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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
CyGS Presentation (April 24, 2024):
Mike O’Kane of Okane Consultants
Please register by Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
Previous Events
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
CyGS Technical Talk (November 22)
Speaker(s): Heather Brooks, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Topic: Permafrost in Complex Topography: The need for and utility of 3D thermal modelling at Polychrome Pass, Denali National Park
Date: November 22, 2023, 5:30pm – 7:00pm (MST)
CGS Fall CCLT Presentation
Speaker(s): M. Hesham El Naggar, PhD, PEng, FCAE, FEIC, FASCE
Topic: Helical Piles: Efficient Foundation for Static, Dynamic, and Seismic Applications
Date: October 19, 2023, 5:30pm – 8:00pm (MST)