List of BOHOGS Sponsors from 2023

2023 was the 12th and another successful year for the Bowen and Hunter Open Cut Geotechnical Society (BOHOGS). With previous sponsor’s support we built on the success and learnings from the COVID 19 years and enabled more networking and learning opportunities.

During 2023, the society organised university career day booths, social events, site visits and technical meetings. There was over a dozen technical presentations delivered throughout the year. Topics at the technical events included ‘Then & Now – Coal Spoil Categorisation and Shear Strength’, ‘Application of volumetric runout method for structurally controlled highwall failures’, and a keynote on the case for 3D limit equilibrium stability analysis.

Who is BOHOGS?

The Bowen Basin Open Cut Geotechnical Society (BBOCGS) was created in 2011. When BBOCGS joined the Hunter Valley Open Cut Geotechnical Society (HOGS) in 2013, BOHOGS was formed.

BOHOGS is a society where open cut geotechnical engineers can share experiences, gain career professional development and liaise with like minded professionals in a friendly environment.

Why Sponsor BOHOGS ?

With 500+ members, BOHOGS also provides an opportunity for companies, suppliers and consultancies to sponsor the society. This helps to get their brand out there in the geotechnical engineering community as well has aid in helping BOHOGS continue to organise technical events, social events, sponsor university events and organise site visits and annual suppliers days.

The intention of the BOHOGS was, and still is, for Site Geotechnical Engineers, Geotechnical Consultants, Contractors, Suppliers, Academics, Regulators and OEMs to meet quarterly to network, share experiences and learnings and generally keep up with state of the art in the industry; but specifically focussed on open cut coal geotechnical engineering. For over 12 years we have had tours to open cut coal mines in the Bowen Basin and the Hunter Valley, held over 40 meetings during where over 100 technical presentations have been given. In 2023, BOHOGS was able to organise a site visit at Clermont Coal Mine.  This visit allowed members to gain a first-hand experience of the geotechnical conditions which are complicated by weak surfaces, seam and tectonic structure, and adverse groundwater pressure conditions that together present complex challenges for mine planning and slope design.

This coming year is our 12th anniversary as a society and is looking to be as strong as ever, with plans to continue all of the above good work, We have additional plans to better integrate with the mining and civil geotechnical students in Queensland Universities. We have also taken feedback from our sponsor’s to continue to improve society and meeting announcement communications via email and the web page.

BOHOGS Sponsorship Levels:

  • Platinum Plus ($4000+): all the benefits of Platinum plus complete sponsorship of one of quarterly meetings or the ACARP day, enabling company presentation on that day, announcement and logo at the meeting and on the web page
  • Platinum: ($2500): Benefits to Platinum sponsors: Logo & link to website/contacts on BOHOGS webpage; Logo on AV at meetings, Free booth & choice of location at Supplier’s Day; Highest preferential consideration on tours and for meeting presentation slots, Premium advertisement location in BOHOGS advertising compendium.
  • Gold: ($1250): Benefits to Gold sponsors: Logo & link to website/contacts on BOHOGS webpage; Logo on audio/visuals at meetings, Free booth at Supplier’s Day; Preferential consideration on tours and for meeting presentation slots.
  • Silver: ($500): Benefits to Silver sponsors: Logo & link to website/contacts on BOHOGS webpage; Logo on audio/visuals at meetings, Free booth at Supplier’s Day.

If you or your company would be a great fit to BOHOGS, please get in touch with a BOHOGS committee member or send us an email here.

Sincerely,

BOHOGS Committee