Calgary Geotechnical Society
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The society relies on volunteers to help organize and put on the events, and sponsorship from local geotechnical companies and support from the national CGS. If you are interested in helping on the committee, if you have ideas for speakers or topics, or if your company would like to help sponsor the society or a specific event, please talk to one of the committee or contact us at announce@cgygeosociety.org
Current Event
CGS Spring CCLT Presentation (June 13, 2024):
Dr. Ellen M. Rathje, University of Texas at Austin
Please note that there will be no virtual option available for this event. Please register by Thursday, June 6, 2024.
Previous Events
CyGS AGM & Presentation (May 14, 2024):
Speaker(s): Andy Small, M.Sc., P.Eng., FEIC
Topic: What could Tailings Facility Engineering look like in 2030?
Date: May 14, 2024
Location: Croation Canadian Cultural Centre
CyGS Presentation (April 24, 2024):
Mike O’Kane of Okane Consultants
Speaker(s): Mike O’Kane, M.Sc., P.Eng., MAusIMM, GCB.D
Topic: Application of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics in the Mining Industry…
and other Gardening Tips
Date: April 24, 2024
Location: Wildrose Taproom
Jeanine Engelbrecht, Ph.D. & CyGS Student Industry Mixer
Speaker(s): Jeanine Engelbrecht, Ph.D.
Topic: Echoes from space: measuring millimeters on earth from 700 km above
Date: Wed, March 6, 2024
Location: Croatian Cultural Centre
CyGS Student Industry Mixer
Speaker/panelist(s):
Sam Proskin, P.End., Ph.D, Zakieh Mohammedi (Ph.D. candidate at the University of Calgary), Lilianne Landry-Pare (P.Eng., Hatch), Justyna Kos-Fairless (P.Eng., Suncor)
Topic: Designing in permafrost, Ice-road design and monitoring, diverging career paths and confronting career challenges
Date: Wed, March 21, 2024
Location: Aloft Calgary University
CyGS Virtual Presentation
Speaker(s): Caius Priscu, Ph.D, P.Eng
Topic: Can tailings dam safety management professionals learn from the maritime industry failures? – Heck yes!
Date: Wed, Jan 24, 2024 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM MST
Location: Wild Rose Brewery (4580 Quesnay Wood Drive Southwest Calgary, AB T3E 7J3)
CyGS Virtual Presentation
Speaker(s): Doug Dewar, M.Sc., P.Eng., and Nicki Robertson, Ph.D., P.Eng
Topic: Modern Pipelines and Landslide Hazards: An Operator’s Perspective.
Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 12:00pm – 1:00pm (MST