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Deadlines approaching for technical session, short course, and workshop proposals.
The biennial geosynthetics conference organized by the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) is headed for Portland, Ore. in 2015.
Geosynthetics 2015 is co-locating with the International Erosion Control Association’s (IECA) annual Environmental Connection conference and expo Feb. 15–18 at the Oregon Convention Center.
The organizing committee for Geosynthetics 2015 has issued its calls for technical session chairs, short courses, and workshops.
Technical sessions
The official call for session proposals provides an opportunity to be a technical session chair during Geosynthetics 2015.
Session formats include technical paper sessions, invited paper sessions, and panel discussions. All technical paper sessions will be 90 minutes. Multiple sessions with a related theme are possible. Submission should include a description of the proposed topic, and any plans outside of the call for abstracts for soliciting papers.
All abstracts and papers (including invited papers) are subject to the Geosynthetics 2015 review process.
Submit session proposals online by Jan. 31, 2014, and become an active contributor at Geosynthetics 2015.
Session proposal submission timeline: proposals are due by Jan. 31, 2014; acceptance notifications will be sent out by Feb. 15, 2014.
Short courses
Geosynthetics 2015 is committed to providing continuing education opportunities for participants. Short courses can be a half-day to a full-day long and will be held Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, the day prior to the opening of Geosynthetics 2015.
Proposals should include the course title, a description of the course with a summary of its learning objectives, and a list of instructors.
Submit short course proposals online by Feb. 28, 2014.
Short course proposal submission timeline: proposals are due by Feb. 28, 2014; acceptance notifications will be sent out by March 31, 2014.
Workshops
One of the goals of Geosynthetics 2015 is to reach out to industry engineers, landscape architects, installers, specifiers and others who are not familiar with the use of geosynthetic materials. To that end, Geosynthetics 2015 will be offering special sessions focusing on geosynthetics basics, with practical how-to techniques that include planning, design, and construction. These sessions will be held during the conference and should be 2–4 hours long. If appropriate, these workshops may be repeated during the conference.
Proposals should include the workshop title, a description of the course with a summary of its learning objectives, and a list of instructors.
Submit practical learning workshop proposals online by Feb. 28, 2014.
Practical learning workshop proposal submission timeline: proposals are due by Feb. 28, 2014; acceptance notifications will go out by March 31, 2014.
Technical program co-chairs
James McKelvey III, P.E.
Earth Engineering Inc.
JayM@EarthEngineering.com
John McCartney, Ph.D., P.E.
University of Colorado at Boulder
john.mccartney@colorado.edu
Secretary general
Barbara Connett
Geosynthetics 2015
+ 1 651 225 6914 / 800 486 3980
bjconnett@ifai.com
Press contact
Bonnie Hanson
Marketing Director, IFAI
+1 651 225 6923
Geosynthetics 2015 is organized by the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) and the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA), is supported by the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS), and is conducted under the auspices of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS).