Orange County Branch Newsletter

October 2015

Geo-Institute

Call for proposals - Geotechnical Frontiers 2017


Innovation and Collaboration in Technology and Practice:  The theme of Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 is Innovation and Collaboration in Technology and Practice - March 12 - 15, 2017 | Orlando, Florida. Geotechnical Frontiers is a must-attend event for the geotechnical, civil engineering and geoprofessional communities. The conference will feature four days of technical programming, including short courses, panel discussions and papers. The objective of the event is to share new developments in geotechnical engineering technologies.

Innovation and Collaboration in Technology and Practice

The theme of Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 is Innovation and Collaboration in Technology and Practice. The conference will feature four days of technical programming, including short courses, panel discussions and papers. The objective of the event is to share new developments in geotechnical engineering technologies.

Call for Proposals Submission Timeline

Proposals due: Nov. 22, 2015
Acceptance notification: Dec. 15, 2015

Call for Session Proposals/Topics

The Call for Session Proposals is your opportunity to be a Session Chair for the topic of your choice during Geotechnical Frontiers 2017.

Session formats include technical paper sessions, invited paper sessions and panel discussions. All technical paper sessions will be 90 minutes in length. Multiple sessions with a related theme are possible. Submission should include a description of the proposed topic, and any plans outside of the call for abstracts for soliciting papers.

All abstracts and papers (including invited papers) are subject to the official Geotechnical Frontiers review process.

Call for Short Courses Proposals

Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 is committed to providing continuing education opportunities for participants. Short Courses will be eight hours in length and will be held on March 12, 2017.

Proposals should include the course title, a description of the course with a summary of its learning objectives and a list of instructors.

Call for Training Lectures

One of the goals of Geotechnical Frontiers 2017 is to offer practical, targeted training opportunities for attendees who are not interested in the technical paper program. These Training Lectures should focus on a single topic featuring single speakers. These lectures will be 90 minutes in length. Where appropriate these may be session repeated during the program.

Proposals should include the title, a description of the lectures with a summary of its learning objectives.

Submit Proposals Online

Submit by Nov. 22, 2015
We look forward to receiving your proposal.
 
Short Course Chair:
L. David Suits, NAGS

Technical Program Co-Chairs: 
Thomas L. Brandon, PhD, PE, Virginia Tech
 
Richard J. Valentine, PE, Valentine Engineering Associates, Inc.

Secretary General:
Barbara Connett
Geotechnical Frontiers 2017