The Calendar below contains all planned event details & registration information

• 9/11/23 September Social Event - 6 PM on Itasca Rooftop

• 10/9/24 October Meeting - A methodology for supplementing rock strength information, using machine learning and point load testing  by Chris Thielsen 6-8:30 PM at Day Block Brewing
  • Click Here for the Event page and Registration 

• 11/13/24 November Meeting - Construction Vibration Damage - The Real Threat by Ren Keyport (Omnidots). 6 to 8:30 PM at Day Block Brewing

• 12/11/24 Speaker TBD

• 1/15/25

• 3/12/25

• 4/9/25

• 5/14/25

Recordings of our meetings can be found on our YouTube page here.

2023-2024 Speakers:

• 09/13/23 September Social Event - More information here

• 10/11/23 6 pm at Day Block Brewing Company
  • • • • • James Buzzell & Lisa Vieau, GoliathTech, Helical Pile Course

• 11/08/23 6 pm at Day Block Brewing Company
  • • • • • Zhangwei Ning, PhD, Sixense, State-of-the-Practice and Recent Developments in Geotechnical Instrumentation and Monitoring

• 12/13/23 6 pm at Day Block Brewing Company
  • • • • • Jeff Segar, P.E., S.E., GSI, Landslide Repair on Top of a Bluff: Riverview Dr.

• 01/17/24   6 pm at Day Block Brewing Company
  • • • • • Kurt Breitenbucher, P.E., Brierley, Tunnel Project Case Study in Dubuque Iowa

• 02/22/24 St. Paul Student Center, University of Minnesota (Joint ASCE-MN & MGS-GI Meeting)
  • • • • • Edward Kavazanjian Jr., PhD, P.E., D.GE., Dist.M.ASCE, NAE, Michels, Fugitive Dust Generation from Iron Ore Tailings Treated Using EICP Subject to Freeze-Thaw Cycles

• 02/23/24 University of Minnesota 72nd Geotechnical Engineering Conference
  • • • • • https://www.mgs-gi.com/events/2024-conference

• 03/13/24 6 pm at Day Block Brewing Company
  • • • • • Braun Intertec

• 04/10/24 6 pm at Day Block Brewing Company
  • • • • • Transportation Panel Discussion, moderated by Christopher Dedene, PhD, P.E. and sponsored by Geokon

• 05/08/24 6 pm at Day Block Brewing Company
  • • • • • Robert B. Gilbert, PhD, P.E., D.GE., NAE, The University of Texas at Austin, Case Histories in Forensic Geotechnical Engineering

2022-2023 Speakers:

• 09/14/22 September Social - More information here

• 10/12/22 6 pm at Crooked Pint, Maplewood
  • • • • • Chad Underwood, Engineering Partners International, The Use of Piles and Tieback Anchors for Slope Stabilization

• 11/09/22 6 pm at Crooked Pint, Maplewood
  • • • • • Carrie Jennings, Freshwater Society, Till: Spatially Variable, Complex and Dense!

• 12/14/22 6 pm at  Crooked Pint, Maplewood
  • • • • • Lola Moussey & Ryan Cummings, Nicholson Construction, I-35 Stormwater Project Case Study

• 01/18/23   6 pm at U Garden Restaurant and Event Center, Minneapolis
  • • • • • Zach Boucias, Geo-Instruments, A Comparison of Earth Pressure and Settlement Data Collected from Two Long-Term Ground Improvement Monitoring Projects.

• 02/23/23 St. Paul Student Center, University of Minnesota (Joint ASCE-MN & MGS-GI Meeting)
  • • • • • Ross W. Boulanger, PhD, PE, NAE 

• 02/24/23 University of Minnesota 71st Geotechnical Engineering Conference
  • • • • • https://sites.google.com/mgs-gi.com/site/events/2023-conference 

• 03/15/23 6 pm at Braun-Intertec, Bloomington
  • • • • • Joint Panel Discussion with MnSEA (Geotech & Structures)

• 04/12/23 6 pm at American Engineering Testing, St. Paul
  • • • • • Bill Kwasny, How to Write a Comprehensive Geotechnical Report

• 05/10/23 6 pm at Finnegan's Brewery (Ethics Presentation)
  • • • • • Aaron Mann, Terracon, Lessons from the FIU Bridge Collapse