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 Tranportation 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

STGEC Conference History
No.	Year	Site
1	1969	Atlanta, Georgia
2	1970	Jackson, Mississippi
3	1971	New Orleans, Louisiana
4	1972	Montgomery, Alabama
5	1973	Orlando, Florida
6	1974	Covington, Kentucky
7	1975	Gatlinburg, Tennessee
8	1976	Raleigh, North Carolina
9	1977	Hot Springs, Arkansas
10	1978	Wheeling, West Virginia
11	1979	Charleston, South Carolina
12	1980	Atlanta, Georgia
13	1981	Virginia Beach, Virginia
14	1982	Jackson, Mississippi
15	1983	Montgomery, Alabama
16	1984	Winter Park, Florida
17	1985	Gatlinburg, Tennessee
18	1986	Louisville, Kentucky
19	1987	Hot Springs, Arkansas
20	1988	Raleigh, North Carolina
21	1989	Charleston, West Virginia
22	1990	New Orleans, Louisiana
23	1991	Charleston, South Carolina
24	1992	Williamsburg, Virginia
25	1993	Matches, Mississippi
26	1994	Atlanta, Georgia
27	1995	Huntsville, Alabama
28	1996	Cocoa Beach, Florida
29	1997	Chattanooga, Tennessee
30	1998	Louisville, Kentucky
31	1999	Asheville, North Carolina
32	2000	Little Rock, Arkansas
33	2001	Roanoke, Virginia
34	2002	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
35	2003	Charleston, South Carolina
36	2004	Biloxi, Mississippi
37	2005	Lake Lanier Islands, Georgia
38	2006	Florence, Alabama
39	2007	Bowling Green, Kentucky
40	2008	Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
41	2009	Wilmington, North Carolina
42	2010	Charleston, West Virginia