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Join us in Regina this September for the Canadian Geotechnical Society’s 67th annual conference.
With 150 presentations anticipated and more than 50 organizations participating as sponsors or
exhibitors this will be Canada’s foremost geotechnical conference in 2014!
The GeoReGina 2014: enGineeRinG foR the extRemes theme will highlight current trends
in geotechnical engineering by addressing increasingly complex problems under more extreme
operating conditions. The technical program will offer opportunities for delegates to explore
various examples ranging from environment damage to rehabilitation of failing infrastructure.
Climate Change and sustainability
Cold Regions Geotechnics
engineering Geology
Geoenvironmental engineering
Geosequestration
Geosynthetics
hydrogeology and Groundwater
infrastructure
instrumentation and monitoring
issues in Geotechnical Practice
Laboratory and field testing
Landslides and Geohazards
mining Geotechnics
Risk assessment and Reliability
Rock mechanics
soil mechanics and foundations
transportation Geotechnics
67th Canadian GeoteChniCal ConferenCe /
67e ConférenCe GéoteChnique Canadienne
september 28 - october 1 / 28 septembre - 1 octobre, Regina, saskatchewan
PLatinum sPonsoRs:
GeoReGina 2014 ConfeRenCe PRoGRam hiGhLiGhtswiLL inCLude:
• R M Hardy Address presented by Dr. Lee Barbour
(Professor, Civil and Geological Engineering, University of Saskatchewan)
• Comprehensive Industry Trade Show with over 35 exhibitors
• Over 400 delegates and 150 technical and special presentations over three days!
• 7th annual CGS Gala Awards Banquet and Local Colour Night at Casino Regina
tentative teChniCaL PRoGRam
the conference will be held at the delta hotel in downtown Regina, saskatchewan. Come and enjoy
the “infinite horizons” that saskatchewan has to offer along with our Prairie hospitality!
Please see the conference web site at www.georegina2014.ca for detailed conference information and to
register online. Be sure to register before July 31, 2014 to take advantage of early pricing discounts!
short Courses (topics under consideration)
• Terrain Analysis (in conjunction with
Qu’Appelle Valley tour), Instrumentation,
Geochemistry, Bioengineering, and Cover
Design
technical tours
• Qu’Appelle Valley – Terrain Analysis for
Geotechnique
• The Gardiner Dam – Geotechnical Focus on
an Engineering Marvel
• Saskatchewan Legislature Building
Rehabilitation –100 years on an Expansive
Clay Foundation