GeoAmericas 2016 — the 3rd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics — continues the GeoAmericas tradition of excellence established in Cancún (2008) and Lima (2012). The North American Geosynthetics Society, which is organizing the event, has opened the abstracts submission... READ MORE
The NAGS 2015 Election is open from 3 December until 17 December 2014. Ballots will be cast electronically. Each member in good standing may cast one vote each for President Elect and Treasurer. There are 3 open Vice Presidential seats on the board. Each NAGS Member in good... READ MORE
Dear Members: In preparation for our upcoming biannual meeting to be held at the Geosynthetics 2015 Conference in Portland, OR, we are preparing for elections for the NAGS board of directors. At this moment, there will be 3 Vice President Positions open and 1 president elect... READ MORE
GeoAmericas 2016 — the 3rd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics — , hosted by NAGS, will be held at the Lowes Hotel on South Beach in Miami, Florida 10 – 13 April 2016. The event will continue the quadrennial GeoAmericas tradition of excellence, providing a forum for... READ MORE
Event: NAGS 2014 Webinar Series: Presentation #3 Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 1-2 pm EDT Location: Online Webinar REGISTRATION NOW OPEN (Registration Closes October 7th, 2014) NAGS is very pleased to announce the 2014 Webinar Series:Presentation #3: “Geofilters”... READ MORE
Event: NAGS 2014 Webinar Series: Presentation #1 Date: Wednesday March 19, 2014, 1 – 2 pm EDT Location: Online Webinar NAGS is very pleased to announce the 2014 Webinar Series:Presentation #1: “Recent insights on the performance of GCLs in bottom liners and... READ MORE
Online Abstracts are now being accepted for Geosynthetics 2015, a geosynthetics conference coming February 15–18 to Portland, Oregon in 2015. Event: Geosynthetics 2015 Date: February 15–18 Location: Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon GEOSYNTHETICS: ADVANCES AND INNOVATION... READ MORE
Online proposals are now being accepted for Geosynthetics 2015, a geosynthetics conference coming February 15–18 to Portland, Oregon in 2015. Event: Geosynthetics 2015 Date: February 15–18 Location: Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS The Call... READ MORE
Connection. Includes full membership in both the IGS North America chapter and the global International Geosynthetics Society (IGS)
Professional Development. Enjoy member pricing on IGS conferences and workshops around the world, in person and online. Also, members have free, full online access to the highly ranked geotechnical journals Geotextiles and Geomembranes and Geosynthetics International. IGS North America members can also take advantage of a members-only subscription rate to Geosynthetics magazine.
Networking. Interact with other field professionals through events and volunteer opportunities. You also gain special members-only technical committees and discussion forum opportunities with the IGS.
Leadership and Opportunity. IGS North America is the group of experts in geotechnical and civil engineering for understanding the intersections between geosynthetics and infrastructure. Members participate in the development of major events, such as GeoAmericas 2024 (the 5th Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics), which IGS North America will host in April 2024 in Toronto.
Business Chapter Benefactor
Presence. Chapter Benefactor members can add three (3) employees to represent them in the chapter. They enjoy all of the benefits of Individual Members.
Commitment to Education. By supporting IGS North America at a higher monetary level, Chapter Benefactors support scholarship endeavors, such as IGS North America’s partnership with ASTM International Committee D35 on Geosynthetics and the Geosynthetic Institute.
Contribution. Participate in non-commercial, non-proprietary engineering educational outreach to public and private entities, such as the Educate the Educators program and regulatory agency technical exchange.
Networking. Your chapter member representatives can interact with other field professionals through events and volunteer opportunities. Gain special members-only technical committees and discussion forum opportunities with the IGS.
Marketing and Promotion. IGS North America will recognize your benefactor membership in its monthly e-newsletter, on the chapter website, and in social media support.
