The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) will host Geosynthetics (GEO) 2019 at the Marriott Marquis in Houston, Texas, Feb. 10–13, 2019. More than 1,000 attendees, exhibitors, speakers, instructors and sponsors will attend the biennial conference’s plenary lectures, short courses, technical sessions, panel discussions and welcome reception, taking advantage of the exceptional educational and networking opportunities the conference affords.
GEO 2019 secretary general Barbara J. Connett announced the chairs of the conference:
Program Committee Chair
Richard Thiel, Thiel Engineering
Technical Program Cochairs
Mike Adams, FHWA
Phillip Ooi, Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa
Short Course Chair
Mark Wayne, Tensar
Conference Advisor, GMA
Daniel Selander, Thrace-LINQ
Conference Advisor, LOCAL
Jimmy Youngblood, GSE Environmental
Technical program
The Geosynthetics 2019 Technical Program is developed, presented and vetted by experts in the geotechnical industry. Practitioners, professors and students come together to provide 25 PDH of education covering the full spectrum of geosynthetics uses. The program will include short courses, technical paper submissions and panel discussions.
Submit your proposal for sessions, topics, panel discussions and short courses online at http://GeosyntheticsConference.com.