Le Calendrier des événements présente les événements organisés par la SCG et d’autres événements de l’industrie qui pourraient présenter de l'intérêt pour les professionnels en géotechnique. Pour trouver des événements selon la date et la région ou la section, utilisez les hyperliens ci-dessous.
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Feb 16-17, 2016 | Pearson Convention Centre, Brampton, ON | 2016 CGS-SOS Two One-Day Seminars: Soil to Rock -Fundamentals to Advanced CGS-SOS is pleased to present two, one-day seminars designed for Geotechnical Consultants, Geo-structural Designers, Specialty Geotechnical Contractors, Government Agencies, University Students and other contractors and designers who desire continual improvement to their geotechnical engineering skills. | See Website or Contact Andrew.DeSira@ontario.ca |
Feb 24, 2016 | Best Western Seven Oaks - 777 Albert Street Regina, SK | Characterization of Subgrade and Unbound Granular Materials for Flexible Pavements - Evolutions and Future Challenges For details see website | See Website or Contact regina@cgs.ca |
Mar 01, 2016 | Pan Pacific Hotel - Crystal Pavilion | March 1st: The Sustainable Road to Prosperity in Latin America Seminar Our upcoming Expoplaza Latina seminar in partnership with GLOBE 2016 is focused on initiatives in clean tech business and sustainable practices. | See Website or Contact paolavm@latincouver.ca |
Mar 02, 2016 | Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, QC | CPT Short-Course The seminar will introduce CPT technology and provide an overview of CPT interpretation. CPT applications and case histories will be covered with an emphasis on geotechnical | See Website or Contact toronto@conetec.com |
Mar 04, 2016 | Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto, ON | CPT Short-Course The seminar will introduce CPT technology and provide an overview of CPT interpretation. CPT applications and case histories will be covered with an emphasis on geotechnical | See Website or Contact toronto@conetec.com |
Mar 16, 2016 | Best Western Seven Oaks, 777 Albert Street, Regina, SK | Relationship among creep, secondary consolidation and stress relaxation using a simple viscous model and incorporating the effects of the rigidity of the testing system More details here https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/relationship-among-creep-secondary-consolidation-and-stress-relaxation-using-a-simple-viscous-model-tickets-22179765275 | See Website or Contact regina@cgs.ca |
Mar 21-22, 2016 | Atlanta, Georgia | Enhanced In-Situ Geotechnical Testing Short Course The course provides an overview on the types of in-situ geotechnical tests (SPT, CPT, CPTu, DMT, PMT, VST) and geophysical methods (Refraction, CHT, DHT, SASW), and places special emphasis on the utilization of the expedient SCPTu (and related SDMTa) for efficient collection of site-specific data for geotechnical investigations. | See Website or Contact catherine.shaw@pe.gatech.edu |
Mar 25, 2016 | Los Angeles, California | 2016 Helical Piles & Tiebacks Seminar INVITATION TO SPEAKERS - CALL FOR PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS 2016 Helical Piles & Tiebacks Seminar on Use of Helical Piles and Tiebacks in Seismic & Lateral Load Conditions. Seminar date t.b.d (July/August 2016).Abstract deadline is March 25, 2016. | See Website or Contact events@dfi.org |
Mar 30-31, 2016 | Prague, Czech Republic | International Conference on Geotechnical Research and Engineering (ICGRE'16) The International Conference on Geotechnical Research and Engineering (ICGRE'16) aims to become the leading annual conference in fields related to geotechnical engineering. | See Website or Contact info@icgre.org |
Apr 10, 2016 | Loews Miami Beach | GeoAmericas 2016 Short Courses GeoAmericas 2016 is offering full and half-day short courses ahead of the conference program on Sunday April 10 at the conference site, the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. | See Website or Contact BSlaybaugh@Minervatri.com |
Apr 10-13, 2016 | Loews Miami Beach | GeoAmericas 2016 - 3rd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics A comprehensive 3 day technical program addressing topics including: mining, transportation: roads, walls GRS-IBS, sustainability, coastal protection, environmental and more. GeoAmericas 2016 will be hosted by the North American Geosynthetics Society. | See Website or Contact Elizabeth@geosynthetica.net |
Apr 10, 2016 | Lowes Miami Beach | Geosynthetics 101 (Short Course) - Richard Brachman (Queen's University) Held in conjunction with GeoAmericas 2016. This day-long course is designed to equip engineers, contractors and manufacturers new to geosynthetics with fundamental knowledge. | See Website or Contact BSlaybaugh@Minervatri.com |
Apr 11, 2016 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa | Integrating Climate Risk into Infrastructure Development - Professional Development Workshop This workshop will cover background and use of Engineers Canada’s PIEVC tool that systematically assesses risks of current and future climate on public infrastructure. | See Website or Contact jrichard@mirarco.org |
Apr 17-22, 2016 | Vienna, Austria | European Geosciences Union - General Assembly 2016 - EGU The EGU General Assembly 2016 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience. The EGU is looking forward to cordially welcoming you in Vienna. Abstract submission: deadline: 13 January 2016, 13:00 CET | See Website |
Apr 28-29, 2016 | Leuven, Belgium | Design of Piles in Europe - ETC3 This International Symposium will provide an exchange of information on how pile design has evolved in different European countries, including - evolution of the standardisation with regard to the execution of piles; - standardisation on pile testing in Europe (static, dynamic and rapid load testing; and - quality control, monitoring and new measuring techniques. | See Website or Contact carine.godard@bbri.be |
Apr 28 - May 03, 2016 | Edmonton, Alberta | International Short Course on Permafrost Engineering This five-day course will cover a variety of topics, including the logistical challenges of building in Northern Regions, understanding the origin and different types of ground ice and evaluating and designing foundations and slopes in permafrost. Lecturers include Dave Sego, Kevin Biggar, Lukas Arenson and other distinguished researchers and practitioners. | See Website or Contact sally.petaske@ualberta.ca |
May 09-10, 2016 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Two-Day Short Course on Risk Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering The Vancouver Geotechnical Society is hosting a two day short course on Risk Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering presented by Dr. Gordon Fenton (Dalhousie University) and Dr. Vaughan Griffiths (Colorado School of Mines). | See Website or Contact mbosse@thurber.ca |
May 25-28, 2016 | Reykjavik, Iceland | 17th Nordic Geotechnical Meeting NGM 2016 will strengthen the relationships between practicing engineers, researchers and scientists within the fields of geotechnics, geotechnical engineering and engineering geology with special emphasis on the Nordic region. | See Website or Contact ngm2016@road.is |
Jun 01-04, 2016 | London, ON | CSCE Annual Conference London Ontario will be host city to the 2016 Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, with specialty conferences in Environmental, Materials, Structural and Transportation Engineering and Natural Disaster Mitigation. The 2016 annual conference will address the CSCE Strategic Direction “Leadership in Sustainable Infrastructure” through the theme RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE. | See Website or Contact csce2016london@gmail.com |
Jun 02-04, 2016 | Nicosia, North Cypress | Fourth International Conference on New Developments in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering The conference is organised jointly by the Turkish Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and Near East University with the aim of bringing scientists, engineers, practitioners, and researchers together, to exchange knowledge and discuss the new developments in the field of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. The extended deadline for abstracts is February 5, 2016. | See Website or Contact zm2016@neu.edu.tr |
Jun 02-03, 2016 | Nantes, France | Geo-Environmental Engineering 2016 The goals of the GEE 2016 Conference are: • up-to-date knowledge acquisition as far as geo-environmental engineering in the world is concerned; • allowing exchange of ideas between specialists on concerned subjects; • promoting comparison of analyses and experience between researchers and public and private sectors; • presenting new material and techniques, together with the available documents (technical stands); • developing Japan-Korea-France-Canada inter-university and inter-corporation collaborations. Abstract deadline is February 15, 2016. | See Website or Contact daniel.levacher@unicaen.fr |
Jun 06, 2016 | Best Western Seven Oaks, 777 Albert Street, Regina, SK | Introduction to EPS Geofoam The presentation provides an introduction to the successful use of expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam in geotechnical applications over the last 40 years. | See Website or Contact regina@cgs.ca |
Jun 07-09, 2016 | Poppi, Tuscany, Italy | 3rd International Course on Geotechnical and Structural Monitoring This course will guide participants on how to plan and execute effective geotechnical and structural monitoring programs under the guidance of John Dunnicliff and other international leading experts. The course is intended for project managers and other decision-makers who are concerned with management of RISK during construction, geotechnical and structural engineers, end users, consultants, service providers, manufacturers and researchers. Registration closes on May 22, 2016. | See Website or Contact info@geotechnicalmonitoring.com |
Jun 07-09, 2016 | Chicago, IL | SuperPile 2016 This two-day conference will include presentations on the latest developments in Driven Piles, Augered Cast-in-Place/Drilled Displacement Piles, Micropiles, Marine Foundations, Testing and Evaluation of Foundation Systems, Seismic and Lateral Loads, Drilled Shafts, Ground Improvement and Helical Piles and Tiebacks. Abstracts are due by January 8, 2016. | See Website or Contact events@dfi.org |
Jun 12-19, 2016 | Naples, Italy | 12th International Symposium on Landslides ISL 2016 will include four days of technical sessions, three days of technical excursions and field trips, and numerous special sessions and lectures. Abstracts are due by May 31, 2015 | See Website or Contact technical@isl2016.it |
Jun 13-17, 2016 | Thompson Conference Center 2405 Robert Dedman Dr Austin, TX 78712 | 37th Annual Short Course Grouting Fundamentals and Current Practice This course covers injection grouting as a method to improve geotechnical characteristics of soils and rock. | See Website or Contact krystalb@austin.utexas.edu |
Jun 16-17, 2016 | Mississauga, Ontario | High Strain Dynamic Foundation Testing Workshop part 1 & 2 Users of the Pile Driving Analyzer® (PDA) system and CAPWAP® software interested in sharpening their skills. At the end of the High Strain Dynamic Testing Workshop participants may take a multiple choice Dynamic Measurement and Analysis Proficiency Test which will take less than 1-½ hours to complete. The test will cover the theory of Wave Mechanics, Case Method (PDA) equations, data quality assessment, data interpretation and basic CAPWAP analysis. | See Website or Contact Holly@piledrivers.org |
Jun 20-23, 2016 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Challenges for Engineering Geology and Geotechnics after Natural Disasters The terrifying natural disasters in the past few years have affected almost all continents and resulted in huge human losses and material damage. As a result the construction of new geo-protective facilities, now require huge geotechnical and financial resources. The joint efforts of engineering geologists, geotechnical specialists and government organizations is crucial in these critical situations. This Symposium will contribute to the development of international cooperation and the sharing of solutions in the fight against natural disasters. Abstract deadline is March 15, 2016. | See Website |
Jun 26-29, 2016 | Houston, Texas | 50th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium The 50th US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium encompasses all aspects of rock mechanics, rock engineering, and geomechanics.The abstract submission deadline is November 15, 2015. | See Website or Contact info@armarocks.org |
Jul 25-27, 2016 | Shandong, China | 4th GeoChina International Conference Abstracts addressing the theme Sustainable Civil Infrastructures: Innovative Technologies for Severe Weathers and Climate Changes are due by April 15. This conference will provide a showcase for recent developments and advancements in design, construction, and safety Inspections of transportation Infrastructures and offer a forum to discuss and debate future directions for the 21st century. | See Website or Contact GEOCHINA.ADM@GMAIL |
Aug 01-06, 2016 | Noida, India | 6th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics The abstract deadline has been extended to September 15 for this sixth in a series of conferences organized by the Missouri University of Science and Technology. A session on the Nepal earthquake has also been added. | See Website |
Aug 01-03, 2016 | Denver, CO | Deep Foundations for Slope Stabilization and Excavation Support The Deep Foundations for Landslides/Slope Stabilization and Tiebacks & Soil Nailing committees of Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) are organizing a 3-day event featuring lectures by industry experts on current technologies, key design concepts and case histories that illustrate effective application of deep foundations for stabilization of slopes and excavation support. the abstract submission deadline is February 5, 2016. | See Website or Contact events@dfi.org |
Aug 14-18, 2016 | Chicago, IL | Geo-Chicago 2016: Sustainability, Energy, and the Geoenvironment The theme of Geo-Chicago 2016 is Sustainability, Energy, and the Geoenvironment and it will feature the latest research advances and engineering‐practice innovations with a focus on characterization, modeling, design, construction, and field performance. Abstracts are due by May 15, 2015. | See Website or Contact hcook@asce.org |
Aug 27 - Sep 04, 2016 | Cape Town, South Africa | 35th International Geological Congress South Africa will be hosting the 35th International Geological Congress (IGC)of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). The core topics for the Congress are Geoscience for Society, Fundamental Geoscience and Geoscience in the Economy. A total of 49 themes covering all disciplines in the geosciences will form the basis of the technical programme. The abstract deadline has been exented to February 29, 2016. | See Website or Contact barnardo@geoscience.org.za |
Aug 29-31, 2016 | Mississauga, Ontario | Seminar on Deep Foundation Integrity Testing and Wave Equation Analysis This seminar is suitable for those new to the field of Foundation Testing and Analysis, and includes an overview of non-destructive testing methods (integrity and load testing) and their applications. | See Website or Contact Holly@piledrivers.org |
Sep 04-07, 2016 | Guimarães, Portugal | 3rd International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics The 3rd ICTG will address the interactions of geotechnics on roads, rails, airports, harbours and other ground transportation infrastructure with the goal of providing safe, economic, environmental, reliable and sustainable infrastructure. Abstracts are due by May 15, 2015. | See Website or Contact 3ictrgeo2016@civil.uminho.pt |
Sep 05, 2016 | Gold Coast, QLD, Australia | 5th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterisation Site characterisation is unarguably the most important, but also most “difficult”, component of geo-engineering. ISC’5 brings together the world’s experts. | See Website or Contact hannah@leishman-associates.com.au |
Sep 05-09, 2016 | Prague, Czech Republic | World Multidisciplinary Earth Sciences Symposium - WMESS The main mission of the World Multidisciplinary Earth Sciences Symposium is to lead to contribute in multidisciplinary studies related with atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and pedosphere of the Earth and interaction of the human with them. The abstract deadline is June 3, 2016. | See Website or Contact mess@mess-earth.org |
Sep 06-09, 2016 | Singapore | Urban Underground Space & Tunneling Summit 2016 Asia’s Leading Urban Underground Space & Tunneling Summit will return to discuss leading practices, innovative techniques and sustainable solutions for Design, Engineering & | See Website or Contact lucastan@equip-global.com |
Sep 12-15, 2016 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | 15th World Conference of Associated Research Centers for the Urban Underground Space The programme of the World Conference ACUUS 2016 includes: •Presentations by leading specialists in underground design and construction; •Exhibition displaying underground infrastructure projects from different countries of the world; •International competition of students works in the field of urban planning and architectural design of underground structures; Abstract deadline is February 28, 2016. | See Website or Contact info@acuus2016.com |
Sep 18-24, 2016 | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii | AEG 2016 Annual Meeting The Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists 2016 Annual Conference invites abstracts for three symposia: Dam and Dam Foundation Design, Repair, and Rehabilitation; Archeology and Engineering Geology; and Coastal and Harbors Projects. Abstracts are due by May 1, 2016. | See Website or Contact heather@aegweb.org |
Sep 22-23, 2016 | Belgrade, Serbia | XV International Symposium on Engineering Geology and Geotechnics Sponsored by the Society of Geological Engineers and Technicians of Serbia, this 15th Symposium invites interested colleagues to actively participate by presenting results of recent research and investigations. Abstract submission deadline is April 15, 2016. | See Website or Contact simpozijum2016@gmail.com |
Sep 29 - Oct 01, 2016 | Whistler, BC | 5th Canadian Young Geotechnical Engineers & Geoscientists Conference CYGEGC is targeted towards young engineers and geoscientists who are looking to exchange technical information with their peers and build meaningful networks in a relaxed, supportive, and motivational environment. | See Website or Contact Chair@cygegc2016.com |
Oct 02-05, 2016 | Westin Bayshore Hotel, Vancouver, BC, Canada | GeoVancouver 2016 The Canadian Geotechnical Society's 69th Annual Conference takes place October 2-5, 2016 in Vancouver, BC, featuring the theme History and Innovation. The abstract submission deadline is January 29, 2016. | See Website or Contact secretariat@geovancouver2016.com |
Oct 12-15, 2016 | New York, NY | DFI International Conference on Deep Foundations, Seepage Control and Remediation DFI's 41st Annual Conference is introducing a new technical track in 2016, featuring seepage control and remediation for dam and levee projects worldwide. To reflect this addition, the conference title is DFI International Conference on Deep Foundations, Seepage Control and Remediation. Abstracts are due December 18, 2015. | See Website or Contact staff@dfi.org |
Oct 15-20, 2016 | Halifax, NS | Canadian Dam Association 2016 Conference The CDA Annual Conference is the national forum for engineers, geoscientists, dam owners and operators, regulators and other stakeholders with an interest in dams. Share your experience and expertise, interact with fellow professionals and industry leaders. Delegate registration is now open - the early deadline is August 15, 2016. | See Website or Contact lamadeleine@cda.ca |
Oct 16-18, 2016 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa, ON | Tunnelling Association of Canada 2016 Conference With the theme Capitalizing on Underground Infrastructure, the 2016 TAC Conference will include plenary presentations, technical sessions, and a trade exhibition all designed to highlight advancements in tunnelling design, construction and delivery – in Canada and around the world. Early delegate registration pricing ends on August 14, 2016. | See Website or Contact info@tac2016.ca |
Oct 19-22, 2016 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | COBRAMSEG/SBMR 2016 In its 18th edition, COBRAMSEG/SBMR 2016 will host four events: XVIII Brazilian Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering; VII Brazilian Symposium on Rock Mechanics; VII Brazilian Symposium and V South American Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference; and the International Conference on Geo-Engineering Education – Shaping the Future of Geotechnical Education. Abstracts are due by November 30, 2015. | See Website or Contact contato@cobramseg2016.com.br |
Oct 21-24, 2016 | Qingdao, China | International Symposium on Marine Engineering Geology (ISMEG 2016) Under the theme “Marine Engineering Geology and Geo-environmental safety”, ISMEG 2016 aims to gather academic scientists, leading engineers, industrial researchers and students to exchange their ideas, experiences and share their research results about marine engineering geology. Abstract deadline is May 31, 2016. | See Website or Contact ismeg2016@sina.com |
Nov 10, 2016 | Newport Beach, CA | Augered Cast-in-Place & Drilled Displacement Piles Specialty Seminar This DFI-sponsored one-day seminar will focus on the design, installation methods and quality control and assurance of ACIP Piles and Drilled Displacement (DD) Piles. | See Website or Contact lnance@dfi.org |
Nov 18, 2016 | Webcast (Noon Eastern) | Lunch Webinar (EST): Cut Off Walls for Seepage Control and Containment (Thinking Inside the Box) 45 minute free webinar on cut-off wall construction techniques, data needs, design insights and relative strengths, weaknesses and capabilities. | See Website or Contact rpcraig@geo-solutions.com |
Nov 18, 2016 | Webcast (Noon Pacific) | Lunch Webinar (PST): Cut Off Walls for Seepage Control and Containment (Thinking Inside the Box) 45 minute free webinar on cut-off wall construction techniques, data needs, design insights and relative strengths, weaknesses and capabilities. | See Website or Contact rpcraig@geo-solutions.com |
Nov 24-25, 2016 | Hanoi, Vietnam | GEOTEC Hanoi 2016 GEOTEC Hanoi will feature keynote-lectures by five world leading experts: Prof. Bengt H. Fellenius from Canada, Prof. Chang-Yu Ou from Taiwan, Prof. Buddhima Indraratna from Australia, Prof. Kazuya Yasuhara from Japan and Dr. Jamie Standing from the U.K. Abstracts are due by May 25, 2016. | See Website or Contact secretariat@geotechn.vn |
Dec 04-07, 2016 | Lake Louise, Alberta | Fifth International Oil Sands Tailings Conference 2016 The premier platform for oil sands operators, consultants, regulators and academia to present tailings management state of practise, technological advances and novel research. | See Website or Contact conference@ostrf.com |
Dec 15-16, 2016 | Georgia Tech Global Learning Center, Atlanta, GA | Geotechnical Foundation Systems Results from in-situ geotechnical tests and geophysics are applied to the analysis of shallow and deep foundations in this 1.5 day course. | See Website or Contact paul.mayne@ce.gatech.edu |