Membership Information

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• Networking Events - Conferences, meetings, and committee projects entice professionals to exchange ideas with colleagues.
• Technical Committees - Members of G-I's technical committees have a say in shaping the future of the industry and profession.
• Offices - Leadership opportunities are possible at the national level.
• Coalitions - Ties to related fields, like-minded organizations, and expanded resources are available through G-I coalitions that advance professional issues.
• www.geoinstitute.org - Members keep current on industry news, coming events, calls for papers, and more.

• Publications - G-I members receive free periodicals and discounts on publications.
• Geo-Strata magazine- G-I's bi-monthly, practice-oriented magazine is free to members.
• Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering - A specialty publication that covers the entire technical field.
• Civil Engineering Magazine and ASCE News - Members receive special issues of these monthlies which focus often on key developments in geotechnical areas.
• Special Historic Peck Lecture Videotape or CD
• Special Publications, including Manuals of Practice - Some 20 academic and practical titles are published by G-I/ASCE each year.
• G-I and ASCE Specialty Conferences- Conferences, specialty conferences, and meetings are held regularly, with G-I members invited to attend at greatly discounted rates. Conferences provide a forum for presenters and participants to share information.
• Continuing Education Courses- Earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) at G-I-sponsored courses. CEUs are becoming more important as state legislatures and registration boards implement mandatory further study for relicensure. Relevant, quality courses at significantly reduced rates are held throughout the United States, including at G-I conferences and ASCE events.
• Awards Program- Members are eligible for several annual awards that recognize professional achievements.
• Terzaghi, Peck, and Seed Lectures - Each year, members have the opportunity to hear directly from three eminent academics, honored with the opportunity to deliver prestigious international lectures.

• A baccalaureate degree in engineering, the physical sciences, the life sciences, or mathematics.
• Two years of full-time-equivalent college or university study in any discipline, plus 5 years of geo-industry experience. Or 4 years of full-time-equivalent college or university study, plus 3 years of geo-industry experience.
• Eight years of geo-industry experience.


Download the Membership Application in PDF format.

Not an ASCE Member? As an ASCE member, you can join one Institute at no additional cost. ASCE/G-I members receive the Geo-Strata magazine, membership in G-I, and all ASCE member benefits. You can join by going to the ASCE membership page.

Download the Membership Application in PDF format.

Download the  Organizational Membership Application in PDF format.

Organizational Membership Benefits
• An annual listing of the corporate members in a special issue of Geo-Strata magazine.
• Five complimentary copies of each issue of Geo-Strata magazine.
• One complimentary "G-I only" membership for an employee not eligible to join ASCE as a full member.
• Reproducible G-I logos for use on letterhead and business cards.
• "Organizational Member" wall plaque.
• One reduced-fee-admission (half of member price) to any national G-I event (specialty conference).
• Preference for conference exhibit space at G-I events.
• A link on the G-I website to your organization's website


Graduate students at any U. S. college or university, who are also individual student members of the Geo-Institute, are encouraged to form a Graduate Student Organization at their university.

Members of student organizations must be active student members of the Geo-Institute. No dues are paid to the Geo-Institute by these organizations and they are permitted to engage in appropriate activities to raise funds to support activities.

Each student organization faculty advisor receives a certificate certifying membership as a graduate student organization suitable for display and an appointment letter, signed by the President of the Geo-Institute. The Geo-Institute Board, or its designated representative committee, may organize activities for student organizations at specialty conferences, ASCE annual conventions, or elsewhere, that involve paper competitions, professional education and similar activities. The Geo-Institute will have a link from its homepage to the GSO's homepage.

The function of local student organizations is the enhancement of the education of students who are preparing to become geo-professionals. These organizations engage in activities of their choice as long as such activities do not violate the code of ethics of the Geo-Institute.

Graduate Student Application