The North American Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society would like to extend an invitation to all of the SME Florida Community to attend the 3rd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics (GeoAmericas 2016) to be held 10 – 13 April 2016 in Miami at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. This quadrennial regional conference from the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) features 3.5 days of high-quality geotechnical and civil engineering short courses, technical sessions, panel discussions, training lectures, keynote addresses, and networking in the international exhibit hall. Mining is one of the conference’s cornerstone topics.
Highlights for mining professionals include:
- A full-day short course on “Advances in Geosynthetics for Heap Leaching,” taught by mine designer and owner Mark Smith, M.Sc., P.E., D.GE (RRD International); Denys Parra, M.Sc., P.E. (Anddes Associados), and Abigail Beck, M.Sc., P.E. (TRI Environmental). This full day course will provide attendees with design insights that will allow them to effectviely understand and incorporate important new technologies in their projects.
- 12+ presentations across two mining and energy technical sessions
- Training lectures on barrier system performance; embankments on soft soils; and geosynthetic clay liner (GCL) performance
- Keynote lecture by Dr. Robert Koerner on “Lifetime Predictions of Exposed Geotextiles and Geomembranes”
- Affiliated technical sessions focused on soil reinforcement and ground improvement (37 presentations), barrier design (19), testing of geosynthetic materials (17), drainage and filtration (15), and sustainability (7)
- A sold out international exhibit hall with Pan-American manufacturers and service providers who supply to mining projectsfrom northern Canada to the southern tip of Chile
If you would like to know more about this conference please visit Mining Engineering at GeoAmericas 2016 - GeoAmericas 2016 - Pan-Am Geosynthetics Event
Or contact me directly. I am serving as the Co-Secretary General of the conference.
Kind regards,
Elizabeth Peggs
International Geosynthetics Society Secretary (2014-2018)
+1.561.768.9487 \ Office
+1.561.309.3099 \ Mobile
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Elizabeth Peggs
Jupiter FL United States
(561)309-3099
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