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Published On: June 4th, 2026

David Reid to Give Keynote Lecture at Vancouver Geotechnical Society

David Reid, PhD, CPEng, will give the keynote lecture at the 32nd Symposium of the Vancouver Geotechnical Society on Friday, June 5, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia.

He will present “A Story of Six Tailings Round Robins and Benchmarking Exercises” at 11:10 a.m. PT.

David is a Principal Tailings Engineer based in Australia with more than 20 years of experience focused on tailings characterization and modeling. As leader of REELab, a dedicated tailings testing facility in Perth, Australia, he specializes in the laboratory characterization of tailings and conducts stability analyses and numerical modeling.

The Vancouver Geotechnical Society, a local section of the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS), promotes knowledge-sharing and collaboration among geotechnical practitioners in the Vancouver region. CGS is an independent, federally incorporated, nonprofit learned society that exists to serve and promote the geotechnical and geoscience community in Canada.

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Learn more about the symposium.
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For more information on tailings characterization and modeling, contact David at david.reid@redearthengineering.com.au.
Learn more about David: David Reid, PhD, CPEng