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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
research reports and case studies
related to a broad range of geohazards,
and the risks they pose, with the goal
of sharing ideas, approaches, and solu-
tions to similar but unique engineer-
ing and scientific problems related to
geohazards.
Kingston and Queen’s University are
ideally situated for
GeoHazards 6
.
Kingston is located within easy travel
distance from international airports in
Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, and is
near to many universities and com-
panies in both Ontario and Quebec.
Queen’s University is host to many
productive and influential natural
and applied scientists and engineers
in Canada, who are often working
closely with federal government sci-
entists in Ottawa. The campus borders
Lake Ontario and is within easy walk-
ing distance of Kingston’s downtown
core, offering a self-contained and
collegial atmosphere.
For more information, email
Dave
Gauthier,
22nd Symposium of the
Vancouver Geotechnical Society
Foreshore Engineering
June 13, 2014
Vancouver, B.C.
The 22nd Symposium of the Vancou-
ver Geotechnical Society will take
place on Friday June 13, 2014 on
the topic of Foreshore Engineering.
Keynote addressees will include
Dr.
Adda Athanasopoulos-Zekkos
of
the University of Michigan present-
ing on
Assessment of Seismic Vulner-
ability of Earthen Levees
and
Neil
Peters
, Inspector of Dikes, presenting
on
Geotechnical Design Challenges
Associates with the Lower Fraser
River Dikes.
For more information, contact the
Symposium Chair,
Marc Bosse
mbosse@thurber.ca
or visit the VGS
website at
http://v-g-s.ca/2014-symposium/
Members in the News
Winners of the 2014 CSCE’s
Thomas C. Keefer Medal
The Canadian Geotechnical Society
is pleased to congratulate
Bonnie
Dobchuck
,
Craig Nichol
,
G. Ward
Wilson
and
Michel Aubertin
as win-
ners of the
2014 CSCE’s Thomas C.
Keefer Medal.
The award was for
their paper entitled
Evaluation of a
Single-layer Desulphurized Tailings
Cover
and was published in Canadian
Geotechnical Journal, Volume 50, pp.
777-792. The award was officially
announced during the CSCE Gala on
May 30 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Submitted by Michel Aubertin
Technical Committee on Mining
Geotechnique.