The Canadian Geotechnical Society
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.
Use the selection boxes provided to search for events by Year, Geographic Location (as per CGS Section catchment areas), and Practice Area (as per CGS Technical Division geotechnical practice areas).
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Year: Geographic Region: Practice Area:
Highlighted listings indicate CGS-sponsored events| Date | Location | Event | Contact |
| May 11-12, 2020 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | In-Situ Geot Testing Course Two-day course on in-situ testing including geophysics, CPT, CPTu, SCPTu, DMT, SDMT, SPT, VST, with applications to foundations and seismic geotechnics. | See Website or Contact paul.mayne@ce.gatech.edu |
| May 26 - Jun 05, 2020 | Multiple locations across Canada - more detailed itinerary will be posted soon. | POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 Dr. Ellen Rathje, Spring 2020 CCLT Speaker Dr. Ellen Rathje, Professor and the Janet S. Cockrell Centennial Chair in Engineering at the University of Texas in Austin will be the Spring 2020 CGS CCLT speaker. Dr. Rathje is an acknowledged expert in earthquake engineering, seismic response of earth structures, seismic slope stability and remote sensing of geotechnical phenomenon. She is also a founding member and Steering Committee member of the Geotechnical Extreme Event Reconnaissance (GEER) Association. Further details can be found on her website https://sites.google.com/site/ellenrathje/home. | See Website or Contact admin@cgs.ca |
| Jun 28 - Jul 01, 2020 | Golden, CO, USA | Postponed due to COVID-19 54th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium The American Rock Mechanics Association invites you to its 54th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium to be held in Golden, Colorado, USA, on 28 June – 1 July 2020. The 2020 program will focus on technical advances and innovative applied research in rock mechanics and geomechanics. | See Website or Contact info@armarocks.org |
| Sep 07-11, 2020 | Budapest, Hungary | 6th International Conference on Geotechnical And Geophysical Site Characterization The ISC (International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization) conferences are the major events in the life of ISSMGE’s TC102 (Technical Committee for Ground Property Characterization from In-Situ Tests). Since 1998, it will be the 6th time that geotechnical engineers and geophysicists from all over the world will gather and share their knowledge and experiences. | See Website or Contact info@isc6.org |
| Sep 13-16, 2020 | Calgary, Alberta | CGS Annual Conference - GeoCalgary 73rd annual conference of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, held in Calgary, Alberta at the Calgary Hyatt Hotel. | See Website or Contact secretariat@geocalgary2020.ca |
| Sep 14-18, 2020 | Phoenix, AZ, USA | Grouting Fundamentals & Current Practice Since 1979 this short course has provided unique professional training and education to thousands of grouting professionals worldwide. The curriculum is suited for Owners, Regulators, Consultants and Contractors having interest in pressure grouting. | See Website or Contact christoph.zambanini@tugraz.at |
| Oct 13-16, 2020 | National Harbor, MD, USA | DFI's 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations DFI’s 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (#DFI45) will be at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. The theme is People. Purpose. Passion.This conference will showcase a profession at the top of its game, highlighting the hard work, passion, connections, technologies and professionalism that drive the deep foundations industry worldwide. | See Website or Contact events@dfi.org |
