GMA will host Geosynthetics Morning
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.
Free Geosynthetics Conference archive launches
The conference’s organizers have made available 1,500 white papers and dozens of videos in the online, free Geosynthetics Conference archive.
International Achievement Award winners announced at IFAI Expo 2021
The winner in the Geosynthetics category is from ACE Geosynthetics Inc.: Segmental block reinforced structure applied for the highway interchange project. Photograph courtesy of ACE Geosynthetics Inc. The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) announced the winners of the 2021 International Achievement Awards (IAA) at the Awards and Networking Breakfast at IFAI Expo 2021 on Nov. 3 [...]
IFAI Expo celebrates its 100th anniversary with a successful show in Nashville
The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) wrapped up IFAI Expo 2021, North America’s largest specialty, industrial and advanced textiles event, on Nov. 4 at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn. IFAI Expo 2021 included 218 exhibiting companies and a total of 3,173 participants. This year was the 100th anniversary of IFAI Expo's in-person show. IFAI Expo [...]
IFAI Expo’s ExpoONLINE available now
Downtown Nashville, Tenn. Photograph by Tabitha Kaylee Hawk. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en. Have you had a chance to check out ExpoONLINE? The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) Expo in Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 2–4, is fast approaching, and we hope you’ll find this new online community a beneficial tool to enhance your IFAI Expo experience. ExpoONLINE helps attendees connect [...]
Women leaders in textile industry share expertise—and encouragement
More women than ever now own textile companies, and ATA’s recent Women in Textiles Summit brought together many of these business leaders to share their unique expertise within a highly specialized industry. This year’s inaugural summit, held March 6–8 in Savannah, Ga., facilitated what ATA President and CEO Steve Schiffman calls an “investment in the [...]
Fabricated Geomembrane Institute highlights accomplishments and current activities
It has been more than a year since the Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) inducted new officers and a new board of directors, which occurred in March 2017 at the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geotechnical Frontiers Conference in Orlando, Fla. Officers and directors currently serving include Patrick Elliott, president [...]
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 [...]
IFAI signs representation agreement with BCH in India
On April 19, 2018, the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) announced the signing of an agreement with Business Co-ordination House (BCH) in New Delhi to provide representation for ATA in India. “We believe BCH is uniquely positioned to help ATA expand the opportunities for our organization with the emerging Indian market for technical textiles,” said Mary Hennessy, [...]
GMA announces Waste Containment System Design technical seminar in Syracuse in April
On March 7, 2018, the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) announced the opening of registration for a technical seminar on “Waste Containment System Design” at the Crowne Plaza in Syracuse, New York, April 17–18, 2018. The technical seminar will identify how vertical expansions of landfills can raise a number of engineering concerns that must be evaluated [...]
