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Article: IVth Canadian Conference on Geohazards: From Causes to Management/IVe Conference Canadienne sur les Georisques: des causes a la gestion.(Conference Report)(Conference news)
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- Geoscience Canada
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- March 1, 2008
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A trip to Quebec City is always welcome. The Fourth Canadian Conference on Geohazards, chaired by Jacques Locat was held there from May 20-24th, 2008. Jacques has a reputation for being a wonderful host, so there was much for which to look forward. Jacques' co-conspirators included Didier Perret, Dominique Turmel, Denis Demers and Serge Leroueil as well as an army of keen students that Jacques seems to always have available. This conference is the fourth in a series that grew out of an initiative of the Engineering Geology Division of the Canadian Geotechnical Society. The conference goal was to establish the state of knowledge regarding natural hazards in Canada, ...