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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
a letter, accompanied by rationale,
written
and signed
by the gradu-
ate supervisor. Rationale should
include evidence of academic stand-
ing, research output, contributions
to practice, and leadership/activity
in the geotechnical community. A
nomination package is limited to
five
pages
. For award ceremony purposes,
the nomination package should also
include a digital image (300 dpi) of
the nominee.
Nominations for the 2014 Scholar-
ship will be accepted by the Canadian
Geotechnical Society’s Scholarship
Selection Committee Chair,
Dr Paul
Simms
(c/o Carleton University,
Department of Civil and Environ-
mental Engineering, 1125 Colonel
By Drive, Ottawa ON. K1S 5B6,
telephone 613-520-2600 ext. 2079,
up
until
May 1, 2014
. If submitted by email,
nominations
must be signed
by the
supervisor and include the words
“Canadian Foundation for Geotech-
nique National Graduate Scholarship”
in the subject line.
For further information, refer to the
Foundation’s website
or contact Dr. Dennis
Becker, 403-260-2253,
Dennis_Becker@golder.com
.
Provided by Dennis Becker -
President of the Canadian
Foundation for Geotechnique
Upcoming Conferences and
Seminars
2014 Canadian Geotechnical
Conference
September 28 - October 2,
2014, Regina, Saskatchewan
The Canadian Geotechnical Society
(CGS) invites you to its 67th annual
conference at the Delta Hotel in
Regina, Saskatchewan.
GeoRegina
2014
will be held from Sunday, Sep-
tember 28 to Wednesday, October 1,
2014.
The theme for
GeoRegina 2014
,
Engineering for the Extremes
, will
highlight current trends in geotechni-
cal engineering by addressing increas-
ingly complex problems under more
extreme operating conditions. The
technical program will offer opportu-
nities for delegates to explore various
examples ranging from environment
damage to rehabilitation of failing
infrastructure. In keeping with CGS
practice, challenging and informative
workshops, seminars and tours will be
offered in conjunction with the confer-
ence.
For more information on
GeoRegina
2014
, including delegate pricing and
sponsorship/trade show opportunities,
please visit the conference website at
www.georegina2014.ca.
Geotechnical Society of
Edmonton
Two Day Symposium
April 3 - 4, 2014,
Edmonton, Alberta
The Geotechnical Society of Edmon-
ton is pleased to present a two day
symposium entitled
Landslides –
Assessment, Characterization and
Risk.
The symposium will feature a
combination of previously presented
keynote lectures, as well as several
new papers given by eleven prominent
speakers, including last year’s Terza-
ghi Oration by Dr. Suzanne Lacasse.
Confirmed presenters in addition to
Dr. Suzanne Lacasse include Drs.
Derek Comforth, Norbert Morgen-
stern, Derek Martin, Doug Stead,
Serge Leroueil, Scott Anderson, David
Cruden, Scott Burns, Delwyn Fred-
lund and Richard Goodman.
This symposium represents a unique
opportunity where all of these world
renowned speakers and practitioners
will be brought together at one time.
In attending this one symposium,
attendees will be able enjoy a num-
ber of significant keynote lectures
that would otherwise have required
them to travel to several conferences
held around the world. Interest in this
symposium is anticipated to be high
and seating is limited. You are encour-
aged to register as soon as possible to
ensure that you will not miss out on
this unique opportunity.
For more information or to register, go
to
6th Canadian Geohazards
Conference
June 15 - 18, 2014
Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario
The 6th Canadian Geohazards Confer-
ence GeoHazards 6 will be held at
Queen’s University, Kingston Ontario
from June 15 - 18, 2014. Keynote
speakers include John Clague (Simon
Fraser University), Jacques Locat
(Universit
é
,
Laval), Mike Porter (BGC
Engineering), Peter Jordan (BC Forest
Service), Rupert Wedgewood (Parks
Canada) and Pete Quinn.
A technical program of over 50 oral
and poster presentations is expected.
Look for details about the keynote
speakers, short courses and workshops
at
www.geohazards6.ca.
Delegate
registration is now open - early pricing
ends on April 30.
For more information please visit
www.geohazards6.ca.
International Discrete Fracture
Network Engineering
Conference
October 19 - 22, 2014
Vancouver, British Columbia
DFNE 2014
www.dfne2014.ca
will be
the inaugural international meeting of
engineers and geoscientists who use
discrete fracture network engineering
in the characterization of rock masses
and solutions of engineering problems.
This new and rapidly expanding area
of engineering has wide applications,
including underground and surface
mining, underground nuclear waste
disposal, petroleum geomechanics,
civil engineering and natural hazards.
With keynote lectures provided by
Bill Dershowitz (Golder Associates
FracMan Group), Loren Lorig (Itasca
International) and Bruce Meyer (Meyer
&Associates), three days of techni-
cal presentations, and numerous short
courses preceding the conference, it