Wednesday, February 26
Geo-PIT: Powerful, Informative Talks on Geotechnical Topics
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Speakers: James Press, EIT, A.M.ASCE, Aterra Solutions: How I Almost Became an English Major; Ellen Rathje, Ph.D, P.E., F.ASCE, University of Texas at Austin: Make Your Data Count; Mario Ruel, CN: The Old and New St. Clair USA-Canada Tunnels: A Fantastic Tale of Achievements; Thomas Westover, P.E., M.ASCE, Cornforth Consultants: Experience: Why Knowing More Means Knowing Less and What to Do About It
Special Session: Canadian Geotechnical Society Technical Topics
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Special Session: COPRI Technical Topics
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Special Session: Supporting Minnesota’s Stadiums
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Geo-PIT: Powerful, Informative Talks on Geotechnical Topics
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Speakers: Vanessa Bateman, P.E., M.ASCE, US Army Corps of Engineers: Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Role of Judgement and Unexpected Roadblocks; Victoria Bennett, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: Is the Road to Learning Engineering Judgement a Virtual One?
MGS/U of M 68th Annual Geotechnical Conference Dinner & Lecture
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
MGS-GI and ASCE-MN jointly present the Geo-Banquet (Dinner & Lecture), held in conjunction with Geo-Congress 2020, on Wednesday, February 26th, at the locally acclaimed McNamara Alumni Center on the University of Minnesota campus. Following a networking cocktail hour sponsored by Keller, and plated meals catered by D'Amico & Sons, Professor Lyesse Laloui, from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), will present "Tailor-made soil properties with novel bio-geo-chemical means."
Separate registration required
Thursday, February 27
Special Session: 68th University of Minnesota Geotechnical Conference Open Plenary Session
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Special Session: 68th University of Minnesota Geotechnical Conference Case Histories 1
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Special Session: 68th University of Minnesota Geotechnical Conference Case Histories 2
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Awards Presentation & Karl Terzaghi Award Lecture
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Friday, February 28
Eb Rice Memorial Lecture
8:00 am – 9:30 am
Geo-PIT: Powerful, Informative Talks on Geotechnical Topics
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Speakers: Chukwuebuka Nweke, Ph.D., P.G., M.ASCE, UCLA: Not the Big One, but some Good ones: Strong Motion Data and Geotechnical Engineering Impacts from the Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence; Joseph Wartman, Ph.D, M.ASCE, University of Washington: Shaping Federal Policy to Reduce Geohazard Losses: the National Landslide Preparedness Act