YMPG Events

• Held every 1-2 years
• Best paper authors are sponsored to attend the following Regional YGE conference and Regional Conference, or the next iYGEC/ICSMGE

Next 2 conferences:

• http://www.sssmge.org/aygec.html
• https://www.arc2019.org/conference-committees/

• Held every 4 years

• Annual award for the author(s) of the best paper in geotechnical and geo-environmental engineering
• Below age of 35
• Winner receives small cash prize, will be sponsored to attend a geotechnical conference

Indian Geotechnical Conference (IGC)

• Held every year
• Keynote lectures by renowed experts from academia and industry from all over the world
• Oral and poster presentations in theme-based technical sessions
• Best paper awards
• Preconference workshops
• http://igc2020vizag.com

Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference (IYGEC)

• Held every 2 years
• Technical sessions: oral and poster presentations
• Best paper award

• Held every 2 years
• Limited to 50 attendees
• Award for best presentation from each country gets a cash prize to go to the next iYGEC/ICSMGE event

• Awarded every 2 years
• Author of most outstanding paper at an ANZ Young Geotechnical Professional Conference
• Below age of 35
• Cash prize of $4000 NZD to attend the next iYGEC and ICSMGE

• Awarded every 2 years
• Author of most outstanding paper at an ANZ Young Geotechnical Professional Conference
• Below age of 35
• Cash prize of $4000 AUD to attend the next iYGEC and ICSMGE

• Awarded every 2 years
• Awarded to principal author of an outstanding paper
• Can be have been published anywhere in the world in the previous 4 years
• Below age of 35
• Work must have been undertaken in Australia
• Present nominated paper at a suitable conference or group meeting

• Held every 4 years
• 2 representatives from each national society
• 35 years of age or less
• Senior engineers deliver keynote

• Awarded every year (annual)
• Below age of 40
• Winner receives small cash prize, gives a minor keynote at the CGS annual conference, certificate, and submits conference paper
• Winner is awarded at the CGS conference and has one year to prepare for the talk and paper

Canadian Young Geotechnical Engineers and Geoscientists Conference (cYGEC)

• Held every 3 years
• Below age of 35

CGS Graduate Presentation Award

• Awarded every year
• For best 15-minute technical presentation on video submitted by a graduate student at a Canadian university.
• CGS membership is not required
• Award: First place: framed certificate and $1,250 funded by the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique; CGS membership for 1 year; registration for the CGS Annual Conference at which the presentation is made. Second place: framed certificate and $750 funded by the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique; CGS membership for 1 year; registration for the CGS Annual Conference at which the presentation is made.

CGS Undergraduate Individual Report Award

• Awarded every year
• For best undergraduate student report by an individual in Canada.
• CGS membership is not required
• Award: First place: framed certificate and $1,000 funded by the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique; CGS membership for 1 year; registration for the CGS Annual Conference at which the presentation is made. Second place: framed certificate and $750 funded by the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique; CGS membership for 1 year; registration for the CGS Annual Conference at which the presentation is made.

CGS Undergraduate Group Report Award

• Awarded every year
• Report For best undergraduate student report by a group in Canada.
• CGS membership is not required.
• Award:  First place: framed certificates and $700/group member (up to max of $2,800) funded by the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique; CGS memberships for 1 year; registrations for the CGS Annual Conference at which the presentation is made. Second place: framed certificates and $400/group member (up to max of $1,600) funded by the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique; CGS memberships for 1 year; registrations for the CGS Annual Conference at which the presentation is made.

Michael Bozozuk Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique National Graduate Scholarship

• Awarded every year
• For exemplary academic standing, research output, contributions to practice, and leadership/activity in the geotechnical community by a graduate student enrolled in a Canadian university.
• CGS membership is not required.
• Award: $5000, funded by the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique.

Dennis Becker Award

• Awarded every year
• For an individual who has completed all coursework for masters project.
• For academic excellence, the purpose and relevance of the research project to the practice of geotechnique, and the quality of the research summary.
• Award: $5000, funded by Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique.

CGS Early Achievement Award This Award

• Awarded every year
• Intended to recognize outstanding accomplishments provided by members in the early years of their career. It focusses on the excellence of technical realizations and contribution to practice/industry and the services provided to CGS and the profession from a young professional.
• Below the age of 40
• CGS member for minimum of 5 years
• Award: Framed certificate funded by the Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique

• Awarded every 2 years
• Below age of 35

• Held every year