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Geotechnical News • December 2018
CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
Join us in August
2019!
La 18e Conférence internationale sur
l’ingénierie des régions froides et
la 8e Conférence canadienne sur le
pergélisol se tiendront à Québec, du
18 au 22 août 2019. Le développement
d’infrastructures durables en régions
froides et la science du pergélisol,
dans un contexte de changements cli-
matiques, seront au cœur des discus-
sions de ce congrès international.
Joignez-vous à nous en août 2019!
72
nd
Canadian Geotechnical
Conference
September 29 to October 2, 2019
St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
The Geotechnical Society of St. John’s
and the Canadian Geotechnical Soci-
ety (CGS) invite you to
GeoSt.John’s
2019
, the 72
nd
Canadian Geotechni-
cal Conference. The conference will
be held at the St. John’s Convention
Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland
and Labrador, Canada from
Sunday,
September 29 to Wednesday, Octo-
ber 2, 2019
.
The theme for GeoSt.John’s 2019 is
Under Land and Sea
. Growth of the
offshore oil and gas industry in Atlan-
tic Canada has created many opportu-
nities for the geotechnical community.
This conference intends to highlight
recent achievements in offshore and
nearshore geotechnical engineer-
ing. The technical program will also
cover a wide range of geotechnical
and hydrogeological topics, includ-
ing specialty sessions that are of local
and national relevance. In addition
to the technical program and plenary
sessions, GeoSt.John’s 2019 will
include a complement of distinguished
keynote speakers, high calibre short
courses, social events, and technical
tours.
For over 500 years St. John’s has been
visited by explorers and adventurers.
Rich with history, rife with culture,
and sprawling with natural beauty, St.
John’s is a city of exaggerated propor-
tions. All these wonders have been
here for thousands of years, embraced
by those who happened upon them.
While finding the true spirit of this
land, you’ll stumble upon everything
from wildlife, to people, to amazing
vistas, to an abundance of culture. In
fact, being the most easterly point in
North America merits our very own
time zone, half-an-hour off-kilter with
the rest of the world! Around every
corner, around every bend, you will
find a little piece of heaven, an unex-
pected delight, and a playful breeze
that will help your journey.
With a population of over 200,000,
the metropolitan St. John’s area is the
economic and cultural centre of the
province and offers a natural environ-
ment, clean air, safe streets and all
the amenities of a larger city with a
European flavour. Our rich history and
culture and “small town” quality of
life make St. John’s a pleasure to visit.
Call for Abstracts/Papers
The
GeoSt.John’s 2019
conference
organizing committee invites members
of the Canadian and international geo-
technical and geoenvironmental com-
munities to contribute recent research,
developments and advancements in
their respective fields of interest and
practice. The technical program of the
conference will cover a wide range of
topics, including special sessions that
are of local, national and international
relevance to the fields of geotechnical
and geoenvironmental engineering.
Authors are invited to submit abstracts
of a maximum of 300 words by
December 15, 2018
through the
page of the confer-
ence website. Abstracts can be written
in English or French
Abstracts should generally fall within
the following themes:
St. John’s Newfoundland.
