IGS North America will support a new infrastructure summit to be held in conjunction with GeoU 2023. The GeoU event series co-locates two-day, in-person short courses and significant professional networking among practitioners whose work involves geosynthetics.
GeoU 2023 will be held November 7 – 10 in Austin, Texas and feature two landfill-focused courses and one multi-topic course on transportation engineering, stormwater management, and erosion and sediment control.
The IGS North America-supported panel discussion—the Central Texas Infrastructure Summit—will be a standalone two-hour panel discussion followed by a reception that connects summit attendees with the incoming attendees for the November 8 and 9 short courses.
What: GeoU 2023
Where: Sonesta Bee Cave Austin Hotel
When: 7 – 10 November 2023
IGS North America members can save 10% on registrations with the code IGSNA during checkout. (NOTE: Short course registration includes the November 7 summit and reception.)
Introduction & Context
Sam Allen (TRI Environmental, IGS North America Member & IGS President)
The third engineering requirement: sustainability
Dr. Jorge Zornberg, PE (Univ of Texas – Austin, IGS North America Member & IGS Past President)
Implications for existing and future transportation needs
Mike Arellano (TxDOT)
Central Texas water needs and current challenges
Dr. Jay Banner (Univ of Texas – Austin)
The United Kingdom experience with mandating sustainable infrastructure
David Shercliffe (ABG Geosynthetics [UK])
Panel Discussion
Reception follows on site.
November 7
3:00 – 5:00 pm, Central Texas Infrastructure Summit (Panel discussion)
5:00 – 7:00 pm, Sustainable Infrastructure Reception
November 8
8:00 – 5:00 pm, QA/QC of Geosynthetic Installation and GCL/CCL (Day 1)
8:00 – 5:00 pm, State of Practice for the Design & Construction of Containment Liner Systems (Day 1)
8:00 – 5:00 pm, Economically & Environmentally Sustainable Infrastructure Development: Best-Practice Construction (Day 1)
5:30 – 9:00 pm, Technical Tour (TRI Environmental) + Texas BBQ Bash
November 9
8:00 – 5:00 pm, QA/QC of Geosynthetic Installation and GCL/CCL (Day 2)
8:00 – 5:00 pm, State of Practice for the Design & Construction of Containment Liner Systems (Day 2)
8:00 – 5:00 pm, Economically & Environmentally Sustainable Infrastructure Development: Best-Practice Construction (Day 2)
5:00 – 6:00 pm, Happy Hour
November 10
8:00 am – 12:00 pm, GCI-ICP Exams
8:00 am – 12:00 pm, Marketing in the Geosynthetics Industry
Learn more at www.geo-u.com
We are the North American Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), serving and representing infrastructure and sustainability professionals in Canada and the United States.
