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Geosynthetics Conference 2023 call for abstracts opens
March 18th, 2022
Geosynthetics Conference 2023 call for abstracts opens—submit your abstracts by April 29, 2022, for the Kansas City, Mo., conference. Downtown Kansas City, Mo., at night. Kansas City is the host city of Geosynthetics Conference 2023. Photograph by CalendarGuy. Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) The call for abstracts for Geosynthetics Conference 2023 is now open. You can […]
Free Geosynthetics Conference archive launches
February 25th, 2022
The conference’s organizers have made available 1,500 white papers and dozens of videos in the online, free Geosynthetics Conference archive. The free Geosynthetics Conference archive includes proceedings from conferences dating back to the IFAI-sponsored Second International Conference on Geotextiles, Aug. 1–6, 1982, in Las Vegas, Nev. The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), the Geosynthetics Materials Association […]
Geo conference proposal deadline is Feb. 28
February 21st, 2022
Submit your session proposals by the Geo conference proposal deadline of Feb. 28 to share your expertise at Geosynthetics Conference 2023. Downtown Kansas City, Mo., at dusk. Photograph by Doug Wertman. Creative Commons License Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Geosynthetics Conference 2023, to be held in Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 5–8, 2023, is accepting […]
Geosynthetic Materials Association has been busy (more to come)
February 1st, 2022
Eleven leaders from the geosynthetics industry came together in Washington, D.C., Oct. 19–20, 2021, to participate in the Geosynthetic Materials Association (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 […]
Geosynthetics Conference 2023 will be in Kansas City
February 1st, 2022
Make your plans now to participate in the Geosynthetics Conference 2023 in Kansas City, Mo.—co-located with the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Annual Conference and Expo 2023. Downtown Kansas City, Mo., with Union Station in the foreground. Photograph by www.BartonBrothersPhoto.com, used under Creative Commons License: Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0) Who? Who is on […]
GeoNashville 2021 is a success
February 1st, 2022
Silas C. Nichols, P.E., principal geotechnical engineer with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Infrastructure, speaks about “Transforming Transportation Geotechnics with Geosynthetics" at GeoNashville. Photograph courtesy of Mark Skalny/Mark Skalny Photography 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, […]
Geosynthetics Conference 2023 opens Call for Proposals
December 17th, 2021
Jie Han, Ph.D., of the University of Kansas, delivers the Koerner Award Lecture “Geosynthetic-reinforced column-supported embankments: Bridging theory and practice" at GeoNashville 2021. Photograph by Mark Skalny/Mark Skalny Photography Start making plans to be part of the technical program at the Geosynthetics Conference 2023, Feb. 5–8, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. This is your chance […]
Getting the most out of GeoNashville 2021 and looking toward 2023
October 1st, 2021
Downtown Nashville. Photograph courtesy of Crackerclips, ID 81868104, Dreamstime.com GeoNashville, Nov. 4–5, 2021, at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn., is just around the corner. This face-to-face geosynthetics event brings attendees together for 1.5 days of plenary presentations and panel discussions from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Federal […]