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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 Video Technical Library and Vimeo video archive now open

The ATA Video Technical Library offers a rich collection of manufacturing knowledge to help fabricators solve problems, train employees and educate themselves about new equipment. ATA has also made available a video archive. “This new technical library provides DIY learning anytime and at any location,” said Magda Ronningen, national program manager for ATA’s Makers Division, [...]

By |2018-02-14T02:57:14-06:00February 14, 2018|

IFAI’s Makers Division presents webinar series on prototypes

The Makers Division of the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) is offering a series of one-hour webinars that explore the prototype-development process from the first client conversation to legal liabilities. Participants will learn how to increase their company’s bottom line while decreasing risk. Webinars are free for ATA members and cost $25 for nonmembers. Chad Miller, [...]

By |2018-02-14T02:55:42-06:00February 14, 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 Pavilion at 2018 IFAI Expo booth booking opens

The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) has opened registration for exhibit booths at the Geosynthetics Pavilion at IFAI Expo, to be held at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, Oct. 15–18, 2018, with the exhibit floor open Oct. 16–18, 2018. The Geosynthetics Pavilion is part of IFAI Expo, the largest industrial fabrics and [...]

By |2018-02-07T08:04:49-06:00January 19, 2018|

Geosynthetics 2019 conference issues Call for Abstracts

The Geosynthetics 2019 conference, Feb. 10–13, 2019, at the Marriott Marquis in Houston, Texas, has issued a Call for Abstracts. Abstract submission is now open, and abstracts are due on or before April 6, 2018. This premier geosynthetics conference, organized by the Advanced Textiles Association and supported by the Geosynthetic Materials Association, brings together more [...]

By |2018-01-16T00:13:44-06:00January 16, 2018|

ASCE makes Rowe Terzaghi lecture available online

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has made the 53rd Karl Terzaghi Lecture from 2017’s Geotechnical Frontiers conference available online. The lecture, presented by Dr. R. Kerry Rowe, is entitled “Protecting the Environment with Geosynthetics: Success and Challenges,” and was presented March 14, 2017, at the conference in Orlando, Fla. Rowe is professor and [...]

By |2017-12-14T00:00:12-06:00December 14, 2017|

New IFAI chairman Steve Ellington shares his vision for the Industrial Fabrics Association International

Photos by 2017 ©Mark Skalny Photography. All rights reserved. With the geopolitical challenges and opportunities the specialty fabrics industry faces, we, as an association, need to make sure that we continue to educate our members and provide them with opportunities,” says Steve Ellington, president of Trivantage LLC, Glen Raven’s distribution and marketing services [...]

By |2017-12-12T16:48:20-06:00November 1, 2017|

IFAI Expo 2018 to colocate with CAMX

The Advanced Textiles Association’s IFAI Expo 2018 will take place in Dallas, Texas, October 15–18 and will be colocated with the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX). “The goal of this colocation is to expand the relationship between the technical textiles and composites industries for our attendees and exhibitors. We want to capitalize on the current [...]

By |2017-10-30T14:07:41-05:00October 30, 2017|

IFAI Expo 2017 is a great success

IFAI Expo 2017 attracted more than 4,500 participants to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La., September 26–29. Attendees had the opportunity to meet with more than 380 exhibitors, schedule one-on-one meetings with industry professionals and hear expert advice from more than 50 industry speakers. “There’s so much information and there’s so much [...]

By |2017-10-26T00:00:58-05:00October 26, 2017|
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