The North American Chapter of the
International Geosynthetics Society

IGS North America

The mission of IGS North America (The North American Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society) is to provide leadership in advancing geosynthetics education and research to attain their appropriate and widespread use as engineering materials as the Chapter of the International Geosynthetic Society (IGS) for the United States of America and Canada.. IGS North America will accomplish its mission through:
  • Organization of technical conferences, seminars & workshops.
  • Advanced training of current users of geosynthetics.
  • Training future users of geosynthetics.
  • Training geosynthetic educators.
  • Promotion of geosynthetics as part of engineering curricula.
  • Targeting impactful new members.
  • Better communication with members.
  • Enhanced partnerships with associated organizations.

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Attend the IGS-NA Workshop at Geosynthetics Conference 2020: CASE STUDIES

February 03, 2020
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This four-hour workshop is organized by the North American Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society. It includes a happy hour reception and is open to all conference attendees. Additional fee applies. For more information, visit geosyntheticsconference.com/igs-na-workshop.
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Changing practice by changing education – IGS North America Educates the Educators

January 30, 2020
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2020 IGS North America successfully held their third Educate the Educators (EtE) event on December 9-10, 2019 at the University of California, San Diego.  Richard Brachman (Queen’s University), John McCartney (University of California, San Diego)...
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Membership

IGS-NA has two forms of membership: Individual Membership is only $100 and Student Membership is Free. Both levels of membership provide extensive technical and networking benefits.
  • Access to industry networking including the IGS On-line directory
  • Discounts at all IGS-NA and IGS events
  • Complimentary access to two Journals, the IGS Proceedings Library and other technical documents
  • Discounts on Geosynthetics subscriptions (USA)
  • Electronic delivery of the IGS News
  • Eligibility to participate in IGS Committees and Technical Committees
  • Eligibility to apply for IGS Awards including the IGS Student Award
Much more…

Representing the Industry

IGS-NA not only provides a broad variety of direct benefits to our members we are advocates for geosynthetic technology throughout North America. IGS-NA and its members participate in a variety of organizations which influence, or are influenced by, geosynthetic products and technologies. Recent activities of this nature include participation in:
  • The Transportation Research Board
  • The ASTM International Committee D35 on Geosynthetics
  • The ISO Technical Committee 221 on Geosynthetics
  • The Geosynthetic Materials Association(GMA), Lobby Days
As well IGS-NA develops and hosts of a variety of short courses and workshops throughout each year.

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    IGS North America

    The Mission of IGS North America is to provide leadership in advancing geosynthetics education and research to attain their appropriate and widespread use as engineering materials as the Chapter of the International Geosynthetic Society (IGS) for the United States of America and Canada.



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