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Learn about in-place asphalt recycling from contractors and agencies. A great opportunity. Click here to see: Agenda Registration Cal Poly Pomona students and faculty, contact me about special registration arrangements!

Overview of Warm-Mix Asphalt Technologies for Virgin and Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Mixes Click title for details. Monday, May 24, 2010 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Hey Civils, Welcome back from spring break, hope everyone was able to make the best of it! CalGeo wants to start spring quarter off right by inviting you to join us for our Dirt-&-Rocks for Lunch Technical Presentation tomorrow , Thursday , April 1, 2010 in room  9- 307 during U-hour!! We're having Chris Parrish, a senior geologist from Stoney Miller Consultants present on the Soledad Mountain landslide.  This presentation should interest both geotechnical and geology types alike so come and learn about real word engineering applications.  As always, food is provided so come and get it while it lasts! Also, get more info on  upcoming socials events such as our upcoming end-of-the year camping trip scheduled for May 28-30th in San Onofre! Regards, Chuy Jesus Guevara, E.I.T. President 2009-2010 California Geoprofessionals Association California State Polytechnic University Pomona

This message is to remind all interested persons that the deadline for submission of paper abstracts  for the  International Symposium on Testing and Specification of Recycled Materials for Sustainable Geotechnical Construction  is April 15.  The symposium website is      http://www.astm.org/d18symp0211.htm  

Committed to Sustainability: Green Government Summit Less Than a Week Away! From water conservation and climate change to electric cars and energy efficiency – sustainability has moved from concept to implementation. California government is leading the way - and in many cases, sustainability is either being mandated or highly incentivized. The 2010 Green California Summit, the largest green government conference and exposition, is taking place at the Sacramento Convention Center March 15-17. March 15 is a pre-Summit day with in-depth full-day workshops and other special events. March 16 & 17 are the Summit and Expo dates. The Green California Summit is the place to learn directly from the policy makers, government agencies, facilities managers, architects, engineers and product suppliers what the path ahead looks like and how to make the most of what’s coming. Educational sessions will cover topics ranging from California’s new green building codes, to plans for a “smart grid,...

Plan to attend the first International Conference on Pavement Preservation (ICPP) , during the week of April 13-15, 2010 , in Newport Beach, CA at the Radisson Hotel . The ICPP will bring together researchers and experts working in the field of pavement preservation to exchange ideas and discuss critical issues and concerns. This will be a "don't-miss" event for anyone in the pavement preservation field. Click on the title for more detailed information about the conference.

Featured Training Traffic Signal Engineering Academy www.techtransfer.berkeley.edu/trafficsignals Don't miss this chance to enhance your skills with our comprehensive traffic signal training program. All eight Academy courses will be held in the Bay Area this Fall. Take one or many! (They will also be offered in Southern California next Spring.) Construction Inspection of Traffic Signals (PD-02) September 23-24 :: Richmond Traffic Flow Principles for Practitioners (TE-27) October 1 :: Richmond Signal Timing and Operations (TE-04) October 5-6 :: Richmond Synchro and SimTraffic (TE-13) October 7-8 :: Richmond Traffic Signal Design (TE-02) October 13-15 :: Richmond Type 170 Traffic Signal Controller (TE-08) October 19-20 :: Richmond Type 2070 Traffic Signal Controller (TE-09) October 21-22 :: Richmond Advanced Traffic Signal Operations (TE-10) October 26-27 :: Richmond Intelligent Transportation Systems Applying Systems Engineering Principles to ITS Projects i...

Call for abstracts extended to February 28, 2009. See link for details: http://www.geoshanghai2010.org/ Topics include: Soil behavior & geo-micromechanics Soil dynamics & earthquake engineering Deep excavations & retaining structures Drilled shafts & deep foundations Tunneling and underground constructions Geotechnical in-situ testing & monitoring Ground improvement Geosynthetics Engineering in karst terrain Pavement mechanics Environmental sustainable pavement engineering Pavement management and maintenance Seepage and porous mechanics Unsaturated soil mechanics Geoenvironmental engineering Innovative testing for pavement materials Geoinformatics New frontiers in urban geotechnology Case studies

April 8-9 in Oakland, CA. See link for more information: http://www.techtransfer.berkeley.edu/pavementpres/