The Polymer Library is pleased to announce that CAMPUS (Computer Aided Material Preselection By Uniform Standards) datasheets are now abstracted and indexed for various plastic materials. Click ‘Free Trial Access’ on their website, found at the "continued" link below.. Learn more here.;

Dear colleagues: In the coming months and years there is no doubt that some, perhaps many, of us will be called upon to provide our knowledge and abilities to reconstruction after the devastating natural disasters of recent weeks. Flood-control levees are likely to be high on the list of geotechnical structures requiring attention. With that in mind, over the last few days I created a webpage to synthesize some potentially useful information on this topic that I have acquired over the last almost 20 years. I am pleased to share this information with you to use as you may see fit in the future. Please feel free to circulate the URL below without restriction to anyone you think may have an interest in it. Hopefully the time may be right to look for solutions outside of the proverbial box when it comes to levee structures which, as we have learned the hard way, are critical to society. - John S. Horvath Learn more here.;

From PGI, PVC Geomembrane Pond Liners Support Majesty of New Water Feature-Filled Golfing Community.

Ron Faucher, Becky Gauthier and Lee Johnson will take office in February 2006 to serve their three-year terms on the Board. Faucher, Gauthier and Johnson come from distinctly different backgrounds, but are all dedicated professionals with the success of the IECA as their first priority. As members of the governing body of the association, they will play key roles in determining the association’s future. Ron Faucher, CPESC, has worked in watershed protection for 40 years in various capacities and today is the Source Protection Coordinator at Portland (Maine, USA) Water District. He served on IECA’s Awards Committee and is currently on the Membership Advisory, Student Resources, Chapter Advisory and Executive committees. He has been a member of IECA since 1988, when he attended his first conference, and is a proud member of the Decade Club. He serves as secretary for the Northeast Chapter and is currently Administrative Vice President of the IECA Board of Directors. Becky Gauthier is the Technical Representative for Fiber Marketing International, Inc., and has worked in the erosion control industry since 1990. She is currently the president of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of IECA and has served on the Chapter Board of Directors since 1999. Becky has also served as the Secretary of the IECA Board of Directors, and chaired both the Chapter Advisory Committee and the Student Resources Committee. Lee Johnson, CPESC, has been with the Geo-Fabrics/Erosion Control Division of the Buckley Powder Co., Englewood, Colorado, USA for the past 17 years and has been involved in all facets of the erosion control industry for 20 years. He has held the CPESC certification since 1993. Lee is an active member of numerous organizations that are involved in erosion, sediment control and revegetation programs, including: IECA; Mountain States Chapter, IECA; American Society for Testing and Materials; Golf Course Builders Association of America; Colorado Contractors Association; in addition to other local and regional associations.

A reminder to geosynthetic manufacturers, installers, distributors, test labs and consultants: The 2006 GFR Specifier's Guide deadline is October 19. For more information or to be listed in the directory, contact the editor at gfr@ifai.com, +1 651 225 6988. Learn more here.;

Multiple resin price increases will result in an estimated total increase of $0.32/lb between September 1 and November 1, 2005.

Improved Economy: Geosynthetics vs Traditional Materials, The Impact of Rising Diesel Costs on Construction Material Selection, written by Elizabeth Peggs, geosynthetica.net.

Lara Peggs reports on the "Best Show in Public Works" 2005 in Minneapolis, MN. The conference was a huge success - but how did geosynthetics fare?

gsa Underwriters BBA Fiberweb and Colbond have maintained their positions in the Top 40 leading nonwovens producers in the world. BBA ranked number 4 with last year's sales reaching 1 billion and Colbond kept position number 8 with 265 million. Congratulations! See the article containing the full list by clicking the "continued" link below. Learn more here.;

geosynthetica reviews the 2005 ASDSO Conference held in Orlando, Florida. The workshop: Geosynthetics in Dams presentations are also offered in full.