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EDITORIAL
The final IFAI Expo and
my first Lobby Day
Geosynthetics
ATA PRESIDENT/CEO
Steve Schiffman | steve.schiffman@textiles.org
O
ctober and November 2022 turned out to be memorable months as I
had the chance to experience our final IFAI Expo in Charlotte, N.C.,
and my first-but our final-Lobby Day in Washington, D.C. You'll find more
about Lobby Day in the Update section and GMA column.
As of next year our annual association event will be known as the
Advanced Textiles Expo. The 2022 expo was a great opportunity to not only
visit with several companies from the geosynthetics world but to also introduce
speakers, attend some great education sessions and hear the keynote
speech and ATA industry update.
IFAI Expo and Sun Shading Expo North America together delivered more
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than 4,200 attendees access to the industry's leading companies, live product
demonstrations on the show floor, the latest innovations in technology and
textiles and valuable education and insight on current trends.
Attendees browsed a combined show floor of 314 exhibiting companies
displaying their latest products and equipment. There were more than 20
campfire education sessions broken out by advanced textiles, specialty fabrics,
and shade and weather protection markets.
The 2022 International Achievement Awards (IAA) winners were
announced at the expo. The geosynthetic projects category is for projects that
use geosynthetic materials in civil engineering applications. The top winner was
Propex receiving the Award of Excellence and Best in Category-Geosynthetic
Miscellaneous for Des Moines Riverbank Stabilization; fabric names:
ARMORMAX and SCOURLOK; fabric producer: Propex Geosynthetics.
Propex GeoSolutions received the Outstanding Achievement Award for
Muscle Shoals Solar Field; fabric names: ARMORMAX and PYRAMAT;
fabric producer: Propex Geosynthetics.
In the area of Mines/Landfills/Wastewater, Solmax received the Award
of Excellence for Biogas Cover Waste2Energy; fabric name: HDPE Smooth
Black; fabric producer: Solmax International Inc.
TenCate received the Outstanding Achievement Award for Lake
McConaughy Geotextile Tube Shoreline Erosion Protection; fabric name:
TC1200MB Tri Composite Geotextile; fabric producer: TenCate Geosynthetics.
The geosynthetics world gathers once again Feb. 5-8, 2023, in Kansas City,
Mo., for the co-located Geosynthetics Conference/International Erosion Control
Association (IECA) Annual Conference 2023. This conference brings civil
engineers, contractors, regulators, designers, installers and geotechnical practitioners
together under one roof on our show floor. The last time we co-located
together more than 3,000 participants attended. The Geosynthetics Conference
has become a world-class gathering over the years for ideas, innovation and
conversations about geosynthetics featuring numerous speakers, plenary lectures
and much more. I hope to see you in Kansas City!
Geosynthetics is an international, bimonthly publication for civil engineers, contractors and
government agencies in need of expert information on geosynthetic engineering solutions.
Geosynthetics presents articles from field professionals for innovative, exemplary practice.
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VICE PRESIDENT/EVENTS, SALES & MARKETING
Amy Collins | amy.collins@textiles.org
DIRECTOR OF CONTENT & MEMBER PROGRAMS
Jonathan Sweet | jonathan.sweet@textiles.org
EDITOR
Kevin Kerfoot | kevin.kerfoot@textiles.org
CREATIVE MANAGER
Cathleen Rose
ART DIRECTOR
Megan Shircel
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EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE*
Melody A. Adams | Waste Management, USA
Sam R. Allen | TRI/Environmental, USA
Richard J. Bathurst | Royal Military College, Canada
Malek Bouazza | Monash University, Australia
Daniele A. Cazzuffi | CESI S.p.A., Italy
Archie Filshill | Aero Aggregates of North America LLC, USA
Ronald K. Frobel | R. K. Frobel & Associates, USA
Stephan M. Gale | Gale-Tec Engineering Inc., USA
John M. Gardner | Smith Gardner Inc., USA
Han-Yong Jeon | INHA University, Korea
Robert E. Mackey | S2L Inc., USA
Kent von Maubeuge | Naue GmbH, Germany
Dhani Narejo | Narejo Inc., USA
Marco A. Sánchez | ML Ingeniería, Mexico
Mark E. Smith | RRD International Corp., USA
L. David Suits | LDS Geosynthetic Consulting Services, USA
Richard Thiel | Thiel Engineering, USA
Gary L. Willibey | ESP/SKAPS Industries, USA
Aigen Zhao | AGZ International LLC, USA
*The Editorial Advisory Committee reviews selected
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its areas of expertise. Individual advisors do not review
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the author's responsibility alone, and do not imply
the viewpoints of Geosynthetics, the Editorial Advisory
Committee, the editors or the association.
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