Geosynthetics Conference 2023 workshop lineup announced

June 1, 2022  |  Events, IFAI Events

The Geosynthetics Conference 2023 Organizing Committee is pleased to announce the workshop and panel discussion program for the conference, Feb. 5–8, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. Workshops are two hours long and feature in-depth instruction without a full-day commitment. Panel discussions are 90 minu…
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Geosynthetics Conference 2023 short course lineup announced

April 1, 2022  |  IFAI Events

The Geosynthetics Conference 2023, Feb. 5–8, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo., will host six half-day short courses on Sunday, Feb. 5. These in-depth courses feature detailed instruction in a small group setting. All short courses are included with full registration at no extra cost.
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GMA will host Geosynthetics Morning  

March 25, 2022  |  IFAI Events

GMA will host Geosynthetics Morning at Outlook Conference 2022, with a focus on infrastructure and coal combustion residuals, as well as other important topics and current trends.
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Free Geosynthetics Conference archive launches

February 25, 2022  |  Case Studies, IFAI Events

The conference’s organizers have made available 1,500 white papers and dozens of videos in the online, free Geosynthetics Conference archive.
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GMA Lobby Day comes at ‘really . . . strange, crazy time’

February 1, 2022  |  IFAI Events, News

That’s how Martin Whitmer Jr., founding partner with Whitmer & Worrall LLC, described the timing (Oct. 19–20, 2021) of the first in-person Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) Lobby Day since the pandemic began, a time when not a lot of face-to-face meetings were happening on Capitol Hil…
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GeoNashville 2021 is a success

February 1, 2022  |  IFAI Events, News

Geosynthetics professionals from across North America gathered in Nashville, Tenn., in November as the industry returned to in-person events. GeoNashville 2021, Nov. 4–5, 2021, drew approximately 280 people to the Music City. 
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Geosynthetics Conference 2023 will be in Kansas City

February 1, 2022  |  Events, News

Make your plans now to participate in the Geosynthetics Conference 2023—co-located with the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Annual Conference and Expo 2023.
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Geosynthetic Materials Association has been busy (more to come)

February 1, 2022  |  Events, GMA News, News

in GMA fall Lobby Day 2021. During Lobby Day, GMA members advocated for specific language related to geosynthetics in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), then under consideration in the House of Representatives. The IIJA was subsequently passed and signed into law, with the language G…
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International Geosynthetics Society launches Young Member Competition for 12th ICG

December 9, 2021  |  Events, News

The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) Young Member Committee has set in motion the prestigious Young Member Competition for the 12th International Conference on Geosynthetics (ICG), Sept. 17–21, 2023, in Rome, Italy. Ten of the world’s best young researchers and engineers in geosynt…
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GSI to host webinar on disposal of coal combustion residuals

November 26, 2021  |  Events, News

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar, “Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals,” on Dec. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST. Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) member companies and their employees receive discounted rates on all GSI webinar and short course registrations. Wi…
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