CALL FOR PAPERS
NORTH AMERICAN GEOSYNTHETICS SOCIETY PARTNERING WITH CGS & IAH
SPONSORING SEVERAL GEOSYNTHETICS SESSIONS AT THE
2003 CANADIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY NATIONAL CONFERENCE
WINNIPEG, CANADA

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The North American Geosynthetics Society partnering with the CGS and IAH for the 56th Canadian Geotechnical Conference from September 28 - October 1, 2003 in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. The conference’s theme is, “Two Rivers,” reflecting the history of the founding of the City
of Winnipeg at the forks of the Assiniboine and Red Rivers, and reflecting the collaboration between the CGS, the International Association of Hydrogeology and NAGS in coming together to provide this conference.

The organizing committee invites abstracts from industry, government, and academia regarding original contributions to any facets of geotechnical engineering, geosynthetics and hydrogeology, including soil mechanics and foundations; physical hydrogeology; hydrogeochemistry; contaminant hydrogeology; geoenvironmental engineering; engineering geology; cold regions geotechnology; and rock mechanics. Papers dealing with the following topic are especially sought: bio-engineering, erosion control, scour protection, drainage and filtration and silt fences. Case studies and case
histories as well as papers discussing recent research and future trends are encouraged. Preference towards a presentation or poster session should also be noted on the submission and whether the authors are willing to participate in a poster session if presentation time is full.

Authors of submitted papers of high quality will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers to the Geosynthetics International journal. A Technical Review Committee will review all abstracts for clarity, technical merit, and relevance to the conference. The authors of accepted abstracts will be expected to submit a paper prior to the conference and present it during the conference. The paper will appear in the published proceedings of the conference.
One page abstracts, a maximum of 400 words in length must be submitted in either English or French. The abstract must contain the title, authors' names, and affiliations, along with fax/telephone and e-mail address of each author. Electronic submission of the abstract using Microsoft Word (version 6 or higher) is strongly encouraged.

Deadline for receipt of abstracts is January 1, 2003. For more detailed requirements for abstract submission, contact Kelly Rojas, Managing Director, North American Geosynthetics Society by phone at 705-434-0180 or e-mail at kellyrojas@nagsigs.org.

For more information see the conference’s web page at http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~cgsman/cgs2003/

Submit abstracts to:
Dr. James Blatz
University of Manitoba
342 Engineering Bldg., Civil Engineering Department
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
R3T 5V6

email: blatzja@cc.umanitoba.ca