New board of directors, GeoAmericas 2024

April 1st, 2023

IGS North America (IGS-NA) held its biennial elections in January 2023 and elected, continued or co-opted the next cycle of leadership, which runs February 2023–February 2025. Here is the new board of directors: President: Ben Leshchinsky, Ph.D. (Oregon State University) President-Elect: Kristin Sample-Lord, Ph.D., P.E. (Villanova University) Past President: John Allen, P.E. (MBCC Group) Treasurer: […]

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IGS North America: New board of directors, big agenda

February 1st, 2023

As this issue of Geosynthetics is released, IGS North America (IGS-NA) will be announcing its new board of directors. Elections took place in January 2023. The official passing of the gavel takes place at the in-person IGS-NA chapter meeting at Geosynthetics Conference in Kansas City, Mo. (February 5–8). If you are in Kansas City, as […]

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Update from IGS-NA

April 1st, 2021

by John Allen The IGS North America (IGS-NA) board is working diligently on diversity within its membership and representatives. The organization is expanding the number of liaisons to the board to include all the major North American technical societies that influence geosynthetics. IGS-NA provides the best vehicle for disseminating research on geosynthetics, as it connects […]

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