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Monday, September 14, 2020

	Breakout 1	Breakout 2	Breakout 3	Breakout 4	Breakout 5
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM	Opening Ceremony
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM	R.M. Hardy Keynote Address by Dr. Dennis E. Becker
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM	You Gotta Laugh: A Pandemic Pick-Me-UP	Networking Break 1
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM	Yoga Movement Session	Break 1
9:35 AM - 11:05 AM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations I / Session Chair: Marty Sangster	Mining Geotechnics and Hydrogeology I / Session Chair: Scott Martens	Geoenvironmental Engineering I / Session Chair: Laxmi Kant Kachhwal	Dams and Embankments I / Session Chair: Arash Eshraghian	Landslides and Geohazards I / Session Chair: Will Smith
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM	Transition Break 1
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	RF Legget Medal Presentation
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM	Workout Session	Networking Break 2
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations II / Session Chair: Khokan Debnath	Mining Geotechnics and Hydrogeology II / Session Chair: Yetimgeta Mihiretu	.Geoenvironmental Engineering II / Session Chair: Bahaa Mekalled	Dams and Embankments II / Session Chair: Rob Charron	Landslides and Geohazards II / Session Chair: Lee Martin
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	filler 2	filler 3	Cold Regions Geotechnology I / Session Chair: Bahaa Mekalled	filler 4	filler 5
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 1
1:40 PM - 3:10 PM	Women in Geotechnique
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM	BYO Wine and Cheese

	Breakout 1	Breakout 2
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM	Opening Ceremony
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM	R.M. Hardy Keynote Address by Dr. Dennis E. Becker
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM	You Gotta Laugh: A Pandemic Pick-Me-UP	Networking Break 1
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM	Yoga Movement Session	Break 1
9:35 AM - 11:05 AM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations I / Session Chair: Marty Sangster	Mining Geotechnics and Hydrogeology I / Session Chair: Scott Martens
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM	Transition Break 1
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	RF Legget Medal Presentation
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM	Workout Session	Networking Break 2
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations II / Session Chair: Khokan Debnath	Mining Geotechnics and Hydrogeology II / Session Chair: Yetimgeta Mihiretu
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	filler 2	filler 3
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 1
1:40 PM - 3:10 PM	Women in Geotechnique
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM	BYO Wine and Cheese

	Breakout 3	Breakout 4
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM	Opening Ceremony
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM	R.M. Hardy Keynote Address by Dr. Dennis E. Becker
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Networking Break 1
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM	Break 1
9:35 AM - 11:05 AM	Geoenvironmental Engineering I / Session Chair: Laxmi Kant Kachhwal	Dams and Embankments I / Session Chair: Arash Eshraghian
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM	Transition Break 1
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	RF Legget Medal Presentation
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM	Networking Break 2
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	.Geoenvironmental Engineering II / Session Chair: Bahaa Mekalled	Dams and Embankments II / Session Chair: Rob Charron
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Cold Regions Geotechnology I / Session Chair: Bahaa Mekalled	filler 4
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 1
1:40 PM - 3:10 PM	Women in Geotechnique
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM	BYO Wine and Cheese

	Breakout 5
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM	Opening Ceremony
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM	R.M. Hardy Keynote Address by Dr. Dennis E. Becker
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Networking Break 1
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM	Break 1
9:35 AM - 11:05 AM	Landslides and Geohazards I / Session Chair: Will Smith
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM	Transition Break 1
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	RF Legget Medal Presentation
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM	Networking Break 2
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Landslides and Geohazards II / Session Chair: Lee Martin
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	filler 5
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 1
1:40 PM - 3:10 PM	Women in Geotechnique
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM	BYO Wine and Cheese

	Breakout 1
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM	Opening Ceremony
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM	R.M. Hardy Keynote Address by Dr. Dennis E. Becker
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM	You Gotta Laugh: A Pandemic Pick-Me-UP
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM	Yoga Movement Session
9:35 AM - 11:05 AM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations I / Session Chair: Marty Sangster
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM	Transition Break 1
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	RF Legget Medal Presentation
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM	Workout Session
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations II / Session Chair: Khokan Debnath
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	filler 2
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 1
1:40 PM - 3:10 PM	Women in Geotechnique
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM	BYO Wine and Cheese

	Breakout 2
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM	Opening Ceremony
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM	R.M. Hardy Keynote Address by Dr. Dennis E. Becker
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Networking Break 1
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM	Break 1
9:35 AM - 11:05 AM	Mining Geotechnics and Hydrogeology I / Session Chair: Scott Martens
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM	Transition Break 1
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	RF Legget Medal Presentation
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM	Networking Break 2
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Mining Geotechnics and Hydrogeology II / Session Chair: Yetimgeta Mihiretu
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	filler 3
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 1
1:40 PM - 3:10 PM	Women in Geotechnique
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM	BYO Wine and Cheese

	Breakout 3
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM	Opening Ceremony
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM	R.M. Hardy Keynote Address by Dr. Dennis E. Becker
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Networking Break 1
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM	Break 1
9:35 AM - 11:05 AM	Geoenvironmental Engineering I / Session Chair: Laxmi Kant Kachhwal
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM	Transition Break 1
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	RF Legget Medal Presentation
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM	Networking Break 2
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	.Geoenvironmental Engineering II / Session Chair: Bahaa Mekalled
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Cold Regions Geotechnology I / Session Chair: Bahaa Mekalled
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 1
1:40 PM - 3:10 PM	Women in Geotechnique
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM	BYO Wine and Cheese

	Breakout 4
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM	Opening Ceremony
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM	R.M. Hardy Keynote Address by Dr. Dennis E. Becker
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Networking Break 1
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM	Break 1
9:35 AM - 11:05 AM	Dams and Embankments I / Session Chair: Arash Eshraghian
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM	Transition Break 1
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	RF Legget Medal Presentation
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM	Networking Break 2
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Dams and Embankments II / Session Chair: Rob Charron
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	filler 4
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 1
1:40 PM - 3:10 PM	Women in Geotechnique
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM	BYO Wine and Cheese

	Breakout 5
7:30 AM - 7:45 AM	Opening Ceremony
7:45 AM - 9:00 AM	R.M. Hardy Keynote Address by Dr. Dennis E. Becker
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM	Networking Break 1
9:15 AM - 9:35 AM	Break 1
9:35 AM - 11:05 AM	Landslides and Geohazards I / Session Chair: Will Smith
11:05 AM - 11:10 AM	Transition Break 1
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM	RF Legget Medal Presentation
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM	Networking Break 2
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Landslides and Geohazards II / Session Chair: Lee Martin
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	filler 5
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 1
1:40 PM - 3:10 PM	Women in Geotechnique
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM	BYO Wine and Cheese

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

	Breakout 1	Breakout 2	Breakout 3	Breakout 4	Breakout 5
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	CGS Colloquium 2020 by Dr. Ariane Locat
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Graduate Student Presentation
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	GEOTrivia Game	Networking Break 3
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations III / Session Chair: Kshama Roy	Mining Geotechnics and Hydrogeology III / Session Chair: Cathy Williamson	Soft and Sensitive Clays I / Session Chair: Georgina Griffin	Transportation Geotechnics I / Session Chair: Sam Proskin	Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology I / Session Chair: Bogart Mendez
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 2
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM	CGS Business Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations IV / Session Chair: Gennaro Esposito	Soil Mechanics and Foundations V / Session Chair: Leanne McLaren	Professional Practice Committee Special Session / Session Chair: Sean MacEoin	Transportation Geotechnics II / Session Chair: Peter Thomson	Dams and Embankments III / Session Chair: Tamer Elshimi
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	filler1	filler6	PPS 2	filler 10	Pipelines and Trenchless Technologies I / Session Chair: Tamer Elshimi
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	YP Special Session

	Breakout 1	Breakout 2
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	CGS Colloquium 2020 by Dr. Ariane Locat
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Graduate Student Presentation
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	GEOTrivia Game	Networking Break 3
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations III / Session Chair: Kshama Roy	Mining Geotechnics and Hydrogeology III / Session Chair: Cathy Williamson
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 2
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM	CGS Business Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations IV / Session Chair: Gennaro Esposito	Soil Mechanics and Foundations V / Session Chair: Leanne McLaren
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	filler1	filler6
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	YP Special Session

	Breakout 3	Breakout 4
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	CGS Colloquium 2020 by Dr. Ariane Locat
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Graduate Student Presentation
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Networking Break 3
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Soft and Sensitive Clays I / Session Chair: Georgina Griffin	Transportation Geotechnics I / Session Chair: Sam Proskin
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 2
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM	CGS Business Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Professional Practice Committee Special Session / Session Chair: Sean MacEoin	Transportation Geotechnics II / Session Chair: Peter Thomson
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	PPS 2	filler 10
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	YP Special Session

	Breakout 5
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	CGS Colloquium 2020 by Dr. Ariane Locat
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Graduate Student Presentation
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Networking Break 3
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology I / Session Chair: Bogart Mendez
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 2
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM	CGS Business Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Dams and Embankments III / Session Chair: Tamer Elshimi
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Pipelines and Trenchless Technologies I / Session Chair: Tamer Elshimi
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	YP Special Session

	Breakout 1
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	CGS Colloquium 2020 by Dr. Ariane Locat
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Graduate Student Presentation
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	GEOTrivia Game
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations III / Session Chair: Kshama Roy
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 2
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM	CGS Business Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations IV / Session Chair: Gennaro Esposito
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	filler1
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	YP Special Session

	Breakout 2
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	CGS Colloquium 2020 by Dr. Ariane Locat
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Graduate Student Presentation
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Networking Break 3
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Mining Geotechnics and Hydrogeology III / Session Chair: Cathy Williamson
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 2
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM	CGS Business Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations V / Session Chair: Leanne McLaren
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	filler6
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	YP Special Session

	Breakout 3
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	CGS Colloquium 2020 by Dr. Ariane Locat
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Graduate Student Presentation
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Networking Break 3
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Soft and Sensitive Clays I / Session Chair: Georgina Griffin
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 2
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM	CGS Business Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Professional Practice Committee Special Session / Session Chair: Sean MacEoin
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	PPS 2
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	YP Special Session

	Breakout 4
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	CGS Colloquium 2020 by Dr. Ariane Locat
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Graduate Student Presentation
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Networking Break 3
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Transportation Geotechnics I / Session Chair: Sam Proskin
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 2
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM	CGS Business Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Transportation Geotechnics II / Session Chair: Peter Thomson
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	filler 10
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	YP Special Session

	Breakout 5
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	CGS Colloquium 2020 by Dr. Ariane Locat
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Graduate Student Presentation
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Networking Break 3
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology I / Session Chair: Bogart Mendez
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 2
11:10 AM - 11:55 AM	CGS Business Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Dams and Embankments III / Session Chair: Tamer Elshimi
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Pipelines and Trenchless Technologies I / Session Chair: Tamer Elshimi
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM	YP Special Session

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

	Breakout 1	Breakout 2	Breakout 3	Breakout 4	Breakout 5
7:25 AM - 8:15 AM	Special presentation by Dr. Norbert Morgenstern – Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM	Geotechnical New Concrete Curing Solution video	Transition Break 2
8:25 AM - 9:55 AM	CGS Heritage Session
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM	Photo Contest	Networking Break 4
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	Application of Remote Sensing and Mapping I / Session Chair: Jesse Mysiorek	Landslides and Geohazards III / Session Chair: Tiequn Feng	Geosynthetics I / Session Chair: Andrew Bidwell	.Geoenvironmental Engineering III / Session Chair: Catherine Mulligan	Oil Sands Geotechnology I / Session Chair: John Sobkowicz
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	Structures Founded on Clay Shale I / Session Chair: Jesse Mysiorek	filler 01	filler 7	Sustainable Geotechnics I / Session Chair: Catherine Mulligan	filler 03
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 3
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM	Awards Presentation; Divisions Stermac Life member Best papers Students Awards CGS and CFG
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations VI / Session Chair: Leanne McLaren	Soil Mechanics and Foundations VII / Session Chair: Ertan Ozmen	.Site Improvement Techniques I / Session Chair: Rocky Wang	POSTERS	Offshore and Nearshore Geotechnical Issues I / Session Chair: Lijun Deng
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	filler zzz	filler 15	Geophysical Methods I / Session Chair: Rocky Wang	POSTERS 2	filler 12
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM	Transition Break 3
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Closing Remarks / Ceremony
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	The Tremors Rock Concert Live Stream

	Breakout 1	Breakout 2
7:25 AM - 8:15 AM	Special presentation by Dr. Norbert Morgenstern – Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM	Geotechnical New Concrete Curing Solution video	Transition Break 2
8:25 AM - 9:55 AM	CGS Heritage Session
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM	Photo Contest	Networking Break 4
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	Application of Remote Sensing and Mapping I / Session Chair: Jesse Mysiorek	Landslides and Geohazards III / Session Chair: Tiequn Feng
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	Structures Founded on Clay Shale I / Session Chair: Jesse Mysiorek	filler 01
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 3
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM	Awards Presentation; Divisions Stermac Life member Best papers Students Awards CGS and CFG
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations VI / Session Chair: Leanne McLaren	Soil Mechanics and Foundations VII / Session Chair: Ertan Ozmen
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	filler zzz	filler 15
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM	Transition Break 3
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Closing Remarks / Ceremony
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	The Tremors Rock Concert Live Stream

	Breakout 3	Breakout 4
7:25 AM - 8:15 AM	Special presentation by Dr. Norbert Morgenstern – Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM	Transition Break 2
8:25 AM - 9:55 AM	CGS Heritage Session
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM	Networking Break 4
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	Geosynthetics I / Session Chair: Andrew Bidwell	.Geoenvironmental Engineering III / Session Chair: Catherine Mulligan
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	filler 7	Sustainable Geotechnics I / Session Chair: Catherine Mulligan
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 3
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM	Awards Presentation; Divisions Stermac Life member Best papers Students Awards CGS and CFG
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	.Site Improvement Techniques I / Session Chair: Rocky Wang	POSTERS
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Geophysical Methods I / Session Chair: Rocky Wang	POSTERS 2
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM	Transition Break 3
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Closing Remarks / Ceremony
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	The Tremors Rock Concert Live Stream

	Breakout 5
7:25 AM - 8:15 AM	Special presentation by Dr. Norbert Morgenstern – Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM	Transition Break 2
8:25 AM - 9:55 AM	CGS Heritage Session
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM	Networking Break 4
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	Oil Sands Geotechnology I / Session Chair: John Sobkowicz
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	filler 03
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 3
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM	Awards Presentation; Divisions Stermac Life member Best papers Students Awards CGS and CFG
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Offshore and Nearshore Geotechnical Issues I / Session Chair: Lijun Deng
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	filler 12
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM	Transition Break 3
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Closing Remarks / Ceremony
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	The Tremors Rock Concert Live Stream

	Breakout 1
7:25 AM - 8:15 AM	Special presentation by Dr. Norbert Morgenstern – Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM	Geotechnical New Concrete Curing Solution video
8:25 AM - 9:55 AM	CGS Heritage Session
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM	Photo Contest
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	Application of Remote Sensing and Mapping I / Session Chair: Jesse Mysiorek
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	Structures Founded on Clay Shale I / Session Chair: Jesse Mysiorek
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 3
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM	Awards Presentation; Divisions Stermac Life member Best papers Students Awards CGS and CFG
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations VI / Session Chair: Leanne McLaren
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	filler zzz
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM	Transition Break 3
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Closing Remarks / Ceremony
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	The Tremors Rock Concert Live Stream

	Breakout 2
7:25 AM - 8:15 AM	Special presentation by Dr. Norbert Morgenstern – Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM	Transition Break 2
8:25 AM - 9:55 AM	CGS Heritage Session
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM	Networking Break 4
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	Landslides and Geohazards III / Session Chair: Tiequn Feng
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	filler 01
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 3
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM	Awards Presentation; Divisions Stermac Life member Best papers Students Awards CGS and CFG
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Soil Mechanics and Foundations VII / Session Chair: Ertan Ozmen
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	filler 15
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM	Transition Break 3
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Closing Remarks / Ceremony
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	The Tremors Rock Concert Live Stream

	Breakout 3
7:25 AM - 8:15 AM	Special presentation by Dr. Norbert Morgenstern – Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM	Transition Break 2
8:25 AM - 9:55 AM	CGS Heritage Session
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM	Networking Break 4
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	Geosynthetics I / Session Chair: Andrew Bidwell
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	filler 7
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 3
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM	Awards Presentation; Divisions Stermac Life member Best papers Students Awards CGS and CFG
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	.Site Improvement Techniques I / Session Chair: Rocky Wang
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Geophysical Methods I / Session Chair: Rocky Wang
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM	Transition Break 3
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Closing Remarks / Ceremony
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	The Tremors Rock Concert Live Stream

	Breakout 4
7:25 AM - 8:15 AM	Special presentation by Dr. Norbert Morgenstern – Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM	Transition Break 2
8:25 AM - 9:55 AM	CGS Heritage Session
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM	Networking Break 4
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	.Geoenvironmental Engineering III / Session Chair: Catherine Mulligan
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	Sustainable Geotechnics I / Session Chair: Catherine Mulligan
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 3
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM	Awards Presentation; Divisions Stermac Life member Best papers Students Awards CGS and CFG
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	POSTERS
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	POSTERS 2
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM	Transition Break 3
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Closing Remarks / Ceremony
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	The Tremors Rock Concert Live Stream

	Breakout 5
7:25 AM - 8:15 AM	Special presentation by Dr. Norbert Morgenstern – Distinguished University Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta
8:15 AM - 8:25 AM	Transition Break 2
8:25 AM - 9:55 AM	CGS Heritage Session
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM	Networking Break 4
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	Oil Sands Geotechnology I / Session Chair: John Sobkowicz
10:25 AM - 11:40 AM	filler 03
11:40 AM - 11:50 AM	Mindfulness Meditation Break 3
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM	Awards Presentation; Divisions Stermac Life member Best papers Students Awards CGS and CFG
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Offshore and Nearshore Geotechnical Issues I / Session Chair: Lijun Deng
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	filler 12
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM	Transition Break 3
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Closing Remarks / Ceremony
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	The Tremors Rock Concert Live Stream

Thursday, September 17, 2020

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM	SC1: Introduction to BUILD3D	SC2: In-situ testing using pressuremeters	SC3: Using the numerical tools Settle3, Slide3, RS2 and RS3 for geotechnical applications	SC4: Instrumentation and monitoring for oil and gas industry and in mine tailings
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM		SC2: In-situ testing using pressuremeters CONT	SC3: Using the numerical tools Settle3, Slide3, RS2 and RS3 for geotechnical applications CONT	SC4: Instrumentation and monitoring for oil and gas industry and in mine tailings CONT

	Track 1	Track 2
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM	SC1: Introduction to BUILD3D	SC2: In-situ testing using pressuremeters
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM		SC2: In-situ testing using pressuremeters CONT

	Track 3	Track 4
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM	SC3: Using the numerical tools Settle3, Slide3, RS2 and RS3 for geotechnical applications	SC4: Instrumentation and monitoring for oil and gas industry and in mine tailings
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM	SC3: Using the numerical tools Settle3, Slide3, RS2 and RS3 for geotechnical applications CONT	SC4: Instrumentation and monitoring for oil and gas industry and in mine tailings CONT

	Track 1
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM	SC1: Introduction to BUILD3D
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM

	Track 2
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM	SC2: In-situ testing using pressuremeters
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM	SC2: In-situ testing using pressuremeters CONT

	Track 3
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM	SC3: Using the numerical tools Settle3, Slide3, RS2 and RS3 for geotechnical applications
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM	SC3: Using the numerical tools Settle3, Slide3, RS2 and RS3 for geotechnical applications CONT

	Track 4
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM	SC4: Instrumentation and monitoring for oil and gas industry and in mine tailings
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM	SC4: Instrumentation and monitoring for oil and gas industry and in mine tailings CONT

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