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Geotechnical News December 2011
CGS NEWS
regional, national and international
conferences.
65th Canadian Geotechnical
Conference - GeoManitoba
2012 - Call for Abstracts
The Canadian Geotechnical Society
(CGS) and the Manitoba Section of the
Canadian Geotechnical Society invite
you to the 65th Canadian Geotechnical
Conference. The Conference will be
held at the Fairmont Hotel located
in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada from
September 30 October
3, 2012.
The “GeoManitoba 2012
Building On The Past” conference
reflects the heritage of geotechnical
engineering in Canada and how
our past will help us going forward
in new research, developments
and advancements in geotechnical
engineering. It also reflects the ever
increasing need to restore or upgrade
our country’s aging infrastructure. The
official languages for the conference
will be English and French.
Described as the “cultural cradle of
the nation” by one of Canada’s national
newspapers, Winnipeg has a long tradi-
tion of developing its arts community,
supporting countless galleries, muse-
ums, theatres, dance companies and
music organizations. Winnipeg also
has one of the highest number of res-
taurants per capita of any city in North
America. The Fairmont hotel is located
within walking distance of the historic
Exchange district and the Forks Mar-
ket, along with several museums and
galleries. Winnipeg’s downtown has
been experiencing a rejuvenation in
recent years with construction of MTS
Centre (the home of our newly returned
Winnipeg Jets), The Museum for Hu-
man Rights which is presently under
construction, and Manitoba Hydro
Place (which has won several interna-
tional awards for its innovative design).
Please join us to enjoy Winnipeg’s rich
culture and experience friendly Mani-
toba hospitality firsthand!
The organizing committee of the
conference invites members of the Ca-
nadian and International communities
to contribute recent research develop-
ments and advancements of geotechni-
cal engineering, cold regions engineer-
ing, geo-environmental engineering
and hydrogeology. The conference will
cover a wide range of topics, including
special sessions that are of local and
national relevance to the fields of geo-
engineering. In addition to the techni-
cal program and plenary sessions, the
conference will include a complement
of local tours, workshops and short
courses.
Authors are invited to submit ab-
stracts of a maximum
400 words
through the conference web site (www.
CGS2012.ca). The abstract can be
written either in English or French.
The deadline for abstract submission
is
January 27, 2012.
Invitations for
submission of full papers will be sent
to authors whose abstracts are accepted
by the conference’s Technical Commit-
tee
by February 27, 2012.
The sub-
mitted papers will be reviewed prior
to final acceptance for inclusion in the
conference proceedings, which will be
also available on CD-ROM. At least
one author of an accepted paper must
register for the conference.
Abstracts should generally fall
within the following topics,
but sessions will be added for
groups of abstracts with com-
mon themes not listed below:
Case studies, case histories and papers
related to revitalization of aging
infrastructure are actively solicited.
Papers featuring innovative analysis
techniques and solutions, as well as
research (recent and/or future trends),
are strongly encouraged.
Fundamentals
Engineering geology
Foundation Engineering
Geoenvironmental
Landslides / Slope Stability / Slope
Engineering
Reliability-Based / Limit States Design
Risk Assessment
Rock Mechanics
Soil Mechanics
Seepage / Groundwater
Cold Regions Geotechnology
Soil Stabilization
Geotechnical
Revitalization of Aging Infrastructure
Reliability-based / limit states
foundation design
Geohazards
Retaining walls / MSE walls
Brownfields and Redevelopment
Mine Site Remediation
Design of Earth Dams
Design of Clay Liners
Marine Geotechniques
Non-textbook Soils/Waste Soils
Harbour and Shoreline Geotechniques
Hydrogeology
Aquifer Sustainability
Mine Waters
Source Water Protection
Coastal Aquifers
Paleogroundwaters
Water Supply Protection
GUDI Assessment and Protection
Cross-Disciplinary
Geoenvironmental Sustainability
Instrumentation
Questions regarding sessions, topics
and technical program should be
directed to the Technical Committee
contacts given below:
For General Inquiries
Gil Robinson
Dyregrov Robinson Inc.
Conference Chair
email:
For Technical Questions
Kent Bannister
Manitoba Hydro
Program Chair
email:
Editor
Phil Bruch, P.Eng.
Principal, Senior Geotechnical
Engineer
Golder Associates Ltd.
1721 – 8th Street East
Saskatoon, SK S7H 0T4
Tel.: 306-665-7989,
Fax: 306-665-3342,
email:
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