History of the STGEC
The Southeastern Transportation Geotechnical Engineering Conference (STGEC) is an annual meeting
that has been taking place since 1969 when the Federal Highway Administration proposed that the
southeastern states should meet to discuss landslide problems along I-40 near Rockwood Tennessee,
and along I-75 in northern Georgia, and also settlement problems with high interstate embankments.
The first STGEC meeting was held in Atlanta, Georgia near the Georgia Tech campus from December 5th
through the 7th, with Professor George Sowers as the guest speaker. There were approximately 50
attendees to the meeting, and because this event was such a success, interest spread quickly and an
annual conference was soon established due to the overwhelming response. A steering committee was
formed to be a governing body consisting of one member of each state involved, as well as one member
from the Federal Highway Administration and the Transportation Research Board. The Committee also
established a set of by-laws to assist in governing the group. The main objective in these meetings
is to discuss the transfer of technology concerning the
rapidly advancing technology of Soil Mechanics and to share success or problems in the Geotechnical
field to meet the demands for economical and successful transportation systems.
The previous name of this conference was, until 1976, the Southeastern Soil Engineering Conference.
The steering committee chaired by the host member selects the time, place, and duration of each
conference for the following year. The conference rotates among all member states, and this method
ensures that each state involved has hosted multiple times since the conference's existence.
Hosting History
STGE Conference History | |||
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No. | Year | Site | Date |
2021 | . - | ||
1 | 1969 | Atlanta, Georgia | Dec. 05 - 07 |
2 | 1970 | Jackson, Mississippi | Dec. 02 - 04 |
3 | 1971 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Dec. 07 - 09 |
4 | 1972 | Montgomery, Alabama | Nov. 13 - 16 |
5 | 1973 | Orlando, Florida | Nov. 26 - 30 |
6 | 1974 | Covington, Kentucky | Sep. 16 - 19 |
7 | 1975 | Gatlinburg, Tennessee | Sep. 22 - 25 |
8 | 1976 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Sep. 21 - 23 |
9 | 1977 | Hot Springs, Arkansas | Oct. 25 - 28 |
10 | 1978 | Wheeling, West Virginia | Oct. 09 - 12 |
11 | 1979 | Charleston, South Carolina | Oct. 29 - Nov. 01 |
12 | 1980 | Atlanta, Georgia | Nov. 03 - 06 |
13 | 1981 | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Oct. 12 - 15 |
14 | 1982 | Jackson, Mississippi | Oct. 18 - 21 |
15 | 1983 | Montgomery, Alabama | Oct. 18 - 21 |
16 | 1984 | Winter Park, Florida | Oct. 02 - 05 |
17 | 1985 | Gatlinburg, Tennessee | Sep. 30 - Oct. 04 |
18 | 1986 | Louisville, Kentucky | Oct. 06 - 10 |
19 | 1987 | Hot Springs, Arkansas | Oct. 05 - 08 |
20 | 1988 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Oct. 03 - 06 |
21 | 1989 | Charleston, West Virginia | Oct. 02 - 05 |
22 | 1990 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Oct. 29 - Nov. 01 |
23 | 1991 | Charleston, South Carolina | Oct. 07 - 11 |
24 | 1992 | Williamsburg, Virginia | Nov. 09 - 13 |
25 | 1993 | Natchez, Mississippi | Oct. 04 - 08 |
26 | 1994 | Atlanta, Georgia | Oct. 24 - 28 |
27 | 1995 | Huntsville, Alabama | Oct. 23 - 27 |
28 | 1996 | Cocoa Beach, Florida | Oct. 21 - 25 |
29 | 1997 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Oct. 27 - 31 |
30 | 1998 | Louisville, Kentucky | Oct. 13 - 16 |
31 | 1999 | Asheville, North Carolina | Oct. 04 - 08 |
32 | 2000 | Little Rock, Arkansas | Oct. 02 - 06 |
33 | 2001 | Roanoke, Virginia | Oct. 15 - 19 |
34 | 2002 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Oct. 07 - 11 |
35 | 2003 | Charleston, South Carolina | Oct. 20 - 24 |
36 | 2004 | Biloxi, Mississippi | Oct. 18 - 22 |
37 | 2005 | Lake Lanier Islands, Georgia | Oct. 31 - Nov. 04 |
38 | 2006 | Florence, Alabama | Oct. 30 - Nov. 03 |
39 | 2007 | Bowling Green, Kentucky | Oct. 08 - 12 |
40 | 2008 | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | Oct. 27 - 31 |
41 | 2009 | Wilmington, North Carolina | Nov. 02 - 05 |
42 | 2010 | Charleston, West Virginia | Oct. 04 - 07 |
43 | 2012 | Richmond, Virginia | Oct. 22 - 25 |
44 | 2013 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Dec. 02 - 05 |
45 | 2014 | Mobile, Alabama | Oct. 27 - 30 |
46 | 2015 | Greenville, South Carolina | Oct. 19 - 23 |
47 | 2016 | Biloxi, Mississippi | Nov. 07 - Dec. 10 |
48 | 2017 | Savannah, Georgia | Dec. 11 - Jan. 31 |
49 | 2018 | Louisville, KY | Oct. 08 - 11 |
50 | 2019 | Chattanooga, TN | Nov. 04 - 08 |
51 | 2020 | Daytona Beach, FL | Oct. 19 - 22 |
51 | 2022 | Daytona Beach, FL | Oct. 17 - 20 |
52 | 2023 | Charlotte, NC | Oct. 30 - Nov. 02 |
53 | 2024 | Baton Rouge, LA | Nov. 18 - 21 |