PRELIMINARY PROGRAM AT A GLANCE FOR THE 69th CGS CONFERENCE GEOVANCOUVER 2016 HISTORY AND INNOVATION Time
Sunday, October 2nd / Dimanche, 2 Octobre
17:30 to 19:30
Icebreaker / Réception Brise-glace - Salon des exposants - Salon A, B, C & Bayshore Grand Foyer & Level 2 Foyer
Time
Monday, October 3rd / Lundi, 3 Octobre
07:00 to 08:00
Presenters' Breakfast / Petit-déjeuner des conférenciers - Seawall Bar & Grill
08:15 to 08:25
Opening Ceremony / Cérémonie d’ouverture - Salon D, E, F & Corridor
08:25 to 10:00
R.M. Hardy Keynote Address by Harvey McLeod, Principal and Vice President Strategic Marketing, Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd. / Conférence d’ouverture R.M. Hardy par Harvey McLeod History of Tailings Dam Design and Innovation and Practice Changes Required in the Wake of the Mount Polley Mine Tailings Breach Salon D, E, F & Corridor
10:00 to 10:30
AM Break / Pause du matin - Networking & Exhibition - Salon A, B, C & Bayshore Grand Foyer & Level 2 Foyer
10:00 to 19:00
Exhibitor's Trade Show / Salon des exposants - Salon A, B, C & Bayshore Grand Foyer & Level 2 Foyer & Mezzanine
10:30 to 12:00
SEYMOUR
SALON 2
SALON 3
OAK
MACKENZIE
CYPRESS 1
CYPRESS 2
FIR
FUNDAMENTALS - I Risk & Reliability
FUNDAMENTALS -II Engineering Geology & Geomorphology
CASE HISTORIES - I Tailings Dam Site Characterization & Design
INFRASTRUCTURE - I Highways & Bridges
PROBLEMATIC SOILS - I Soft, Collapsible, Residual Soils
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - I Geotechnical Laboratory Testing
FOUNDATION DESIGN - I Retaining Walls & Spread Footings
Exhibitors' Sessions
SEYMOUR
SALON 2
SALON 3
OAK
MACKENZIE
CYPRESS 1
CYPRESS 2
FIR
FUNDAMENTALS - III Soil & Rock Mechanics
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE SPECIALTY SESSION - I
CASE HISTORIES - II Seismic Design Aspects
INFRASTRUCTURE - II Highways & Bridges
PROBLEMATIC SOILS - II Soft, Collapsible, Residual Soils
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - II Geotechnical Laboratory Testing
FOUNDATION DESIGN - II Driven Piles
Exhibitors' Sessions
SEYMOUR
SALON 2
SALON 3
OAK
MACKENZIE
CYPRESS 1
CYPRESS 2
FUNDAMENTALS - IV Soil & Rock Mechanics
GEOHAZARDS - I Climate Change Floods & Landslides
CASE HISTORIES - III Miscellaneous
INFRASTRUCTURE - III Pipelines & Tunnels
PROBLEMATIC SOILS - III Loose and Liquefiable Soils
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - III Geotechnical Laboratory Testing
FOUNDATION DESIGN - III Driven Piles
Soil Mechanics and Foundations Division Meeting
Groundwater Division Meeting
CGS Legget Medal Award Luncheon & Ceremony / Déjeuner, Prix Legget de la SCG - Salon D, E, F & Corridor & Salon 1
12:00 to 13:30
13:30 to 15:00
PM Break / Pause de l'après-midi - Networking & Exhibition - Salons A, B, C & Bayshore Grand Foyer & Level 2 Foyer
15:00 to 15:30
15:30 to 17:00
FIR
Annual Meetings of CGS Divisions & Committees / Réunion annuelle des Divisions et Comités de la SCG 17:15 to 18:15
Professional Practice Committee Meeting
Engineering Geology Division Meeting
Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique Meeting
Geoenvironmental Division Meeting
Cold Regions Geotechnology Division Meeting
17:15 to 18:45
Exhibitors' Reception / Cocktail des exposants - Salon A, B, C & Bayshore Grand Foyer & Level 2 Foyer
18:30 to 19:00
Transfer to Local Colour Night Venue / Transfert vers la soirée aux saveurs locales
19:00 to 22:00
Local Colour Night / Soirée aux saveurs locales - Vancouver Aquarium
Time
Tuesday, October 4th / Mardi 4 Octobre Presenters' Breakfast / Petit-déjeuner des conférenciers - Seawall Bar & Grill
06:45 to 07:45
08:00 to 09:30
CGS Colloquium by Jasmin Raymond, Professor, Eau Terre Environment Research Centre at INRS, Québec City In situ measurement of subsurface thermal properties for geothermal applications CGS Graduate Student Paper by Muhammad Irfan, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Investigation of frequency effects in bender-element testing Salon D, E, F, Corridor & Salon 1
09:30 to 10:00
AM Break / Pause du matin - Networking & Exhibition - Salon A, B, C & Bayshore Grand Foyer & Level 2 Foyer Trade Show / Salon des exposants - Salon A, B, C & Bayshore Grand Foyer & Level 2 Foyer & Mezzanine
09:30 to 14:45
10:00 to 11:30
SEYMOUR
SALON 2
SALON 3
OAK
MACKENZIE
CYPRESS 1
CYPRESS 2
FIR
FUNDAMENTALS - V Soil & Rock Mechanics
GEOHAZARDS - II Climate Change Floods & Landslides
CASE HISTORIES - IV Miscellaneous
INFRASTRUCTURE - IV Pipelines & Tunnels
GROUND IMPROVEMENT I
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - IV In-Situ Geotechnical Testing
FOUNDATION DESIGN - IV Helical Piles
Exhibitors' Sessions
FIR
CGS Business Luncheon / Déjeuner d'affaires - Salon D, E, F, Corridor & Salon 1 Annual General Meeting / Déjeuner d'affaires, Assemblée de la SCG
11:30 to 13:00
13:15 to 14:15
SEYMOUR
SALON 2
SALON 3
OAK
MACKENZIE
CYPRESS 1
CYPRESS 2
FUNDAMENTALS - VI Soil & Rock Mechanics
GEOHAZARDS - III Climate Change Floods & Landslides
GEOHAZARDS - V Earthquakes and Tsunamis
INFRASTRUCTURE - V Pipelines & Tunnels
GROUND IMPROVEMENT II
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - V In-Situ Geotechnical Testing
FOUNDATION DESIGN - V Soil-Structure Interaction
SEYMOUR
SALON 2
SALON 3
OAK
MACKENZIE
CYPRESS 1
CYPRESS 2
FUNDAMENTALS - VII Soil & Rock Mechanics
GEOHAZARDS - IV Climate Change Floods & Landslides
COLD REGIONS ENGINEERING - I
INFRASTRUCTURE - VI Pipelines & Tunnels
GROUND IMPROVEMENT III
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - VI In-Situ Geotechnical Testing
FOUNDATION DESIGN - VI Soil-Structure Interaction
Transportation Geotechnique Division Meeting
Rock Mechanics Division Meeting
PM Break / Pause de l'après-midi - Networking & Exhibition - Salon A, B, C & Foyer & Level 2 Foyer
14:15 to 14:45
14:45 to 16:15
Geotechnical Research Board Meeting
FIR
Annual Meetings of CGS Divisions & Committees / Réunion annuelle des Divisions et Comités de la SCG 16:30 to 17:30
Mining Geotechnique Division Meeting
Geohazards Division Meeting
Heritage Committee Meeting
Sustainable Geotechnics Committee Meeting
18:00 to 19:00
CGS Awards Reception / Réception annuelle de remise des prix - Bayshore Grand Foyer
19:00 to 22:30
CGS Awards Banquet / Soirée de remise des prix de la SCG - Salon D, E, F & Corridor
Time
Wednesday, October 5th / Mercredi, 5 Octobre
07:15 to 08:15
08:30 to 10:00
15:00 to 15:30
FIR
Presenters' Breakfast / Petit-déjeuner des conférenciers - Seawall Bar & Grill SALON 2
SALON 3
OAK
MACKENZIE
CYPRESS 1
CYPRESS 2
FUNDAMENTALS - VIII Physical & Numerical Modelling
GEOHAZARDS - VI Climate Change Floods & Landslides
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE SPECIALTY SESSION
INFRASTRUCTURE - VII Embankment Dams
GEOSYNTHETICS - I
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - VII Instrumentation & Monitoring
ENERGY RESOURCES - I Mining and Tailings
SEYMOUR
SALON 2
SALON 3
OAK
MACKENZIE
CYPRESS 1
CYPRESS 2
FUNDAMENTALS - IX Physical & Numerical Modelling
GEOHAZARDS - VII Climate Change Floods & Landslides
EDUCATION & PRACTICE III
GROUNDWATER AND HYDROGEOLOGY - I Groundwater Hydraulics
GEOENVIRONMENTAL - I Landfills , Contaminated Soils & Groundwater
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - VIII GIS & Remote Sensing
ENERGY RESOURCES - II Mining and Tailings
AM Break / Pause du matin - Networking - Salon A, B, C & Bayshore Grand Foyer FIR
CGS Heritage Luncheon / Déjeuner, Histoire & Héritage Presentation by Dr. Jacques Locat, Professor, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Laval University The September 19th 1889 Rock Slide Along Champlain Street in Québec City, A Catastrophe Foretold By Charles Baillargé Local Section Presentation The Vancouver Geotechnical Society Award : A 20 Year Tradition Salon D, E, F & Corridor
12:00 to 13:30
13:30 to 15:00
Geosynthetics Division Meeting
SEYMOUR
10:00 to 10:30 10:30 to 12:00
Education Committee Meeting
SEYMOUR
SALON 2
FUNDAMENTALS - X Physical & Numerical Modelling
FUNDAMENTALS - XI Physical & Numerical Modelling
SALON 3
OAK
MACKENZIE
CYPRESS 1
CYPRESS 2
GROUNDWATER AND HYDROGEOLOGY - II Physical & Numerical Modelling
GEOENVIRONMENTAL - II Remediation
SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION - IX Geophysical Methods
ENERGY RESOURCES - III Mining and Tailings
Farewell Remarks and Closing Ceremony / Discours de clôture de cérémonie - Salon D, E, F & Corridor
FIR
