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Geotechnical News • September 2017
CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
Members in the News
New Professor Emeritus Named
at Polytechnique Montréal,
Michel Aubertin
Congratulations to
Michel Aubertin
,
CGS Executive Director, for his nomi-
nation as Professor Emeritus of Poly-
technique Montréal. His exceptional
achievements to research and teach-
ing have contributed to transforming
the practices of the mining industry,
especially in terms of mine wastes
management and site reclamation.
Nouveau professeur émérite de
Polytechnique Montréal,
Michel Aubertin
Félicitations à
Michel Aubertin
,
directeur général de la SCG, pour
avoir été nommé professeur émérite de
Polytechnique Montréal. Ses réalisa-
tions exceptionnelles en recherche et
en enseignement ont contribué à la
transformation des pratiques utilisées
dans l’industrie minière, particulière-
ment en matière de gestion des rejets
miniers et en restauration de site.
Upcoming Conferences and
Seminars
70th Canadian Geotechnical
Conference and the 12th Joint
CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater
Conference
October 1 to 4, 2017
Ottawa, Ontario
GeoOttawa 2017
accepted over 400
papers. As this is the 70
th
Canadian
Geotechnical Conference
and the 12
th
Joint
CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater
Conference
, papers were submitted
under either the
Geotechnical
or
Hydrogeological
themes. GeoOttawa
2017 will also be recognizing the Best
Case Study Papers and the Best Stu-
dent Papers with awards. Up to three
case study papers will be recognized
at the conference and the lead authors
of the Best Case Study Paper will
come from consulting or industry (not
academia).
The conference program will include
daily plenary sessions, featuring
keynote speakers of interest to all
delegates, followed by technical and
specialty, as well as poster sessions, to
meet the diverse needs of attendees.
Confirmed speakers currently include:
Dr. Richard Bathurst (R. M. Hardy
Lecture), Dr. Kamini Singha (Darcy
Lecture), Dr. Greg Brooks (CGS Lec-
ture), Mr. Robert Blair (Geotechnical
Lecture), Mr. Mark Jensen (Hydroge-
ology Lecture) and Dr. Michael Hen-
dry (CGS colloquium). Details on our
confirmed speakers and their talks are
available on the conference website. In
addition to the oral and poster pre-
sentations, the conference’s technical
program will include local technical
tours and industry presentations by our
exhibitors.
There will be 75 booths at the trade
show and 25+
confirmed sponsor-
ing companies (as of press time)
showcased before, during, and after
the conference. An exciting addition
to this year’s conference will be the
Monday lunch presentation of the
Canadian Geotechnical Achievements
Project that the CGS National Office
has been busy organizing, under the
leadership of
Doug VanDine
(CGS
Past-President). This presentation
will showcase 29 projects, introduced
during the lunch on Monday, with full
posters on display .
GEOpardy
, the friendly student
competition, will be back again this
year at
GeoOttawa 2017
. Based on
the popular quiz show, questions will
challenge young participants’ geotech-
nical engineering skills. Look for it
during Tuesday afternoon coffee break
in the main trade show space. Thanks
again to Golder for sponsoring and
supporting such a fun event!
GeoOttawa 2017 will be held at the
Shaw Centre
in downtown Ottawa.
We have arranged accommodation for
conference delegates at four surround-
ing hotels:
The Westin Ottawa
,
The
Lord Elgin
,
Novotel
, and
Les Suites
.
All hotels are just a short walk away
from the Shaw Centre. Further infor-
mation and online reservation links
for each location can be found on the
GeoOttawa 2017 website.
As this is the 70th Annual CGS
conference and Ottawa will be the
epicentre of Canada’s 150th birthday
celebration, this is one conference you
don’t want to miss! Join us October 1
– 4, 2017 at the Shaw Centre!
Please address any questions to the
Conference Chair:
Mamadou Fall
at
Based on a text submitted by
Mamadou Fall
Conference Chair – GeoOttawa 2017
Conférences et séminaires à
venir
70e conférence canadienne de
géotechnique et 12e conférence
conjointe SCG/AIH-SNC sur les
eaux souterraines
Du 1er au 4 octobre 2017
Ottawa, Ontario
GéoOttawa 2017
a accepté plus de
400 articles. Comme il s’agit de la
70
e
conférence canadienne de géotech-
nique
et de la
12
e
conférence conjointe
SCG/AIH-SNC sur les eaux souter-
raines
, des articles ont été soumis
