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“Advancing the Geo-engineering Community” geoinstitute

“Advancing the Geo-engineering Community” www.geoinstitute.org. Meet Your Governors. Jean-Louis Briaud, Ph.D., P.E. D.GE–President Arthur Hoffmann, Jr. P.E., D.GE – Past President Ed Kavazanjian, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE – Vice-President Craig Benson, Ph.D., P.E. William M. Camp, III, P.E.

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“Advancing the Geo-engineering Community” geoinstitute

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  1. “Advancing the Geo-engineering Community”www.geoinstitute.org

  2. Meet Your Governors Jean-Louis Briaud, Ph.D., P.E. D.GE–President Arthur Hoffmann, Jr. P.E., D.GE – Past President Ed Kavazanjian, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE – Vice-President Craig Benson, Ph.D., P.E. William M. Camp, III, P.E. Moustafa Gouda, P.E., F.ASCE, D.GE Larry Jedele, P.E. Philip King, P.E., F.ASCE, D.GE Barbara Luke, Ph.D., P.E. - joins the Board this Fall.

  3. G-I International Secretary • Robert D. Holtz, Ph.D., PE, Dist. M.ASCE, D.GE

  4. G-I Staff • Carol Bowers, P.G., CAE, G-I Director • Linda Bayer, G-I Manager, IOM • Lauren Tighe, G-I Board and Meetings Specialist • Elizabeth Cuscino, G-I Administrative Specialist Our staff motto: “ We try to never drop the ball.”

  5. Geo-Institute Core Purpose “To advance the geo-engineering community.”

  6. Geo-Institute Core Values • Responsiveness to members’ needs • Ethical behavior • Service to the profession and society • Innovation • Technical excellence • Inclusiveness

  7. What is the Geo-Institute? • One of eight ASCE specialty membership organizations. • Created by the ASCE in October 1996. • 11,000+ members and 49 Organizational members. • Specialty conferences, journals and practice-oriented publications; educational programs; networking and coalition-building; technical committees and task forces, and leadership on emerging issues. • An extensive awards program. • Numerous networking events, technical committees, and vibrant annual conferences and exhibitions. • Geo-Strata, the official bi-monthly magazine of the Geo-Institute, is a free membership benefit. • Serves as the United States member society of the Int’l Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE).

  8. Anderson Drilling Ardaman &Assoc. Inc. Brayman Construction Corporation CH2M Hill Condon-Johnson & Assoc., Inc. Con-Tech Systems Ltd. D'Appolonia DBM Contractors, Inc. DGI-Menard, Inc. ECS Limited Ellington Cross Fudo Construction, Inc. Fugro Consultants, LP Gannett Fleming, Inc. Geocon Incorporated GeoKon, Inc. Geopier Foundation Co. Geo-Solutions Inc. GeoStructures, Inc. GeoSyntec Consultants Geotechnology, Inc. 49G-I Organizational Members

  9. Geoteknik A.S Golder Associates Inc. GRL Engineers, Inc./Pile Dynamics Gregg Drilling & Testing, Inc. Hayward Baker Inc. Insulfoam Kelly Tractor Kleinfelder, Inc. Layne GeoConstruction Loadtest, Inc. McKinney Drilling Moore and Taber Moretrench NTH Consultants, Ltd. Nicholson Construction Company Rembco Geotechnical Contractors, Inc. S&ME, Inc. Schnabel Engineering Schnabel Foundation Company STS Consultants, Ltd./AECOM Strata Systems Terracon, Inc. Terra Insurance Company Testing Service Corporation Thompson Engineering, Inc. The Robert B. Balter Co. URS Corporation ZETAS Zemin Teknolojisi A.S. G-I Organizational Members

  10. Is Your Firm an Organizational Member?

  11. 11 Geo-Institute Chapters • Alabama Geo-Institute Chapter • Boston Geo-Institute Chapter • Delaware Valley Geo-Institute Chapter • East Central Florida Geo-Institute Chapter • Maryland Geo-Institute Chapter • Pittsburgh Geo-Institute Chapter • Oklahoma Geo-Institute Chapter • Sacramento Geo-Institute Chapter • San Antonio Geo-Institute Chapter • St. Louis Geo-Institute Chapter • Texas Section Geo-Institute Chapter All the information you need to become a chapter is posted on the Geo-Institute website and in the materials you received.

  12. Geotechnical Groups 42 Geotechnical Groups across the United States in 28 states.

  13. 7 Graduate Student Organizations • Purdue University • Texas A & M University • University of Illinois • University of Oklahoma • University of Texas • University of Washington • Virginia Tech

  14. Relations with Other Organizations • International: • G-I is the US Member Society of the International Society (ISSMGE) • G-I Members join the ISSMGE through the G-I • Chinese Geotechnical Society • Canadian Geotechnical Society • Indian Geotechnical Society • Japanese Geotechnical Society • National: • 29 Allied Organizations (List at www.geoinstitute.org)

  15. The Geo-Institute has 20 Technical Committees. Share Your Expertise By Joining One or More! Review the list on the G-I website at www.geoinstitute.org Technical Committees

  16. Recent G-I Achievements • Hosted the IFCEE ’09 Congress – Orlando, FL – March 15-19, 2009. • Signed an agreement of cooperation with the Chinese Geotechnical Society at IFCEE ’09. • Established the AGP Certification Program and inducted its first class of D.GE’s at IFCEE ’09. • Formed Strategic Task Forces including Annual Meeting, Practice Journal, Geotechnical Constructability Report Guidelines. • Formed the Organizational Member Council. • Formed the Student Presidential Group.

  17. Recent G-I Achievements • Approved a Geotechnical Special Publication honoring Bengt Fellenius, to be published in March 2012. • Held its first traveling short course in San Diego, CA. • Established a partnering agreement with the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute encouraging the two organizations to work together to advance their mutual interests in the mitigation of earthquake hazards. • Created a new Student Endowment Fund to support the activities of the Student Participation Committee.

  18. Recent G-I Achievements • Established the Schnabel Foundation Award. • Established the Corporate Volunteer Award. • Created several Task Forces to study various aspects of G-I activities and benefits. • Completed the new Jet Grouting Guideline Document… • Plus, a lot more to come!

  19. Upcoming G-I Events GeoFlorida 2010 February 20-24, 2010Palm Beach County Convention Center West Palm Beach Marriott Hilton Palm Beach AirportWest Palm Beach, Florida Earth Retention 2010 August 1-August 4, 2010 Hyatt Regency BellevueBellevue, Washington International Conference on Scour and ErosionHoliday Inn Golden Gateway November 7-10, 2010San Francisco, California

  20. What’s On Your Mind? Questions?

  21. Becoming a G-I Chapter “After another long day on the farm…”

  22. Becoming a G-I Chapter TOTAL COMMITMENT… The G-I is your professional family.

  23. Geo-Institute Chapters • Alabama Geo-Institute Chapter • Boston Geo-Institute Chapter • Delaware Valley Geo-Institute Chapter • East Central Florida Geo-Institute Chapter • Maryland Geo-Institute Chapter • Pittsburgh Geo-Institute Chapter • Oklahoma Geo-Institute Chapter • Sacramento Geo-Institute Chapter • San Antonio Geo-Institute Chapter • St. Louis Geo-Institute Chapter • Texas Section Geo-Institute Chapter All the information you need to become a chapter is posted on the Geo-Institute website and in the materials you received.

  24. Section/Branch/Chapter Benefits • Provides a forum for communication with local Geo-Groups and Section/Branch/Chapter leaders. • The G-I Speakers Bureau. • Geotechnical Practice Publications. • National Exposure for Local Events via monthly G-I eUpdate, Geo-Strata magazine CoreBits section, the G-I website. • Traveling Short Course Partnerships with G-I National.

  25. Geo-Institute Chapter News http://content.geoinstitute.org/groups/index.html • Delaware Valley Geo-Institute Chapter: May 2009 News • East Central Florida and St. Louis Become New G-I Chapters on June 3, 2009. • Oklahoma Geo-Institute Chapter Second General Meeting August 26, 2009 Johnnie's Charcoal Broiler 11:30 am - 1:00 pm 33 East 33rd Street Edmond, OK

  26. How to Convert an Existing Section or Branch Technical Group into a New Institute Chapterhttp://content.geoinstitute.org/groups/index.html The affiliation of Section/Branch Geotechnical Groups with the Geo-Institute is strongly encouraged by ASCE. The initiative for affiliation should come from the Geotechnical Group leaders. Here are the recommended procedures to convert a Technical Group into a viable and effective Geo-Institute Chapter. • Benefits of Affiliation with Geo-Institute • Steps to Become a Institute Chapter • PowerPoint Presentation (Note: some Web pages have been updated and may not appear as shown in the presentation). • Sample Bylaws

  27. How to Become a G-I Institute Chapter for Non-Geotechnical Group Section/Branch Membershttp://content.geoinstitute.org/groups/index.html • Benefits of Affiliation with Geo-Institute • Steps to Become an Institute Chapter • PowerPoint Presentation (Note: Web pages have been updated and may not appear as shown in the presentation) • Sample Bylaws

  28. Questions? For information contact: Linda Bayer at lbayer@asce.org or 703.295.6162

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