Dear colleagues and friends of the PGS, On behalf of the organizing committee I am pleased to announce that the 2017 Purdue Geotechnical Society Workshop and the 15th G.A. Leonards Lecture will take place on Friday, April 21, 2017. The theme for the workshop is CLIMATE CHANGE AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING. It aligns with the subject of the Leonards Lecture on Climate Change: Impacts and Challenges for Geotechnical Engineers, which will be given by Professor Patricia J. Culligan of Columbia University. Together with her numerous contributions to engineering research and education, Professor Culligan is a leading expert on geotechnical issues related to climate change, sustainability and water resources. We are thrilled that she has accepted our invitation to give the Leonards Lecture. The workshop will consist in a full day of technical presentations including two Keynote Lectures by Professor Jeffrey S. Dukes, Director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center, and Mr. John Mundell, President of the geoenvironmental engineering consulting firm, Mundell & Associates. Attached are the Call for Presentations and Abstract Submission Form (no proceedings papers will be required) including more detailed information. Please respond to this call by February 24, 2017. We are working on putting together a great program for the 15th edition of our geotechnical Spring event and hope you will be able to contribute. Philippe Bourdeau

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