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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
Upcoming Conferences and
Seminars
67th Canadian Geotechnical
Conference
GeoRegina 2014
Call for Abstracts
September 28 - October 2,
2014
Regina, Saskatchewan
The Canadian Geotechnical Society
(CGS) invites you to its 67
th
annual
conference,
GeoRegina 2014
, at the
Delta Hotel in Regina, Saskatchewan.
It will be held from Sunday, Septem-
ber 28 to Wednesday, October 1, 2014.
The conference organizing committee
calls on members of the Canadian and
international geotechnical community
to contribute recent research devel-
opments and advancements in their
respective fields of interest and prac-
tice. Case studies and papers dealing
with the latest advances in geotechni-
cal engineering under extreme condi-
tions from across Canada and around
the world are especially sought.
Presentations illustrating analysis,
techniques and innovative solutions
as well as research on recent trends or
future prospects, are also encouraged.
Authors are invited to submit abstracts
of a maximum of 400 words through
the Online Submission page of the
conference web site www.geo-
regina2014.ca. Abstracts can be writ-
ten either in French or English, with
the deadline for submission of January
17, 2014.
Invitations for the submission of full
papers will be sent to authors whose
abstracts are accepted by the con-
ference’s Technical Committee by
February 28, 2014. The submitted
papers will be reviewed and at least
one author of an accepted paper must
register for the conference prior to
final acceptance for inclusion in the
conference proceedings.
6th Canadian Geohazards
Conference
June 15 - 18, 2014
Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario
The 6th Canadian Geohazards Confer-
ence will be held at Queen’s Univer-
sity, Kingston Ontario from June 15
to 18, 2014. Be sure to reserve this
date in your calendar and look for the
website launch announcement in the
spring of 2014.
For more information, email
International Discrete Fracture
Network Engineering
Conference
October 19 - 22, 2014
Sheraton Wall Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia
This conference will be the inaugural
international meeting of engineers and
geoscientists who use discrete fracture
network engineering in the character-
ization of rock masses and solutions of
engineering problems. This new and
rapidly expanding area of engineer-
ing has wide applications, including
underground and surface mining,
underground nuclear waste disposal,
petroleum geomechanics, civil
engineering and natural hazards. This
special conference will explore recent
innovation and key developments in
the application of Discrete Fracture
Networks (DFNE) in rock engineer-
ing. DFNE will provide a forum for
consultants, engineers, mining and
petroleum companies, and researchers
to exchange best practices in DFNE.
For more information, go to the
conference website at
Membership Registration for
2014
Your Canadian Geotechnical Soci-
ety membership is expiring! You are
encouraged to visit the Canadian
Geotechnical Society website at
to renew your membership for
2014 as soon as possible.
Membership benefits include:
• Online access to the electronic
version of the Canadian Geotech-
nical Journal (published monthly)
including all past issues;
• Member pricing for print subscrip-
tions to the Canadian Geotechnical
Journal;
• A complementary print subscription
to Geotechnical News (four issues
annually);
• Online member access only to
past CGS conference electronic
proceedings;
• Member pricing for the CGS-spon-
sored professional development
opportunities, including the Soci-
ety’s popular Annual Conference,
to be held this year in Regina;
• Preferred member information on
CGS’s spring and fall Cross Coun-
try Lecture Tour featuring recog-
nized National and International
speakers;
• Membership in one of CGS’s
technical divisions – Soil Mechan-
ics and Foundations, Engineer-
ing Geology, Geoenvironmental,
Rock Mechanics, Geosynthetics,
Groundwater and Cold Regions;
• Complementary membership in
the International Society related
to your Division of choice, i.e.,
ISSMGE, IAEG, ISRM, IGS or
IPA. Additional memberships at
preferred second society member
pricing (CSCE, IAH, NAGS, etc.);
• Access to information from CGS’s
technical committees – Profes-
sional Practice, Education, Land-
slides, Computing, Transportation
Geotechnics and Heritage.
We welcome all new and renewing
members and look forward to your
participation in 2014. We are planning
several new programs this year and
encourage you to recommend a friend
or colleague to join the Canadian
Geotechnical Society so that we can
continue to improve upon the benefits
the Society offers our profession.