Geo-Frontiers 20112 March 2010 – Geo-Frontiers 2011 brings together the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Geo-Institute (GI) and the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI). It will be held 13-16 March 2011 in Dallas, Texas.

The conference organizers have announced an extension to the abstract submission deadline. Abstracts will now be accepted through 15 March 2010.

Current tracks include:

  • Soil/Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Geotechnical Testing and Site Characterization
  • Foundations and Ground Improvement
  • Slopes, Embankments, and Earth Retaining Structures
  • Geosynthetics
  • Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Geo-Hazards (Earthquakes, Landslides, Erosions, Others)
  • Transportation Materials and Pavements
  • Other Geotechnical Related Issues

Also, a number of special technical sessions have been announced here on Geosynthetica, and as these sessions fall under the standard tracks, their deadlines have also extended to 15 March 2010. These technical sessions include:

If you have an abstract ready, please submit your 200-300 word abstract and future submissions through the Geo-Frontiers 2011 website at:

http://www.geofrontiers11.com/Technical_Paper_Submission.cfm

The deadlines and schedule of events for this technical session are:

  • Abstracts due: 15 March 2010
  • Select Abstracts and Notify Authors: 1 April 2010
  • Receive Draft Papers for Review: 1 June 2010
  • Reviewed Papers Returned to Authors: 1 August 2010
  • Final Papers Due: 1 September 2010
  • Final Paper Acceptance Due: 15 October 2010

Geo-Frontiers 2011