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Georgette Hlepas Nominated for G-I Board

30 Jul 2026

Geo-Institute

BoG

The Geo-Institute Board of Governors has nominated Georgette Hlepas, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, to join the G-I Board for a term beginning in October 2026. Dr. Hlepas leads the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Geotechnical, Geology, and Materials

OMB Proposes Sweeping Revision to Federal Grants

17 Jun 2026

Other

On May 29th, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a proposed rule that would significantly alter how the government handles the management of grants and other forms of financial assistance. The proposed rule, Regulation Codifying

G-I updates Innovations, Developments, Enhancement and Advancements protocol

19 May 2026

Geo-Institute

IDEA

Guidance for the technical evaluation of earth retention systems is provided in the Innovations, Developments, Enhancement and Advancements (IDEA) protocol. The protocol is overseen by the IDEA Evaluation Review Panel (ERP), which reviews, develops,

Community News

Call for Presentation Abstracts for the 10th Annual Live Streaming Web Conference on December 8-12, 2025

Soil Improvement

30 Apr 2025

The Geo-Institute Soil Improvement Committee (SIC) is pleased to announce a Call for Presentation Abstracts for the 10th Annual Live Streaming Web-Conference to be held 8 to 12 December 2025. During the web-conference week, ten technical sessions wil

Soil Improvement

30 Jan 2025

03/02/2025 The one-day workshop titled "Advances in Geotechnical Engineering: Infrastructure and Technology" is co-locating with Geo-Frontiers 2025, scheduled to be held in Louisville, Kentucky. This workshop aims to bring together leading experts

Soil Improvement

04 Feb 2025

03/01/2023 The Port of Savannah's Mason Mega Rail Project is a 185-acre intermodal facility that comprises 18 tracks for simultaneous operations of six 10,000-foot-long trains. The six ground improvement techniques were employed to treat the landf

Upcoming Events

The Geo-Institute Mid-Year Committee Meeting Week

2026 G-I Technical Committee Meeting Week

Mid-Year Committee Meeting

Other

Mon, 08/03/2026 - 11:30 - Fri, 08/07/2026 - 15:30

Get ready for a full week of collaboration, learning, and connection! From August 3–7 , more than 20 Geo-Institute technical committees and the Innovative Technologies & Tools in Geotechnical Engineering (INNC) board-level committee will meet

5th Annual GEO-CT Conference

Conferences

Fri, 10/02/2026 - 07:30 - Fri, 10/02/2026 - 17:00

Tue, 10/13/2026 - 08:00 - Thu, 10/15/2026 - 17:00

3rd International Geotechnical Innovation Conference October 13 - 15, 2026 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia The 3rd Annual International Geotechnical Innovation Conference (IGIC 2026) is MENA’s leading geotechnical engineering platform, purpose-built to