GMA spring Lobby Day 2022 registration opens
Participants will visit with representatives and their staffs at the GMA spring Lobby Day 2022, May 11–12, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
GMA Fall 2021 Lobby Day registration opens
GMA Lobby Day attendees at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., in May 2019. Photograph courtesy of the Geosynthetic Materials Association As we continue to deal with the implications of the pandemic, the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) is making every effort to maintain our influence with federal and state governments to position our industry for [...]
TRB’s AKG80 Standing Committee on Geosynthetics seeking abstracts for 2022 young person’s poster session
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) Standing Committee on Geosynthetics has issued a call for abstracts for the young persons’ (age 35 and under) poster session at the TRB 101st Annual Meeting, Jan. 9–13, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Eligible researchers and engineers are invited to submit abstracts mentioning and showcasing their research works in this special [...]
Registration opens for 2019 TRB Annual Meeting
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) has opened registration for the 2019 TRB Annual Meeting, Jan. 13–17, in Washington, D.C. More than 13,000 transportation professionals will attend, including policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry and academic institutions. The program will cover all transportation modes, with more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 800 [...]
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency updates geosynthetic liner guidelines for stormwater management
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (Minnesota PCA) revised and released new geosynthetic liner guidelines for stormwater management in August. Example of an impermeable liner for a stormwater best management practice. Photograph courtesy of the Philadelphia Water (PWD) Stormwater Management Guidance Manual The guidelines specify where liners are required and where liners are recommended, [...]
GMA on Wisconsin, waste containment and Lobby Day
GMA in Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s office. Left to Right: Bryan Gee, Tensar; Andy Durham, Owens Corning; Keith Misukanis, Berry Global; Keith Gardner, Dalco Nonwovens; Keith Harris, Hanes Geo Components; Fred Chuck, HUESKER; Jonathan Curry, GMA; and Rene Laprade, TenCate April and May were very active months for the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA). [...]
Sen. John Hoeven, four former USDOT secretaries and three Trump Administration officials to speak July 19 at ARTBA’s P3s conference in D.C.
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., will join former U.S. transportation secretaries Jim Burnley, Sam Skinner, Rodney Slater and Mary Peters as featured speakers on July 19 at the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) 30th Annual Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) in Transportation Conference at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Senior Trump administration officials Alex [...]
2019 TRB Annual Meeting issues calls for papers
TRB standing committees have issued calls for papers for the 98th TRB Annual Meeting, Jan. 13–17, 2019, in Washington, D.C, and/or the Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board (TRR). Please create or update your profile on https://www.mytrb.org now if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, submit a paper for presentation or [...]
General Michael Hayden and former Secretary Anthony Foxx to address INFORMS 2018
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), international association for professionals in operations research and analytics, announced March 27, 2018, that General Michael Hayden, former director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and former Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx will deliver keynote address at the 2018 [...]
Register now!: GMA Spring Lobby Day is May 16–17 in Washington, D.C.
The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) will host Spring Lobby Day May 16–17, 2018, in Washington, D.C. GMA encourages members and interested nonmembers to attend. There is no registration fee for GMA members. Nonmembers pay a fee of $1,000. Lobby Day involves meetings with members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate and their [...]
