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Events

For a complete listing of national and international events for the geotechnical community, please visit the CGS website at www.cgs.ca . Below is a partial list of events at which the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique will be participating:

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Awards

Awards & lectures that are currently sponsored by Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique and Canadian Geotechnical Society include:

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Donations

The Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique is run by volunteer members and a Board of Directors. The members are committed to ensuring that your donations are used to support geotechnical excellence in Canada. As shown below, less than 10% of annual funding is used for administration.

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Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique

The Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique is a registered charitable organization established to recognize and foster excellence in the geotechnical field in Canada.

Cross-Canada Lecture Tour Sponsors

Spring 2019 - Charles Shackleford

Klohn Crippen Berger
Clifton Associates
Thurber
BGC

Fall 2019 - Ian Moore

Klohn Crippen Berger
Tetra Tech Canada
Conetec
Thurber

Recent News

April 2020

Michael Bozozuk (1929-2020)

The Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique notes the passing of Michael Bozozuk who was instrumental in the development of the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique (CFG) and its predecessor Geo-Contributions and its mandate to fund and support its activities.

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October 2019

DENNIS BECKER M.SC PRIZE
In recognition of Dr. Becker’s contributions to the geotechnical community, a prize for a Masters level student has been set up. The prize has a value of $ 5,000 and was awarded in 2019.
September 2018

Prizes and Awards
In Edmonton, during the last week of September, a total of $ 14,300 worth of prizes were awarded and the R.F.Legget award was presented to Michel Aubertin at the annual Canadian Geotechnical Society conference. The awards are funded by the Foundation.
October 2017

The 2017 Annual General Meeting is tentatively scheduled in Ottawa for October 2, 2017
June 2017

New Legacy Donor
Charles Kwok became a legacy donor in June 2017. We thank Charles for his generous donation of securities to the CFG-FCG.
October 2016

The 2016 Annual General Meeting was held in October 2016
September 2015

2015 Annual General Meeting was held in Quebec City September 22, 2015
2015 AGM

The annual membership meet of the CFG-FCG will be held in Quebec city on September 22, 2015

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