February 10, 2021

Annual Conference Update – GeoNiagara 2021

GeoNiagara 2021 abstract submission was closed on January 31, 2021. Authors will be notified of their abstract acceptance at the end of February or early March, so keep an eye on your emails if you’re an author!

A few upcoming Key Dates for this year’s conference are:

February 28, 2021: Notification of abstract acceptance

March 2021: Delegate registration opens

May 15, 2021: Paper (CGS) and abstract (IAH) submission deadline

June 15, 2021: Notification of required revisions to papers

July 1, 2021: Final paper submission deadline

In addition to the official conference program, which will take place September 27-29, 2021, there will be Short Courses available to delegates on Sunday, September 26. The topics and instructors for each course are:

Construction Dewatering: From field studies through to decommissioning

Harry Oussoren (Insitu Contractors Inc.) & Stephen Di Biase (Stantec Consulting Ltd.)

Geohazard and Geotechnical Data Management for Linear and Distributed Infrastructure

Mike Porter, Matt Lato, & Katie Tate (BGC Engineering Inc.)

Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering: An Introduction and Case Studies

Augusto Lucarelli (Itasca)

Case Studies of Geotechnical Failures - Root Causes and Lessons Learned

John Westland (Ground Truth)

Vertical Profile Methods in Open and Sealed Bedrock Boreholes for Improved Site Conceptual Models

Beth Parker, Peeter Pehme, Jonathan Kennel, Jonathan Munn, Carlos Maldaner, & Steven Chapman (University of Guelph, G360 Institute for Groundwater)

Critical Thinking in the Aquifer Test Interpretation

Christopher Neville (S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc.)

Merits and Mistakes of Non-Destructive Testing in Geotechnical Engineering

Chris Phillips (Golder) & Giovanni Cascante (University of Waterloo)

Modelling Earthquakes and Liquefaction using FEM and LEM

Murray Fredlund & Dennis Waterman (Bentley Systems)

Stabilization and Drainage with Geosynthetics

Fady Badran Abdelaal (Queen's University), Eric Blond (EB Consultant), Kerry Rowe (Queen's University), Sanat K Pokharel (Stratum Logistics), Mark Wayne (Tensar), Ryan Kozun (Clifton Associatess), Pietro Rimoldi (Consultant), Rene Laprade (TenCate Geosynthetics), Stephane Fourmont (Afitex-Texel), & Adam Maskal (Solmax)

Using Settle3 for Settlement, Wick Drain, Liquefaction and Ground Improvement Analysis

Sina Javankhoshdel & Ahmed Mufty (Rocscience)

Introduction to in-ground instrumentation and INSAR-based geotechnical monitoring

Vincent Le Borgne (GKM Consultants) & Pierre Choquet (RST Instruments Ltd.)

Full conference details are available on the GeoNiagara 2021 website.

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February 10, 2021

Annual Conference Update – GeoNiagara 2021