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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
networks in a relaxed, supportive, and
motivational environment. The confer-
ence will be hosted in Whistler, B.C.
from September 29
th
to October 1st,
2016, prior to GeoVancouver 2016.
Participants are encouraged to submit
abstracts and prepare short presenta-
tions. The conference registration
deadline is
June 24, 2016
. For more
information go to
com
or contact the conference chairs
Julian McGreevy
and
Maraika De
Groot
at
3rd International Conference on
Performance-based Design in
Earthquake Geotechnical
Engineering (PBD-III)
Call For Abstracts
July 16 to 19, 2017
Vancouver, British Columbia
The
3rd International Conference
on Performance-based Design in
Earthquake Geotechnical Engineer-
ing (PBD-III)
will be held in Van-
couver, BC from July 16 - 19, 2017.
The
PBD-III
Conference is organized
under the auspices of the Interna-
tional Society of Soil Mechanics and
Geotechnical Engineering - Technical
Committee TC203 on Geotechnical
Earthquake Engineering and Associ-
ated Problems (ISSMGE-TC203).
Join an international community of
geo-professionals working to share
and advance performance-based
design practices for geotechnical
earthquake engineering across a broad
range of civil infrastructure problems.
The coverage will be diverse, includ-
ing case histories and practice-oriented
papers, recent research findings, inno-
vative technologies, and the emerging
arts from across the world. An interna-
tional mix of professional engineers,
researchers, specialty contractors,
educators, and students will interact
across a broad range of keynote and
theme lectures, technical sessions,
short courses, panel discussions, and
field trips.
PBD-III Vancouver
seeks oral pre-
sentations and posters for the confer-
ence. All abstracts must be submitted
using the on-line submission page
on the conference website, using
the template provided and must be
received before the close of abstract
submissions on
July 31, 2016
. At least
one author of an accepted paper must
register for the conference by March
15, 2017 in order to be invited to make
a presentation (oral or poster) in the
technical program. Questions regard-
ing sessions, topics and the technical
program should be directed to the
PBD-III Vancouver Technical Com-
mittee at
techcommittee@pbdiiivan-
couver.com
.
Everyone involved with
PBD-III
is
excited to be hosting this international
event and is looking forward to see-
ing you in Vancouver. The exciting
technical and social programs planned
are only possible though the hard
work and dedication of many indi-
viduals, including all the conference
committee members, local organiz-
ing committee members, and TC203
members. Together, they look forward
to organizing a rewarding experience
and interacting with our international
friends and fellow geo-professionals.
For more information please consult
the conference website at
.
pbdiiivancouver.com/index.php?
Members in the News
Appointment of Dr. Norbert
Morgenstern as Honorary
Professor at Zhejiang University,
PRC
Dr.
Norbert Morgenstern
, dis-
tinguished university professor
(emeritus) of Civil and Environmen-
tal Engineering at the University of
Alberta was recently appointed Honor-
ary Professor at Zhejiang University,
PRC, “In recognition of his scholar-
ship and outstanding achievements”.
Following a ceremony on March 16,
2016, Professor Morgenstern delivered
a lecture on “
The Stability of Earth
Structures: Risk and Reliability
”.
Submitted by Vivian Giang, MA
University of Alberta Geotechnical
Centre
Division News
CGS Engineering Division
Soliciting Input for an Engineering
Geology Monograph
As discussed at the GeoRegina and
GeoQuebec CGS Engineering Geol-
ogy Division Executive meetings, the
CGS Engineering Geology Division
will be pursuing the publication of an
Engineering Geology Monograph
based on the Canadian experience.
We would like to solicit input in terms
of the content to include as well as
suggestions for chapter topics, etc.
It is envisioned that the monograph
will capture the history, significant
events, innovations and contributions
of Canadians to the field of engineer-
ing geology. We would not like to
leave anyone or any significant topic
out of this monograph. As such, we
are soliciting the CGS membership
(and beyond) for their ideas in terms
of topics and people to include. If you
would like to contribute to a particular
chapter of the monograph, please con-
tact me at
or at (613)
541-6000 x 6398. We require any and
all feedback by
August 31, 2016
.
Thank you for your kind consideration
and we look forward to your com-
ments.
Submitted by Nicholas Vlachopoulos
Division Chair – Engineering Geology
Division
Heritage Committee
Canadian Geotechnical Society
Virtual Archives
There are rich but rarely used
resources in Canada that consist of
files containing historical information
on geotechnical laboratory and field
research, geotechnical investigations,
