Geotechnical News • September 2019
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CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
From the Society
Canadian Foundation for
Geotechnique
Spring 2019 Cross Canada
Lecture Tour
The Spring 2019 Cross Canada
Lecture Tour (CCLT) lecturer was
Dr. Charles D. Shackelford
from
Colorado State University. The CCLT
has been, and continues to be, one of
the ‘flagship’ activities of the CGS.
The purpose of the CCLT is to provide
CGS members and other Canadian
geotechnical professionals an oppor-
tunity to attend high quality technical
presentations by prominent Canadian
and international geotechnical profes-
sionals. The CCLT lecture series is
funded by the
Canadian Foundation
for Geotechnique
– via generous
corporate sponsorship. The sponsors
of the spring CCLT include
BGC
Engineering, Clifton Associates,
Klohn Crippen Berger,
and
Thurber
Engineering
.
Charles D. Shackelford
is Profes-
sor and Head of the Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering,
at Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, Colorado. He has 35 years of
experience pertaining to the geoen-
vironmental engineering aspects of
waste management and environmental
remediation, is a licensed professional
(civil) engineer (P.E.) in California and
Colorado, and has served as an expert
on waste disposal issues on numer-
ous occasions for private companies
and federal and international agencies
(e.g., International Atomic Energy
Agency). Dr. Shackelford’s research is
focused primarily on evaluating flow
(seepage) and transport of liquids and
contaminants through engineered soil
and geosynthetic containment bar-
riers used for liquid and solid waste
containment.
Dr.
Charles Shackelford
lectured at
twelve cities across Canada begin-
ning Tuesday, May 21 in St. John’s,
NL with a lunch seminar and finished
in Vancouver, BC on June 6 with a
dinner presentation (Table 1.). It was
a gruelling schedule, and we are very
Our CGS represents the geotechnical profession in Canada
and I share Dharma`s view that complementing membership
activities with some outreach communications within our
professional community and beyond can help enhance our
profession’s strength and visibility in the Society in which
we live in.
Thanks again for investing your time in reading my
thoughts. I encourage you to offer your feedback to me and
to our Executive Committee at
Notre SCG représente la profession géotechnique au Canada
et je partage l’opinion de Dharma selon laquelle le fait de
nous investir au-delà du cercle des membres par des activi-
tés de sensibilisation au sein de notre communauté profes-
sionnelle et au-delà peut contribuer à renforcer la vitalité et
la visibilité de notre profession dans la société dans laquelle
nous vivons.
Merci encore d’avoir pris le temps de lire mes réflexions.
Je vous encourage à me transmettre vos commentaires ainsi
qu’à notre Comité exécutif à l’adresse
“What can I do for my profession;
for my Society?”
I am looking forward to meeting you in person at the
cYGEGC and GeoSt.John’s 2019 in late September. I am
sure we’ll learn a lot and have fun in the relaxed mood of
Newfoundland and Labrador.
À bientôt, mes amis ! – See you later, my friends!
« Que puis-je faire pour ma profession ?
Pour ma Société ?
»
Je suis impatient de vous rencontrer personnellement au
cYGEGC et à GéoSt.John’s 2019 à la fin du mois de sep-
tembre. Je suis certain que nous allons apprendre beaucoup
et nous amuser dans l’ambiance détendue de Terre-Neuve.
See you later, my friends - À bientôt, mes amis!
Table 1. CCLT 2019 Schedule
Date
Location
Tuesday, May 21
St John’s (lunch)
Wednesday, May 22
Fredericton, (Dinner)
Thursday, May 23
Quebec City, (Dinner)
Friday, May 24
Friday, May 24
Monday, May 27
Kingston (lunch)
Tuesday, May 28
Ottawa (lunch)
Wednesday, May 29
Thunder Bay (lunch)
Thursday, May 30
Winnipeg (lunch)
Monday, June 3
Calgary (Dinner)
Tuesday, June 4
Regina (lunch)
Wednesday, June 5
Edmonton (lunch)
Thursday, June 6
Vancouver (dinner)
