Short Courses

GeoQuébec2026 plans to organize seven intensive courses on Saturday and Sunday, September 12-13, 2026, before the start of the conference.

  • Six technical courses will be offered in English and one in French.
  • Lunch is provided for participants in full-day (8-hours) courses.
  • The organizing committee reserves the right to cancel a course if registration is insufficient.
  • Technical courses are open those not attending the conference.
  • Registration will open at the end of March 2026.
Cl-1 From LEM to FEM: Advanced geotechnical modeling with PLAXIS for stability and deformation analysis.
  • Date: September 12, 2026 (Saturday)
  • Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
  • Duration: 8 hours 
  • Language: English
  • Cost: Coming soon
  • Cost for students : Coming soon 
Cl-2 Geotechnical and geoenvironmental design in changing climate
  • Date: September 12, 2026 (Saturday)
  • Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
  • Duration: 8 hours 
  • Language: English
  • Cost: Coming soon
  • Cost for students : Coming soon 
Cl-3 Image analysis techniques in geotechnical engineering

  • Date: September 12, 2026 (Saturday)
  • Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
  • Duration: 8 hours 
  • Language: English
  • Cost: To be announced.
  • Cost for students : Coming soon 
CI-4 Seismic geotechnics and soil-structure interaction

  • Date: September 12 and 13, 2026 (Saturday and Sunday)
  • Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
  • Duration: 16 hours (2 days) 
  • Language: English
  • Cost: Coming soon
  • Cost for students : Coming soon 
Cl-5 Bringing value to projects using the latest innovations in risk mitigation in ALARP risk and compliance with the global industry standard on tailings management (GISTM)
  • Date: September 13, 2026 (Sunday)
  • Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
  • Duration: 8 hours 
  • Language: French
  • Cost: Coming soon
  • Cost for students : Coming soon 
Cl-6 Risk management through innovations in geomechanics

  • Date: September 13, 2026 (Sunday)
  • Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
  • Duration: 8 hours 
  • Language: English
  • Cost: Coming soon
  • Cost for students : Coming soon 
CI-7 Design and Applications of Geosynthetics

  • Date: September 13, 2026 (Sunday)
  • Time: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 
  • Duration: 4 hours (half day) 
  • Language: English
  • Cost: Coming soon
  • Cost for students : Coming soon 

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