Southwest Geotechnical Engineers Conference
Background
The Southwest Geotechnical Engineers Conference (SWGEC) is composed of 9 state departments of transportation including: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, The SWGEC encourages state and local transportation departments within the region to contribute with presentations on their local geotechnical topics of interest. The SWGEC also encourages presentations from consultants, universities, contractors, and suppliers working on transportation related projects. This conference is an excellent opportunity for transportation agencies to share their experiences with each other as well as for the private sector to highlight how they can partner with the public transportation agencies to construct and maintain the nation’s transportation infrastructure.
The SWGEC is typically held in the spring of every year rotating among the member states. See below for a history of past conference locations.
For additional information on the SW conference please visit: 2024 Southwest Geotechnical Engineering Conference | University of Kansas Transportation Center (ku.edu)
| No | Year | Site |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1976 | El Paso, TX |
| 2 | 1977 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 3 | 1978 | Albuquerque, NM |
| 4 | 1979 | San Diego, CA |
| 5 | 1980 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 6 | 1981 | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 7 | 1982 | Little Rock, AR |
| 8 | 1983 | Carson City, NV |
| 9 | 1984 | Austin, TX |
| 10 | 1985 | San Francisco, CA |
| 11 | 1986 | Santa Fe, NM |
| 12 | 1987 | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 13 | 1988 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 14 | 1989 | Sparks, NV |
| 15 | 1990 | Austin, TX |
| 16 | 1991 | Sacramento, CA |
| 17 | 1992 | Honolulu, HI |
| 18 | 1993 | Little Rock, AR |
| 19 | 1994 | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 20 | 1995 | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 21 | 1996 | Tulsa, OK |
| 22 | 1997 | Santa Fe, NM |
| 23 | 1998 | Reno, NV |
| 24 | 1999 | Sacramento, CA |
| 25 | 2000 | Arlington, TX |
| 26 | 2001 | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 27 | 2002 | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 28 | 2003 | Reno, NV |
| 29 | 2004 | Sacramento, CA |
| 30 | 2005 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 31 | 2006 | Albuquerque, NM |
| 32 | 2007 | Kansas City, KS |
| 33 | 2008 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 34 | 2009 | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 35 | 2010 | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 36 | 2011 | Reno, NV |
| 37 | 2012 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 38 | 2013 | Long Beach, CA (in conjunction with Geosynthetics Conference) |
| 39 | 2014 | Albuquerque, NM |
| 40 | 2015 | Oakland, CA |
| 41 | 2016 | Kansas City, KS [Date TBD] |
| 42 | 2017 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 2018 | Did not occur | |
| 43 | 2019 | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 44 | 2020 | Austin, TX |
| 2021 | Did not occur | |
| 45 | 2022 | Virtual |
| 46 | 2023 | Virtual |
| 47 | 2024 | Albuquerque, NM |