The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) is the principal association for geotechnical engineers in the UK.
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FULLY BOOKED
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA), with the generous support of the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS), is excited to announce the launch of Women in Geotechnics (WiGeotech) Afternoon Tea.
This is a special, half-day networking event that will bring together professionals across the British Ground Engineering sector to inspire, connect, support and celebrate the power of collaboration, resilience, and shared success across the UK.
This event is planned as an in-person event.
The event is now FULLY BOOKED.
Please let us know if you can no longer attend, so that your place can be given to someone else.
This event is free to attend.
Photographs may be taken at the event and used for BGA promotional purposes; if you have any objections please contact the BGA via email.
Event sponsorship opportunities available – Show your support to the British Ground Engineering community and showcase your brand. To learn more, please email Kate Beardsley, bga@ice.org.uk
The British Geotechnical Association
02.03.2026
14:00 - 17:30
Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA
Advance booking is required for in-person attendance.
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Afternoon tea from 14:00 to 14:30
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA), with the generous support of the organisations listed below, is excited to announce the launch of Women in Geotechnics (WiGeotech) Afternoon Tea. This is a special, half-day networking event that will bring together professionals across the British Ground Engineering sector to inspire, connect, support and celebrate the power of collaboration, resilience, and shared success across the UK.
13:30 to 14:00 Guest arrival and registration
14:00 to 14:30 Afternoon tea and networking in The Great Hall
14:30 BGA Chair welcome & sponsor appreciation
14:40 Presentations of Inspiring Journeys
15:25 Audience Q&A
15:40 to 1600 Break with refreshments
16:00 Panel Discussion on Championing Inclusion in Geotechnics
16:30 Audience Q&A and participation
17:00 to 17:30 Ground Engineering Magazine Top 20 Women 2025 announcement and closing remarks
Widely viewed as the most prestigious of the invited lectures in geotechnics and was first held in 1961.
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