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IGS-NA NEWS
IGS NORTH
AMERICA
The mission of IGS North
America is to provide
leadership in advancing
the education and research
of geosynthetics, in strong
cooperation with IGS, via:
» Organization of and
participation in technical
conferences, seminars
and workshops
» Development and
dissemination of tools for
geosynthetics education
» Recognition of technical
contributions and innovations
regarding geosynthetics
» Stimulation of geosynthetics
research and their applications
through the IGS-NA Awards of
Excellence Program
Education in the spotlight
I
By Ben Leshchinsky
GS North America (IGS-NA) has an educational mission, focused on both today's
contributors to the civil engineering field and tomorrow's (students). With regard to
students, the 2023-2024 IGS-NA board has numerous irons in the fire:
* We issued four fellowships (currently $500 each) in February as part of our joint
initiative with the Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) and ASTM International Committee
D35 on Geosynthetics. The program is designed to help expedite the creation of
new standards or the revision of existing standards.
* We co-supported the student research showcase at Geosynthetics Conference 2023
with the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA).
* We are organizing a GeoJeopardy competition among eight invited college
programs at GeoAmericas 2024 (geoamericas2024.org) in Toronto, Ont., Canada,
next year.
* The chapter will take part in the student paper competition from the International
Geosynthetics Society (IGS) Young Members Committee. A paper competition
will be held this fall and the winning IGS-NA student member will receive a full
registration to GeoAmericas and receive additional money from the IGS.
* We are beginning a project to develop interactive, short lessons about geosynthetics
for inclusion in engineering classes at universities.
We need your help!
IGS North America invites its members to help us support our student initiatives. The
most direct way is to ensure that your membership is current! Member dues are essential
to our ability to support this mission. Contact the group manager, Chris Kelsey (info@
igs-na.org), to verify that your membership is in good standing.
Companies that would like to support our student initiatives are invited to become
Ben Leshchinsky is the
president of IGS-NA.
chapter benefactors. These memberships provide essential, extra funding that is used to
build our student awards. Contact the chapter office (info@igs-na.org) for details on how
you can get involved as a benefactor.
At GeoAmericas 2024, we will have numerous, small sponsorships that will allow
us to provide more support for students in Toronto. Please be on the lookout for these
sponsorship opportunities.
Thank you for being part of our engineering community! G
A chapter of the International
Geosynthetics Society
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