The Calendar of Events lists upcoming Canadian Geotechnical Society sponsored or co-sponsored events, and other geotechnically-related events in Canada, the USA and elsewhere.
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Highlighted listings indicate CGS-sponsored events| Date | Location | Event | Contact |
| May 31 - Jun 03, 2017 | Vancouver, BC | 2017 CSCE Annual Conference and AGM The CSCE has selected “Leadership in Sustainable Infrastructure” as the theme of the 2017 general conference and is pleased to offer the following specialty conferences: - 6th International Conference on Engineering Mechanics and Materials - 5th International Conference on Environmental Engineering - 23rd Canadian Hydrotechnical Conference - 6th CSCE/CRC International Construction Specialty Conference, and - the First National Conference on First Nation’s Infrastructure. The abstract submission deadline is November 30, 2016. | See Website |
| Jun 04-08, 2017 | Roanoke, VA | 3rd North American Symposium on Landslides (NASL 2017) NASL 2017 will provide a stimulating forum for geoscientists, engineers, planners, economists, program managers, and other decision makers concerned with landslide hazards and their impact on society. Papers related to investigation, classification, monitoring, analysis and mitigation of landslides, as well as case studies on innovative analysis techniques and solutions will be presented. The abstract submission deadline is extended to June 30, 2016. | See Website or Contact ben.haugen@maptek.com |
| Jun 04-07, 2017 | Denver, Colorado, USA | Geo-Risk 2017: Geotechnical Risk from Theory to Practice The conference will feature the latest research advances and engineering-practice innovations with a focus on the use of probabilistic and risk methodologies in geotechnical engineering. Abstract deadline has been extended to June 1, 2016. | See Website or Contact d.v.griffiths@mines.edu |
| Jun 08, 2017 | PLAZA CENTRE-VILLE, 777 Boulevard Robert-Bourassa, Montréal | Souper-conférence annuel : Interaction charges lourdes, climat et chaussées – les retombées de huit ans de recherche dans le cadre de la Chaire du CRSNG I3C Interaction charges lourdes, climat et chaussées – les retombées de huit ans de recherche dans le cadre de la Chaire du CRSNG I3C. Par : Guy Doré, Professeur, Département de génie civil et de génie des eaux de l’Université Laval. | See Website or Contact qcouest.cgs@gmail.com |
| Jun 12-14, 2017 | Trondheim, Norway | 2nd International Workshop on Landslides in Sensitive Clays (IWLSC 2017) The organizing committee has accepted 61 abstracts and invitedt authors to submit full-length papers. Dr. Suzanne Lacasse (NGI, Norway) and Professor Emeritus Guy Lefebvre (Sherbrooke University, Canada) will be the keynote speakers during the workshop. | See Website or Contact vikas.thakur@ntnu.no |
| Jun 14-16, 2017 | Loews Coronado Bay, Coronado, San Diego, CA | SuperPile '17 Technical committees of DFI and ADSC will combine their industry expertise to provide presentations on the latest developments in augered cast-inplace/ drilled displacement piles, drilled shafts, driven piles, ground improvement, helical piles and tiebacks, marine foundations, micropiles, testing and evaluation of foundation systems, and seismic and lateral loads. Discounted rate for CGS members. Abstract deadline is January 6, 2017. | See Website or Contact events@dfi.org |
| Jun 25-28, 2017 | San Francisco, CA | ARMA San Francisco 2017 The American Rock Mechanics Association invites you to its 51st US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium to be held in San Francisco, California, USA on 25-28 June 2017. The symposium will be held at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in Union Square. | See Website or Contact info@armarocks.org |
| Jul 03-07, 2017 | Prague, Czech Republic | 85th Annual Meeting of the International Commission on Large Dams The International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) is a non-governmental organization that provides a forum for Exchange of knowledge and experience in dam engineering construction and operational at the international level. ICOLD leads the profession in ensuring that dams are built safely, effiiently, economically, and without detrimental effects for the environment. | See Website or Contact icold2017@guarant.cz |
| Jul 15-19, 2017 | Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt | GeoMEast 2017 International Conference "Sustainable Civil Infrastructures: Innovative Infrastructure Geotechnology". GeoMEast 2017 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. Paper submission deadline is September 30, 2016. | See Website or Contact info@geomeast2017.org |
| Jul 16-19, 2017 | Vancouver, BC | PBD-III Vancouver 2017 – The 3rd International Conference on Performance-based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering The 3rd International Conference on Performance-based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (PBD-III Vancouver), organized under the auspices of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering - Technical Committee TC203 on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering and Associated Problems (ISSMGE-TC203), will be held July 16-19, 2017, in beautiful Vancouver, Canada. Supporting organizations include the Canadian Geotechnical Society, ASCE Geo-Institute, and EERI. Abstracts are due July 31, 2016. | See Website or Contact chair@pbdiiivancouver.com |
| Sep 06-07, 2017 | Leeds, UK | Second International Symposium on Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics CPEG2 follows the very successful first CPEG held in Torino (Italy) in 2013 and is being organised under the auspices of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering TC215 (Environmental Geotechnics). Abstract Deadline is November 30, 2016. | See Website or Contact cpeg2@leeds.ac.uk |
| Sep 14, 2017 | Ecole des Mines de Paris, 60 Bd Saint Michel, Paris | Jubilé du Comité Français de Mécanique des Roches La célébration du 50ème anniversaire du Comité Français de Mécanique des Roches, qui se tiendra à l'Ecole des Mines de Paris le 14 septembre prochain. | See Website or Contact Isabelle.olzenski@mines-paristech.fr |
| Sep 17-22, 2017 | Seoul, Korea | 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ICSMGE 2017) ICSMGE 2017 will be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from September 17 to 22, 2017. The deadline for CGS member abstracts has been extended to March 31, 2016. All CGS abstracts must be submitted to the CGS National Office at admin@cgs.ca. | See Website or Contact icsmge2017@icsmge2017.org |
| Sep 25-27, 2017 | Bali, Indonesia | PILE 2017 - International Conference on Advancement of Pile Technologies and Case Histories The conference is organized by the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Indonesia under the auspices of Indonesian Society for Geotechnical Engineering (HATTI), International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (ISSMGE), Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Government of Indonesia, Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), and The International Association of Foundation Drilling (ADSC). The deadline for abstract submission is May 15, 2017. | See Website or Contact secretariat@pile2017.com |
| Oct 01-04, 2017 | Shaw Centre, Ottawa,Ontario | GeoOttawa 2017 GeoOttawa 2017 will be the 70th Canadian Geotechnical Conference and the 12th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater Conference. The conference theme is 70 Years of Canadian Geotechnics and Geoscience. Paper submission deadline is May 15, 2017. | See Website or Contact info@geoottawa2017.ca |
| Oct 05-07, 2017 | Chennai, India | DFI-India 2017 Conference Deep Foundations Institute of India (DFI of India), in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and Indian Geotechnical Society, Chennai Chapter, will host DFI-India 2017: International Conference on Deep Foundations Technologies for Infrastructure Development in India in October 2017 at IIT Madras, Chennai, India. Abstract submission deadline is January 20, 2017. | See Website or Contact tengler@dfi.org |
| Oct 11-13, 2017 | Sudbury, ON, Canada | First International Conference on Underground Mining Technology This inaugural event will provide opportunities for underground mining practitioners to explore the latest mining technologies and methodologies that will drive industry into the future. Abstract deadline is January 25, 2017. | See Website or Contact info-acg@uwa.edu.au |
| Oct 11-12, 2017 | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd Nordic Rock Mechanics Symposium (NRMS 2018) IMPORTANT DATES: 1 March 2017 Abstract deadline 1 April 2017 Abstract notification 1 June 2017 Full papers deadline 1 July 2017 Full papers notification 1 September 2017 Camera ready and payment deadline 11-12 October 2017 NRMS 2018 Helsinki | See Website or Contact ville.raasakka@ril.fi |
| Oct 24-27, 2017 | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | DFI 42nd Annual Conference The Deep Foundation Institute's 2017 Conference is your opportunity to network with the largest gathering of practitioners specializing in the deep foundation industry. Abstract deadline for technical papers and panel sessions is December 16, 2016. | See Website or Contact tengler@dfi.org |
| Nov 02-08, 2017 | Yangon & Upper Myanmar | Inaugural Conference on Applied Earth Sciences in Myanmar and Neighboring Regions Beginning on 2 November 2017, the program comprises two days of applied earth sciences sessions and a post-conference field trip (optional but recommended) to Upper Myanmar of two or five days. | See Website or Contact dr.yinyinnwe@gmail.com |
| Nov 05-08, 2017 | Banff, Alberta, Canada | Tailings and Mine Waste 2017 Conference participants will have opportunities to present ideas, learn of new developments and technologies, make professional contacts and discuss issues related to the impact of mine wastes on the environment. | See Website or Contact conference@ostrf.com |
| Nov 12-15, 2017 | Dallas, Texas | 2nd Pan-American Conference on Unsaturated Soils (Pan-Am-UNSAT 2017) Pan-Am-UNSAT 2017 will bring together researchers, practitioners, students and policy makers to share the latest advances, engineering applications and pedagogical approches in the unsaturated soil mechanics discipline. The abstract submissione deadline is November 23, 2016. | See Website or Contact geo-institute@asce.org |
| Nov 28-30, 2017 | Kathmandu, Nepal | 11th Asian Regional Conference (ARC-11) The Nepal Geotechnical Society is organizing the 11th Asian Regional Conference (ARC-11) of the IAEG from November 28-30, 2017. The theme is "Engineering Geology for Geodisaster Management" reflecting the need for a revisit of practices in light of the 2015-Gorkha Earthquake. Prospective participants are asked to pre-register to express their interest in presenting a paper - abstract submission will open on Nov 15, 2016. | See Website or Contact info@iaegarc11ngs.com |
