IGS Welcomes New Spanish Chapter The Spanish IGS Chapter was formed in the fall of 1999 and the Chapter Council Members are: President-Mr. Vicente Cuellar, Vice President-Mr. Angel Leior, Treasurer-Mr. Julio Garcia-Mina, Council Member-Mr. Mario Garcia. Two committees have been created to report on: Landfill Capping: Design Alternatives and Reinforcement Materials: Reduction Factors. Four more chapter members are working on: Geotextiles: Filtration, Separation and Protection, Geomembranes, GCLs, and other Geosynthetic Liners, Reinforcement Geosynthetics, and Drainage and Erosion Control Geosynthetics.