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Geotechnical News • December 2016
WASTE GEOTECHNICS
CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NEWS
BC, V7A 2C4) by
January 15, 2017
.
For further information, contact
Dave
Gauthier
, Chair of the CGS Geohaz-
ards Committee
dgauthier@bgcengi-
neering.ca.
Submitted by Dave Gauthier
Committee Chair – Geohazards
Committee
Heritage Committee
Canadian Geotechnical Society
Virtual Archives
There are rich but rarely used
resources in Canada that consist of
files containing historical information
on geotechnical laboratory and field
research, geotechnical investigations,
work of committees and geotechnical
expertise. Ways to identify and use
these resources have been developed
by the Heritage Committee of the
Canadian Geotechnical Society in the
form of virtual archives on the CGS
web site, where the location and con-
tent of accessible historical geotechni-
cal material are given.
CGS members and others are invited
to submit candidate material for con-
sideration. The submission should give
the location of the material, a descrip-
tion of its nature and content, its his-
torical significance and the conditions
under which it can be accessed. Do
not submit physical archival material
as the Society has no space to store it,
however electronic copies of photo-
graphs or materials are welcome.
Your contribution to the CGS Virtual
Archives web page should be sent
to the Chair of the CGS Heritage
Committee,
Dr. Dave Cruden
, at
Upcoming Conferences and
Seminars
70th Canadian Geotechnical
Conference and the
12th Joint CGS/IAH-CNC
Groundwater Conference
October 1 to 4, 2017
Ottawa, Ontario
Call for abstracts
The Ottawa Geotechnical Group and
the Canadian Geotechnical Soci-
ety (CGS) in collaboration with the
Canadian National Chapter of the
International Association of Hydro-
geologists (IAH-CNC) invite you to
GeoOttawa 2017
, the 70th Canadian
Geotechnical Conference and the 12th
Joint CGS/IAH-CNC Groundwater
Conference. The conference will be
held at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada from Sunday, Octo-
ber 1 to Wednesday, October 4, 2017.
This spectacular facility is one of
Canada’s premier conference venues
and recently received a top 3 ranking
by the International Association of
Congress Centres.
The theme for GeoOttawa 2017 is
70
Years of Canadian Geotechnics and
Geoscience
. The organizers will build
on this conference theme through-
out the technical program and social
activities and plan to remind delegates
of the extensive contributions of geo-
technical and hydrogeological prac-
titioners to Canada’s built form since
the Canadian Geotechnical Society
was founded 70 years ago. The techni-
cal program will cover a wide range
of topics, including specialty sessions
that are of local and national relevance
to the disciplines of geotechnics and
hydrogeology. In addition to the tech-
nical program and plenary sessions,
the conference will include a comple-
ment of local tours and short courses.
The official languages for the confer-
ence will be English and French.
As Canada’s capital, Ottawa is a
showcase city of more than one mil-
lion people. Located in Ontario at the
Quebec border, it’s a city steeped in
culture, with world-class museums
and galleries displaying stunning
national collections and special exhibi-
tions from Canada and around the
world. It offers visitors an opportunity
to explore Canada’s proud heritage at
impressive national sites and famous
landmarks, including the Rideau Canal
(a UNESCO World Heritage Site).
And as 2017 is Canada’s sesquicenten-
nial, Ottawa will be the epicentre of
our country’s 150th birthday celebra-
tions that GeoOttawa 2017 will be
sure be a part of.
The Local Organizing Committee for
the conference invites members of the
Canadian and international geotechni-
cal and hydrogeological communities
to contribute papers, case histories and
case studies dealing with challenging
geotechnical or hydrogeological prob-
lems, recent research developments
and advancements in their respective
fields of interest and practice.
Authors are invited to submit abstracts
of a maximum of 300 words by
January 15, 2017
through the Online
Submission page of the conference
web site;
Abstracts can be written in English or
French.
The abstracts should generally fall
within the following topics, but
sessions will be added for groups
of abstracts which share a common
theme but are not listed below:
• Geotechnical themes
-- Soil Mechanics and Foundations
-- Rock Mechanics and Engineering
Geology
-- Landslides
-- Mining Geotechnics and Hydroge-
ology
-- Geoenvironmental Engineering
-- Transportation Geotechnics
-- Geosynthetics
-- Cold Regions
-- Sustainable Geotechnics
-- Professional Practice
