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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
candidate agreeing to serve as Presi-
dent if elected. For further informa-
tion, see the Society’s Administration
Manual in the Members Section of the
CGS website. To find the Administra-
tion Manual, CGS members can log-in
at http://cgs.ca/login.php, then proceed
to Online Member Resources, find the
CGS Manuals, and the Administration
Manual.
If there are no additional candidates,
the candidate proposed by the Nomi-
nating Committee will be elected by
acclamation at the Meeting of the CGS
Board of Directors preceding the 2013
Annual CGS Conference in Montreal.
If additional candidates are nominated,
an election by mail-in or electronic
ballot will be held, open to all mem-
bers of the Society, with submission of
ballots no later than mid-night on July
15, 2013.
(Provided by Victor Sowa, Secretary
General).
Call for nominations for CGS
Awards
Nominations for CGS Awards may be
submitted to:
The Canadian Geotechnical Society
Secretariat, (8828 Pigott Road, Rich-
mond, BC, V7A 2C4, Canada; Fax:
(604) 277-7529,
e-mail:
by not later than June 1, except where
noted.
The nomination letter must include:
• reasons why the individual merits
the award relative to the nomina-
tion criteria
• any other pertinent information on
the nominee
• C.V. of the nominee
Letters from other Canadian Geotech-
nical Society members supporting
the nomination add strength to the
nomination.
Nominators are recommended to
review the full award details before
preparing nominations for the Awards
listed below. The Awards details can
be obtained from the Society’s Awards
and Honours Manual, (Sections B-1 to
B-12 inclusive), which is available to
CGS members in the CGS Members
Section of the CGS Website. CGS
members can log-in at
then proceed to Online
Member Resources, find CGS Manu-
als and proceed to the Awards and
Honours Manual. Information can
also be obtained from Division Chairs,
Section Directors, and the Secretariat.
Funding for the Society’s awards is
provided by generous support from
the independent charitable body, The
Canadian Foundation for Geotech-
nique.