical
Journal. As of January 2011, the CGJ will no longer be
available free of charge as an online service to all Ca-
nadians; however, as the sponsoring Society, we have
been offered a very preferential annual rate so we can
continue to provide online access to all CGS members.
At its September meeting the Board agreed that, as this
charge will be a recurring operational expense, the Soci-
ety cannot absorb it but must pass all, or most, of it on to
members – it was agreed that access to the CGJ for stu-
dent and retired members would be partially subsidized.
The 2010 regular member fee of $175 included 5% GST of
$8.33 resulting in a net fee of $166.67 – the 2010 net stu-
dent and retired fees were $61.90. To offset the CGJ on-
line access charges, 2011 CGS fees (before taxes) have
been set as follows: Regular Member (in Canada) - $190;
International Member - $210; Retired Member - $70; and
Student Member - $70. The applicable GST or HST based
on one’s province of residence will be added to these pric-
es.
2011 Renewals - Contact Information Update
CGS membership renewal has traditionally not been available until January
1 of the New Year. As part of the CGS website redevelopment project, we
have revised the member database programming so renewals can commence
before January 1 – this early renewal should be available by the time of
publication of this issue of Geotechnical News. This change will now
permit members to renew before the end of the calendar year. Member
accounts will also not become inactive immediately on January 1 in order
to permit a grace period should one’s renewal be delayed until early in the
New Year.
Whether you choose to renew and pay online (now adopted by almost
95% of CGS members) or by fax or mail, we will be sending 2011 CGS
membership details to everyone in December in order to ensure a quick
and easy renewal process. You can help ensure our e-mails or letters arrive
successfully by updating your contact information online at
.
cgs.ca/. After logging in with your CGS Username and Password – if you
have forgotten one or both of these you can use the online recovery feature
or call us at 1-800-710-9867 – choose the Edit Account link on the left side
of the page to update your contact information, and your preferred e-mail
address. If desired, you can also change your password by selecting the Edit
Password link from the left navigation menu.
We look forward to seeing all of you return as members in 2011 – and don’t
forget to encourage your colleagues to join the Canadian Geotechnical
Society!
