June 4-6, 2009
San Francisco, CA
Link at http://content.geoinstitute.org/events/events.html#allied
Parallel sessions on the subjects of Driven Piles, Augered Cast-in-Place Piles, Micropiles and Drilled Shafts, as well as QC/QA, Testing, Seismic Considerations and Marine Applications for each giving the attendees the option to choose which presentations are of interest to them.
On our Chapters and Groups page:
The ASCE Met Section Geotechnical Group has opened registration for the 34th Annual Kapp Lecture and 5th Annual Meet & Greet Dinner, to be held January 15, 2009. The topic is "Design of Foundations for the World's Tallest Structures" by Clyde N. Baker, Jr., PE, SE, Hon.M.ASCE. Details posted on the Geo-Institute website.
On our GI Local Chapters page:
San Antonio Geo-Institute: Geo-San Antonio 2009
"State-of-the-Practice" Drilled Shaft Topics
January 9, 2009
San Antonio, TX
On our GI International Events page:
III South-America Conference of Young Geotechnical Engineers
Argentinean Society of Geotechnical Engineering
March 30 - April 1, 2009
Cordoba, Argentina
Posted on our Upcoming Events page:
2008 Buchanan Lecture
Prof. Kenneth Stokoe: "The Increasing Role of Seismic Measurements in Geotechnical Engineering"
and 2007 Terzaghi Lecture
Prof. George Goble: "Applications of Dynamic Methods to the Design and Installation of Piles."
Reception to follow
November 14, 2008
College Station, Texas
First International Conference on Underground Multi-System Utility Tunnels
March 11-12, 2009
Technicon-Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel
For details on these and other events, please visit our Upcoming Events page.
The ASCE Met Section Geotechnical Group will be holding its first Technical Lecture of the season on Thursday October 23, 2008, 5:30 PM at the General Society for Mechanics and Tradesmen located at 20 West 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues). The topic is "Excavation and Underpinning Practices" by Timothy D. Lynch, Chief Engineer, New York City Department of Buildings, Excavation Unit and Major Renovations Unit.
Details are posted on the G-I website on our Chapters and Local Geotechnical Groups page.
On our Geo-Institute Chapter Events Page:
12th Annual Arthur Casagrande Memorial Lecture:
"An Updated View of Predictions in Geotechnical Engineering"
presented by Professor T. William Lambe, Sc.D.
September 11, 2008
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
On our Local Chapters and Groups page:
May Meeting -- ASCE National Capital Section, Geotechnical Executive Committee
Guest Speaker: John Sankey, P.E., V.P. of Engineering, The Reinforced Earth Company
"Engineers without Borders—Project by the Chesapeake Chapter"
May 21, 2008, 11:30 – 1:30 PM
Tyson's Corner, Virginia
Save up to $150 -- Early Bird registration has been extended to Thursday, April 24, 2008.
Save on your hotel: Book your reservation by Monday, April 28 to qualify for special conference rates. Visit the conference website for rates and more hotel information.
It's not too late to exhibit at GEEDS 2008! View the Exhibitor Prospectus, or contact jsandersen@asce.org for more information.
For information on Technical Tours and Short Courses, visit www.geesd.org .
On our G-I Chapters and Local Groups Page:
New events posted on our G-I Chapters and Local Groups page:
Join the broad community of geo-professionals working on earthquake engineering and soil dynamics problems for this comprehensive decennial examination of our technical challenges.
GEESD IV includes technical workshops and short courses, plenary sessions, tutorials, a poster session, networking events, and more!
Check the Geo-Institute Coming Events page for more information on...
GeoHunan 2009: "Challenges and Recent Advantages in Pavement Technologies and Transportation Geotechnics".
August 3-6, 2009, Hunan, China
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering: A Short Course of the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
April 21-25, 2008, Emeryville, CA
February 27, 2008
Keck Center of the National Academies
Washington, D.C.
Please RSVP by February 13, 2008
About the speaker:
Gerald E. Galloway Jr., P.E., Ph.D.
Gerry Galloway is a Glenn L Martin Institute Professor of Engineering and Affiliate Professor of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. He is also Maas-White Scholar at the US Army Corps of Engineers Institute of Water Resources. Active in water resources research and analysis, he recently chaired an Interagency Levee Policy Review Committee for FEMA. He was a Presidential appointee to the Mississippi River Commission and in 1993-1994, led a White House study of the causes of the 1993 Mississippi River Flood. During a 38-year career in the military, he served in various assignments in the U.S. and overseas, retiring in 1995 as a brigadier general and Dean of Academics at the U.S. Military Academy. He is 2007 President of the American Water Resources Association. He is a graduate of the Military Academy and holds Masters Degrees from Princeton and Pennsylvania State Universities and the US Army Command and General Staff College, and a doctorate in Geography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a registered professional engineer and a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
