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Geosynthetics Conference 2019 Technical Session Schedule released

The Geosynthetics Conference 2019 Technical Session Schedule is now available online. The Technical Program was developed, presented and vetted by experts in the geotechnical industry. Practitioners, professors and students come together to provide high-quality education covering the full spectrum of geosynthetic uses. The conference, which runs Feb. 10–13, 2019, in Houston, Texas, will include a [...]

By |2018-12-12T15:07:42-06:00December 12, 2018|

Registration opens for Geosynthetics Conference 2019

Register today and join industry colleagues from the around the world while they gather in Houston, Texas, to explore the Geosynthetics Conference 2019 theme of “Strengthening Infrastructure Safety, Reliability and Longevity.” The conference, which runs Feb. 10–13, 2019, will include a variety of educational offerings focusing on fundamental knowledge and the latest developments with the [...]

By |2018-10-30T16:17:45-05:00October 30, 2018|

Barry R. Christopher honored with 2018 Koerner award and lecture series

The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA), led by a Koerner awardee selection task force, selected Barry R. Christopher, Ph.D., P.E., as the recipient of the 2018 Dr. Robert M. Koerner Award and Lecture Series. The award and lecture series is named for Dr. Robert M. Koerner, Ph.D., the founder and director emeritus of the Geosynthetic Institute [...]

By |2018-09-24T08:56:22-05:00September 11, 2018|

Geosynthetics installers to compete in GeoGames during 2019 Geosynthetics Conference

The International Association of Geosynthetic Installers (IAGI) will host the inaugural Geo Games at the 2019 Geosynthetics Conference in Houston, Texas, on Feb. 12, 2019. The remarkable proficiency and skills utilized by geosynthetic installers displayed in the competition will highlight both the quality and speed of professional industry installers. Teams will be charged with welding [...]

By |2018-08-27T08:48:48-05:00August 27, 2018|

IFAI opens registration for GeoDallas conference

The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) has opened registration for GeoDallas, presented by the Geosynthetics 2019 Conference, to be held in Dallas, Texas, Oct. 16–17, 2018. GeoDallas is supported by the Geosynthetic Materials Association and Geosynthetics magazine. GeoDallas provides geosynthetics professionals the opportunity to learn from short courses, panel discussions, case studies and training lectures. Additionally, this [...]

By |2018-05-08T10:57:24-05:00May 8, 2018|

Booth reservation opens for Geosynthetics 2019 conference

Geosynthetics 2019 has opened exhibit space sales for the conference taking place in Houston, Texas, at the Marriott Marquis, Feb. 10-13, 2019. This event is the premier geosynthetics conference, organized by the Advanced Textiles Association. Supported by the Geosynthetic Materials Association and Geosynthetics magazine, it brings together more than 1,300 manufacturers, geotechnical practitioners, designers, regulators, [...]

By |2018-02-22T09:42:57-06:00February 19, 2018|

IFAI seeks geosynthetics professionals to share expertise at 2018–19 conferences

The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA), parent company of Geosynthetics magazine, is inviting civil, environmental and geotechnical engineers; academics; and other geoprofessionals to share their insights with peers at ATA’s two geosynthetics conferences in 2018–19. ATA is now accepting presentations for GeoDallas, presented by the Geosynthetics Conference, to be held in Dallas, Texas, Oct. 16–17, 2017. GeoDallas provides geosynthetics [...]

By |2018-01-26T17:40:55-06:00January 26, 2018|

Geosynthetics 2019 conference sets theme

On Oct. 17, 2017, Barbara J. Connett, secretary general of the Geosynthetics 2019 conference in Houston, Texas, announced that the theme of the preeminent geosynthetics conference will be “Geosynthetics: Strengthening Infrastructure Safety, Reliability, and Longevity.” The conference, to be held Feb. 10–13, 2019, at the Marriott Marquis Houston and sponsored by the Advanced Textiles Association [...]

By |2017-10-18T13:06:36-05:00October 18, 2017|

TxDOT uses AquaDam on flooded roadways affected by Hurricane Harvey

After Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Aug. 25, 2017, and devastated cities along the Texas coastline, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) quickly moved to mitigate extreme flooding as the storm moved north toward Houston and Beaumont, TxDOT said in Oct. 11, 2017, press release. With waters rising, TxDOT crews from several area districts received [...]

By |2017-10-16T14:24:57-05:00October 16, 2017|

Geosynthetics 2019 issues Call for Proposals

Geosynthetics 2019 is now accepting proposals for volunteers to chair sessions, teach short courses and moderate panels at the premier conference on geosynthetics, to be held Feb. 10­–13, 2019, at the Marriott Marquis Houston in Texas. The conference, sponsored by the Advanced Textiles Association, will feature four days of technical programming, including short courses, panel [...]

By |2017-10-09T08:15:04-05:00October 9, 2017|
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