Calgary
Geotechnical Society
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Awards Presented at the Calgary Geotechnical Society Annual General Meeting
Calgary Geotechnical Society Award
About the Award:
Each year, during the
Calgary Geotechnical Society Annual General Meeting, the Executive presents an
award to an outstanding individual who has provided exceptional efforts,
energy, and/or contributions to the Art of Geotechnique
in Calgary. Previous award winners
include individuals who have dedicated significant amounts of time to local CGS
events and/or are accomplished practitioners, academics or retired
engineers.
The recipient is chosen
by the Calgary Geotechnical Society Executive from nominations submitted by
members for potential recipients whom they feel deserve such recognition. Current Calgary Geotechnical Society
Executive Members are not eligible for the award.
Previous Award Winners:
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2007 |
Mike O’Connor |
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2006 |
Walter Semchuck |
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2005 |
David Devenny |
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2004 |
Ken Toovey |
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2003 |
Jack Clark |
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2002 |
Jim Oswell |
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2001 |
Ramesh Joshi |
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2000 |
John Krahn |
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1999 |
Bill Burwash |
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1998 |
Milos Stepanek |
Student/EIT Travel Award
About the Award:
Each year, during the
Calgary Geotechnical Society Annual General Meeting, the Executive presents an
award of financial support to a student or Engineer in Training (EIT) to assist
in attending the National Annual Conference of the Canadian Geotechnical
Society. The amount is up to $600 (plus one free student registration).
To be eligible for
support, you must be a member of the Canadian Geotechnical Society and located
in the Southern Alberta region of the Society and be: (a) a graduate student or
undergraduate student; or (b) an Engineer in Training or equivalent
Geoscientist in the Southern Alberta section of the Society. You must also make
a contribution to the conference as an author (preferably as a presenter), or
as a representative of the region at a specialty session, workshop, division or
committee meeting.
Past recipients and
current Calgary Geotechnical Society Executive Members are not eligible for the
award.
Previous Award Winners:
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2007 |
Asanga Nanayakkara |
U of C |
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2006 |
Josh Moncrieff |
U of C |
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2005 |
Anapuma Amaratunga |
U of C |
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2004 |
Mathi Shan |
U of C |
Award Rules:
The Award will cover 75%
of the recipients travel costs (up to maximum sponsorship of $600) plus free
student registration at the conference (for a total award value of about
$800). You will be expected to contribute
a minimum of 25% of the cost of attending the meeting. The support is shared between the local
section, the conference organizers, and all national members of the
Society. One
sponsorship will be provided in each participating section of the
Society. Original receipts for all
expenses being claimed (including meals) must be submitted by the recipient to
the Calgary Geotechnical Society treasurer after the conference; no per diem
allowances will be granted without original receipts. For further rules and regulations about this
award, please see the message below from J. Graham, CGS Secretary General.
To apply for the
student/EIT travel award, the following information is required:
• A cover letter;
• A one-page CV which
includes undergraduate and graduate GPA;
Support of Graduate Students and EITs
at Annual Conferences, Message from J. Graham, CGS Secretary General
Young members are
important for the future of the Society and the profession. It is important to
incorporate them fully into the Society’s activities and to develop the next
generation of leadership. The Society has therefore adopted the following
program for supporting the attendance at annual conferences of graduate
students and Engineers or Geoscientists in Training .
(Young engineers and geoscientists in training are known in some provinces as
‘Members in Training’ – MIPs – and that term will be
used here.)
The program will provide
up to approximately $800 of support for young members from participating
regions at a cost to the sponsoring region that will not exceed $200.
1. Each Section is
encouraged to provide partial sponsorship of a student or MIT at the annual
conference of the Society. Participation in the support program is recommended
but not mandatory. Sections can decide each year whether they will or will not
participate in the program.
2. It is intended that
the cost of attendance will be shared four ways among (a) the recipient, (b)
the local regional group, (c) the conference organizers, and through them,
attendees at the conference, and (d) the national society, and therefore all
Society members.
3. The recipient will
contribute not less than one-quarter of the cost. (The recipient can seek other
support for this portion of the total cost, for example from a university
advisor or employer.) The financial support provided by this program amounts to
approximately three-quarters of the cost of attending the conference (up to a
maximum of $600) plus free registration. The support is shared equally between
the participating Section, the conference organizers, and the national society.
4. A participating
Section will contribute not more than $200. A decision to participate should be
made before 31March in the year of the conference and announced to potential
applicants from the region.
5. A Section's decision
to participate automatically ensures matching contributions from both the
conference organizers and the national society.
6. The decision to
participate should also be sent to the conference organizers and the CGS
Secretariat to permit financial planning.
7. Conference organizers
will include a sum of $3000 in their budget. This will provide a maximum of
$200 for each of an estimated fifteen students or MITs
who might be expected to be supported by participating Sections. The conference
organizers will also provide ‘student’ registrations for each of the
recipients. This will include preprints,
receptions and luncheons, but not the banquet. The maximum cost per delegate
will be $10 - $12. The cost of the program will be a charge against the budget
before profit or loss is established.
8. The national society
will also include a sum of $3000 in its annual budget. This will provide a
maximum of $200 for up to 15 students or MITs
supported by the Sections. The maximum cost per CGS member will be $1 - $2.
9. Selection of the
recipient will be done by the participating Section using procedures
established in the Section.
10. Recipients must be a
student (undergraduate or postgraduate), or a Member in Training with one of
the licensing Associations, or a young geoscientist at an equivalent stage in
his or her career. Recipients must be members of the Canadian Geotechnical
Society. They should be involved in making a contribution to the conference as
an author (preferably as a presenter), or as a representative of the Section at
a specialty session, workshop, division or committee meeting.
11. Participating
Sections will canvas local universities and employers for suitable candidates.
This should preferably be done before the closing date for submission of
abstracts to the conference organizers. The intention is to encourage young
members to submit papers to the conference.
12. Once applications
have been received, Sections will (a) select and notify their nominee, (b)
notify the conference organizers, and (c) notify the Society Administrator.
This should be done by 15 August in the year of the conference so that
advantage can be taken of cheap airfares, etc.
13. Nominees should be
encouraged to reduce costs where possible through shared travel, accommodation,
etc.
14. After the conference,
the recipient submits a statement of expenses to the Executive of the
sponsoring Section. The Section decides on the acceptability of the submitted
expenses claim and then pays the student the full amount. The Section notifies
the conference organizers and the national CGS Secretariat that the claim has
been approved and paid. It then asks for repayment of one-third of the approved
amount from each of the others.
15. Note that all decision-making
lies with the local Section. The local group decides if it will participate,
decides who it will support, and decides whether the submitted expenses claims
are acceptable. The local decisions ‘trigger’ automatic responses from the
conference organizers and the national CGS without further checking.