Young Geomechanical Professionals’ Night (YGPN)

Call for Abstracts

The Sydney Chapter of AGS is calling for presenters for the Young Geomechanical Professionals’ Night on Wednesday 12^th June 2024. The best applicants (from industry and universities) will be chosen to give a 10-minute presentation on their preferred topic. Successful applicants will be selected based on a half-page abstract on the subject that they propose to present and a one-page CV (deadline 19^th April). Following selection, presentations are due by 30^th April for referees’ review. Final presentations including accommodating referees’ comments would be due by 28^th May.

Talks need not be overly technical or theoretical but should reflect interesting and challenging aspects of the presenter’s work that would be of interest to the geotechnical community.

Participation is open to industry and academic participants under the age of 35 as of 1^st January 2024.

This exciting opportunity includes:

The breadth of the Sydney geotechnical community will be represented on the night, it will be an opportunity to showcase yourself and your work to the industry.
$2,500 total prize value for participants.
Papers may be published in the AGS journal.
Get your work out there and build your professional portfolio.
Contribute to the geotechnical community.

Further information

Entries will also be reviewed for the potential to be presented at the AGS Symposium later in the year and shortlisted applicants may be invited to prepare a paper for the AGS journal. Applicants who are chosen to present at the YGP Night will be ineligible to apply for the 2023 AGS NSW Research Award on the same topic.

Who should attend

Engineering Geologist and Geotechnical Engineers.

Engineers Australia members participating in AGS technical sessions can record attendance on their personal CPD logs. Members should refer to Engineers Australia CPD policy for details on CPD types, requirements and auditing guidelines.