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Calgary Geotechnical Society Award

Dennis Becker is the Calgary Geotechnical Society Award Winner 2010. (Photo by Simon Cullum-Kenyon, May 2010)

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.

Student/EIT Travel Award

Each year, during the Calgary Geotechnical Society Annual General Meeting, the Executive presents an award of financial support to a student, or Engineer, or Geoscientist in Training to assist in attending the National Annual Conference of the Canadian Geotechnical Society. The amount is up to $900 (plus one free student registration).

The financial support is shared between the local Section, the conference organizers, and the national Society. The intent of the financial support is to incorporate young members into the Society’s activities and to develop the next generation of leadership.

Award Rules

The financial support provided by this award amounts to approximately three-quarters of the cost of attending the conference (up to a maximum of $900) plus free student registration. 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.)

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 read the attached .

To be eligible for this award, you must be a member of the Canadian Geotechnical Society, located in the Southern Alberta Section of the Society and be: (a) a graduate student or undergraduate student; or (b) an Engineer in Training or equivalent Geoscientist with one of the licensing Associations. You must also make 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.
Past recipients and current Calgary Geotechnical Society Executive Members are not eligible for the award.

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; and
• a copy of your abstract submitted to the conference that, preferably, you will be presenting at the conference or an explanation of your role as a representative of the region at a specialty session, workshop, division or committee meeting.