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.
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