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GSI to host webinar on geosynthetic drainage materials

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar “Geosynthetic Drainage Materials: Applications, Design, Installation and Performance,” on Jan. 24, 2019, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST. Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) member companies and their employees receive discounted rates on all GSI webinar and short course registrations. Geosynthetic drainage materials consist of a drainage core [...]

By |2019-01-11T14:13:08-06:00January 11, 2019|

Reserve your exhibit space now for Geosynthetics Conference 2019

Make sure you are exhibiting at the 17th annual Geosynthetics Conference 2019 in Houston, Texas, February 10–13. This is the largest geosynthetics trade event in North America with more than 1,300 attendees in the geotechnical practitioners, designers, regulators, contractors and installers fields. This is a great way to showcase your business to key buyers and [...]

By |2019-01-08T10:58:58-06:00January 8, 2019|

GSI to host short course on QA/QC in waste containment, GMA members get discounted rates

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a short course “Quality Assurance/Quality Control of Geosynthetics in Waste Containment Facilities,” Jan. 14–16, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 3:30 pm EST. Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) member companies and their employees receive discounted rates on all GSI webinar and short course registrations. This [...]

By |2019-01-08T08:31:21-06:00December 20, 2018|

GSI to host webinar on pond liners, GMA members get discounted rates

The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) will sponsor a webinar “Pond Liner Design and Performance,” on Jan. 10, 2019, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT. GMA member companies and their employees receive discounted rates on all GSI webinar and short course registrations. The first ponds lined with geomembranes were installed in the 1930s. That said, the [...]

By |2018-12-18T14:38:20-06:00December 18, 2018|

Christopher to present Koerner lecture series on ‘lessons learned’

Barry R. Christopher, Ph.D., P.E., will present the first in the 2019 Dr. Robert M. Koerner Award and Lecture Series on “Lessons Learned: An Adventure in 4 Decades of Geosynthetics Engineering” on Feb. 13, 2019, at the Geosynthetics Conference 2019 in Houston, Texas. The presentation will review his involvement in the development of geosynthetics engineering [...]

By |2018-12-14T00:00:11-06:00December 14, 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|

Registration opens for 2019 IECA conference and expo

The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) has opened registration and published the full schedule for the 2019 IECA Annual Conference and Expo in Denver, Colo., Feb. 19–22. The 2019 IECA Annual Conference and Expo brings together the most innovative minds in the erosion, sediment control and stormwater industry. Attend this one-of-a-kind conference to connect with [...]

By |2018-09-26T10:12:23-05:00September 26, 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|

Early registration deadline for GeoDallas is Sept. 17, register now to get the best rates

Join more than 100 geotechnical practitioners in Dallas for this educational event. To get the best rates, register by Sept. 17. Attendees will earn 14 professional development hours (PDH) over two full days while learning the latest developments in geosynthetics materials and the best practices for designing with geosynthetics all under the conference theme: Geosynthetics in [...]

By |2018-09-04T12:41:10-05:00September 4, 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|
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