The deadline for nominations for the 2017 Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences Mentorship Medal is January 15, 2017. The medal is awarded annually to recognize the sustained and inspirational mentorship of colleagues and employees including peers, graduate students, undergraduate students and technicians. Nomination forms and guidelines are available at www.cfes-fcst.ca/awards-c12ra.
Check out the new International Association of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering website at http://www.issmge.org/. CGS members may want to bookmark the ‘News’ webpage to help stay on top of industry headlines. One of the current items reports that ISSMGE-supported GeoWorld has announced the publication of its 2016 Geotechnical Business Directory at http://www.mygeoworld.info/business-directory. It is advertised as the “most comprehensive business directory in the geotechnical engineering field”.
The International Association of Engineering Geology’s IAEG Newsletter, Issue No. 2, 2016 has recently been published and is available online at: www.dropbox.com. Canada’s national report, prepared by Nick Vlachopoulos, Chair of the CGS Engineering Geology Division, can be found on pages 28 and 29.
The Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists-sponsored 3rd North American Symposium on Landslides, taking place in Roanoke, VA in June 2017, is looking for exhibitors and sponsors. Go to http://www.aegweb.org/BlankCustom.asp?page=nasl17mexh to download the exhibitor/sponsor prospectus and registration form. There is a bonus if you register as an exhibitor/sponsor before December 31, 2016.