The 2nd International GSI

News | October 1, 2015 | By: George Koerner

Some of you know that the Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) and Inha University, Incheon, Korea (Rep.), have had an association for more than 20 years. In June, we advanced this relationship during the 2nd International GSI–Asia Geosynthetic Conference. The conference chairman was Prof. Han-Yong Jeon of Inha University, the conference secretary was Dr. Jungjo Yuu of Golden-pow Co. Ltd., and the organization committee chair was Dr. H.G. Kim of FITI Testing and Research Institute. The conference was informative and involved much networking. We were particularly impressed with the quality of the papers and presentation and want to thank the IGS council for scheduling their meeting just prior to the event.

The conference was held June 24–26, 2015, at the Textile Center in Seoul, Korea (Rep.). Sponsors and exhibitors for the event included; Feicheng Lianyi Engineering Plastics Co. Ltd., Bravogrid Enterprise Co. Ltd., TechFab India, Gentro Co. Ltd., Dytec, Daeyoun Geotech, Golden-pow, FITI Testing and Research Institute, HUESKER Synthetics GmbH, Kitech, and GSE Lining Technology.

The conference theme was on Geosynthetics Research and Development as it applies to infrastructure. Major topics included: roadways, MSE walls and slopes, shore and bank protection, landslide and rock fall applications, railways, landfills, canals, reservoirs, and mining applications.

The welcome address, conference briefing, and the goals and objectives were given by Prof. Jeon, Dr. Jones, and Prof. Yuu, respectively. This outline and introduction was followed by George Koerner delivering a plenary lecture on “Geosynthetics in Roadways.” The following lectures were presented:

While at NPUST in Pingtung, GSI and NPUST agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two institutions. This MOU is the fifth such agreement signed under GSI’s global cooperation program. Initiated in 1999, the MOU program promotes communication between GSI and other geosynthetic institutes worldwide. It fosters awareness and standardization of our information, education, accreditation, and certification services. In addition, it broadens the outreach of our generic specification. More information about the MOU program can be found on our website.

We would like to thank Prof. Jeon, Dr. Yuu, and Dr. Kim for an excellent conference and a fantastic venue. I was impressed with the knowledge of geosynthetics as presented by the 32 speakers during the two-day conference along with the vigorous discussion after each presentation. It is nice to participate in such a successful event as a precursor to the upcoming 11ICG (11th International Conference on Geosynthetics) in Seoul in 2018.

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