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Geotechnical News • March 2013
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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
Hydrogeological Sessions:
Marie Larocque, Quebec Representa-
tive for the IAH-Canadian National
Chapter
Geosynthetics Sessions:
Eric Blond, Quebec Representative for
NAGS
For General Inquiries
:
Mario Ruel, Co-chair
Sylvain Roy, Co-chair
Canadian Young Geotechnical
Engineers and Geoscientists
(cYGEGC)
October 3 to 6, 2013
Mont Tremblant, Quebec
Join us in Mont Tremblant for the
4
th
Canadian Young Geotechnical
Engineers and Geoscientists Confer-
ence (cYGEGC) from October 3 to 6,
2013, a gathering of young engineers
and geoscientists sharing technical
knowledge and career experiences.
Conference Highlights include:
• exciting technical presentations
from the delegates
• 5 keynote speakers with diverse ca-
reer paths
• a field trip highlighting applications
of geoengineering
More information is available at www.
cygegc2013.ca
Geotechnical Society of
Edmonton Short Courses
April 11 and April 12, 2013
Edmonton, Alberta
The Geotechnical Society of Edmon-
ton is pleased to present two 1-day
short courses delivered by
Dr. Fred
H. Kulhawy,
P.E., F.E., of Cornell
University. Each course will be inde-
pendent, so participants can attend
either one day or both days. The
course on day 1 is
Estimation of Soil
Properties for Foundation Design
.
Course concepts include soil property
evaluation strategy, geologic inference
in property assessment, comparative
evaluation of in-situ tests, relative
density assessment, in-situ stress
evaluation, soil strength evaluation,
and deformability estimation. Day 2 is
Geotechnical Uncertainty and Reli-
ability-Based Foundation Design
(RBD).
Course concepts include
an overview of the development of
geotechnical RBD for foundations in
North America, followed by a discus-
sion of basic issues of uncertainty,
risk, judgment, and RBD formulation.
For further details on the courses and
lecturer, and to register, please refer to
the GSE website at
or email
3rd Climate Change Technology
Conference (CCTC 2013)
May 27 - 29, 2013
Montreal, Quebec
The 3rd Climate Change Technology
Conference (CCTC 2013) is a Cana-
dian and international forum for the
exchange of ideas for dealing with cli-
mate change. It is also an opportunity
to keep abreast of emerging techniques
and technologies for the mitigation
of, and adaptation to, the impacts
of climate change. The Engineering
Institute of Canada (EIC) and ten of
its member societies are organizing
CCTC 2013, which will be held on
the campus of Concordia University
in Montreal. For more information,
go to the conference website at www.
CCTC2013.ca
Canadian Foundation for
Geotechnique
Meet the 2013 Trustees for the
Canadian Foundation for
Geotechnique
The Canadian Foundation for Geo-
technique is a registered charitable
organization that works at arm’s length
from the Canadian Geotechnical
Society (CGS), to recognize and foster
excellence in the geotechnical field
in Canada. It funds the annual CGS’
student awards and prizes, the annual
Canadian Geotechnical Colloquium,
the travel costs associated with the
two Cross Canada Lecture Tours each
year, and offers its own annual $5000
National Graduate Scholarship.
The Foundation is managed and
overseen by a number of volunteer
Trustees who represent the breadth of
the geotechnical field in Canada. The
Trustees for 2013 are, in alphabetical
order:
4th Canadian Young Geotechnical
Engineers and Geoscientists Conference
Mont Tremblant, QC
October 3-6, 2013
Join us in Mont Tremblant for a gathering of young geoengineers and
geoscientists, sharing technical knowledge and career experiences.
Conference Highlights include:
•
exciting technical presentations from the delegates
•
5 keynote speakers with diverse career paths
•
eldtrip highlighting applications of geoengineering
More information at:
c ygeg c2013 .ca