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Geotechnical News • June 2019
CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
executive of the Ottawa Geotechnical
Group since 2011, and served as the
CGS Ottawa Section Director from
2012 to 2015.
A Professor of Environmental Engi-
neering at Carleton University, Dr.
Simms has chaired the CGS Min-
ing Geotechnique Committee from
2015 to the present and served as
Vice Chair and Chair of the Ottawa
Geotechnical Group from 2012-2016.
Since 2010, Paul has also chaired the
Michael Bozozuk National Graduate
Scholarship Selection Committee for
the Canadian Foundation for Geotech-
nique.
Together they can now add 2018 A.
G. Stermac Awards to their list of
honours and accomplishments.”
2018 CGS Awards -
Stermac Award Winner
Michael Porter
Michael Porter,
chair 2018 Geohaz-
ards 7 conference was a recipient of
CGS’s 2018 Stermac Award. Alex’s
citation from the 2018 award cer-
emony reads: “With his broad back-
ground and experience in engineering
geology and geotechnical engineering,
Michael Porter was ideally suited to
chair the 2018 Geohazards 7 confer-
ence. Held in Canmore Alberta, the
event was the largest CGS specialty
geohazards conference held to date.
With over 200 attendees, the meeting
featured over 60 oral and poster pre-
sentations, and for the first time added
a site-specific field trip to compliment
the wide-ranging conference sessions.
Prior to his role leading the 2018
conference, Mike chaired the CGS
Landslides Committee from 2013-15
and was the driving force in rebrand-
ing that committee now known as the
Geohazards Committee.
Outside of his CGS volunteer work,
Michael is a Vice President at Van-
couver based BGC Engineering and is
an integral member of the firm’s Core
Management team. There he focuses
on geohazard risk management in oil
and gas, hydropower, transportation
and mining industries, and can now
add a 2018 A.G. Stermac award to his
list of awards and honours.”
Upcoming Conferences and
Seminars
72nd Canadian Geotechnical
Conference
September 29 to October 2,
2019, St. John’s,
Newfoundland and Labrador,
Canada
The
Geotechnical Society of St.
John’s
and the
Canadian Geo-
technical Society
(CGS) invite you
to
GeoSt.John’s 2019
, the 72nd
Canadian Geotechnical 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, October 2, 2019
.
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.
For over 500 years St. John’s has been
visited by explorers and adventurers.
Rich with history, rife with culture,
St.John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador.
