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The Geo-Institute of ASCE
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.
Interested in teaching small children about earth science? On our front page, we've linked to information on the new Curious George: Science Curiosity Center.
The G-I website's Student Page has been updated with...
On our front page:
Mark D. Myers resignes as Director of USGS
On our Chapters and Local Groups Page:
Events:
February 24, 2009: The Boston Geo-Institute Chapter will host "Transalpine Tunnels in Switzerland". Speaker: Herbert Einstein, Ph.D., PE, F.ASCE, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Registration deadline is February 19.
A schedule of Delaware Valley Geo-Institute ( DVGI) events has also been posted.
News:
DVGI November-December news has been posted, including an application for the 2009 DVGI scholarship
On our Events page:
International
Turkish National Committee of SMGE and Near East University: Second International Conference on New Developments in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
May 28-30, 2009
Nicosia, North Cyprus
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.
The G-I Board's October 21 meeting, held in conjunction with the Delaware Valley Geo-Institute's dinner meeting, is featured in the December 2008 ASCE Section Informant.
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.
