Geotechnical News • December 2018
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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
Student designed and built table
centre pieces.
• Soil Mechanics and Foundations
• Rock Mechanics and Engineering
Geology
• Landslides and Geohazards
• Mining Geotechnics and Hydroge-
ology
• Geoenvironmental Engineering
• Transportation Geotechnics
• Geosynthetics
• Cold Regions Geotechnology
• Sustainable Geotechnics
• Professional Practice
• Special Geotechnical Themes
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Offshore and Nearshore Geo-
technical Issues
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Dams and Embankments
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Pipelines and Trenchless Tech-
nologies
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Soft and Sensitive Clays
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Application of Remote Sensing
and Mapping
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you at
GeoSt.John’s 2019
in New-
foundland and Labrador, Canada in
2019!
6
th
Canadian Young
Geotechnical Engineers and
Geoscientists
Conference cYGEGC
September 26 - 29, 2019
St. John’s, Newfoundland
The next Canadian Young Geotech-
nical Engineers and Geoscientists
Conference (6th) will be held from
September 26th to 29th 2019, in the
beautiful port city of St. John’s, New-
foundland. The event will be held the
week prior to GeoSt.John’s 2019, the
72nd Canadian Geotechnical Confer-
ence, making it easy for delegates to
attend both conferences.
The Canadian Young Geotechnical
Engineers and Geoscientists Confer-
ence (cYGEGC) is an event held
every three years, that gathers students
and young professionals from across
Canada and beyond. The conference
focuses on providing an opportunity to
young professionals and students with
geotechnical and geoscience back-
grounds to meet their peers, exchange
technical knowledge and interact with
experts in a relaxed environment.
To learn more about the 6
th
cYGEGC,
head to the conference website at
cygegc2019.com
.
Section News
Regina Geotechnical Group
GeoCelebration 2018
On March 15, 2018 the Regina Geo-
technical Group (RGG), the Southern
Saskatchewan chapter of the Canadian
Geotechnical Society, hosted a social
event,
Geo-Celebration (2018)
. This
event was the first of its kind in Sas-
katchewan and was an overwhelming
success. The heart of the GeoCelebra-
tion 2018 mandate was a celebra-
tion of geotechnical practitioners in
Saskatchewan, and the union of the
industry (suppliers and contractors),
practitioners and academics for fel-
lowship and celebration.
The event recognized local geotechni-
cal practitioners who received awards,
and honours in the past two (2) years,
and a keynote presentation by
Lynden
Penner
, to honour the life and legacy
of the late
Dr. Jack Mollard
. Suppli-
ers and contractors from the geotech-
nical industry around Canada, as well
as local learned societies contributed
significantly to the event by way of
sponsorship and attendance. Over 100
members of the geotechnical commu-
nity attended the celebration.
The event, held in the Lloyd W. John-
son Hall at the Saskatchewan Science
Centre, began with a short cocktail
reception, allowing guests to network
prior to the event. Table centre pieces
were constructed by a local science
camp of pre-school aged children and
brought creative flavour to each table.
The formal events of the evening
commenced with recognition of
local practitioners that had received
honours, recognitions or awards in the
past 2 years. Opening remarks were
presented by RGG Section Director
,
Jasyn Henry
, and welcome messages
by RGG Chair,
Harpreet Panesar
.
RGG Treasurer,
Anna Gagnon
pro-
vided an update on the local group’s
financials and their outlook for the
upcoming year.
The Canadian Geotechnical Society
(CGS) Vice President Finance,
Kent
Bannister
was in attendance and
Lynden Penner.
