Daily Schedule

April 27

IGS Officers Meetings – All Day

April 28

8:00 am – 5:00 pm

IGS Council Meetings

Short Course 1: Geosynthetics for the Design of Pavements, Railways and Airfields – 6 PDH. Learn more.

Short Course 2: Geosynthetic Reinforced Walls & Embankments, Including Seismic Aspects – 6 PDH. Learn more.

Short Course 3: Geosynthetic Barrier Systems from Manufacturing to End of Life – 6 PDH. Learn more.

1:00 – 5:00 pm
Short Course 4: Fibre-Reinforced Soils and Their Applications – 3 PDH. Learn more.

2:00 – 4:00 pm
Workshop: Robust and Consistent Limit-State Design of Geosynthetic Reinforced Walls and Slopes  – 1.5 PDH. Learn more.


** CONFERENCE OPEN **

6:00 – 7:00 pm
Welcome Keynote
Beth Gross, PhD, PE,  D.GE, F.ASCE (Geosyntec)

7:00 – 8:30 pm
Opening Reception in Exhibits

April 29

8:00 – 9:30 am
Zornberg Lecture: “Contrasts & Opportunities for Geosynthetics in the Americas” — Vinicius Benjamim & Victor Pimentel. Moderator: Francisco Pizarro.
GeoJeopardy Match #1
9:30 – 10:00 am
Coffee/Tea in Exhibits
10:00 – 11:30 am Technical Sessions
  • IGS Corporate Case Studies
  • Pavements & Railways 1
  • Geosynthetic Properties 1
  • ASTM D35.04 Workshop – GCLs
  • IAGI Special Session

11:30 am – 1:30 pm
LUNCH & MEETINGS

  • Lunch (General) in Exhibit Hall
  • Lunch (Session) IGS Diversity Lunch 
  • Meeting: GMA (12:15 – 1:15 pm)
1:30 – 3:00 pm Technical Sessions
  • FGI 1
  • MSE Walls 1
  • Landfills 1
  • IGS TC-H Special Session: Carbon Management in Infrastructure with Geosynthetic Drainage Design
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Coffee/Tea in Exhibits
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Technical Sessions, Events & Meetings
  • CGS-SOS Special Session
  • Geomembranes 1
  • Improvement 1
  • Erosion Control
  • EVENT: IAGI GeoGames (Starts ~3:00 pm)
5:00 – 6:00 pm
GeoAmericas Happy Hour in Exhibits
6:00 – 7:00 pm
  • IGS Corporate Reception
  • GSI Meeting
  • FGI Meeting

7:00 – 9:00 pm

ASTM International Committee D35 40th Anniversary (Ticketed)

April 30

8:00 – 9:30 am
Mining Plenary Discussion: “Geomembranes & Mining: What are the challenges? Where do we go from here?” — Panelists: Harvey McLeod, P.Eng.; Michel Julien. PhD, P.Eng, FEIC; and Prof. Kerry Rowe, NAE, FCAE, PEng. Moderators: Kate Patterson & Joseph Scalia IV.
9:30 – 10:00 am
Coffee/Tea in Exhibits
10:00 – 11:30 am Technical Sessions
  • Mining 2
  • MSE Walls 2
  • Landfills 2
  • FGI 2
  • ASTM D35.40 Workshop – Sustainability

11:30 am – 1:30 pm
LUNCH & EVENTS

  • Lunch (General) in Exhibit Hall
  • Lunch (Event) GeoJeopardy Match 2
1:30 – 3:00 pm Technical Sessions
  • Slopes 1
  • Improvement 2
  • Landfills 3
  • ASTM D35.10 Workshop – Cold-Weather Welding
  • Training Lecture: Geocells
3:00 – 3:30 pm
Coffee/Tea in Exhibits
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Technical Sessions, Events & Meetings
  • GCLs 1
  • Geosynthetic Properties 2
  • Pavements & Railways 2
  • Mining 3
  • Invitation-Only Meeting: IGS Foundation
5:00 – 5:45 pm
13 ICG 2026 – Organizing Committee Meeting
6:00 – 9:00 pm
  • GeoAmericas 2024 Gala — Culture Night + GeoJeopardy Final Match (Ticketed)

May 1

8:00 – 10:00 am

Breakfast with Exhibits
9:30 – 11:00 am Technical Sessions
  • Special Session: Stark vs. Zornberg–Real Litigation Cases, You Be the Jury
  • MSE Walls 3
  • Geosynthetic Properties 3
  • Landfills 3

11:00 am – 1:00 pm

  • Coffee/Tea in Grand Ballroom
  • Closing Ceremony with Awards & Recognitions