Geosynthetics 2007 will be held January 16-19, 2007 at the Hilton Washington, Washington, D.C. under the theme: Geo Solutions for the Environment, Transportation and Homeland Security. The Environment Conference is held on the first two days of Geosynthetics 2007, January 16-17, exploring cost-effective benefits and applications for geosynthetic materials in drainage, filtration, containment, stability and a variety of environmental and landscape architecture applications.
Engineers, designers, architects, and construction professionals have the opportunity to attend a full-day short course, dozens of technical and educational sessions and visit with more than 75 exhibitors during the largest geosynthetics trade show in 2007. This event provides a wealth of new ideas, applications and solutions for engineering and design concerns.
Admittance to the trade show is free Wed., January 17, compliments of Geosynthetics, formerly GFR, magazine.
Keynote speaker Dr. David E. Daniel, University of Texas–Dallas, provides the highlight with “Engineering Lessons Learned from Levee Failures in New Orleans” on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Also held in conjunction is the GRI-20 Anniversary Conference, organized by the Geosynthetics Research Institute to address new and innovative applications incorporating geosynthetic technologies for combat and mitigating natural disasters.
Visit www.geoshow.info for registration and housing reservations. Discounts are available for groups of four or more, government professionals and students. Please contact IFAI/Geosynthetics 2007 show management at +1 651 222 2508, 800 225 4324 or e-mail geoshow@ifai.com.

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