The University of Texas is pleased to invite participation in the 4th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics (ISFOG) to be held in Austin, Texas, on 16-19 August 2020....

The International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering Education 2020 (GEE2020) June 24-25, 2020 Athens, Greece The International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering Education 2020 (GEE2020) is organized by the Technical Committee TC306...

2nd International Conference on Energy Geotechnics Hosted by the University of California-San Diego Held Under the Auspices of ISSGME Technical Committee 308 on Energy Geotechnics La Jolla, CA, USA September...

Dear G-I members, As part of the “Digital G-I” initiative of the Geo-Institute, we are pleased to announce that the Geo-Institute website https://www.geoinstitute.org/ has now the capability to support sub-websites...

The 4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (4th ICTG) will be held in Chicago, Illinois, on August 30–September 2, 2020. This is the main conference event of the International Society...

The 8th ICEG was held in Hangzhou, China, on October 28th to November 1st. A number of members of the US Geoenvironmental Technical Committee attended. Below is a photo of...

We are excited to announce that the next ICEG will be held in Chania Greece.

The Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering technical committee recently developed the educational materials to help explain sustainability concepts to geotechnical engineering professors and students to support and enhance instruction. Download the...

On Wednesday July 18 at 1:00pm EDT / 10:00am PDT please join AGI's next free Critical Issues Webinar, “Managing Groundwater Storage”. This 1-hour webinar will introduce the geoscience of managing...

The G-I Shallow Foundations Committee is busily putting the finishing touches on the highly-anticipated 2nd edition of “So Your Home is Built on Expansive Soils.” This short book is intended...

Dear colleagues , The Geo-Institute (G-I) Outreach and Engagement Committee would like to invite all G-I members to participate in 2018 Outreach and Engagement Photo Contest . The goal of...

The UEC committee continues its successful Underground Engineering Speakers Program and Student Tunnel Tour Program. The Speakers Program links potential speakers from industry with student chapters of G-I or ASCE and the Underground Construction Association of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (UCA of SME)

The three Geo-Institute named lecturers for 2018 have been named. The Terzaghi, Seed, and Peck Lectures will be given at IFCEE 2018 in Orlando, Florida in March 2018. For a...

A DIGGS ( Data Interchange for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists ) Developer Workshop was held September 25-26, 2017, in Atlanta, GA. The Workshop provided an opportunity for those intimately involved...

The American Society of Civil Engineers Metropolitan Section – Geotechnical Group (ASCE Met Section – Geo Institute Chapter) will award at least one scholarship to a graduate student studying geotechnical...

Do you know students in the geo-profession who are looking to expand their career opportunities, meet potential Geo-Institute Organizational Member (OM) employers, and possibly receive a $300 stipend to attend the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo (IFCEE 2018)?

Apply to bring your ASCE Geo-Institute Graduate Student Organization, Underground Construction Association Student Chapter, or ASCE Student Chapter to a tunnel project construction site. Travel grants are provided to accepted...

Want to get more involved in the Geo-Institute? Consider volunteering to review technical papers submitted to the PanAm-UNSAT 2017 conference and other upcoming G-I conferences.

Need a geotechnical speaker for a regional, chapter or technical event ~ here are some great

The Geo-Institute Board of Governors has nominated Sissy Nikolaou, Ph.D, P.E., F.ASCE to join the G-I Board for a term beginning in October 2017. Dr. Nikolaou is currently Principal in the Geotechnical & Tunneling Technical Excellence Center of WSP USA. She has more than 20 years of worldwide experience, and her technical capabilities range from geotechnical to structural engineering, with emphasis on performance-based design, soil-structure interaction, liquefaction assessment and mitigation, and risk evaluation.

All ASCE members can vote now for the 2018 President-Elect, Technical Region Director, and Regional Directors.

GROUTING 2017: Grouting, Deep Mixing, and Diaphragm Walls – Registration is open! Click to REGISTER NOW Grouting 2017 will focus on new technologies and current practice related to Grouting, Deep...

The 38th annual installment of the renowned Grouting Fundamentals & Current Practice short course, technically sponsored by the GI and instructors from the grouting committee, will again be hosted by UT Austin, from May 15-19, 2017.

Do you have an amazing recorded lecture or interesting presentation from ASCE and/or G-I event you would like to share with your fellow geotechnical professionals? Or do you have a...

Topic: Natural hazards, Risk, and the Resilience of the Built Environment Speaker: Scott Anderson Ph.D, PE, BGC Engineering Inc

Topic: Dealing with the Consequences of Liquefaction Speaker: 23 speakers from USA, Japan, New Zealand, Europe and South America

Registration for all of the following events will be available on the Pittsburgh G-I Chapter Event’s website.

Orange County Chapter will be hosting a half-day continuing education seminar that will focus on sustainability in geotechnical practice

Lead Presenter: Feature seven speakers from Houston and the surrounding areas regarding topics uniquely associated with Houston

Speaker: Dr. Robert B. Holtz, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington.