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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
Alumni Avenue, Kelowna, BC,
VIV 1V7, Tel: 250-807-9863,
email:
sumi.siddiqua@ubc.ca
CGS Undergraduate Student
Awards
There are two undergraduate student
awards that endeavour to increase
student awareness of the Society and
their involvement in it.
a. The Undergraduate Student Re-
port, Individual Submission
Award
was established In 1987
with the main purpose of recogniz-
ing and rewarding excellence in
the preparation of a geotechnical
report by an individual full time
undergraduate student in an ac-
credited engineering program or a
geoscience program in a Canadian
University.
b. The Undergraduate Student Re-
port, Group Submission Award
was added in 1990 to recognize and
reward excellence of a report pre-
pared by one or more undergradu-
ate students in an accredited engi-
neering program or a geoscience
program in a Canadian University.
All submissions and accompany-
ing documentation must be received
by the Chair of the Student Awards
Sub-Committee
on or before May 21
of the competition year. The contact
information for the Chair is: Sumi
Siddiqua, School of Engineering, Uni-
versity of British Columbia, Okana-
gan Campus, 1137 Alumni Avenue,
Kelowna, BC, VIV 1V7, Tel: 250-807-
9863, email:
sumi.siddiqua@ubc.ca
Late Breaking Award News
The honorariums for the Graduate
and Undergraduate Group Awards
have just been increased, but are not
yet shown in the Honours and Awards
Manual.
The
Graduate Paper Awards
are
increasing from $750 to $1,000 for
the winner and from $500 to $750
for the runner-up. The prize for the
Undergraduate Individual Report
Award
remains unchanged for both
the winner and runner-up.
The Under-
graduate Group Report Award
was previously $750, to be shared
by the entire group. It has now been
increased to $500 for each person in
the group, but capped to a group total
of $2,000. For the runner-up group,
the previous prize of $500 was to be
shared by the entire group, but has
now been increased to $250 per each
person in the group, but capped to a
group total of $1,000.
Provided by Victor Sowa, Secretary
General
Upcoming Conferences
GeoMontreal 2013
September 29 - October 3,
Montreal, Quebec
The Canadian Geotechnical Soci-
ety (CGS) in collaboration with the
International Association of Hydro-
geologists (IAH/CNC) and the North
American Geosynthetics Society
(NAGS), invite you to
GéoMontréal
2013
, the 66th Canadian Geotechnical
Conference and the 11th Joint CGS/
IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference.
The conference will be held at the
Hilton Montreal Bonaventure Hotel,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada from
Sunday, September 29 to Thursday
October 3, 2013.
The theme for GéoMontréal 2013 is
“Geoscience for Sustainability” and
will examine how our three associa-
tions invest in the progress necessary
to create an innovative and prosper-
ous economy that is ecologically and
socially responsible. The organizers
intend to weave the conference theme
throughout the technical program
and social activities and to remind
delegates of this important goal in
our professional work. The official
languages for the conference will be
French and English.
Contacts
Questions regarding sessions, topics
and the technical program should be
directed to the Local Organizing Com-
mittee
Geotechnical Sessions:
Catherine Mulligan, CGS Technical
Chair
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